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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Josh Grispi (ranked 5355 p4p, 6328 weight class) and Rodriguez Rodriguez (ranked 492 p4p, 520 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josh Grispi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rodriguez Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Grispi drops down looking for a counter takedown but Rodriguez sprawls and moves away.
Rodriguez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grispi moves away.
Rodriguez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grispi manages to avoid it.
Grispi tries to counter with a takedown but Rodriguez is quick to defend against it.
Rodriguez looking to score a takedown here. Grispi is defending well but Rodriguez drives through and ends up in Grispi's guard.
Rodriguez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Rodriguez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Grispi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rodriguez has managed to get both his arms back between Grispi's legs - danger averted.
Grispi is looking to stand back up but Rodriguez counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Grispi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grispi trying to control here.
Rodriguez keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Rodriguez is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Grispi is just riding it out for now. Rodriguez eventually gives up the hold.
Rodriguez with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Grispi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rodriguez on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grispi is looking to improve his position.
Rodriguez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Grispi trying to control but Rodriguez postures up.
Rodriguez is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Grispi is just riding it out for now. Rodriguez eventually gives up the hold.
Grispi wants to get back to full guard.
Rodriguez has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Gumburcules Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Rodriguez is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez is working for a submission of some sort.
Rodriguez content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Grispi looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Grispi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rodriguez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rodriguez passes to side control.
Rodriguez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Grispi keeps working.
Grispi wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Rodriguez has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Grispi's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Grispi is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Rodriguez!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Rodriguez Rodriguez!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jaxon Duval (ranked 4908 p4p, 25321 weight class) and Juancho De La Rosa (ranked 343 p4p, 405 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jaxon Duval!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juancho De La Rosa!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duval moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
De La Rosa lands a two punch combo.
 It looks like Jaxon Duval has been cut.
Duval swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As Duval backs off De La Rosa throws a huge counter combo but Duval manages to avoid it all.
De La Rosa looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
De La Rosa throws a leg kick which misses Duval's front leg but catches the back leg as Duval tries to avoid it.
De La Rosa wants to clinch but Duval slips to the side
and Duval counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Duval thows a huge punch but De La Rosa dodges it nicely.
De La Rosa looking for submissions off his back.
We've been hearing that Duval has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Duval not landing any meaningful shots this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De La Rosa is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Duval pulls his head out easily.
De La Rosa regains full guard. Nicely done.
Duval scoring with punches to the head and body.
Duval lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Duval cracks De La Rosa with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duval postures up in De La Rosa's guard and throws a big left but De La Rosa blocks it.
Duval passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Duval scores with punches from side control.
Duval is chipping away with strikes.
De La Rosa taking punishment in the form of punches.
Duval lands some shots froms side control.
Duval landing a few strikes.
De La Rosa is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Duval scores with punches from side control.
Duval lands a decent elbow from side control.
Duval is putting a hurting on De La Rosa here, landing some big shots from side control.
Duval landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
De La Rosa sneaks back into half guard.
Duval scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De La Rosa looking for submissions off his back.
Duval takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
De La Rosa is trying to control but can't.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Duval drops an elbow to the side of De La Rosa's head.
Duval working over De La Rosa with some ground and pound. De La Rosa looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
De La Rosa is staying active underneath Duval, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Duval takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Duval lands a nice short elbow.
De La Rosa trying to hold on to Duval's head to control him but Duval postures up.
Duval working De La Rosa over with strikes.
De La Rosa is trying to stand.
Duval wants to lay and pray for a moment but De La Rosa keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De La Rosa regains full guard. Nicely done.
Duval landing with the ground and pound.
Duval is in close to De La Rosa's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Duval controls from within his opponent's guard.
Duval stands up over De La Rosa, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Duval trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Duval landing with the ground and pound.
Duval postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Duval throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as De La Rosa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Duval has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Duval accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Duval scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De La Rosa has his foot on Duval's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Duval works his way back into a safe position though.
Duval working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of De La Rosa's head.
Duval scoring with punches to the head and body.
Duval with a nice head shot there.
De La Rosa being controlled here, momentarily.
Duval stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. De La Rosa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Duval with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Duval wants to control from the top but De La Rosa keeps moving.
Duval lands a couple of elbows.
De La Rosa looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Duval passes into half guard.
Ground and pound from Duval.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jaxon Duval dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jaxon Duval's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
De La Rosa misses with a head kick.
