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DMMA 20: Tucker vs Pinks PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Niklas Aho (ranked 3105 p4p, 2437 weight class) and Schwonckl Diesel (ranked 408 p4p, 333 weight class). Diesel has chosen Outerspass - Laufhaus as his entrance music. Niklas Aho is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Niklas Aho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Schwonckl Diesel!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aho throws a half hearted mid kick.
Diesel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Diesel takes the fight into the clinch.
Diesel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diesel.
Diesel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aho's elbow.
Aho blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diesel throws a head punch that misses.
Diesel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Aho tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Diesel smiles and moves away.
Schwonckl Diesel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aho takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diesel connects with a jab.
Diesel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aho paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aho circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diesel tries to clinch there but Aho circles away.
Aho half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Aho fails with a takedown attempt.
Diesel wants to counter with a clinch but Aho pushes him away.
Diesel looks to clinch
and Aho counters with a shoot takedown. Diesel fights it but they end up in guard.
Aho tries to free his leg and advance position but Diesel is retaining full guard.
Aho wants to control from the top but Diesel keeps moving.
Aho stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Diesel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diesel looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Aho trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Diesel gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Diesel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Aho tries to pull guard but Diesel won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Niklas Aho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch on the inside from Diesel fails to land.
Diesel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Diesel lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diesel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diesel throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diesel working aggressively here.
Diesel has a couple of punches blocked by Aho.
Diesel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diesel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Diesel scores with a nice short uppercut.
Aho tries to score a body lock takedown but Diesel shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Aho is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Diesel is defending well.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aho.
Diesel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diesel working aggressively here.
Aho blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aho looking for a takedown.
Aho blocking some punches.
Aho tries to pull guard but Diesel won't allow it.
Aho blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diesel lands with a light punch inside.
Aho can't get the takedown.
Diesel tries a body shot but Aho blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diesel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aho changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Diesel fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Diesel moves into range and clinches up with Aho.
Aho pulls Diesel into guard.
Aho wants to sweep but no luck.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diesel controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Aho is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Diesel defends well.
Aho bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Diesel's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Schwonckl Diesel dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Diesel tries to clinch up but Aho circles away and keeps his distance.
Aho appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Aho circles away from the clinch attempt
and Aho counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Aho stopping the sweep attempt from Diesel.
Aho trying to control the position from guard on top but Diesel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aho stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Diesel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diesel has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Diesel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Diesel keeping moving, preventing Aho from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aho is fighting to break Diesel's control of his arms but Diesel is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Diesel tries to clinch up.
Diesel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Aho manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aho attempts a counter takedown but Diesel avoids it well and moves away.
Aho uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diesel.
Aho half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A low kick from Diesel is predictable there
and Aho counters with a single leg into guard. Diesel didn't expect that.
Aho pushes down on Diesel's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Aho is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Diesel!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aho trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Aho working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Aho looking to secure an arm triangle but Diesel defends it well.
Aho wants to take Diesel's back here but Diesel is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Aho trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aho goes for an armbar but Diesel turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Diesel.
Aho had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Diesel defends it easily.
Diesel's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Diesel won't allow Aho to sweep him here.
Aho is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Aho working for a triangle but Diesel defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diesel works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Diesel in particular looking to stall.
Diesel really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Aho. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Niklas Aho dominated that second 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Diesel throws a nice outside leg kick.
Diesel bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Aho's head.
Diesel moves in looking to clinch but Aho pushes him off.
Aho changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Diesel clinches up with Aho and pushes him back against the cage.
Diesel throws a punch but it's blocked by Aho.
Aho tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Diesel avoids it.
Aho blocks an uppercut.
Aho tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Diesel just stands there and leans against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Diesel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aho tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Diesel smiles and moves away.
Diesel 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diesel darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Diesel lands a lovely overhand right.
Aho gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Aho swats away the attempt to clinch by Diesel.
Aho gets tackled into the cage by Diesel. Diesel maintains the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aho.
Diesel misses with a punch on the inside.
Aho blocking some punches.
Diesel is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Niklas Aho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diesel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diesel misses with a punch to the body.
Diesel misses with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aho jumps guard but Diesel stands there with Aho around his waist. Aho gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Aho tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Diesel just stands there and leans against the cage.
Aho looking for a takedown.
Diesel works on Aho's body with a couple of short punches.
Diesel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Aho drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Diesel gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Diesel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Diesel.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Diesel.
Aho changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Diesel fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Diesel tries to clinch there but Aho circles away.
Aho tries to counter with a takedown but Diesel is quick to defend against it.
Aho shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Diesel as he jumps to the side.
Aho ducks under a wild hook from Diesel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diesel misses with a hook.
Aho throws a head kick that misses.
Aho gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Diesel throws a low kick but Aho avoids it.
Diesel lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Diesel bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Aho takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Aho moves forwards but Diesel connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Aho avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aho attempts a counter takedown but Diesel avoids it well and moves away.
Aho gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Diesel.
Diesel connects with a single shot there.
 Aho is rocked!
Diesel doesn't manage to clinch there - Aho circles away.
Diesel doesn't manage to clinch there - Aho circles away.
Aho attempts a counter takedown but Diesel avoids it well and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diesel wants to clinch up but Aho keeps it at a distance.
Aho avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diesel digs a good body shot into Aho's ribs.
Diesel moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Diesel darts in trying to clinch
and Aho counters with a takedown into side control.
Diesel is trying to improve his position.
Diesel prevents Aho from moving into mount.
Aho is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Diesel has escaped the position, nice work there.
Aho tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Aho has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that's the end of the fight!
Schwonckl Diesel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Diesel has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Schwonckl Diesel!
Schwonckl Diesel thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Finest Guy (ranked 3181 p4p, 3172 weight class) and Jack O Faltraids (ranked 418 p4p, 416 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying O Faltraids's choice of entrance music: Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby. On his way into the cage it seems that Finest Guy has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Finest Guy seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Finest Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack O Faltraids!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guy looks to land a left hand but O Faltraids moved out of range nicely.
Guy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. O Faltraids sees it coming and avoids it easily.
O Faltraids tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Guy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Guy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. O Faltraids sees it coming and avoids it easily.
O Faltraids throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Guy counter with a right hand.
 O Faltraids is rocked!
Guy throws a jab when O Faltraids was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guy misses with an uppercut. O Faltraids saw that one coming.
Guy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Guy misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Guy.
Guy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
O Faltraids misses with a hook
and Guy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Guy misses with an uppercut. O Faltraids saw that one coming.
O Faltraids throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Guy is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Guy lands a big right hand that sends O Faltraids crashing to the mat! Guy stays standing though and waves O Faltraids back to his feet!
O Faltraids is still on wobbly legs! Can Guy finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Faltraids misses with an uppercut
and Guy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps O Faltraids thinking.
O Faltraids misses with a body shot
and Guy counters with a right hand from hell and O Faltraids is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Finest Guy!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aubrey Grant (ranked 24122 p4p, 3620 weight class) and Demolition Smash (ranked 629 p4p, 432 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Aubrey Grant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Demolition Smash!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smash takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Grant ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've been told by Grant's head coaches at Alfred Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Smash works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Grant plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Grant moves away from the strike by Smash.
Smash misses with an uppercut. Grant saw that one coming.
Grant connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Smash's hands.
Smash takes a jab right on the kisser.
Grant works Smash's body with a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smash takes one on the button.
Grant moves out of range of the strikes.
