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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Heribert Bosch (ranked 2815 p4p, 5219 weight class) and Vito Scaletta (ranked 391 p4p, 566 weight class). Bosch's entrance music is Oktoberfest. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 40 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Heribert Bosch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Vito Scaletta!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bosch misses with a right hand
and Scaletta counters with a left to the body.
Bosch misses with a head kick.
Bosch misses with a series of wild punches.
Bosch scores with a nice body kick.
Scaletta closes the distance and pushes Bosch back into the cage.
Bosch is pressed up against the cage. Scaletta has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bosch down to the mat. Bosch avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Scaletta takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bosch misses with a head kick.
Scaletta fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bosch avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circle momentarily. Scaletta darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosch misses with a wild combination.
Scaletta is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Bosch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Scaletta closes the distance and clinches.
Scaletta taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Scaletta's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bosch thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fight stays on the outside here - Scaletta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bosch misses with a body kick.
Bosch tries to keep at a distance but Scaletta has taken the fight into the clinch.
Scaletta pushes off an throws an elbow but Bosch leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bosch.
Bosch gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Scaletta.
Heribert Bosch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vito Scaletta.
Bosch throws a punch but it's blocked by Scaletta.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bosch lands a shoulder strike.
Scaletta tries to land knees in the clinch but Bosch avoids the damage to the body.
Scaletta jumps guard and drags Bosch to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Scaletta looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bosch passes into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bosch decides to stand back up. Bosch steps back and let's Scaletta get back to his feet.
Bosch swings for the body but Scaletta moves out of range.
Bosch misses with a shot to the body
and Scaletta counters with a crisp one two that drops Bosch! Scaletta thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Bosch to his feet! Bosch is in big trouble!
Bosch misses with a series of wild punches.
Bosch misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scaletta checks a low kick from Bosch.
Scaletta on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Scaletta bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Scaletta takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bosch throws a lazy head kick
and Scaletta counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Scaletta.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bosch.
Scaletta decides to pull guard.
Scaletta looking for a guillotine here but Bosch defends easily.
Scaletta is adopting a defensive guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scaletta escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bosch gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bosch wants to stand but Scaletta has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Scaletta throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Scaletta is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bosch defends well.
Scaletta isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Bosch stacks Scaletta on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Bosch!
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 Heribert Bosch will probably get the nod.
That's time! Bosch's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Scaletta shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bosch but Bosch pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bosch tries to keep at a distance but Scaletta has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bosch misses with a short punch on the inside.
Scaletta blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Scaletta.
Scaletta blocks an uppercut.
Bosch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Scaletta has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bosch avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Scaletta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bosch takes a swing at Scaletta's ribcage but misses.
Scaletta tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bosch sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Scaletta somewhat.
Heribert Bosch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vito Scaletta.
Bosch throws a right and a left that Scaletta avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosch lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bosch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice body kick from Bosch.
Scaletta swinging wildly here.
Bosch misses with an uppercut. Scaletta saw that one coming.
Bosch dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Scaletta. That did some damage!
Bosch wants to slow Scaletta down by chopping away at his legs.
Bosch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bosch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Scaletta wants to counter the offense by Bosch and move into the clinch position.
Bosch paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A slapping body kick lands there for Scaletta.
Bosch keeps Scaletta at a distance using the push kick.
Scaletta scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bosch tries a head kick but it misses.
A shot to the body from Bosch misses
and Scaletta counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Scaletta moves into the clinch.
Scaletta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Scaletta successfully pulls guard.
Scaletta is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Scaletta not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bosch avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Scaletta looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bosch is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scaletta wants to hit a sweep here but Bosch passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Scaletta there!
Scaletta throwing hammer fists to the chest of Bosch. What's that going to do exactly?
Bosch avoids the attempt from Scaletta to control.
Scaletta can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Scaletta doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Scaletta tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heribert Bosch dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Bosch tries a head kick but it misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Scaletta.
It looked like Bosch wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Heribert Bosch is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Bosch misses.
Despite the aggression on Scaletta's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bosch throws a lazy head kick
and Scaletta moves into the clinch.
Scaletta working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Scaletta tries a knee to the head but Bosch blocks it.
Scaletta blocks an uppercut.
Bosch is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Scaletta breaks the clinch.
Bosch takes a swing at Scaletta's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bosch throws a head kick but Scaletta moves out of range.
Scaletta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bosch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Scaletta blocks a head kick by Bosch.
Bosch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scaletta blocks a head kick by Bosch.
Scaletta closes the distance and pushes Bosch back into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Bosch fails to land.
Bosch misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bosch misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bosch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bosch lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bosch throws a head punch that misses.
Scaletta blocking some punches.
Bosch misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bosch prevents the takedown attempt.
Heribert Bosch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vito Scaletta.
Bosch lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Scaletta tries to land knees in the clinch but Bosch avoids the damage to the body.
Scaletta blocks an uppercut.
Bosch throws a head punch that misses.
Bosch misses with some punches.
Scaletta blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bosch misses with some punches.
Bosch throws a punch but it's blocked by Scaletta.
Bosch misses with a short punch on the inside.
Scaletta blocking some punches.
Scaletta jumps guard but Bosch stands there with Scaletta around his waist. Scaletta gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Scaletta is trying to pull guard but Bosch has him pressed against the cage.
Bosch swings wildly with an uppercut but Scaletta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bosch lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Scaletta backwards.
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!
Bosch misses with a short punch on the inside.
Scaletta's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bosch lands with a good body shot.
Bosch displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Scaletta.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bosch lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Scaletta has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Scaletta and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
As Bosch backs off Scaletta throws a huge counter combo but Bosch manages to avoid it all.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scaletta fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bosch avoids it really well and circles away.
Scaletta has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bosch softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Scaletta blocks an uppercut.
Heribert Bosch has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Scaletta lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
 It looks like Heribert Bosch has been cut.
Scaletta tries to pull guard but Bosch won't allow it.
Scaletta drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Scaletta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Scaletta is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bosch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Scaletta blocks the low kick.
Scaletta flicks out a counter leg kick but Bosch steps away.
Bosch connects with a crisp jab.
Bosch keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Heribert Bosch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Scaletta avoids the head kick by Bosch.
Scaletta is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bosch sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scaletta drives through with a takedown into Bosch's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Scaletta takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bosch wants to get back to his feet but Scaletta is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Scaletta looking to pass the guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Heribert Bosch showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bosch, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heribert Bosch!
After the fight, Heribert Bosch 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dick Diaz (ranked 5333 p4p, 6800 weight class) and Brandon Baldwin (ranked 570 p4p, 632 weight class). Diaz comes to the cage accompanied by Feiticeira. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dick Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 19 - 1, fighting out of London, Brandon Baldwin!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz lands a nice shot to the body.
Diaz moves out of range of the leg kick from Baldwin.
The fighters circling - Diaz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Baldwin slips a straight right by Diaz.
Diaz avoids the head kick by Baldwin.
Diaz misses with a looping left.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Baldwin.
Diaz appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nice jab there from Diaz.
Baldwin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Diaz avoids the head kick by Baldwin.
Diaz swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Baldwin throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Diaz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Baldwin has time to react.
Diaz swings for the body but Baldwin moves out of range.
Baldwin throws a counter combo.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Baldwin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz connects with a crisp jab.