Duval misses with a straight right.
Duval misses with an uppercut. De La Rosa saw that one coming.
Juancho De La Rosa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Duval takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Duval takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A head kick from De La Rosa lands but Duval takes it in his stride.
Duval misses with a straight right.
De La Rosa moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Duval swings widly with a right hand
and De La Rosa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
 Duval is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De La Rosa steps in with a hook that catches Duval right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! De La Rosa follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Duval looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juancho De La Rosa!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ferdinand Alexander Marcos (ranked 4755 p4p, 6469 weight class) and Bryce Mildred (ranked 455 p4p, 498 weight class). Ferdinand Alexander Marcos has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ferdinand Alexander Marcos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bryce Mildred!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marcos digs a good hook to Mildred's body.
Marcos is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mildred avoids a punch combination nicely.
Marcos scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Marcos lands a jab to Mildred's midsection.
Mildred moves into the clinch.
Mildred fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A right hand to the body from Marcos.
Marcos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marcos.
Mildred has Marcos pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Marcos manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A nice left hand lands by Marcos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mildred misses with a knee strike.
Mildred should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marcos.
Marcos lands a body shot in the clinch.
Marcos misses with a body punch.
Mildred tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Marcos just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ferdinand Alexander Marcos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bryce Mildred.
Marcos tries to work over Mildred's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mildred wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mildred wants to take the fight to the mat but Marcos manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Mildred misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mildred is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Marcos pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mildred tries to stall but Marcos uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mildred looks winded!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mildred.
Marcos lands a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Marcos.
Marcos lands with a left to the head.
Marcos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mildred wants to get back to striking at distance but Marcos won't allow it.
Marcos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mildred jumps guard but Marcos stands there with Mildred around his waist. Mildred gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Marcos lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcos lands with a left to the head.
Mildred is trying to pull guard but Marcos has him pressed against the cage.
Mildred tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nice body punch from Marcos.
Marcos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mildred breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marcos throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Marcos jabs at Mildred's body.
Mildred takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Marcos displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mildred moves forwards but Marcos connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Marcos looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marcos works the jab nicely.
Marcos throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Marcos fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mildred looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mildred shoots in but no luck this time.
Marcos clobbers Mildred with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Marcos clinches up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marcos.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marcos.
Marcos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Marcos pushes Mildred back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mildred wants a takedown.
A shot in the inside from Marcos.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ferdinand Alexander Marcos dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Marcos stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Marcos lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Marcos connects with a body shot that sends Mildred's belly button to the back.
Marcos connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mildred takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Marcos lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mildred doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ferdinand Alexander Marcos is winning the standup battle so far.
Marcos connects with a right hand. Mildred shakes it off.
Marcos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marcos scores with a decent looking hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marcos getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Marcos throws a shot to the body.
Marcos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mildred is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Marcos gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Marcos lands with a left to the head.
Mildred is breathing heavily.
Marcos cracks Mildred with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mildred is struggling to control the position.
Mildred fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mildred is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Marcos to keep the fight standing.
Ferdinand Alexander Marcos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bryce Mildred.
Marcos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mildreds head.
Marcos prevents Mildred from breaking the clinch.
Mildred manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcos wants to pass the guard but Mildred is keeping the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Marcos is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Marcos stands up and waves to Mildred to follow him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Marcos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mildred's efforts to push away.
Mildred has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Marcos is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Mildred is trying to pull guard but Marcos has him pressed against the cage.
Marcos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mildred backwards.
Mildred is trying to break free.
Marcos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mildred backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mildred tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Marcos just stands there and leans against the cage.
Marcos lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mildred.
Marcos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Marcos lands a body shot.
Mildred tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Marcos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mildred backwards.
Marcos lands with a short shot to the head.
 Mildred is rocked!
Marcos lands a shoulder strike.
Mildred is still on wobbly legs! Can Marcos finish him?
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!
Mildred looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mildred is looking to control Marcos's arms but Marcos gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mildred has his back to the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ferdinand Alexander Marcos dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Marcos scores with a body shot.
Mildred seems to have recovered his senses.
Marcos throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Marcos is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Marcos fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Marcos lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Marcos cracks Mildred with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Marcos lands with a nice combination. Mildred backs away looking to recover.
Marcos lands with an overhand left.
Mildred pushes Marcos up against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short body shot lands from Marcos as the two fighters clinch.
