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SYN 808 Whymer vs. Number II PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Usko Matonen (ranked 440 p4p, 776 weight class) and Elroy Clarks (ranked 25 p4p, 51 weight class). Usko Matonen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Usko Matonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elroy Clarks!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matonen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Matonen moves forwards but Clarks connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Clarks bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice body kick from Clarks.
Matonen misses with a body punch
and Clarks counters with a one-two to the body.
Clarks lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Matonen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Lab in the buildup to the fight.
Matonen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A cross from Clarks lands.
Clarks throws a shot from downtown. Matonen moves away and avoids it.
Clarks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Clarks throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Matonen counters with an inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matonen scores with a nice head shot.
Clarks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matonen manages to avoid it.
It looked like Matonen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Clarks takes a head kick and keeps coming.
 Clarks is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matonen closes the distance and pushes Clarks back into the cage.
Clarks is still on wobbly legs! Can Matonen finish him?
Matonen throws a head punch that misses.
Matonen gets underhooks to prevent Clarks's takedown attempt.
Matonen misses with a punch on the inside.
Matonen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Matonen - that landed with a thud.
We've been informed that Clarks has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Matonen misses with some punches.
Clarks seems to have recovered his senses.
Matonen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Clarks misses with a punch on the inside.
Matonen lands a hook that snaps the head of Clarks backwards.
Clarks has a couple of punches blocked by Matonen.
Clarks lands with a left to the head.
Clarks tries for a takedown. No joy.
Matonen leaning his opponent against the cage.
Matonen prevents the takedown attempt.
Usko Matonen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elroy Clarks.
Clarks blocking some punches.
Matonen breaks from the clinch.
Clarks slips a straight right by Matonen.
Elroy Clarks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clarks tries to land a body kick
and Matonen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Matonen needs to keep his hands up - Clarks had a free shot at his head there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matonen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Clarks lands with a slapping head kick.
Matonen slips a straight right by Clarks.
Clarks shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Matonen seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Matonen trying to control the position.
Clarks throws a big elbow that misses.
Clarks wants to control from the top but Matonen keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clarks trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Matonen working a defensive guard here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Clarks trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Matonen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Clarks thinks about the counter body kick.
Matonen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Clarks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Matonen.
Matonen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Clarks fails to land the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clarks lands with a right hand.
Matonen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Clarks tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Matonen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Clarks misses the body punch
and Matonen counters with a thumping low kick.
Clarks throws a sloppy head kick and Matonen moves out of range easily.
Clarks slips under a jab.
Clarks throws a head kick that misses.
Clarks scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matonen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Matonen throws a body punch but Clarks moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Elroy Clarks will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Clarks looks to score with a jab to the body but Matonen is just out of range.
Elroy Clarks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Matonen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Clarks stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Clarks is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Matonen's half guard.
Clarks sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Matonen defending well though.
Clarks not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Clarks not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Clarks seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clarks is working for a kimura but Matonen is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clarks throwing shots but Matonen is blocking nicely.
Clarks has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, if Clarks is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Clarks is looking for a kimura but Matonen is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Clarks to get the leverage.
Clarks wants to take a breather but Matonen is having none of it.
Still in half guard, Clarks seems content to control.
Matonen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Clarks working over Matonen with some ground and pound. Matonen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Clarks seems to be looking for submissions.
Clarks misses with a head shot. Matonen uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matonen keeping moving, preventing Clarks from controlling successfully.
Clarks is looking to advance position but Matonen has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Clarks is wriggling around trying to escape.
Clarks tries to improve his position but instead Matonen has taken his back!
Clarks wants to escape the position.
Elroy Clarks has got the better of the ground game so far.
Matonen is riding his opponent, not letting Clarks buck him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matonen continues to stall.
Matonen doesn't have the hooks in and Clarks manages to turn into his guard.
Matonen can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Clarks controls the pace.
Matonen pulls Clarks in close to prevent any damage.
Matonen wants to sweep here but Clarks controlling him for the moment.
Clarks throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matonen can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Clarks controls the pace.
Clarks is pushing down on Matonen's leg trying to pass to half guard. Matonen is fighting to maintain full guard but Clarks has managed to sneak the leg through.
Clarks throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Clarks looks to land a strike but Matonen avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Matonen trying to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Clarks working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Clarks slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Elroy Clarks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Matonen tries to clinch but Clarks moves out of range.
Clarks is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Clarks throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Clarks throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Clarks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No joy there for Clarks, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Clarks lands a glancing blow to the side of Matonen's head.
Clarks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matonen throwing a counter right hand but Clarks manages to avoid it.
Clarks throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matonen throws a chopping leg kick but Clarks manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Clarks is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Clarks connects with a looping right hand.
Matonen throws a hook but Clarks blocks it.
Clarks moves away from the strike by Matonen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarks digs a good body shot into Matonen's ribs.
Clarks pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Matonen back to the cage. Clarks follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Matonen blocks a head kick by Clarks.
Matonen thinks about countering with a head kick.
Clarks throws a head kick that half lands.
Clarks throws a looping overhand right but Matonen ducks down to avoid it.
Matonen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Clarks avoids the head kick by Matonen.
Clarks scores with a body shot.
Clarks swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A little feinted left hand from Matonen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Matonen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Clarks.
Matonen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Clarks throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Clarks punishes Matonen's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clarks throws a sloppy head kick and Matonen moves out of range easily.
Clarks fails with a takedown attempt.
Matonen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Usko Matonen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Clarks has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Clarks with a poor takedown
and Matonen counters with a three punch combo that has Clarks backing up. Clarks nods at Matonen to acknowledge the strikes.
Matonen throws a leg kick but Clarks sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Clarks chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Matonen can pounce on him.
Matonen throws a head kick but Clarks moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clarks comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Clarks throws out a loose jab but Matonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matonen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Clarks! But no joy.
Matonen is looking to chop away at Clarks's legs.
Clarks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Matonen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Elroy Clarks is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A solid leg kick lands there for Matonen.
Matonen wants to slow Clarks down by chopping away at his legs.
Matonen jabs Clarks right on the nose. Clarks blinks but takes it well.
Clarks misses with a two punch combination.
A head kick by Clarks misses
and Matonen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Matonen misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matonen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Matonen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Matonen tries to clinch but Clarks moves out of range.
Matonen staying out of range there.
Matonen jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Matonen misses with a leg kick
and Clarks counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clarks sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Matonen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Clarks trying to control but Matonen is working from the bottom.
Clarks is looking to pass into half guard but Matonen pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Matonen is in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Elroy Clarks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Clarks 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elroy Clarks!
An out of breath Elroy Clarks thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Usko Matonen was interviewed post fight and said 'Another decision lost? This was my last fight. '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jock Strap (ranked 886 p4p, 669 weight class) and Ludwig Von Mises (ranked 138 p4p, 97 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jock Strap!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ludwig Von Mises!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strap throws a body kick that misses.
Von Mises lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Strap blocks a head kick by Von Mises.
Strap stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Von Mises.
Strap checks a low kick from Von Mises.
As Von Mises looks to move away, Strap throws a big counter combo but Von Mises just gets out of the way.
Von Mises misses with a looping left.
Strap scoring well with a low kick there.
Strap has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Mentor Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Strap throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Von Mises uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Strap has time to react.
Strap throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Von Mises doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strap takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Von Mises misses with a straight right.
Strap throws an off balance right hand
and Von Mises makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A lazy left from Von Mises finds it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Mises motions for Strap to come forward. Von Mises throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Von Mises takes a swing at Strap's ribcage but misses.
Nice shot lands for Strap.
Strap throws a predictable looking body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Von Mises gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Strap fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Von Mises has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice cross by Von Mises.
Von Mises jabs at Strap's body.
Strap thuds a left hand into Von Mises's body.
Strap takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Strap looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strap misses with a jab, cross combination.
Strap 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.
Strap throws a body kick that misses.
Nice uppercut there from Strap.
Von Mises lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A head kick misses from Von Mises.
Strap throws out a loose jab but Von Mises uses good head movement to avoid it.
Strap walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Von Mises checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Von Mises throws a counter combo.
Strap lands a jab-cross combination.
Von Mises feints and then cracks Strap's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Strap down.
Von Mises throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Strap misses the target.
Strap scoring well with a low kick there.
Jock Strap seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strap throws a big shot that misses.
