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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Make You Bleed (ranked 17707 p4p, 5791 weight class) and Roman Gruzinsky (ranked 659 p4p, 598 weight class). Gruzinsky is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Overkill. 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 12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Make You Bleed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Roman Gruzinsky!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gruzinsky misses with a takedown attempt - Bleed sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bleed swats away the attempt to clinch by Gruzinsky.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gruzinsky avoids a kick to the body.
Bleed throws a one two combo.
 It looks like Roman Gruzinsky has been cut.
Gruzinsky moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
 Gruzinsky is rocked!
Gruzinsky dives in for a single leg takedown but Bleed sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Gruzinsky feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Gruzinsky stops Bleed from standing up.
Bleed working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gruzinsky.
Gruzinsky throws a big elbow that misses.
Gruzinsky throwing strikes from guard but Bleed blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gruzinsky throwing strikes from guard but Bleed blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruzinsky stops Bleed from standing up.
Bleed knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gruzinsky on the ground.
Gruzinsky loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bleed is looking to stand up but Gruzinsky isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gruzinsky fails to land the takedown.
Bleed swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Make You Bleed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roman Gruzinsky.
Bleed paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gruzinsky shoots for a double leg takedown but Bleed sprawls well. He's pushed Gruzinsky's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bleed swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bleed sends Gruzinsky crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Bleed is motioning to the referee to let Gruzinsky up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Gruzinsky is still on wobbly legs! Can Bleed finish him?
That has opened up Roman Gruzinsky's cut even more.
Horrible takedown attempt by Gruzinsky or perhaps it was just good defense by Bleed, which made it look bad.
Gruzinsky shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bleed as he jumps to the side.
Gruzinsky seems to have recovered his senses.
Make You Bleed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Bleed throws an overhand right that drops Gruzinsky like a sack of potatoes! Bleed dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Make You Bleed!
Make You Bleed thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Roman Gruzinsky stepped up to the mic, saying 'something in russian'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brian Ortega (ranked 2694 p4p, 1946 weight class) and Oenomaus Doctore (ranked 290 p4p, 230 weight class). Doctore has chosen Metallica - as his entrance music. Oenomaus Doctore will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brian Ortega!
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, Oenomaus Doctore!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doctore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ortega.
Doctore punishes Ortega's body with a nice straight punch.
Ortega throws a series of punches but Doctore avoids them all with ease.
Good exchange - Ortega coming out on top.
Ortega avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Doctore closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ortega counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ortega throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ortega throws a body shot but no joy.
Ortega fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ortega looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ortega is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doctore wants to get back to his feet.
Ortega keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Ortega prevents Doctore from standing back up.
Ortega is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Doctore doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ortega.
Doctore is looking to escape.
Ortega thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Doctore kicks Ortega off and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortega misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Doctore.
Ortega shoots in for a takedown but Doctore shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Brian Ortega seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doctore takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ortega thumps Doctore with a low kick.
Oenomaus Doctore is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ortega gets the takedown into side control.
Ortega wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Doctore, who protects the arm well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doctore tries to escape but Ortega is in control.
Ortega trying to control the position but Doctore is working away.
Doctore isn't going anywhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doctore is trying to buck Ortega off.
Ortega wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Doctore, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ortega is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Doctore knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ortega wants to lay and pray for a moment but Doctore keeps working.
Ortega thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Doctore wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Ortega tries to advance to mount but can't.
Ortega wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Doctore, who protects the arm well.
Ortega thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ortega advances nicely into full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Ortega dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ortega uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Doctore.
Ortega slips a jab from Doctore.
Ortega looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Doctore uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ortega.
Doctore only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Ortega misses with a hook.
Ortega has his takedown stuffed
and Doctore counters with a series of strikes. Ortega will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ortega shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Doctore as he avoids it easily.
A nice side step and Doctore releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Doctore moves out of range of the strikes.
Brian Ortega is winning the standup battle so far.
Ortega swings away with a body shot that misses
and Doctore counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doctore scores with a jab to the body.
Ortega swings for the body but Doctore moves out of range.
Doctore throws out a counter right but Ortega avoids it with no problem.
Ortega shoots in for a takedown but Doctore shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Ortega. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Doctore just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortega fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ortega dives in and scores a takedown into Doctore's guard.
Ortega prevents Doctore from getting back to his feet.
Ortega throwing strikes but missing.
Ortega throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Doctore works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Doctore is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ortega is controlling him.
Ortega postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Doctore is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Ortega, into his guard.
Ortega isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Doctore stacks Ortega 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 Doctore!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doctore decides to stand back up.
Ortega changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Doctore tries to avoid it but Ortega manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Doctore to the ground. Doctore escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ortega jabs at Doctore's body.
Ortega with a poor takedown
and Doctore connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ortega throws a body shot but no joy.
Ortega shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Doctore but Doctore pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ortega lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortega goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ortega throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Doctore tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Ortega is in Doctore's guard.
Ortega wants to control from the top but Doctore keeps moving.
Doctore wants to get back to his feet but Ortega is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Doctore keeping moving, preventing Ortega from controlling successfully.
Ortega won't allow Doctore to get back to his feet.
Doctore has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Ortega has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Ortega goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Doctore breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortega shoots in for a double leg but Doctore sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Doctore throws a body punch but Ortega moves out of range.
Ortega misses with a jab to the body
enabling Doctore to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ortega fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ortega throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Doctore on the side of the head.
Ortega misses with a looping right.
Doctore throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ortega throws a sloppy body shot
and Doctore counters with a right hand to the body.
Ortega lands a leg kick that knocks Doctore off balance momentarily.
Ortega lands with an overhand left.
Ortega is looking to wear down Doctore with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ortega throws a leg kick but Doctore checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oenomaus Doctore showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A bone on bone clash there as Doctore blocks the leg kick.
