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C188: Obaminator vs Jabbar PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rupert Helenius (ranked 1736 p4p, 1750 weight class) and Bobby Brawler (ranked 75 p4p, 228 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rupert Helenius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bobby Brawler!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helenius looks for a takedown but Brawler sprawls well.
Donk. Helenius catches Brawler right on the button with a cross.
Helenius throws a head kick that misses
and Brawler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Helenius lands a head kick. Brawler smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nice cross by Helenius.
Brawler with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Helenius to score with a decent uppercut.
Helenius rushes Brawler and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Helenius has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Brawler after a bit of a struggle.
Helenius being controlled against the cage.
Brawler lands an uppercut.
Helenius tries for a takedown but Brawler manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rupert Helenius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Helenius is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brawler misses with a hook to the ribs.
Helenius blocks an uppercut.
Helenius is working for takedown but Brawler is calmly controlling the position for now.
Brawler throws a head punch that misses.
Brawler throws a punch but it's blocked by Helenius.
Brawler struggles to land a body shot inside as Helenius controls his hands.
Brawler lands an uppercut.
Brawler working aggressively here.
Helenius looking for a takedown.
Helenius wants to take the fight to the mat but Brawler manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Brawler misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Helenius.
Helenius drops down looking for an ankle pick but Brawler pulls his leg out and moves away.
A head kick misses from Helenius.
Brawler looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Helenius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Helenius misses with a series of wild punches.
Brawler shapes to counter with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Helenius.
Brawler blocks a head kick by Helenius.
We've been hearing reports that Helenius has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brawler blocks a head kick by Helenius.
Brawler was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Helenius tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Helenius closes the distance but Brawler moves to the side
letting Brawler counter with a right hand.
Helenius shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Helenius is fighting to break Brawler's control of his arms but Brawler is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Helenius stopping the sweep attempt from Brawler.
Brawler keeping moving, preventing Helenius from controlling successfully.
Helenius pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brawler is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brawler keeping moving, preventing Helenius from controlling successfully.
Helenius trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Brawler manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Helenius manages to get himself to full guard.
Brawler is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Brawler avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four 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.
Helenius not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Brawler preventing the sweep.
Brawler sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Helenius wants to sweep here but Brawler controlling him for the moment.
Helenius is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Brawler is aware though and is defending well.
Helenius throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Brawler escapes and throws Helenius's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Helenius tries to buck Brawler off but Brawler is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bobby Brawler will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Helenius!
Helenius tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Brawler swivels and escapes.
Helenius gets the takedown into side control.
Helenius is trying to get an arm triangle but Brawler is defending well.
Helenius wants to control but Brawler is keeping him busy.
Brawler is looking to reverse the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Helenius wants to control but Brawler is keeping him busy.
Brawler struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helenius wants to control but Brawler is keeping him busy.
Helenius in the domination position with Brawler hanging on.
A lull in the action here.
Helenius goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Brawler has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Helenius but great work by Brawler.
Helenius is trying to improve his position.
Brawler is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Helenius will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Helenius's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Helenius is looking for a sweep.
Brawler working away.
Helenius is looking to regain half guard here but Brawler keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brawler trying to control the position but Helenius is working away.
Brawler happy to just control the position for now.
Helenius is trying to control Brawler's posture but Brawler avoids it.
Helenius tries to improve position but can't.
Helenius is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Brawler off and has taken his back!
Brawler tries to roll but Helenius sticks to his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helenius struggling to keep hold of the position.
Helenius is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Brawler defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Helenius is striking from the back but Brawler escapes and manages to recover to half guard.
Brawler regains full guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Helenius tries to free his leg and advance position but Brawler is retaining full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brawler being controlled here, momentarily.
Helenius tries to free his leg and advance position but Brawler is retaining full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rupert Helenius dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Helenius closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Brawler's guard.
Brawler is pulling down on Helenius's head to control his posture.
Brawler trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Helenius wants to pass the guard but Brawler is keeping the position.
Brawler looking to hit a scissor sweep but Helenius is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Helenius trying to control the position from guard on top but Brawler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brawler keeping full guard, as Helenius tries to pass.
Helenius postures up.
Helenius is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Helenius clinches with his opponent.
Helenius has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Brawler after a bit of a struggle.
Brawler lands a nice shot to the body.
Brawler working aggressively here.
Brawler lands a right hand that snaps the head of Helenius backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brawler.
Brawler will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Helenius up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Brawler.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helenius goes for a takedown attempt but Brawler pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Helenius misses with a takedown
and Brawler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rupert Helenius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Helenius swings for the body but Brawler moves out of range.
Helenius plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Helenius manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Brawler on his heels. He'll look to pass Brawler's guard now, I'm sure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Helenius preventing the sweep.
Helenius trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Brawler keeping moving, preventing Helenius from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brawler pulls Helenius in close to prevent any damage.
Let's hope that Brawler has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Helenius looking to pass the guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Brawler blocks a head kick by Helenius.
Brawler looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Helenius lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brawler circles away quickly and effectively.
Helenius pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Helenius moves in looking to clinch but Brawler pushes him off.
Brawler flicks out a counter leg kick but Helenius steps away.
Helenius changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Brawler looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Brawler is looking to regain half guard here but Helenius keeps moving and retains side control.
Helenius thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brawler is not content to let Helenius control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rupert Helenius showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Helenius has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rupert Helenius!
Rupert Helenius thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gaultier Girard (ranked 1386 p4p, 1466 weight class) and Marcus Hughes (ranked 191 p4p, 201 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Decent wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gaultier Girard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes avoids the head kick by Girard.
A little jabbing left from Hughes on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Girard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hughes manages to avoid it.
Hughes looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Girard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hughes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hughes catches Girard with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Girard closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hughes is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Girard off and has taken his back!
Hughes lands shots from the back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hughes lands a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hughes scores with strikes from the back.
Girard takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Hughes is landing with strikes from the back.
Hughes biding his time, looking for the opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes lands strikes to the head.
Our spies down at at NY Savages inform us that Hughes has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Hughes is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Girard up.
