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GC 444: Simmons VS Canada PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henri Jospin (ranked 2110 p4p, 5054 weight class) and Jolly Roger (ranked 275 p4p, 549 weight class). Jospin comes to the cage accompanied by In The Air Tonight. Roger is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Under Jolly Roger. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 21 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henri Jospin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jolly Roger!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roger swings widly with a right hand
and Jospin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Roger thinking.
Jolly Roger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roger takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jospin sizes up Roger with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jospin scores with a kick to the body.
Jospin lands a right hook to the body.
Jospin ducks under a wild hook from Roger.
Jospin throws a body punch but Roger moves out of range.
Jospin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Roger is able to avoid easily.
Donk. Jospin catches Roger right on the button with a cross.
Jospin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roger.
Jospin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Champion Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Jospin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roger moves away.
Roger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jospin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jospin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Roger.
Roger works Jospin's body with a nice hook.
Jospin tries to land a leg kick but Roger saw it coming and moves away.
Roger feints the counter takedown.
Roger takes one to the chin there.
Roger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jospin tried to counter with a leg kick but Roger avoided it.
Roger scores with a jab.
Jospin goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jospin moves out of range as Roger strikes.
Roger just misses with a punch to the body.
Roger misses with a hook to the body
and Jospin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Roger avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Roger moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jospin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roger.
Roger thuds a left hand into Jospin's body.
Jospin slips a jab from Roger.
Jospin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Roger.
Roger misses the shot to the body.
Roger throws a body shot but no joy.
Roger throws a jab when Jospin was well out of range.
Roger swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jospin counters with a nice body shot.
Jospin throws a big shot that misses.
Roger drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Jospin defends it well.
Roger throws a hook but Jospin blocks it.
It looked like Jospin was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Roger.
Roger closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Roger is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jospin rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Roger.
It looked like Jospin was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Roger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jospin catches Roger with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jospin scores with a hook.
 Roger is rocked!
Roger throws a body shot but no joy.
Roger is still on wobbly legs! Can Jospin finish him?
Roger bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Jospin comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Roger falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Roger was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Henri Jospin!
After winning the bout, Henri Jospin thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Castravet (ranked 2970 p4p, 2190 weight class) and Martin Drop (ranked 94 p4p, 85 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andrei Castravet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Martin Drop!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drop misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Castravet.
Drop throws a body punch but Castravet moves out of range.
Castravet scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Castravet looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Castravet's corner calls for a 1-2. Castravet obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Castravet moves into the clinch.
Drop misses with a knee to the head.
Castravet breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Drop misses with a low kick.
Castravet was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Drop connects with the punch.
Drop throws a leg kick that misses.
Drop throws a hook to the side of Castravet's head but Castravet sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Drop throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Castravet.
Drop dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Drop throws a leg kick that is checked
and Castravet makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castravet ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Drop clinches.
Castravet on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Castravet lands a nice shot to the body.
Castravet misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Drop missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castravet tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Castravet softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Castravet breaks from the clinch.
Drop uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Castravet.
Drop drives through and clinches with Castravet against the cage.
Drop misses with an elbow over the top.
Castravet can't break the clinch.
Drop tries a knee to the head but Castravet blocks it.
Drop blocks an uppercut.
Castravet tries a body shot but Drop blocks it.
Drop is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Castravet is defending well for now.
Castravet works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Drop has a couple of punches blocked by Castravet.
Castravet throws a punch but it's blocked by Drop.
Castravet tries to work over Drop's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Drop blocks an uppercut.
Castravet misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drop tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Castravet lands a left hand.
A short right from Castravet on the inside.
Castravet avoiding damage as Drop throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drop looking to throw knees to the head but Castravet is blocking nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castravet is struggling to control the position.
Castravet looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Drop using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Castravet has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Drop misses with a knee to the head.
Castravet avoiding damage as Drop throws knees to the body.
Castravet is trying to force a seperation but Drop has the dominant position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Drop.
Castravet is trying to push Drop away but Drop has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Drop makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Drop tries to land a knee to the head but Castravet blocks with his arms.
A short left from Drop.
Castravet trying to land knees to the body.
Castravet tries to circle away but Drop has him pinned against the cage.
Drop misses with a knee strike.
Castravet doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Drop throws a knee to the head but misses.
Castravet lands a left hand that snaps the head of Drop backwards.
Drop throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Castravet blocks it with crossed arms.
Drop looks winded!
Castravet misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Drop.
Castravet is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Drop is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castravet is trying to push Drop away but Drop has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nice body punch from Drop - that landed with a thud.
A knee to the head by Drop.
Castravet lands a hook that snaps the head of Drop backwards.
Drop using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Castravet has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Castravet with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Drop blocks a body shot from Castravet.
Drop looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Drop throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Castravet blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drop.
Castravet breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Martin Drop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Drop, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Drop has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Drop takes the fight into the clinch.
Castravet misses with some punches.
Drop unloads a knee to the mid-section. Castravet lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Castravet tries a body shot but Drop blocks it.
Drop utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Drop scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drop landing knees to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Castravet.
Castravet lands a left hand that snaps the head of Drop backwards.
Drop unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Drop throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Castravet blocks it with crossed arms.
Drop throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Castravet blocks it with crossed arms.
Drop lands a nice uppercut.
Castravet escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Castravet moves into the clinch successfully.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Castravet blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Drop blocks a body shot from Castravet.
Drop looking to throw knees to the head but Castravet is blocking nicely.
Drop using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Castravet has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drop lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Castravet scores with a nice hook to the head.
Drop misses with a hook from the clinch.
Drop missing with knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Drop dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Drop rushes Castravet and presses him up against the cage.
Drop misses with the head strike.
Drop connects with a knee to the head.
Drop misses with a knee strike.
Castravet blocks an uppercut.
Castravet tries a body shot but Drop blocks it.
Castravet pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Drop scoring well with a low kick there.
Drop looks to land a left hand but Castravet moved out of range nicely.
Drop has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Drop missing with a left hand there. Castravet was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Castravet connects with a body shot that sends Drop's belly button to the back.
Drop closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Castravet on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Castravet lands an uppercut.
Drop utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drop tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Drop tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Drop is breathing heavily.
Castravet tries a body shot but Drop blocks it.
Castravet controlling the action here for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castravet looking to throw knees to the head but Drop is blocking nicely.
Castravet goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Castravet tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Drop with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Castravet lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Drop backwards.
Martin Drop seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nice body punch from Castravet - that landed with a thud.
Drop looking to throw knees to the head but Castravet is blocking nicely.
Castravet breaks from the clinch.
Andrei Castravet is winning the standup battle so far.
Castravet circles away from the clinch attempt.
Drop is looking to clinch.
Drop throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Castravet wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Castravet darts in and clinches Drop up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Drop.
Castravet fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Castravet doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Drop landing knees to the body.
Drop tries to land a knee to the head but Castravet blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castravet breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Drop clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drop tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Castravet stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Castravet wants to get back to striking at distance but Drop won't allow it.
Castravet misses with a knee to the head.
Castravet wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Drop misses with a knee strike.
Drop can't find room to land a body shot as Castravet controls the action.
Castravet goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Castravet manages to break the clinch.
Martin Drop is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A good leg kick by Drop.
Castravet throws a jab when Drop was well out of range.
Drop instigates a clinch.
Drop with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Drop tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Castravet's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Castravet cracks a nice hook into Drop's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castravet throws a body punch but Drop moves out of range.
Castravet gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Castravet lands with a right to the head.
Castravet wants to get back to striking at distance but Drop won't allow it.
Castravet breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Drop moves into range and clinches up with Castravet.
Castravet swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Drop tries a knee to the head but Castravet blocks it.
Castravet throws a punch but it's blocked by Drop.