Mildred jumps guard but Marcos turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Mildred is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Marcos gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Mildred takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Marcos digs a right hand into Mildred's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mildred's gas tank.
Marcos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mildred backwards.
Ferdinand Alexander Marcos has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Marcos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mildred backwards.
Mildred's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Marcos lands with a left to the head.
Mildred tries to score a body lock takedown but Marcos shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ferdinand Alexander Marcos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bryce Mildred.
Marcos lands a shot to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marcos.
Mildred wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Marcos.
Mildred tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Marcos smiles and moves away.
Ferdinand Alexander Marcos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marcos scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mildred takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marcos darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Marcos! Mildred is backing up but he can't get away as Marcos lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Mildred and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ferdinand Alexander Marcos!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shane OMalley (ranked 3872 p4p, 4976 weight class) and Clarence Boston (ranked 304 p4p, 347 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think OMalley might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Goat talk. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shane OMalley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Clarence Boston!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boston catches OMalley with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
OMalley loads up on a big right hand but Boston slips the punch.
OMalley looks to land a combination but Boston avoids it well.
Boston fakes high and swings low for a body shot but OMalley manages to avoid it.
OMalley throws a lazy uppercut
and Boston counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
OMalley looks to land a left hand but Boston moved out of range nicely.
OMalley takes a body punch but keeps moving.
OMalley throws an off balance right hand
enabling Boston to counter with a crisp jab.
OMalley lands a nice looking body shot.
OMalley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Boston was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
OMalley throws a body shot but no joy.
OMalley takes a swing at Boston's ribcage but misses.
Boston has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from OMalley finds it's way round the side to connect with Boston's head.
Boston misses with a double jab
letting OMalley counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
OMalley misses the body punch
and Boston counters with a straight right hand.
OMalley misses with a hook to the body
and Boston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boston fakes high and swings low for a body shot but OMalley manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OMalley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jab from Boston.
Good exchange - OMalley coming out on top.
OMalley throws a jab but it's blocked by Boston.
A jab from Boston misses.
OMalley appears to be looking for a big counter.
Boston keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Boston! But no joy.
OMalley slips a jab from Boston.
OMalley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
OMalley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boston.
Boston throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
OMalley takes a swing at Boston's ribcage but misses.
Boston let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Shane OMalley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boston slips a jab from OMalley.
OMalley avoids the body shot from Boston.
OMalley misses with a straight right.
Boston keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Boston gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boston avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - OMalley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've been hearing reports that OMalley has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Boston misses with the combination.
Boston throws an overhand right that lands on OMalley's shoulder, as OMalley tries to avoid the shot.
OMalley appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
OMalley throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Boston stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A lazy left from OMalley finds it's target.
Boston loads up on a big right hand but OMalley slips the punch.
An attempted straight right counter from OMalley misses the target.
Boston lands with a nice body punch.
Decent striking displayed by OMalley there.
OMalley misses with a body shot.
Boston lands a body shot.
OMalley throws a hook but Boston blocks it.
OMalley misses with a jab, cross combination.
OMalley misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OMalley misses with a straight left.
OMalley misses with a straight left.
Boston misses the body punch
and OMalley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boston clobbers OMalley with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Boston throws an overhand right that lands on OMalley's shoulder, as OMalley tries to avoid the shot.
A combination from OMalley does no damage.
OMalley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boston.
Boston fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
OMalley throws a left and a right that both miss
and OMalley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boston connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
OMalley fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Boston looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
OMalley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
OMalley misses with a right hand
and Boston cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boston lands a jab.
Boston tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but OMalley was well out of range. Poor timing from Boston.
OMalley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OMalley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boston circles away quickly and effectively.
Boston takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Boston is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by OMalley.
OMalley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boston scores with a hook.
The fighters circling - OMalley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boston clobbers OMalley with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Boston misses with a looping right.
OMalley throws a right hand that misses
and Boston counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boston swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
OMalley throws a one two combo.
Boston slips under a jab from OMalley.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
OMalley throws a body punch but Boston moves out of range.
A big left from Boston misses.
Nice defenses there by Boston.
Nice shot by Boston.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Clarence Boston will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Boston lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Boston thuds a left hand into OMalley's body.
The fighters circling - OMalley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boston throws out a counter right but OMalley avoids it with no problem.
OMalley clobbers Boston with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
OMalley throws a jab when Boston was well out of range.
Boston ducks under a wild hook from OMalley.
OMalley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boston.