Baldwin connects with a solid leg kick.
A head kick by Baldwin misses
and Diaz counters with a left to the body.
Baldwin connects with a high kick.
Baldwin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Diaz is out of range and Baldwin settles back down.
It looked like Diaz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baldwin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Diaz throws out a powerful jab.
Baldwin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Diaz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Baldwin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Diaz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Baldwin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Diaz swings for the body but Baldwin moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Diaz checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Diaz misses with a hook.
Diaz fails to land with a series of punches.
Baldwin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Diaz missing with a left hand there. Baldwin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diaz looks to throw the jab but Baldwin is out of range.
Baldwin moves out of range as Diaz strikes.
Baldwin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diaz.
Baldwin replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Diaz blocks it well.
Baldwin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Diaz is out of range and Baldwin settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Baldwin. That's going to slow Diaz down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Baldwin. That's going to slow Diaz down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baldwin throws a lazy head kick
and Diaz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Diaz misses the jab.
Baldwin lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Baldwin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Baldwin throws a head kick but Diaz moves out of range.
Baldwin misses with a head kick.
Baldwin feints and then cracks Diaz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Diaz down.
Baldwin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diaz.
Baldwin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Diaz throws an overhand right that lands on Baldwin's shoulder, as Baldwin tries to avoid the shot.
Baldwin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaz.
Diaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brandon Baldwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz jabs at Baldwin's body.
Diaz misses with a wild combination.
Diaz throws a right hand that misses
and Baldwin counters with a three punch combo that has Diaz backing up. Diaz nods at Baldwin to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Diaz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diaz tries to bum rush Baldwin with a series of wild strikes but Baldwin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Diaz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Diaz throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice uppercut lands for Diaz. That snapped Baldwin's head back.
Baldwin blocks a jab.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Baldwin - that will leave a mark!
Baldwin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diaz connects with a looping right hand.
Baldwin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Baldwin wants to slow Diaz down by chopping away at his legs.
Baldwin tries a head kick but it misses.
It looked like Diaz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Baldwin throws the kick towards the body but Diaz avoids it.
Baldwin misses with a low kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Diaz misses its target.
Baldwin throws a leg kick which misses Diaz's front leg but catches the back leg as Diaz tries to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz looks to land a right hand but Baldwin moved out of range.
Diaz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Diaz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Baldwin.
Baldwin looks to land a combination but Diaz avoids it well.
Baldwin scores with a leg kick.
Diaz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Baldwin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Diaz throws a shot from downtown. Baldwin moves away and avoids it.
Diaz clobbers Baldwin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Diaz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Baldwin shapes to counter with a head kick.
A jab from Diaz finds it's way through Baldwin's defenses.
Baldwin throws a solid leg kick but Diaz takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Baldwin.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz cracks Baldwin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Baldwin throws a front kick aimed at Diaz's knee but Diaz avoids it well.
Baldwin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baldwin moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Diaz dominated that round.
That's time! Diaz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Baldwin tries a head kick but it misses.
Diaz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Diaz blocks a head kick by Baldwin.
Baldwin drops Diaz with a beautiful combination! Diaz stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Baldwin is looking for the KO!
 Diaz is rocked!
Baldwin throws a quick head kick that knocks Diaz silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Baldwin is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Brandon Baldwin!
Brandon Baldwin gave a mention to Riner Clothing Everything for 50$ only in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
Dick Diaz spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll Slap you harder next time!!!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Cooke (ranked 3938 p4p, 2328 weight class) and Eric Draven (ranked 447 p4p, 279 weight class). Cooke comes into the arena with Harm's Way - Warriors Will Reign blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samuel Cooke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 2, fighting out of London, Eric Draven!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draven thows a body kick. Cooke tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Draven tries to clinch up but Cooke circles away and keeps his distance.
Cooke appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Nice cross by Draven.
Draven throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Draven slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Draven. Those never looked like landing.
Cooke appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Draven looks to throw a body kick
and Cooke counters with a nice double leg into side control. Draven won't be happy with that.
Draven bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cooke blocks a head kick by Draven.
Draven looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Draven misses with an attempted mid kick.
Draven throws a sloppy head kick and Cooke moves out of range easily.
Cooke appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draven clinches.
Draven with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Draven gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cooke.
Cooke is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Draven gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cooke drops down looking for an ankle pick but Draven pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samuel Cooke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Draven throws a series of punches but Cooke moves out of range.
Cooke drops down looking for a counter takedown but Draven sprawls and moves away.
Draven misses with a low kick.
Cooke attempts a counter takedown but Draven avoids it well and moves away.
A head kick from Draven lands but Cooke takes it in his stride.
Draven tries to clinch up but Cooke circles away and keeps his distance.
Draven moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Draven tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cooke is able to avoid easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooke is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Draven misses with a body kick.
Draven throws a nice looking combination but Cooke bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cooke drops down looking for a counter takedown but Draven sprawls and moves away.
Draven swings for the body but Cooke moves out of range.
Draven throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cooke half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Draven pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cooke appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Draven closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cooke is looking for a takedown.
Draven displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cooke up against the cage.
Cooke is working for takedown but Draven is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draven slows down the pace here.
Draven manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cooke gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Draven regains guard.
Draven wants to get back to his feet but Cooke is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Draven not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cooke stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Draven swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cooke stops Draven from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooke wants to pass the guard but Draven is keeping the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Cooke won't allow Draven to get back to his feet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Draven throws a sloppy head kick and Cooke moves out of range easily.
Cooke attempts a counter takedown but Draven avoids it well and moves away.
Draven gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cooke has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Draven avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Cooke looking for a takedown.
Cooke tries for a takedown. No joy.
Come on Draven - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Cooke has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Draven is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Draven breaks the clinch.
Draven looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Draven dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A combination from Draven does no damage.
Cooke appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Draven throws a half hearted mid kick.
Draven throws a head kick that misses.
Cooke feinted with a counter takedown.
Draven buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Draven lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cooke takes a step back to recover.
Draven misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cooke looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Draven.
Cooke swats away the attempt to clinch by Draven.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draven throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cooke's head.
Draven moves into range and clinches up with Cooke.
Cooke drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cooke being controlled against the cage.
Draven tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Draven's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Draven keeps Cooke at a distance using the push kick.
Draven has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Draven pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cooke feinted with a counter takedown.
Draven fails to land with a series of punches.
Cooke feinted with a counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draven misses with a straight right.
Cooke changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Draven bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Cooke avoids the body shot from Draven.
Draven misses with the combination.
Draven fails with an attempt to clinch.
Draven drives through and clinches with Cooke against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cooke has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Draven avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Cooke wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samuel Cooke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Draven is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cooke being controlled against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draven slows down the pace here.
Draven tries to land knees in the clinch but Cooke avoids the damage to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cooke has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Draven avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Draven's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch combination from Draven misses.
A lazy body kick from Draven
and Cooke counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Cooke pushes down on Draven's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Draven is trying to stand up here but Cooke is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooke wants to work for an arm triangle but Draven is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Draven is defending against the submission attempts here by Cooke.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cooke is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Draven sees it coming and defends easily.
Cooke seems to be working for a kimura but Draven defends the submission attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cooke stops Draven from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Draven showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Draven tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cooke manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cooke changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Draven fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cooke half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Draven swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Samuel Cooke is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Draven throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cooke's head.
