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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jaakko Ilmarinen (ranked 3788 p4p, 2208 weight class) and Billy Marques (ranked 457 p4p, 289 weight class). Marques has chosen Raining Blood as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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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 7 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaakko Ilmarinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Billy Marques!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ilmarinen misses with a body kick.
Ilmarinen misses with an uppercut.
Marques appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A big right from Ilmarinen misses.
Marques bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ilmarinen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ilmarinen throws an off balance right hand
and Marques counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ilmarinen thinking.
Marques is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Marques avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marques dives in and scores a takedown into Ilmarinen's guard.
Marques trying to control but Ilmarinen is working from the bottom.
Marques slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Marques postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ilmarinen pushes Marques off and gets back to his feet.
Ilmarinen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jaakko Ilmarinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marques avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It seemed like Marques was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ilmarinen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ilmarinen misses the jab.
Ilmarinen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ilmarinen connects with a body shot.
Marques shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ilmarinen misses with an uppercut
and Marques 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.
The fighters circling - Ilmarinen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marques changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Ilmarinen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ilmarinen misses with a wild body shot.
Ilmarinen is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marques throws a big shot that misses.
Ilmarinen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ilmarinen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ilmarinen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marques slips a jab from Ilmarinen.
Ilmarinen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Marques throws a body shot but no joy.
Ilmarinen misses the jab.
Marques now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A big right from Ilmarinen misses.
Marques lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Marques ducks under a wild hook from Ilmarinen.
Marques lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ilmarinen at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Ilmarinen misses the target.
A jab from Ilmarinen misses.
Ilmarinen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Marques counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ilmarinen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Marques counters with a nice body shot.
Ilmarinen throws an off balance right hand
and Marques counters with a right hand to the body.
Marques connects with a body shot that sends Ilmarinen's belly button to the back.
Marques uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ilmarinen.
It seemed like Marques was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ilmarinen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ilmarinen throws a hook but Marques blocks it.
A nice side step and Marques releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ilmarinen misses with a hook to the body
and Marques counters with a nice uppercut.
Marques moves out of range as Ilmarinen throws a body kick.
Marques is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ilmarinen with a body shot.
Ilmarinen throws an off balance right hand
and Marques counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Marques will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ilmarinen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marques showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ilmarinen.
Marques changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marques misses with a shot to the body
and Ilmarinen counters with a nice uppercut.
Ilmarinen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Marques counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Marques.
Ilmarinen misses with a straight left.
Ilmarinen throws a body shot but no joy.
Marques appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Marques cracks Ilmarinen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Good exchange - Ilmarinen coming out on top.
Ilmarinen misses with a left hand
and Marques counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ilmarinen stuffs the takedown.
A swing and a miss from Ilmarinen.
Marques is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ilmarinen with a body shot.
Marques punishes Ilmarinen's body with a nice straight punch.
Marques is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ilmarinen had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ilmarinen misses with an uppercut
and Marques counters with a nice body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Ilmarinen.
Ilmarinen misses with an uppercut. Marques saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Marques! But no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jaakko Ilmarinen will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Marques takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ilmarinen scores with a body shot.
Marques blocks a jab.
Marques with the counter takedown but Ilmarinen avoids it easily.
Marques waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ilmarinen.
Marques drops his hands momentarily and Ilmarinen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ilmarinen throws a nice looking combination but Marques bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ilmarinen misses with a hook to the body
and Ilmarinen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marques takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ilmarinen throws a lazy uppercut
and Marques connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marques connects with a right hand. Ilmarinen shakes it off.
A big left from Ilmarinen misses.
And Marques tries to counter it with a takedown but Ilmarinen pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Marques dodges the punch combination from Ilmarinen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ilmarinen throws a nice looking combination but Marques bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ilmarinen misses with a straight left.
Ilmarinen misses with a left hand
and Marques counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ilmarinen misses with a hook to the body
and Marques counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ilmarinen throws a sloppy body shot
and Marques counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marques loads up on a big right hand but Ilmarinen slips the punch.
Marques scores with a jab to the head.
Ilmarinen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Marques's head backwards.
Ilmarinen throws a nice looking combination but Marques bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Marques tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ilmarinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Marques.
Ilmarinen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Marques counters with a stiff right hand.
Marques lands a jab to the head.
A swing and a miss from Ilmarinen.
Ilmarinen throws a right hand that misses
and Marques counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marques moves in looking to clinch but Ilmarinen pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen throws a right hand that misses
and Marques counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Marques.
Ilmarinen misses with an uppercut.
Jaakko Ilmarinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Ilmarinen dips to his left and cracks Marques with an uppercut!
Jaakko Ilmarinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ilmarinen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Marques counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marques misses with a body shot.
Marques ducks under a wild hook from Ilmarinen.
Ilmarinen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marques steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ilmarinen.
Ilmarinen lands a right hook to the body.
Ilmarinen lands a really nice looking cross but Marques seems unphased.
Marques swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marques tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen misses with the body kick
enabling Marques to counter with a crisp jab.
Ilmarinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marques moves away.
Marques drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ilmarinen defends it well.
Marques takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Marques ducks under a wild hook from Ilmarinen.
Ilmarinen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Marques counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ilmarinen just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Marques on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ilmarinen throws a right hand that misses
and Marques counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marques tries to clinch but Ilmarinen moves out of range.
A left lands for Marques.
Marques steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ilmarinen. That one must have hurt.
Ilmarinen throws a poor cross that misses
and Marques counters with a straight right hand.
Marques takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ilmarinen misses the shot to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marques throws a jab but it's blocked by Ilmarinen.
Marques takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ilmarinen fails to land with a series of punches.
Marques is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ilmarinen with a body shot.
Marques uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ilmarinen.
Marques uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ilmarinen.
Ilmarinen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ilmarinen misses with a looping left.
Marques appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A punch combination from Ilmarinen misses.
Ilmarinen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ilmarinen misses with a kick to the body.
Marques swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marques walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ilmarinen lands a jab to the head.
Marques throws the left hand but Ilmarinen avoids the punch easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jaakko Ilmarinen will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Ilmarinen throws a poor cross that misses
and Ilmarinen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marques scores with a body shot.
Marques avoids a punch combination nicely.
Marques moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ilmarinen throws an off balance right hand
and Marques connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marques cracks Ilmarinen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ilmarinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marques manages to avoid it.
Marques looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Marques trying to control the position from guard on top but Ilmarinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marques is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ilmarinen trying to keep a closed guard but Marques is proving a slippery customer.
Ilmarinen pulls Marques in close to his closed guard and prevents Marques from doing any damage or advancing position.
Marques postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ilmarinen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Marques postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Marques postures up in Ilmarinen's guard and throws a big left but Ilmarinen blocks it.
Marques looking to pass the guard.
Marques trying to control but Ilmarinen is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ilmarinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ilmarinen misses with a looping left.
Marques lands with an overhand left.
Marques thuds a left hand into Ilmarinen's body.
Good shot there by Ilmarinen.
Marques steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ilmarinen.
Marques misses with a wild body shot.