Doctore now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ortega scores with a hook.
Ortega throws a jab when Doctore was well out of range.
Ortega slips under a jab from Doctore.
Ortega appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Ortega swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Doctore connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Doctore checks a leg kick nicely.
Doctore just misses with a punch to the body.
Ortega ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ortega scores with a hook to the body. Doctore takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ortega misses with a body shot.
Ortega walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Doctore checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A little jabbing left from Doctore on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ortega or perhaps it was just good defense by Doctore, which made it look bad.
A little jabbing left from Doctore on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortega connects with a crisp jab.
Ortega scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ortega misses with a body punch
and Doctore makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A swing and a miss from Ortega.
A countering left hand to the body from Doctore misses.
Ortega comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ortega misses with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ortega. That's going to slow Doctore down.
Ortega throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Doctore's waist but Doctore gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ortega off to one side.
Doctore appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ortega lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ortega misses with a takedown attempt - Doctore sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Ortega. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Doctore misses the target.
Ortega throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Doctore digs a good body shot into Ortega's ribs.
Doctore tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ortega looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doctore. Ortega does a little dance to reset his feet.
Doctore misses with a body shot.
Ortega takes a swing at Doctore's ribcage but misses.
Doctore misses the shot to the body.
Doctore throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doctore changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ortega slips under a jab.
Doctore's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Doctore misses with a straight left.
Nice sprawl there from Doctore as Ortega shoots in.
Doctore lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ortega at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Doctore ducks under a wild hook from Ortega.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Doctore! But no joy.
Ortega fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Doctore avoids it really well and circles away.
A low kick from Ortega misses
and Doctore counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ortega throws a jab but it's blocked by Doctore.
Ortega misses the jab.
Doctore throws out a counter right but Ortega avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortega connects with a body shot that sends Doctore's belly button to the back.
Doctore slaps away a takedown attempt from Ortega, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Doctore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ortega throws a series of punches but Doctore avoids them all with ease.
Ortega pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Doctore doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ortega swings for the body but Doctore moves out of range.
Ortega misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doctore.
Ortega goes for a double leg but Doctore avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Doctore continues to drive forward.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ortega fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Oenomaus Doctore.
I think Doctore has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Oenomaus Doctore!
Oenomaus Doctore very nearly forgot to thank BuriedAlive// Fight Gear amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Macho Man Savage (ranked 2589 p4p, 3609 weight class) and Chief Bear (ranked 353 p4p, 467 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Macho Man Savage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Bear!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savage displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bear.
Savage stuffs the takedown attempt from Bear. Bear gets slowly back to his feet.
Bear shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Savage but Savage pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Macho Man Savage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chief Bear.
Bear looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bear lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bear working Savage over with strikes.
Bear is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Savage looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Savage looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Savage looking for submissions off his back.
Savage moves into full guard.
Savage is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bear defends well.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Savage pushes a forearm under Bear's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Bear is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Macho Man Savage!
Our winner, Macho Man Savage, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pit Canthropus Jr (ranked 2141 p4p, 1688 weight class) and Malik Ali (ranked 267 p4p, 214 weight class). Canthropus Jr comes to the cage accompanied by Austin Powers - Daddy Wasn't There. Malik Ali has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Pit Canthropus Jr's chin.
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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 14 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Pit Canthropus Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Malik Ali !
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Canthropus Jr lands a jab to Ali 's midsection.
Canthropus Jr keeps Ali at a distance using the push kick.
Ali tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Canthropus Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ali tries to clinch up
and Canthropus Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ali tries a head kick but it misses.
Canthropus Jr scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ali in his tracks.
Canthropus Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Canthropus Jr was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ali tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice body punch from Canthropus Jr.
Ali pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Canthropus Jr is looking to counter with a body kick.
Ali just misses with a punch to the body.
Canthropus Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Ali dives in for a single leg takedown but Canthropus Jr sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Ali .
Ali throws out a loose jab but Canthropus Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ali or perhaps it was just good defense by Canthropus Jr, which made it look bad.
Ali fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pit Canthropus Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Malik Ali .
Ali takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ali throws a body shot but no joy.
Canthropus Jr scores with the left hand. Ali knows he should have avoided that one.
Canthropus Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Ali shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Canthropus Jr blocks a head kick by Ali .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Canthropus Jr.
Canthropus Jr swings for the body but Ali moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ali ! But no joy.
Pit Canthropus Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ali misses the body punch
and Canthropus Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Ali misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ali shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Canthropus Jr as he jumps to the side.
Canthropus Jr stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Canthropus Jr wants it to stay on the feet.
And Canthropus Jr counters with a quick kick to the body but Ali blocks it.
Ali misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Canthropus Jr.
Ali throws a head kick but Canthropus Jr moves out of range.
Ali throws a head kick that misses
and Canthropus Jr counters with a crisp right hand that drops Ali ! Canthropus Jr lets Ali back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Ali is rocked!
Canthropus Jr lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Ali - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Canthropus Jr!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pit Canthropus Jr!
Pit Canthropus Jr managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Kato, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Konstantin Stepanov (ranked 2048 p4p, 1903 weight class) and Norman Pearson (ranked 226 p4p, 214 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Norman Pearson enters the cage!
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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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Konstantin Stepanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Norman Pearson!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Pearson.
Pearson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pearson clinches with his opponent.
Pearson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pearson stalling the fight.
Stepanov has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pearson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Stepanov has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pearson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Pearson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Stepanov.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Konstantin Stepanov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pearson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pearson moves out of range as Stepanov strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A low kick from Pearson misses
and Stepanov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stepanov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stepanov takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
 It looks like Konstantin Stepanov has been cut.
Stepanov swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearson looks to land a right hand but Stepanov moved out of range.
Some wild striking there from Pearson.
As Pearson looks to move away, Stepanov throws a big counter combo but Pearson just gets out of the way.