Grant lands a head kick. Smash smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Smash misses with a right hand
and Grant counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smash is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smash misses with a hook
and Grant counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Smash is still on wobbly legs! Can Grant finish him?
Grant throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Smash stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Smash seems to have recovered his senses.
Grant plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Smash needs to keep his hands up - Grant had a free shot at his head there.
Nice body kick there by Grant.
Smash throws a jab but it's blocked by Grant.
Grant scores with a head kick. Smash tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Grant cracks Smash with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Smash falls to his knees and Grant doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aubrey Grant!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ilya Kushnevich (ranked 3103 p4p, 2585 weight class) and Billy Irish (ranked 376 p4p, 324 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ilya Kushnevich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Billy Irish!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kushnevich misses with a kick to the body.
Kushnevich throws a hook but Irish blocks it.
Kushnevich staying out of range there.
Irish slips under a jab.
Irish keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kushnevich ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Irish throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kushnevich with a poor takedown
and Irish connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Irish throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kushnevich thumps Irish with a low kick.
Kushnevich 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.
Kushnevich misses the jab.
Irish throws a good cross that connects.
Kushnevich ducks under a wild hook from Irish.
Kushnevich tried to score with a low kick but Irish checks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kushnevich. Irish does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kushnevich connects with a good right hand that stumbles Irish. Irish circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Irish lands a body shot.
A big right from Irish misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irish shoots for a takedown but Kushnevich saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Irish throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Kushnevich wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Irish lands an overhand right.
Kushnevich lands with a hook. Irish tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A lazy left from Kushnevich finds it's target.
Kushnevich slips a straight right by Irish.
Irish misses the jab.
Irish uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kushnevich.
Nice defenses there by Kushnevich.
Kushnevich misses with a low kick.
Kushnevich lands a leg kick that knocks Irish off balance momentarily.
Irish throws a front kick aimed at Kushnevich's knee but Kushnevich avoids it well.
Irish ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Irish looks to land a left hand but Kushnevich moved out of range nicely.
Kushnevich connects with a solid leg kick.
Kushnevich throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Irish counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two 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!
Kushnevich throws a leg kick which misses Irish's front leg but catches the back leg as Irish tries to avoid it.
Irish 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.
Kushnevich misses with a takedown attempt - Irish sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kushnevich misses with a takedown
and Irish counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ilya Kushnevich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Irish cracks a nice hook into Kushnevich's ribs.
Kushnevich takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kushnevich avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kushnevich slips under a jab from Irish.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kushnevich.
A punch combination from Irish misses.
Kushnevich appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kushnevich scores with a nice strike.
Irish checks a low kick from Kushnevich.
Irish throws the left hand but Kushnevich avoids the punch easily.
Kushnevich throws the left hand but Irish avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from Irish misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kushnevich ducks under a wild hook from Irish.
Irish throws a shot from downtown. Kushnevich moves away and avoids it.
Irish misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed right hand from Irish misses the target.
Kushnevich lands a leg kick that knocks Irish off balance momentarily.
Kushnevich motions for Irish to come forward. Kushnevich throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Irish fails to land the takedown.
Kushnevich scores with the left hand. Irish knows he should have avoided that one.
Irish blocks a head kick by Kushnevich.
Irish misses with an uppercut. Kushnevich saw that one coming.
Kushnevich displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Irish throws out the jab.
Kushnevich shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Irish is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Kushnevich jumps into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kushnevich working the head with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Irish is trying to control Kushnevich's posture but Kushnevich avoids it.
Irish is trying to get back to half guard.
Irish keeps trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kushnevich wants to lay and pray for a moment but Irish keeps working.
Irish taking a bit of punishment here - Kushnevich scoring with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Irish is not content to let Kushnevich control the position.
Irish sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
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 Ilya Kushnevich will probably get the nod.
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.
Kushnevich slips a jab from Irish.
Irish connects with a body shot.
Kushnevich takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kushnevich throws a hook but Irish blocks it.
Irish steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kushnevich.
Kushnevich gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Irish to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kushnevich is pulling down on Irish's head to control his posture.
Kushnevich 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.
Kushnevich tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Irish passes Kushnevich's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kushnevich won't allow Irish to pass to mount.
Kushnevich wants to improve his position but Irish is controlling well.
Kushnevich is trying is best to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kushnevich wants to get back to full guard.
Irish is looking to pass Kushnevich's guard but actually Kushnevich recovers to full guard.
Irish trying to control but Kushnevich is working from the bottom.
Kushnevich is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kushnevich is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Irish trying to control from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Kushnevich.
Ilya Kushnevich overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Kushnevich.
Irish wants to improve his position but Kushnevich is controlling well.
Irish is trying to maintain the position but Kushnevich is very close to passing his half guard.
Kushnevich wants to pass to mount but Irish is defending the position.
Kushnevich working Irish over with strikes.
Kushnevich working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kushnevich slips a nice elbow through Irish's hands, connecting with Irish's forehead.
Kushnevich prevents Irish from improving his position.
Kushnevich lands strikes from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kushnevich working the head and body with strikes.
Irish looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Still in half guard, Kushnevich seems content to control.
Irish is looking for a sweep. Kushnevich is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kushnevich is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kushnevich working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Irish moves into full guard.
Our spies down at at The Barn inform us that Irish has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Kushnevich throws a big elbow that misses.
Kushnevich throws a strike but Irish rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irish trying to control the position from guard on top but Kushnevich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kushnevich tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kushnevich looking to control.
Kushnevich keeping full guard, as Irish tries to pass.
Kushnevich working a defensive guard here.
Irish looking to pass the guard.
Irish trying to control the position from guard on top but Kushnevich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kushnevich trying to control the position.
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 Ilya Kushnevich will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Irish moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Irish is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kushnevich's half guard.
Kushnevich wants to get back to full guard.
Irish throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Irish wants to free his trapped foot but Kushnevich is holding on for dear life with his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Irish prevents Kushnevich from improving his position.
Irish is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kushnevich is just riding it out for now. Irish eventually gives up the hold.
Irish is keen to just control but Kushnevich is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irish is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kushnevich trying to control here.
Kushnevich is looking to improve his position.
Billy Irish has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Irish is trying to control. Kushnevich wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Irish tries to pass to full mount but Kushnevich defends it.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Irish not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Irish is working for a submission of some sort.
Kushnevich tries to get to full guard but Irish has control of the leg.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Kushnevich avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kushnevich tries to counter with a takedown but Irish is quick to defend against it.
Kushnevich misses with a straight right.
Kushnevich dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kushnevich fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Irish has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kushnevich tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irish cracks Kushnevich with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kushnevich thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Irish if he has to take too many more of those.
Kushnevich avoids the body shot from Irish.
Good work by Irish as he checks the leg kick.
A slow jab from Irish misses its intended target.
Kushnevich shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kushnevich uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Irish.
Irish misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kushnevich.
Kushnevich with a nice calf kick.
Irish will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Irish lands a jab to Kushnevich's midsection.
Kushnevich tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Irish manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Irish misses the target.
Irish pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irish looks to land a right hand but Kushnevich moved out of range.
Good exchange - Kushnevich coming out on top.
Kushnevich scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Irish dips to his left and cracks Kushnevich with an uppercut!
Irish drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kushnevich thuds his shin into the meat of Irish's side.
Irish looks to score with a jab to the body but Kushnevich is just out of range.
Irish on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kushnevich. Kushnevich obviously looking to wear him down.