Ilmarinen throws a series of punches but Marques avoids them all with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marques changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ilmarinen looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Ilmarinen tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Ilmarinen is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen is trying to stand but he's just given Marques his back.
Marques has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Ilmarinen defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Marques's arms.
Ilmarinen wants to get back to his feet.
Marques working for a choke but Ilmarinen is defending well.
Marques has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Ilmarinen is defending well but eventually Marques manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Ilmarinen has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Billy Marques!
A very excited looking Billy Marques made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Jaakko Ilmarinen spoke after the fight, saying 'Lucky rat I had flu'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Loki Mills (ranked 1524 p4p, 2909 weight class) and Nathaniel Syndicate (ranked 198 p4p, 359 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Loki Mills!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Nathaniel Syndicate!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mills misses with a combination
enabling Syndicate to counter with a crisp jab.
Donk. Mills catches Syndicate right on the button with a cross.
A big left from Syndicate misses.
Mills lunges at Syndicate with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Syndicate's hand.
A left and a right from Mills both land. Nice combination.
Mills feints a jab promting Syndicate to slip. Mills then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Syndicate slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Syndicate works over Mills's head and body with a nice combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Syndicate goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mills fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Syndicate looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Syndicate swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mills counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Syndicate misses with a series of wild punches.
Mills was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Mills slips a jab from Syndicate.
Syndicate throws a nice looking combination but Mills bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Syndicate thows a left - swing and a miss!
Syndicate misses with a double jab.
Mills throws a right and a left that both miss.
Syndicate uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mills.
A little jabbing left from Syndicate on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mills throws a right and a left that Syndicate avoids nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Syndicate misses.
Mills lands with a good body shot.
Mills ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Syndicate moves away.
Syndicate uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mills.
Syndicate closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mills swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Syndicate counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mills throws a series of punches but Syndicate moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Syndicate's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Syndicate fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mills manages to avoid it.
Mills misses the jab.
Mills connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mills will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Syndicate misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mills.
Mills misses with a looping left.
Syndicate scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Syndicate walks into a straight right hand from Mills.
Syndicate looks to land a combination but Mills avoids it well.
Some wild striking there from Mills.
Syndicate dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mills connects with the punch.
Mills misses with a few strikes there.
Mills throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Syndicate to counter with a crisp jab.
Syndicate works the jab nicely.
Mills throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Syndicate.
Loki Mills seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Syndicate jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Syndicate slips under a jab from Mills.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Syndicate! But no joy.
Mills is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mills misses with a body shot.
Syndicate swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mills.
Mills throws a series of punches but Syndicate moves out of range.
Mills throws a lazy uppercut
and Syndicate counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mills throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mills throws a body punch but Syndicate moves out of range.
Mills takes one to the chin there.
Syndicate swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Mills wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mills lands with a cross.
Syndicate bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mills's head.
Mills comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Syndicate looks to score with a jab to the body but Mills is just out of range.
Mills lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mills fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Syndicate throws out a counter right but Mills avoids it with no problem.
Mills displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Syndicate throws out the jab.
Mills throws a lazy right hand but Syndicate sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Syndicate misses with a straight left.
Syndicate lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Syndicate.
Mills throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Syndicate.
Syndicate is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Mills with a body shot.
Syndicate scores with a jab. Mills acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
 Mills is rocked!
Syndicate avoids a punch combination nicely.
Oh Mills is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Syndicate looks to land a right hand but Mills moved out of range.
Mills seems to have got his legs back now.
Mills misses with a jab, cross combination.
Syndicate takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mills misses with a hook to the body
enabling Syndicate to counter with a crisp jab.
Mills swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Syndicate.
Syndicate takes a swing at Mills's ribcage but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Loki Mills will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mills pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Syndicate back to the cage. Mills follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Syndicate digs a good body shot into Mills's ribs.
Syndicate looks to land a combination but Mills avoids it well.
Syndicate dodges the punch combination from Mills.
Danga de danga de dang - Syndicate scores with a four punch combination!
Mills tries to bum rush Syndicate with a series of wild strikes but Syndicate uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Decent striking displayed by Mills there.
Mills throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Syndicate counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mills is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Syndicate.
Syndicate lands a nice shot to the body.
Syndicate sizes up Mills with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mills falls off balance throwing a combination
and Syndicate connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Loki Mills is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Syndicate swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Syndicate misses with a few strikes there.
Mills throws a jab when Syndicate was well out of range.
Syndicate lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Mills throws a poor cross that misses
and Syndicate counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mills avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mills ducks under a wild hook from Syndicate.
Syndicate slips under a jab from Mills.
Syndicate misses with a few strikes there.
Mills swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Syndicate counters with a series of strikes. Mills will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mills throws a series of punches but Syndicate avoids them all with ease.
Mills keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Syndicate.
Syndicate misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mills.
Mills throws a right hand that misses
and Syndicate counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mills throws a right and a left that Syndicate avoids nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mills throws out a loose jab but Syndicate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Syndicate will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Syndicate takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Syndicate pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mills back to the cage. Syndicate follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Mills smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A big right from Syndicate misses.
Syndicate lands a right hook to the body.
Syndicate lands a jab.
Syndicate works over Mills's head and body with a nice combination.
Mills takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mills looks to score with a jab to the body but Syndicate is just out of range.
Syndicate fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mills looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mills steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Syndicate.
It looked like Mills wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mills looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mills misses with the combination.
Mills fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Syndicate manages to avoid it.
Mills misses with a body punch
letting Syndicate counter with a right hand.
Syndicate connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mills takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Syndicate lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mills circles away quickly and effectively.
Mills is looking for a counter combo.
Syndicate bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice side step and Syndicate releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Mills scores with a punch to the head.
Syndicate missing with a left hand there. Mills was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mills throws a combination that misses
and Syndicate counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mills throws a jab but it's blocked by Syndicate.
Syndicate looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mills uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Syndicate has time to react.
Syndicate rushes Mills with punches - Mills moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Mills goes down! Syndicate follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nathaniel Syndicate!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Vieira (ranked 2332 p4p, 3310 weight class) and Robert Krohn (ranked 98 p4p, 129 weight class). Robert Krohn has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Roberto Vieira's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roberto Vieira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Krohn!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vieira throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Krohn tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Vieira is in Krohn's guard.
Krohn pushes Vieira off and gets back to his feet.
Vieira shoots for a takedown but Krohn saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Krohn looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Vieira is fending him off so far but Krohn persists. Nope, Vieira circles away and we're back to standing.
Krohn misses with a takedown
and Vieira counters with a shoot takedown. Krohn fights it but they end up in guard.
Vieira might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vieira content to stall in guard here.
Krohn keeping full guard, as Vieira tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krohn is looking to sweep but instead, Vieira has passed into half guard.
Vieira lands with a punch from half guard.
Krohn wants to control but Vieira is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Vieira with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Vieira scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Vieira sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Vieira winds up and cracks Krohn with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vieira keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Krohn moves into full guard.
Vieira controlling from the top position.