Stepanov has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Stepanov jabs at Pearson's body.
Pearson misses with a few strikes there.
Stepanov tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Pearson defends well and Stepanov ends up having to push Pearson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Stepanov closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Stepanov working the ground and pound.
Pearson is looking to regain half guard here but Stepanov keeps moving and retains side control.
Stepanov trying to control the position but Pearson is working away.
Pearson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Pearson can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stepanov looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Pearson is avoiding damage well.
Pearson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Stepanov asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Stepanov working the ground and pound but Pearson is defending the strikes.
Stepanov lands a decent elbow from side control.
Stepanov is trying to ground and pound but Pearson uses the momentary lack of control by Stepanov to regain half guard.
Stepanov trying to control from half guard but Pearson is working away.
Stepanov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pearson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stepanov throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Pearson to regain full guard.
Pearson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Stepanov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pearson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Stepanov connects with a couple of short punches.
Stepanov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Stepanov trying to control the position from guard on top but Pearson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Stepanov is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Pearson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Pearson has escaped and now he's on top!
Pearson preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stepanov lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Stepanov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pearson is trying to control the position but Stepanov postures up.
Pearson has momentary wrist control but Stepanov slips an elbow through the middle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stepanov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stepanov cracks Pearson with a solid left hand.
Pearson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stepanov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pearson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stepanov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stepanov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Stepanov postures up.
Stepanov trying to control but Pearson is working from the bottom.
Stepanov lands a couple of digs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Konstantin Stepanov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Konstantin Stepanov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Stepanov dodges the punch combination from Pearson.
Pearson throws a right and a left that Stepanov avoids nicely.
Stepanov dives in for a single leg takedown but Pearson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Stepanov swats away the attempt to clinch by Pearson.
Stepanov jabs at Pearson's body.
Stepanov staying out of range there.
Nice defenses there by Pearson.
Stepanov misses the shot to the body.
Pearson tries to sprawl but Stepanov drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stepanov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pearson's head.
Stepanov working the head and body with strikes.
Stepanov stalling away here and it's allowed Pearson to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Pearson wants to stand and escape but Stepanov is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stepanov looking to pass the guard.
Stepanov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Stepanov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stepanov looking to sit in guard and control but Pearson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Pearson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stepanov has control of Pearson's left arm, preventing Pearson from doing any damage.
Pearson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Pearson postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Stepanov is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Pearson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Stepanov has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Pearson has passed into side control.
Stepanov isn't going anywhere.
Stepanov is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stepanov trying his best to control but Pearson has mounted him.
Stepanov tries to lock up and control but Pearson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Stepanov regains half guard.
Stepanov gets full guard.
Pearson trying to control but Stepanov is working from the bottom.
Pearson pushing down on Stepanov's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stepanov is trying to control but can't.
Pearson wants to stand up but Stepanov has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Pearson wants to free his trapped foot but Stepanov is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Stepanov misses with a series of wild punches.
Stepanov throws a big shot that misses.
Pearson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stepanov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stepanov is looking to counter punch.
Stepanov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Norman Pearson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stepanov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pearson tries to bum rush Stepanov with a series of wild strikes but Stepanov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stepanov throws a hook to the side of Pearson's head but Pearson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pearson lands with a straight right. Stepanov didn't see that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Norman Pearson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Konstantin Stepanov's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Pearson lands a head kick. Stepanov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A big left from Stepanov misses.
A slow jab from Pearson misses its intended target.
Stepanov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Stepanov gets a takedown into half guard.
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. Stepanov connects with a nice short shot to Pearson's temple.
Pearson wants to get back to his feet.
Stepanov throwing shots but Pearson is blocking nicely.
Pearson has hold of Stepanov's hands but Stepanov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Stepanov prevents Pearson from improving his position.
Stepanov trying to control the action but Pearson is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stepanov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Stepanov is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Pearson is just riding it out for now. Stepanov eventually gives up the hold.
Pearson is concentrating on defense, preventing Stepanov from advancing position.
Stepanov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Stepanov content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Stepanov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Pearson wants to get back to his feet.
Pearson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pearson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Stepanov is keen to just control but Pearson is a slippery customer.
Pearson is looking to control Stepanov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pearson avoid being mounted?
Nice strikes from Stepanov there.
Stepanov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Stepanov lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stepanov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pearson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stepanov.
Stepanov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pearson keeps working.
Stepanov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Stepanov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Stepanov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Stepanov winds up and cracks Pearson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Stepanov working Pearson over with strikes.
Stepanov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Stepanov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Pearson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Stepanov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Pearson taking some punishment here, with Stepanov in his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stepanov lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Pearson quite badly. Pearson pulls Stepanov in close trying to recover. Stepanov postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Pearson on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Pearson doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Konstantin Stepanov!
Konstantin Stepanov bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
In defeat, Norman Pearson stepped up to the mic, saying 'I knew I was better in the clinch so I did my best to get in that area and smash him. Obviously that gameplan didn't work. I will get back to camp and re-evaluate where we went wrong. Thank you all for coming out! '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Billy Cubbedge (ranked 911 p4p, 1417 weight class) and Ronaldo Gonya (ranked 124 p4p, 192 weight class). Ronaldo Gonya 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Billy Cubbedge !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ronaldo Gonya!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonya throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cubbedge .
It looks like Billy Cubbedge has been cut.
Gonya misses with a wild body shot.
Cubbedge tries to counter with a takedown but Gonya is quick to defend against it.
Cubbedge has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Cubbedge showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gonya.
Cubbedge closes the distance and clinches.
Cubbedge manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Gonya trying to control but Cubbedge is working from the bottom.
Gonya wants to pass the guard but Cubbedge is keeping the position.
Gonya trying to control but Cubbedge is working from the bottom.
Cubbedge is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gonya must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonya wants to control from the top but Cubbedge keeps moving.
Cubbedge working for a triangle but Gonya defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonya tries to free his leg and advance position but Cubbedge is retaining full guard.