Boston takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
OMalley jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
OMalley takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Boston uses good head movement to avoid the hook from OMalley.
OMalley cracks Boston with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
OMalley falls off balance throwing a combination
and Boston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donk. Boston catches OMalley right on the button with a cross.
Boston moves away from the strike by OMalley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boston pivots, looking for a leg kick but OMalley is out of range and Boston settles back down.
OMalley throws the left hand but Boston avoids the punch easily.
Boston throws a hook but OMalley blocks it.
Boston bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boston throws a series of punches but OMalley moves out of range.
Boston lands a body shot.
OMalley gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
OMalley with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Boston misses the target.
Boston uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by OMalley.
Boston clobbers OMalley with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Boston with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling OMalley to score with a decent uppercut.
OMalley swings for the body but Boston moves out of range.
OMalley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boston was well out of range. Poor timing from OMalley.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OMalley throws the left hand but Boston avoids the punch easily.
OMalley throws a nice looking combination but Boston bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boston connects with a body shot that sends OMalley's belly button to the back.
OMalley takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
OMalley throws a hook but Boston blocks it.
Boston fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
OMalley takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
OMalley throws a hook to the side of Boston's head but Boston sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boston throws a jab but it's blocked by OMalley.
OMalley misses with a straight left.
OMalley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from OMalley misses.
OMalley tries to move into range but Boston moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
OMalley lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Boston backs up against the cage.
OMalley throws a body punch but Boston moves out of range.
Shane OMalley is winning the standup battle so far.
OMalley throws a right hand that Boston ducks under and follows up with a left that Boston also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from OMalley.
Boston throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but OMalley moves away.
OMalley misses with a right hand
and OMalley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boston fakes high and swings low for a body shot but OMalley manages to avoid it.
OMalley throwing a counter right hand but Boston manages to avoid it.
Boston throws a shot to the body.
Boston looks to land a right hand but OMalley moved out of range.
OMalley seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
OMalley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Boston is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
OMalley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boston was well out of range. Poor timing from OMalley.
OMalley takes a shot right to the bread basket.
OMalley throws a combination. Boston tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
OMalley throws a hook to the side of Boston's head but Boston sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boston connects with a crisp jab.
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!
OMalley jabs Boston to the body, keeping him at a distance.
OMalley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Boston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Boston, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
OMalley swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
OMalley on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Boston throws a jab but it's blocked by OMalley.
OMalley throws a combination that misses
and Boston counters with a nice uppercut.
OMalley is rocked!
OMalley throws an overhand right that lands on Boston's shoulder, as Boston tries to avoid the shot.
Oh OMalley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
OMalley has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Boston takes one to the chin there.
OMalley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Boston.
OMalley misses with a looping right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Boston! But no joy.
OMalley seems to have got his legs back now.
OMalley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boston.
Boston has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Boston throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boston throws a one two combo.
Boston misses with a double jab.
Boston swings for the body but OMalley moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Clarence Boston will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
OMalley misses with a double jab
and Boston counters with a straight right hand.
OMalley moves out of range as Boston strikes.
OMalley misses with a hook. Boston ducked under it nicely.
Boston throws an ugly left hook that misses
and OMalley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
OMalley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boston.
OMalley slips a straight right by Boston.
Boston thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little feinted left hand from OMalley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
OMalley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
OMalley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Boston scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Boston connects with a single shot there.
OMalley avoids the body shot from Boston.
As Boston looks to move away, OMalley throws a big counter combo but Boston just gets out of the way.
OMalley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boston circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OMalley blocks a jab.
OMalley misses with a lunging right hand
and Boston counters with a straight right hand.
Boston ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Boston throws a jab but it's blocked by OMalley.
Boston looks to score with a jab to the body but OMalley is just out of range.
OMalley appears to be looking for a big counter.
OMalley misses with a looping left.
OMalley misses with a wild combination.
A countering left hand to the body from Boston misses.
OMalley throws a right hand that misses
and Boston counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boston lands a nice hook to OMalley's body. OMalley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
OMalley moves forwards but Boston connects with a nice, crisp jab.
OMalley ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Boston avoids the body shot from OMalley.
OMalley looks to throw the jab but Boston is out of range.
Boston looks to score with a jab to the body but OMalley is just out of range.
Shane OMalley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OMalley slips a straight right by Boston.
Shane OMalley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boston uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by OMalley.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
OMalley jabs Boston right on the nose. Boston blinks but takes it well.
