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CFC 446: Wild v Yarborough PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yoshito Okamoto (ranked 23220 p4p, 4265 weight class) and Felix Silva (ranked 709 p4p, 517 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yoshito Okamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Felix Silva!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Okamoto.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Okamoto, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Okamoto against the cage but Okamoto circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Silva scores with a shot to the body.
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Okamoto moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Okamoto misses.
Okamoto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Silva throws a hook but Okamoto avoids it easily.
Silva slips under a jab from Okamoto.
Yoshito Okamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Okamoto lands a jab to the head.
Silva with a hook.
Silva staying out of range there.
Okamoto takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Okamoto fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silva avoids it really well and circles away.
Good standup being displayed there by Okamoto as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva checks a low kick from Okamoto.
A big right from Silva misses.
Silva slips under a jab.
Silva moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Okamoto throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown but Okamoto manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Silva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Okamoto lands a glancing blow to the side of Silva's head.
A jab from Okamoto does it's job there.
Okamoto drops his hands momentarily and Silva takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Silva slips under a jab from Okamoto.
A telegraphed right hand from Okamoto misses the target.
Okamoto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Silva cracks Okamoto with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Silva scores with a body shot.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Okamoto was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big left from Silva misses.
Jab from Silva.
Silva bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Okamoto's head backwards.
Silva misses the jab.
Silva scores with a nice head shot.
Okamoto catches Silva with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Silva looks for a takedown but Okamoto sprawls well.
Yoshito Okamoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felix Silva.
Okamoto misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Silva misses.
Okamoto slips a jab from Silva.
Silva looks to land a right hand but Okamoto moved out of range.
Okamoto walks into a stiff left hand from Silva.
Okamoto jabs Silva to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Silva moves away from the strike by Okamoto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Okamoto scores with a hook to the body. Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Okamoto connects with a body shot.
Okamoto's jab looks to have found its range, popping Silva under the eye.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Silva is defended easily by Okamoto.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Okamoto!
Okamoto looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
Silva scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Okamoto takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Okamoto slips a jab from Silva.
It looked like Okamoto wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Okamoto tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Okamoto to the ground. Okamoto escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Okamoto was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
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!
Silva shoots for a takedown but Okamoto saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Silva needs to keep his hands up - Okamoto had a free shot at his head there.
Okamoto scores with a crisp jab that stopped Silva in his tracks.
Okamoto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Silva goes for a double leg but Okamoto avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Okamoto continues to drive forward.
Silva lands an overhand right.
A slow jab from Okamoto misses its intended target.
Okamoto is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Okamoto misses with a looping right.
Silva scores with a nice right hand.
Okamoto throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Silva on the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Okamoto throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva with the counter takedown but Okamoto avoids it easily.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Okamoto.
Silva misses with a straight left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshito Okamoto dominated that round.
That's time! Okamoto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Okamoto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice defenses there by Okamoto.
A big right from Okamoto misses.
Okamoto throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Okamoto is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Okamoto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Good exchange - Okamoto coming out on top.
Okamoto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Okamoto misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Silva might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Okamoto has got the better of the exchanges.
Okamoto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Okamoto throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into side control. Okamoto won't be happy with that.
Sloppy strikes there by Silva.
Okamoto is trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Silva trying to control the action but Okamoto is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okamoto is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Okamoto looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Okamoto keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Silva prevents Okamoto from improving his position.
Okamoto wants to control but Silva is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Silva seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Okamoto is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Silva's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Silva's back!
Okamoto missing with punches from the back.
Silva wants to control his opponent's hands but Okamoto gets his hands free.
Okamoto misses with an elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Okamoto has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Silva has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Silva is in bad spot here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Silva is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Okamoto keeps control of the position as Silva tries to break free.
Okamoto biding his time, looking for the opening.
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.
Okamoto goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. Silva escapes and is now in half guard on top.
Okamoto is looking to improve his position.
Okamoto is working hard here to advance position.
Okamoto tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Silva has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva looking to control but Okamoto is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Felix Silva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Okamoto throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Okamoto doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Silva fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Okamoto on the side of the head.
Okamoto cracks Silva with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Okamoto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Okamoto scores with a punch to the head.
Silva feints and as Okamoto raises his hands in defense, Silva changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Okamoto is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Silva defends well.
Silva postures up in Okamoto's guard and throws a big left but Okamoto blocks it.
Silva trying to control but Okamoto is working from the bottom.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okamoto controls Silva momentarily but Silva frees himself.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Okamoto is keeping the position for now.
Silva 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.
Okamoto wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Okamoto looking for a guillotine here but Silva defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Okamoto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Okamoto had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Silva defends it easily.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Okamoto works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Okamoto is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Okamoto is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Silva won't allow Okamoto to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okamoto seems to be working for a kimura but Silva defends the submission attempt.
Okamoto is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Silva is just riding it out for now. Okamoto eventually gives up the hold.
Silva wants to control but Okamoto is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Okamoto is trying to control. Silva wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Okamoto is stalling here. Silva is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Okamoto seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Silva has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Silva fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Silva wants to control but Okamoto is keeping him busy.
The referee asks Silva politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Silva prefers to stall for the moment though.
Okamoto dodges the ground and pound from Silva.
Silva takes a little break here. Okamoto wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Okamoto is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Okamoto gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Felix Silva.
I think Silva 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Khunbish Borjigin (ranked 3421 p4p, 4185 weight class) and Bill Goldberg (ranked 422 p4p, 507 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Khunbish Borjigin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bill Goldberg!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goldberg waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Borjigin.
Goldberg fails with a takedown attempt.
Goldberg bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Borjigin dodges the ground and pound from Goldberg.
Borjigin tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Goldberg wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Goldberg is trying to ground and pound but Borjigin uses the momentary lack of control by Goldberg to regain half guard.
Borjigin won't allow Goldberg to pass to mount.
Borjigin is trying to maintain the position but Goldberg is very close to passing his half guard.
Goldberg thows a huge punch but Borjigin dodges it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borjigin tries to roll over but Goldberg keeps him under control.
Goldberg scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
 It looks like Khunbish Borjigin has been cut.
Borjigin is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Shadow Warriors (KT), so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Borjigin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Goldberg is working away from the top position though.
Borjigin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Borjigin taking some punishment here, with Goldberg in his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borjigin taking some punishment here, with Goldberg in his half guard.
Goldberg working over Borjigin with some ground and pound. Borjigin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Khunbish Borjigin's cut is getting worse.
Borjigin is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Goldberg's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Goldberg's back!
Borjigin tries to keep control of the position but Goldberg is staying busy.
Borjigin thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Goldberg is trying to get back to his feet but Borjigin has full control of the position and if anything, Goldberg has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Borjigin tightening his grip on Goldberg, looking for the choke.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borjigin thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Goldberg defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Borjigin's arms.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Borjigin is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Goldberg is defending well though. Borjigin let's go of the attempt for now.