Gonya working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cubbedge has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gonya can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gonya drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Cubbedge manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Gonya has Cubbedge in his guard.
Cubbedge looking to pass the guard.
Cubbedge cracks Gonya with a solid left hand.
Gonya looking for a sweep. Not yet Gonya, not yet.
Cubbedge advances to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonya tries to get to full guard but Cubbedge has control of the leg.
Gonya is defending against the submission attempts here by Cubbedge .
Gonya is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Cubbedge jumps into side control!
Cubbedge trying to control the action but Gonya is working from the bottom.
Cubbedge working the ground and pound but Gonya is defending the strikes.
Cubbedge passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Gonya!
Cubbedge tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Cubbedge landing punches.
Gonya tries to control Cubbedge 's body but Cubbedge pushes him off. Gonya squirms to his side and now Cubbedge has his back!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Cubbedge 's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cubbedge has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Gonya has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Cubbedge is looking to control Gonya but Gonya is wriggling around and keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gonya rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Gonya is not content to let Cubbedge control the position.
Cubbedge thows a huge punch but Gonya dodges it nicely.
Cubbedge is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Gonya makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gonya.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cubbedge wants to control from the top but Gonya keeps moving.
Gonya looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Cubbedge has picked Gonya up and slammed him! Gonya can't keep hold of the triangle and Cubbedge manages to pass to side control!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cubbedge trying to control the position but Gonya is working away.
Gonya is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Cubbedge scores with a couple of short elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Cubbedge dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Billy Cubbedge 's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gonya paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gonya gets caught napping as Cubbedge dives in and scores a takedown. Gonya manages to retain guard.
Gonya had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cubbedge defends it easily.
Gonya being controlled here, momentarily.
Cubbedge pushing down on Gonya's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Well, if Cubbedge is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Cubbedge looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonya tries to get to full guard but Cubbedge has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cubbedge wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gonya keeps working.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cubbedge lands a nice short elbow.
Cubbedge is keen to just control but Gonya is a slippery customer.
Gonya tries to roll over but Cubbedge keeps him under control.
Cubbedge is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gonya has managed to free his arm - good work.
Cubbedge thows a huge punch but Gonya dodges it nicely.
Cubbedge working Gonya over with strikes.
Gonya is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gonya keeps trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cubbedge is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Cubbedge is looking for a kimura here.
Gonya wants to get back to full guard.
Cubbedge is working for an americana but Gonya has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Cubbedge was thinking about the submission.
Cubbedge pushes down on Gonya's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Gonya moves into full guard.
Cubbedge won't allow Gonya to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cubbedge chips away with some ground and pound.
Cubbedge landing with the ground and pound.
Cubbedge throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gonya works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gonya working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cubbedge doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cubbedge manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cubbedge drops back looking for a leg! Gonya is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gonya manages to kick Cubbedge off! Cubbedge jumps back into Gonya's guard.
Gonya is looking for a triangle here but Cubbedge uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Gonya tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cubbedge tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Cubbedge is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gonya is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Gonya being controlled for a moment.
Gonya tries to bench press Cubbedge off him but Cubbedge keeps the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cubbedge is working Gonya over with some ground and pound from side control.
Gonya is looking to reverse the position.
Cubbedge wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gonya, who protects the arm well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Cubbedge dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Billy Cubbedge 's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Gonya throws a nice looking combination but Cubbedge bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gonya moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cubbedge fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cubbedge moves into the clinch.
Cubbedge on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gonya crunches a lovely knee into Cubbedge 's ribcage.
Gonya landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gonya is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Gonya trying to land knees to the body.
Cubbedge jumps guard but Gonya turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Cubbedge keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gonya's efforts to push away.
Gonya is leaning against Cubbedge and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonya tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cubbedge keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gonya's efforts to push away.
Cubbedge takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cubbedge tries to pull guard but Gonya holds him up against the cage and eventually Cubbedge drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Cubbedge . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gonya tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cubbedge has Gonya pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gonya manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Gonya ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Gonya no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Gonya working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cubbedge doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cubbedge manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gonya wants to hit a sweep here but Cubbedge passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Gonya there!
Gonya is looking to get to half guard.
Cubbedge controlling the pace for now.
Cubbedge putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cubbedge looking to control and managing it successfully.
Cubbedge punishing his opponent with strikes.
Gonya is rocked!
Gonya sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Cubbedge tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gonya knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gonya tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Cubbedge prevents Gonya from improving his position.
Cubbedge looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Gonya taking some punishment here, with Cubbedge in his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonya is trying to get back to full guard.
Cubbedge wants to free his trapped foot but Gonya is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Gonya is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cubbedge wants to take a breather but Gonya is having none of it.
Gonya is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cubbedge seems to be working for a kimura but Gonya defends the submission attempt.
Cubbedge sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gonya defending well though.
Ronaldo Gonya has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cubbedge prevents Gonya from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cubbedge trying to control the action but Gonya is working from the bottom.
Cubbedge has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gonya throws a strike from the bottom but Cubbedge passes into side control!
Cubbedge is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gonya can do to turn this around?
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Cubbedge lands a few punches from side control.
Billy Cubbedge is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cubbedge lands a nice forearm strike.
Gonya is not content to let Cubbedge control the position.
Cubbedge is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Gonya will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gonya gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ronaldo Gonya.
I think Cubbedge 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Cubbedge !
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Chaelsson (ranked 1484 p4p, 1646 weight class) and Arnaldur Hjoervarsson (ranked 167 p4p, 190 weight class). Hjoervarsson has chosen The Only as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Arnaldur Hjoervarsson told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Patrick Chaelsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arnaldur Hjoervarsson!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hjoervarsson is looking to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Chaelsson misses the target.
Chaelsson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The House Of Pain in the buildup to the fight.
Hjoervarsson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hjoervarsson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Chaelsson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hjoervarsson tries to clinch up.