Vieira postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krohn is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Vieira slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Krohn connects with an inside leg kick.
Krohn tries to clinch up
and Vieira counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Krohn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've been hearing that Vieira has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Vieira connects with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vieira engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Vieira has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vieira is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Vieira dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Vieira scores with a takedown into Krohn's guard.
Krohn is wriggling around but Vieira manages to pass to half guard.
Roberto Vieira overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Krohn is looking for a sweep. Vieira is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Vieira looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Krohn is trying to control but Vieira passes into side control!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krohn is trying to improve his position.
Vieira landing strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vieira in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Vieira lands some shots froms side control.
Krohn tries to escape but Vieira is in control.
Vieira lands a few punches from side control.
Vieira taking a breather here.
Krohn is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Vieira is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Krohn is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vieira controlling his opponent.
Krohn keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Vieira tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vieira breaks from Krohn's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Vieira looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Vieira scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Krohn wants to control but Vieira is having none of it.
Vieira pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
 Krohn is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vieira takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Vieira cracks Krohn with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roberto Vieira!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Goldberg (ranked 2972 p4p, 2773 weight class) and Dexter Morgan (ranked 336 p4p, 317 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Morgan's choice of entrance music: Survival of the Fittest. Bill Goldberg had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Excellent boxer
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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 17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bill Goldberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dexter Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Jeff Smith and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goldberg tries to sprawl but Morgan drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Morgan with the ground and pound but Goldberg uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Morgan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Morgan looking to sit in guard and control but Goldberg gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Morgan wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morgan working a defensive guard here.
Goldberg is looking to work some ground and pound but Morgan has wrist control.
Morgan keeping full guard, as Goldberg tries to pass.
Morgan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Goldberg is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goldberg loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldberg throwing strikes but missing.
Morgan seems keen to control Goldberg's posture.
Morgan's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Goldberg accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Goldberg makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Morgan is trying to keep Goldberg in close.
Goldberg loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Goldberg throws a big right hand that misses.
Morgan trying to control the position.
Morgan 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.
Goldberg trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Goldberg chips away with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg lands a couple of elbows.
Goldberg won't allow Morgan to get back to his feet.
Morgan is trying to control the position but Goldberg postures up.
Goldberg connects with a couple of short punches.
Goldberg in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Goldberg works over Morgan with some ground and pound from guard.
Goldberg is in close to Morgan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Goldberg working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Goldberg throwing strikes but missing.
Morgan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Goldberg manages to get himself to full guard.
Morgan won't allow Goldberg to get back to his feet.
Goldberg is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Morgan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan postures up and lands a big shot to Goldberg's brow.
Morgan trying to control but Goldberg is working from the bottom.
Morgan throws a strike but Goldberg rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Goldberg is fighting to break Morgan's control of his arms but Morgan is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Morgan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Morgan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Goldberg defending well though.
Morgan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Goldberg 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.
Morgan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Morgan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Goldberg defending well though.
Goldberg taking some punishment here, with Morgan in his half guard.
Morgan tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Morgan lands a nice short elbow.
Morgan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Morgan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Morgan seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Morgan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bill Goldberg will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A jab from Goldberg does it's job there.
Goldberg lands a head shot.
Morgan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Goldberg.
Goldberg dodges the punch combination from Morgan.
Goldberg lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Morgan circles away quickly and effectively.
Goldberg avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Morgan.
A head kick misses from Morgan.
Morgan cracks Goldberg with an open hand slap.
Morgan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
 It looks like Dexter Morgan has been cut.
Goldberg misses with a double jab.
Goldberg feints and then cracks Morgan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Morgan down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morgan drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Morgan creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Morgan laying and praying for a moment but Goldberg takes advantage and regains half guard.
Morgan is keen to just control but Goldberg is a slippery customer.
Goldberg regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Morgan.
Goldberg is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Morgan trying to control but Goldberg is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Goldberg working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Morgan.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Morgan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Morgan trying to control the position from guard on top but Goldberg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Goldberg jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Goldberg throws a lazy right hand but Morgan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Morgan shoots in looking for a takedown but Goldberg manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Morgan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Morgan throws a jab when Goldberg was well out of range.
Goldberg is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morgan can do to turn this around?
Morgan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Morgan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan slips a straight right by Goldberg.
Morgan doesn't manage to clinch there - Goldberg circles away.
Morgan has Goldberg up against the cage in a clinch.
Goldberg's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Morgan scores with a takedown into Goldberg's guard.
Morgan landing some decent shots from guard.
Morgan throws a big elbow that misses.
Morgan throwing strikes but missing.
Morgan throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg wants to stand up but Morgan is controlling him.
Morgan sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Morgan throwing strikes but missing.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Morgan misses with a wild combination.
Morgan tries to clinch but Goldberg moves out of range.
Morgan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bill Goldberg will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dexter Morgan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Goldberg paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Morgan misses with a two punch combination.
Goldberg throws a leg kick but Morgan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Morgan misses the jab.
It looked like Goldberg wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Goldberg waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morgan.
Morgan is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Goldberg keeps the fight on the outside.
Goldberg circles away from the clinch attempt
and Goldberg connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Goldberg avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Morgan misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goldberg lands with a straight right. Morgan didn't see that one coming.
Morgan pushes Goldberg up against the cage in a clinch.
Morgan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Goldberg breaks from the clinch.
Dexter Morgan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morgan moves to clinch but Goldberg breaks away
and Goldberg counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Morgan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Goldberg breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Goldberg throws a right and a left that Morgan avoids nicely.
Morgan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Goldberg misses with a wild combination.
Morgan wants to clinch up but Goldberg keeps it at a distance.
Goldberg throws a right hand that misses
and Morgan counters with a crisp one two that drops Goldberg! Morgan thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Goldberg to his feet! Goldberg is in big trouble!
Goldberg is rocked!
Morgan connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Goldberg to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Morgan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dexter Morgan!
Dexter Morgan was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mikey Day (ranked 3022 p4p, 1790 weight class) and Black Alligator (ranked 150 p4p, 102 weight class). Alligator has chosen Golden Features - Always as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Mikey Day has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mikey Day!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Black Alligator!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Day on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Day uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alligator.
Alligator throws a right and a left that both miss.
Day scores with a nice right hand.
Day fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alligator manages to avoid it.
Day throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Day, as that shot connected.
Day takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alligator. Day does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alligator fakes the leg kick and cracks Day in the body.
A slow jab from Alligator misses its intended target.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Day 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.
Alligator prevents a body shot from Day.
Alligator misses with the head strike.
Day tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alligator's elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Day lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alligator.
Day misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Day throws a punch but it's blocked by Alligator.
Day has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Alligator after a bit of a struggle.
Day misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Day.
Alligator blocking some punches.
Alligator blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alligator lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Day or not.
Day works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Day in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Alligator controls Day momentarily but Day frees himself.
Day will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Alligator is controlling Day's posture.
Day controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alligator is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Day slips nicely into half guard.
Alligator gets back to full guard.
Day slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Day being controlled here momentarily.
Day stays in close to Alligator's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alligator managing to control the position.