Hughes looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Hughes has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Girard! Can he survive? No! He's out! Hughes gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Marcus Hughes!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mikey Marciano (ranked 876 p4p, 1052 weight class) and Hakeem Adderley (ranked 110 p4p, 134 weight class). Adderley has chosen Genesis as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go 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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mikey Marciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hakeem Adderley!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adderley throws a poor cross that misses
and Marciano counters with a nice uppercut.
Adderley clinches.
Adderley is trying to break the clinch but Marciano has him pressed against the cage.
Adderley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marciano keeps the fight on the outside.
Adderley missing with a left hand there. Marciano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marciano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adderley was well out of range. Poor timing from Marciano.
Marciano uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Adderley.
Marciano seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marciano keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Adderley.
Adderley lands with a straight right. Marciano didn't see that one coming.
Hakeem Adderley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marciano uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Adderley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adderley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A decent looking cross lands there for Marciano.
Adderley throws a looping overhand right but Marciano ducks down to avoid it.
A slow jab from Adderley misses its intended target.
Adderley throws a head kick but Marciano moves out of range.
As Adderley backs away, Marciano returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Adderley misses with a looping right.
Marciano tried to counter with a leg kick but Adderley avoided it.
Marciano takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Adderley wants to clinch.
Marciano throwing a counter right hand but Adderley manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Adderley throws out the jab.
Marciano thinks about countering with a body kick.
Adderley throws a lazy uppercut
and Marciano counters with a thumping low kick.
Marciano scoring well with a low kick there.
Adderley drives through and clinches with Marciano against the cage.
Adderley lands an elbow just above Marciano 's eye.
 It looks like Mikey Marciano has been cut.
Marciano misses with some punches.
Marciano tries to throw a body punch but Adderley avoids it by throwing Marciano back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marciano working aggressively here.
Marciano lands a nice knee to the body.
Marciano struggles to land a body shot inside as Adderley controls his hands.
Adderley pushes off an throws an elbow but Marciano leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano lands a left hand that snaps the head of Adderley backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marciano.
Marciano lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Adderley backwards.
Adderley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Adderley has Marciano up against the cage in a clinch.
Marciano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marciano keeps control of Adderley as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Adderley creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Adderley working hard to break the clinch.
Marciano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marciano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marciano tries a body shot but Adderley blocks it.
Adderley manages to break the clinch.
Adderley throws a nice looking combination but Marciano bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Marciano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adderley manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adderley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Marciano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Adderley throws a right and a left that Marciano avoids nicely.
Marciano moves out of range as Adderley strikes.
Marciano jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adderley pivots, looking for a leg kick but Marciano is out of range and Adderley settles back down.
Adderley throws a leg kick
and Marciano counters with a crisp right hand that drops Adderley! Marciano lets Adderley back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
 Adderley is rocked!
A low kick from Adderley misses
and Marciano counters with an outside leg kick.
Adderley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marciano.
Adderley misses with the combination.
Marciano was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mikey Marciano dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mikey Marciano's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Adderley throws an overhand right that lands on Marciano's shoulder, as Marciano tries to avoid the shot.
Adderley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Adderley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Adderley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Marciano steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Adderley.
Adderley walks into a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marciano swats away the attempt to clinch by Adderley.
Adderley throws a solid leg kick but Marciano takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Adderley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adderley connects with a right hand. Marciano shakes it off.
Adderley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marciano tries to keep at a distance but Adderley has taken the fight into the clinch.
Marciano lands on the inside with an uppercut.
I was talking to Marciano's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Marciano lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Marciano throws a punch but it's blocked by Adderley.
Adderley breaks the clinch.
Marciano misses with a body shot
and Marciano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marciano bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marciano buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Adderley throws an overhand right that lands on Marciano's shoulder, as Marciano tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Adderley.
Adderley looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Marciano swings widly with a right hand
and Adderley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marciano tries to keep at a distance but Adderley has taken the fight into the clinch.
Marciano misses with a punch to the body.
Marciano cracks Adderley with a nice body shot.
Marciano has a couple of punches blocked by Adderley.
Marciano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Adderley's elbow.
Adderley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Adderley blocks an uppercut.
Marciano blocks an elbow strike from Adderley.
Adderley misses with an elbow strike.
Marciano cracks Adderley with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano lands with a short shot to the head.
Adderley is trying to force a seperation but Marciano has the dominant position.
Adderley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A lazy left from Marciano finds it's target.
Marciano misses with a body punch
and Adderley counters with a slapping leg kick.
Adderley misses with a hook. Marciano ducked under it nicely.
Marciano half committed to a counter leg kick.
Adderley throws out a loose jab but Marciano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adderley throws a leg kick but Marciano checks it.
Marciano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Adderley.
Marciano closes the distance and pushes Adderley back into the cage.
Marciano takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adderley takes a shot to the head.
Marciano misses with some punches.
Marciano lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Marciano blocks the elbow strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marciano tries a body shot but Adderley blocks it.
A short right from Marciano.
Marciano lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Marciano throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Adderley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Marciano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marciano lands a right hand.
Adderley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marciano.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adderley.
Adderley prevents a body shot from Marciano.
Adderley creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Marciano.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mikey Marciano dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mikey Marciano's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Adderley misses with a looping left.
And Marciano counters with a quick kick to the body but Adderley blocks it.
Adderley misses with a straight right.
Adderley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marciano.
Adderley throws a lazy right hand but Marciano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And Marciano counters with a quick kick to the body but Adderley blocks it.
Adderley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marciano swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Adderley tries to clinch up.
Marciano jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marciano scores with a sloppy right hand. Adderley should have avoided that one.
Adderley is still on wobbly legs! Can Marciano finish him?
Adderley throws a head kick but Marciano moves out of range.
Adderley seems to have recovered his senses.
Sloppy strikes from Marciano. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adderley swings widly with a right hand
and Marciano counters with a good, hard body kick but Adderley shrugs it off.
Mikey Marciano is winning the standup battle so far.
Adderley looks to land a left hand but Marciano moved out of range nicely.
Adderley misses with a lunging right hand
and Marciano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marciano ducks under a wild hook from Adderley.
Marciano changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Marciano misses with a lunging right hand
and Adderley counters with a stiff right hand.
Adderley tries to clinch
and Marciano counters with a big right hand! Oh Adderley is in trouble here! Marciano follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mikey Marciano!