Draven tries to close the distance and clinch but Cooke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Draven is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cooke feinted with a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Draven is predictable there
and Cooke counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Draven manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Draven has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draven manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from Draven.
Draven lands a front kick.
Draven lands a head kick!
Draven misses with a head kick.
Cooke appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Draven moves into the clinch successfully.
Eric Draven seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Draven is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Cooke looking for a takedown.
Cooke gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Draven tries to kick Cooke off but Cooke keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Draven looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooke seems to be looking for submissions.
Draven has one foot on Cooke's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Draven misses with the body kick
and Cooke counters with a nice double leg into side control. Draven won't be happy with that.
Draven explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Draven closes the distance and clinches.
Cooke is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samuel Cooke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cooke is looking to take this one to the mat.
Draven is pushing Cooke up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cooke as Draven tries to tie him up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooke is working for takedown but Draven is calmly controlling the position for now.
Draven looking to slow down the pace here.
Draven is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Draven breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Eric Draven is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cooke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cooke drops down looking for a counter takedown but Draven sprawls and moves away.
Samuel Cooke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Draven tries to close the distance and clinch but Cooke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Draven looks to throw a body kick
and Cooke counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Cooke drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Cooke jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Cooke drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Cooke jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draven wants to stand and escape but Cooke is having none of it.
Cooke is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Draven avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cooke with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cooke postures up and lands a big shot to Draven's brow.
Draven wants to stand and escape but Cooke is having none of it.
Cooke stands up from guard. Let's bang!
And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Draven comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Draven winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Draven!
Eric Draven decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Desmond Glass (ranked 1785 p4p, 1233 weight class) and Barry McCockiner (ranked 243 p4p, 168 weight class). McCockiner has chosen Farewell to Cheyenn as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 18 - 2, fighting out of London, Desmond Glass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Barry McCockiner!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCockiner ducks under a wild hook from Glass.
Glass tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McCockiner was well out of range. Poor timing from Glass.
A big right from McCockiner misses.
Glass tries to clinch there but McCockiner circles away.
McCockiner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Glass takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Glass smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
 It looks like Barry McCockiner has been cut.
McCockiner connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Desmond Glass seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Glass ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McCockiner moves away.
Glass scores with a shot to the body.
Glass fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McCockiner on the side of the head.
Glass is looking to chop away at McCockiner's legs.
McCockiner takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCockiner checks a leg kick nicely.
Glass throws a low kick but McCockiner avoids it.
McCockiner scores with a hook to the body. Glass takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Glass misses with an uppercut. McCockiner saw that one coming.
A little jabbing left from McCockiner on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Glass moves away from the strike by McCockiner.
Glass tried to counter with a leg kick but McCockiner avoided it.
A punch lands to the side of McCockiner 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Glass lands with an uppercut that bounces McCockiner off the cage and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCockiner avoids a kick to the body.
McCockiner swats away the attempt to clinch by Glass.
A big right from McCockiner misses.
McCockiner lunges at Glass with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Glass's hand.
McCockiner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Glass tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McCockiner is able to avoid easily.
McCockiner with a nice cross.
Glass missing with a left hand there. McCockiner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A countering left hand to the body from McCockiner misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for McCockiner.
Glass throws a shot from downtown. McCockiner moves away and avoids it.
Glass punishes McCockiner's body with a nice straight punch.
McCockiner throws a jab but it's blocked by Glass.
Glass misses with an uppercut. McCockiner saw that one coming.
McCockiner looks like he wants to counter punch here.
McCockiner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from McCockiner misses the target.
McCockiner lands with a shot to the body.
McCockiner getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A low kick from Glass is predictable there
and McCockiner counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glass throws a leg kick that is checked
and McCockiner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McCockiner scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
McCockiner connects with a body shot that sends Glass's belly button to the back.
McCockiner misses with a straight right.
Glass waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McCockiner.
McCockiner throws a body kick that misses.
Glass rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McCockiner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McCockiner walks into a stiff left hand from Glass.
Glass needs to keep his hands up - McCockiner had a free shot at his head there.
Glass lands with a nice body punch.
Glass takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Glass misses the body punch
enabling McCockiner to counter with a crisp jab.
Glass scores with a sloppy right hand. McCockiner should have avoided that one.
That has opened up Barry McCockiner's cut even more.
McCockiner connects with a body shot.
Glass lands a jab to the nose.
 McCockiner is rocked!
Glass knocks out McCockiner with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Glass before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Glass picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Desmond Glass!
Desmond Glass took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, KOMBAT KLOTHING for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yacob Nilsen (ranked 2000 p4p, 2600 weight class) and Buster McDiggle (ranked 272 p4p, 354 weight class). Nilsen comes into the arena with Lil Wayne - Right above it blaring out of the sound system. McDiggle has chosen I Walk the Line- Johnny Cash as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yacob Nilsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Buster McDiggle!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDiggle bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nilsen's head.
Nilsen lands with a shot to the body.
Nilsen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nilsen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nilsen avoids the head kick by McDiggle.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nilsen.
Nilsen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nilsen punishes McDiggle's body with a nice straight punch.
Nilsen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McDiggle.
McDiggle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nilsen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nilsen looks for the body kick but McDiggle saw that one coming.
McDiggle checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nilsen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McDiggle finds it's way round the side to connect with Nilsen's head.
McDiggle throws a head kick that half lands.
McDiggle steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Nilsen. That one must have hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nilsen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nilsen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nilsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nilsen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It looks like Buster McDiggle has been cut.
Buster McDiggle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nilsen misses with a double jab.
McDiggle takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice shot by Nilsen.
The fighters circling - McDiggle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McDiggle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've been informed that McDiggle has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Nilsen fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging McDiggle to the ground. Nilsen is now in McDiggle's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nilsen trying to control the position from guard on top but McDiggle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nilsen with a nice head shot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nilsen with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDiggle escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nilsen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Nilsen postures up in McDiggle's guard and throws a big left but McDiggle blocks it.
Nilsen is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but McDiggle has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Nilsen is looking to defend but McDiggle has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Nilsen! McDiggle pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Nilsen taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Buster McDiggle!
A very excited looking Buster McDiggle made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerome Steel (ranked 2934 p4p, 1102 weight class) and Like Boss (ranked 325 p4p, 127 weight class). Jerome Steel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jerome Steel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Like Boss!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boss tries a head kick but it misses.
Boss bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boss fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A good leg kick by Steel.
Boss lands a jab.
Steel throws a head kick that Boss semi-blocks.
A jab from Boss does it's job there.
Boss loads up on a big right hand but Steel slips the punch.
Steel throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Steel swings away with a body shot that misses
and Boss counters with a thumping low kick.
Steel misses with a hook
and Boss counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steel takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Steel jabs Boss to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Steel throws a lazy body kick
and Boss connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boss lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boss fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Steel has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Boss's jab looks to have found its range, popping Steel under the eye.
Boss pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Steel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boss was well out of range. Poor timing from Steel.
Steel throws a poor cross that misses
and Boss counters with a stiff right hand.
Steel looks to land a body kick but Boss moved away.
Boss lands an overhand right.
Steel wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Steel lands a nice shot to the body.
Boss throws a low kick but Steel moves out of range easily.