Day is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Alligator is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jab by Day.
Day gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Day pushes Alligator back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Alligator tries to stall but Day uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Day misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Alligator wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Day doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Day.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Day misses with a body punch.
Day pushes Alligator back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alligator blocks an uppercut.
Day can't find room to land a body shot as Alligator controls the action.
Day misses with a hook to the ribs.
Day tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alligator's elbow.
Alligator gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Day.
Day tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Alligator smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikey Day. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Day drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Day slows the pace down.
Day trying to control the position but Alligator is working away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mikey Day dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Alligator throws a nice inside leg kick.
Black Alligator is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Day lands a nice shot to the body.
Mikey Day seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alligator swats away the attempt to clinch by Day.
Some wild striking there from Alligator.
Day misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Day tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Alligator manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Alligator.
Alligator throws a low kick but Day avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Day checks a low kick from Alligator.
Alligator keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alligator thows a leg kick but Day checks it
and Day holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A short left from Day.
Day goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mikey Day has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Day tries for a takedown but Alligator manages to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Day is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Alligator to keep the fight standing.
Alligator wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Day works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Day creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Day goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Day misses with a body punch.
Good body shot from Day.
Day can't find room to land a body shot as Alligator controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for Alligator.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Day.
Day misses with a punch to the body.
Day fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Day lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Alligator gets through Day's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Day digs a right hand into Alligator's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Alligator's gas tank.
Day tries a body shot but Alligator blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alligator prevents a body shot from Day.
Alligator blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Day goes for a takedown attempt but Alligator pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikey Day. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alligator throws an overhand right that lands on Day's shoulder, as Day tries to avoid the shot.
Alligator throws a looping overhand right but Day ducks down to avoid it.
Day wants to clinch.
Alligator throws a hook but Day avoids it easily.
Alligator throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alligator avoids the body shot from Day.
Day is looking to clinch but Alligator is avoiding it.
Alligator throws a jab when Day was well out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Day misses the target.
Day throws a shot from downtown. Alligator moves away and avoids it.
Day wants to clinch
letting Alligator counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Day.
Day sizes up Alligator with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Alligator just misses with a punch to the body.
Alligator misses with a wild body shot.
Alligator misses with a few strikes there.
Day avoids the body shot from Alligator.
Alligator connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Alligator throws a leg kick but Day moved away.
Alligator throws a lazy right hand but Day sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alligator misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alligator throws a body shot but no joy.
Alligator swinging wildly here.
Day throws a nice outside leg kick.
Day is trying hard to land a takedown here. Alligator sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Despite the aggression on Alligator's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alligator throws a low kick but Day avoids it.
Day fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Alligator sprawls well initially but Day persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Alligator is looking to get back to is feet but Day passes into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alligator looking for a sweep but Day has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Mikey Day overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Day looking to control and managing it successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alligator wants to hold on but Day pushes him away.
Day controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Day seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Alligator for as long as he can get away with.
Alligator tries to reverse the position but Day maintains control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mikey Day will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Day throws a hook but Alligator avoids it easily.
Day is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alligator can do to turn this around?
Day misses with an uppercut. Alligator saw that one coming.
Day is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Day takes a swing at Alligator's ribcage but misses.
Day lands a nice leg kick that just misses Alligator's sensitive parts.
Sloppy strikes from Alligator. Those never looked like landing.
Alligator missing with a left hand there. Day was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As Alligator looks to move away, Day throws a big counter combo but Alligator just gets out of the way.
Day gets a double leg takedown into Alligator's guard.
Day is standing up over Alligator. Alligator looks to escape but Day dives into side control.
Alligator felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Alligator tries to escape but Day is in control.
Alligator is trying to escape the position but Day is controlling the position.
Alligator is trying to get back to half guard.
Alligator isn't going anywhere.
A lull in the action here as Day stalls from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Day tries to advance to mount but can't.
Day working away.
Alligator wants to get back to his feet.
Alligator is trying to control Day's posture but Day avoids it.
Day working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Day tries to move to mount but Alligator blocks the move with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Day wants to control but Alligator is keeping him busy.
Black Alligator has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Day takes a little break here. Alligator wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Day trying to control the position but Alligator is working away.
Day tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Day has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
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.
Alligator gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Day wants to pass to mount but Alligator is defending the position.
Day stalling.
Day wants to pass to mount but Alligator is defending the position.
Alligator is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Alligator is trying to stand back up but Day is controlling him
Day scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Day sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Alligator tries to get to full guard but Day has control of the leg.
Day is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Alligator defends it well.
Alligator is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Day performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mikey Day showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Day, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikey Day!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Mikey Day made sure he mentioned PWNAGE, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
Black Alligator was interviewed post fight and said 'Aarrrghhhhhhhh.......
You got the best of me this time, Ill mash you up next time....
I know you'll feel it in the morning.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abraham Barnes (ranked 1958 p4p, 2657 weight class) and Daniel Hazlehurst (ranked 254 p4p, 340 weight class). Hazlehurst has chosen Queen - One Vision as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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202
15 - 11 - 0 |
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Solid Muay Thai
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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Abraham Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Hazlehurst!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hazlehurst takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Abraham Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Barnes lands a left and a right that sends Hazlehurst crashing to the canvas! Barnes dives into mount looking to finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hazlehurst gets back to half guard.
Barnes sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hazlehurst defending well though.
Barnes sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hazlehurst defending well though.
Barnes scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnes is thwarting Hazlehurst's attempts to control the position.
Barnes not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Barnes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hazlehurst is trying to get back to full guard.
Barnes thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hazlehurst is not content to let Barnes control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazlehurst avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Barnes.
Hazlehurst won't allow Barnes to pass to mount.
Barnes looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hazlehurst tries to get to full guard but Barnes has control of the leg.
Hazlehurst on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Barnes throwing shots but Hazlehurst is blocking nicely.
Barnes trying to control the action but Hazlehurst is working from the bottom.
Barnes throwing shots but Hazlehurst is blocking nicely.
Barnes misses with a head shot. Hazlehurst uses the momentum to regain guard.
Hazlehurst working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barnes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes postures up in Hazlehurst's guard and throws a big left but Hazlehurst blocks it.
Hazlehurst avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hazlehurst keeping full guard, as Barnes tries to pass.
Barnes landing with the ground and pound.
Hazlehurst looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barnes is one step ahead there.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Barnes postures up in Hazlehurst's guard and throws a big left but Hazlehurst blocks it.
Hazlehurst trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hazlehurst is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Barnes defends well.
Barnes advances to half guard.
Barnes is looking to take a break and control but Hazlehurst is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hazlehurst blocking the ground and pound attempt from Barnes.
Hazlehurst is refusing to be controlled, as Barnes sits in half guard.
Barnes is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Barnes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We've been informed that Hazlehurst has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Barnes scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hazlehurst knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Barnes throwing shots but Hazlehurst is blocking nicely.
Hazlehurst tries to get to full guard but Barnes has control of the leg.
Barnes scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Barnes thows a huge punch but Hazlehurst dodges it nicely.
Hazlehurst avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Barnes.