Mikey Marciano bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Basko Godwin (ranked 692 p4p, 1441 weight class) and Boyka Kersikov (ranked 98 p4p, 222 weight class). Kersikov has chosen Nosferatu - When Angels Cry as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Basko Godwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Boyka Kersikov!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kersikov tries to land a body kick
and Godwin counters with a nice body kick.
Godwin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kersikov is able to avoid easily.
Kersikov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Godwin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kersikov slips a straight right by Godwin.
Kersikov doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kersikov has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Godwin.
Kersikov swings widly with a right hand
letting Godwin counter with a right hand.
Godwin throws a leg kick but Kersikov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kersikov replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Godwin blocks it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Godwin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Godwin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Godwin misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov misses with a body shot.
Kersikov is looking to land body kicks.
It appears Godwin was looking to counter with a kick there.
Kersikov misses the jab.
Kersikov with the inside leg kick.
Godwin wants to clinch.
Godwin looks to land a body kick but Kersikov moved away.
Kersikov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Kersikov
and Godwin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Godwin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Godwin.
Nice body kick there by Kersikov.
Kersikov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kersikov scores with a nice head shot.
It looks like Basko Godwin has been cut.
Kersikov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Godwin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kersikov throws out the jab.
Kersikov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kersikov lands a nice looking kick to the body. Godwin takes a step back to recover.
Godwin ducks under a wild hook from Kersikov.
Godwin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kersikov.
Kersikov throws out a leg kick but Godwin moves out of range and Kersikov only half commits.
Godwin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Godwin connects with a looping right hand.
Godwin throws an overhand right that lands on Kersikov's shoulder, as Kersikov tries to avoid the shot.
Kersikov replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Godwin blocks it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godwin lands a lovely overhand right.
Godwin misses with a lunging right hand
and Kersikov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kersikov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Godwin works Kersikov's body with a nice hook.
Good exchange - Kersikov coming out on top.
Kersikov moves out of range as Godwin throws a body kick.
Godwin throws a body shot but no joy.
Godwin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kersikov throws out a counter right but Godwin avoids it with no problem.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kersikov - that will leave a mark!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Basko Godwin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Basko Godwin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Some wild striking there from Godwin.
Godwin throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kersikov counters with a good, hard body kick but Godwin shrugs it off.
Godwin looks for the body kick but Kersikov saw that one coming.
Kersikov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kersikov throws a hook but Godwin avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Godwin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
It looks like Godwin has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kersikov throws an overhand right that lands on Godwin's shoulder, as Godwin tries to avoid the shot.
Kersikov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Kersikov might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Godwin has got the better of the exchanges.
Godwin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Boyka Kersikov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godwin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Godwin takes a swing at Kersikov's ribcage but misses.
Godwin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kersikov is looking to land body kicks.
Godwin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Godwin sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kersikov moves out of range of the body kick from Godwin.
Godwin throws an off balance right hand
and Kersikov counters with a body kick.
Kersikov fakes the leg kick and cracks Godwin in the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Godwin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godwin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kersikov moves away.
Kersikov replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Godwin blocks it well.
Godwin misses the shot to the body.
Kersikov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Godwin throws a hook but Kersikov blocks it.
Danga de danga de dang - Kersikov scores with a four punch combination!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kersikov throws a hook but Godwin avoids it easily.
Kersikov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Basko Godwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Godwin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kersikov circles away quickly and effectively.
Kersikov feints a counter leg kick.
Godwin misses with a straight left.
Kersikov replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Godwin blocks it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Godwin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kersikov only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Godwin lands with a kick to the ribs.
Godwin misses the shot to the body.
Kersikov thinks about the counter body kick.
Kersikov throws a push kick but Godwin slaps the foot to one side.
Godwin throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Godwin throws out a powerful jab.
Godwin jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Kersikov.
Godwin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kersikov on the side of the head.
Godwin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kersikov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Godwin misses with a two punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kersikov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kersikov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Godwin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kersikov can do to turn this around?
Godwin throws a wild body kick that Kersikov sees coming a mile off.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Basko Godwin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Basko Godwin's cut.
That's time! Godwin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Kersikov tries to work over Godwin's front leg with a kick but Godwin checks it.
Godwin avoids a kick to the body.
Godwin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Godwin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Godwin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kersikov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Godwin scores with a hook to the body. Kersikov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Godwin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kersikov.
Godwin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godwin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kersikov tries to break free but Godwin pushes him back against the cage.
Kersikov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kersikov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Godwin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kersikov fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kersikov.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kersikov.
Kersikov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Godwin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kersikov stalling.
Kersikov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Godwin letting Kersikov take a breather here.
Kersikov blocks a body shot from Godwin.
Basko Godwin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godwin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kersikov or not.
Kersikov throws a head punch that misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kersikov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Godwin letting Kersikov take a breather here.
Godwin lands with a left to the head.
Kersikov leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kersikov has Godwin pressed against the cage.
Godwin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Boyka Kersikov.
Kersikov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Basko Godwin is winning the standup battle so far.
Godwin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kersikov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Godwin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kersikov manages to avoid it.
Kersikov unleashes a big counter combination but Godwin bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Kersikov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kersikov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Godwin connects with an inside leg kick.
Kersikov thows a leg kick but Godwin checks it
and Godwin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Godwin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godwin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A little jabbing left from Kersikov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Godwin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kersikov misses with a straight right.
Kersikov misses with an uppercut
and Godwin counters with a solid body kick.
Nice defenses there by Kersikov.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Godwin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kersikov ducks right into an uppercut from Godwin.
And that's the end of the fight!
Basko Godwin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Godwin 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Basko Godwin!
Basko Godwin 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Quebra Cranio (ranked 308 p4p, 558 weight class) and Edison Atunes (ranked 42 p4p, 80 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Quebra Cranio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edison Atunes!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cranio scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cranio stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Atunes.
Cranio has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Master Chai's Dojo in the buildup to the fight.
Cranio stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
 It looks like Edison Atunes has been cut.
Atunes swings widly with a right hand
and Cranio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cranio misses with an uppercut
and Atunes counters with an outside leg kick.
A left lands for Cranio.