Von Mises tests Strap's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Von Mises.
Von Mises lands with a right hand.
Strap does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Strap connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Strap throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A left and a right from Strap both land. Nice combination.
Strap tries to land a leg kick but Von Mises saw it coming and moves away.
Von Mises moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Strap checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Strap, as that shot connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Von Mises throws a low kick but Strap avoids it.
Von Mises tries a head kick but it misses.
Von Mises connects with a solid leg kick.
Von Mises connects with a body shot that sends Strap's belly button to the back.
Strap misses with a lunging right hand
and Von Mises counters with a low kick, right behind Strap 's knee.
Von Mises has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A decent looking cross lands there for Strap.
Strap waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Von Mises.
Strap misses the jab.
Von Mises raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Von Mises pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Strap slips under a jab.
Strap throws a poor cross that misses
and Von Mises counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ludwig Von Mises will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Strap with a nice calf kick.
Strap misses with a wild body shot.
Von Mises uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Strap.
Von Mises is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Strap with a body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Von Mises.
Ludwig Von Mises seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Strap misses with the combination.
A head kick misses from Von Mises.
A quick step to the side and Strap tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Von Mises has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Strap.
Strap shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Strap was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Strap wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Von Mises, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Von Mises is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strap tries for a kimura but Von Mises is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Von Mises manages to work his way to half guard, despite Strap's best efforts.
Von Mises looking for submissions off his back.
Von Mises tries to roll over but Strap keeps him under control.
Strap tries to pass to full mount but Von Mises defends it.
Strap is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Strap is looking for a kimura but Von Mises is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Strap to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Von Mises wants to control but Strap is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Von Mises looking for submissions off his back.
Von Mises manages to get to full guard.
Strap wants to control from the top but Von Mises keeps moving.
Strap controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Strap drops back looking for a leg! Von Mises is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Von Mises manages to kick Strap off! Strap jumps back into Von Mises's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Mises keeping moving, preventing Strap from controlling successfully.
Strap is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Von Mises is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Von Mises has his foot on Strap's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Strap works his way back into a safe position though.
Von Mises is looking for a triangle but Strap pushes his legs off easily.
Strap stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Von Mises swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Strap not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Von Mises lands a slapping body shot.
Von Mises has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Strap.
Strap misses with a low kick.
Von Mises throws a fast counter high kick but Strap manages to duck under it in time.
Von Mises fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Von Mises throws a head kick but Strap moves out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Von Mises finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Von Mises with a hook.
Strap fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Von Mises has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Strap looks to throw the jab but Von Mises is out of range.
Von Mises tries to bum rush Strap with a series of wild strikes but Strap uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It looked like Strap was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Von Mises.
Strap displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Von Mises throws out the jab.
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 Jock Strap will probably get the nod.
That's time! Strap's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Von Mises scores with a nice right hand.
Von Mises lands a high kick!
Von Mises wants to slow Strap down by chopping away at his legs.
Von Mises throws a big shot that misses.
Strap lands with a good body shot.
Strap scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A good leg kick by Strap.
Strap gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Von Mises.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Mises throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Strap counters with a slapping leg kick.
Von Mises checks a low kick from Strap.
Strap lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Strap avoids a kick to the body.
Strap looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strap gets a takedown into half guard.
Von Mises gets back to full guard.
Strap trying to control the position from guard on top but Von Mises is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Von Mises lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Von Mises trying to control but Strap is working from the bottom.
Strap is trying to keep Von Mises in close.
Jock Strap overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Von Mises engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Mises trying to control the position from guard on top but Strap is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Strap looking to control.
Von Mises pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Strap is keeping the position for now.
Von Mises trying to control but Strap is working from the bottom.
Von Mises looking to pass the guard.
Strap working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Von Mises doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Von Mises manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Mises wants to control from the top but Strap keeps moving.
Von Mises preventing the sweep.
Von Mises works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Von Mises is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Strap won't allow Von Mises to pass to mount.
Von Mises seems to be looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Von Mises is looking for a kimura here.
Von Mises is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Strap throws a big shot that misses.
Von Mises doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Von Mises swings away with a leg kick that misses.
As Von Mises backs away, Strap returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Von Mises connects with a body shot that sends Strap's belly button to the back.
Strap looks to land a right hand but Von Mises moved out of range.
Von Mises has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Von Mises. Strap shrugs it off though.
Strap bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ludwig Von Mises.
I think Von Mises 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ludwig Von Mises!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Ludwig Von Mises made sure he mentioned Urban Fighter, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Valerio Bartoli (ranked 610 p4p, 643 weight class) and Shen Po (ranked 85 p4p, 93 weight class). Bartoli comes to the cage accompanied by Modulate - Bass Alert. Po has chosen Ei-tetsu Hayashi & 木下伸市 as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Valerio Bartoli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shen Po!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bartoli misses the body punch
and Po holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bartoli blocks a body shot from Po.
Bartoli breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Po has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bartoli.
Po throws the left hand but Bartoli avoids the punch easily.
Bartoli appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bartoli throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bartoli looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bartoli. Po does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice side step and Po releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Po takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Po fails in his attempt to clinch.
Po keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Po looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bartoli ducks under a wild hook from Po.
Bartoli looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bartoli connects with a leg kick.
Po swings for the body but Bartoli moves out of range.
Po drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bartoli bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bartoli throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Po dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartoli throws a leg kick but Po checks it.
Bartoli fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bartoli fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bartoli cracks Po with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bartoli throws a leg kick but Po sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bartoli connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Po's hands.
Po lands a nice shot to the body.
Po on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Po throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Valerio Bartoli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Po tests Bartoli's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Po misses with a straight left.
Valerio Bartoli is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bartoli misses with a looping left.
Po wants to counter with a clinch but Bartoli pushes him away.
Po tries to clinch but Bartoli is having none of it.
Po drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Po waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bartoli.
Bartoli avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bartoli throws a body punch but Po moves out of range.
Po checks a low kick from Bartoli.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Po slips a jab from Bartoli.
Po misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bartoli.
Bartoli throws a nice looking combination but Po bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Po let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bartoli connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bartoli lands with a nice body punch.
Jab by Bartoli.
Po darts in and clinches Bartoli up against the cage.
Po stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bartoli is looking to break free of the clinch but Po has double underhooks.
Po working aggressively here.
Po successfully pulls guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Po is on top in guard.
Bartoli can't keep his opponent in guard - Po advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Po wants to free his trapped foot but Bartoli is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Po stalling away here and it's allowed Bartoli to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Po trying to control but Bartoli is working from the bottom.
Po trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bartoli keeping moving, preventing Po from controlling successfully.
Bartoli keeping full guard, as Po tries to pass.
Bartoli keeping moving, preventing Po from controlling successfully.
Po's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Valerio Bartoli dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Po with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bartoli to score with a decent uppercut.
Bartoli throws a poor cross that misses
and Po connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bartoli does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Po doesn't manage to clinch there - Bartoli circles away.
Po just misses with a punch to the body.
Po throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bartoli sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Po thuds a left hand into Bartoli's body.
Bartoli feints a jab promting Po to slip. Bartoli then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Po slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Po on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bartoli misses with a lunging right hand
and Po counters with a right hand to the body.
Po throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Po misses with a hook.
Po tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bartoli was well out of range. Poor timing from Po.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bartoli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bartoli looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bartoli misses with a low kick.
Bartoli uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Po.
Valerio Bartoli is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartoli scores with a hook.
Bartoli misses with a straight left.
Bartoli connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Po changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bartoli tries a low kick but Po avoids it.
Po now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bartoli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Po.
Po takes a swing at Bartoli's ribcage but misses.
Bartoli cracks Po with a right hand to the side of the head.
Po moves out of range of the strikes.
Bartoli misses with a right hand
and Po counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Po is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bartoli.
Bartoli throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Po takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bartoli throws a hook but Po avoids it easily.
Bartoli walks into a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Po tries to clinch but Bartoli moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartoli does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Po connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bartoli momentarily.
Bartoli scores with a decent looking hook.
Po just misses with a punch to the body.
Po jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slow jab from Po misses its intended target.
Nice body punch from Po.
Po walks into a straight right hand from Bartoli.
Valerio Bartoli is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bartoli throws a shot to the body.
Po throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good leg kick by Bartoli.
Po gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bartoli.