Drop on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Drop tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Castravet pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Drop throws a quick inside leg kick.
Castravet blocks a head kick by Drop.
Nice straight punches there by Castravet. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Castravet.
Drop misses with a hook
and Castravet connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Drop wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castravet lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Drop circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castravet checks a low kick from Drop.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Castravet.
A punch lands to the side of Drop 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Drop wants to clinch up but Castravet keeps it at a distance.
Drop throws a leg kick that misses.
Castravet fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Drop, pushing him back against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Castravet.
Castravet wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Drop with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Drop misses with a knee to the head.
Castravet breaks the clinch.
Drop gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Castravet manages to break the clinch.
Castravet moves into range and clinches up with Drop.
Drop with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Drop tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Castravet avoids it.
Castravet blocks an elbow strike.
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 Andrei Castravet will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Drop takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Drop closes the distance and pushes Castravet back into the cage.
Castravet blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Castravet goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Castravet tries to break the clinch but Drop is controlling the position.
Castravet breaks from the clinch.
Castravet looks to score with a jab to the body but Drop is just out of range.
Drop moves into range and clinches up with Castravet.
Drop looking to throw knees to the head but Castravet is blocking nicely.
Drop lands a knee to the head.
Castravet lands a right hand.
Castravet misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Drop on the inside.
Drop tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Castravet tries a body shot but Drop blocks it.
Castravet lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Drop goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Drop takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Castravet misses with a punch on the inside.
Castravet blocks an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castravet escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Castravet has taken the fight to the clinch.
Drop throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Castravet blocks it with crossed arms.
Castravet breaks the clinch.
Castravet lands with a shot to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Drop with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Castravet breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Drop tries to close the distance and clinch but Castravet swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Castravet misses the target.
Castravet tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drop was well out of range. Poor timing from Castravet.
Drop tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Drop throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Drop throws a right and a left that Castravet avoids nicely.
Drop throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Castravet cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Drop wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castravet connects with a jab.
Castravet rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Drop moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drop has taken the fight to the clinch.
Castravet lands a nice shot to the body.
Drop missing with knees to the body.
Drop tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Drop tries to land a knee to the head but Castravet blocks with his arms.
Castravet is trying to maintain a safe position but Drop gets an underhook and turns Castravet into the cage.
Drop keeps control of Castravet as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Drop with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Castravet blocks an uppercut.
Drop throws a knee to the head but misses.
Drop tries to land knees in the clinch but Castravet avoids the damage to the body.
A body shot lands from Castravet.
Castravet manages to break the clinch.
Castravet lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drop misses with a leg kick
and Castravet counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nice body punch from Castravet.
Castravet is looking to break free of the clinch but Drop has double underhooks.
Castravet misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Castravet's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A looping hook to the body misses from Castravet. Drop does a little dance to reset his feet.
And Drop tries to counter it with a takedown but Castravet pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Castravet looks to score with a jab to the body but Drop is just out of range.
Drop tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Castravet checks a leg kick nicely.
Drop steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Castravet.
Castravet needs to keep his hands up - Drop had a free shot at his head there.
Drop pushes Castravet away with a front kick.
Castravet lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Drop connects with a high kick.
Castravet ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drop moves away.
Castravet takes a swing at Drop's ribcage but misses.
Drop throws a wild body kick that Castravet sees coming a mile off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drop has managed to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Castravet is trying to force a seperation but Drop has the dominant position.
Drop tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Castravet is trying to break the clinch but Drop has him pressed against the cage.
Castravet working hard to break the clinch.
Castravet pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Drop moves into the clinch.
Castravet on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Drop.
Castravet misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Drop using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Castravet has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Castravet scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Drop blocking some punches.
Drop keeps control of Castravet as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Castravet misses with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Andrei Castravet.
I think Castravet has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrei Castravet!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rikiya Goromaru (ranked 3070 p4p, 1175 weight class) and Louis C K (ranked 307 p4p, 135 weight class). C K has chosen Who let the dogs out as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Louis C K acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Rikiya Goromaru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Louis C K!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
C K clinches up against the cage.
Goromaru is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Goromaru blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Goromaru can't get the takedown.
C K throws a punch but it's blocked by Goromaru.
Goromaru doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Goromaru lands an uppercut.
C K misses with a punch on the inside.
Goromaru gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
C K working for submissions but it's allowed Goromaru to get to half guard.
C K looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
C K tries to get to full guard but Goromaru has control of the leg.
Goromaru throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Goromaru is trying to control the action in half guard but C K is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
C K tries to get to full guard but Goromaru has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
C K is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Goromaru controlling the action here.
C K is staying active underneath Goromaru, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Goromaru thows a huge punch but C K dodges it nicely.
Goromaru wants to free his trapped foot but C K is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Goromaru looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
C K is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goromaru sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. C K defending well though.
C K wants to get back to full guard.
Goromaru uses his free foot to push down on C K's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for C K.
C K is looking to get to half guard.
C K blocking the ground and pound.
Goromaru prevents C K from getting the reversal.
Goromaru with good strikes from the mount here!
Goromaru is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. C K can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
C K tries to reverse the position but Goromaru maintains control.
Goromaru connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goromaru lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goromaru misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Goromaru throwing strikes here but C K is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
C K working to try and regain half guard.
Goromaru tries to control but C K wriggling away.
C K is looking to get to half guard.
C K is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
C K is desperately trying to improve his position but Goromaru has a good base and remains in mount.
Goromaru has control of C K's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and C K regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Goromaru raining down shots from the mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goromaru throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Goromaru throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Goromaru lands a couple of good shots and C K has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
C K is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
C K is trying to break free.
Goromaru working for a choke but C K is defending well.
Goromaru keeps control of the position as C K tries to break free.
Can C K hold on?! Goromaru is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rikiya Goromaru dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Goromaru tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. C K manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
C K on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Decent striking displayed by Goromaru there.
Louis C K seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goromaru throws a nice inside leg kick.
Goromaru misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from C K.
A jab from C K misses.
Goromaru changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. C K tries to avoid it but Goromaru manages to keep hold of a leg and drag C K to the ground. C K escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
C K throws a jab when Goromaru was well out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Goromaru misses the target.
Goromaru ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
C K throws the left hand but Goromaru avoids the punch easily.
A little feinted left hand from Goromaru on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
C K lands with a cross.
C K throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Goromaru counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Goromaru closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
C K working aggressively here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from C K fails to land.
Goromaru lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Goromaru tries to score a body lock takedown but C K shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Goromaru is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that C K can do to turn this around?
C K swings wildly with an uppercut but Goromaru uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from C K.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goromaru is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rikiya Goromaru. That's going to take a lot out of him.
C K prevents the takedown attempt.
Goromaru wants a takedown but no success here.
C K misses with some punches.
Goromaru is trying to pull guard but C K has him pressed against the cage.
Goromaru is working for takedown but C K is calmly controlling the position for now.
Goromaru is looking to take this one to the mat.
C K throws a punch but it's blocked by Goromaru.
C K tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
C K has a couple of punches blocked by Goromaru.
C K misses with a punch on the inside.
Goromaru has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. C K avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
C K lands a right hand that snaps the head of Goromaru backwards.
Still in the clinch, C K scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for C K.
Goromaru tries to work over C K's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for C K.
Goromaru changes levels and goes for a takedown here. C K fights it off and pushes away nicely.
C K tries to close the distance and clinch but Goromaru swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - C K looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
C K cracks Goromaru with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Louis C K is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Goromaru shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches C K napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goromaru is trying to ground and pound but C K uses the momentary lack of control by Goromaru to regain half guard.
C K works his way to full guard. Good work.
C K wants to sweep here but Goromaru controlling him for the moment.
Our spies down at at Desert Fitness & Training (14 Elite Coaches) inform us that C K has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Goromaru throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
C K wants to sweep but no luck.