Irish takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Irish shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kushnevich counters by moving into the clinch.
Irish takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Irish lands a left hand.
Kushnevich lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kushnevich lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kushnevich lands a nice shot to the body.
Kushnevich wants to take the fight to the mat but Irish manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ilya Kushnevich.
Well Kushnevich has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ilya Kushnevich!
During a confident post fight interview, Ilya Kushnevich thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frostulf Einarsson (ranked 1569 p4p, 2479 weight class) and Papa John (ranked 220 p4p, 339 weight class). Einarsson comes to the cage accompanied by Immigrant Song. Frostulf Einarsson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frostulf Einarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Papa John!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
John uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Einarsson.
John only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Einarsson misses the target.
John throws a big counter head kick but Einarsson avoids it with no problem.
Einarsson lands with a hook. John tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Einarsson lands a really nice looking cross but John seems unphased.
 It looks like Papa John has been cut.
Einarsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but John manages to avoid it.
John is trying to counter with his kicks.
Einarsson misses with an uppercut
and John counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Einarsson thinking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Einarsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by John.
John moves out of range as Einarsson strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Einarsson.
Einarsson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gotham City Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Einarsson misses with a straight right.
Einarsson loads up on a big right hand but John slips the punch.
Einarsson moves into the clinch.
John swings wildly with an uppercut but Einarsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, John scores with a nice short uppercut.
John lands a nice shot to the body.
John controlling the action here for a moment.
A hook to the body from John.
Einarsson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Einarsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Einarsson swings wildly with an uppercut but John uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
John is trying to stall.
John is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Nice body punch from Einarsson - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Einarsson.
Einarsson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
John makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
John is trying to stall.
Einarsson gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Einarsson trying to control the position from guard on top but John is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
John has his hands on Einarsson's head, controlling the position.
Einarsson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Einarsson 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Einarsson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Einarsson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Einarsson throwing strikes but missing.
Einarsson is pushing down on John's leg trying to pass to half guard. John is fighting to maintain full guard but Einarsson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Einarsson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
John keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Einarsson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. John defending well though.
Einarsson stalling away here and it's allowed John to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Einarsson tries to free his leg and advance position but John is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Einarsson is looking to work some ground and pound but John has wrist control.
John working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Einarsson.
John has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Einarsson postures up in John's guard and throws a big left but John blocks it.
John utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Einarsson trying to control the position from guard on top but John is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Einarsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
John steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Frostulf Einarsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Einarsson looks to score with a jab to the body but John is just out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frostulf Einarsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Papa John's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A jab lands there for Einarsson.
A jab from Einarsson misses.
Einarsson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. John tries to avoid it but Einarsson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag John to the ground. John escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A countering left hand to the body from John misses.
Einarsson takes a swing at John's ribcage but misses.
John uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Einarsson.
John doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Einarsson misses with a lunging right hand
and John counters with a nice body kick.
Einarsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that John can do to turn this around?
John takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A big right from Einarsson misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John slips a jab from Einarsson.
Einarsson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Einarsson digs a good body shot into John's ribs.
Einarsson throws an off balance right hand
and John counters with a nice uppercut.
Einarsson scores with the left hand. John knows he should have avoided that one.
Einarsson throws a lazy right hand but John sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
John tries a quick counter leg kick but Einarsson is wise to it.
Einarsson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Einarsson throws a hook but John blocks it.
John appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Einarsson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Einarsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
John ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
John thinks about the counter body kick.
Einarsson throws an off balance right hand
enabling John to counter with a crisp jab.
Einarsson connects with a crisp jab.
Einarsson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
John has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Einarsson is on him like a limpet, forcing John back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
John lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A body shot lands from John.
John stalls.
Einarsson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Einarsson.
John stalling against the cage.
Einarsson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. John smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frostulf Einarsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Einarsson throws an off balance right hand
and John counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
John moves away from the strike by Einarsson.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from John! But no joy.
Einarsson throws a body shot but no joy.
Einarsson has his takedown stuffed
and John counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Einarsson has managed to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Einarsson tries to throw a body punch but John avoids it by throwing Einarsson back against the cage.
Einarsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
John is trying to maintain a safe position but Einarsson gets an underhook and turns John into the cage.
John lands a body shot.
Einarsson cracks John with a nice body shot.
Einarsson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Einarsson lands with a left to the head.
John is working Einarsson over against the cage.
Einarsson throws a head punch that misses.
Frostulf Einarsson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Einarsson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
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!
John tries to stall but Einarsson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Einarsson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Einarsson is trying to trip John. He has hold of a leg but John is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Einarsson persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
John is trying to keep Einarsson in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Einarsson won't allow John to sweep him here.
Einarsson throwing strikes but missing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frostulf Einarsson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Papa John's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
John displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Einarsson throws out the jab.
John let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Einarsson throws a shot from downtown. John moves away and avoids it.
Frostulf Einarsson is winning the standup battle so far.
Einarsson missing with a left hand there. John was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice side step and John releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Einarsson throws a right hand that misses
and John counters with a straight right hand.
Einarsson lands an overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Einarsson goes for a double leg but John avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as John continues to drive forward.
Einarsson swings wildly with an uppercut but John uses good head movement to avoid it.
Einarsson misses with some punches.
John blocks a punch to the side of the head.
John scores with a shot to the side of Einarsson's head.
John taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Einarsson prevents a body shot from John.
Einarsson struggles to land a body shot inside as John controls his hands.
Einarsson lands a right hand that snaps the head of John backwards.
John is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Einarsson is keeping busy.
John has a couple of punches blocked by Einarsson.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Einarsson.
Einarsson lands with a left to the head.
Einarsson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
John is trying to maintain a safe position but Einarsson gets an underhook and turns John into the cage.
John misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from John.
Einarsson has a couple of punches blocked by John.
John can't find room to land a body shot as Einarsson controls the action.
John misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Einarsson fails to land.
John misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from John.
Einarsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
John misses with a short punch on the inside.
Papa John has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John blocks a punch to the side of the head.
John swings wildly with an uppercut but Einarsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Einarsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
John lands a hook that snaps the head of Einarsson backwards.
Einarsson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. John fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Einarsson misses with a left hand
and John counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
John staying out of range there.
Einarsson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and John cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fighters circling - Einarsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
John was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Einarsson throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
John defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Einarsson.
John is trying to counter with his kicks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frostulf Einarsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Einarsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but John moves away.
Einarsson misses with a jab to the body
and John counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Einarsson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but John defends well and Einarsson ends up having to push John into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
John blocking some punches.
John misses with a shot to the kidneys.
John struggles to land a body shot inside as Einarsson controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Einarsson fails to land.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
John is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
John tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Einarsson throws a head punch that misses.
Einarsson lands a shoulder strike.
Einarsson throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
John lands a hook that snaps the head of Einarsson backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by John.
Einarsson blocks a body shot from John.
John stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
John misses with some punches.
Einarsson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from John on the inside.
John goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Einarsson can't find room to land a body shot as John controls the action.
Einarsson gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Einarsson stalling away here and it's allowed John to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
John has control of Einarsson's left arm, preventing Einarsson from doing any damage.
Einarsson controlling from the top position.
Einarsson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Papa John.
Well Einarsson 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frostulf Einarsson!
Frostulf Einarsson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Xylon Kofel (ranked 1431 p4p, 1187 weight class) and Pate Murhapuro (ranked 200 p4p, 161 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Xylon Kofel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Pate Murhapuro!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murhapuro doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Murhapuro looks to land a combination but Kofel avoids it well.