Po moves out of range of the leg kick from Bartoli.
It seemed like Po was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Po throws a shot from downtown. Bartoli moves away and avoids it.
Bartoli avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Po tries to clinch up but Bartoli circles away and keeps his distance.
A leg kick checked by Po.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Po takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Po tries to clinch but Bartoli moves away
and Bartoli counters with a straight right hand.
Good leg kick by Bartoli.
Bartoli scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Po fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bartoli looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice cross by Bartoli.
Po punishes Bartoli's body with a nice straight punch.
Bartoli connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Po misses with an uppercut.
Po takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Po keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bartoli fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Po has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Po throws a looping overhand right but Bartoli ducks down to avoid it.
Po keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bartoli tries to keep at a distance but Po has taken the fight into the clinch.
Po swings wildly with an uppercut but Bartoli uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Po tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bartoli smiles and moves away.
Bartoli throws a sloppy head kick and Po moves out of range easily.
Bartoli throws a big shot that misses.
Bartoli avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Po looks to land a right hand but Bartoli moved out of range.
Bartoli defending well as Po loads up on a big left hand.
Bartoli uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Po.
Bartoli lands with a right hand.
Bartoli connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Po keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bartoli.
Bartoli scores with a jab to the jaw.
Good work by Po as he checks the leg kick.
A jab from Po misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Bartoli misses its target.
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 Valerio Bartoli will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bartoli connects with a leg kick.
Po fails with a takedown attempt.
Bartoli pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bartoli connects with a single shot there.
Po scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bartoli doesn't seem bothered though.
Po scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bartoli. That's going to slow Po down.
Bartoli slips a straight right by Po.
It looked like Bartoli wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bartoli looks to throw the jab but Po is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Po lands a glancing blow to the side of Bartoli's head.
Bartoli ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bartoli thuds his right hand into Po's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bartoli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Po.
Po has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bartoli misses with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Po connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartoli slips a straight right by Po.
Nice defenses there by Po.
A jab lands there for Bartoli.
Bartoli attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bartoli scores with a jab to the head.
Po ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bartoli.
Bartoli lands with a nice combination. Po backs away looking to recover.
Bartoli takes a swing at Po's ribcage but misses.
Po throws out a counter right but Bartoli avoids it with no problem.
Po fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Po shoots in but no luck this time.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bartoli.
Bartoli uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Po has time to react.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Po tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bartoli manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Po misses with an uppercut
and Bartoli counters with a nice uppercut.
Bartoli attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Po looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Shen Po has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartoli with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Some wild striking there from Bartoli.
An inside leg kick from Bartoli misses.
Po on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Po tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bartoli paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bartoli connects with a single shot there.
Bartoli wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Po ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bartoli lands a glancing blow to the side of Po's head.
Bartoli buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bartoli is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Po.
Po swings for the body but Bartoli moves out of range.
Po throws a hook to the side of Bartoli's head but Bartoli sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A good leg kick by Bartoli.
Po tries to clinch up.
Bartoli throwing a counter right hand but Po manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Po looks to score with a jab to the body but Bartoli is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Bartoli on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bartoli defending well as Po loads up on a big left hand.
Po rushes Bartoli and presses him up against the cage.
Po struggles to land a body shot inside as Bartoli controls his hands.
Po tightens his grip and picks Bartoli up, before dumping him to the ground. Bartoli manages to land in guard.
Po is looking to advance position but Bartoli has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Po bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Po trying to control but Bartoli is working from the bottom.
Po postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Bartoli is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Po, into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Po seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Po is trying to control the position but Bartoli postures up.
Po throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Bartoli avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Po has a closed guard, preventing Bartoli from standing up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Valerio Bartoli showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bartoli, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Valerio Bartoli!
A very excited looking Valerio Bartoli made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ara Tiotio (ranked 972 p4p, 1454 weight class) and Bruno Neves (ranked 121 p4p, 188 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ara Tiotio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruno Neves!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiotio feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nevess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
 It looks like Bruno Neves has been cut.
Tiotio has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Pound Town Athletics in the buildup to the fight.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Neves.
Neves swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Neves fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Neves stuns Tiotio with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Neves feints and as Tiotio raises his hands in defense, Neves changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Neves working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Tiotio keeping full guard, as Neves tries to pass.
Neves wants to control from the top but Tiotio keeps moving.
Neves not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Tiotio holds on and takes a little breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiotio looking to control.
Neves not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Tiotio working a defensive guard here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Tiotio lands with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Tiotio feints a jab promting Neves to slip. Tiotio then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Neves slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Tiotio misses with a few strikes there.
Tiotio lands an overhand right.
Neves misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tiotio.
Tiotio stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Neves closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That has opened up Bruno Neves's cut even more.
Neves fails with the takedown.
Ara Tiotio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Neves.
Tiotio throws a right and a left that Neves avoids nicely.
Tiotio throws a body punch but Neves moves out of range.
Neves swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tiotio.
Tiotio works the jab nicely.
Tiotio wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tiotio scores with a nice head shot.
Ara Tiotio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tiotio ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tiotio ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tiotio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neves misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tiotio.
Bruno Neves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Neves is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tiotio.
Tiotio misses with a looping right.
Tiotio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Neves.
Tiotio slaps away a takedown attempt from Neves, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jab by Tiotio.
The cut above Bruno Neves's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Tiotio takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tiotio is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Neves is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tiotio.
Neves shoots for a takedown but Tiotio saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tiotio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Neves on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice shot by Tiotio.
Bruno Neves's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Tiotio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Neves manages to avoid it.
Tiotio throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiotio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Neves.
Neves paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab lands there for Tiotio.
Neves throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tiotio throws out a loose jab but Neves uses good head movement to avoid it.
Neves with the counter takedown but Tiotio avoids it easily.
Tiotio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Neves sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tiotio has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Neves finds it's way round the side to connect with Tiotio's head.
 It looks like Ara Tiotio has been cut.
Neves takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bruno Neves's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ara Tiotio!
Ara Tiotio 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 Edson Bidon Barbosa (ranked 329 p4p, 712 weight class) and Coral Sea (ranked 45 p4p, 99 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edson Bidon Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Coral Sea!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sea takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
No luck for Sea with that takedown attempt.
Sea changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sea swings widly with a right hand
and Barbosa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sea shoots in for a double leg but Barbosa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Barbosa is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Barbosa slaps away a takedown attempt from Sea, before circling back to the center of the mat.
We've been told by Barbosa's head coaches at Ice Cream Parlour that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Edson Bidon Barbosa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Coral Sea.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sea tries to clinch up but Barbosa circles away and keeps his distance.
Coral Sea seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbosa checks a leg kick.
Barbosa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sea lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sea dives in for a single leg takedown but Barbosa sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Sea misses with a takedown attempt
and Barbosa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barbosa scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sea closes this distance looking for a takedown but Barbosa circles away.
Sea on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barbosa. Barbosa obviously looking to wear him down.
Sea shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Barbosa has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Sea is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbosa working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sea.
Barbosa struggles to land a body shot inside as Sea controls his hands.
Barbosa tries a body shot but Sea blocks it.
Sea blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Barbosa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Barbosa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sea taking a breather.
Barbosa manages to break the clinch.
Sea is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sea throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Barbosa to counter with a crisp jab.
Sea moves into the clinch.
Sea jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Barbosa walks away with a smile on his face. Sea gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sea on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barbosa. Barbosa obviously looking to wear him down.
Sea takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sea shoots in but Barbosa avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A quick step to the side and Barbosa tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sea tries to clinch but Barbosa moves out of range.
Sea changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Barbosa tries to avoid it but Sea manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Barbosa to the ground. Barbosa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Barbosa lands an overhand right.
Edson Bidon Barbosa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barbosa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sea sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice body punch from Barbosa.
A jab from Sea finds it's way through Barbosa's defenses.
Barbosa misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sea misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sea misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Barbosa stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbosa lands a nice shot that snaps Sea's head back.
Sea fails to land the takedown.
Barbosa feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Sea sprawling to the canvas! Sea rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Barbosa finish him?!
Sea is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Edson Bidon Barbosa dominated that round.
That's time! Barbosa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sea fails with a takedown attempt.
Barbosa is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Barbosa stuffs the takedown attempt from Sea. Sea gets slowly back to his feet.