Atunes avoids the body shot from Cranio.
Atunes appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Atunes lands a nice looking body shot.
Cranio slips a straight right by Atunes.
Cranio scores with a nice right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cranio misses the shot to the body.
Cranio misses with a body shot.
Cranio backing away here, and Atunes unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Cranio moves out of range of the strikes.
Cranio tests Atunes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cranio throws a lazy right hand but Atunes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Some wild striking there from Cranio.
Atunes counters with a body kick.
Atunes shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cranio connects with a single shot there.
Atunes throws the left hand but Cranio avoids the punch easily.
Cranio seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Cranio scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Atunes doesn't seem bothered though.
Cranio misses with an uppercut
and Atunes counters with a left and a right that stings Cranio.
Cranio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cranio moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromAtunes.
Nice defenses there by Atunes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atunes walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Atunes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cranio lands an overhand right.
Atunes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cranio.
Atunes fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Quebra Cranio has been cut.
Cranio throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Atunes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cranio connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Atunes scrambles back to his feet.
Cranio misses with an uppercut. Atunes saw that one coming.
Cranio swinging wildly here.
Cranio will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cranio falls off balance throwing a combination
and Atunes counters with a stiff right hand.
Cranio looks to score with a jab to the body but Atunes is just out of range.
It seemed like Atunes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Atunes with a jab.
Cranio connects with a looping right hand.
Quebra Cranio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cranio missing with a left hand there. Atunes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Atunes misses the target.
Cranio looks to land a right hand but Atunes moved out of range.
Cranio takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cranio 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.
Cranio avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Cranio.
Cranio steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Atunes. That one must have hurt.
Cranio is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cranio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A lazy left from Cranio finds it's target.
Atunes feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cranios jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Atunes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Quebra Cranio's cut is getting worse.
Atunes misses with a shot to the body
and Cranio counters with a three punch combo that has Atunes backing up. Atunes nods at Cranio to acknowledge the strikes.
Atunes is rocked!
Cranio misses with a left hand
and Atunes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
 Cranio is rocked!
Atunes misses with a straight left.
Atunes looks to land a left hand but Cranio moved out of range nicely.
Cranio throws a lazy uppercut
and Atunes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Quebra Cranio dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cranio fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It seemed like Atunes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cranio throws an overhand right that lands on Atunes's shoulder, as Atunes tries to avoid the shot.
Atunes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cranio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Atunes.
Atunes flicks out a counter leg kick but Cranio steps away.
Atunes throws a hook but Cranio avoids it easily.
Cranio misses with a wild body shot.
Good exchange - Atunes coming out on top.
Cranio misses with a double jab
and Atunes counters with a slapping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cranio throws out a loose jab but Atunes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Atunes scores with a nice strike.
Quebra Cranio's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Cranio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Atunes scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atunes throws a leg kick
and Cranio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cranio. Atunes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Atunes throws a fast counter high kick but Cranio manages to duck under it in time.
Atunes walks into a jab.
Atunes moves out of range as Cranio strikes.
A combination from Cranio does no damage.
A little jabbing left from Atunes on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Atunes throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cranio on the side of the head.
Quebra Cranio is winning the standup battle so far.
Atunes blocks a jab.
Cranio throws a hook to the side of Atunes's head but Atunes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Atunes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cranio manages to avoid it.
Cranio throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Atunes counters with a stiff right hand.
Jeez, Quebra Cranio's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Atunes defending well as Cranio loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atunes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cranio lands with a right hand.
Atunes throws a body kick that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cranio misses with a wild body shot.
Atunes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Atunes wants to slow Cranio down by chopping away at his legs.
Nice uppercut there from Cranio.
Cranio misses with a left hand
and Atunes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Atunes misses with a body shot.
Atunes throws an off balance right hand
and Cranio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cranio uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cranio, as that shot connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atunes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cranio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Atunes is still on wobbly legs! Can Cranio finish him?
Atunes connects with the punch.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Quebra Cranio's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Edison Atunes!
Edison Atunes took some time post fight to say the following; 'He will probably die later. Now bring me Pekka .. where u at man tits let’s run it back pussy!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Richard Morrison (ranked 122 p4p, 232 weight class) and Lindsay Apollo (ranked 8 p4p, 21 weight class). Lindsay Apollo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Richard Morrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lindsay Apollo!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrison bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Apollo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Morrison throws a lazy uppercut
and Apollo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Apollo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Morrison has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Morrison takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Apollo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Morrison thinks about countering with a body kick.
Apollo throws a looping overhand right but Morrison ducks down to avoid it.
Morrison fires out a quick counter leg kick but Apollo just manages to avoid it.
Morrison on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Morrison throws a right hand that misses
and Apollo counters with a stiff right hand.
Apollo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morrison takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Apollo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apollo lands a jab.
Apollo closes the distance and clinches.
Apollo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Morrison backwards.
Apollo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Morrison is trying to break free.
Apollo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Morrison or not.
Apollo tries to pull guard but Morrison forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Apollo breaks the clinch.
Apollo has Morrison up against the cage in a clinch.
Morrison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Morrison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Apollo works Morrison's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Apollo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Apollo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Apollo throws a leg kick which misses Morrison's front leg but catches the back leg as Morrison tries to avoid it.
Apollo throws a shot from downtown. Morrison moves away and avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Apollo.
Apollo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morrison.
Morrison backing away here, and Apollo unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Apollo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morrison throws out the jab.
Apollo is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Donk. Apollo catches Morrison right on the button with a cross.
Apollo scores with a kick to the body.
Apollo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison cracks a nice hook into Apollo's ribs.
Apollo tries to clinch but Morrison moves out of range.
Apollo looks to land a right hand but Morrison moved out of range.
Morrison throws an overhand right that lands on Apollo's shoulder, as Apollo tries to avoid the shot.
Morrison ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Morrison takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Apollo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Morrison if he has to take too many more of those.
Apollo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Morrison checks it well.
Morrison takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The fighters circling - Apollo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A counter left hand to the body from Morrison misses its target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Apollo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Apollo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Morrison is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Apollo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Morrison at a distance.
Morrison lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Lindsay Apollo has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Both fighters circling a little - Apollo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Apollo digs a good body shot into Morrison's ribs.