Nice cross by Chaelsson.
It looks like Arnaldur Hjoervarsson has been cut.
Hjoervarsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chaelsson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Donk. Chaelsson catches Hjoervarsson right on the button with a cross.
Chaelsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice straight punches there by Hjoervarsson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hjoervarsson.
Hjoervarsson blocks a jab.
Hjoervarsson walks into a left hand.
Hjoervarsson fails in his attempt to clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hjoervarsson.
Chaelsson feinted with a counter takedown.
Arnaldur Hjoervarsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hjoervarsson lands with an overhand left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaelsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chaelsson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hjoervarsson moves into the clinch.
Hjoervarsson prevents the takedown attempt.
Hjoervarsson breaks from the clinch.
Hjoervarsson with a poor takedown
and Chaelsson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hjoervarsson pushes Chaelsson off but Chaelsson dives into side control.
Patrick Chaelsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arnaldur Hjoervarsson.
Chaelsson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Hjoervarsson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Hjoervarsson bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hjoervarsson 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 has opened up Arnaldur Hjoervarsson's cut even more.
Chaelsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hjoervarsson manages to avoid it.
Hjoervarsson steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Chaelsson looks to throw the jab but Hjoervarsson is out of range.
Hjoervarsson slips under a jab from Chaelsson.
Hjoervarsson pushes Chaelsson up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaelsson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hjoervarsson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Chaelsson wants a takedown but no success here.
Chaelsson tries to score a body lock takedown but Hjoervarsson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Chaelsson goes for a takedown attempt but Hjoervarsson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hjoervarsson has closed the distance and engaged Chaelsson in a clinch.
Hjoervarsson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Chaelsson wants to take the fight to the mat but Hjoervarsson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Chaelsson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Hjoervarsson avoiding damage.
Hjoervarsson is working Chaelsson over against the cage.
Chaelsson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hjoervarsson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hjoervarsson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chaelsson tries for a takedown but Hjoervarsson manages to get underhooks.
Chaelsson is breathing heavily.
Hjoervarsson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hjoervarsson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Hjoervarsson.
Hjoervarsson breaks from the clinch.
Hjoervarsson rushes Chaelsson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Chaelsson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hjoervarsson gets through Chaelsson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hjoervarsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hjoervarsson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Patrick Chaelsson has been cut.
Chaelsson throws a body punch but Hjoervarsson moves out of range.
Chaelsson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hjoervarsson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Hjoervarsson is trying to improve his position.
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!
An elbow from Chaelsson crashes against the mat.
Hjoervarsson tries to buck Chaelsson off but Chaelsson is having none of it.
Chaelsson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Chaelsson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaelsson prevents Hjoervarsson from escaping the position.
Hjoervarsson regains half guard, as Chaelsson was trying to land strikes.
Chaelsson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hjoervarsson wants to get back to his feet.
Hjoervarsson has hold of Chaelsson's hands but Chaelsson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hjoervarsson is trying to stand.
Chaelsson working Hjoervarsson over with strikes.
The cut above Arnaldur Hjoervarsson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Arnaldur Hjoervarsson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Patrick Chaelsson!
After winning the bout, Patrick Chaelsson 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Larson Picker (ranked 884 p4p, 591 weight class) and Emilio Rojas (ranked 117 p4p, 72 weight class). Larson Picker 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 17 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Larson Picker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Emilio Rojas!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Picker connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rojas momentarily.
Rojas takes a swing at Picker's ribcage but misses.
Picker with a hook.
Rojas slips under a jab from Picker.
Picker scores with a jab to the body.
Rojas misses with a looping left.
Rojas misses with an uppercut.
Rojas misses the shot to the body.
Picker connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rojas gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Picker looks to throw the jab but Rojas is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Rojas on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Picker throws out a loose jab but Rojas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Larson Picker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rojas looks to land a right hand but Picker moved out of range.
It looked like Picker wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A right-left combo lands from Picker.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rojas looks to throw the jab but Picker is out of range.
Picker misses with an uppercut. Rojas saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Picker misses its intended target.
Rojas looks to score with a jab to the body but Picker is just out of range.
Rojas ducks under a wild hook from Picker.
Rojas has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Picker misses its intended target.
A jab lands there for Rojas.
Rojas throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Picker, as that shot connected.
Picker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A left lands for Picker.
Picker missing with a left hand there. Rojas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rojas throws out a counter right but Picker avoids it with no problem.
Picker falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rojas counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Larson Picker has been cut.
A cross from Picker lands.
Picker looks to land a left hand but Rojas moved out of range nicely.
Rojas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Picker takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Picker is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice jab there from Picker.
Picker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Picker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rojas misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rojas gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Picker stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rojas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Picker.
Rojas slips a straight right by Picker.
Picker gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rojas.
Picker misses with a straight right.
Picker misses the shot to the body.
Rojas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Picker.
A lazy left from Picker finds it's target.
A punch lands to the side of Rojas 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The fighters circling - Picker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rojas fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Picker swings widly with a right hand
and Rojas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rojas missing with a left hand there. Picker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little feinted left hand from Picker on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Picker misses with a straight left.
Rojas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rojas throws the left hand but Picker avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Picker wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Picker misses.
Picker comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A big left from Rojas misses.
Rojas is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Picker.
Rojas looks to throw the jab but Picker is out of range.
Rojas lands a lovely overhand right.
Picker digs a good hook to Rojas's body.
Picker throws a big shot that misses.
Sloppy strikes from Rojas. Those never looked like landing.
Picker feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rojass jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Picker misses with a looping right.
It seemed like Rojas was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Picker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rojas.
Picker takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Picker throws a hook but Rojas avoids it easily.
Rojas misses with a straight left.
It looked like Picker wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Picker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rojas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rojas throws a lazy uppercut
and Picker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Picker looks to score with a jab to the body but Rojas is just out of range.
Picker defending well as Rojas loads up on a big left hand.