Hazlehurst blocking the ground and pound attempt from Barnes.
Barnes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Barnes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hazlehurst's head.
Hazlehurst desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Barnes is keen to just control but Hazlehurst is a slippery customer.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Abraham Barnes dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Barnes scores with the left hand. Hazlehurst knows he should have avoided that one.
Hazlehurst lands an overhand right.
Barnes drives through with a takedown into guard.
Barnes stopping the sweep attempt from Hazlehurst.
Barnes is looking to work some ground and pound but Hazlehurst has wrist control.
Abraham Barnes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Barnes trying to control the position from guard on top but Hazlehurst is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barnes is looking to work some ground and pound but Hazlehurst has wrist control.
Barnes throws a strike but Hazlehurst rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Barnes is trying to keep Hazlehurst in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes looking for a sweep. Not yet Barnes, not yet.
Hazlehurst lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Barnes is looking for a triangle but Hazlehurst pushes his legs off easily.
Hazlehurst lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hazlehurst postures up and lands a big shot to Barnes's brow.
Barnes looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hazlehurst must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Barnes is looking for a triangle but Hazlehurst pushes his legs off easily.
Hazlehurst with a nice head shot there.
Hazlehurst with a nice head shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes looking for a guillotine here but Hazlehurst defends easily.
Barnes trying to control the position.
Hazlehurst sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hazlehurst postures up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Barnes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hazlehurst manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hazlehurst throws a jab when Barnes was well out of range.
Barnes changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Barnes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barnes throws a right and a left that Hazlehurst avoids nicely.
Hazlehurst punishes Barnes's body with a nice straight punch.
Hazlehurst scores with a shot to the body.
Hazlehurst gets caught napping as Barnes dives in and scores a takedown. Hazlehurst manages to retain guard.
Barnes postures up in Hazlehurst's guard and throws a big left but Hazlehurst blocks it.
Barnes wants to control from the top but Hazlehurst keeps moving.
Barnes throws a big right hand that misses.
Hazlehurst wants to sweep but no luck.
Hazlehurst has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hazlehurst controls Barnes momentarily but Barnes frees himself.
Barnes chips away with some ground and pound.
Hazlehurst looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barnes is one step ahead there.
Barnes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hazlehurst can do to turn this around?
Barnes is looking to work some ground and pound but Hazlehurst has wrist control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hazlehurst 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.
Barnes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Abraham Barnes will probably get the nod.
That's time! Barnes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Barnes defending well as Hazlehurst loads up on a big left hand.
Barnes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hazlehurst looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barnes throws a right and a left that Hazlehurst avoids nicely.
Barnes throws a jab when Hazlehurst was well out of range.
Barnes fails to land the takedown.
Barnes misses with a wild body shot.
Barnes throws a body punch but Hazlehurst moves out of range.
Hazlehurst scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hazlehurst tries to bum rush Barnes with a series of wild strikes but Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barnes has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hazlehurst finds it's way round the side to connect with Barnes's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hazlehurst lands a nice hook to Barnes's body. Barnes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Abraham Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hazlehurst throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barnes throws a jab when Hazlehurst was well out of range.
Hazlehurst lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnes finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hazlehurst lands a hook that stumbles Barnes back into the cage. Hazlehurst follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Barnes to the canvas! Hazlehurst pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Barnes has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Daniel Hazlehurst!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zuillnic Canto (ranked 1089 p4p, 1066 weight class) and Long Wang (ranked 129 p4p, 144 weight class). Wang has chosen Mr. Self Destruct as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Long Wang enters the cage!
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30
218
13 - 7 - 0 |
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23
211
7 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zuillnic Canto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Long Wang!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Canto lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Canto is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've been informed that Wang has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Wang looks to land a combination. Canto sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Canto throws a leg kick but Wang checks it.
Canto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wang moves away.
Wang tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Canto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice body punch from Canto.
Wang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Canto.
Canto takes one on the button.
Some wild striking there from Wang.
Wang takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wang works the jab nicely.
Canto throws a big shot that misses.
Canto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Canto misses the shot to the body.
Wang looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Canto lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Wang walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang blocks a jab.
Wang throws out a counter right but Canto avoids it with no problem.
Good shot there by Canto.
Wang throws a head kick that half lands.
Canto walks into a stiff left hand from Wang.
Wang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Canto misses with a hook.
A thudding body kick lands there by Wang!
Wang steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Canto.
Wang walks into a stiff left hand from Canto.
Canto lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Canto manages to avoid it.
Wang misses with a few strikes there.
Canto throws a big shot that misses.
Canto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wang slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wang looks for a takedown but Canto sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canto keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Canto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wang manages to avoid it.
A jab from Canto finds it's way through Wang's defenses.
Wang dives in for a single leg takedown but Canto sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Zuillnic Canto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Long Wang.
Canto moves forwards but Wang connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Canto walks into a straight right hand from Wang.
Canto tries to bum rush Wang with a series of wild strikes but Wang uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Canto lands with a good body shot.
Wang looks to land a left hand but Canto moved out of range nicely.
Canto stuffs the takedown attempt from Wang. Wang gets slowly back to his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Canto misses the target.
Wang scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wang takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canto looks to land a right hand but Wang moved out of range.
Wang takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wang uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Canto.
Canto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wang was well out of range. Poor timing from Canto.
Wang looks to throw a body kick
and Canto counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Canto is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Wang moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Canto wants to pass the guard but Wang is keeping the position.
Canto is working hard here to advance position.
Wang wants to sweep here but Canto controlling him for the moment.
Wang has his foot on Canto's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Canto works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Canto looking to pass the guard.
Canto pushing down on Wang's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Canto wants to pass to mount but Wang is defending the position.
Wang slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Wang is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wang is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Canto is looking for a sweep. Wang is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zuillnic Canto dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Canto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wang was well out of range. Poor timing from Canto.
Wang misses with a lunging right hand
and Canto counters with a series of strikes. Wang will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wang misses with a two punch combination.
Canto misses with a hook
and Wang makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wang throws a shot to the body.
Wang tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Canto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wang cracks Canto with an open hand slap.
Canto throws a body shot but no joy.
Canto on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Canto misses with a looping right.
Zuillnic Canto is winning the standup battle so far.
Canto avoids the body shot from Wang.
Canto misses with a wild body shot.
Wang rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Canto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wang cracks a nice hook into Canto's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wang closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Canto's guard.
Canto bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wang's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canto passes Wang's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Canto thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wang's head.
Wang is pressing down on Canto's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Canto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wang is keeping the position for now.
Canto drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Wang manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Canto has Wang in his guard.
Wang showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Wang looking to sit in guard and control but Canto gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wang looking for a guillotine here but Canto defends easily.
Canto is posturing up here but Wang has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Canto tries to roll out but it's too tight and Canto has to tap! Slick submission there by Wang!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Long Wang!