Steel connects with a body shot.
Steel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boss manages to avoid it.
Steel swings for the body but Boss moves out of range.
Steel throws a body shot but no joy.
Steel takes one to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Steel swings for the body but Boss moves out of range.
Steel is looking to wear down Boss with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Steel avoids a kick to the body.
Steel throws a hook to the side of Boss's head but Boss sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boss is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Steel had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Boss uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steel.
Steel is looking to land body kicks.
Boss connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Steel tries a head kick but it misses.
A shot to the liver by Boss. Beautiful body shot.
Steel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Boss makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Boss. That snapped Steel's head back.
Nice body punch from Steel.
A thudding body kick lands there by Boss!
Steel is breathing heavily.
Boss keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Steel.
Steel fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Boss checks it well.
Steel looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Steel takes a swing at Boss's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boss misses with a body shot.
Steel takes one on the button.
A low kick lands for Boss.
Boss keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steel looks to land a body kick but Boss moved away.
Steel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Boss. Boss obviously looking to wear him down.
Boss stuns Steel with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Steel avoids the body shot from Boss.
Boss misses the body punch
and Boss takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jerome Steel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Boss.
Boss lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Boss tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Boss is looking to chop away at Steel's legs.
Boss throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boss tests Steel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boss throws a body punch but Steel moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Steel as he connects with a hook.
Steel misses the shot to the body.
Boss moves out of range of the body kick.
Steel throws a low kick but Boss avoids it.
Boss lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Boss misses the jab.
Boss lands with an uppercut that bounces Steel off the cage and back into range.
Steel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boss.
Steel looks to land a left hand but Boss moved out of range nicely.
Boss feints a counter leg kick.
Boss punishes Steel's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boss just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steel. Boss does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steel throws a head kick but Boss moves out of range.
Steel takes a swing at Boss's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Like Boss dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Steel takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Boss scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Like Boss seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boss jabs at Steel's body.
Boss moves out of range of the body kick from Steel.
A combination from Boss does no damage.
Boss just misses with a punch to the body.
Steel throws a body punch but Boss moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Boss.
Steel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Boss counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Steel throws a wild body kick that Boss sees coming a mile off.
Boss lands a really nice looking cross but Steel seems unphased.
Steel darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Boss avoids the head kick by Steel.
Steel has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boss misses with a head kick.
Steel throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Boss's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Boss misses.
Steel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Boss counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boss lands a leg kick that knocks Steel off balance momentarily.
Steel tries a head kick but it misses.
Steel lands a leg kick that knocks Boss off balance momentarily.
Boss misses with a straight left.
Boss swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boss sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Steel throws a wild body kick that Boss sees coming a mile off.
Steel tries to move into range but Boss moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Steel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boss throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boss with a hook.
Steel throws a shot to the body.
Steel with a nice cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steel lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Steel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Steel misses with a body shot
and Boss counters with an outside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boss fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steel manages to avoid it.
Boss throws out a loose jab but Steel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boss connects with a body shot.
Steel looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Boss feints and then cracks Steel's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Steel down.
Steel misses with an uppercut
enabling Boss to counter with a crisp jab.
Steel misses with an uppercut. Boss saw that one coming.
Steel has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Steel there as he acknowledges the shot.
Boss wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Boss connects with a nice looking jab.
Steel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boss.
Steel takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Boss.
Boss pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Steel on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Boss avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Steel.
Boss moves into range and connects with a jab.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Steel might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A low kick lands for Boss.
Boss blocks a head kick by Steel.
Boss throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Boss fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Steel on the side of the head.
Steel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boss bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Steel's head backwards.
Boss scores with a crisp jab that stopped Steel in his tracks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boss just misses with a punch to the body.
Steel throws a body shot but no joy.
Decent striking displayed by Boss there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boss tests Steel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Steel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Steel takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Boss avoids the body shot from Steel.
Steel throws a sloppy head kick
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Boss counters with a nice uppercut.
Steel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boss.
A telegraphed right hand from Steel misses the target.
Boss looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Boss takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Boss just misses with a punch to the body.
Steel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boss throws a body shot but no joy.
Boss ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steel moves away.
Boss uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Steel.
Boss looks to score with a jab to the body but Steel is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Like Boss showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Boss lands a really nice looking cross but Steel seems unphased.
Boss tries a low kick but Steel avoids it.
Steel scores with a sloppy right hand. Boss should have avoided that one.
Nice uppercut lands for Boss. That snapped Steel's head back.
Boss tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Steel appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Boss throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice leg kick from Boss, right into the meat of the thigh.
Steel loads up on a big right hand but Boss slips the punch.
Steel throws a head kick that Boss semi-blocks.
Steel is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jab from Boss.
Jab, jab by Boss - just one landing.
Steel smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steel throws a jab when Boss was well out of range.
Boss checks a low kick from Steel.
Steel tries to land a front kick but Boss steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Boss! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel lands a lovely overhand right.
A shot to the body from Steel misses
and Boss counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boss moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A head kick misses from Boss.
Boss lands a nice looking kick to the body. Steel takes a step back to recover.
Steel lands with a cross.
Boss punishes Steel's body with a nice straight punch.
Steel fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Boss, as that shot connected.
Steel's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Boss connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Steel scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boss pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Steel lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Steel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Boss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Boss. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Boss.
Boss misses with a low kick as Steel jumps back.
Steel walks into a jab.
Steel drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Boss lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Steel has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Steel and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
An attempted straight right counter from Steel misses the target.
Boss has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boss dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boss throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Donk. Boss catches Steel right on the button with a cross.
Boss bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boss swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Steel.
Steel misses with a looping right.
Boss ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steel moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel throws an overhand right that lands on Boss's shoulder, as Boss tries to avoid the shot.
Boss lands a leg kick that knocks Steel off balance momentarily.
Boss misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Steel walks into a straight right hand from Boss.
Like Boss is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boss throws a low kick but Steel avoids it.
Boss lands a high kick!
Boss misses with a looping right.
Boss throws out a leg kick but Steel moves out of range and Boss only half commits.
Steel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boss with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Boss throws a sloppy head kick and Steel moves out of range easily.
A little feinted left hand from Steel on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Steel throws a hook but Boss avoids it easily.
Boss slips a straight right by Steel.
Boss slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel avoids the body shot from Boss.
Steel thinks about countering with a body kick.
Boss throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Steel misses with a left hand
and Boss counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Boss as he connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Steel has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Boss.
Steel throws a sloppy body shot
and Boss counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Steel is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Boss throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Steel swings for the body but Boss moves out of range.
A nice side step and Boss releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Steel lands with an uppercut that bounces Boss off the cage and back into range.
Steel throws a body punch but Boss moves out of range.
Boss on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jerome Steel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boss throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Steel takes one to the chin there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Like Boss comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Boss 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Like Boss!
An out of breath Like Boss thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Boris Orlov (ranked 1099 p4p, 1385 weight class) and Shi Fu Tu (ranked 141 p4p, 168 weight class). Orlov comes to the cage accompanied by K.A.B.O.S.H. - God Of War. Fu Tu has chosen Klendathu drop as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boris Orlov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 20 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shi Fu Tu!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fu Tu walks into a left hand.
A nice leg kick from Orlov, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice straight punches there by Fu Tu. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fu Tu.