Picker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rojas.
Rojas throws a body shot but no joy.
Picker connects with a body shot.
Picker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rojas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Picker is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Rojas shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rojas throws a lazy right hand but Picker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Picker misses its target.
Picker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rojas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Picker throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Picker scores with a nice right hand.
Rojas throws a series of punches but Picker avoids them all with ease.
A jab from Picker misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Rojas misses.
Rojas walks into a stiff left hand from Picker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larson Picker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Larson Picker's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Picker misses with a hook.
Rojas unleashes a big counter combination but Picker bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Picker slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rojas misses with a lunging right hand
and Picker counters with a stiff right hand.
Rojas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Picker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rojas.
Rojas throws the left hand but Picker avoids the punch easily.
Rojas takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Picker needs to keep his hands up - Rojas had a free shot at his head there.
Picker looks to land a right hand but Rojas moved out of range.
Larson Picker is winning the standup battle so far.
Picker slips under a jab.
Rojas has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Picker slips a straight right by Rojas.
Rojas throws the left hand but Picker avoids the punch easily.
Picker misses with a hook to the body
and Rojas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Picker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Picker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rojas can do to turn this around?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Picker scores with the left hand. Rojas knows he should have avoided that one.
Rojas tests Picker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Picker cracks Rojas with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Picker throws a shot from downtown. Rojas moves away and avoids it.
Picker lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rojas's sensitive parts.
Picker throws a right hand that misses
enabling Rojas to counter with a crisp jab.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Rojas might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Picker has got the better of the exchanges.
Picker connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rojas. Rojas circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Picker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Picker misses with a looping left.
Picker misses with a right hand
and Rojas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Picker throws an overhand right that lands on Rojas's shoulder, as Rojas tries to avoid the shot.
Nice defenses there by Rojas.
The fighters circle momentarily. Picker darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rojas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Picker throws out the jab.
Rojas looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Picker lands with a right hand.
Rojas connects with a body shot that sends Picker's belly button to the back.
Rojas throws a hook but Picker avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Picker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rojas slips a straight right by Picker.
Picker misses with a wild body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Picker.
A combination from Picker does no damage.
Picker avoids the body shot from Rojas.
Picker misses with a two punch combination.
Picker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rojas.
Rojas getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rojas misses with an uppercut.
Picker throws a jab when Rojas was well out of range.
Picker throws out a loose jab but Rojas uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big left from Picker misses.
A big right from Picker misses.
Picker throws a hook but Rojas avoids it easily.
Picker lunges at Rojas with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rojas's hand.
Picker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rojas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rojas takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Picker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rojas's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Picker connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rojas scrambles back to his feet.
Rojas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Picker looks to score with a jab to the body but Rojas is just out of range.
Rojas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Picker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rojas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A lazy left from Rojas finds it's target.
Picker throws an off balance right hand
and Rojas counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Picker thinking.
Picker loads up on a big right hand but Rojas slips the punch.
Rojas moves out of range as Picker strikes.
Picker scores with a punch to the head.
A jab from Picker misses.
Rojas slips a jab from Picker.
It seemed like Rojas was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some bone on bone action there as Rojas checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rojas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Picker loads up on a big right hand but Rojas slips the punch.
Rojas throws out a counter right but Picker avoids it with no problem.
Picker throws a body shot but no joy.
Rojas lands with a cross.
Picker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rojas.
Rojas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Picker misses with an uppercut. Rojas saw that one coming.
Picker connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheers as Rojas lands an impressive looking overhand right. Picker doesn't seem phased though.
Picker takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rojas closes the distance and lands a one-two.
 Picker is rocked!
Rojas lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Picker falls backwards - clearly groggy! Rojas dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Emilio Rojas!
A relieved looking Emilio Rojas thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Lawrence (ranked 972 p4p, 1243 weight class) and Mauro Carnera (ranked 134 p4p, 171 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lawrence might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to No Surrender. Carnera has chosen Bad Religion - Infected as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Lawrence!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mauro Carnera!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawrence feints and as Carnera raises his hands in defense, Lawrence changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Carnera manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Carnera is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Carnera misses with the head strike.
Carnera breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Carnera tries to land a front kick but Lawrence steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
John Lawrence seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lawrence has a takedown stuffed.
A thudding body kick lands there by Lawrence!
Carnera has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lawrence 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 Carnera has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Carnera and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lawrence needs to keep his hands up - Carnera had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lawrence looks to land a right hand but Carnera moved out of range.
Lawrence throws a looping overhand right but Carnera ducks down to avoid it.
Lawrence misses the jab.
Carnera keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lawrence.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lawrence 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 Carnera has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Carnera and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Carnera misses with a jab to the body
and Lawrence counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence dives in for a single leg takedown but Carnera sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Lawrence. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lawrence lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lawrence throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Carnera misses with a series of wild punches.
Lawrence misses with a straight left.
Lawrence looks to land a combination but Carnera avoids it well.
Carnera pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Carnera tries to bum rush Lawrence with a series of wild strikes but Lawrence uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lawrence ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lawrence avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carnera connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Carnera lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lawrence tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Carnera swivels and escapes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence throws a right hand that Carnera ducks under and follows up with a left that Carnera also avoids with ease.
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!
Some wild striking there from Carnera.
Lawrence throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carnera digs a good hook to Lawrence's body.
Lawrence throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Carnera connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Carnera getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A punch combination from Carnera misses.
Lawrence tries to counter with a takedown but Carnera is quick to defend against it.
Carnera needs to keep his hands up - Lawrence had a free shot at his head there.
Carnera throws a poor cross that misses
letting Lawrence counter with a right hand.
Lawrence gets the takedown into side control.
Carnera wants to get back to his feet but Lawrence drags him back down.
Lawrence passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Carnera!
Lawrence postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Carnera looks a forlorn figure.
Lawrence sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence with the ground and pound from mount.