Goldberg is trying to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Borjigin gets his way!
Borjigin looking for the choke from the back.
Borjigin wants to control but Goldberg is keeping busy.
That's four 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.
Goldberg is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Borjigin working for a choke but Goldberg is defending well.
Borjigin controls the position.
Borjigin wants to control but Goldberg manages to buck him off and is now in Borjigin's guard! Nice work there by Goldberg!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Goldberg works over Borjigin with some ground and pound from guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Khunbish Borjigin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Khunbish Borjigin's cut.
That's time! Borjigin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Goldberg is trying hard to land a takedown here. Borjigin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Borjigin steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Goldberg. That one must have hurt.
Goldberg throws a leg kick that is checked
and Borjigin counters with an outside leg kick.
Borjigin swings widly with a right hand
and Goldberg connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Khunbish Borjigin's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Borjigin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Borjigin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Goldberg swings for the body but Borjigin moves out of range.
Borjigin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Borjigin misses with a wild body shot.
Borjigin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Goldberg.
Goldberg lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Borjigin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Goldberg.
Borjigin went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Goldberg throws a series of punches but Borjigin moves out of range.
Goldberg shoots in looking for a takedown but Borjigin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Goldberg's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
It looked like Borjigin was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A punch combination from Goldberg misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goldberg moves out of range as Borjigin throws a body kick.
Goldberg lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Borjigin at a distance.
Borjigin connects with an inside leg kick.
Goldberg throws a lazy uppercut
and Borjigin counters with a three punch combo that has Goldberg backing up. Goldberg nods at Borjigin to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldberg avoids the head kick by Borjigin.
Borjigin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Goldberg goes for a double leg but Borjigin avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Borjigin continues to drive forward.
Borjigin looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Khunbish Borjigin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bill Goldberg.
Goldberg checks a leg kick.
Goldberg looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Borjigin misses with a wild body shot.
Borjigin stuffs the takedown attempt from Goldberg. Goldberg gets slowly back to his feet.
Goldberg 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.
Khunbish Borjigin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Goldberg tests Borjigin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jeez, Khunbish Borjigin's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Borjigin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Borjigin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Goldberg.
Goldberg cracks Borjigin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Khunbish Borjigin's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bill Goldberg!
Bill Goldberg really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Altitude Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ginger Jesus (ranked 6581 p4p, 2318 weight class) and Naoise Durnin (ranked 667 p4p, 284 weight class). Jesus comes into the arena with Jesus Walks BY-KANYE WEST blaring out of the sound system. Durnin has chosen I'm Shipping Up To Boston by The Dropkick Murphy's as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ginger Jesus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Naoise Durnin!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jesus looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Durnin has Jesus up against the cage in a clinch.
Durnin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Durnin scores with a nice hook to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Durnin.
Jesus digs a right hand into Durnin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Durnin's gas tank.
Durnin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jesus can't find room to land a body shot as Durnin controls the action.
Durnin lands a shoulder strike.
Durnin with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jesus takes an elbow to the forehead.
Durnin throws a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jesus.
A right hand to the body from Jesus.
Jesus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Durnin blocking some punches.
Jesus avoiding damage as Durnin throws knees to the body.
Durnin prevents a body shot from Jesus.
Durnin misses with a punch on the inside.
Durnin lands a right hand.
Durnin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jesus backwards.
Jesus misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durnin tries a body shot but Jesus blocks it.
Durnin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jesus's elbow.
Durnin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Durnin misses with a knee strike.
Durnin keeps control of Jesus as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jesus has a couple of punches blocked by Durnin.
Durnin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Durnin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jesus.
Jesus takes an elbow to the forehead.
 Jesus is rocked!
Durnin has Jesus pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Jesus is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Durnin - that's hurt Jesus badly! Oh, another knee lands and Jesus is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Jesus doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Naoise Durnin!
After winning the bout, Naoise Durnin thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sol Fitzsimmons (ranked 2329 p4p, 21005 weight class) and Keijo Maki (ranked 297 p4p, 731 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sol Fitzsimmons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Keijo Maki!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fitzsimmons takes one to the chin there.
Maki connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fitzsimmons's hands.
Fitzsimmons chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fitzsimmons ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maki moves away.
Fitzsimmons misses with a low kick.
Fitzsimmons uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fitzsimmons looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fitzsimmons looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fitzsimmons jabs at Maki's body.
Maki's coach down at Underground New York/CFC was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Maki's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Fitzsimmons throws an overhand right that lands on Maki's shoulder, as Maki tries to avoid the shot.
Fitzsimmons misses with a wild body shot.
Maki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fitzsimmons.
Maki smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fitzsimmons lands with a good body shot.
Fitzsimmons misses with a lunging right hand
and Maki counters with a nice body shot.
Fitzsimmons looks to score with a jab to the body but Maki is just out of range.
Fitzsimmons slips a straight right by Maki.
A little feinted left hand from Fitzsimmons on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sol Fitzsimmons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fitzsimmons jabs at Maki's body.
Fitzsimmons throws a lazy right hand but Maki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fitzsimmons.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons needs to keep his hands up - Maki had a free shot at his head there.
Maki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fitzsimmons manages to avoid it.
Fitzsimmons misses with a hook
and Fitzsimmons takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fitzsimmons jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fitzsimmons misses the jab.
Maki is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Fitzsimmons missing with a left hand there. Maki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maki now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Maki fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fitzsimmons throws the left hand but Maki avoids the punch easily.
A little jabbing left from Maki on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Maki just misses with a punch to the body.
Maki missing with a left hand there. Fitzsimmons was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fitzsimmons throws a wild body kick that Maki sees coming a mile off.
Fitzsimmons misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maki.
Maki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fitzsimmons looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Maki wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fitzsimmons sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maki swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fitzsimmons blocks a jab.
Fitzsimmons slips under a jab.
Maki lunges at Fitzsimmons with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fitzsimmons's hand.
Fitzsimmons scores with a hook to the body. Maki takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fitzsimmons throws a body shot but no joy.
Maki slips a straight right by Fitzsimmons.
Maki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Fitzsimmons misses the target.
Fitzsimmons lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Fitzsimmons throws a lazy right hand but Maki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fitzsimmons swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Maki counters with a straight right hand.
Maki misses with a straight left.
Fitzsimmons misses with a body punch
letting Maki counter with a right hand.
Maki scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fitzsimmons misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Maki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fitzsimmons is rocked!
Fitzsimmons lands a nice shot that snaps Maki's head back.
Oh Fitzsimmons is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maki looks to land a left hand but Fitzsimmons moved out of range nicely.
Maki has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fitzsimmons fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maki manages to avoid it.
Maki takes a swing at Fitzsimmons's ribcage but misses.
Fitzsimmons seems to have got his legs back now.