Fu Tu ducks under a wild hook from Orlov.
Fu Tu moves out of range of the strikes.
Orlov cracks Fu Tu with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fu Tu cracks Orlov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Fu Tu.
Fu Tu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Orlov has time to react.
Fu Tu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fu Tu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orlov blocks a jab.
Orlov throwing a counter right hand but Fu Tu manages to avoid it.
Fu Tu slips a straight right by Orlov.
Fu Tu stuns Orlov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Orlov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Fu Tu avoids a kick to the body.
A big left from Orlov misses.
Fu Tu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fu Tu scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fu Tu can pounce on him.
Orlov checks the leg kick.
Orlov jabs Fu Tu right on the nose. Fu Tu blinks but takes it well.
Orlov takes a swing at Fu Tu's ribcage but misses.
Orlov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fu Tu tries to land a leg kick but Orlov saw it coming and moves away.
Fu Tu takes a swing at Orlov's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Orlov misses its intended target.
Orlov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Orlov works over Fu Tu's head and body with a nice combination.
Fu Tu staying out of range there.
Orlov throws a lazy right hand but Fu Tu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good leg kick by Fu Tu.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fu Tu misses the shot to the body.
Orlov lands a high kick!
It looks like Shi Fu Tu has been cut.
Fu Tu lands a jab to the nose.
Orlov walks into a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fu Tu.
Orlov lands a leg kick that knocks Fu Tu off balance momentarily.
Fu Tu throws a body shot but no joy.
Orlov swings for the body but Fu Tu moves out of range.
Orlov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Orlov missing with a left hand there. Fu Tu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Orlov misses with an uppercut.
Fu Tu throws a hook but Orlov blocks it.
Fu Tu throws a hook but Orlov avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Orlov.
Fu Tu scoring well with a low kick there.
Orlov throws out a loose jab but Fu Tu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good shot there by Fu Tu.
Orlov tries to move into range but Fu Tu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Orlov throws a looping overhand right but Fu Tu ducks down to avoid it.
Fu Tu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Orlov can pounce on him.
Fu Tu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlov throws a hook but Fu Tu blocks it.
Fu Tu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Orlov has time to react.
Fu Tu defending well as Orlov loads up on a big left hand.
Fu Tu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fu Tu is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Orlov had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Orlov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Orlov tries a head kick but it misses.
Orlov throws a hook to the side of Fu Tu's head but Fu Tu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A punch lands to the side of Fu Tu 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fu Tu has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Orlov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fu Tu.
Fu Tu ducks right into an uppercut from Orlov.
Fu Tu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Orlov.
Fu Tu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A big left from Fu Tu misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fu Tu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Orlov.
Orlov looks to throw the jab but Fu Tu is out of range.
Orlov with a nice calf kick.
Orlov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fu Tu only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Orlov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orlov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Orlov throws out a loose jab but Fu Tu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fu Tu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Orlov feints and then cracks Fu Tu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fu Tu down.
Fu Tu lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Orlov looks to throw the jab but Fu Tu is out of range.
Orlov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Donk. Orlov catches Fu Tu right on the button with a cross.
Orlov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fu Tu.
Fu Tu feints a counter leg kick.
Orlov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Orlov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Orlov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fu Tu.
Fu Tu slips a straight right by Orlov.
Fu Tu lands a really nice looking cross but Orlov seems unphased.
Boris Orlov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping body kick lands there for Fu Tu.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fu Tu throws out a leg kick but Orlov moves out of range and Fu Tu only half commits.
Orlov cracks Fu Tu with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fu Tu slips a jab from Orlov.
Fu Tu tries to counter with a clinch but Orlov shakes him off and moves away.
Jab by Fu Tu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Shi Fu Tu will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Shi Fu Tu's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Orlov misses with an uppercut.
Fu Tu connects with a right hand. Orlov shakes it off.
Fu Tu connects with the punch.
Good shot there by Fu Tu.
Fu Tu blocks a jab.
Fu Tu misses with a left hand
and Orlov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Orlov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fu Tu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fu Tu scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fu Tu throws a lazy right hand but Orlov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Orlov throws a hook but Fu Tu avoids it easily.
It seemed like Fu Tu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A telegraphed right hand from Orlov misses the target.
Fu Tu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Orlov.
A swing and a miss from Orlov.
Fu Tu throws a body punch but Orlov moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Orlov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fu Tu connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Orlov misses with a looping right.
Fu Tu loads up on a big right hand but Orlov slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fu Tu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Orlov moves away.
Fu Tu throws a leg kick that misses.
Orlov looks to land a right hand but Fu Tu moved out of range.
Orlov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fu Tu scores with a nice strike.
Fu Tu takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Orlov cracks Fu Tu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fu Tu throws an overhand right that lands on Orlov's shoulder, as Orlov tries to avoid the shot.
A jab lands there for Orlov.
Fu Tu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Orlovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Orlov walks into a stiff left hand from Fu Tu.
Orlov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
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!
Fu Tu throws a low kick but it's checked well by Orlov.
Fu Tu bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Fu Tu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Orlov looks to score with a jab to the body but Fu Tu is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orlov throws a shot from downtown. Fu Tu moves away and avoids it.
Orlov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fu Tu counters with a straight right hand.
Fu Tu staying out of range there.
Some wild striking there from Orlov.
Fu Tu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fu Tu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Orlov scores with a head kick.
Orlov misses the shot to the body.
Orlov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fu Tu. Fu Tu circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fu Tu misses with a low kick.
Fu Tu catches Orlov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Orlov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fu Tu was well out of range. Poor timing from Orlov.
Fu Tu only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Fu Tu throws a poor cross that misses
and Orlov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fu Tu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Orlov doesn't seem bothered though.
Orlov avoids the head kick by Fu Tu.
Orlov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fu Tu scores with a crisp jab that stopped Orlov in his tracks.
Orlov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fu Tu.
Fu Tu scores with a nice strike.
A good leg kick by Fu Tu.
Fu Tu scores with a jab. Orlov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A big right from Orlov misses.
Fu Tu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Shi Fu Tu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fu Tu scores with a jab.
Fu Tu connects with a single shot there.
Orlov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jab by Orlov.
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!
Orlov misses with a looping left.
Fu Tu lands a jab-cross combination.
Orlov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fu Tu doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Fu Tu connects with a looping right hand.
A low kick from Fu Tu is predictable there
and Orlov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fu Tu staying out of range there.
Orlov misses with a hook. Fu Tu ducked under it nicely.
Fu Tu avoids the body shot from Orlov.
Orlov throws the left hand but Fu Tu avoids the punch easily.
Orlov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fu Tu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Orlov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fu Tu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Orlov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Orlov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fu Tu connects with the punch.
Orlov digs a good hook to Fu Tu's body.
Orlov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Orlov misses the shot to the body.
Fu Tu uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fu Tu throws a looping overhand right but Orlov ducks down to avoid it.
A nice leg kick from Fu Tu, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shi Fu Tu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Shi Fu Tu's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Fu Tu ducks under a wild hook from Orlov.
Fu Tu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Orlov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fu Tu defending well as Orlov loads up on a big left hand.
Donk. Orlov catches Fu Tu right on the button with a cross.
Orlov misses with an uppercut.
Fu Tu moves out of range of the strikes.
Fu Tu attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Fu Tu lands a nice shot that snaps Orlov's head back.