Goromaru pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. C K is keeping the position for now.
Goromaru is looking to work some ground and pound but C K has wrist control.
C K working for a triangle but Goromaru defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
C K tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Goromaru passes C K's left leg - he's now in half guard.
C K is looking for a sweep. Goromaru is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Goromaru passes the guard and advances to mount!
C K tries to reverse the position but Goromaru maintains control.
C K regains half guard.
Goromaru moves nicely into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
C K is looking for a sweep.
C K gets back to half guard.
Goromaru throwing shots but C K is blocking nicely.
Goromaru not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Goromaru looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks C K with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Goromaru is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
C K is refusing to be controlled, as Goromaru sits in half guard.
C K is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Louis C K will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
C K rushes Goromaru and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
C K misses with a hook from the clinch.
Goromaru has C K pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. C K manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Goromaru blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Goromaru tries for a takedown but C K manages to get underhooks.
Goromaru wants the takedown. C K is fighting it off but Goromaru persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in C K's guard against the cage.
C K looking for a sweep. Not yet C K, not yet.
Goromaru avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Goromaru stands and throws C K's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Goromaru moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
C K tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Goromaru.
Sloppy strikes there by Goromaru.
C K is looking for a sweep.
C K regains half guard.
Goromaru not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Goromaru works his foot free and advances to mount.
Goromaru wants to control the pace but C K is squirming around nicely.
Goromaru looking to control and managing it successfully.
Goromaru has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of C K's face.
C K is looking to improve his position but Goromaru isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goromaru sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Goromaru lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Goromaru in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
C K is trying desperately to improve position.
Goromaru is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. C K can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
C K really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Goromaru working C K over with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Goromaru there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
C K gets back to half guard.
C K makes his way to full guard. A much better position for C K.
C K is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
C K wants to hit a sweep here but Goromaru passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for C K there!
Goromaru lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
C K blocking the ground and pound.
Goromaru with a couple of short strikes.
Rikiya Goromaru overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Goromaru has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of C K's face.
Goromaru prevents C K from getting the reversal.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goromaru throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
C K is in a horrible position here. Goromaru smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
C K is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Goromaru lands a nice shot to the head.
C K is still in real trouble! Can Goromaru finish him?
Goromaru loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have C K scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Goromaru land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Goromaru stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rikiya Goromaru!
Rikiya Goromaru seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Louis C K stepped up to the mic, saying 'Back to drawing board, i suck.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Keith Rodgers (ranked 1242 p4p, 1985 weight class) and Valdo Calamari (ranked 172 p4p, 262 weight class). Calamari has chosen Bellini - Samba Do Brasil as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keith Rodgers !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Valdo Calamari!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodgers shoots in looking for a takedown. Calamari tries to sprawl out of it but Rodgers keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Calamari manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've been hearing reports that Rodgers has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Rodgers needs to keep his hands up - Calamari had a free shot at his head there.
Calamari stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Calamari wants it to stay on the feet.
Rodgers throws a chopping leg kick but Calamari manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rodgers tests Calamari's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rodgers digs a good body shot into Calamari's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calamari swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rodgers lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rodgers scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Calamari misses with a looping right.
Rodgers looks to score with a jab to the body but Calamari is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodgers ducks under a wild hook from Calamari.
The fighters circling - Rodgers throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rodgers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Rodgers 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Calamari has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Calamari rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rodgers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rodgers tries to counter by clinching up but Calamari breaks away and moves out of range.
Rodgers thows a left - swing and a miss!
It seemed like Calamari was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A nice leg kick from Rodgers , right into the meat of the thigh.
Calamari throws the left hand but Rodgers avoids the punch easily.
Rodgers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rodgers connects with a solid leg kick.
Rodgers fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Calamari sprawls well initially but Rodgers persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Calamari is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Calamari is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Rodgers 's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Rodgers 's back!
Rodgers trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers is trying to get back to his feet but Calamari has full control of the position and if anything, Rodgers has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Rodgers tries to roll but Calamari sticks to his back.
Rodgers looking to control the position.
Rodgers trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Rodgers is in bad spot here.
Calamari lands strikes to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Calamari cracks Rodgers with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Rodgers from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Rodgers trying to control the position but Calamari manages to sink in the hooks.
Rodgers wants to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rodgers is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Calamari lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Calamari.
Rodgers tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calamari tries to control but Rodgers wriggling away.
Calamari putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Rodgers working to try and regain half guard.
Calamari cracks Rodgers with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Calamari in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Calamari putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Calamari scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Rodgers is in a horrible position here. Calamari smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Rodgers is desperately trying to improve his position but Calamari has a good base and remains in mount.
Rodgers regains half guard.
Rodgers is refusing to be controlled, as Calamari sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers is looking to escape.
Calamari not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Calamari is keen to just control but Rodgers is a slippery customer.
Calamari working Rodgers over with strikes.
Calamari is keen to just control but Rodgers is a slippery customer.
Calamari performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Rodgers is looking for a sweep. Calamari is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rodgers is controlling Calamari's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Rodgers is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Calamari pulls his head out easily.
Rodgers is trying to stand up here but Calamari is controlling him well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Valdo Calamari dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rodgers dodges the punch combination from Calamari.
Rodgers throws a series of punches but Calamari avoids them all with ease.
Rodgers looks to score with a jab to the body but Calamari is just out of range.
Rodgers throws a body punch but Calamari moves out of range.
Rodgers misses the shot to the body.
Rodgers moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rodgers uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Calamari.
Rodgers looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
It seemed like Calamari was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodgers works the jab nicely.
Calamari moves away from the strike by Rodgers .
Calamari on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rodgers walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Keith Rodgers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calamari chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rodgers can pounce on him.
Rodgers is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rodgers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Calamari.
Rodgers slips a straight right by Calamari.
Rodgers takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A slow jab from Calamari misses its intended target.
Rodgers throws a looping overhand right but Calamari ducks down to avoid it.
Calamari's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rodgers connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Calamari scrambles back to his feet.
Rodgers scores with a punch to the head.
Rodgers lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Calamari at a distance.
Calamari takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Calamari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rodgers .
Calamari looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rodgers scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Calamari throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rodgers counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodgers scores with a sloppy right hand. Calamari should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers misses with an uppercut.
Calamari throws out a counter right but Rodgers avoids it with no problem.
Rodgers punishes Calamari's body with a nice straight punch.
Calamari takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Calamari might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Calamari displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rodgers throws out the jab.
Rodgers looks for a takedown but Calamari sprawls well.
Calamari looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rodgers misses with a body shot
and Rodgers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Calamari takes a swing at Rodgers 's ribcage but misses.
Rodgers has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Calamari finds it's way round the side to connect with Rodgers 's head.
Calamari displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rodgers throws out the jab.
Rodgers misses with a body shot.
Rodgers closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Calamari is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calamari is pressing down on Rodgers 's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Calamari is adopting a defensive guard.
Rodgers loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rodgers content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Calamari lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Valdo Calamari has got the better of the ground game so far.
Calamari stopping the sweep attempt from Rodgers .
Rodgers wants to stand and escape but Calamari is having none of it.
Calamari distracts Rodgers with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Calamari wants to control from the top but Rodgers keeps moving.
Calamari keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rodgers 's head.
Rodgers keeping moving, preventing Calamari from controlling successfully.
Calamari controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Rodgers has momentary wrist control but Calamari slips an elbow through the middle.
Rodgers working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Calamari doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Calamari manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Calamari trying to control but Rodgers is working from the bottom.
Calamari passes into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Rodgers dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Rodgers rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Calamari counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rodgers with the inside leg kick.
Rodgers dips to his left and cracks Calamari with an uppercut!
A big left from Rodgers misses.