As Sea looks to move away, Barbosa throws a big counter combo but Sea just gets out of the way.
Barbosa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sea can do to turn this around?
Sea moves in looking to clinch but Barbosa pushes him off.
Barbosa thinks about countering with a head kick.
Sea with a poor takedown
and Barbosa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Edson Bidon Barbosa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Coral Sea.
Sea tries to clinch up but Barbosa circles away and keeps his distance.
Sea defending well as Barbosa loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa throws out a powerful jab.
Barbosa displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sea gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Barbosa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sea drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Sea trying to control but Barbosa is working from the bottom.
Barbosa wants to stand up but Sea is controlling him.
Sea looking to pass the guard.
Sea looking to sit in guard and control but Barbosa gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Barbosa looking to pass the guard.
Sea controls Barbosa momentarily but Barbosa frees himself.
Sea throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Sea throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sea trying to keep a closed guard but Barbosa is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Barbosa lands with a right hand.
Barbosa lands with a kick to the temple. Sea shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sea shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Barbosa as he avoids it easily.
Barbosa swats away the attempt to clinch by Sea.
Sea with a poor takedown
and Barbosa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa scores with a body shot.
Barbosa scores with a sloppy right hand. Sea should have avoided that one.
Sea is still on wobbly legs! Can Barbosa finish him?
Sea scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sea seems to have recovered his senses.
Sea doesn't manage to clinch there - Barbosa circles away.
It looked like Barbosa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sea has a takedown stuffed.
Barbosa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sea tries to clinch there but Barbosa circles away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barbosa throws a jab but it's blocked by Sea.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Barbosa. Sea does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sea swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Barbosa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Edson Bidon Barbosa dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Barbosa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Coral Sea is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sea clinches with his opponent.
Barbosa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sea's elbow.
Barbosa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sea blocks an uppercut.
Barbosa misses with a hook to the ribs.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Barbosa.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barbosa.
Barbosa breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sea tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Barbosa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sea tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barbosa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sea clinches with his opponent.
Barbosa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sea pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sea has Barbosa up against the cage in a clinch.
Barbosa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sea backwards.
Barbosa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sea pushes off an throws an elbow but Barbosa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sea goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sea looking for a takedown.
A head punch on the inside from Barbosa fails to land.
Sea lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Barbosa swings wildly with an uppercut but Sea uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbosa misses with some punches.
Edson Bidon Barbosa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa effectively controlling the action here.
Sea controlling the action here for a moment.
Sea tries to pull guard but Barbosa forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Sea tries for a takedown. No joy.
Edson Bidon Barbosa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Coral Sea.
Sea is trying to pull guard but Barbosa has him pressed against the cage.
Barbosa is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Barbosa misses.
Barbosa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Barbosa. That snapped Sea's head back.
Decent striking displayed by Barbosa there.
Coral Sea has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barbosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sea tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barbosa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sea moves in looking to clinch but Barbosa pushes him off.
Barbosa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sea.
No joy there for Sea, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sea tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barbosa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barbosa thinks about countering with a body kick.
Sea throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Barbosa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sea fails with the takedown
and Barbosa counters with a nice uppercut.
Sea closes the distance but Barbosa moves to the side
and Barbosa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barbosa connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sea momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sea throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barbosa circles away from the clinch attempt
and Barbosa counters with a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Edson Bidon Barbosa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Barbosa 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edson Bidon Barbosa!
After winning the bout, Edson Bidon Barbosa thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rigel Ko Nachi (ranked 398 p4p, 537 weight class) and Dylan Peterson (ranked 59 p4p, 81 weight class). Ko Nachi comes to the cage accompanied by Echoing Thunder. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rigel Ko Nachi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dylan Peterson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Peterson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Peterson fails with a takedown attempt.
A quick step to the side and Ko Nachi tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Peterson swings for the body but Ko Nachi moves out of range.
Ko Nachi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Peterson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ko Nachi napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Peterson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Ko Nachi is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Ko Nachi is trying to improve his position.
Ko Nachi struggling a bit here.
Ko Nachi is trying to buck Peterson off.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ko Nachi wants to control but Peterson postures up.
Ko Nachi is looking to regain half guard here but Peterson keeps moving and retains side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peterson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson trying to control the position but Ko Nachi is working away.
Ko Nachi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Peterson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Peterson working away.
Peterson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Ko Nachi is trying to improve his position.
Peterson trying to control the position but Ko Nachi is working away.
Ko Nachi parries the strikes from Peterson easily there. Peterson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Ko Nachi to escape.
Peterson prevents Ko Nachi from escaping the position.
Ko Nachi taking punishment in the form of punches.
Ko Nachi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Peterson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ko Nachi defending against the ground and pound.
Peterson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Peterson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Ko Nachi is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at The Zoo that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson scoring with punches and elbows.
Ko Nachi can't do much from the bottom here.
Ko Nachi is looking for a sweep.
Ko Nachi parries the strikes from Peterson easily there. Peterson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Ko Nachi to escape.
Peterson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Peterson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Ko Nachi tries to buck Peterson off but Peterson is having none of it.
Peterson working the body and head with strikes.
Peterson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Ko Nachi is trying to control Peterson's posture but Peterson avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peterson tries to move into full mount but can't pass Ko Nachi's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ko Nachi is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Peterson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Ko Nachi is holding on to half guard well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ko Nachi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Peterson.
Peterson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ko Nachi is doing well to control the position and prevent Peterson from advancing to side control.
Peterson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Peterson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ko Nachi controlling the position for now.
Ko Nachi on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ko Nachi is looking to control Peterson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ko Nachi avoid being mounted?
Peterson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ko Nachi on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Peterson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ko Nachi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Peterson.
Ko Nachi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Peterson.
Ko Nachi is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Peterson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Peterson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Peterson lands a nice short elbow.
Ko Nachi is looking to improve his position.
Peterson wants to control but Ko Nachi is keeping him busy.
Peterson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ko Nachi's head.
Ko Nachi is trying to maintain the position but Peterson is very close to passing his half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dylan Peterson 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.
Peterson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ko Nachi.
Peterson avoids the body shot from Ko Nachi.
Peterson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ko Nachi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Peterson throws a body shot but no joy.
Good shot there by Peterson.
A lazy left from Peterson finds it's target.
Peterson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ko Nachi under the eye.
Ko Nachi moves out of range as Peterson strikes.
Ko Nachi appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ko Nachi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ko Nachi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ko Nachi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ko Nachi tried to score with a low kick but Peterson checks it.
Ko Nachi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ko Nachi slips a jab from Peterson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ko Nachi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ko Nachi looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Peterson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Peterson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ko Nachi counters with a two punch combo.
Peterson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ko Nachi counters with a nice uppercut.
Ko Nachi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Peterson lands with a cross.
Peterson lands with a cross.
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!
Peterson throws a right hand that Ko Nachi ducks under and follows up with a left that Ko Nachi also avoids with ease.
A jab from Peterson misses.
Ko Nachi throwing a counter right hand but Peterson manages to avoid it.
Peterson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Peterson throws a body punch but Ko Nachi moves out of range.
Ko Nachi seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ko Nachi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Ko Nachi.
Rigel Ko Nachi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Peterson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ko Nachi defends it nicely.
Rigel Ko Nachi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dylan Peterson.
Ko Nachi misses with a looping left.
Peterson misses with a few strikes there.
An attempted straight right counter from Ko Nachi misses the target.
Jab by Peterson.
Peterson throws a jab when Ko Nachi was well out of range.
Peterson looks to throw the jab but Ko Nachi is out of range.
Ko Nachi moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Peterson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ko Nachi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Peterson.
Peterson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson throws a looping overhand right but Ko Nachi ducks down to avoid it.
Ko Nachi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Peterson.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ko Nachi checks a leg kick.
Peterson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi throws a front kick that sends Peterson stumbling back into the cage.
Peterson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ko Nachi manages to avoid it.
Ko Nachi misses the shot to the body.
Peterson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ko Nachi has time to react.
Peterson misses with an uppercut
and Ko Nachi counters with a straight right hand.
Dylan Peterson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Horrible takedown attempt by Peterson or perhaps it was just good defense by Ko Nachi, which made it look bad.
Peterson scores with a jab. Ko Nachi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson dives in for a single leg takedown but Ko Nachi sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Dylan Peterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ko Nachi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Peterson.
Ko Nachi connects with a single shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peterson throws a jab when Ko Nachi was well out of range.