Orlov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Orlov moves away from the strike by Fu Tu.
Jab, jab by Fu Tu - just one landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice jab there from Orlov.
An inside leg kick from Fu Tu misses.
Fu Tu lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fu Tu tests Orlov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orlov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Orlov throws a hook to the side of Fu Tu's head but Fu Tu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fu Tu throws a jab but it's blocked by Orlov.
Orlov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Orlov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Orlov.
Good shot there by Fu Tu.
Orlov looks to land a right hand but Fu Tu moved out of range.
Orlov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Fu Tu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Orlov manages to avoid it.
Orlov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Orlov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Orlov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fu Tu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Orlov is rocked!
Orlov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Oh Orlov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fu Tu missing with a left hand there. Orlov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fu Tu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Orlov.
Orlov seems to have got his legs back now.
Fu Tu digs a good hook to Orlov's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fu Tu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fu Tu throws a poor cross that misses
and Orlov counters with a nice leg kick.
Fu Tu looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orlov moves forwards but Fu Tu connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fu Tu with a nice calf kick.
Fu Tu scores with a one two! Orlov had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Fu Tu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Orlov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Orlov misses the jab.
Fu Tu needs to keep his hands up - Orlov had a free shot at his head there.
Fu Tu's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Orlov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fu Tu scrambles back to his feet.
Orlov looks to score with a jab to the body but Fu Tu is just out of range.
Orlov throws out a loose jab but Fu Tu uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big right from Orlov misses.
Fu Tu throws an off balance right hand
and Orlov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fu Tu thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Orlov if he has to take too many more of those.
Orlov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fu Tu slips a jab from Orlov.
Orlov throws a leg kick which misses Fu Tu's front leg but catches the back leg as Fu Tu tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlov blocks a jab.
Orlov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Orlov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Fu Tu misses the target.
Orlov looks to land a left hand but Fu Tu moved out of range nicely.
Orlov jabs at Fu Tu's body.
Orlov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fu Tu throws a front kick aimed at Orlov's knee but Orlov avoids it well.
Boris Orlov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Orlov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fu Tu looks to land a right hand but Orlov moved out of range.
Orlov moves out of range of the strikes.
Orlov looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Fu Tu scores with a crisp jab that stopped Orlov in his tracks.
A punch combination from Orlov misses.
Fu Tu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fu Tu.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fu Tu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orlov looks to land a right hand but Fu Tu moved out of range.
Orlov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fu Tu misses with a hook.
Orlov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Orlov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fu Tu throws out a powerful jab.
Fu Tu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fu Tu misses with a looping left.
Orlov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fu Tu.
Orlov throws a right and a left that Fu Tu avoids nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Fu Tu misses.
Nice defenses there by Fu Tu.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fu Tu scores with a decent looking hook.
Orlov takes one to the chin there.
Orlov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Fu Tu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A jab from Orlov misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shi Fu Tu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fu Tu 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 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shi Fu Tu!
Shi Fu Tu really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that KOMBAT KLOTHING logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
In defeat, Boris Orlov stepped up to the mic, saying 'Got vodka?'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Troy Hooper (ranked 1741 p4p, 1968 weight class) and Dylan Peterson (ranked 257 p4p, 284 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 37 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Troy Hooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dylan Peterson!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peterson shoots in and drives through. Hooper sprawls well.
Hooper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hooper misses the jab.
Hooper throws a jab when Peterson was well out of range.
Peterson slips a straight right by Hooper.
A countering left hand to the body from Peterson misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Peterson.
Hooper moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Peterson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Peterson defending well as Hooper loads up on a big left hand.
Hooper tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hooper misses with a body shot.
Peterson lands a lovely overhand right.
Hooper drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Peterson throws the left hand but Hooper avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from Peterson misses its intended target.
Hooper listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peterson throws an overhand right that lands on Hooper's shoulder, as Hooper tries to avoid the shot.
Hooper ducks right into an uppercut from Peterson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hooper blocks a jab.
Hooper swings for the body but Peterson moves out of range.
Peterson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hooper counters with a nice uppercut.
Peterson cracks Hooper with a good jab.
Nice shot by Hooper.
Nice uppercut there from Hooper.
Peterson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Peterson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hooper's head backwards.
Hooper moves into range and connects with a jab.
Peterson misses with an uppercut. Hooper saw that one coming.
Hooper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hooper gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peterson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hooper tries to score a power double leg takedown but Peterson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hooper somewhat.
Peterson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hooper avoids it really well and circles away.
Troy Hooper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dylan Peterson.
Hooper tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Peterson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hooper throws a lazy right hand but Peterson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hooper scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hooper pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice cross by Hooper.
Peterson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Peterson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Peterson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Peterson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Peterson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Peterson misses with a double jab.
A swing and a miss from Peterson.
Peterson 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.
Peterson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Peterson lands a two punch combo.
Hooper misses with a straight right.
Hooper takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hooper manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Peterson on his heels. He'll look to pass Peterson's guard now, I'm sure.
Hooper landing with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peterson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hooper gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hooper loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Peterson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Peterson throws a big right hand that misses.
Peterson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hooper seems keen to control Peterson's posture.
Hooper trying to control the position.
Hooper seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Hooper looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hooper keeping moving, preventing Peterson from controlling successfully.
Peterson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hooper works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Peterson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Peterson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hooper looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Peterson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Peterson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Peterson lands a couple of digs.
Peterson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peterson trying to control the position from guard on top but Hooper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dylan Peterson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hooper gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Peterson avoids the body shot from Hooper.
Peterson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Hooper's guard.
Hooper has his hands on Peterson's head, controlling the position.
Hooper wants to sweep here but Peterson controlling him for the moment.
Hooper is working hard here to advance position.
Peterson wants to control from the top but Hooper keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson preventing the sweep.
Hooper bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Peterson's guard.
Hooper is looking to work some ground and pound but Peterson has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Peterson has momentary wrist control but Hooper slips an elbow through the middle.
Peterson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Peterson throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Peterson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hooper lands a couple of digs.
Peterson keeping moving, preventing Hooper from controlling successfully.
Peterson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Peterson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hooper is one step ahead there.
Peterson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hooper.
Hooper trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Peterson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hooper defends it easily.
Hooper trying to control the position from guard on top but Peterson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hooper is in close to Peterson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hooper distracts Peterson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Peterson is looking to sweep but instead, Hooper has passed into half guard.
Peterson is looking to improve his position.
Hooper is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Peterson can't escape the position.
The referee warns Peterson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Peterson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hooper lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Hooper takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Peterson striking from the bottom.
Hooper is nestled in close to Peterson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
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. Hooper connects with a nice short shot to Peterson's temple.
Peterson is looking for a sweep. Hooper is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Peterson gets full guard.
Peterson trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Peterson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Peterson wants to sweep but no luck.
Hooper works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hooper prevents Peterson from standing back up.
Peterson is trying to get back to full guard.
Hooper seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hooper scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Peterson manages to get to full guard.
Hooper with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hooper landing some decent shots from guard.
Hooper is in close to Peterson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Peterson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hooper manages to get himself to full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hooper wants to sweep but no luck.
Peterson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hooper keeping moving, preventing Peterson from controlling successfully.
Peterson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Troy Hooper 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!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Hooper enables Peterson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Hooper manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Hooper lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Peterson tries to strike from the bottom.