An out of breath Long Wang thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Zuillnic Canto stepped up to the mic, saying 'F*ck you all.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yodsawan Sitsongrit (ranked 617 p4p, 1398 weight class) and Henson Benderson (ranked 39 p4p, 76 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Benderson's choice of entrance music: The Time is Now. 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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32
136
24 - 12 - 0 |
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145
29 - 28 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yodsawan Sitsongrit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henson Benderson!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Paul Gruel and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Benderson moves out of range.
Benderson appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Benderson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Benderson takes one on the button.
Benderson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sitsongrit lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Benderson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sitsongrit jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Benderson avoids the head kick by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Benderson wants to clinch.
Sitsongrit scores with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sitsongrit.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sitsongrit, as that shot connected.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benderson misses with a hook. Sitsongrit ducked under it nicely.
Yodsawan Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sitsongrit bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Benderson's head.
Sitsongrit cracks Benderson with a good jab.
Sitsongrit throws a nice outside leg kick.
Benderson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Benderson misses with a looping left.
Sitsongrit lands the left hand.
A head kick from Sitsongrit lands but Benderson takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit connects with the punch.
A good leg kick by Sitsongrit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benderson moves away.
Benderson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Benderson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Benderson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Benderson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sitsongrit looks to land a left hand but Benderson moved out of range nicely.
Sitsongrit throws a predictable looking body shot
and Benderson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sitsongrit bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Benderson's head.
Sitsongrit explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Benderson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sitsongrit, as that shot connected.
Sitsongrit fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Benderson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Benderson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Benderson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sitsongrit lands a glancing blow to the side of Benderson's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benderson moves out of range of the body kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit scoring well with a low kick there.
Sitsongrit cracks Benderson with an open hand slap.
Benderson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sitsongrit is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sitsongrit digs a good hook to Benderson's body.
A slow jab from Benderson misses its intended target.
Sitsongrit works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot.
Sitsongrit misses with a body kick.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
Sitsongrit connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Benderson momentarily.
Benderson moves into the clinch successfully.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Benderson prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sitsongrit avoiding damage as Benderson throws knees to the body.
A short left from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Benderson looks to throw the jab but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Benderson avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Benderson tries to clinch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Benderson misses with a right hand
and Sitsongrit makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Benderson misses with a two punch combination.
Sitsongrit connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit swings for the body but Benderson moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Sitsongrit there.
Good leg kick by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benderson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yodsawan Sitsongrit dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Benderson thows a leg kick but Sitsongrit checks it
and Sitsongrit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Benderson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sitsongrit. That one must have hurt.
Sitsongrit fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Benderson scores with the left hand. Sitsongrit knows he should have avoided that one.
Benderson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sitsongrit manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sitsongrit's jab looks to have found its range, popping Benderson under the eye.
Sitsongrit feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bendersons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A low kick lands for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit pushes Benderson away with a front kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sitsongrit connects with an inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the head.
Benderson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick which misses Benderson's front leg but catches the back leg as Benderson tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick that misses
enabling Benderson to counter with a crisp jab.
Yodsawan Sitsongrit is winning the standup battle so far.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
Sitsongrit fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Benderson throws a looping overhand right but Sitsongrit ducks down to avoid it.
Benderson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sitsongrit stuns Benderson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benderson.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sitsongrit dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Benderson. That did some damage!
Benderson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sitsongrit.
Benderson looks to land a left hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range nicely.
Benderson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Sitsongrit lands a nice leg kick that just misses Benderson's sensitive parts.
Sitsongrit with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Benderson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick which misses Benderson's front leg but catches the back leg as Benderson tries to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit is looking to slow Benderson down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch there but Benderson circles away.
Sitsongrit moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sitsongrit lands with a shot to the body.
Benderson misses with a straight right.
Sitsongrit scores with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit scores with a punch to the head.
Sitsongrit scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice body kick.
Sitsongrit lands with a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit scores with a spinning back kick!
Sitsongrit tests Benderson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands a nice looking body shot.
Jab, jab by Sitsongrit - just one landing.
Benderson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice right hand.
Sitsongrit explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Benderson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Benderson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Benderson blocks it.
That kick from Sitsongrit tenderised Benderson's leg. Benderson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Benderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit swings for the body but Benderson moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit throws out a powerful jab.
Sitsongrit takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch up but Benderson circles away and keeps his distance.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Sitsongrit!
Sitsongrit throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Benderson on the side of the head.
Sitsongrit wants to land a leg kick but Benderson is out of range.
Benderson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sitsongrit closes the distance and pushes Benderson back into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Benderson taking a breather.
Still in the clinch, Sitsongrit scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Sitsongrit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yodsawan Sitsongrit dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Sitsongrit connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Yodsawan Sitsongrit is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Benderson takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
Sitsongrit with a jab.
Sitsongrit scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit digs a good body shot into Benderson's ribs.
Sitsongrit feints and then cracks Benderson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Benderson down.
Sitsongrit looks to land a body kick but Benderson moved away.
Sitsongrit thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Benderson if he has to take too many more of those.
Sitsongrit darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sitsongrit cracks a nice hook into Benderson's ribs.
Benderson throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sitsongrit. Benderson shrugs it off though.
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!
Benderson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Benderson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Benderson misses.
Benderson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sitsongrit lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice straight punches there by Sitsongrit. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Benderson lands with a right hand.
Sitsongrit lands a nice shot to the body.
A clash of legs there as Sitsongrit blocks the low kick.
Sitsongrit throws a head kick that misses.
Benderson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Benderson throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Sitsongrit wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sitsongrit has managed to clinch.
Benderson tries a knee to the head but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Sitsongrit lands a right hand that snaps the head of Benderson backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit avoiding damage as Benderson throws knees to the body.
Benderson misses with a knee to the head.
Sitsongrit takes a knee right on the jaw!
Benderson trying to land knees to the body.
Sitsongrit is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Benderson can do to turn this around?
Benderson misses with a knee strike.
Sitsongrit lands a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Benderson controls his hands.
Benderson misses with a knee to the head.
Sitsongrit pushes Benderson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit cracks Benderson with a nice body shot.
Yodsawan Sitsongrit has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sitsongrit lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Benderson backwards.
Sitsongrit throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bendersons head.
Sitsongrit lands a left hand that snaps the head of Benderson backwards.
Benderson looking to stall.
Benderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sitsongrit lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Benderson backwards.
Benderson blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit gets through Benderson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit lands a hook that snaps the head of Benderson backwards.
Sitsongrit lands a nice uppercut.
Benderson misses with a knee to the head.
Sitsongrit lands a hook to the side of the head.
Henson Benderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sitsongrit misses with some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benderson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sitsongrit prevents a body shot from Benderson.
Sitsongrit works on Benderson's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Sitsongrit.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yodsawan Sitsongrit showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sitsongrit has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:26
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yodsawan Sitsongrit!
A victorious Yodsawan Sitsongrit thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Henson Benderson had this to say: 'Damn...'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Soul Taker (ranked 1407 p4p, 1286 weight class) and Samuel Kravac (ranked 186 p4p, 169 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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World class boxer
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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 - 10 - 2, fighting out of London, Soul Taker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 28 - 0, fighting out of London, Samuel Kravac!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kravac tries to close the distance and clinch but Taker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kravac ducks under a wild hook from Taker.