A quick step to the side and Ko Nachi tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Peterson has a takedown stuffed.
Ko Nachi is looking to slow Peterson down with leg kicks.
Peterson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Peterson misses with a right hand
and Ko Nachi counters with a straight right hand.
Peterson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ko Nachi is fending him off so far but Peterson persists. Nope, Ko Nachi circles away and we're back to standing.
Ko Nachi is looking to counter with a body kick.
Peterson connects with the punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dylan Peterson 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. This is the final round!
Peterson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ko Nachi backs up against the cage.
Peterson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Peterson trying to control the position but Ko Nachi is working away.
Peterson working the body and head with strikes.
Ko Nachi dodges the ground and pound from Peterson.
Peterson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Peterson working the body and head with strikes.
Ko Nachi can't do much from the bottom here.
Ko Nachi manages to work his way to half guard, despite Peterson's best efforts.
Ko Nachi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Peterson.
Ko Nachi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ko Nachi is working hard here to advance position.
Peterson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Peterson throwing shots but Ko Nachi is blocking nicely.
Peterson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Peterson lands with some strikes.
Peterson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ko Nachi's face.
Ko Nachi is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Peterson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Peterson lands a big shot there that rocks Ko Nachi but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Dylan Peterson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ko Nachi blocking the ground and pound.
Rigel Ko Nachi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ko Nachi is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Peterson wants to control the pace but Ko Nachi is squirming around nicely.
Peterson landing shots from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peterson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Peterson avoids the attempt from Ko Nachi to control.
Peterson misses with a head shot.
Ko Nachi is squirming around, avoiding Peterson's attempts to control the action.
Ko Nachi taking shots to the head.
Ko Nachi can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ko Nachi hang on?
Ko Nachi is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Ko Nachi in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Peterson trying to control but Ko Nachi is having none of it.
Peterson landing punches.
Ko Nachi wants to hold on but Peterson pushes him away.
Peterson misses with a head shot.
Peterson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ko Nachi?
Peterson raining down shots from the mount!
Ko Nachi is squirming around, avoiding Peterson's attempts to control the action.
Ko Nachi slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peterson looking for a submission but Ko Nachi manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Ko Nachi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ko Nachi will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Ko Nachi is striking off his back. Peterson thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Ko Nachi controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Peterson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ko Nachi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dylan Peterson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Peterson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dylan Peterson!
A victorious Dylan Peterson 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 Antonio Mauricio DeSilva (ranked 132 p4p, 136 weight class) and Tomomi Tsuruta (ranked 26 p4p, 27 weight class). DeSilva comes to the cage accompanied by Body Head Anthem - Roy Jones Jr Feat. Magic & Choppa). This should be a great matchup!
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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 27 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Antonio Mauricio DeSilva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tomomi Tsuruta!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeSilva throws a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Tsuruta misses its intended target.
DeSilva throws a leg kick that misses.
DeSilva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tsuruta throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling DeSilva to counter with a crisp jab.
Tsuruta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
DeSilva misses with a hook. Tsuruta ducked under it nicely.
DeSilva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tsuruta moves away.
DeSilva throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Tsuruta uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from DeSilva.
Tsuruta throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DeSilva sizes up Tsuruta with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
DeSilva connects with a leg kick.
Tsuruta throws a body shot but no joy.
DeSilva thows a leg kick but Tsuruta checks it
and Tsuruta counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
DeSilva looks to throw the jab but Tsuruta is out of range.
Antonio Mauricio DeSilva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsuruta swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
DeSilva was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tsuruta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but DeSilva was well out of range. Poor timing from Tsuruta.
A low kick from DeSilva is predictable there
and Tsuruta counters with a stiff right hand.
DeSilva staying out of range there.
Tsuruta takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice shot by DeSilva.
DeSilva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tsuruta throws out the jab.
DeSilva fires out a quick counter leg kick but Tsuruta just manages to avoid it.
DeSilva takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
DeSilva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tsuruta.
DeSilva attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
DeSilva shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tsuruta throws out a counter right but DeSilva avoids it with no problem.
DeSilva throws a leg kick but Tsuruta sees it coming and moves out of range.
DeSilva throws a leg kick that misses.
DeSilva scores with a nice body kick.
DeSilva is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from DeSilva.
A nice side step and Tsuruta releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Tsuruta just misses with a punch to the body.
Tsuruta defending well as DeSilva loads up on a big left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
DeSilva misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tsuruta checks a leg kick.
DeSilva throws an overhand right that lands on Tsuruta's shoulder, as Tsuruta tries to avoid the shot.
DeSilva slips under a jab from Tsuruta.
DeSilva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
DeSilva avoids the body shot from Tsuruta.
Tsuruta looks to land a combination but DeSilva avoids it well.
Tsuruta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by DeSilva.
A little jabbing left from Tsuruta on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
DeSilva lands a nice shot that snaps Tsuruta's head back.
DeSilva throws a hook but Tsuruta avoids it easily.
DeSilva scores with a shot to the body.
Tsuruta steps to the side to avoid the strikes from DeSilva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but DeSilva moves away.
DeSilva scores with a nice right hand.
Nice shot lands for DeSilva.
Tsuruta keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from DeSilva.
DeSilva takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
DeSilva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A swing and a miss from DeSilva.
DeSilva throws a low kick but Tsuruta moves out of range easily.
Tsuruta throws a hook to the side of DeSilva's head but DeSilva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An attempted straight right counter from DeSilva misses the target.
DeSilva lands a body shot.
DeSilva throws an off balance right hand
and Tsuruta counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps DeSilva thinking.
Tsuruta ducks under a wild hook from DeSilva.
DeSilva misses the shot to the body.
Tsuruta scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This has been an exciting period of action!
DeSilva does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeSilva lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
DeSilva feints and then cracks Tsuruta's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tsuruta down.
Tsuruta misses with a shot to the body
and DeSilva counters with a straight right hand.
DeSilva tries to work over Tsuruta's front leg with a kick but Tsuruta checks it.
Tsuruta jabs DeSilva right on the nose. DeSilva blinks but takes it well.
Tsuruta connects with a body shot that sends DeSilva's belly button to the back.
DeSilva misses with a right hand
and Tsuruta counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
DeSilva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
DeSilva is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
DeSilva moves forwards but Tsuruta connects with a nice, crisp jab.
DeSilva swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tsuruta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but DeSilva moves away.
DeSilva looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
DeSilva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tsuruta. That did some damage!
Tsuruta stalks DeSilva and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into DeSilva's face. DeSilva staggers backwards, shaken.
DeSilva scores with a leg kick.
DeSilva lands a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Mauricio DeSilva dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
DeSilva throws a looping overhand right but Tsuruta ducks down to avoid it.
DeSilva lands with a kick to the ribs.
DeSilva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tsuruta counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tsuruta throws the left hand but DeSilva avoids the punch easily.
DeSilva looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tsuruta swings for the body but DeSilva moves out of range.
Tsuruta throws a jab when DeSilva was well out of range.
DeSilva slips under a jab from Tsuruta.
DeSilva with the inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Tsuruta.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Tsuruta might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, DeSilva has got the better of the exchanges.
Nice shot lands for Tsuruta.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsuruta throws a looping overhand right but DeSilva ducks down to avoid it.
DeSilva throws a jab when Tsuruta was well out of range.
DeSilva throws out a loose jab but Tsuruta uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab lands there for DeSilva.
Nice body kick there by DeSilva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsuruta lands with a straight right. DeSilva didn't see that one coming.
DeSilva connects with an inside leg kick.
Tsuruta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but DeSilva moves away.
DeSilva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tsuruta.
DeSilva misses with a low kick.
Tsuruta doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tsuruta lands a nice shot that snaps DeSilva's head back.
DeSilva cracks Tsuruta with an open hand slap.
Tsuruta takes a shot to the body in his stride.
DeSilva misses with a wild body shot.
Tsuruta doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
DeSilva finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Antonio Mauricio DeSilva is winning the standup battle so far.
DeSilva lands a glancing blow to the side of Tsuruta's head.
Tsuruta connects with a body shot.
Tsuruta dodges the punch combination from DeSilva.
DeSilva scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
DeSilva slips a straight right by Tsuruta.
DeSilva is looking to chop away at Tsuruta's legs.
DeSilva clobbers Tsuruta with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
DeSilva misses with a body shot.