Peterson wants to sweep but no luck.
Hooper in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Peterson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hooper postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hooper preventing the sweep.
Hooper connects with a couple of short punches.
Hooper chips away with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hooper lands a couple of elbows.
Hooper trying to control but Peterson is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hooper keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Peterson's head.
Hooper throws a big right hand that misses.
Hooper is working Peterson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hooper prevents Peterson from getting back to his feet.
Peterson keeping moving, preventing Hooper from controlling successfully.
Hooper lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Troy Hooper overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hooper scoring with some ground and pound.
Peterson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Peterson wants to sweep here but Hooper controlling him for the moment.
Hooper working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Peterson's head.
Peterson has momentary wrist control but Hooper slips an elbow through the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hooper scoring with some ground and pound.
Hooper landing with the ground and pound.
Hooper lands a couple of elbows.
Hooper tries to free his leg and advance position but Peterson is retaining full guard.
Hooper preventing the sweep.
Hooper trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hooper is standing up over Peterson. Peterson looks to escape but Hooper dives into side control.
Peterson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Hooper landing a few strikes.
Hooper cracks Peterson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hooper working the ground and pound from side control.
Hooper working the ground and pound from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hooper lands a decent elbow from side control.
Peterson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hooper lands some shots froms side control.
Hooper is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Peterson can do to turn this around?
Hooper works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Peterson is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hooper's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Peterson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hooper's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hooper's back!
Hooper looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Peterson misses with a punch to the head.
Hooper tries to break free.
Peterson struggling to land strikes to the head as Hooper covers up.
Hooper is taking damage to the body and head.
Hooper covers up after that shot from Peterson.
Hooper grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hooper avoids the strikes from Peterson.
Peterson is landing with strikes from the back.
Peterson lands a shot to the body.
Peterson throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Hooper trying to control the action but Peterson just sinks the hooks in.
Peterson misses with an elbow to the head.
Peterson is hanging on to Hooper's back as he tries to escape.
Peterson loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Hooper hold on?
Hooper is really stuck here.
Peterson tries to keep control of the position but Hooper is staying busy.
Peterson keeps control of the position as Hooper tries to break free.
Hooper tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Troy Hooper.
I think Hooper 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Dylan Peterson!
After winning the bout, Dylan Peterson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harold Nicolas (ranked 282 p4p, 774 weight class) and James McGuire (ranked 42 p4p, 108 weight class). McGuire has chosen Metallica - Enter Sandman as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Harold Nicolas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James McGuire!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuire gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like James McGuire has been cut.
Donk. McGuire catches Nicolas right on the button with a cross.
It looks like Harold Nicolas has been cut.
McGuire just misses with a punch to the body.
Nicolas throwing a counter right hand but McGuire manages to avoid it.
Nicolas scores with a crisp jab that stopped McGuire in his tracks.
McGuire uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nicolas.
A nice side step and McGuire releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nicolas misses with a looping left.
McGuire only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Nicolas avoids the body shot from McGuire.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuire drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
McGuire connects with a crisp jab.
Nicolas jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from McGuire.
A head kick by McGuire misses
and Nicolas counters with a stiff right hand.
McGuire throws a combination that misses
and Nicolas counters with a stiff right hand.
Jab by Nicolas.
Nicolas fails to land with a series of punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McGuire! But no joy.
Nicolas moves away from the strike by McGuire.
Good standup being displayed there by Nicolas as he connects with a hook.
Nicolas blocks a head kick by McGuire.
Nicolas throwing a counter right hand but McGuire manages to avoid it.
McGuire takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire blocks a low kick nicely.
McGuire appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Nicolas.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGuire bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A left and a right from McGuire both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Nicolas has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Nicolas misses the shot to the body.
Nicolas finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Nicolas - that will leave a mark!
Nicolas stalks McGuire and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into McGuire's face. McGuire staggers backwards, shaken.
That has opened up James McGuire's cut even more.
Nicolas loads up on a big right hand but McGuire slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicolas ducks under a wild hook from McGuire.
Harold Nicolas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick from McGuire, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nicolas throws a left and a right that both miss
letting McGuire counter with a right hand.
McGuire's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nicolas connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! McGuire scrambles back to his feet.
Nicolas thumps McGuire with a low kick.
A slow jab from Nicolas misses its intended target.
McGuire misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Nicolas wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nicolas throws a looping overhand right but McGuire ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Nicolas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McGuire now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
McGuire tries to move into range but Nicolas moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nicolas misses with a hook. McGuire ducked under it nicely.
Nicolas throws a poor cross that misses
and McGuire counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McGuire takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
McGuire misses with a straight left.
Nicolas throwing a counter right hand but McGuire manages to avoid it.
Nicolas is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nicolas loads up on a big right hand but McGuire slips the punch.
Nicolas looks to throw the jab but McGuire is out of range.
It seemed like McGuire was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harold Nicolas dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Good shot there by McGuire.
Nicolas looks to land a right hand but McGuire moved out of range.
Nicolas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McGuire can do to turn this around?
Nicolas misses with a wild body shot.
Nicolas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McGuire tries to clinch
and Nicolas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McGuire wants to clinch
and Nicolas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuire throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McGuire throws a shot to the body.
Harold Nicolas is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Nicolas.
The cut above James McGuire's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
McGuire moves out of range as Nicolas strikes.
McGuire takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nicolas throws the kick towards the body but McGuire avoids it.
It seemed like McGuire was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nicolas takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nicolas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nicolas throws a poor cross that misses
and McGuire connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A slow jab from Nicolas misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicolas takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
McGuire misses with a looping left.
Nicolas moves into range and connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nicolas slips a jab from McGuire.
Nicolas is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nicolas lands with an overhand left.
James McGuire's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Nicolas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McGuire.
McGuire looks to score with a jab to the body but Nicolas is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicolas drops McGuire with a beautiful combination! McGuire stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Nicolas is looking for the KO!
McGuire is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at James McGuire's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Harold Nicolas!
A victorious Harold Nicolas thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Seamus MacNamara (ranked 25 p4p, 418 weight class) and Gunnar Tuft (ranked 2 p4p, 25 weight class). MacNamara comes to the cage accompanied by The Ramones - I Wanna Live. 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 bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seamus MacNamara!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Gunnar Tuft!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Richard Clark and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacNamara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As MacNamara backs off Tuft throws a huge counter combo but MacNamara manages to avoid it all.
MacNamara misses with a looping right.
MacNamara misses with a head kick.
As MacNamara backs off Tuft throws a huge counter combo but MacNamara manages to avoid it all.
Seamus MacNamara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tuft slips a jab from MacNamara.
A looping hook to the body misses from MacNamara. Tuft does a little dance to reset his feet.
MacNamara misses the jab.
A nice side step and Tuft releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Tuft takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
MacNamara scores with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tuft avoids the head kick by MacNamara.
Tuft throws out a counter right but MacNamara avoids it with no problem.
MacNamara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tuft is clearly trying to counter these attacks from MacNamara with a body shot.
MacNamara swings for the body but Tuft moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for MacNamara.
MacNamara swings for the body but Tuft moves out of range.
Tuft swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
MacNamara swings for the body but Tuft moves out of range.
That kick from MacNamara tenderised Tuft's leg. Tuft is trying to keep his angry face on.