Fitzsimmons staying out of range there.
A counter left hand to the body from Fitzsimmons misses its target.
The crowd cheers as Fitzsimmons lands an impressive looking overhand right. Maki doesn't seem phased though.
 It looks like Keijo Maki has been cut.
Fitzsimmons swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Maki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fitzsimmons tries to work over Maki's front leg with a kick but Maki checks it.
Maki let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Maki slips under a jab.
A nice side step and Maki releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Maki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fitzsimmons misses the shot to the body.
Nice shot by Fitzsimmons.
Maki swings for the body but Fitzsimmons moves out of range.
Maki takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fitzsimmons is looking to wear down Maki with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fitzsimmons thuds a left hand into Maki's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Maki doesn't seem bothered though.
The fighters circling - Fitzsimmons throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fitzsimmons throws a body punch but Maki moves out of range.
Maki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons moves out of range of the strikes.
Fitzsimmons is looking to counter punch.
Fitzsimmons just misses with a punch to the body.
Maki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fitzsimmons misses with a wild body shot.
Maki wants to counter the offense by Fitzsimmons and move into the clinch position.
Maki connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fitzsimmons's hands.
Fitzsimmons throws a looping overhand right but Maki ducks down to avoid it.
Maki finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Fitzsimmons avoids the body shot from Maki.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A telegraphed right hand from Fitzsimmons misses the target.
Maki thuds his right hand into Fitzsimmons's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fitzsimmons throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Maki.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Keijo Maki will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Keijo Maki's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Fitzsimmons misses with an uppercut. Maki saw that one coming.
Maki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fitzsimmons.
Maki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fitzsimmons swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fitzsimmons throws a looping overhand right but Maki ducks down to avoid it.
Maki throws a body shot but no joy.
Fitzsimmons misses with a wild body shot.
Maki just misses with a punch to the body.
Fitzsimmons thuds a left hand into Maki's body.
Maki works the jab nicely.
Maki takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maki throws a sloppy head kick and Fitzsimmons moves out of range easily.
Fitzsimmons throwing a counter right hand but Maki manages to avoid it.
Maki takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fitzsimmons connects with a single shot there.
A solid body kick from Fitzsimmons.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fitzsimmons throws a sloppy body shot
and Fitzsimmons takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fitzsimmons swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons jabs at Maki's body.
Fitzsimmons drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A telegraphed right hand from Fitzsimmons misses the target.
Maki takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fitzsimmons shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fitzsimmons dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fitzsimmons was well out of range. Poor timing from Maki.
A little feinted left hand from Fitzsimmons on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fitzsimmons throws a leg kick that is checked
and Maki counters with a stiff right hand.
Fitzsimmons misses with a hook.
Fitzsimmons tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maki was well out of range. Poor timing from Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maki manages to avoid it.
Fitzsimmons with a jab.
Maki misses the shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maki lands a jab.
Maki just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fitzsimmons.
Maki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fitzsimmons lands with an uppercut that bounces Maki off the cage and back into range.
Fitzsimmons misses with a lunging right hand
and Maki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maki shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fitzsimmons ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maki moves away.
Fitzsimmons misses the shot to the body.
Maki misses with a looping right.
Maki scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Maki looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fitzsimmons missing with a left hand there. Maki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maki swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Maki lands a really nice looking cross but Fitzsimmons seems unphased.
Fitzsimmons just misses with a punch to the body.
Maki throws a body punch but Fitzsimmons moves out of range.
Maki keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons thuds his right hand into Maki's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Maki blocks the body kick.
Maki takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fitzsimmons lands a jab to Maki's midsection.
Fitzsimmons lands a slapping body shot.
Fitzsimmons fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maki manages to avoid it.
Fitzsimmons's jab looks to have found its range, popping Maki under the eye.
Fitzsimmons moves out of range of the strikes.
Fitzsimmons misses with a wild body shot.
Maki doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Maki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fitzsimmons.
Maki looks to throw the jab but Fitzsimmons is out of range.
Fitzsimmons tests Maki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fitzsimmons ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maki moves away.
Fitzsimmons throws an overhand right that lands on Maki's shoulder, as Maki tries to avoid the shot.
Fitzsimmons throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maki doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Fitzsimmons misses.
Maki swings for the body but Fitzsimmons moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Fitzsimmons tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fitzsimmons throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Maki.
Fitzsimmons throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Fitzsimmons misses.
Fitzsimmons throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fitzsimmons lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fitzsimmons fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maki manages to avoid it.
Maki looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fitzsimmons fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Maki checks it well.
A little jabbing left from Maki on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fitzsimmons displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maki throws out the jab.
Maki takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maki throws a leg kick but Fitzsimmons sees it coming and moves out of range.
Fitzsimmons lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Maki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fitzsimmons scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sol Fitzsimmons dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Keijo Maki's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Fitzsimmons lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fitzsimmons sizes up Maki with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Maki throws a series of punches but Fitzsimmons avoids them all with ease.
Maki uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Maki gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Maki has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fitzsimmons scores with a leg kick.
Maki checks a leg kick.
Fitzsimmons moves away from the strike by Maki.
Fitzsimmons throws a right hand that misses
and Maki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maki moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fitzsimmons wants to slow Maki down by chopping away at his legs.
Fitzsimmons throws a poor cross that misses
and Maki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fitzsimmons swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Maki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fitzsimmons misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maki.
Maki takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maki fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fitzsimmons.
Nice uppercut there from Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons misses with a jab to the body
and Maki counters with a left to the body.
Fitzsimmons misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maki.
Maki pushes Fitzsimmons up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Maki fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maki.
Maki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fitzsimmons is struggling to control the position.
Fitzsimmons stalls.
Maki misses with some punches.
Maki lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Fitzsimmons.
Maki stalling in the clinch but Fitzsimmons improves position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Fitzsimmons fails to land.
Maki manages to break the clinch.
A combination from Maki does no damage.
Fitzsimmons throws a push kick but Maki slaps the foot to one side.
Fitzsimmons throws a hook to the side of Maki's head but Maki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Fitzsimmons misses.
Sloppy strikes from Maki. Those never looked like landing.
Fitzsimmons swings for the body but Maki moves out of range.
Maki wants to counter the offense by Fitzsimmons and move into the clinch position.
Fitzsimmons throws a body punch but Maki moves out of range.
Maki thuds a left hand into Fitzsimmons's body.
Fitzsimmons throws a body shot but no joy.
Fitzsimmons dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Maki. That did some damage!
Fitzsimmons missing with a left hand there. Maki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fitzsimmons uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maki.
Fitzsimmons misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Maki counters with a thumping low kick.
Maki connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fitzsimmons momentarily.
Fitzsimmons misses the body punch
and Maki counters with a monster head kick that knocks Fitzsimmons out cold! He topples like fallen a tree, crashing to the mat! Timbeeeeeerrr!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Keijo Maki!