DeSilva misses with a kick to the body.
DeSilva thows a leg kick but Tsuruta checks it
and Tsuruta counters with a stiff right hand.
Tsuruta misses with a looping left.
DeSilva is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
DeSilva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tsuruta.
Tsuruta throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tsuruta misses with a straight right.
DeSilva throws a jab but it's blocked by Tsuruta.
DeSilva misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tsuruta counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
DeSilva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeSilva attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
DeSilva misses with a body shot
letting Tsuruta counter with a right hand.
DeSilva comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
DeSilva looks to land a body kick but Tsuruta moved away.
DeSilva throws a hook to the side of Tsuruta's head but Tsuruta sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tsuruta looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tsuruta misses with the combination.
Tsuruta thows a left - swing and a miss!
DeSilva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
DeSilva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tsuruta.
A telegraphed right hand from DeSilva misses the target.
Tsuruta misses with a jab, cross combination.
DeSilva swings for the body but Tsuruta moves out of range.
Tsuruta is clearly trying to counter these attacks from DeSilva with a body shot.
A big right from Tsuruta misses.
DeSilva scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tsuruta doesn't seem bothered though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta digs a good body shot into DeSilva's ribs.
DeSilva throws a leg kick
and Tsuruta counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tsuruta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tsuruta takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
DeSilva connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tsuruta doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
DeSilva lands a front kick.
Tsuruta defending well as DeSilva loads up on a big left hand.
Tsuruta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but DeSilva moves away.
Tsuruta slips a straight right by DeSilva.
Tsuruta throws a right hand that misses
and DeSilva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tsuruta takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
DeSilva stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tsuruta takes a swing at DeSilva's ribcage but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Mauricio DeSilva dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
DeSilva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tsuruta.
DeSilva is looking to score with low kicks.
Tsuruta throws a shot to the body.
DeSilva connects with a solid leg kick.
DeSilva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good leg kick by DeSilva.
Tsuruta misses with a jab to the body
and DeSilva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Some bone on bone action there as Tsuruta checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
DeSilva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tsuruta.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from DeSilva misses its intended target.
Tsuruta has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from DeSilva.
DeSilva misses with a right hand
and Tsuruta counters with a straight right hand.
DeSilva throws a chopping leg kick but Tsuruta manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tsuruta connects with a looping right hand.
DeSilva lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from DeSilva. Tsuruta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tsuruta throws a jab but it's blocked by DeSilva.
Tsuruta slips a jab from DeSilva.
DeSilva scores with a jab to the head.
Tsuruta throws a body shot but no joy.
Tsuruta moves out of range of the strikes.
Tsuruta takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tsuruta's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
DeSilva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
DeSilva rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Tsuruta to counter with a crisp jab.
DeSilva lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
DeSilva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tsuruta.
A slapping leg kick lands for DeSilva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeSilva swings for the body but Tsuruta moves out of range.
Tsuruta lands a nice looking body shot.
Tsuruta throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
DeSilva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tsuruta can do to turn this around?
Tsuruta avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
DeSilva throws a head kick that misses
and Tsuruta counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tsuruta scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. DeSilva doesn't seem bothered though.
A looping hook to the body misses from DeSilva. Tsuruta does a little dance to reset his feet.
A good leg kick by DeSilva.
Tsuruta throws a hook but DeSilva blocks it.
DeSilva goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
DeSilva looks to land a left hand but Tsuruta moved out of range nicely.
DeSilva takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tsuruta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but DeSilva was well out of range. Poor timing from Tsuruta.
Tomomi Tsuruta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
DeSilva misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeSilva throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tsuruta.
Tsuruta jabs DeSilva to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tsuruta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tsuruta throws out a counter right but DeSilva avoids it with no problem.
DeSilva throws a hook but Tsuruta blocks it.
DeSilva lands with an uppercut that bounces Tsuruta off the cage and back into range.
DeSilva connects with a body shot.
DeSilva misses the shot to the body.
DeSilva is looking to chop away at Tsuruta's legs.
Tsuruta has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
DeSilva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tsuruta.
DeSilva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tsuruta.
DeSilva connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta throws a shot from downtown. DeSilva moves away and avoids it.
Tsuruta throws a looping overhand right but DeSilva ducks down to avoid it.
DeSilva ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
DeSilva misses the body punch
and Tsuruta cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
DeSilva tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tsuruta is able to avoid easily.
DeSilva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
DeSilva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
DeSilva misses with a low kick.
Tsuruta misses with a body shot.
DeSilva connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tsuruta blocks a low kick nicely.
Tsuruta let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
DeSilva throws a low kick but Tsuruta moves out of range easily.
DeSilva stuns Tsuruta with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Antonio Mauricio DeSilva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tsuruta misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Mauricio DeSilva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well DeSilva 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Mauricio DeSilva!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Finnish Experiment Il (ranked 103 p4p, 111 weight class) and Mike McLaughlin (ranked 11 p4p, 12 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Finnish Experiment Il!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike McLaughlin!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Experiment Il.
The fighters circling - Experiment Il throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Experiment Il avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Experiment Il has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Lab in the buildup to the fight.
McLaughlin lands with a good body shot.
McLaughlin has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Experiment Il is landing a low percentage of strikes.
McLaughlin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Experiment Il.
Experiment Il throws a body shot but no joy.
McLaughlin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Experiment Il throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Experiment Il wants to clinch but McLaughlin slips to the side
and McLaughlin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Experiment Il thinking.
McLaughlin connects with a solid leg kick.
Experiment Il lands a big head kick that sends McLaughlin tumbling to the mat! Experiment Il takes a step backwards and waves McLaughlin back to his feet - he wants the finish!
McLaughlin is rocked!
It looks like Mike McLaughlin has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McLaughlin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McLaughlin is still on wobbly legs! Can Experiment Il finish him?
Experiment Il throws a sloppy head kick
and McLaughlin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McLaughlin seems to have recovered his senses.
McLaughlin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Experiment Il has time to react.
Experiment Il missing with a left hand there. McLaughlin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Experiment Il looks to throw the jab but McLaughlin is out of range.
Experiment Il fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Experiment Il throws a big shot that misses.
McLaughlin lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Experiment Il looks to land a left hand but McLaughlin moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Experiment Il throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A low kick from Experiment Il misses
and Experiment Il takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Experiment Il connects with a high kick.
McLaughlin feints and then cracks Experiment Il's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Experiment Il down.
Experiment Il misses with an uppercut
letting McLaughlin counter with a right hand.
Experiment Il closes the distance and clinches.
Experiment Il using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McLaughlin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch on the inside from McLaughlin fails to land.
McLaughlin struggles to land a body shot inside as Experiment Il controls his hands.
Experiment Il throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McLaughlin blocks it with crossed arms.
Experiment Il misses with a knee strike.
Experiment Il tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees to the body from Experiment Il.
McLaughlin avoiding damage as Experiment Il throws knees to the body.
Experiment Il connects with a nasty looking knee right to McLaughlin's face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McLaughlin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Experiment Il blocks a body shot from McLaughlin.
McLaughlin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Experiment Il throws a knee to the head but misses.
Experiment Il tries to land a knee to the head but McLaughlin blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLaughlin blocking some punches.
McLaughlin misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Experiment Il.
McLaughlin misses with a punch on the inside.
McLaughlin has a couple of punches blocked by Experiment Il.
Experiment Il looking to throw knees to the head but McLaughlin is blocking nicely.
McLaughlin swings wildly with an uppercut but Experiment Il uses good head movement to avoid it.
McLaughlin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Experiment Il backwards.
McLaughlin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Experiment Il throws a poor cross that misses
and McLaughlin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Experiment Il lunges at McLaughlin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McLaughlin's hand.
A swing and a miss from Experiment Il.
Experiment Il wants to clinch
and McLaughlin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Experiment Il waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McLaughlin.
Experiment Il misses with a hook
and McLaughlin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McLaughlin walks into a jab.
Experiment Il moves into the clinch successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLaughlin lands a left hand.
McLaughlin has a couple of punches blocked by Experiment Il.
Experiment Il pushes McLaughlin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McLaughlin.
Experiment Il working aggressively here.
McLaughlin misses with a body punch.
McLaughlin lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Experiment Il.
Experiment Il blocking some punches.
McLaughlin misses with the head strike.