Boston dodges the punch combination from OMalley.
Boston cracks OMalley with a good jab.
A punch combination from OMalley misses.
OMalley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boston.
Boston on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Boston with a jab.
OMalley drops his hands momentarily and Boston takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Boston misses with an uppercut.
Boston blocks a jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Boston misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boston misses with a hook
and OMalley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boston throws a jab but it's blocked by OMalley.
Good standup being displayed there by OMalley as he connects with a hook.
OMalley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Boston counters with a straight right hand.
Boston cracks OMalley with a right hand to the side of the head.
Boston throws a jab but it's blocked by OMalley.
OMalley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boston.
OMalley throws a hook but Boston avoids it easily.
OMalley takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Boston scores with a jab to the head.
OMalley throws a looping overhand right but Boston ducks down to avoid it.
Boston throws a combination. OMalley tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
OMalley throws out a loose jab but Boston uses good head movement to avoid it.
OMalley cracks Boston with a right hand to the side of the head.
Boston uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from OMalley.
Boston let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Boston.
Boston walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
OMalley swings away with a body shot that misses
and Boston counters with a series of strikes that really hurt OMalley! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clarence Boston!
Clarence Boston decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hamez Rodriguez (ranked 3396 p4p, 3679 weight class) and Jarron Faith (ranked 183 p4p, 197 weight class). Hamez Rodriguez has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Excellent boxer
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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hamez Rodriguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jarron Faith!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez works the jab nicely.
Faith tries to clinch up but Rodriguez circles away and keeps his distance.
Faith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rodriguez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rodriguez throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Faith.
Good exchange - Faith coming out on top.
Rodriguez is looking to chop away at Faith's legs.
Faith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slow jab from Faith misses its intended target.
Rodriguez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rodriguez lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A low kick from Rodriguez misses
and Faith counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rodriguez thinking.
Rodriguez swinging wildly here.
Rodriguez throws out a powerful jab.
Rodriguez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Faith lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez swats away the attempt to clinch by Faith.
Faith just misses with a punch to the body.
Faith throws a shot from downtown. Rodriguez moves away and avoids it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Faith manages to avoid it.
Faith wants to counter the offense by Rodriguez and move into the clinch position.
Nice shot by Rodriguez.
Faith misses with a series of wild punches.
Rodriguez looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Rodriguez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Faith is out of range and Rodriguez settles back down.
Rodriguez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rodriguez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Faith checks it well.
A punch combination from Rodriguez misses.
Faith avoids a kick to the body.
Faith is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rodriguez with a body shot.
Rodriguez is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Faith.
Rodriguez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rodriguez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Faith.
Rodriguez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Faith throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Rodriguez counters with a three punch combo that has Faith backing up. Faith nods at Rodriguez to acknowledge the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Faith checks a leg kick.
Rodriguez ducks under a wild hook from Faith.
Rodriguez misses with a leg kick
and Faith counters with a straight right hand.
Rodriguez throws out a loose jab but Faith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Faith tries to counter by closing the distance.
Rodriguez throws a body punch but Faith moves out of range.
Faith checks a low kick from Rodriguez.
Faith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rodriguez moves away.
Faith rushes Rodriguez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rodriguez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Faith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez avoiding damage as Faith throws knees to the body.
Faith landing knees to the body.
Rodriguez is breathing heavily.
Rodriguez wants to break free but Faith has control.
Faith scores with a nice hook to the head.
Faith lands an elbow inside that Rodriguez shrugs off.
Rodriguez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Faith makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Faith lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Faith lands a good knee to the midsection. Rodriguez won't want to take too many of those.
Faith gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Hamez Rodriguez has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faith misses with a body punch.
Knees to the body from Faith.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Faith lands an elbow inside.
Faith creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rodriguez's defenses.
Faith lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Faith.
Faith working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Faith softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rodriguez is rocked!
Faith lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rodriguez.
Faith can't find room to land a body shot as Rodriguez controls the action.
Faith creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rodriguez's defenses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jarron Faith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hamez Rodriguez's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Faith has Rodriguez up against the cage in a clinch.
A short left from Faith.
Faith has Rodriguez pressed against the cage, preventing Rodriguez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Faith tries to work over Rodriguez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Faith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Faith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rodriguez is defending well for now.
Faith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Faith.
Faith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Faith creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rodriguez's defenses.
Faith lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez blocks a body shot from Faith.