Murhapuro stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kofel.
Kofel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murhapuro was well out of range. Poor timing from Kofel.
Kofel lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kofel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kofel lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kofel misses with a body shot.
Murhapuro tries to counter by closing the distance.
Murhapuro drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Murhapuro misses with a straight right.
Kofel has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Blacktalians MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Murhapuro throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kofel lands the left hand.
Kofel takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murhapuro swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kofel.
A low kick from Kofel misses
and Murhapuro counters with a stiff right hand.
Murhapuro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murhapuro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kofel moves away.
Murhapuro tries to close the distance and clinch but Kofel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Murhapuro blocks a jab.
Kofel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murhapuro.
Kofel slips under a jab from Murhapuro.
Kofel throwing a counter right hand but Murhapuro manages to avoid it.
Kofel bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Murhapuro's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kofel looks to score with a jab to the body but Murhapuro is just out of range.
A jab from Murhapuro misses.
A swing and a miss from Murhapuro.
Murhapuro looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Murhapuro fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kofel slips a straight right by Murhapuro.
Kofel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murhapuro moves away.
Murhapuro chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kofel can pounce on him.
Kofel misses with a body shot.
Kofel darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Murhapuro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murhapuro takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Murhapuro misses with a hook. Kofel ducked under it nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Murhapuro 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kofel throws a hook but Murhapuro avoids it easily.
Kofel throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kofel just misses with a punch to the body.
Kofel defending well as Murhapuro loads up on a big left hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Murhapuro is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kofel moves out of range of the strikes.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kofel 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 Murhapuro has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Murhapuro and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Xylon Kofel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhapuro throws a jab but it's blocked by Kofel.
Kofel misses with a looping right.
Murhapuro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kofel is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Murhapuro keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Murhapuro throws out a counter right but Kofel avoids it with no problem.
Kofel stuns Murhapuro with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A big left from Kofel misses.
Good exchange - Kofel coming out on top.
A telegraphed right hand from Murhapuro misses the target.
Murhapuro walks into a jab.
Murhapuro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kofel.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kofel.
Murhapuro takes a jab right on the kisser.
Murhapuro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kofel.
Kofel tries to score with a low kick but Murhapuro moves his leg out of the way.
Kofel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Murhapuro 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.
Murhapuro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kofel.
Kofel misses with an uppercut.
The fighters circling - Murhapuro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murhapuro throws a shot from downtown. Kofel moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kofel throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kofel uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Murhapuro has time to react.
Murhapuro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kofel.
Murhapuro walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kofel avoids the body shot from Murhapuro.
Kofel throws an overhand right that lands on Murhapuro's shoulder, as Murhapuro tries to avoid the shot.
Kofel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kofel loads up on a big right hand but Murhapuro slips the punch.
A little jabbing left from Murhapuro on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Murhapuro takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Murhapuro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murhapuro lands a jab to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murhapuro. Kofel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murhapuro takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Murhapuro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Murhapuro is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Kofel works the jab nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kofel takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kofel.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murhapuro. Kofel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murhapuro misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kofel cracks Murhapuro with an open hand slap.
Kofel slips under a jab from Murhapuro.
Murhapuro is looking to clinch but Kofel is avoiding it.
Murhapuro scores with a jab.
Kofel scores with a nice head shot.
Kofel misses with a body shot
and Kofel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Murhapuro tries to clinch but Kofel is having none of it.
Murhapuro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kofel.
Kofel throws a body punch but Murhapuro moves out of range.
Kofel scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kofel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murhapuro throws out the jab.
Murhapuro drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kofel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kofel appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Murhapuro takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A good leg kick by Kofel.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murhapuro keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kofel with a nice cross.
Murhapuro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kofel.
Kofel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kofel ducks under a wild hook from Murhapuro.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Xylon Kofel dominated that 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.
Murhapuro ducks under a wild hook from Kofel.
Murhapuro takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Murhapuro with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kofel to score with a decent uppercut.
Murhapuro has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kofel feints and then cracks Murhapuro's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Murhapuro down.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Murhapuro.
Kofel throws a body shot but no joy.
Kofel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murhapuro.
Kofel connects with the punch.
Murhapuro slips under a jab.
Murhapuro doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A big left from Murhapuro misses.
Murhapuro darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A jab from Murhapuro misses.
Murhapuro throws a shot from downtown. Kofel moves away and avoids it.
Kofel scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kofel misses with a looping right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murhapuro throws a looping overhand right but Kofel ducks down to avoid it.
Good exchange - Kofel coming out on top.
Kofel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murhapuro.
Good standup being displayed there by Kofel as he connects with a hook.
Murhapuro closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kofel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Murhapuro lands a head shot.
Kofel scores with a leg kick.
Murhapuro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kofel manages to avoid it.
Kofel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kofel is looking to score with low kicks.
Kofel throws a leg kick but Murhapuro checks it.
Murhapuro throws out a counter right but Kofel avoids it with no problem.
Kofel throws an off balance right hand
and Murhapuro counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kofel avoiding damage.
Kofel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murhapuro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kofel works on Murhapuro's body with a couple of short punches.
Kofel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Murhapuro can do to turn this around?
Murhapuro tries to work over Kofel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kofel controlling the action here for a moment.
Murhapuro prevents a body shot from Kofel.
Murhapuro misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kofel takes a shot to the head.
Murhapuro lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kofel swings wildly with an uppercut but Murhapuro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murhapuro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kofel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Murhapuro misses the shot to the body.
Murhapuro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kofel.
Murhapuro looks to land a left hand but Kofel moved out of range nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Kofel misses the target.
Murhapuro misses with an uppercut. Kofel saw that one coming.
Kofel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kofel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Murhapuro counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Murhapuro.
Murhapuro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kofel tries to throw a body punch but Murhapuro avoids it by throwing Kofel back against the cage.
Kofel blocks an uppercut.
Murhapuro stalling against the cage.
Kofel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kofel throws a head punch that misses.
Kofel breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Kofel.
Kofel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kofel's jab looks to have found its range, popping Murhapuro under the eye.
Kofel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Kofel misses.
Murhapuro lands with a hook. Kofel tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Murhapuro rushes Kofel and presses him up against the cage.
Kofel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Murhapuro throws a punch but it's blocked by Kofel.
Murhapuro's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Murhapuro working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short uppercut from Murhapuro.
Kofel has a couple of punches blocked by Murhapuro.
A head punch on the inside from Murhapuro fails to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kofel.
Murhapuro prevents a body shot from Kofel.
Murhapuro can't find room to land a body shot as Kofel controls the action.
Murhapuro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murhapuro misses with some punches.
Murhapuro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kofel backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kofel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murhapuro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kofel prevents a body shot from Murhapuro.
Kofel tries to work over Murhapuro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kofel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Kofel fails to land.
Murhapuro trying to control the position but instead, Kofel has worked for underhooks and has pushed Murhapuro into the cage.
Kofel blocks an uppercut.
Murhapuro has a couple of punches blocked by Kofel.
Kofel blocks a body shot from Murhapuro.
Kofel misses with some punches.
Murhapuro blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Murhapuro fails to land.
Murhapuro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kofel backwards.
Murhapuro can't find room to land a body shot as Kofel controls the action.
Murhapuro misses with a punch to the body.
Kofel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Murhapuro is trying to stall.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pate Murhapuro will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Murhapuro connects with a nice looking jab.
Xylon Kofel is winning the standup battle so far.
Kofel dodges the punch combination from Murhapuro.