Our winner, Keijo Maki, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bagel Boss (ranked 2774 p4p, 4146 weight class) and Jaheim Reid (ranked 376 p4p, 516 weight class). Boss comes to the cage accompanied by 6 Foot 7 Foot. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bagel Boss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jaheim Reid!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boss scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Jaheim Reid has been cut.
Reid fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Boss has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Boss lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Reid circles away quickly and effectively.
Reid swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boss lands a leg kick that knocks Reid off balance momentarily.
A clash of legs there as Reid blocks the low kick.
Boss bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boss misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boss throws a right hand that Reid ducks under and follows up with a left that Reid also avoids with ease.
Reid appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Boss misses with a jab, cross combination.
Boss takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boss drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It looks like Bagel Boss has been cut.
Reid throws a chopping leg kick but Boss manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Boss throws a nice looking combination but Reid bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Reid lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
No joy there for Boss, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Boss misses with a wild body shot.
Reid has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Boss.
Boss takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Boss drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Reid throws a wild body kick that Boss sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Reid lands an overhand right.
A nice leg kick lands there from Boss.
Boss keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reid.
Reid misses with an uppercut.
Reid ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boss swings for the body but Reid moves out of range.
Reid appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Boss just misses with a punch to the body.
Reid flicks out a counter leg kick but Boss steps away.
Reid feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Boss sprawling to the canvas! Boss rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Reid finish him?!
Boss is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reid drops Boss with a huge uppercut! Boss drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Reid is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jaheim Reid!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marc Read (ranked 1830 p4p, 6432 weight class) and Chakrii Weecharangsan (ranked 231 p4p, 619 weight class). Weecharangsan has chosen Sarama as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marc Read!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chakrii Weecharangsan!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Read throws a shot to the body.
Read looks to score with a jab to the body but Weecharangsan is just out of range.
Read connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Weecharangsan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Read sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Weecharangsan somewhat.
Read catches Weecharangsan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Weecharangsan takes one to the side of the head.
Weecharangsan walks into a jab.
Weecharangsan shoots in looking for a takedown but Read manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Weecharangsan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A little feinted left hand from Read on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Weecharangsan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Horrible takedown attempt by Weecharangsan or perhaps it was just good defense by Read, which made it look bad.
Marc Read has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chakrii Weecharangsan.
Read misses with an uppercut. Weecharangsan saw that one coming.
Weecharangsan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Read counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weecharangsan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Read.
Read lands the left hand.
Weecharangsan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Weecharangsan fails with the takedown.
Weecharangsan tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Read defends well and Weecharangsan ends up having to push Read into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Weecharangsan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Read as he avoids it easily.
Weecharangsan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Read lands a body shot.
Weecharangsan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Read is fending him off so far but Weecharangsan persists. Nope, Read circles away and we're back to standing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Weecharangsan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Read with a hook.
Read misses with a straight right.
Read connects with a good right hand that stumbles Weecharangsan. Weecharangsan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Read defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Weecharangsan.
Read misses with a head kick.
Read throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Weecharangsan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Read counters with a stiff right hand.
Read lands a nice hook to Weecharangsan's body. Weecharangsan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Read throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Weecharangsan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Weecharangsan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Read looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Weecharangsan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Read swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Weecharangsan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Read misses with a hook. Weecharangsan ducked under it nicely.
Weecharangsan tries to counter by closing the distance.
Read lands a head kick that stumbles Weecharangsan and the fighters go to the mat.
 Weecharangsan is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Weecharangsan working a defensive guard but Read passes into half guard.
Weecharangsan is still in real trouble! Can Read finish him?
Read works his foot free and advances to mount.
Weecharangsan working to try and regain half guard.
Read controlling from the full mount.
Weecharangsan seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weecharangsan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Weecharangsan gets back to half guard.
Weecharangsan trying to hold on to Read's head to control him but Read postures up.
Weecharangsan is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Read keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Read is pressing down on Weecharangsan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Weecharangsan is holding on for now.
Weecharangsan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Weecharangsan trying to get back to full guard but Read takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Weecharangsan bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Weecharangsan throwing strikes but missing.
Read wants to sweep but no luck.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marc Read dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Read circles away from the clinch attempt.
Read throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Weecharangsan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Weecharangsan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Read pinned against the cage. Read gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Read pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Read takes a swing at Weecharangsan's ribcage but misses.
Marc Read is winning the standup battle so far.
Weecharangsan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Read avoids it really well and circles away.
Read ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Weecharangsan moves away.
Read scores with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Read is looking to clinch.
Weecharangsan goes for a double leg but Read avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Read continues to drive forward.
Marc Read has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chakrii Weecharangsan.
Read cracks a nice hook into Weecharangsan's ribs.
Weecharangsan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Read's waist but Read gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Weecharangsan off to one side.
Read cracks Weecharangsan with a good jab.
Weecharangsan has his takedown stuffed
and Read cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Read throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Weecharangsan tries to move into range but Read moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Read misses with a body shot.
Read scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Weecharangsan fails with the takedown.
Read swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Weecharangsan.
Read lands a really nice looking cross but Weecharangsan seems unphased.
Weecharangsan decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Read makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
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!
Read lunges at Weecharangsan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Weecharangsan's hand.
Read stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Read thuds his right hand into Weecharangsan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Read fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weecharangsan tries to clinch but Read is having none of it.
Read lands a nice looking body shot.
Read lands a nice looking body shot.
Weecharangsan is breathing heavily.
Read tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Weecharangsan was well out of range. Poor timing from Read.
Weecharangsan tries to clinch up.
Read is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Weecharangsan can do to turn this around?
Weecharangsan shoots in and drives through. Read sprawls well.
Weecharangsan gets tackled into the cage by Read. Read maintains the clinch.
Read misses with a punch to the body.
Read lands an uppercut.
Read pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marc Read seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the liver by Read. Beautiful body shot.
Weecharangsan fails with the takedown.
An attempted straight right counter from Read misses the target.
Weecharangsan closes the distance and clinches.
Read pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weecharangsan shoots in looking for a takedown but Read manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Weecharangsan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Weecharangsan shoots in for a takedown but Read shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Weecharangsan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Read is fending him off so far but Weecharangsan persists. Nope, Read circles away and we're back to standing.
Good standup being displayed there by Read as he connects with a hook.
Read lands the left hand.
Read cracks Weecharangsan with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Weecharangsan tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Read pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Weecharangsan is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marc Read!
A relieved looking Marc Read thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Beach (ranked 1543 p4p, 496 weight class) and Jan Sobieski (ranked 204 p4p, 71 weight class). Sobieski has chosen Karnivool - Lifelike as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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 16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sammy Beach!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jan Sobieski!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobieski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sobieski lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sobieski avoids the body shot from Beach.