Apollo pushes Morrison away with a front kick.
Apollo misses with a straight right.
Apollo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Morrison keeps the fight on the outside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lindsay Apollo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lindsay Apollo's cut.
That's time! Morrison's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Apollo scores with a nice strike.
Apollo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Morrison steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Apollo. That one must have hurt.
Apollo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jab, jab by Morrison - just one landing.
Lindsay Apollo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Morrison chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Apollo can pounce on him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Apollo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison takes a swing at Apollo's ribcage but misses.
Apollo lands with a cross.
Morrison walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Apollo connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apollo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morrison.
Morrison keeps the fight on the outside.
Apollo throws a lazy right hand but Morrison sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Morrison is looking to counter punch.
Morrison slips a jab from Apollo.
Apollo looks to land a left hand but Morrison moved out of range nicely.
Apollo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Apollo.
Apollo throws a body punch but Morrison moves out of range.
Apollo delivers a nice body kick.
Apollo misses with a body shot
and Apollo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Apollo wants to slow Morrison down by chopping away at his legs.
It looked like Morrison wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Apollo has closed the distance and engaged Morrison in a clinch.
Apollo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Apollo misses with the head strike.
Apollo manages to pull guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Apollo looking for a sweep. Not yet Apollo, not yet.
Richard Morrison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Apollo working for a triangle but Morrison defends it easily.
Apollo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Apollo keeping moving, preventing Morrison from controlling successfully.
Morrison trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Apollo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Morrison can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Apollo pushes a forearm under Morrison's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Morrison is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lindsay Apollo!
Lindsay Apollo thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carter Wright (ranked 320 p4p, 330 weight class) and Ethan Hawk (ranked 38 p4p, 40 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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 20 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Carter Wright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ethan Hawk!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Glass and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Wright misses with a hook.
Hawk doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Wright tries to bum rush Hawk with a series of wild strikes but Hawk uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hawk looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wright misses with a hook.
Wright misses with a right hand
and Wright takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hawk moves out of range of the strikes.
It seemed like Hawk 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.
Wright throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Hawk counters with a low kick, right behind Wright 's knee.
Wright throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hawk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Carter Wright has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Hawk finds it's target.
Wright throws a body punch but Hawk moves out of range.
Hawk feints and then cracks Wright's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wright down.
Carter Wright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wright misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hawk scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wright throws an off balance right hand
and Wright takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright misses with the body kick
and Hawk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hawk misses with a looping left.
Wright quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Wright throws a leg kick but Hawk sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hawk looks to land a left hand but Wright moved out of range nicely.
Wright is looking to counter punch.
Wright tries to bum rush Hawk with a series of wild strikes but Hawk uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright misses with a straight right.
Wright misses with a body kick.
Hawk looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A shot to the liver by Wright. Beautiful body shot.
Hawk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wright.
Wright misses with a kick to the body
and Hawk counters with a nice uppercut.
Hawk misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hawk moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wright bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hawk's head backwards.
Wright avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slow jab from Wright misses its intended target.
Hawk feints and then cracks Wright's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wright down.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hawk moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ethan Hawk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carter Wright's cut.
That's time! Wright's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hawk thumps Wright with a low kick.
Hawk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wright.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hawk! But no joy.
Wright misses with an uppercut. Hawk saw that one coming.
Hawk throws out a counter right but Wright avoids it with no problem.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Wright might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Hawk misses with a body kick.
Wright is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hawk moves out of range of the body kick from Wright.
Hawk thinks about the counter body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright throws the kick towards the body but Hawk avoids it.
Wright lands a lovely overhand right.
It looks like Ethan Hawk has been cut.
Wright looks to land a body kick but Hawk moved away.
Hawk misses with an uppercut
letting Wright counter with a right hand.
Ethan Hawk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wright swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wright swings for the body but Hawk moves out of range.
Hawk counters with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright misses with an uppercut. Hawk saw that one coming.
Hawk flicks out a counter leg kick but Wright steps away.
Wright tries a head kick but it misses.
Wright ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hawk moves away.
Hawk thinks about the counter body kick.
Hawk wants to land a leg kick but Wright is out of range.
Wright is looking to counter with head kicks.
Hawk throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wright tries to land a body kick
and Hawk counters with a body kick that stops Wright in his tracks momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hawk takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A big left from Wright misses.
Wright goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hawk only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Hawk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wright is looking to counter punch.
Wright looks to land a body kick but Hawk moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wright looks to throw the jab but Hawk is out of range.
Wright uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hawk has time to react.
Wright throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hawk steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wright fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hawk manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Carter Wright dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Wright feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Hawk sprawling to the canvas! Hawk rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Wright finish him?!
Wright with a nice cross.
Hawk is rocked!
Wright misses with a hook. Hawk ducked under it nicely.
And Hawk responds with a good body kick, but Wright manages to step out the way in time.
Hawk bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
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!
Wright thumps Hawk with a low kick.
Wright cracks Hawk with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hawk has time to react.
Wright has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hawk.
Wright throws a powerful right kick. Hawk tried to block low but the kick was high! Hawk was taken right off of his feet! Wright jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Carter Wright!
Carter Wright 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Principo Adam (ranked 106 p4p, 173 weight class) and Jake Bird (ranked 13 p4p, 21 weight class). Adam comes to the cage accompanied by Dona Eis Requiem. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Principo Adam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jake Bird!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bird misses with a hook. Adam ducked under it nicely.
Bird misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adam.
Bird drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Bird drops back, looking for a kneebar! Adam looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Adam looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Adam!
Bird tries to improve position but can't.
Bird wants to control but Adam postures up.
Adam cracks Bird with an elbow. That is naaassty.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bird prevents Adam from moving into mount.
A lull in the action here as Adam stalls from top position.
Bird is not content to let Adam control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bird is looking for a sweep.
Bird has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Adam is looking to take a break and control but Bird is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bird wants to control but Adam postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Bird tries to buck Adam off but Adam is having none of it.
You can see the frustration on Bird's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bird tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Adam lands an elbow.
Adam staying calm.
Bird is trying to control Adam's posture but Adam avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bird tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Adam wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
A lull in the action here as Adam stalls from top position.