Kofel misses with an uppercut.
Murhapuro uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Murhapuro throws a hook to the side of Kofel's head but Kofel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kofel is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Murhapuro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kofel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Murhapuro misses its intended target.
Kofel takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Murhapuro slips under a jab from Kofel.
A shot to the liver by Kofel. Beautiful body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhapuro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kofel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murhapuro.
Nice defenses there by Murhapuro.
Kofel feints and then cracks Murhapuro's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Murhapuro down.
Murhapuro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kofel manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murhapuro. Kofel does a little dance to reset his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Kofel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kofel connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Murhapuro momentarily.
A slow jab from Murhapuro misses its intended target.
Kofel staying out of range there.
Murhapuro slips under a jab from Kofel.
Kofel throws the left hand but Murhapuro avoids the punch easily.
Good leg kick by Kofel.
A slow jab from Murhapuro misses its intended target.
A good leg kick by Kofel.
Kofel avoids the body shot from Murhapuro.
Murhapuro on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kofel. Kofel obviously looking to wear him down.
Murhapuro thuds a left hand into Kofel's body.
Kofel changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Murhapuro moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kofel throws a chopping leg kick but Murhapuro manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Murhapuro tries to counter by closing the distance.
Murhapuro tests Kofel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Murhapuro slips a straight right by Kofel.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kofel missing with a left hand there. Murhapuro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kofel slips a straight right by Murhapuro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kofel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murhapuro.
Kofel looks to score with a jab to the body but Murhapuro is just out of range.
Murhapuro throws a shot from downtown. Kofel moves away and avoids it.
Murhapuro staying out of range there.
Murhapuro lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kofel at a distance.
Kofel slips a jab from Murhapuro.
Murhapuro scores with a shot to the body.
Kofel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murhapuro.
Murhapuro lands with a shot to the body.
Kofel bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Murhapuro's head.
Kofel lands with a thumping leg kick.
Murhapuro checks a leg kick nicely.
Kofel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murhapuro throws a nice looking combination but Kofel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kofel scores with a body shot.
Kofel misses with a wild body shot.
Murhapuro tries to counter with a clinch but Kofel shakes him off and moves away.
Kofel scoring well with a low kick there.
A left lands for Kofel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kofel slips a straight right by Murhapuro.
Kofel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murhapuro.
Kofel scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kofel scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kofel takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kofel cracks Murhapuro with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kofel scores with a jab.
Murhapuro fails to land with a series of punches.
Kofel works the jab nicely.
Murhapuro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murhapuro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murhapuro throws a jab but it's blocked by Kofel.
Kofel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Murhapuro as he connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murhapuro tries to clinch there but Kofel circles away.
Kofel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kofel avoids the body shot from Murhapuro.
Murhapuro ducks under a wild hook from Kofel.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhapuro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Murhapuro lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Murhapuro.
Kofel looks to throw the jab but Murhapuro is out of range.
Kofel works the jab nicely.
Kofel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Murhapuro throws a hook but Kofel avoids it easily.
Murhapuro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kofel moves away.
Murhapuro takes one to the side of the head.
Kofel scores with a hook.
Murhapuro scores with a jab to the jaw.
Murhapuro throws a lazy right hand but Kofel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A shot to the body from Kofel misses
and Murhapuro counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kofel misses with an uppercut.
Kofel sets himself, and Murhapuro steps forward looking for the clinch! Kofel avoids it this time.
Kofel blocks a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kofel connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Murhapuro takes one on the button.
Murhapuro throws a body shot but no joy.
Murhapuro misses with a straight right.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Xylon Kofel.
I think Kofel has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Meluv Bigtitties (ranked 2239 p4p, 3972 weight class) and Gage Bennett (ranked 319 p4p, 528 weight class). Bigtitties kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is JOE WALSH - I LIKE BIG TITS. Meluv Bigtitties has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 New York, Meluv Bigtitties!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gage Bennett!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bigtitties instigates a clinch.
Bigtitties tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bennett smiles and moves away.
Bigtitties chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bennett can pounce on him.
Bigtitties keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bennett.
Bennett has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bigtitties tries to close the distance and clinch but Bennett swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bennett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bigtitties.
Bennett misses with a low kick.
Bigtitties gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bennett breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bennett throws a lazy right hand but Bigtitties sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bennett catches Bigtitties with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bigtitties tries to clinch there but Bennett circles away.
Bennett feints a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bigtitties swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Bigtitties checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bigtitties appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Bennett throws a quick inside leg kick.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bigtitties or perhaps it was just good defense by Bennett, which made it look bad.
Bennett was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bennett tries to work over Bigtitties's front leg with a kick but Bigtitties checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett misses with a hook.
Bennett throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bigtitties stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bennett fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bigtitties or perhaps it was just good defense by Bennett, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Meluv Bigtitties. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bigtitties takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bigtitties fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bennett, pushing him back against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Bennett.
Bennett working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bigtitties as Bennett tries to tie him up.
Bennett misses with a body punch.
Bigtitties pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bennett avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bigtitties checks a leg kick.
Bigtitties looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bigtitties fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett looks to throw the jab but Bigtitties is out of range.
Bennett lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bennett with a nice calf kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bigtitties closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bennett circles away.
Bigtitties will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bennett throws a shot from downtown. Bigtitties moves away and avoids it.
Bennett looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bigtitties goes for a double leg but Bennett avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bennett continues to drive forward.
Bennett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bigtitties is trying to pull guard but Bennett has him pressed against the cage.
Bennett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bigtitties is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bigtitties stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bigtitties can't find room to land a body shot as Bennett controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett misses with the head strike.
Bennett lands with a light punch inside.
Bigtitties is looking to take this one to the mat.
Bennett breaks from the clinch.
Bennett misses with a low kick.
Bennett looks to land a right hand but Bigtitties moved out of range.
Bennett's corner calls for a 1-2. Bennett obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bigtitties tries to clinch there but Bennett circles away.
A jab lands there for Bennett.
Bennett misses the jab.
Bigtitties shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bennett pinned against the cage. Bennett gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bennett throws a jab but it's blocked by Bigtitties.
Bennett throws out a loose jab but Bigtitties uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bigtitties looks for a takedown but Bennett sprawls well.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bennett.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bigtitties gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bennett.
Bennett throws a low kick but Bigtitties avoids it.
As Bennett tries to get set, Bigtitties tries to push him back and clinch up but Bennett manages to avoid the attempt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bennett, as that shot connected.
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!
Bigtitties wants to clinch up but Bennett keeps it at a distance.
A big left from Bennett misses.
Bigtitties shoots in for a double leg but Bennett sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bigtitties ducks under a wild hook from Bennett.
Bigtitties keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bennett.
Gage Bennett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bigtitties throws a head kick that misses.
It seemed like Bennett was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bigtitties looks for a takedown but Bennett sprawls well.
Nice cross by Bennett.
Bennett throws a looping overhand right but Bigtitties ducks down to avoid it.
Bigtitties ducks under a wild hook from Bennett.
Bennett connects with a leg kick.
Bennett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bigtitties was well out of range. Poor timing from Bennett.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gage Bennett dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bennett misses with an uppercut.
Bennett throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bennett with a jab.
Bennett scores with the left hand. Bigtitties knows he should have avoided that one.
Bigtitties forces Bennett back against the cage and clinches.
Bennett keeps control of Bigtitties as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bigtitties fails to pull guard.
Bigtitties misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bennett.
Bennett misses with a body punch.