Sobieski defending well as Beach loads up on a big left hand.
We've been told by Beach's head coaches at Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sobieski misses with a wild body shot.
Sobieski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Beach.
Sobieski feints the counter takedown.
Sobieski listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Beach throws out a powerful jab.
Beach missing with a left hand there. Sobieski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Beach throws a poor cross that misses
and Sobieski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sammy Beach seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sobieski staying out of range there.
Sobieski shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Beach as he avoids it easily.
Sobieski turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sobieski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Beach.
Sobieski ducks under a wild hook from Beach.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sobieski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Beach misses with a hook.
Beach takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobieski swats away the attempt to clinch by Beach.
Beach swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beach throws a big shot that misses.
Beach just misses with a punch to the body.
A low kick from Sobieski misses
and Beach cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sobieski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Beach.
Sobieski throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sobieski misses with a body kick.
Beach tries to clinch there but Sobieski circles away.
Beach is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Beach rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sobieski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sobieski is looking to score with low kicks.
Beach misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sobieski.
Sobieski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Beach misses with a wild combination.
Sobieski with the counter takedown but Beach avoids it easily.
Sobieski bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Beach misses with an uppercut
and Sobieski counters with an inside leg kick.
Beach avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little feinted left hand from Beach on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beach with a nice cross.
Beach missing with a left hand there. Sobieski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sobieski thuds a left hand into Beach's body.
Sammy Beach is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Beach lands a jab.
Sobieski fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sobieski misses with a low kick.
Beach gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sobieski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice shot lands for Beach.
Sobieski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sobieski is looking to land body kicks.
Beach scores with a jab. Sobieski acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sobieski staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beach rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sobieski decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Beach's guard.
Sobieski sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Beach avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sobieski lands a couple of elbows.
Beach pulls Sobieski in close to prevent any damage.
Sobieski 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beach keeping moving, preventing Sobieski from controlling successfully.
Sobieski won't allow Beach to sweep him here.
Sobieski looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beach looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Beach swinging wildly here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sammy Beach will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice shot by Sobieski.
Sobieski throws a nice looking combination but Beach bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fighters circle momentarily. Beach darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Beach lands a two punch combo.
Beach scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sobieski gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Beach gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Sobieski is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sammy Beach!
Sammy Beach is the new light heavyweight champion!
Sammy Beach really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that FUClothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James Hackett (ranked 318 p4p, 706 weight class) and Maverick Syndal (ranked 42 p4p, 88 weight class). Hackett comes to the cage accompanied by Foe Tha Love of Money. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Hackett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maverick Syndal!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Syndal is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hackett.
Syndal thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hackett swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hackett has Syndal up against the cage in a clinch.
Hackett lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Syndal backwards.
Syndal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hackett misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Syndal.
Hackett connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Maverick Syndal has been cut.
Syndal has a couple of punches blocked by Hackett.
Syndal managing to block the knees to the body from Hackett.
Syndal prevents a body shot from Hackett.
Hackett utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hackett tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Syndal avoids it.
Hackett wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Syndal has him pressed against the cage.
Hackett breaks from the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hackett. Syndal does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Hackett backs off Syndal throws a huge counter combo but Hackett manages to avoid it all.
Hackett throws a hook to the side of Syndal's head but Syndal sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Syndal connects with a looping right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hackett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Syndal.
Hackett has been working on his boxing with his coaches at White Eagle in the buildup to the fight.
Hackett moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hackett checks a low kick from Syndal.
Hackett throws the left hand but Syndal avoids the punch easily.
Hackett misses with a body kick.
Syndal throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Syndal throws a big shot that misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hackett throws an overhand right that lands on Syndal's shoulder, as Syndal tries to avoid the shot.
Syndal moves out of range as Hackett strikes.
Hackett slips under a jab from Syndal.
Hackett is looking to counter punch.
Hackett connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Syndal ducks under a wild hook from Hackett.
Syndal counters with a body kick.
Hackett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Syndal throws an overhand right that lands on Hackett's shoulder, as Hackett tries to avoid the shot.
Hackett throws an overhand right that lands on Syndal's shoulder, as Syndal tries to avoid the shot.
Syndal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hackett.
Syndal misses the jab.
Nice defenses there by Hackett.
Hackett throwing a counter right hand but Syndal manages to avoid it.
Syndal ducks under a wild hook from Hackett.
Syndal looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Syndal checks a leg kick.
Syndal throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hackett.
Hackett takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Syndal blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hackett takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
An inside leg kick lands from Hackett.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hackett tries to move into range but Syndal moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hackett moves into range and connects with a jab.
Syndal lands a right hook to the body.
Syndal misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Syndal.
Syndal bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hackett's head.
Hackett throws a body punch but Syndal moves out of range.
A low kick lands for Hackett.
Hackett's corner calls for a 1-2. Hackett obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hackett lands a nice leg kick that just misses Syndal's sensitive parts.
Hackett lands with an overhand left.
Syndal keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Syndal displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hackett throws out the jab.
Syndal scores with a decent looking hook.
Syndal swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Hackett on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Syndal dips to his left and cracks Hackett with an uppercut!
Hackett with the inside leg kick.
Syndal takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hackett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Syndal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Syndal darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hackett gets a clinch.
Syndal stalling in the clinch but Hackett improves position.
Hackett unloads a knee to the mid-section. Syndal lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Syndal misses with a punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Hackett.
Hackett breaks from the clinch.
Hackett connects with a single shot there.
Hackett scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hackett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jab by Hackett.
Syndal looks to score with a jab to the body but Hackett is just out of range.
Hackett connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hackett throws a lazy right hand but Syndal sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hackett throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hackett misses with a straight left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hackett is looking to slow Syndal down with leg kicks.
Syndal connects with a looping right hand.
Hackett connects with an inside leg kick.
Syndal jabs at Hackett's body.
Hackett throws a hook but Syndal blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Syndal lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Syndal swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Good exchange - Syndal coming out on top.
Syndal misses with a wild combination.
Syndal misses with a hook.
Hackett takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hackett lands a leg kick that knocks Syndal off balance momentarily.
Hackett fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Syndal has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Syndal looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hackett slips a straight right by Syndal.
Hackett swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Syndal looks to score with a jab to the body but Hackett is just out of range.
Syndal uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hackett.
Syndal staying out of range there.
Syndal's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Syndal throws the left hand but Hackett avoids the punch easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hackett.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hackett scoring well with a low kick there.
Syndal is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hackett had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Syndal lunges at Hackett with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hackett's hand.
Hackett misses with a looping left.
Syndal throws out a counter right but Hackett avoids it with no problem.
Syndal lands a head shot.
Hackett moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Hackett dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maverick Syndal's cut.
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.
Nice shot by Hackett.