Bird is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Bird is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Adam pulls his head out easily.
Bird looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bird moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Adam sitting in guard here, content to control.
Adam looking to pass the guard.
Bird is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Adam is aware though and is defending well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bird is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Adam defends well.
Bird looking to control.
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 Principo Adam will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Adam misses with a shot to the body
and Bird counters with a takedown into side control.
Bird is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Adam knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bird tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Bird tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bird has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bird is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Adam knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bird is trying to get an arm triangle but Adam is defending well.
Adam can't do much from the bottom here.
Adam manages to get back to half guard.
Bird is trying to work for a kimura but Adam is defending well.
Adam trying to control from the bottom.
Bird has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bird is looking to stall here but Adam recovers full guard.
Bird looking to sit in guard and control but Adam gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bird looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Adam puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Bird is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Adam pulls his head out easily.
Bird is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Adam pulls his head out easily.
Still in half guard, Adam seems content to control.
Adam seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bird does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Adam keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adam is trying to control. Bird wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bird trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
The referee warns Bird that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bird reaches up to try and control the position but Adam seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Bird rolls and tries to escape and now Adam has his back!
Adam seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Bird is really stuck here.
Bird is still trying to improve position.
Adam biding his time, looking for the opening.
Bird trying to survive by controlling the hands.
Adam biding his time, looking for the opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adam not allowing Bird to control his hands.
Bird tries to escape the position.
What can Bird do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bird is trying to break free.
Bird wants to control his opponent's hands but Adam gets his hands free.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Principo Adam dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Bird doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bird avoids the body shot from Adam.
Bird digs a good body shot into Adam's ribs.
Bird has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bird there as he acknowledges the shot.
Adam takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Adam swings for the body but Bird moves out of range.
No luck for Bird with that takedown attempt.
Adam swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adam scores with a punch to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adam keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bird misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Adam counters with a stiff right hand.
Bird throws a right hand that misses
and Adam counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Adam misses with a straight right.
Bird connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bird just misses with a punch to the body.
Adam takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bird swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bird is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Adam rather than just go for the knockout.
Bird has his takedown stuffed
and Adam counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adam lands with a right hand.
Bird fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Adam sprawls well initially but Bird persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adam is trying to control but can't.
Bird is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Adam is just riding it out for now. Bird eventually gives up the hold.
Adam controlling the position well.
Bird is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Adam doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bird.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adam wants to control but Bird is keeping busy.
Principo Adam is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Adam keeping hold of Bird's head, controlling as best he can.
Jake Bird has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bird is looking for a kimura here.
Adam keeping hold of Bird's head, controlling as best he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bird is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Adam controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Bird is trying to work for a kimura but Adam is defending well.
Jake Bird has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bird throws a strike but Adam avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Principo Adam.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Adam, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Principo Adam!
Principo Adam bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zee Land (ranked 156 p4p, 163 weight class) and Rafael Benedetti (ranked 26 p4p, 27 weight class). Land kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is For Heavy Metal we will die!. Rafael Benedetti acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zee Land!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rafael Benedetti!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benedetti fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Benedetti lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Land has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Land and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Benedetti takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Land misses with a leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Land misses with an uppercut.
Benedetti throws out a counter right but Land avoids it with no problem.
Benedetti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Land really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Benedetti takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've been hearing reports that Land has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Benedetti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Benedetti avoids the body shot from Land.
Benedetti lands a leg kick that knocks Land off balance momentarily.
Land misses with a low kick.
Land throws a series of punches but Benedetti moves out of range.
Benedetti swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Benedetti takes one on the button.
A big left from Land misses.
Benedetti takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benedetti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Land sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Land looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Benedetti scores with a shot to the body.
Benedetti throws the left hand but Land avoids the punch easily.
Land wants to clinch up but Benedetti keeps it at a distance.
Donk. Land catches Benedetti right on the button with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Land checks the leg kick nicely there.
Benedetti gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Land moves forwards but Benedetti connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Benedetti lands with an overhand left.
Land is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Benedetti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Benedetti tries to close the distance and clinch but Land swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice defenses there by Benedetti.
Benedetti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Benedetti looks for the body kick but Land saw that one coming.
A right-left combo lands from Land.
Land pivots, looking for a leg kick but Benedetti is out of range and Land settles back down.
Land tries to score with a low kick but Benedetti moves his leg out of the way.
Land throws a head kick but Benedetti moves out of range.
Benedetti flicks out a counter leg kick but Land steps away.
Benedetti misses with a wild body shot.
Land swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Land is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Land misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benedetti.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Land defending well as Benedetti loads up on a big left hand.
Benedetti throws out a leg kick but Land moves out of range and Benedetti only half commits.
Benedetti is looking to score with low kicks.
A decent looking cross lands there for Land.
Benedetti throws a leg kick but Land sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Benedetti just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromLand.
An inside leg kick from Land misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Land fails in his attempt to clinch.
Land clinches up with Benedetti and pushes him back against the cage.
Land lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Benedetti backwards.
Land misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benedetti lands a nice uppercut.
Land lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Benedetti scores with a shoulder strike.
Land breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the liver by Benedetti. Beautiful body shot.
Benedetti buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Benedetti throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Benedetti throws a hook but Land blocks it.
Benedetti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Land was well out of range. Poor timing from Benedetti.
Benedetti throws an overhand right that lands on Land's shoulder, as Land tries to avoid the shot.
As Benedetti backs away, Land returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Benedetti is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Benedetti uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Land has time to react.
Land throws a nice outside leg kick.
Land tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Benedetti paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Land thows a left - swing and a miss!
Benedetti missing with a left hand there. Land was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Land appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Benedetti throws a jab when Land was well out of range.
Land falls off balance throwing a combination
and Benedetti counters with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Land pushes Benedetti up against the cage in a clinch.
Benedetti lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Land.
Land working aggressively here.
Land lands a body shot in the clinch.
Benedetti prevents a body shot from Land.
Benedetti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Land lands with a light punch inside.
Benedetti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Benedetti misses with some punches.
Land misses with a short punch on the inside.
Benedetti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Land can't find room to land a body shot as Benedetti controls the action.