Rodgers slips a jab from Calamari.
Calamari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rodgers was well out of range. Poor timing from Calamari.
Rodgers blocks a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Rodgers misses the target.
Calamari looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Calamari on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rodgers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodgers moves away from the strike by Calamari.
Rodgers connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Calamari with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rodgers to score with a decent uppercut.
Keith Rodgers is winning the standup battle so far.
Rodgers takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodgers lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice jab there from Rodgers .
A telegraphed right hand from Calamari misses the target.
Calamari slaps away a takedown attempt from Rodgers , before circling back to the center of the mat.
A jab from Calamari misses.
Rodgers has a takedown stuffed.
Good exchange - Rodgers coming out on top.
Rodgers jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A combination from Calamari does no damage.
Calamari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rodgers was well out of range. Poor timing from Calamari.
Calamari takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers cracks Calamari with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rodgers comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rodgers punishes Calamari's body with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rodgers misses with an uppercut. Calamari saw that one coming.
Rodgers keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Calamari misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rodgers . Calamari does a little dance to reset his feet.
Calamari moves away from the strike by Rodgers .
Rodgers defending well as Calamari loads up on a big left hand.
Sloppy strikes from Calamari. Those never looked like landing.
Rodgers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rodgers throws an overhand right that lands on Calamari's shoulder, as Calamari tries to avoid the shot.
Rodgers misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calamari throws a jab when Rodgers was well out of range.
Rodgers ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rodgers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A low kick from Rodgers is predictable there
and Calamari counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rodgers thinking.
Calamari throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rodgers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Calamari has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Calamari there as he acknowledges the shot.
Calamari needs to keep his hands up - Rodgers had a free shot at his head there.
A good leg kick by Rodgers .
Nice body punch from Rodgers .
A swing and a miss from Rodgers .
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rodgers , as that shot connected.
Rodgers wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
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!
Calamari takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Calamari's waist but Calamari gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rodgers off to one side.
It seemed like Calamari was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keith Rodgers . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Calamari takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rodgers shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rodgers throws a leg kick
and Calamari cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big left from Rodgers misses.
Calamari connects with a jab.
Rodgers just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Rodgers .
An attempted straight right counter from Rodgers misses the target.
Calamari has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Rodgers .
Calamari misses with a body shot.
Calamari throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rodgers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Calamari has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Calamari looks to land a right hand but Rodgers moved out of range.
Rodgers throws a jab when Calamari was well out of range.
Calamari looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keith Rodgers showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rodgers has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keith Rodgers !
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jake Sully (ranked 2210 p4p, 1530 weight class) and Nick Andros (ranked 290 p4p, 207 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sully might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Hail the Apocallipse. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jake Sully!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nick Andros!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sully takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sully tries to score with a low kick but Andros moves his leg out of the way.
Sully blocks a head kick by Andros.
Sully throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Andros fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sully, pushing him back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Andros just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sully's brow.
Sully on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've been informed that Andros has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Andros unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sully tries to throw a body punch but Andros avoids it by throwing Sully back against the cage.
Sully lands a shoulder strike.
Sully on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sully slows down the pace here.
Sully tries to throw a body punch but Andros avoids it by throwing Sully back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andros throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Andros throws an elbow that misses.
Sully avoiding damage as Andros throws knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andros comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Andros lands a good knee to the midsection. Sully won't want to take too many of those.
Sully managing to block the knees to the body from Andros.
Sully misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sully blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Andros working Sully over with knees to the body.
Sully dodges an elbow strike from Andros.
Sully blocks an elbow strike from Andros.
Andros tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sully avoids it.
Andros tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sully avoids it.
Andros looking to throw knees to the head but Sully is blocking nicely.
Sully on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Andros lands a nice knee to the body.
Andros with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Andros landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Andros missing with knees to the body.
Andros is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andros lands a knee to the body.
Sully blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Andros gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Andros lands an elbow just above Sully 's eye.
Andros lands an elbow just above Sully 's eye.
Andros connects with a knee to the head.
 It looks like Jake Sully has been cut.
Sully manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sully lands with a short shot to the head.
Andros is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sully lands a right hand.
Sully avoiding damage as Andros throws knees to the body.
Sully lands a shoulder strike.
Andros lands a good knee to the midsection. Sully won't want to take too many of those.
Andros creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sully's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andros throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Andros tries to land a knee to the head but Sully blocks with his arms.
Andros tries a knee to the head but Sully blocks it.
Andros looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Sully fails to land.
Andros lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Andros lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sully misses with the head strike.
Andros misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sully.
Sully managing to block the knees to the body from Andros.
Sully lands a right hand that snaps the head of Andros backwards.
Sully dodges an elbow strike from Andros.
Andros throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sully blocks it with crossed arms.
Andros missing with knees to the body.
Andros missing with knees to the body.
Sully breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sully swats away the attempt to clinch by Andros.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andros looks to land a body kick but Sully moved away.
Sully swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
An inside leg kick lands from Andros.
Andros connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andros slips a straight right by Sully.
Andros walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sully checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Andros buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Andros doesn't manage to clinch there - Sully circles away.
It looked like Sully wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sully throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Andros tries to clinch but Sully is having none of it.
Andros misses with a shot to the body
and Sully counters with a straight right hand.
Sully blocks the body kick.
Sully fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Andros is out of range.
Sully throws a big shot that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Andros dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jake Sully's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sully swats away the attempt to clinch by Andros.
Sully throwing a counter right hand but Andros manages to avoid it.
Good work by Sully as he checks the leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Andros.
Andros fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sully throws a shot from downtown. Andros moves away and avoids it.
Andros tries to counter by closing the distance.
Andros wants to clinch
and Andros takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A slapping leg kick lands for Andros.
Andros tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sully swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A counter left hand to the body from Sully misses its target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andros throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sully fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Andros manages to avoid it.
Sully misses the shot to the body.
Andros fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sully manages to avoid it.
Andros throws a low kick, looking for Sully's leg but Sully calmly moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andros throws a leg kick
and Sully counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sully blocks the body kick.
Andros tries to clinch up but Sully circles away and keeps his distance.
Andros wants to clinch.
Andros takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sully scores with a jab. Andros acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nick Andros seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andros moves away from the strike by Sully.
Andros closes the distance but Sully moves to the side
and Sully counters with a nice leg kick.
Andros throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sully counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Andros is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andros pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Andros looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Andros will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
It looked like Sully wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Andros misses with a leg kick
and Sully counters with a straight right hand.
Andros is still on wobbly legs! Can Sully finish him?
Sully scoring well with a low kick there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andros throws a lazy body kick
and Sully counters with a big left hand that crumples Andros! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jake Sully!
Jake Sully opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Camble (ranked 1547 p4p, 3139 weight class) and Michael Fochi (ranked 208 p4p, 381 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Camble!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Fochi!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Camble.
Camble connects with a jab.
Camble swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Camble lands a really nice looking cross but Fochi seems unphased.
Fochi throws a poor cross that misses
and Camble counters with a nice uppercut.
Camble throws a lazy uppercut
and Fochi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A swing and a miss from Camble.
Camble pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camble feints and as Fochi raises his hands in defense, Camble changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fochi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fochi throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Camble escapes and throws Fochi's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camble wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fochi keeps working.
Fochi tries to buck Camble off but Camble is having none of it.
The referee asks Camble politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Camble prefers to stall for the moment though.
Camble trying to control the position but Fochi is working away.
Fochi is trying to escape the position but Camble is controlling the position.
Fochi tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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.
Camble tries to advance to mount but Fochi denies him.
Camble working the ground and pound.
Camble tries to move to mount but Fochi blocks the move with his legs.
Fochi is working to avoid the ground and pound but Camble connects with a decent elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fochi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fochi stops Camble from passing to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fochi is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Fochi is not content to let Camble control the position.