Taker misses with a straight right.
Kravac moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kravac misses with a body shot.
Kravac shoots for a takedown but Taker saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Taker on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Taker slips under a jab.
A leg kick checked by Kravac.
Taker gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Kravac 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.
Kravac tries to close the distance and clinch but Taker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Taker avoids the body shot from Kravac.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kravac throws a jab when Taker was well out of range.
A lazy left from Kravac finds it's target.
Taker 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.
Taker scores with a jab.
Taker slips a jab from Kravac.
A slow jab from Taker misses its intended target.
Kravac lands a nice looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kravac misses with a wild body shot.
Taker clinches.
Kravac blocks an uppercut.
Taker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taker closes the distance and clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kravac.
Taker blocks an uppercut.
Taker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Taker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kravac thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kravac swings for the body but Taker moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Taker.
Taker swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Soul Taker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kravac shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Taker wants to get back to his feet.
Kravac is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kravac landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kravac missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Taker keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kravac lands with a punch from half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kravac working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taker wants to control but Kravac is keeping busy.
Kravac is looking for a kimura here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kravac is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Taker actively working from the bottom here.
Taker is trying to maintain the position but Kravac is very close to passing his half guard.
Kravac frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Taker really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kravac goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Taker turns into him and now he's in Kravac's guard.
Kravac escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Taker gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taker decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Kravac, up you get!
Kravac drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Taker looking for a guillotine here but Kravac defends easily.
Taker trying to control the position.
Taker wants to stand but Kravac is controlling the position.
Taker doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taker looking for a guillotine here but Kravac defends easily.
Kravac forces his way into half guard.
Kravac moves nicely into side control.
Taker is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kravac scoring with punches from side control.
Taker is trying to buck Kravac off.
Kravac working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Kravac working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kravac advances to full mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Kravac dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kravac throws a lazy right hand but Taker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Taker tries a head kick but it misses.
Kravac feints the counter takedown.
Taker lands the left hand.
Taker shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Samuel Kravac seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Taker misses the shot to the body.
Kravac tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kravac swings for the body but Taker moves out of range.
Kravac tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Taker takes a swing at Kravac's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Kravac misses.
That kick from Taker tenderised Kravac's leg. Kravac is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kravac fails with a takedown attempt.
Taker misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taker throws the kick towards the body but Kravac avoids it.
Taker connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Taker walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kravac misses with a right hand
and Taker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
Kravac uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Taker.
Taker takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Taker throws an overhand right that lands on Kravac's shoulder, as Kravac tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kravac misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taker. Kravac does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taker swings for the body but Kravac moves out of range.
Taker looks to throw the jab but Kravac is out of range.
Taker misses with a body kick.
Taker on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kravac misses with a looping right.
Taker misses with a kick to the body.
Taker connects with a single shot there.
Taker connects with a solid leg kick.
Taker misses with a wild body shot.
Kravac just misses with a punch to the body.
Taker looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Taker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kravac.
Taker pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kravac is out of range and Taker settles back down.
Taker scores with a nice head shot.
Kravac looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Taker is fending him off so far but Kravac persists. Nope, Taker circles away and we're back to standing.
Taker instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Taker on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Still in the clinch, Kravac scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kravac pushes Taker back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kravac has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Taker avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Soul Taker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samuel Kravac.
Kravac has a couple of punches blocked by Taker.
Taker lands a shot to the body.
Kravac lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kravac is trying to pull guard but Taker turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Taker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kravac works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Taker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kravac has a couple of punches blocked by Taker.
Kravac working aggressively here.
Taker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Taker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Kravac fails to land.
Kravac tries to throw a body punch but Taker avoids it by throwing Kravac back against the cage.
Kravac works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Kravac working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kravac slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kravac goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Taker rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Kravac's guard! Nice work there by Taker!
Taker trying to control but Kravac is working from the bottom.
Taker looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Taker passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kravac is pressing down on Taker's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Taker trying to control the position from guard on top but Kravac is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kravac is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Taker is aware though and is defending well.
Kravac is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kravac throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Taker trying to control but Kravac is working from the bottom.
Kravac looking for a guillotine here but Taker defends easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Soul Taker will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kravac's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Taker connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kravac scrambles back to his feet.
Taker drives through and clinches with Kravac against the cage.
Taker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kravac uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taker.
Kravac throws a lazy right hand but Taker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kravac ducks under a wild hook from Taker.
Taker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kravac.
Taker takes one on the button.
Kravac misses with a body punch
and Taker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Taker connects with the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kravac manages to avoid it.
Taker lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kravac tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taker was well out of range. Poor timing from Kravac.
Nice sprawl there from Taker as Kravac shoots in.
Kravac fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kravac swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taker scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Taker throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Taker bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kravac's head.
Kravac avoids the head kick by Taker.
Soul Taker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kravac takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Taker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kravac ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Taker lands with a good body shot.
Kravac throws a hook but Taker blocks it.
Taker lands with a cross.
Kravac on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Taker. Taker obviously looking to wear him down.
Kravac closes the distance and clinches.
Taker breaks from the clinch.
Taker ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kravac throws a big shot that misses.
Kravac takes a swing at Taker's ribcage but misses.
Taker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kravac.
The crowd cheers as Taker lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kravac doesn't seem phased though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kravac bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Taker clinches.
Kravac lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Taker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kravac has a couple of punches blocked by Taker.
Soul Taker has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kravac blocks a body shot from Taker.
Kravac tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Taker's elbow.
Kravac lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kravac misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kravac misses with a punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Taker.
A head punch on the inside from Kravac fails to land.
Taker breaks from the clinch.
Kravac throws a hook but Taker avoids it easily.
Taker with a jab.
Kravac takes a swing at Taker's ribcage but misses.
Taker throws a jab when Kravac was well out of range.
A jab from Taker does it's job there.
Taker looks to score with a jab to the body but Kravac is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taker throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Taker tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And Kravac tries to counter it with a takedown but Taker pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Taker lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Taker defending well as Kravac loads up on a big left hand.
Taker cracks Kravac with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kravac swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Taker feints and then cracks Kravac's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kravac down.
Kravac shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Taker as he avoids it easily.
Taker connects with a crisp jab.
Taker with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Taker misses with a straight left.
Kravac shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Taker defends it nicely.
Soul Taker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samuel Kravac.
Kravac throws a body shot but no joy.
Taker is looking to counter punch.
Kravac bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Taker swings for the body but Kravac moves out of range.
A jab from Taker finds it's way through Kravac's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kravac on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kravac ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Taker misses.
Taker stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kravac throws a body shot but no joy.
Taker scores with a jab. Kravac acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kravac takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Taker throws a series of punches but Kravac avoids them all with ease.
Kravac lands a nice looking body shot.
Kravac lands a nice looking body shot.
Taker misses with a looping left.
Kravac throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A telegraphed right hand from Taker misses the target.
Kravac feints the counter takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab lands there for Kravac.
Kravac slips a straight right by Taker.
Taker attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kravac looks to score with a jab to the body but Taker is just out of range.