MacNamara tries a head kick but it misses.
MacNamara tries to land a body kick
and Tuft counters with a nice uppercut.
Tuft lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Seamus MacNamara has been cut.
Tuft avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
MacNamara throws a leg kick which misses Tuft's front leg but catches the back leg as Tuft tries to avoid it.
Tuft clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacNamara has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tuft throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tuft.
Tuft tries to work over MacNamara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tuft scores with a shot to the side of MacNamara's head.
I was talking to MacNamara's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
MacNamara misses with a body punch.
MacNamara breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
MacNamara with a nice calf kick.
MacNamara lands a lovely overhand right.
Tuft uses good head movement to avoid the hook from MacNamara.
MacNamara throws a big shot that misses.
MacNamara misses with a head kick.
Tuft throws a fast counter high kick but MacNamara manages to duck under it in time.
Tuft throws a left and a right that both miss
and MacNamara counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
MacNamara lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
MacNamara lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tuft circles away quickly and effectively.
Tuft throws out a counter right but MacNamara avoids it with no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacNamara misses with a looping left.
A jab from MacNamara misses.
MacNamara punishes Tuft's body with a nice straight punch.
Tuft blocks a head kick by MacNamara.
MacNamara misses with a kick to the body.
Tuft flicks out a counter leg kick but MacNamara steps away.
MacNamara misses with a low kick.
Tuft is clearly trying to counter these attacks from MacNamara with a body shot.
MacNamara slips a jab and a cross from Tuft.
MacNamara digs a good hook to Tuft's body.
Tuft misses with a straight right.
MacNamara jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Tuft lands a nice shot that snaps MacNamara's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacNamara dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
MacNamara throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tuft.
Tuft doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tuft takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A shot to the body from MacNamara misses
and Tuft counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tuft drives through and clinches with MacNamara against the cage.
Tuft lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tuft lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tuft working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
MacNamara lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tuft lands a left hand.
MacNamara blocking some punches.
MacNamara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seamus MacNamara dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Seamus MacNamara's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tuft avoids a punch combination nicely.
MacNamara misses with a hook.
MacNamara is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tuft can do to turn this around?
MacNamara with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tuft ducks down and throws a hook to the body but MacNamara moves away.
MacNamara connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
MacNamara connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacNamara listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
An inside leg kick from Tuft misses.
MacNamara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuft takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
MacNamara throws out a loose jab but Tuft uses good head movement to avoid it.
MacNamara just misses with a punch to the body.
MacNamara scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
MacNamara misses with a straight left.
MacNamara lands a slapping body shot.
MacNamara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
MacNamara misses with a straight right.
Tuft shapes to counter with a head kick.
MacNamara throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Tuft takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Seamus MacNamara is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacNamara throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tuft stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Good shot there by MacNamara.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting MacNamara here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
MacNamara throws a nice inside leg kick.
MacNamara throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
MacNamara throws a jab when Tuft was well out of range.
MacNamara with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
MacNamara lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tuft at a distance.
MacNamara gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Tuft counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tuft slips a jab from MacNamara.
Tuft misses the body punch
letting MacNamara counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacNamara looks to score with a jab to the body but Tuft is just out of range.
Tuft doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
MacNamara moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
MacNamara looks to land a body kick but Tuft moved away.
Tuft looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
MacNamara's corner calls for a 1-2. MacNamara obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice body kick there by MacNamara.
MacNamara throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
MacNamara looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
MacNamara looks to score with a jab to the body but Tuft is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tuft! But no joy.
MacNamara misses with a body shot
and Tuft makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
MacNamara lands a glancing blow to the side of Tuft's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuft bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It seemed like Tuft was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
MacNamara jabs Tuft right on the nose. Tuft blinks but takes it well.
MacNamara misses with a wild body shot.
Tuft displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as MacNamara throws out the jab.
MacNamara misses with a kick to the body.
MacNamara misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tuft tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tuft's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tuft checks a leg kick nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from MacNamara. Tuft does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seamus MacNamara dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Seamus MacNamara's cut.
That's time! MacNamara's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tuft lands a jab.
MacNamara takes a swing at Tuft's ribcage but misses.
Tuft feints a counter leg kick.
MacNamara feints and then cracks Tuft's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tuft down.
A punch lands to the side of Tuft 's head but he takes it in his stride.
MacNamara throws a head kick that misses.
MacNamara works the jab nicely.
MacNamara misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tuft steps to the side to avoid the strikes from MacNamara.
Tuft raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
MacNamara connects with a body shot.
Tuft tries to close the distance and clinch but MacNamara swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuft throws a low kick but MacNamara avoids it.
MacNamara throwing a counter right hand but Tuft manages to avoid it.
MacNamara takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
MacNamara throws a nice head kick!
Tuft moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tuft attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
MacNamara bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
MacNamara swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tuft.
Tuft stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from MacNamara.
MacNamara avoids the head kick by Tuft.
MacNamara cracks Tuft with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacNamara scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tuft takes a shot right to the bread basket.
MacNamara swings for the body but Tuft moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tuft! But no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from MacNamara. Tuft does a little dance to reset his feet.
MacNamara lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tuft with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling MacNamara to score with a decent uppercut.
MacNamara misses with a hook to the body
letting Tuft counter with a right hand.
MacNamara lands with a slapping head kick.
Tuft lands a really nice looking cross but MacNamara seems unphased.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacNamara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tuft manages to avoid it.
MacNamara misses the shot to the body.
MacNamara connects with a solid leg kick.
Tuft throws a sloppy head kick
and MacNamara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
MacNamara throws a jab when Tuft was well out of range.
MacNamara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tuft lands a nice looking body shot.
MacNamara lets loose with a powerful body kick. Tuft will feel that in the morning.
Tuft tries to clinch but fails miserably
and MacNamara counters with a lovely shot to the body.
MacNamara tries to land a body kick
and Tuft counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacNamara avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tuft swings away with a leg kick that misses.
MacNamara scores with a shot to the body.
Tuft forces MacNamara back against the cage and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
MacNamara tries to circle away but Tuft has him pinned against the cage.
MacNamara escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tuft lands a slapping body shot.
MacNamara swings for the body but Tuft moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Tuft misses.
MacNamara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tuft is clearly trying to counter these attacks from MacNamara with a body shot.
MacNamara misses with a kick to the body.
Tuft is looking for the big counter here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seamus MacNamara clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Seamus MacNamara'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.
MacNamara digs a good hook to Tuft's body.
Tuft pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tuft has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
MacNamara with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
MacNamara throws a sloppy body shot
and Tuft counters with a head kick that drops MacNamara to the mat! MacNamara scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
MacNamara is rocked!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from MacNamara.
Oh MacNamara is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
MacNamara lands a nice shot that snaps Tuft's head back.
Tuft thows a left - swing and a miss!
MacNamara throws a sloppy body shot
and Tuft counters with a huge left! MacNamara is in big trouble! He's backing up but Tuft isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save MacNamara from any more damage. A dominating finish by Tuft!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gunnar Tuft!
Gunnar Tuft is the new bantamweight champion!
Gunnar Tuft took some time post fight to say the following; 'Hoooooollly shit, shocked the world. '.
In defeat, Seamus MacNamara stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'm not drunk, you're drunk!'.
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