Fochi tries to bench press Camble off him but Camble keeps the position.
Camble lands a few punches from side control.
Camble is trying to get an arm triangle but Fochi is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fochi tries to buck Camble off but Camble is having none of it.
Camble has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Fochi!
Fochi bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Camble looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Camble is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Camble keeping full guard, as Fochi tries to pass.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fochi wants to control from the top but Camble keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Camble dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Camble ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fochi moves away.
Fochi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Camble.
Fochi misses with a straight left.
Camble looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fochi misses with a looping right.
Fochi thuds a left hand into Camble's body.
Mike Camble seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Camble thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fochi throws a right hand that misses
enabling Camble to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camble steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fochi.
Fochi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Camble moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Camble throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fochi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Camble.
Camble throws a body shot but no joy.
Fochi throws a hook but Camble blocks it.
Camble scores with a body shot.
Fochi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Camble tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fochi was well out of range. Poor timing from Camble.
Camble throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fochi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Camble misses with an uppercut. Fochi saw that one coming.
Fochi let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Fochi shoots for a double leg takedown but Camble sprawls well. He's pushed Fochi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Camble. Fochi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mike Camble is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fochi ducks right into an uppercut from Camble.
Camble throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Fochi to counter with a crisp jab.
Camble fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fochi manages to avoid it.
Camble misses with a combination
and Fochi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Camble misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by Fochi.
Camble throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fochi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fochi is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Camble dodges the punch combination from Fochi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fochi moves out of range as Camble strikes.
Fochi changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Camble throws a series of punches but Fochi moves out of range.
Camble comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Camble just misses with a punch to the body.
Camble throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Camble cracks Fochi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Camble misses with a shot to the body
and Fochi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Camble takes a swing at Fochi's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camble scores with a nice head shot.
Some wild striking there from Camble.
Fochi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Camble misses with a right hand
and Fochi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Camble thinking.
Fochi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Camble throws out the jab.
Fochi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Camble's waist but Camble gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fochi off to one side.
Camble throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Fochi counter with a right hand.
Camble is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Camble moves into range and connects with a jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Camble, as that shot connected.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Camble dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Camble digs a good body shot into Fochi's ribs.
Camble cracks Fochi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Camble misses the jab.
Fochi tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Camble scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fochi in his tracks.
Fochi gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Camble postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camble stopping the sweep attempt from Fochi.
Fochi working for a triangle but Camble defends it easily.
Fochi looking for a sweep. Not yet Fochi, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camble controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Camble has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Camble is pushing down on Fochi's leg trying to pass to half guard. Fochi is fighting to maintain full guard but Camble has managed to sneak the leg through.
Camble wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fochi keeps working.
Fochi trying to control here.
Michael Fochi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Fochi wants to get back to full guard.
Fochi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Camble lands with a punch from half guard.
Ground and pound from Camble.
Fochi tries to get to full guard but Camble has control of the leg.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Camble lands a nice short elbow.
Camble is taking a breather. Fochi says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Fochi is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camble working Fochi over with strikes.
Fochi missing with punches from the bottom.
Fochi is looking for a sweep. Camble is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mike Camble is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fochi looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Camble pushes past his half guard into mount!
Fochi tries to reverse the position but Camble maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camble has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Fochi's face.
The referee warns Fochi that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Camble wants to control the pace but Fochi is squirming around nicely.
Camble controlling from mount.
Camble scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Fochi?
Camble swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Fochi is now in Camble's guard. A big mistake from Camble there, giving up the dominant position!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fochi throws a big right hand that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Camble tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Camble showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Camble has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Camble!
Mike Camble decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Monty Don (ranked 3605 p4p, 699 weight class) and Mike Boomer (ranked 126 p4p, 19 weight class). Mike Boomer acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Monty Don!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Boomer!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Don bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Don is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Don moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Donk. Boomer catches Don right on the button with a cross.
Don fails with a takedown attempt.
Boomer wants to counter the offense by Don and move into the clinch position.
Boomer wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boomer lands a jab to the nose.
Boomer misses with a right hand
and Don counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Don listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Don slips under a jab from Boomer.
Boomer has taken the fight to the clinch.
Don manages to break the clinch.
Boomer attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Don is looking to counter the offense by Boomer and move into the clinch.
Boomer missing with a left hand there. Don was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Don drops down looking for a counter takedown but Boomer sprawls and moves away.
Boomer has taken the fight to the clinch.
Don blocks a body shot from Boomer.
Don struggles to land a body shot inside as Boomer controls his hands.
Don is pushing Boomer up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Don avoids the elbow strike from Boomer, against the cage.
Don lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Don tries to break free but Boomer pushes him back against the cage.
Don drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Don breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Don is looking to land body kicks.
Boomer throws a looping overhand right but Don ducks down to avoid it.
Don half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Mike Boomer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boomer thows a leg kick but Don checks it
and Don connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boomer throws a body kick that misses.
Boomer misses with a body shot.
Boomer throws a body shot but no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Don shoots for a double leg takedown but Boomer sprawls well. He's pushed Don's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Monty Don. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boomer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Don swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Don shoots for a takedown but Boomer saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Don takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Boomer throws a right hand that misses
and Don counters with a right hand to the body.
Boomer tries to clinch up.
Don slips under a jab.
Don uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boomer.
Boomer throws a leg kick that misses.
Boomer scores with a one two! Don had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Boomer throws an off balance right hand
and Don counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boomer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Don manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boomer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Don doesn't seem bothered though.
Boomer tries to clinch but Don is having none of it.
Boomer cracks Don with an open hand slap.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Don takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Boomer moves in looking to clinch but Don pushes him off.
Don drops down looking for a counter takedown but Boomer sprawls and moves away.
Boomer throws a leg kick that misses.
Don fails with a takedown attempt.
Boomer takes the fight into the clinch.
Don misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Boomer dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Boomer misses the shot to the body.
Boomer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boomer with a jab.
Boomer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boomer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Don cracks Boomer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boomer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Don manages to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Boomer.
Boomer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Don swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Boomer.
Boomer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fighters circling - Don throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Don with a nice cross.
Boomer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice defenses there by Don.
It looks like Don has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Boomer lands the left hand.
Boomer gets a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Boomer.
Don missing with knees to the body.
Boomer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Don pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Don struggles to land a body shot inside as Boomer controls his hands.
Boomer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Don lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Boomer blocks a body shot from Don.
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!
Don tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boomer crunches a lovely knee into Don's ribcage.
Don scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Don effectively controlling the action here.
Boomer lands an elbow that stopped Don in his tracks for a moment.
Don blocks a body shot from Boomer.
Boomer misses with an elbow over the top.
Boomer landing knees to the head.
Boomer misses with a punch to the body.
Don slows down the pace here.
A right handed body shot lands from Don.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boomer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dons head.
Boomer lands an elbow that stopped Don in his tracks for a moment.
Don tries a body shot but Boomer blocks it.
Boomer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Don lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Don lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Boomer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Boomer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Don backwards.
Boomer lands an elbow inside.
Boomer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Don.
Boomer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Don working aggressively here.
Don is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Boomer pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Don is pushing Boomer up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Boomer lands an elbow just above Don 's eye.
It looks like Monty Don has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Don tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boomer lands a good knee to the midsection. Don won't want to take too many of those.
Boomer with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boomer prevents a body shot from Don.
Boomer tries to land a knee to the head but Don blocks with his arms.
Boomer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mike Boomer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Boomer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Boomer lands an elbow just above Don 's eye.
Boomer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Boomer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Don's defenses.
Boomer avoiding damage as Don throws knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Boomer.
Boomer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Boomer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Monty Don's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Don dips to his left and cracks Boomer with an uppercut!