Bigtitties jumps into guard, dragging Bennett to the mat.
Bigtitties is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bennett wants to control from the top but Bigtitties keeps moving.
Bennett is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett forces his way into half guard.
Bennett has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bigtitties is holding on to half guard well.
Bennett prevents Bigtitties from standing back up.
Bigtitties is trying to maintain the position but Bennett is very close to passing his half guard.
Bigtitties is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bennett is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
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.
Bigtitties takes one to the chin there.
Bennett moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bigtitties 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.
Bennett throws a jab when Bigtitties was well out of range.
Bigtitties checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bigtitties shoots in but Bennett avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bennett let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bigtitties avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bennett listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Good leg kick by Bennett.
Bennett misses with a hook to the body
and Bigtitties counters with a three punch combo that has Bennett backing up. Bennett nods at Bigtitties to acknowledge the strikes.
Bigtitties moves into the clinch.
Bigtitties tries to pull guard but Bennett holds him up against the cage and eventually Bigtitties drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Meluv Bigtitties. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bennett stalls.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bigtitties breaks from the clinch.
Gage Bennett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bigtitties moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bennett misses with a low kick.
Bennett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bennett ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bennett throws a body shot but no joy.
Bennett throws an overhand right that lands on Bigtitties's shoulder, as Bigtitties tries to avoid the shot.
Bennett misses with a straight right.
Bigtitties misses with a leg kick.
Bennett misses with a hook.
Bigtitties takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bennett lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gage Bennett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bennett throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bigtitties sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bennett leaves Bigtitties with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bennett connects with a single shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bigtitties was well out of range. Poor timing from Bennett.
Bennett swats away the attempt to clinch by Bigtitties.
Bigtitties dives in for a single leg takedown but Bennett sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bigtitties tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bennett smiles and moves away.
Meluv Bigtitties is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bigtitties shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bennett as he jumps to the side.
Nice defenses there by Bigtitties.
As Bennett tries to get set, Bigtitties tries to push him back and clinch up but Bennett manages to avoid the attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bennett throws out a loose jab but Bigtitties uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bigtitties shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bigtitties takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bigtitties.
Bigtitties fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bennett thumps Bigtitties with a low kick.
Bigtitties tries to clinch up but Bennett circles away and keeps his distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gage Bennett showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Bigtitties dives in and grabs Bennett's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bennett pushes down on Bigtitties's head and hops out.
Bennett lands with a straight right. Bigtitties didn't see that one coming.
Bigtitties closes the distance and clinches.
Bigtitties wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bennett throws a head punch that misses.
Bennett escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bennett lands an overhand right.
Bigtitties is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bennett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bigtitties.
Bigtitties misses with a double jab.
A big right from Bennett misses.
Bigtitties fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bennett avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Bennett misses its intended target.
Bigtitties takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bigtitties shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Meluv Bigtitties. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed right hand from Bennett misses the target.
Bennett stuns Bigtitties with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett digs a good hook to Bigtitties's body.
A low kick lands for Bennett.
Bigtitties fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bigtitties tries to move into range but Bennett moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bennett throws a hook but Bigtitties avoids it easily.
Bigtitties ducks right into an uppercut from Bennett.
Bigtitties shoots in but no luck this time.
Bennett tries to score with a low kick but Bigtitties moves his leg out of the way.
Bennett's corner calls for a 1-2. Bennett obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bennett lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bigtitties moves away from the strike by Bennett.
Bigtitties on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bigtitties takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bennett thuds a left hand into Bigtitties's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bigtitties slips under a jab.
Bigtitties drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bennett sprawls and moves away.
Bigtitties staying out of range there.
Meluv Bigtitties has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gage Bennett is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bigtitties shoots in but Bennett avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bigtitties slips under a jab.
Bigtitties chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bennett can pounce on him.
Bennett scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bigtitties in his tracks.
Bigtitties shoots in for a takedown but Bennett shows good takedown defense.
Bennett uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bigtitties has time to react.
Bigtitties is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bigtitties uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bennett.
Nice uppercut lands for Bennett. That snapped Bigtitties's head back.
Bennett will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bennett thumps Bigtitties with a low kick.
Bigtitties takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bigtitties walks into a straight right hand from Bennett.
Bigtitties shoots in but no luck this time.
Bigtitties's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bennett connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bigtitties scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bigtitties or perhaps it was just good defense by Bennett, which made it look bad.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bennett 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.
Bennett jabs Bigtitties right on the nose. Bigtitties blinks but takes it well.
Good leg kick by Bennett.
Bennett clobbers Bigtitties with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bennett clobbers Bigtitties with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bennett thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bennett pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bennett changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bigtitties moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bigtitties doesn't manage to clinch there - Bennett circles away.
Bigtitties tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bennett sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bigtitties somewhat.
Bennett throws out a counter right but Bigtitties avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Bennett misses its intended target.
Bigtitties has a takedown stuffed.
Bennett lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bennett scores with a leg kick.
Bigtitties looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A left lands for Bennett.
Bigtitties pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bennett lands a nice hook to Bigtitties's body. Bigtitties takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bennett. That's going to slow Bigtitties down.
Bigtitties shoots in for a takedown but Bennett shows good takedown defense.
Bigtitties fails to land the takedown.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bennett! But no joy.
Bennett moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bennett lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bigtitties's sensitive parts.
Bennett scoring well with a low kick there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gage Bennett comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bennett winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 26:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 26:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gage Bennett!
Gage Bennett decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Bukowski (ranked 2134 p4p, 3823 weight class) and Lucas McCain (ranked 303 p4p, 512 weight class). Charles Bukowski has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 Rio de Janeiro, Charles Bukowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lucas McCain !
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bukowski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bukowski dodges the punch combination from McCain .
Bukowski swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bukowski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bukowski takes a swing at McCain 's ribcage but misses.
McCain let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bukowski closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. McCain quickly recovers to half guard.
Bukowski missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bukowski is trying to control the action in half guard but McCain is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bukowski prevents McCain from standing back up.
Bukowski trying to mount his opponent but McCain defends it.
McCain told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bukowski throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
We've been hearing that Bukowski has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Bukowski missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bukowski thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McCain 's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bukowski thows a huge punch but McCain dodges it nicely.
McCain looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bukowski lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
McCain manages to escape and get back to his feet!
McCain looks to throw the jab but Bukowski is out of range.
Bukowski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McCain .
McCain scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
McCain scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bukowski throws a jab when McCain was well out of range.
A jab lands there for McCain .
Lucas McCain is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bukowski throws a shot from downtown. McCain moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bukowski works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCain misses with a looping right.
Bukowski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bukowski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McCain .
A telegraphed right hand from Bukowski misses the target.
Bukowski moves out of range as McCain strikes.
A swing and a miss from McCain .
McCain uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bukowski has time to react.
A looping hook to the body misses from McCain . Bukowski does a little dance to reset his feet.
A quick step to the side and Bukowski tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
McCain throws a body shot but no joy.
McCain keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bukowski.
McCain fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
McCain lands a jab to the head.
Bukowski is really struggling to find his range with his punches. McCain 's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Bukowski throws a body shot but no joy.
McCain misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bukowski swings for the body but McCain moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Bukowski.
Bukowski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bukowski fails with a takedown attempt.
Bukowski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McCain .
McCain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McCain 's corner calls for a 1-2. McCain obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bukowski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bukowski has a takedown stuffed.