Lawrence goes for an armbar but Carnera turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Carnera.
Lawrence controls Carnera momentarily but Carnera frees himself.
Carnera won't allow Lawrence to sweep him here.
Lawrence is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lawrence looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lawrence wants to hit a sweep here but Carnera passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Lawrence there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence regains half guard.
Lawrence is trying to control but Carnera passes into side control!
Lawrence manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Lawrence makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lawrence.
Lawrence not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Carnera must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lawrence has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Carnera can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lawrence is trying to keep Carnera in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mauro Carnera will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lawrence bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Carnera's head.
It looks like Mauro Carnera has been cut.
Carnera pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lawrence back to the cage. Carnera follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Carnera cracks a nice hook into Lawrence's ribs.
Carnera on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Carnera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lawrence was well out of range. Poor timing from Carnera.
Carnera misses with a leg kick
and Carnera takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lawrence tries a low kick but Carnera avoids it.
Lawrence throws a right hand that misses
and Carnera connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lawrence throws a body kick that misses
and Carnera counters with an outside leg kick.
Lawrence throws a hook to the side of Carnera's head but Carnera sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Carnera has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lawrence connects with a single shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice combination there by Carnera.
Lawrence tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Carnera swivels and escapes.
Lawrence uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carnera.
Lawrence works Carnera's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carnera slips a jab from Lawrence.
Mauro Carnera is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lawrence ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lawrence fails with the takedown.
Lawrence fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Carnera misses with an uppercut
and Lawrence counters with a right hand to the body.
Lawrence throws a front kick aimed at Carnera's knee but Carnera avoids it well.
Carnera misses the shot to the body.
Carnera defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lawrence.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Lawrence. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carnera's corner calls for a 1-2. Carnera obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lawrence misses with a combination
and Carnera counters with a left to the body.
Carnera throws a body shot but no joy.
Carnera's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lawrence under the eye.
Lawrence shoots in for a takedown but Carnera shows good takedown defense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lawrence throws a leg kick
and Carnera counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good work by Carnera as he checks the leg kick.
Lawrence dips to his left and cracks Carnera with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A low kick from Carnera misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lawrence throws a hook but Carnera blocks it.
Lawrence throws a hook to the side of Carnera's head but Carnera sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Carnera swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Carnera's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Carnera duly obliges.
Lawrence throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Carnera doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Carnera misses with an uppercut. Lawrence saw that one coming.
Lawrence shoots for a takedown but Carnera saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lawrence throws a right hand that misses
and Lawrence takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sloppy strikes from Carnera. Those never looked like landing.
Lawrence will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Carnera only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Carnera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lawrence manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence throws a series of punches but Carnera avoids them all with ease.
Carnera looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Carnera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lawrence.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lawrence. That's going to slow Carnera down.
Lawrence thows a left - swing and a miss!
Carnera doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lawrence slips under a jab.
Carnera throws a right hand that Lawrence ducks under and follows up with a left that Lawrence also avoids with ease.
Carnera slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Carnera misses with an uppercut.
Lawrence takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lawrence slips under a jab.
Carnera throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Carnera throws a leg kick that misses.
Lawrence misses with a kick to the body.
Despite the aggression on Carnera's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Lawrence misses with a two punch combination.
The fighters circling - Lawrence throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence ducks under a wild hook from Carnera.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carnera dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lawrence thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Carnera if he has to take too many more of those.
Lawrence goes for a double leg but Carnera avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Carnera continues to drive forward.
Lawrence walks into a left hand.
Lawrence fails with the takedown
and Carnera counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Carnera sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Lawrence comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lawrence looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lawrence lunges at Carnera with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Carnera's hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lawrence misses with a body kick.
Mauro Carnera seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lawrence bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Lawrence wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Carnera fails to land with a series of punches.
Carnera displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mauro Carnera showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mauro Carnera'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. And we move into the final round!
Carnera misses the shot to the body.
Lawrence misses with a body shot.
Carnera lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lawrence comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lawrence swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mauro Carnera is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lawrence manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Carnera on his heels. He'll look to pass Carnera's guard now, I'm sure.
Lawrence missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lawrence trying to control the position from guard on top but Carnera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carnera working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lawrence.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawrence trying to control the position from guard on top but Carnera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lawrence in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Carnera is keeping the position for now.
Lawrence is working hard here to advance position.
Carnera preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Carnera is looking to stand up but Lawrence isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Carnera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lawrence was well out of range. Poor timing from Carnera.
Carnera staying out of range there.
Lawrence shoots in but Carnera avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Carnera misses with a straight left.
Carnera takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Carnera throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lawrence with a poor takedown
and Carnera counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carnera throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carnera pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Carnera ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Carnera tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carnera misses with a few strikes there.
Lawrence throws a body kick that misses.
Lawrence shoots in looking for a takedown. Carnera tries to sprawl out of it but Lawrence keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Carnera manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Lawrence. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carnera scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
John Lawrence has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lawrence looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Carnera makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Carnera.
A low kick from Lawrence misses
and Lawrence takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lawrence looks to land a left hand but Carnera moved out of range nicely.
Carnera scores with a shot to the body.
Carnera throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Carnera misses with a hook to the body
and Lawrence makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Carnera throws a body shot but no joy.
Carnera connects with a right hand. Lawrence shakes it off.
Carnera misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lawrence misses with a looping right.
Carnera throws a right and a left that Lawrence avoids nicely.
Carnera takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab from Lawrence.
Mauro Carnera is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence swings widly with a right hand
and Carnera counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carnera connects with a solid leg kick.
Carnera throws a hook but Lawrence blocks it.
A little feinted left hand from Lawrence on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Carnera chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A telegraphed right hand from Lawrence misses the target.
Lawrence walks into a jab.
Lawrence throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Carnera counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lawrence's knee momentarily.