Boomer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Don throws a jab but it's blocked by Boomer.
Don shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Boomer defends it nicely.
Boomer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Don paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boomer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It looked like Don wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Boomer moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Don blocks the elbow strike.
Boomer lands an elbow inside that Don shrugs off.
Don misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boomer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Don trying to land knees to the body.
Boomer lands a nice elbow.
Boomer lands an elbow inside that Don shrugs off.
Don is trying to break free.
Boomer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Don avoids the elbow strike from Boomer, against the cage.
Don goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Boomer.
Monty Don's cut is getting worse.
Don missing with knees to the body.
Don unloads a knee to the mid-section. Boomer lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Boomer prevents the takedown attempt.
Boomer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Monty Don has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Boomer.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boomer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boomer tries to land a knee to the head but Don blocks with his arms.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Boomer obliges.
Don is working for takedown but Boomer is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Monty Don. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Don goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boomer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Don's defenses.
Don misses with a body punch.
Boomer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Don's defenses.
Boomer lands a body punch.
Boomer lands an elbow inside that Don shrugs off.
Don misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boomer unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mike Boomer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boomer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dons head.
Don is working for takedown but Boomer is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boomer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Don backwards.
Boomer scores with a hook to the body.
Don can't find room to land a body shot as Boomer controls the action.
Don is trying to break the clinch but Boomer has him pressed against the cage.
Don is working for takedown but Boomer is calmly controlling the position for now.
Don has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Boomer after a bit of a struggle.
Boomer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Boomer lands with a left to the head.
Don is trying to drag Boomer to the mat but Boomer just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Don has Boomer pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Boomer manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Boomer.
Don tries to throw a body punch but Boomer avoids it by throwing Don back against the cage.
Don misses with a knee to the head.
Don doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boomer prevents a body shot from Don.
Don wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Boomer has him pressed against the cage.
Don can't find room to land a body shot as Boomer controls the action.
Boomer working Don over with knees to the body.
Don drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Boomer gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Don is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Boomer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Boomer has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Boomer!
An out of breath Mike Boomer 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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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mfer Phol (ranked 2581 p4p, 3184 weight class) and Tom Tuttle (ranked 98 p4p, 115 weight class). Tom Tuttle acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mfer Phol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Tuttle!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuttle wants to clinch.
Tuttle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice jab there from Tuttle.
It looks like Mfer Phol has been cut.
Phol listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tuttle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Phol manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Phol misses its intended target.
Tuttle throws a head kick but Phol moves out of range.
Phol swings for the body but Tuttle moves out of range.
Tuttle wants to clinch
and Phol counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Phol looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tuttle tries to clinch there but Phol circles away.
Phol swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tuttle counters with a one-two to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Phol. Tuttle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Phol defending well as Tuttle loads up on a big left hand.
Phol was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Phol avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuttle rushes Phol and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tuttle works on Phol's body with a couple of short punches.
Phol's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Tuttle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Phol's elbow.
Tuttle with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Phol manages to break the clinch.
Tuttle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Phol.
Phol throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tuttle tries to close the distance and clinch but Phol swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Phol wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Phol lands a nice shot to the body.
Tuttle looks to land a combination but Phol avoids it well.
Tuttle slips a straight right by Phol.
Tuttle closes the distance but Phol moves to the side
and Phol counters with a one-two to the body.
Tuttle fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Phol, pushing him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Come on Phol - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tuttle trying to land knees to the body.
Tuttle misses with a punch to the body.
Phol lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tuttle or not.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tuttle pushes off an throws an elbow but Phol leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Phol stalling against the cage.
Tuttle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Phol is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Phol's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Tuttle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Phol avoids it.
Tuttle struggles to land a body shot inside as Phol controls his hands.
Tuttle misses with an elbow over the top.
Tuttle tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phol leaning against his opponent.
Phol avoiding damage as Tuttle throws knees to the body.
Phol presses Tuttle against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Phol lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tuttle backwards.
Phol stalling against the cage.
Tuttle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tuttle with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right from Phol.
Tuttle trying to land knees to the body.
Phol working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Phol blocks an elbow strike from Tuttle.
Tuttle trying to land knees to the body.
Phol throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tuttles head.
Tuttle tries to throw a body punch but Phol avoids it by throwing Tuttle back against the cage.
Phol lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tuttle backwards.
Tuttle pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The referee calls for Phol to work.
Phol stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuttle digs a right hand into Phol's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Phol's gas tank.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short left from Phol.
Tuttle throws a head punch that misses.
Tuttle trying to land knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Phol.
Phol avoids a wild elbow strike from Tuttle.
Tuttle throws an elbow that misses.
Phol works on Tuttle's body with a couple of short punches.
Phol stalling against the cage.
Tuttle trying to land knees to the body.
Phol takes an elbow to the forehead.
Phol avoids a wild elbow strike from Tuttle.
Phol stalling the fight.
Stalling in the clinch from Phol.
Tuttle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tuttle misses with a hook to the ribs.
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 Mfer Phol will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mfer Phol's cut.
That's time! Phol's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Phol ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tuttle moves away.
Tuttle throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A punch lands to the side of Tuttle 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Phol throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tuttle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Phol swats away the attempt to clinch by Tuttle.
Phol lands a jab to the nose.
A cross from Phol lands.
Phol swats away the attempt to clinch by Tuttle.
Tom Tuttle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phol keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tuttle avoids the body shot from Phol.
Tuttle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Phol swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tuttle walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Phol connects with a jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tuttle creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Phol has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuttle tries a body shot but Phol blocks it.
Phol leaning against his opponent.
Phol managing to block the knees to the body from Tuttle.
Tuttle throws an elbow that misses.
Tuttle misses with a body punch.
Phol misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tuttle tries a body shot but Phol blocks it.
Tuttle misses with a punch to the body.
Phol will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tuttle up against the cage.
Phol avoiding damage.
Phol stalls.
Phol blocks an elbow strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Phol - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tuttle lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuttle lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Phol.
Tuttle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tuttle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tuttle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Phol slows down the pace here.
Phol takes an elbow to the forehead.
Phol displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tuttle up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mfer Phol.
Phol scores with a one two! Tuttle had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
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!
Phol gets tackled into the cage by Tuttle. Tuttle maintains the clinch.
Phol working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Phol is pushing Tuttle up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tuttle tries a knee to the head but Phol blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuttle throws an elbow but it misses.
Tuttle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tuttle throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Phol is pushing Tuttle up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tuttle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tuttle creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Phol lands with a light punch inside.
Phol cracks Tuttle with a nice body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Phol.
Phol stalling.
Phol lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tuttle misses with some punches.
Tom Tuttle seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Phol scores with a nice hook to the head.
Phol avoiding damage as Tuttle throws knees to the body.
Tuttle creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuttle throws an elbow but it misses.
Tuttle tries to work over Phol's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Phol taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Phol lands a body punch.
Tuttle is breathing heavily.
Phol lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Phol on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short left from Phol.
Tuttle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Phol.
Tuttle lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short left from Phol.
Phol pressing his opponent against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Phol creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Phol scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mfer Phol dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mfer Phol's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Phol lands a two punch combo.
Tuttle has Phol up against the cage in a clinch.
Phol lands with a left to the head.
Tuttle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Phol's elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Phol.
Phol lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Phol lands a left hand.
Phol stalling against the cage.
A short right from Phol.
Tuttle looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Phol lands with a right to the head.
Tuttle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A short body shot lands from Phol as the two fighters clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Phol slows down the pace here.
Phol digs a right hand into Tuttle's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tuttle's gas tank.
Phol displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tuttle up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phol stalls.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Phol for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Phol content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Phol gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The referee is keeping an eye on Phol - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mfer Phol.
Tuttle misses with a wild combination.
Tuttle tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Phol counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Phol instigates a clinch.