Taker pushes Kravac up against the cage in a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Soul Taker showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Taker 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Soul Taker!
Soul Taker took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Hardcore Alchemy for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ibrahim Camara (ranked 164 p4p, 401 weight class) and Michel Colucci (ranked 24 p4p, 55 weight class). Colucci has chosen Drake ft Kanye - Glow as his entrance music. Ibrahim Camara had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ibrahim Camara!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michel Colucci!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camara throws a body shot but no joy.
Colucci changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Camara lands a jab to the head.
Colucci is looking to land body kicks.
Camara shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Colucci missing with a left hand there. Camara was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Colucci uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Camara.
Camara buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Camara.
Colucci loads up on a big right hand but Camara slips the punch.
Camara seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Camara.
Ibrahim Camara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Camara lands a jab to Colucci's midsection.
Camara scores with a leg kick.
Colucci looks to land a body kick but Camara moved away.
Colucci throws a half hearted mid kick.
Camara lands a head shot.
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!
Colucci shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Camara as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camara delivers a nice body kick.
Camara lunges at Colucci with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Colucci's hand.
Camara fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Michel Colucci has been cut.
Colucci looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A leg kick checked by Camara.
As Colucci tries to get set, Camara tries to push him back and clinch up but Colucci manages to avoid the attempt.
Camara with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Camara throws a shot to the body.
Camara lands a jab to the nose.
Camara scores with a sloppy right hand. Colucci should have avoided that one.
Camara connects with a crisp jab.
Camara seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Camara forces Colucci back against the cage and clinches.
Colucci misses with a hook to the ribs.
Camara lands with a light punch inside.
Colucci throws a head punch that misses.
Camara tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camara swings wildly with an uppercut but Colucci uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Colucci.
Camara fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Camara struggles to land a body shot inside as Colucci controls his hands.
Colucci drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Camara just misses with a elbow thrown towards Colucci's brow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Colucci.
Colucci is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Camara pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ibrahim Camara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michel Colucci.
Colucci blocks an uppercut.
Camara lands an uppercut.
Colucci is leaning against Camara and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Camara works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short left from Camara.
Colucci lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Colucci has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Camara uses from the top position.
Camara won't allow Colucci to sweep him here.
Colucci throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Camara escapes and throws Colucci's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Colucci is looking for a sweep.
Camara taking a breather here.
Colucci is looking for a sweep.
Camara taking a breather here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Colucci is looking to regain half guard here but Camara keeps moving and retains side control.
Colucci tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Camara presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Colucci is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ibrahim Camara dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michel Colucci's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Colucci checks a leg kick nicely.
Colucci uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Camara.
Colucci changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Colucci throws a shot from downtown. Camara moves away and avoids it.
Camara connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Camara swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Colucci counters with a straight right hand.
 It looks like Ibrahim Camara has been cut.
Colucci throws a lazy right hand but Camara sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Camara moves out of range as Colucci strikes.
Colucci keeps the fight on the outside.
Camara comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Colucci ducks under a wild hook from Camara.
Colucci has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Colucci there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Camara.
Camara is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Colucci can do to turn this around?
A big left from Camara misses.
Camara tries to clinch up.
Colucci changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Colucci has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Camara.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camara scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Colucci doesn't seem bothered though.
Camara throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Colucci sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Colucci fails with a takedown attempt.
An inside leg kick from Camara misses.
Camara dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Colucci. That did some damage!
Camara lands a nice looking body shot.
Camara tries to land a body kick
enabling Colucci to counter with a crisp jab.
Camara thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Colucci if he has to take too many more of those.
Colucci misses with a hook. Camara ducked under it nicely.
A nice leg kick from Camara, right into the meat of the thigh.
Camara dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Colucci. That did some damage!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Camara 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 Colucci has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Colucci and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Colucci bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Camara scoring well with a low kick there.
Ibrahim Camara is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Colucci cracks Camara with a good jab.
Colucci uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Camara.
That kick from Camara tenderised Colucci's leg. Colucci is trying to keep his angry face on.
Camara is looking to score with low kicks.
Camara scores with a nice strike.
Colucci shoots in for a double leg but Camara sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Camara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Camara lands with a hook. Colucci tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Camara lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Colucci scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Camara throws a leg kick
and Colucci counters with a single leg into guard. Camara didn't expect that.
Colucci won't allow Camara to get back to his feet.
Colucci throwing strikes but missing.
Colucci working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camara pushes Colucci off and scrambles back to his feet.
Camara swings widly with a right hand
and Colucci cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Camara throws a hook but Colucci avoids it easily.
Colucci with the counter takedown but Camara avoids it easily.
Colucci's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Camara gets a clinch.
Camara misses with a body punch.
Colucci breaks from the clinch.
Camara works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Camara lands a jab to Colucci's midsection.
Camara misses with a right hand
and Colucci counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Colucci.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Colucci throws a big elbow that misses.
Colucci throwing strikes from guard but Camara blocks nicely.
Colucci postures up in Camara's guard and throws a big left but Camara blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colucci throws a big right hand that misses.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Camara holds on and takes a little breather.
Colucci throws a strike but Camara rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Colucci lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Colucci postures up in Camara's guard and throws a big left but Camara blocks it.
Colucci is working Camara over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Colucci loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Colucci trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Colucci distracts Camara with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Colucci with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Colucci is pushing down on Camara's leg trying to pass to half guard. Camara is fighting to maintain full guard but Colucci has managed to sneak the leg through.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ibrahim Camara dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Camara waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Colucci.
Colucci swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Colucci shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Colucci decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Colucci has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Camara regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Colucci.
Colucci is looking to work some ground and pound but Camara has wrist control.
Colucci looking to pass the guard.
Colucci is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Colucci trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Camara working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Colucci.
Camara avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Colucci throws an elbow that misses. Camara uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Colucci's guard. Nice move by Camara!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colucci looking to hit a scissor sweep but Camara is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Colucci has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Camara is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Colucci.
You can see the frustration on Colucci's face as Camara controls the position.
Colucci is trying to get back to half guard.
Camara controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Colucci is looking for a sweep.
Colucci is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Colucci gets full guard.
Colucci has his foot on Camara's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Camara works his way back into a safe position though.
Camara avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Colucci takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Colucci isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Camara stacks Colucci 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 Camara!
Colucci tries to buck Camara off but Camara is having none of it.
Camara controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colucci manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Camara prevents Colucci from improving his position.
Camara controlling the action here.
Colucci is trying to get back to full guard.
Michel Colucci has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Colucci moves into full guard.
Colucci is looking for a triangle but Camara pushes his legs off easily.
Camara stopping the sweep attempt from Colucci.
Camara has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Camara is stalling in the full guard.
Camara stopping the sweep attempt from Colucci.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Colucci has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Camara doesn't defend quickly enough and Colucci has managed to lock this one up! Can Camara escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Colucci on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Michel Colucci!
Michel Colucci is the new middleweight champion!
A very excited looking Michel Colucci made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Ibrahim Camara spoke after the fight, saying 'Fuck you, I never lied ! '.
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