Syndal throws a looping overhand right but Hackett ducks down to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Syndal.
James Hackett is winning the standup battle so far.
Syndal misses with an uppercut.
Syndal throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hackett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Syndal lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Syndal uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hackett.
Syndal looks to land a combination. Hackett sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hackett throws a hook but Syndal blocks it.
Syndal throws out a counter right but Hackett avoids it with no problem.
Hackett blocks a jab.
Hackett throws a body punch but Syndal moves out of range.
Syndal throws a looping overhand right but Hackett ducks down to avoid it.
Jab from Syndal.
Hackett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Syndal swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Syndal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hackett manages to avoid it.
A leg kick checked by Syndal.
Syndal misses with a body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hackett connects with an inside leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hackett lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Syndal has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Syndal and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Syndal throws a leg kick but Hackett checks it.
Syndal steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hackett.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hackett throws a shot from downtown. Syndal moves away and avoids it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Syndal lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hackett's sensitive parts.
Syndal gets tackled into the cage by Hackett. Hackett maintains the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Syndal.
Hackett tries a body shot but Syndal blocks it.
Hackett trying to control the position but instead, Syndal has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hackett into the cage.
Hackett misses with a punch to the body.
Hackett missing with knees to the body.
Syndal misses with a body punch.
Syndal working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Syndal is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hackett makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hackett decides to pull guard.
Syndal not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hackett looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Syndal passes into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hackett is not content to let Syndal control the position.
Hackett tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Maverick Syndal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hackett is trying to control Syndal's posture but Syndal avoids it.
Hackett seems a little lost for a moment, as Syndal dominates the positioning.
Syndal trying to control the position but Hackett is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hackett wants to control but Syndal postures up.
Syndal wants to control but Hackett is keeping him busy.
Hackett can't do much from the bottom here.
Hackett is not content to let Syndal control the position.
Hackett is looking to reverse the position.
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.
Syndal wants to control but Hackett is keeping him busy.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Syndal fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hackett.
A telegraphed right hand from Hackett misses the target.
Hackett connects with a leg kick.
Hackett scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hackett lands with a shot to the body.
Hackett defending well as Syndal loads up on a big left hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hackett.
Hackett throws out a loose jab but Syndal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Syndal dips to his left and cracks Hackett with an uppercut!
Hackett's jab looks to have found its range, popping Syndal under the eye.
A good leg kick by Hackett.
Hackett fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Syndal.
Syndal thows a left - swing and a miss!
A looping hook to the body misses from Hackett. Syndal does a little dance to reset his feet.
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 James Hackett will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Maverick Syndal'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. This is the final round!
Hackett feints and then cracks Syndal's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Syndal down.
Hackett is looking to score with low kicks.
Hackett with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Syndal thows a left - swing and a miss!
Syndal ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Syndal! But no joy.
Syndal swings for the body but Hackett moves out of range.
Hackett throws an overhand right that lands on Syndal's shoulder, as Syndal tries to avoid the shot.
Syndal now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Syndal ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hackett stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hackett throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hackett dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Syndal. That did some damage!
Syndal throws a series of punches but Hackett moves out of range.
Hackett turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hackett fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Syndal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hackett.
Hackett throws a push kick but Syndal slaps the foot to one side.
Syndal throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hackett shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Syndal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hackett misses the jab.
A big left from Syndal misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hackett throws a hook to the side of Syndal's head but Syndal sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hackett moves out of range of the strikes.
Syndal slips a straight right by Hackett.
Syndal throws a hook but Hackett blocks it.
Syndal takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hackett connects with a crisp jab.
A nice leg kick from Hackett, right into the meat of the thigh.
An inside leg kick lands from Hackett.
Syndal 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.
Hackett on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Syndal misses the jab.
Hackett looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A punch lands to the side of Syndal 's head but he takes it in his stride.
An inside leg kick from Hackett misses.
Hackett swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Syndal misses with a looping right.
Syndal on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hackett misses with a body kick.
Syndal takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hackett feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Syndals jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Hackett lands an impressive looking overhand right. Syndal doesn't seem phased though.
Syndal wants to clinch.
Syndal lands a glancing blow to the side of Hackett's head.
Syndal takes one to the side of the head.
Hackett with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hackett misses with a hook
and Syndal counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hackett with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hackett misses with an uppercut. Syndal saw that one coming.
Hackett scores with a decent looking hook.
Hackett is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Syndal can do to turn this around?
Syndal walks into a left hand.
Hackett cracks Syndal with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jab by Hackett.
Hackett thumps Syndal with a low kick.
Hackett connects with a solid leg kick.
Syndal wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Syndal looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Syndal works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hackett lands with a right hand.
Syndal finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Syndal needs to keep his hands up - Hackett had a free shot at his head there.
Syndal throws a body punch but Hackett moves out of range.
Hackett tries to clinch up but Syndal circles away and keeps his distance.
James Hackett is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hackett attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Syndal takes one to the side of the head.
Syndal throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A big right from Syndal misses.
Syndal throws a lazy right hand but Hackett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hackett scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hackett finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nice straight punches there by Hackett. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hackett.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Syndal tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Syndal takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Syndal moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Syndal connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hackett momentarily.
Hackett moves into range and connects with a jab.
Syndal just misses with a punch to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hackett.
Hackett misses with a low kick as Syndal jumps back.
Hackett slips a jab from Syndal.
Hackett scores with a punch to the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hackett.
Syndal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Syndal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hackett swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Syndal looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The fighters circling - Hackett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Syndal tries to work over Hackett's front leg with a kick but Hackett checks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circling - Syndal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hackett takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hackett throws a jab but it's blocked by Syndal.
Hackett slips a straight right by Syndal.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Hackett showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hackett, 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Hackett!
James Hackett thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Devils Outlaw (ranked 1007 p4p, 1018 weight class) and Shaka Zulu (ranked 129 p4p, 131 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Outlaw might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Moonshine Bandits For The Outlawz. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Devils Outlaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shaka Zulu!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Outlaw moves away from the strike by Zulu.
Outlaw lands a nice shot to the body.
Zulu dives in and grabs Outlaw's left leg, looking for a takedown. Outlaw pushes down on Zulu's head and hops out.
As Zulu looks to move away, Outlaw throws a big counter combo but Zulu just gets out of the way.
Outlaw with a jab.
It looks like Shaka Zulu has been cut.
Outlaw moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Outlaw fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zulu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Outlaw throws a low kick, looking for Zulu's leg but Zulu calmly moves out of range.
Zulu changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A punch lands to the side of Zulu 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Zulu gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Outlaw gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Zulu is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). The Devils Outlaw!
The Devils Outlaw gave a mention to Voodoo Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wilfredo Wild (ranked 284 p4p, 372 weight class) and James Yarborough (ranked 36 p4p, 51 weight class). Wild comes into the arena with Cypress Hill - Trouble blaring out of the sound system. Yarborough comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Derezzed kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! James Yarborough acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wilfredo Wild!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Yarborough!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Phil Schofield and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Wild as he connects with a hook.