McLaughlin swings wildly with an uppercut but Experiment Il uses good head movement to avoid it.
McLaughlin throws a punch but it's blocked by Experiment Il.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Experiment Il.
A nice right hand lands inside from Experiment Il.
A right handed body shot lands from Experiment Il.
A head punch on the inside from McLaughlin fails to land.
Experiment Il throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McLaughlin blocks it with crossed arms.
Experiment Il lands a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Experiment Il trying to land knees to the body.
McLaughlin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Experiment Il backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from McLaughlin.
McLaughlin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Experiment Il tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McLaughlin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Experiment Il gets through McLaughlin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McLaughlin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
McLaughlin swings wildly with an uppercut but Experiment Il uses good head movement to avoid it.
Experiment Il lands a nice knee to the body.
Experiment Il tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McLaughlin's elbow.
Experiment Il tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McLaughlin managing to block the knees to the body from Experiment Il.
Experiment Il with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
McLaughlin misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McLaughlin.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McLaughlin misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from McLaughlin.
Experiment Il tries a knee to the head but McLaughlin blocks it.
McLaughlin lands a left hand.
McLaughlin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Finnish Experiment Il dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike McLaughlin's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
McLaughlin throws a front kick that sends Experiment Il stumbling back into the cage.
Experiment Il thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Experiment Il closes the distance and clinches.
McLaughlin wants to break free but Experiment Il has control.
A body shot lands from McLaughlin.
A head punch on the inside from McLaughlin fails to land.
Experiment Il using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McLaughlin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McLaughlin avoiding damage as Experiment Il throws knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McLaughlin.
McLaughlin misses with some punches.
McLaughlin throws a punch but it's blocked by Experiment Il.
McLaughlin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Experiment Il using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McLaughlin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Experiment Il throws a knee to the head but misses.
Finnish Experiment Il has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Experiment Il throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McLaughlin blocks it with crossed arms.
Experiment Il blocking some punches.
Experiment Il misses with a knee strike.
McLaughlin misses with a hook from the clinch.
McLaughlin misses with a punch on the inside.
Experiment Il blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McLaughlin scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLaughlin tries a body shot but Experiment Il blocks it.
Experiment Il misses with a knee strike.
McLaughlin is leaning against Experiment Il and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Experiment Il using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McLaughlin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McLaughlin tries to throw a body punch but Experiment Il avoids it by throwing McLaughlin back against the cage.
Experiment Il scores with a nice hook to the head.
Experiment Il blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McLaughlin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Experiment Il throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McLaughlin blocks it with crossed arms.
McLaughlin misses with a punch on the inside.
McLaughlin gets through Experiment Il's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Experiment Il tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McLaughlin lands with a left to the head.
McLaughlin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Experiment Il tries a body shot but McLaughlin blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McLaughlin.
Experiment Il tries to land knees in the clinch but McLaughlin avoids the damage to the body.
McLaughlin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McLaughlin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McLaughlin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Experiment Il fails to land.
McLaughlin avoiding damage as Experiment Il throws knees to the body.
McLaughlin lands with a short shot to the head.
Experiment Il misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McLaughlin.
Experiment Il with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice left hand lands by McLaughlin.
Experiment Il taking a breather.
McLaughlin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Experiment Il's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McLaughlin lands a shot to the body.
McLaughlin lands a shot to the body.
McLaughlin lands a nice uppercut.
McLaughlin breaks the clinch.
McLaughlin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Experiment Il is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Experiment Il ducks right into an uppercut from McLaughlin.
McLaughlin connects with a body shot.
Experiment Il takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McLaughlin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Experiment Il throws out the jab.
Experiment Il ducks right into an uppercut from McLaughlin.
Jab, jab by McLaughlin - just one landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLaughlin checks a leg kick.
Finnish Experiment Il seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good shot there by McLaughlin.
Experiment Il on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Experiment Il darts in trying to clinch
and McLaughlin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McLaughlin connects with a body shot that sends Experiment Il's belly button to the back.
McLaughlin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Experiment Il.
An inside leg kick from McLaughlin misses.
McLaughlin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Experiment Il moves away.
McLaughlin keeps the fight on the outside.
A head kick by Experiment Il misses
and McLaughlin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Experiment Il staying out of range there.
McLaughlin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Experiment Il misses with a lunging right hand
and McLaughlin counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice uppercut there from Experiment Il.
That's four 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!
McLaughlin cracks Experiment Il with an open hand slap.
Mike McLaughlin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Experiment Il takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McLaughlin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Experiment Il's head.
Experiment Il moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Experiment Il doesn't manage to clinch there - McLaughlin circles away.
Experiment Il backing away here, and McLaughlin unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Experiment Il throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice uppercut there from McLaughlin.
Experiment Il misses with a right hand
and McLaughlin counters with a nice uppercut.
Experiment Il misses with a left hand
enabling McLaughlin to counter with a crisp jab.
A head kick from McLaughlin lands but Experiment Il takes it in his stride.
Experiment Il wants to clinch up but McLaughlin keeps it at a distance.
Experiment Il gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McLaughlin.
Nice uppercut there from McLaughlin.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McLaughlin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Experiment Il crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from McLaughlin - the referee stops the clock and Experiment Il gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says McLaughlin. Experiment Il manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Experiment Il tries to clinch but fails miserably
and McLaughlin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McLaughlin.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike McLaughlin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mike McLaughlin's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
McLaughlin gets tackled into the cage by Experiment Il. Experiment Il maintains the clinch.
Experiment Il blocking some punches.
McLaughlin digs a right hand underneath Experiment Il's ribcage. Experiment Il let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice right hand lands inside from McLaughlin.
McLaughlin misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Experiment Il.
McLaughlin takes a knee to the side of the body.
A head punch on the inside from McLaughlin fails to land.
Experiment Il using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McLaughlin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Experiment Il using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McLaughlin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McLaughlin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McLaughlin has a couple of punches blocked by Experiment Il.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McLaughlin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McLaughlin lands a right hand.
McLaughlin has a couple of punches blocked by Experiment Il.
A head punch on the inside from McLaughlin fails to land.
Experiment Il softening up his opponent with strikes, 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!
McLaughlin lands with a short shot to the head.
Experiment Il blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Experiment Il tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McLaughlin avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLaughlin swings wildly with an uppercut but Experiment Il uses good head movement to avoid it.
McLaughlin lands with a short shot to the head.
McLaughlin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McLaughlin misses with a punch on the inside.
McLaughlin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Experiment Il has a couple of punches blocked by McLaughlin.
Experiment Il looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
McLaughlin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Experiment Il feints and then cracks McLaughlin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McLaughlin down.
Experiment Il lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
McLaughlin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
McLaughlin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Experiment Il works McLaughlin's body with a nice hook.
A low kick from Experiment Il misses
and McLaughlin counters with an outside leg kick.
McLaughlin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Experiment Il lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Experiment Il doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Experiment Il has McLaughlin up against the cage in a clinch.
McLaughlin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Experiment Il misses with a hook from the clinch.
Experiment Il landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Experiment Il misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McLaughlin.
McLaughlin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Experiment Il backwards.
Experiment Il with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McLaughlin lands a nice uppercut.
McLaughlin throws a punch but it's blocked by Experiment Il.
McLaughlin working aggressively here.
McLaughlin misses with a body punch.
McLaughlin misses with a short punch on the inside.
McLaughlin throws a punch but it's blocked by Experiment Il.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Experiment Il.
McLaughlin tries to throw a body punch but Experiment Il avoids it by throwing McLaughlin back against the cage.
McLaughlin misses with the head strike.
Experiment Il with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Experiment Il misses with a knee to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for McLaughlin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Experiment Il scores with a nice hook to the head.
McLaughlin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McLaughlin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Experiment Il.
McLaughlin misses with some punches.
McLaughlin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
McLaughlin misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from McLaughlin.
McLaughlin pushes Experiment Il back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
McLaughlin lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McLaughlin.
McLaughlin lands a shot to the body.
McLaughlin working aggressively here.
McLaughlin manages to break the clinch.
McLaughlin scores with a nice strike.
Experiment Il throws a leg kick but McLaughlin checks it.
Experiment Il throws the left hand but McLaughlin avoids the punch easily.
McLaughlin throws a hook but Experiment Il avoids it easily.
Experiment Il fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McLaughlin, pushing him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Experiment Il trying to land knees to the body.