McCain smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bukowski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bukowski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McCain lands with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bukowski swings for the body but McCain moves out of range.
McCain lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bukowski circles away quickly and effectively.
A counter left hand to the body from Bukowski misses its target.
McCain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bukowski.
Bukowski checks the leg kick.
McCain throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bukowski shoots in looking for a takedown but McCain manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bukowski's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Bukowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McCain lands a nice looking body shot.
McCain jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bukowski takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bukowski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McCain paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McCain uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bukowski.
McCain misses with a jab, cross combination.
A shot to the liver by McCain . Beautiful body shot.
Bukowski is trying hard to land a takedown here. McCain sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lucas McCain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCain throws a leg kick but Bukowski moved away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas McCain dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bukowski lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bukowski.
Bukowski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bukowski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McCain tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bukowski was well out of range. Poor timing from McCain .
A left lands for McCain .
McCain rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bukowski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A momentary lapse in concentration from McCain enables Bukowski to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. McCain manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if McCain can do anything to dispel that myth.
McCain working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bukowski.
Bukowski throwing strikes but missing.
Bukowski lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McCain working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bukowski.
Bukowski trying to control but McCain is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bukowski postures up in McCain 's guard and throws a big left but McCain blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bukowski throws a strike but McCain rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
McCain won't allow Bukowski to sweep him here.
Bukowski managing to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bukowski is working an open guard so McCain takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from McCain . Bukowski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lucas McCain seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McCain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McCain misses with a double jab.
Bukowski shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches McCain napping and manages to drive through into side control!
McCain throws Bukowski to one side and escapes!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bukowski takes a swing at McCain 's ribcage but misses.
Bukowski fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but McCain avoids it really well and circles away.
McCain digs a good hook to Bukowski's body.
Bukowski misses with a telegraphed body shot
and McCain counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bukowski thinking.
McCain has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McCain misses with an uppercut.
Bukowski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bukowski throws a body punch but McCain moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from McCain on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bukowski lands the left hand.
McCain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bukowski.
Bukowski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McCain .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bukowski shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. McCain eats them both and turns towards Bukowski to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
McCain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bukowski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McCain counters with a left to the body.
McCain pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bukowski tries to bum rush McCain with a series of wild strikes but McCain uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bukowski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McCain on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
McCain throws a nice inside leg kick.
McCain with a nice cross.
Bukowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McCain moves away.
McCain is looking to score with low kicks.
Bukowski looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
McCain throws a body punch but Bukowski moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bukowski shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
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!
McCain misses with a body shot.
Bukowski half committed to a counter leg kick.
McCain 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bukowski under the eye.
McCain swings for the body but Bukowski moves out of range.
A cross from McCain lands.
Bukowski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McCain .
Bukowski lands with a good body shot.
Bukowski looks for a takedown but McCain sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Bukowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McCain scores with a jab.
McCain with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bukowski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bukowski drops down looking for a counter takedown but McCain sprawls and moves away.
McCain works Bukowski's body with a nice hook.
Bukowski throws a body shot but no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas McCain showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
McCain tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bukowski was well out of range. Poor timing from McCain .
Bukowski loads up on a big right hand but McCain slips the punch.
McCain looks to score with a jab to the body but Bukowski is just out of range.
Bukowski misses with a few strikes there.
McCain appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bukowski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McCain takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bukowski misses with a body shot.
Bukowski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McCain circles away quickly and effectively.
A little jabbing left from McCain on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McCain dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McCain takes a swing at Bukowski's ribcage but misses.
Bukowski throws a series of punches but McCain moves out of range.
McCain appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bukowski is looking to wear down McCain with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCain misses with a body shot.
Bukowski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bukowski instigates a clinch.
McCain lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McCain .
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCain takes a shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Bukowski - that landed with a thud.
Bukowski is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but McCain is keeping busy.
McCain throws a head punch that misses.
McCain lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McCain lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bukowski backwards.
McCain has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Still in the clinch, McCain scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short uppercut from Bukowski.
Bukowski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bukowski scores with a hook to the body.
Bukowski is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but McCain is keeping busy.
A short left from McCain .
McCain 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bukowski blocks a leg kick.
Bukowski throws an overhand right that lands on McCain 's shoulder, as McCain tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bukowski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - Bukowski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McCain misses with a body shot.
McCain lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bukowski's sensitive parts.
McCain scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A bone on bone clash there as Bukowski blocks the leg kick.
Bukowski half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bukowski takes a swing at McCain 's ribcage but misses.
Bukowski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McCain manages to avoid it.
Bukowski misses with a series of wild punches.
Bukowski stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McCain .
McCain throws a wild body kick that Bukowski sees coming a mile off.
McCain moves out of range of the strikes.
Bukowski cracks McCain with an open hand slap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bukowski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McCain .
Bukowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McCain moves away.
McCain moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
McCain lands with a nice body punch.
Bukowski shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bukowski sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McCain defending well though.
Bukowski 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.
McCain is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bukowski scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bukowski throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
McCain pushes Bukowski off looking to stand but Bukowski dives back in and keeps control.
Bukowski throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bukowski looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks McCain with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bukowski throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bukowski not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bukowski scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bukowski thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McCain 's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bukowski throwing shots but McCain is blocking nicely.
McCain has hold of Bukowski's hands but Bukowski slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bukowski missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bukowski takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Charles Bukowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bukowski lands with a punch from half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Charles Bukowski.
I think McCain has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucas McCain !
A very excited looking Lucas McCain made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thorvald Nansen (ranked 797 p4p, 1401 weight class) and Roland Spliffs (ranked 105 p4p, 197 weight class). Nansen's entrance music is Benny Jamz - Torden. A fine choice. Spliffs has chosen Smoke Some Weed by Ice Cube as his entrance music. Roland Spliffs has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thorvald Nansen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roland Spliffs!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nansen throws a lazy right hand but Spliffs sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Spliffs throws a quick inside leg kick.
Spliffs tries a head kick but it misses.
Nansen gets a clinch.
Nansen works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Spliffs is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nansen is aware though and is defending well.
Nansen scoring with punches to the head and body.
Nansen lands a couple of digs.
Spliffs escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nansen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Spliffs is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nansen defends well.
Nansen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Spliffs has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nansen has managed to get both his arms back between Spliffs's legs - danger averted.
Nansen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nansen controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Nansen advances to half guard.
Spliffs is holding on to half guard well.
Spliffs looking for submissions off his back.
Nansen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Spliffs knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Nansen winds up and cracks Spliffs with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nansen trying to mount his opponent but Spliffs defends it.
Nansen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Spliffs 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.
Nansen passes into side control, despite Spliffs's attempt to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spliffs wants to control but Nansen postures up.
Nansen advances to mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Spliffs sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Nansen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Spliffs does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nansen drops an elbow to the side of Spliffs's head.
Spliffs wants to improve his position but Nansen is controlling well.
Spliffs trying to control from the bottom.
Nansen trying to pass the guard but Spliffs defending well.
Nansen trying to control from Spliffs's half guard. Spliffs has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nansen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nansen is looking to work some ground and pound but Spliffs has wrist control.
Nansen controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Nansen passes Spliffs's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Spliffs looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Spliffs is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nansen scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nice strikes from Nansen there.
Nansen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nice strikes from Nansen there.