Yarborough uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wild.
Wild definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Wild throws a hook but Yarborough avoids it easily.
Wild cracks a nice hook into Yarborough's ribs.
Wild staying out of range there.
Wild scores with a nice strike.
Wild looks to land a right hand but Yarborough moved out of range.
Yarborough misses with a straight left.
Wilfredo Wild seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yarborough throws a hook to the side of Wild's head but Wild sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wild connects with a jab.
Wild lands with an overhand left.
Yarborough keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yarborough steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wild.
Yarborough wants to slow Wild down by chopping away at his legs.
Yarborough throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wild throws an overhand right that lands on Yarborough's shoulder, as Yarborough tries to avoid the shot.
Yarborough slips a straight right by Wild.
Yarborough doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wild with a nice cross.
Wild digs a good hook to Yarborough's body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yarborough.
Yarborough throws a good cross that connects.
Yarborough has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Yarborough slips a straight right by Wild.
Wild avoids a kick to the body.
Yarborough avoids the body shot from Wild.
Wild blocks a jab.
A cross from Wild lands.
Yarborough blocks a jab.
And Yarborough responds with a good body kick, but Wild manages to step out the way in time.
An inside leg kick lands from Yarborough.
Wild lands a body shot.
Wild works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wild blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wild uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yarborough.
Wild fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wild is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yarborough.
Wild backing away here, and Yarborough unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Wild looks to score with a jab to the body but Yarborough is just out of range.
Yarborough swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A jab from Wild misses.
Wild misses with an uppercut
and Yarborough counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wild lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wild looks to land a right hand but Yarborough moved out of range.
Yarborough flicks out a counter leg kick but Wild steps away.
Wild throws a jab when Yarborough was well out of range.
Wild misses with a left hand
and Yarborough makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Yarborough slips under a jab.
Wild swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yarborough misses with a wild body shot.
Wild walks into a stiff left hand from Yarborough.
Wild lands a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wild scores with a jab to the body.
Wild throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wild loads up on a big right hand but Yarborough slips the punch.
Wild jabs Yarborough to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wild throws a right hand that misses
and Yarborough counters with an inside leg kick.
Wild avoids a kick to the body.
Yarborough lands a jab to Wild's midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wild. Yarborough does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yarborough throws out a counter right but Wild avoids it with no problem.
A big right from Yarborough misses.
Yarborough lands a jab to the head.
It looks like Wilfredo Wild has been cut.
Wild throws a body punch but Yarborough moves out of range.
Wild is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Wild connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Yarborough momentarily.
Wild connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Yarborough's hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yarborough jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wild throws a shot from downtown. Yarborough moves away and avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wild. Yarborough does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yarborough with a nice cross.
Wild keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wild takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Yarborough slips under a jab.
Wild scores with a jab to the body.
Wild blocks the body kick.
Wild throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yarborough stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A clash of legs there as Wild blocks the low kick.
Yarborough misses with a wild body shot.
Wild cracks a nice hook into Yarborough's ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wild throws a hook to the side of Yarborough's head but Yarborough sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wilfredo Wild dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wilfredo Wild's cut.
That's time! Wild's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yarborough. Wild does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wilfredo Wild is winning the standup battle so far.
Wild lands a two punch combo.
It looks like James Yarborough has been cut.
Yarborough takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Yarborough needs to keep his hands up - Wild had a free shot at his head there.
Yarborough throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wild missing with a left hand there. Yarborough was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yarborough tries to land a front kick but Wild steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Yarborough misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wild lands a nice looking body shot.
A left lands for Wild.
Wild swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yarborough keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wild swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yarborough throws a jab when Wild was well out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yarborough misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yarborough misses the shot to the body.
Wild throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yarborough sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yarborough takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wild cracks a nice hook into Yarborough's ribs.
Yarborough motions for Wild to come forward. Yarborough throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wild swings for the body but Yarborough moves out of range.
Wild swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wild misses with a straight right.
Wild throws a shot to the body.
Wild scores with the left hand. Yarborough knows he should have avoided that one.
Wild throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wild throws a looping overhand right but Yarborough ducks down to avoid it.
Wild swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Yarborough might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Wild has got the better of the exchanges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wild moves out of range as Yarborough strikes.
Wild pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wild scores with a body shot.
Wild misses with a straight left.
Wild lands with a nice body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wild tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yarborough uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wild.
Wild catches Yarborough with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wild punishes Yarborough's body with a nice straight punch.
Yarborough throws a low kick, looking for Wild's leg but Wild calmly moves out of range.
Yarborough needs to keep his hands up - Wild had a free shot at his head there.
Wild scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wild throws a sloppy body shot
and Yarborough cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wild misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough walks into a straight right hand from Wild.
Wild fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yarborough manages to avoid it.
Wild is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yarborough can do to turn this around?
The fighters circle momentarily. Wild darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wild jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wild ducks under a wild hook from Yarborough.
Yarborough looks for the body kick but Wild saw that one coming.
Yarborough ducks under a wild hook from Wild.
Nice defenses there by Wild.
Yarborough connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wild lands a really nice looking cross but Yarborough seems unphased.
Wild throws a body punch but Yarborough moves out of range.
Yarborough swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Yarborough takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wild. Yarborough does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Yarborough finds it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yarborough misses with an uppercut
and Wild counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yarborough takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wild misses with a hook to the body
letting Yarborough counter with a right hand.
Yarborough keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Yarborough was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wild looks to land a right hand but Yarborough moved out of range.
Yarborough follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Yarborough avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wild takes a swing at Yarborough's ribcage but misses.
Yarborough tries to land a front kick but Wild steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wild throws an overhand right that lands on Yarborough's shoulder, as Yarborough tries to avoid the shot.
Yarborough has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Yarborough uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wild.
Yarborough looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wild jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Yarborough needs to keep his hands up - Wild had a free shot at his head there.
Yarborough throws a jab but it's blocked by Wild.
Wild appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wilfredo Wild dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wild throws out a loose jab but Yarborough uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yarborough misses with an uppercut. Wild saw that one coming.
Wild swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wild looks to score with a jab to the body but Yarborough is just out of range.
Yarborough is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Wild with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wild. Yarborough does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wild clobbers Yarborough with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wild misses the shot to the body.
Yarborough throws a half hearted mid kick.
Yarborough attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wild.
Yarborough's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wild under the eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wild throws a sloppy body shot
and Yarborough counters with a nice uppercut.
Wild throws a lazy right hand but Yarborough sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circling - Wild throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wild connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Wild does no damage.
Yarborough moves out of range as Wild strikes.
Yarborough scores with a nice head shot.