McLaughlin presses Experiment Il against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
McLaughlin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Experiment Ils head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McLaughlin.
McLaughlin working aggressively here.
McLaughlin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Experiment Il backwards.
McLaughlin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Experiment Ils head.
Experiment Il throws a punch but it's blocked by McLaughlin.
McLaughlin working aggressively here.
McLaughlin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Experiment Il backwards.
Experiment Il tries to land a knee to the head but McLaughlin blocks with his arms.
McLaughlin misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from McLaughlin fails to land.
McLaughlin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Experiment Il is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Experiment Il with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Experiment Il takes a shot to the head.
McLaughlin gets through Experiment Il's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Experiment Il is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but McLaughlin is keeping busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike McLaughlin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McLaughlin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike McLaughlin!
Mike McLaughlin was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
In defeat, Finnish Experiment Il stepped up to the mic, saying 'Prkl, stna, vttu..'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pauke Murhapuro (ranked 90 p4p, 188 weight class) and Mark Kerr (ranked 16 p4p, 36 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pauke Murhapuro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 23 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Kerr!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Kerr.
Murhapuro misses with a looping right.
Kerr slips under a jab.
Murhapuro looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kerr throws a lazy right hand but Murhapuro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Murhapuro misses with a hook.
Kerr walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Murhapuro misses with a left hand
and Kerr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kerr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Murhapuro looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kerr is defended easily by Murhapuro.
Murhapuro is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhapuro staying out of range there.
Pauke Murhapuro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Murhapuro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murhapuro misses with a right hand
and Kerr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kerr thuds a left hand into Murhapuro's body.
A swing and a miss from Murhapuro.
Kerr is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Murhapuro with a body shot.
Kerr lands with a right hand.
Kerr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murhapuro.
Kerr now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Murhapuro slips under a jab.
Kerr throws a head kick but Murhapuro moves out of range.
Kerr misses with a right hand
and Kerr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhapuro throws out a powerful jab.
Kerr missing with a left hand there. Murhapuro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kerr blocks a low kick nicely.
Murhapuro is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Murhapuro throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
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!
Kerr looks to throw the jab but Murhapuro is out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Murhapuro misses the target.
Kerr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kerr misses with a looping left.
A little feinted left hand from Murhapuro on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Murhapuro throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kerr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kerr bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Murhapuro's head backwards.
Kerr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murhapuro.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhapuro lands with a good body shot.
Mark Kerr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murhapuro thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kerr throws a counter combo.
Murhapuro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murhapuro's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kerr under the eye.
Kerr looks to land a right hand but Murhapuro moved out of range.
No joy there for Kerr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Murhapuro throwing a counter right hand but Kerr manages to avoid it.
Kerr blocks a jab.
Murhapuro misses with a head kick.
Kerr throws a right hand that Murhapuro ducks under and follows up with a left that Murhapuro also avoids with ease.
Murhapuro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kerr.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerr slips a straight right by Murhapuro.
A big left from Murhapuro misses.
Kerr thuds a left hand into Murhapuro's body.
Kerr jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kerr avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murhapuro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murhapuro swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A slow jab from Kerr misses its intended target.
Some bone on bone action there as Kerr checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kerr misses with a left hand
and Murhapuro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice body punch from Kerr.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Kerr dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kerr defending well as Murhapuro loads up on a big left hand.
Murhapuro scores with a hook.
Murhapuro lands a front kick.
Murhapuro slips a jab and a cross from Kerr.
Murhapuro getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kerr connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Murhapuro momentarily.
Murhapuro looks to land a body kick but Kerr moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kerr misses with the combination.
Kerr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerr moves away from the strike by Murhapuro.
Despite the aggression on Kerr's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Some wild striking there from Kerr.
Kerr throws the left hand but Murhapuro avoids the punch easily.
Kerr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Murhapuro counters with a right hand to the body.
Mark Kerr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Murhapuro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kerr.
Kerr takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Murhapuro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kerr.
Murhapuro throwing a counter right hand but Kerr manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhapuro misses with a looping left.
Kerr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murhapuro was well out of range. Poor timing from Kerr.
Murhapuro throws a looping overhand right but Kerr ducks down to avoid it.
Kerr throws a hook but Murhapuro avoids it easily.
Nice body kick there by Murhapuro.
Kerr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kerr is breathing heavily.
Murhapuro thumps Kerr with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murhapuro lands the left hand.
Kerr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Murhapuro looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Murhapuro lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerr takes one to the side of the head.
Murhapuro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kerr throws a counter combo.
Kerr looks to land a right hand but Murhapuro moved out of range.
Murhapuro fakes the leg kick and cracks Kerr in the body.
Murhapuro lands with a shot to the body.
Murhapuro bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kerr's head backwards.
Murhapuro throws a sloppy body shot
and Kerr counters with a series of strikes. Murhapuro will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kerr scores with a punch to the head.
Murhapuro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kerr.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhapuro lands a really nice looking cross but Kerr seems unphased.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kerr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No joy there for Kerr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It looked like Murhapuro wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Murhapuro misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kerr throws a sloppy head kick and Murhapuro moves out of range easily.
Murhapuro misses with a looping left.
Kerr throws a counter combo.
Kerr fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Murhapuro thuds a left hand into Kerr's body.
A big left from Murhapuro misses.
Murhapuro looks to land a left hand but Kerr moved out of range nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pauke Murhapuro dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Murhapuro swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kerr makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Decent striking displayed by Murhapuro there.
Kerr darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kerr scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Murhapuro is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kerr pulls his head out easily.
Kerr missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Murhapuro trying to control but Kerr postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhapuro tries to roll over but Kerr keeps him under control.
Nice strikes from Kerr there.
Kerr takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Murhapuro is looking to control Kerr's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Murhapuro avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhapuro is staying active underneath Kerr, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kerr is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Murhapuro looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Kerr seems content to control.
Murhapuro actively working from the bottom here.
Kerr scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Murhapuro is positioning himself well to prevent Kerr advancing to mount.
Murhapuro is trying to get back to full guard.
Kerr wants to take a breather but Murhapuro is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Murhapuro is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Murhapuro has hold of Kerr's hands but Kerr slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Murhapuro actively working from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murhapuro trying to hold on to Kerr's head to control him but Kerr postures up.
Nice strikes from Kerr there.
Kerr is looking to take a break and control but Murhapuro is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kerr is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Murhapuro tries to hold on but Kerr pushes him away.
Murhapuro is trying to escape the mount.
Kerr looking to control but Murhapuro is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhapuro is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kerr is landing with some decent strikes but Murhapuro is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Murhapuro in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Kerr controlling his opponent.
Kerr is landing with some decent strikes but Murhapuro is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kerr working the ground and pound effectively.
Kerr scoring with strikes but Murhapuro is staying in there.
Murhapuro is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kerr trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Murhapuro tries to hold on but Kerr postures up.
Kerr lands a couple of good shots and Murhapuro has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhapuro trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Murhapuro is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Murhapuro trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kerr trying to control.
Murhapuro trying to control the position but Kerr manages to sink in the hooks.
Kerr softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Murhapuro can't escape the position.
Kerr gets his hands free as Murhapuro looks to control.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Kerr controlling the positon.
Murhapuro trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Kerr scores with strikes from the back.
Murhapuro is trying to break free.
Murhapuro trying to control the position but Kerr manages to sink in the hooks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Kerr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kerr has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Kerr!
After the fight, Mark Kerr was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Just Whymer (ranked 2 p4p, 55 weight class) and Jack Number (ranked 1 p4p, 12 weight class). Number has chosen This is A Film - Iggy Pop (Goran BregoviÄ) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Just Whymer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 32 - 11 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Just Whymer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 27 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Number!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Number on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Number tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Number looks to clinch
and Whymer counters with a nice low kick that buckles Number's knee momentarily.
Number gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Number throws a punch but it's blocked by Whymer.
Number swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Number keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Whymer's efforts to push away.
Number keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Whymer's efforts to push away.
Number looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Whymer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Number tries to clinch
and Whymer counters with a straight right hand.
Number moves to clinch but Whymer breaks away
and Whymer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Number moves out of range of the body kick from Whymer.
Number wants to stay close but Whymer steps back to make room for something. Number seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Whymer and Number drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Just Whymer!
Just Whymer retains his light heavyweight title!
Our winner, Just Whymer, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
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S |
C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
74% |
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