Benedetti throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hook to the body lands for Benedetti.
Benedetti misses with a body punch.
Benedetti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Benedetti lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Land.
Land misses with a body punch.
Land blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti tries a body shot but Land blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Benedetti.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Land blocks an uppercut.
Land tries a body shot but Benedetti blocks it.
Benedetti is working Land over against the cage.
Land lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Benedetti has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Land seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Benedetti can turn it around.
Land tries to throw a body punch but Benedetti avoids it by throwing Land back against the cage.
Benedetti lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Land is breathing heavily.
Land tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Land.
Benedetti pushes Land back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Benedetti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Land.
Benedetti tries to throw a body punch but Land avoids it by throwing Benedetti back against the cage.
A short right from Benedetti.
Benedetti throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benedetti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Benedetti working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Benedetti misses with a punch to the body.
Benedetti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Benedetti lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rafael Benedetti will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Benedetti misses with a straight left.
Land takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Benedetti jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Land looks to land a combination but Benedetti avoids it well.
Land throws a leg kick that is checked
and Benedetti counters with a nice uppercut.
Benedetti swinging wildly here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Benedetti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Benedetti chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Land scores with a jab.
Land throws a front kick aimed at Benedetti's knee but Benedetti avoids it well.
Benedetti clinches.
Benedetti misses with a body punch.
Land has a couple of punches blocked by Benedetti.
Benedetti lands with a short shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Benedetti on the inside.
Benedetti working aggressively here.
Benedetti struggles to land a body shot inside as Land controls his hands.
Land prevents a body shot from Benedetti.
Land working aggressively here.
Benedetti working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Land lands with a light punch inside.
Land lands with a light punch inside.
Land can't find room to land a body shot as Benedetti controls the action.
Land blocks a body shot from Benedetti.
Land fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Land lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Benedetti misses with some punches.
Land tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Benedetti's elbow.
Land's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Land tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Benedetti.
Land presses Benedetti against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Benedetti lands a nice uppercut.
Land manages to break the clinch.
Benedetti circles away from the clinch attempt.
Land thows a left - swing and a miss!
Benedetti fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Land checks it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benedetti fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Land checks it well.
Land is looking to clinch but Benedetti is avoiding it.
Benedetti is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Land.
Land thuds a left hand into Benedetti's body.
Benedetti throws a head kick that misses.
Land jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slow jab from Land misses its intended target.
Land looks to land a left hand but Benedetti moved out of range nicely.
Benedetti throws a low kick but Land moves out of range easily.
Land throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Land works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Benedetti works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Land misses with a looping right.
Land 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.
Benedetti takes a jab right on the kisser.
Benedetti scores with a three punch combo!
Benedetti misses with a wild combination.
Land uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benedetti.
Benedetti keeps the fight on the outside.
Land throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Land tries to clinch but Benedetti is having none of it.
Benedetti misses with an uppercut.
Benedetti swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Land cracks Benedetti with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benedetti. Land does a little dance to reset his feet.
Land appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Land misses with a wild body shot.
Land misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benedetti.
Benedetti connects with a leg kick.
Benedetti ducks under a wild hook from Land.
Land wants to clinch.
Land takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rafael Benedetti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Land pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Land misses with a low kick as Benedetti jumps back.
Benedetti scores with a leg kick.
Land takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Benedetti chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Land can pounce on him.
Land ducks under a wild hook from Benedetti.
Land on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Benedetti. Benedetti obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Land misses with an uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Land looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Land tried to score with a low kick but Benedetti checks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A solid leg kick lands there for Benedetti.
Nice defenses there by Benedetti.
Land dips to his left and cracks Benedetti with an uppercut!
Land walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Land throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Land misses with a hook.
Benedetti throws a jab when Land was well out of range.
Land uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benedetti.
Benedetti throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Land motions for Benedetti to come forward. Land throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Land on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benedetti lands a leg kick that knocks Land off balance momentarily.
Benedetti keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Land throws a low kick but Benedetti moves out of range easily.
Land drives through and clinches with Benedetti against the cage.
Land throws a punch but it's blocked by Benedetti.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Benedetti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Land throws a low kick but Benedetti moves out of range easily.
Zee Land has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Benedetti works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Land tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Benedetti manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Benedetti throws a sloppy head kick and Land moves out of range easily.
Land throws a low kick but Benedetti moves out of range easily.
Benedetti doesn't manage to clinch there - Land circles away.
Land is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Benedetti with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Benedetti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Benedetti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Benedetti listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Land misses with a low kick.
Benedetti throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Benedetti throws a nice looking combination but Land bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Land misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Land slips a jab and a cross from Benedetti.
Benedetti connects with the punch.
Benedetti throws the kick towards the body but Land avoids it.
A quick step to the side and Land tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Land tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Benedetti is able to avoid easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Land lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Benedetti circles away quickly and effectively.
Benedetti throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Benedetti.
Land takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Land wants to clinch.
A good leg kick by Benedetti.
Benedetti looks to land a left hand but Land moved out of range nicely.
Benedetti keeps the fight on the outside.
Land will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Land lands a lovely overhand right.
Benedetti throws a nice outside leg kick.
Benedetti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Land tries to close the distance and clinch up but Benedetti swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Benedetti connects with the punch.
Benedetti misses with a kick to the body.
Land motions for Benedetti to come forward. Land throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Land drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Land tries to clinch up but Benedetti circles away and keeps his distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Land takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Benedetti moves out of range as Land strikes.
Benedetti lands with a hook. Land tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Benedetti scores with a sloppy right hand. Land should have avoided that one.
Benedetti throws a right and a left that Land avoids nicely.
Land looks to throw the jab but Benedetti is out of range.
Benedetti stuns Land with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Land takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice straight punches there by Benedetti. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Benedetti.
Benedetti slips under a jab.
Benedetti scores with a leg kick.
Benedetti connects with a solid leg kick.
Benedetti is looking to clinch.
Benedetti moves into range and clinches up with Land.
A short uppercut from Land.
Rafael Benedetti seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Land makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Land prevents a body shot from Benedetti.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Land on the inside.
Benedetti misses with a punch to the body.