Phol lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Phol lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tuttle backwards.
Phol scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tuttle is rocked!
Phol is pushing Tuttle up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tuttle is still on wobbly legs! Can Phol finish him?
Phol lands a big right hand that drops Tuttle! The killer instinct kicks in and Phol finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Phol!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mfer Phol!
During a confident post fight interview, Mfer Phol thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wes Ekwall (ranked 1415 p4p, 1502 weight class) and Vlastimil Vyr (ranked 45 p4p, 48 weight class). Ekwall comes into the arena with Enter the Sandman blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wes Ekwall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vlastimil Vyr!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vyr misses with a double jab.
Ekwall has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Vyr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ekwall sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vyr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ekwall lands a jab-cross combination.
 It looks like Vlastimil Vyr has been cut.
Vyr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ekwall moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vyr sizes up Ekwall with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ekwall lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Vyr throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ekwall counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some wild striking there from Ekwall.
Ekwall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vyr clobbers Ekwall with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Vyr throws a jab when Ekwall was well out of range.
Ekwall misses with the combination.
Vyr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vyr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ekwall avoids the body shot from Vyr.
Vyr swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ekwall counters with a straight right hand.
Vlastimil Vyr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vyr drops his hands momentarily and Ekwall takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekwall throws a head kick that misses.
Vyr scores with a nice strike.
Vyr misses with a series of wild punches.
Vyr feints a jab promting Ekwall to slip. Vyr then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ekwall slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Vyr.
Ekwall misses with a wild combination.
Vyr misses with a wild combination.
It looked like Ekwall was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Vyr throws a series of punches but Ekwall avoids them all with ease.
The crowd cheers as Vyr lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ekwall doesn't seem phased though.
Vyr misses with an uppercut.
Ekwall seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Vyr takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ekwall drops Vyr with a beautiful combination! Vyr stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Ekwall is looking for the KO!
Vyr is rocked!
Ekwall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vyr.
Ekwall went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Vyr is still on wobbly legs! Can Ekwall finish him?
Ekwall dodges the punch combination from Vyr.
Ekwall cracks Vyr's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Vyr slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Ekwall can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Wes Ekwall!
Wes Ekwall gave a mention to PWNAGE Elite - $25 Tees in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Simmons (ranked 936 p4p, 1337 weight class) and Beau Canada (ranked 30 p4p, 37 weight class). Ben Simmons has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Simmons!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Beau Canada!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simmons with the inside leg kick.
Simmons avoids a punch combination nicely.
A big left from Canada misses.
Simmons misses with a body shot.
Canada misses with a hook. Simmons ducked under it nicely.
Canada fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Canada pivots, looking for a leg kick but Simmons is out of range and Canada settles back down.
Simmons digs a good hook to Canada's body.
Canada tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Simmons has been working on his boxing with his coaches at MONEY TEAM!!! in the buildup to the fight.
Simmons checks a leg kick.
Canada lands a head shot.
Beau Canada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Canada takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Simmons misses with a right hand
letting Canada counter with a right hand.
Canada ducks right into an uppercut from Simmons.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Canada slips under a jab.
Canada throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Canada lunges at Simmons with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Simmons's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canada tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Simmons was well out of range. Poor timing from Canada.
Simmons looks to land a body kick but Canada moved away.
Decent striking displayed by Simmons there.
Canada looks to throw the jab but Simmons is out of range.
Canada shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Simmons pinned against the cage. Simmons gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Simmons throws out a loose jab but Canada uses good head movement to avoid it.
Simmons uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Canada.
Canada with the inside leg kick.
Canada scores with a hook.
Canada misses with an uppercut.
Canada connects with a jab.
Canada avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Canada fails to land the takedown.
Ben Simmons has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Beau Canada.
Simmons throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Canada looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canada throws a right hand that misses
and Simmons counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nice cross by Canada.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Simmons 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.
Canada slips a jab from Simmons.
Simmons has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Canada finds it's way round the side to connect with Simmons's head.
Canada throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Simmons lands a leg kick that knocks Canada off balance momentarily.
Canada moves into the clinch.
Canada lands an uppercut.
Canada scores with a shoulder strike.
Simmons throws a head punch that misses.
Canada swings wildly with an uppercut but Simmons uses good head movement to avoid it.
Simmons lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Simmons throws a head punch that misses.
Canada tries to throw a body punch but Simmons avoids it by throwing Canada back against the cage.
Simmons blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canada misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Canada.
Simmons tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Canada's elbow.
Canada stalling in the clinch but Simmons improves position.
Canada can't get the takedown.
Canada blocks an uppercut.
Canada swings wildly with an uppercut but Simmons uses good head movement to avoid it.
Simmons manages to break the clinch.
Simmons throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Canada counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Simmons digs a good body shot into Canada's ribs.
Canada moves forwards but Simmons connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Simmons circles away from the clinch attempt.
Canada tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Simmons slips under a jab from Canada.
Canada connects with a body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Simmons blocks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simmons thumps Canada with a low kick.
Simmons staying out of range there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Canada looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Simmons attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Canada fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Canada changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Simmons looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Canada throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Canada is looking to take a break and control but Simmons is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Simmons wants to get back to his feet but Canada drags him back down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Canada is looking to take a break and control but Simmons is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Simmons wants to get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Beau Canada will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Canada cracks Simmons with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The fighters circling - Simmons throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Simmons uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Canada.
Simmons misses the body punch
and Canada counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Simmons misses with a wild body shot.
Canada with the inside leg kick.
Simmons looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Simmons blocks a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Canada darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Canada lands the left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simmons checks the leg kick.
Simmons works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Canada throws a hook but Simmons avoids it easily.
It looked like Simmons wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Canada cracks Simmons with an open hand slap.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Canada looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Canada winds up and cracks Simmons with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Simmons on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Simmons looks like he's trying to stand up.
Canada winds up and cracks Simmons with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Simmons looks like he's trying to stand up.
Simmons is refusing to be controlled, as Canada sits in half guard.
Simmons looks like he's trying to stand up.
Canada throwing shots but Simmons is blocking nicely.
Canada thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Simmons's head.
Canada is nestled in close to Simmons, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canada works his way into full mount!
Simmons's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Canada connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Canada raining down shots from the mount!
Simmons bucks Canada off and manages to get back to his feet!
Canada has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Canada closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Simmons did well to prevent Canada getting side control.
Simmons has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Canada is on him like a limpet, forcing Simmons back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Simmons goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Simmons working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Simmons lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Canada.
Canada keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Simmons's efforts to push away.
Canada tries to throw a body punch but Simmons avoids it by throwing Canada back against the cage.
Simmons breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Canada. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canada throws a poor cross that misses
and Simmons counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Canada is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Simmons misses with a body shot.
Canada takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Canada tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Simmons was well out of range. Poor timing from Canada.
Canada throws a body punch but Simmons moves out of range.
Simmons takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Canada gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Simmons counters with a straight right hand.
Canada swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nice jab there from Simmons.
Simmons misses the jab.
Beau Canada seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Simmons lands a right hook to the body.
Canada is breathing heavily.
Canada rushes Simmons and presses him up against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Canada has Simmons pushed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Canada has a couple of punches blocked by Simmons.
Simmons softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Simmons cracks Canada with a nice body shot.
Beau Canada seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Simmons manages to break the clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Simmons as he connects with a hook.
Simmons dips to his left and cracks Canada with an uppercut!
Simmons lands with an uppercut that bounces Canada off the cage and back into range.
Simmons swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Canada was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ben Simmons is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A clash of legs there as Canada blocks the low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Simmons checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Simmons scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Canada misses with a combination
and Simmons counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Simmons checks the leg kick.
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 Ben Simmons will probably get the nod.