Carnera scores with a punch to the head.
Carnera pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lawrence missing with a left hand there. Carnera was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Carnera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lawrence moves away.
Lawrence throws a big shot that misses.
Carnera throws out a counter right but Lawrence avoids it with no problem.
Carnera swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lawrence is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carnera.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mauro Carnera comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Carnera 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mauro Carnera!
A relieved looking Mauro Carnera thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated John Lawrence had this to say: 'Cobra Kai Rules!! Ill be back. No retreat! No surrender! Strike First! Strike Hard!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gil Jacobson (ranked 600 p4p, 561 weight class) and Herbert Mullin (ranked 74 p4p, 69 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Herbert Mullin was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gil Jacobson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Herbert Mullin!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Jacobson misses.
Jacobson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Mullin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mullin.
Jacobson is trying to break the clinch but Mullin is controlling him.
Jacobson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mullin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jacobson smiles and moves away.
Jacobson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mullin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mullin moves into the clinch.
Mullin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mullin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jacobson's elbow.
Mullin jumps guard but Jacobson stands there with Mullin around his waist. Mullin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mullin lands a body shot.
Jacobson struggles to land a body shot inside as Mullin controls his hands.
Mullin jumps guard but Jacobson stands there with Mullin around his waist. Mullin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gil Jacobson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Herbert Mullin.
Jacobson scores with a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mullin tries to throw a body punch but Jacobson avoids it by throwing Mullin back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jacobson misses with some punches.
Jacobson working aggressively here.
Mullin fails to pull guard.
Jacobson breaks from the clinch.
Mullin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jacobson swings for the body but Mullin moves out of range.
Mullin has taken the fight to the clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Mullin has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Jacobson tries to circle away but Mullin has him pinned against the cage.
A short right from Jacobson on the inside.
Jacobson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mullins head.
Mullin is working Jacobson over against the cage.
Mullin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jacobson's elbow.
Mullin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mullin lands a hook that snaps the head of Jacobson backwards.
Mullin lands a body shot.
Jacobson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mullin manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mullin looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Mullin is continuing to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mullin is trying to control the position but Jacobson postures up.
Mullin is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Jacobson forces his way into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mullin is looking to escape.
Mullin trying to hold on to Jacobson's head to control him but Jacobson postures up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gil Jacobson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Jacobson.
Mullin gets a takedown into half guard.
Jacobson is staying active underneath Mullin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mullin might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Jacobson haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mullin controlling the pace.
Mullin tries to pass to full mount but Jacobson defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mullin is trying to control. Jacobson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mullin content to control rather than advance.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herbert Mullin dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mullin doesn't manage to clinch there - Jacobson circles away.
Jacobson is looking for a counter combo.
Horrible takedown attempt by Mullin or perhaps it was just good defense by Jacobson, which made it look bad.
Mullin slips under a jab from Jacobson.
Mullin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A slow jab from Mullin misses its intended target.
Jacobson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mullin moves into the clinch successfully.
Mullin blocks an uppercut.
Mullin struggles to land a body shot inside as Jacobson controls his hands.
Jacobson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jacobson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mullin fails to pull guard.
Jacobson lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mullin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jacobson has a couple of punches blocked by Mullin.
Mullin gets control of Jacobson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Mullin will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Mullin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mullin keeping full guard, as Jacobson tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobson trying to control the position from guard on top but Mullin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Mullin holds on and takes a little breather.
Mullin working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mullin has control of Jacobson's left arm, preventing Jacobson from doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A jab lands there for Mullin.
Jacobson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mullin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jacobson misses with a hook to the body
and Mullin counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Jacobson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mullin plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Gil Jacobson has been cut.
Jacobson lands a right hook to the body.
Mullin gets a clinch.
Jacobson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mullin fails to pull guard.
Gil Jacobson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Herbert Mullin.
Mullin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mullin lands a nice shot to the body.
Jacobson throws a head punch that misses.
Jacobson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mullin has a couple of punches blocked by Jacobson.
Mullin is trying to pull guard but Jacobson has him pressed against the cage.
Mullin drags the fight down to the ground.
Jacobson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Jacobson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mullin looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mullin looking for a guillotine here but Jacobson defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Herbert Mullin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Gil Jacobson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Jacobson swings for the body but Mullin moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Mullin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jacobson doesn't seem phased though.
Jacobson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mullin.
Mullin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jacobson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Jacobson catches Mullin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jacobson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mullin wants to clinch up but Jacobson keeps it at a distance.
Jacobson walks into a stiff left hand from Mullin.
Jacobson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jacobson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jacobson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mullin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jacobson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mullin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jacobson.
Jacobson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mullin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mullin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mullin looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jacobson is not content to let Mullin control the position.
Mullin is thwarting Jacobson's attempts to control the position.
Mullin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jacobson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mullin is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Gil Jacobson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Mullin has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Mullin is thwarting Jacobson's attempts to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sloppy strikes from Jacobson. Those never looked like landing.
Jacobson misses the jab.
Jacobson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Good shot there by Jacobson.
Nice uppercut lands for Mullin. That snapped Jacobson's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Jacobson misses
and Mullin counters with a stiff right hand.
Mullin throws a head kick that half lands.
Gil Jacobson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jacobson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mullin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mullin slips under a jab from Jacobson.
Herbert Mullin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jacobson throws a jab when Mullin was well out of range.
Jacobson scores with a leg kick.
Mullin dives in and grabs Jacobson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jacobson pushes down on Mullin's head and hops out.
Mullin connects with a jab.
Jacobson takes a swing at Mullin's ribcage but misses.
Mullin scores with a takedown into Jacobson's guard.
Mullin controlling from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacobson is pulling down on Mullin's head. It's preventing any offense from Mullin, at least for the moment.
Mullin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that's the end of the fight!
Herbert Mullin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mullin 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Herbert Mullin!
Our winner, Herbert Mullin, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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