Benedetti lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Land misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benedetti tries a body shot but Land blocks it.
Land blocks a body shot from Benedetti.
Benedetti lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Benedetti has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benedetti.
Land is trying to force a seperation but Benedetti has the dominant position.
Land working aggressively here.
Benedetti makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Benedetti makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Benedetti throws a punch but it's blocked by Land.
Land swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Benedetti.
Benedetti lands a nice shot to the body.
Benedetti is trying to stall.
Land fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Benedetti misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Land scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Land scores with a shoulder strike.
Land working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Benedetti blocks a body shot from Land.
Land working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Land is trying to break the clinch but Benedetti is controlling him.
Benedetti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Land's elbow.
Land throws a punch but it's blocked by Benedetti.
Benedetti struggles to land a body shot inside as Land controls his hands.
Land manages to break the clinch.
Land throws a leg kick but Benedetti sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Land motions for Benedetti to come forward. Land throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A punch lands to the side of Land 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Benedetti throws a leg kick which misses Land's front leg but catches the back leg as Land tries to avoid it.
A left lands for Benedetti.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A low kick from Land is predictable there
and Benedetti counters with a right hand to the body.
Benedetti avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Benedetti connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Land takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Benedetti fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Land checks it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rafael Benedetti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Benedetti 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rafael Benedetti!
Rafael Benedetti thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Muhammad Jabbar (ranked 221 p4p, 134 weight class) and Barack Obaminator (ranked 29 p4p, 15 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jabbar might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to SERIAL KILLERS. Obaminator comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Gil Scott-Herron - The Revolution Will Not Be Televised kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Muhammad Jabbar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Barack Obaminator!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jabbar falls off balance throwing a combination
and Obaminator counters with a big head kick but Jabbar shrugs it off.
Obaminator connects with a leg kick.
Obaminator misses with a hook.
A big left from Obaminator misses.
Jabbar misses with an uppercut
and Obaminator counters with a good, hard body kick but Jabbar shrugs it off.
Jabbar lands a glancing blow to the side of Obaminator's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obaminator looks to land a left hand but Jabbar moved out of range nicely.
Jabbar was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jabbar misses with a left hand
and Obaminator counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Obaminator looks to land a left hand but Jabbar moved out of range nicely.
Jabbar is looking to counter the offense by Obaminator and move into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obaminator throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jabbar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Obaminator.
Jabbar throwing a counter right hand but Obaminator manages to avoid it.
Jabbar 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.
Jabbar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice jab there from Obaminator.
Obaminator throws a good cross that connects.
Obaminator throws a lazy right hand but Jabbar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Obaminator misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jabbar.
Obaminator has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Obaminator throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Obaminator tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jabbar was well out of range. Poor timing from Obaminator.
Obaminator takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Obaminator.
Jabbar swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Obaminator counters with a nice kick to the body.
Jabbar misses with a left hand
enabling Obaminator to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jabbar misses with an uppercut
and Obaminator counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Obaminator throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jabbar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jabbar misses the body punch
enabling Obaminator to counter with a crisp jab.
Jabbar 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.
Obaminator misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Obaminator misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jabbar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar misses with a left hand
and Obaminator counters with a stiff right hand.
A combination from Jabbar does no damage.
Obaminator throws a sloppy body shot
and Jabbar counters with a left to the body.
Obaminator moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jabbar lands with a nice body punch.
Jabbar misses with an uppercut
and Obaminator counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jabbar lands with a straight right. Obaminator didn't see that one coming.
Obaminator throws a shot to the body.
Obaminator is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jabbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar cracks a nice hook into Obaminator's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Obaminator throws a right and a left that Jabbar avoids nicely.
Obaminator bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jabbar's head.
Obaminator throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jabbar counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jabbar misses with a hook
and Obaminator counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Obaminator looks to score with a jab to the body but Jabbar is just out of range.
Jabbar avoids the head kick by Obaminator.
Jabbar throws an off balance right hand
and Obaminator counters with a nice uppercut.
Obaminator throws a sloppy head kick and Jabbar moves out of range easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Barack Obaminator dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jabbar throws a lazy uppercut
and Obaminator counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Obaminator on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Barack Obaminator seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jabbar misses with a double jab
and Obaminator counters with a flying knee that drops Jabbar!
Jabbar is rocked!
Jabbar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jabbar had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Obaminator defends it easily.
Obaminator passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Obaminator wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jabbar keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabbar manages to work his way to half guard, despite Obaminator's best efforts.
Obaminator is just content to waste time from the top position. Jabbar takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Obaminator passes Jabbar's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Jabbar gets full guard.
Jabbar looking for a guillotine here but Obaminator defends easily.
Obaminator trying to control the position from guard on top but Jabbar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obaminator is stalling in the full guard.
Obaminator tries to free his leg and advance position but Jabbar is retaining full guard.
Jabbar 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Obaminator is pushing down on Jabbar's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jabbar is fighting to maintain full guard but Obaminator has managed to sneak the leg through.
Jabbar is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Obaminator's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Obaminator's back!
Jabbar is hanging on to Obaminator's back as he tries to escape.
Obaminator keeps trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Obaminator knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Obaminator for a finish.
Obaminator trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Obaminator rolls, trying to escape but Jabbar keeps control of the position.
Obaminator defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Jabbar tightening his grip on Obaminator, looking for the choke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar is hanging on to Obaminator's back as he tries to escape.
Obaminator trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Obaminator prevents Jabbar from getting a body triangle.
Obaminator trying to control the position but Jabbar manages to sink in the hooks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Obaminator can't escape the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Muhammad Jabbar 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. This is the final round!
Jabbar throws a leg kick
and Jabbar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Obaminator misses with a few strikes there.
Obaminator misses with an uppercut
enabling Jabbar to counter with a crisp jab.
Jabbar connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Obaminator misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jabbar counters with a nice uppercut.
Obaminator is rocked!
Jabbar pounces like a tiger and cracks Obaminator with a vicious hook! Obaminator is down but not out! Jabbar follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Muhammad Jabbar!
Muhammad Jabbar thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Barack Obaminator had this to say: 'I'll be black'.
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