A slow jab from Yarborough misses its intended target.
Wild looks to land a left hand but Yarborough moved out of range nicely.
Wild dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yarborough misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wild.
Yarborough blocks a jab.
Yarborough looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yarborough is looking to land body kicks.
Wild throws a hook to the side of Yarborough's head but Yarborough sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wild misses with a straight left.
Wild scores with a body shot.
Yarborough takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough ducks under a wild hook from Wild.
Yarborough was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A jab lands there for Wild.
Yarborough shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Yarborough misses the jab.
Wild swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Nice shot lands for Wild.
Wild ducks under a wild hook from Yarborough.
Yarborough takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yarborough keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wild.
Wild dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yarborough looks to land a left hand but Wild moved out of range nicely.
Yarborough staying out of range there.
Wild ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yarborough moves away.
Wild misses with a left hand
enabling Yarborough to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wild swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Yarborough misses.
Wild throws out a loose jab but Yarborough uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yarborough cracks Wild with a good jab.
Yarborough steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wild.
Yarborough looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wild throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wild throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wild lands a really nice looking cross but Yarborough seems unphased.
Wild throws an off balance right hand
and Wild takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jab, jab by Wild - just one landing.
Yarborough throws a leg kick but Wild sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wild comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Yarborough.
Yarborough turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Yarborough.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wild moves out of range of the body kick.
Wild slips under a jab.
Wild throws out a powerful jab.
Wild lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wild throws a hook to the side of Yarborough's head but Yarborough sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wild throws a good cross that connects.
Yarborough slips under a jab from Wild.
Wild swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Yarborough counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wild just misses with a punch to the body.
Wild keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wild jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yarborough! But no joy.
Yarborough steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wild.
Yarborough throws out a counter right but Wild avoids it with no problem.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wilfredo Wild clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Yarborough is looking to score with low kicks.
Wild misses with a right hand
and Yarborough counters with an outside leg kick.
Yarborough jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wild connects with the punch.
Yarborough steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wild.
Yarborough has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wild finds it's way round the side to connect with Yarborough's head.
Wild throws a hook but Yarborough avoids it easily.
Wild will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yarborough lands a jab to the head.
Yarborough scores with a leg kick.
Wild waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yarborough.
Wild misses with a left hand
and Yarborough connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wild misses with a hook.
Yarborough swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wild throws a hook to the side of Yarborough's head but Yarborough sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wild misses with a wild body shot.
Wild connects with the punch.
Wild throws a lazy uppercut
and Yarborough counters with a body kick that stops Wild in his tracks momentarily.
Wild takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Yarborough blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wild. Yarborough does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yarborough steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wild.
Wild takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wild is rocked!
Wild swings widly with a right hand
and Yarborough counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Oh Wild is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wild connects with a single shot there.
Wild on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wild seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wild lands a lovely overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wild loads up on a big right hand but Yarborough slips the punch.
Wild misses with a right hand
letting Yarborough counter with a right hand.
Yarborough ducks right into an uppercut from Wild.
Wild keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yarborough is looking to land body kicks.
Yarborough lands with a good body shot.
Yarborough pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wild connects with the punch.
Yarborough moves out of range as Wild strikes.
Yarborough misses with a straight right.
Yarborough staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wild dips to his left and cracks Yarborough with an uppercut!
Wild swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yarborough counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Yarborough digs a good body shot into Wild's ribs.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Yarborough lands a head shot.
Wild is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Yarborough misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wild. Yarborough does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yarborough ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And Yarborough responds with a good body kick, but Wild manages to step out the way in time.
Yarborough throws a body punch but Wild moves out of range.
Wild lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wild.
Wild moves out of range of the strikes.
Yarborough lands with a hook. Wild tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Yarborough misses with a hook. Wild ducked under it nicely.
Wild defending well as Yarborough loads up on a big left hand.
An attempted straight right counter from Wild misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yarborough keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wild misses with an uppercut.
Wild avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Yarborough takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wild takes one to the side of the head.
Yarborough slips a jab from Wild.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wild. Yarborough does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wild misses the jab.
Yarborough misses with a hook.
Wild just misses with a punch to the body.
Wild moves out of range as Yarborough strikes.
A lazy left from Wild finds it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but James Yarborough will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Wild misses with a body shot.
Wild jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wild misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yarborough.
Yarborough throws a leg kick but Wild sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wild is looking for a counter combo.
Nice defenses there by Wild.
Yarborough throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Wild getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wild takes a swing at Yarborough's ribcage but misses.
Wild comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wild looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wild cracks Yarborough with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Yarborough tries to land a front kick but Wild steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wild scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yarborough takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Yarborough steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wild.
Wild looks to score with a jab to the body but Yarborough is just out of range.
Wild lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A slow jab from Yarborough misses its intended target.
Wild throws a jab when Yarborough was well out of range.
Yarborough swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wild misses with a looping right.
Wild just misses with a punch to the body.
Yarborough on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Yarborough goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wild scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yarborough doesn't seem bothered though.
Wild misses with a left hand
and Yarborough counters with an inside leg kick.
Wild misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wild throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yarborough sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wild misses with a lunging right hand
and Yarborough counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wild moves away from the strike by Yarborough.
Wild throws out a loose jab but Yarborough uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wild throws a body shot but no joy.
Wild thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good standup being displayed there by Wild as he connects with a hook.
Wild with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yarborough to score with a decent uppercut.
Wild looks to score with a jab to the body but Yarborough is just out of range.
Yarborough scores with the left hand. Wild knows he should have avoided that one.
Wild stuns Yarborough with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Yarborough scores with a nice strike.
Yarborough moves away from the strike by Wild.
Yarborough moves out of range of the strikes.
Wilfredo Wild is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yarborough lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wild at a distance.
Wild throws an overhand right that lands on Yarborough's shoulder, as Yarborough tries to avoid the shot.
Wild lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A swing and a miss from Wild.
Wild misses the shot to the body.
Yarborough flicks out a counter leg kick but Wild steps away.
Yarborough displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wild throws out the jab.
Yarborough moves away from the strike by Wild.
Yarborough throws a body shot but no joy.
Wild connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough throws a shot from downtown. Wild moves away and avoids it.
Yarborough misses with a hook. Wild ducked under it nicely.
Yarborough displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wild throws out the jab.
Wild looks to score with a jab to the body but Yarborough is just out of range.
Yarborough throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wild sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wild, as that shot connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yarborough thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wild throws a body punch but Yarborough moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Wild throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wild scores with a nice right hand.
Yarborough takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
James Yarborough has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wild listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wilfredo Wild showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wild 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 49:46
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 49:46
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wilfredo Wild!
Wilfredo Wild retains his middleweight title!
An out of breath Wilfredo Wild thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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