That's time! Simmons's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Canada is looking to land body kicks.
A telegraphed right hand from Simmons misses the target.
Canada fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Canada throws a leg kick
and Simmons counters with a stiff right hand.
Canada throws an overhand right that lands on Simmons's shoulder, as Simmons tries to avoid the shot.
A good leg kick by Simmons.
Simmons turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Canada fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simmons steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Canada.
Simmons checks a leg kick.
Simmons connects with a good right hand that stumbles Canada. Canada circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Canada slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Simmons walks into a stiff left hand from Canada.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simmons looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Canada 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.
Simmons throws a hook but Canada blocks it.
Canada connects with a leg kick.
Canada moves out of range as Simmons strikes.
Canada avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Simmons connects with a right hand. Canada shakes it off.
Canada dips to his left and cracks Simmons with an uppercut!
Canada uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Simmons.
Simmons rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Canada counters with a series of strikes. Simmons will be more careful next time no doubt.
A jab lands there for Simmons.
Simmons bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Canada's head.
Canada's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Simmons misses with a body shot.
Canada throws out a counter right but Simmons avoids it with no problem.
Canada connects with the punch.
Simmons scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Canada doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simmons misses with a body shot.
Canada scores with a body shot.
A leg kick checked by Simmons.
Simmons waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Canada.
Canada on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Canada waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Simmons.
Simmons swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Simmons clobbers Canada with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Simmons is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Simmons connects with the punch.
Canada fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Simmons checks it well.
A swing and a miss from Simmons.
Simmons throws an overhand right that lands on Canada's shoulder, as Canada tries to avoid the shot.
Simmons is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Canada staying out of range there.
Canada looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Canada uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Simmons.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canada loads up on a big right hand but Simmons slips the punch.
Simmons throws a right hand that misses
letting Canada counter with a right hand.
Simmons scores with a jab to the head.
Simmons fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Canada on the side of the head.
Nice shot lands for Simmons.
A big right from Canada misses.
Canada stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Good work by Simmons as he checks the leg kick.
As Canada backs away, Simmons returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Simmons clobbers Canada with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Canada has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Canada closes the distance looking to clinch
and Canada takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Simmons defending well as Canada loads up on a big left hand.
Simmons pivots, looking for a leg kick but Canada is out of range and Simmons settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simmons ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Canada connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Simmons buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Simmons keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ben Simmons has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Beau Canada.
Canada takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Canada throws an off balance right hand
and Simmons counters with a low kick, right behind Canada 's knee.
Canada throws a quick inside leg kick.
Canada lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Canada throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Simmons to counter with a crisp jab.
Canada takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Canada misses with a hook to the body
and Simmons cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Simmons slips a jab from Canada.
Canada misses with a straight left.
Simmons blocks a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Simmons clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Canada on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Canada throws a hook but Simmons avoids it easily.
Simmons dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Canada. That did some damage!
Canada throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Canada is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice cross by Canada.
Simmons throws a body punch but Canada moves out of range.
Canada slips under a jab from Simmons.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Canada throws a quick inside leg kick.
Canada checks a leg kick.
Simmons slips a straight right by Canada.
Simmons throws a body kick that misses.
Canada lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simmons slips under a jab.
Simmons misses the jab.
Canada has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Canada there as he acknowledges the shot.
Simmons jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Canada throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Simmons lands a front kick.
Simmons misses with a wild body shot.
Simmons throws a leg kick which misses Canada's front leg but catches the back leg as Canada tries to avoid it.
Canada ducks under a wild hook from Simmons.
A slapping leg kick lands for Simmons.
Canada fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Simmons sprawls well initially but Canada persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Simmons has one foot on Canada's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Canada tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Canada throws a wild body kick that Simmons sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Simmons misses the target.
A low kick from Canada is predictable there
enabling Simmons to counter with a crisp jab.
Canada scores with a shot to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Canada plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Decent striking displayed by Canada there.
Canada is looking to clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Canada darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Canada lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Canada tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Simmons counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Canada throws out a powerful jab.
Decent striking displayed by Canada there.
Simmons throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Canada sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Canada walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Simmons checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Simmons takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simmons gets caught napping as Canada dives in and scores a takedown. Simmons manages to retain guard.
Canada looking to pass the guard.
Canada throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Simmons works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Canada stands up over Simmons, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Simmons wants to stand and escape but Canada is having none of it.
Simmons is looking to stand back up but Canada counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Simmons.
Canada is trying to control. Simmons wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Canada thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Simmons's head.
Simmons is trying to stand.
Canada lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Simmons pushes Canada off and gets back to his feet.
Canada lands a nice leg kick that just misses Simmons's sensitive parts.
Simmons connects with a single shot there.
Canada closes the distance and pushes Simmons back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Simmons misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Canada fails to land.
Canada throws a head punch that misses.
Canada blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Simmons takes a shot to the head.
Canada has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Simmons avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Come on Canada - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Canada has Simmons pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Simmons manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Canada throws a head punch that misses.
Good body shot from Simmons.
Canada stalling against the cage.
Simmons misses with a punch on the inside.
Simmons swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Canada.
Simmons throws a head punch that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Beau Canada will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Simmons uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Canada blocks a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Canada.
Simmons cracks Canada with a right hand to the side of the head.
Simmons lands a slapping body shot.
Simmons throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Canada counter with a right hand.
Simmons throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Canada looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Canada ducks under a wild hook from Simmons.
Canada with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Simmons to score with a decent uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simmons connects with the punch.
Canada waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Simmons.
Canada connects with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Canada shoots for a takedown but Simmons saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Simmons connects with a right hand. Canada shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canada clinches with his opponent.
Simmons lands a left hand that snaps the head of Canada backwards.
Simmons lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Canada backwards.
Canada blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Simmons.
Simmons softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Simmons tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A body shot lands from Canada.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Canada stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Simmons misses with a punch on the inside.
Simmons lands a nice shot to the body.
Canada fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Canada.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Simmons.
A head punch on the inside from Canada fails to land.
Simmons struggles to land a body shot inside as Canada controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canada lands a nice uppercut.
Simmons lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Simmons breaks from the clinch.
Simmons is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Canada.
Simmons ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Simmons connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Canada lands a nice leg kick that just misses Simmons's sensitive parts.
Simmons fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Canada checks it well.
Canada darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Simmons bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Simmons swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Simmons avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Simmons throws the kick towards the body but Canada avoids it.
Canada throws a hook to the side of Simmons's head but Simmons sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Simmons displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Canada throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canada throws an overhand right that lands on Simmons's shoulder, as Simmons tries to avoid the shot.
Simmons throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Canada looks to throw the jab but Simmons is out of range.
Simmons throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Canada counters with a left and a right that stings Simmons.
Simmons smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Simmons lands the left hand.
Canada thows a left - swing and a miss!
Canada misses with a leg kick
and Simmons counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Canada connects with the punch.
Simmons throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Canada throws a lazy uppercut
and Simmons counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Simmons takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Simmons on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Canada lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Canada on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Canada 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.
A jab from Canada finds it's way through Simmons's defenses.
Canada misses with a looping left.
A chopping leg kick lands by Canada.
Simmons throws a lazy uppercut
and Canada counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheers as Simmons lands an impressive looking overhand right. Canada doesn't seem phased though.
Jab, jab by Canada - just one landing.
Simmons scores with a jab.
Canada misses with a shot to the body
and Simmons counters with a nice uppercut.
Jab, jab by Canada - just one landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Canada walks into a straight right hand from Simmons.
Simmons lands a right hook to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Simmons.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ben Simmons.
I think Simmons has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 48:47
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 48:47
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Simmons!
Ben Simmons retains his super heavyweight title!
In his post fight interview, Ben Simmons started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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