Nansen working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Spliffs's thigh. Spliffs counters though and makes it back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spliffs working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nansen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nansen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Nansen is looking to advance position but Spliffs has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Spliffs has control of Nansen's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Nansen regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Nansen bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nansen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Spliffs looking for a guillotine here but Nansen defends easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Thorvald Nansen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Spliffs throws a leg kick
and Nansen counters with a three punch combo that has Spliffs backing up. Spliffs nods at Nansen to acknowledge the strikes.
Spliffs displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nansen throws out the jab.
Nansen throws a head kick but Spliffs moves out of range.
Spliffs needs to keep his hands up - Nansen had a free shot at his head there.
Nansen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nansen is looking to chop away at Spliffs's legs.
Nansen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nansen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spliffs can do to turn this around?
Nansen loads up on a big right hand but Spliffs slips the punch.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Nansen.
Nansen tries to advance to mount but can't.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nansen working the head with strikes.
Nansen tries to advance to mount but can't.
Nansen trying to control the action but Spliffs is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spliffs tries to buck Nansen off but Nansen is having none of it.
You can see the frustration on Spliffs's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Nansen tries to advance to mount but can't.
Spliffs is trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nansen is working to tighten his grip on Spliffs's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Spliffs has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Nansen is really squeezing tight and eventually Spliffs passes out! Nansen breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Thorvald Nansen!
A victorious Thorvald Nansen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Tucker (ranked 452 p4p, 824 weight class) and Devonte Pinks (ranked 72 p4p, 124 weight class). Pinks has chosen HUMBLE. as his entrance music. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Tucker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Devonte Pinks!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinks lands the left hand.
Jab, jab by Pinks - just one landing.
Tucker lands with a right hand.
Pinks lets loose with a powerful body kick. Tucker will feel that in the morning.
Tucker seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Pinks misses with a looping right.
Pinks tries a head kick but it misses.
Pinks throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tucker walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tucker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tucker throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pinkss head.
Pinks can't find room to land a body shot as Tucker controls the action.
Tucker lands a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pinks breaks from the clinch.
Pinks throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pinks uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tucker.
Pinks throws out a counter right but Tucker avoids it with no problem.
The fighters circling - Pinks throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pinks lands the left hand.
Devonte Pinks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pinks connects with a looping right hand.
Pinks lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Tucker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pinks moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker throws a lazy right hand but Pinks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pinks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pinks throws a leg kick but Tucker moved away.
A big right from Tucker misses.
Pinks scores with a shot to the body.
Tucker checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pinks. That's going to slow Tucker down.
Pinks throws a wild body kick that Tucker sees coming a mile off.
Pinks throws a lazy right hand but Tucker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pinks.
Pinks looks to throw the jab but Tucker is out of range.
Tucker takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pinks misses with an uppercut
and Tucker moves into the clinch.
Pinks tries a body shot but Tucker blocks it.
Pinks lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pinks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tucker prevents Pinks from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinks manages to break the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Tucker.
Pinks throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tucker gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tucker has closed the distance and engaged Pinks in a clinch.
Pinks lands with a short shot to the head.
Tucker throws a punch but it's blocked by Pinks.
Pinks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tucker pushes Pinks back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tucker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pinks prevents a body shot from Tucker.
Tucker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Pinks fails to land.
Tucker misses with a punch to the body.
Pinks manages to break the clinch.
Tucker on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pinks with a nice calf kick.
Tucker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pinks.
Pinks takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tucker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tucker takes a swing at Pinks's ribcage but misses.
Tucker checks a leg kick nicely.
A low kick from Pinks misses
and Tucker counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tucker.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tucker.
Nice body punch from Tucker.
Pinks breaks from the clinch.
Tucker is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tucker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pinks.
Pinks ducks under a wild hook from Tucker.
Tucker ducks under a wild hook from Pinks.
Tucker scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pinks doesn't seem bothered though.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pinks.
Pinks scores with a hook.
Pinks throws a body kick that misses.
Tucker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pinks.
Pinks is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Tucker had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Pinks tries to land a front kick but Tucker steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinks ducks under a wild hook from Tucker.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pinks scores with a jab to the head.
Pinks looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pinks walks into a left hand.
Pinks connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tucker. Tucker circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pinks ducks under a wild hook from Tucker.
Tucker tries to clinch but Pinks is having none of it.
Pinks fakes the leg kick and cracks Tucker in the body.
Tucker moves into the clinch successfully.
Pinks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pinks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pinks swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pinks steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tucker.
Tucker checks a low kick from Pinks.
Tucker wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Pinks just misses with a punch to the body.
Tucker throws a leg kick that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Devonte Pinks dominated that round.
That's time! Tucker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pinks lands with a cross.
Pinks has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pinks throws a big shot that misses.
Pinks bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tucker's head backwards.
Tucker tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tucker ducks under a wild hook from Pinks.
Tucker checks a low kick from Pinks.
Pinks bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Tucker looks to throw the jab but Pinks is out of range.
Pinks throws an overhand right that lands on Tucker's shoulder, as Tucker tries to avoid the shot.
Tucker moves in looking to clinch but Pinks pushes him off.
Tucker's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pinks connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tucker scrambles back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tucker 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.
Pinks misses with a right hand
and Tucker counters by moving into the clinch.
Pinks misses with a punch to the body.
Pinks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pinks misses the jab.
Pinks catches Tucker with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinks takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pinks tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tucker is able to avoid easily.
Tucker throws a looping overhand right but Pinks ducks down to avoid it.
Pinks lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tucker at a distance.
Pinks throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pinks connects with a body shot.
Tucker takes a swing at Pinks's ribcage but misses.
Pinks with a nice calf kick.
Tucker tries to clinch up.
Pinks throws a jab when Tucker was well out of range.
Tucker moves out of range as Pinks throws a body kick.
Tucker tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Pinks manages to circle out of the way.
Pinks connects with a solid leg kick.
Devonte Pinks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tucker lands a really nice looking cross but Pinks seems unphased.
Pinks looks to land a combination but Tucker avoids it well.
Pinks lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pinks throws a hook to the side of Tucker's head but Tucker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Pinks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pinks. Tucker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tucker is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Pinks.
The fighters circling - Pinks throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pinks misses with a low kick.
Pinks on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pinks swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tucker.
Pinks will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pinks tries a low kick but Tucker avoids it.
Pinks throws an off balance right hand
and Tucker counters by moving into the clinch.
Tucker scores with a shoulder strike.
Tucker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tucker struggles to land a body shot inside as Pinks controls his hands.
A right hook to the body lands for Tucker.
Tucker is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pinks is breathing heavily.
Pinks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pinks lands a right hand.
Charles Tucker has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pinks prevents a body shot from Tucker.
Pinks misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinks is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pinks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tucker gets through Pinks's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tucker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tucker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pinks lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tucker backwards.
A short uppercut from Tucker.
Pinks looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tucker lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tucker.
Pinks works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pinks misses with the head strike.
Pinks is looking to break free of the clinch but Tucker has double underhooks.
Pinks lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pinks looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Still in the clinch, Tucker scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pinks is rocked!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pinks.
Pinks is still on wobbly legs! Can Tucker finish him?
Pinks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tucker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pinks scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tucker lands a hook that snaps the head of Pinks backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tucker has a couple of punches blocked by Pinks.
Pinks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Tucker.
Pinks is trying to break the clinch but Tucker is controlling him.
Tucker scores with a hook to the body.
Tucker unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Pinks! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Tucker is unloading with more strikes now! Pinks drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charles Tucker!
Charles Tucker is the new light heavyweight champion!
A less than humble Charles Tucker misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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