Faith scores with a shot to the side of Rodriguez's head.
Faith working Rodriguez over with knees to the body.
Faith lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rodriguez backwards.
A body shot lands from Faith.
Faith has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Faith lands an elbow inside.
Oh Rodriguez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Faith tries a knee to the head but Rodriguez blocks it.
Rodriguez seems to have got his legs back now.
Faith can't find room to land a body shot as Rodriguez controls the action.
Faith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Faith misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez tries to circle away but Faith has him pinned against the cage.
Faith lands an elbow that stopped Rodriguez in his tracks for a moment.
Hamez Rodriguez's cut is getting worse.
Rodriguez prevents a body shot from Faith.
Faith digs a right hand underneath Rodriguez's ribcage. Rodriguez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rodriguez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Faith tries a body shot but Rodriguez blocks it.
Faith scores with a shot to the side of Rodriguez's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Faith lands with a light punch inside.
Faith scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Faith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rodriguez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faith creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rodriguez's defenses.
Faith lands a good knee to the midsection. Rodriguez won't want to take too many of those.
Faith gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hamez Rodriguez's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Faith gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jeez, Hamez Rodriguez's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Jarron Faith seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Faith using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Faith lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Hamez Rodriguez's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jarron Faith!
A victorious Jarron Faith thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sven Johansson (ranked 3283 p4p, 4085 weight class) and Eric Fassett (ranked 179 p4p, 208 weight class). Eric Fassett told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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20
139
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sven Johansson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eric Fassett!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fassett lands with a shot to the body.
Fassett shoots for a double leg takedown but Johansson sprawls well. He's pushed Fassett's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Fassett's coach down at Triumph Over Fear was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Fassett's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Fassett throws a big shot that misses.
Johansson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johansson is looking to counter punch.
Fassett loads up on a big right hand but Johansson slips the punch.
Fassett throws a body shot but no joy.
Johansson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johansson moves away from the strike by Fassett.
Johansson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Fassett sizes up Johansson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johansson defending well as Fassett loads up on a big left hand.
Johansson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fassett misses the jab.
It looked like Johansson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Fassett.
Johansson throws a shot to the body.
Johansson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson takes one on the button.
Fassett loads up on a big right hand but Johansson slips the punch.
Fassett misses with a takedown
and Johansson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fassett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johansson.
Fassett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johansson.
An attempted straight right counter from Johansson misses the target.
Fassett shoots in and gets a takedown into Johansson's guard.
Fassett missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fassett pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Johansson is keeping the position for now.
Johansson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fassett is one step ahead there.
Johansson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johansson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fassett is one step ahead there.
Johansson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Fassett is controlling him.
Johansson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Johansson is on top in guard.
Fassett trying to control the position.
Fassett looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Johansson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fassett is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Johansson makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Fassett swings for the body but Johansson moves out of range.
Johansson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fassett.
A big right from Fassett misses.
Fassett misses with a jab to the body
and Johansson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fighters circling - Johansson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fassett will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sven Johansson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Fassett.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Johansson, as that shot connected.
Eric Fassett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johansson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johansson throws a big counter combination but Fassett scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fassett scores with a hook to the body. Johansson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Fassett.
Johansson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Johansson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johansson ducks under a wild hook from Fassett.
Fassett takes a swing at Johansson's ribcage but misses.
Johansson misses with a hook. Fassett ducked under it nicely.
Fassett slips under a jab.
Fassett dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sven Johansson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fassett. Johansson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fassett is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Johansson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fassett's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Eric Fassett will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fassett misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Johansson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fassett. Johansson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fassett throws a body punch but Johansson moves out of range.
Johansson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fassett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johansson.
Fassett swings for the body but Johansson moves out of range.
Johansson throwing a counter right hand but Fassett manages to avoid it.
Fassett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johansson.
Fassett scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Johansson doesn't seem bothered though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fassett looks to score with a jab to the body but Johansson is just out of range.
Johansson throwing a counter right hand but Fassett manages to avoid it.
Fassett just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Johansson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Fassett dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fassett gets the takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson is trying to control Fassett's posture but Fassett avoids it.
Johansson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Johansson is trying to get back to full guard.
Johansson tries to kick Fassett off but Fassett keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fassett lands a nice short elbow.
Johansson controlling the position well.
Fassett throwing shots but Johansson is blocking nicely.
Johansson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Johansson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Fassett's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Fassett's back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johansson has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Fassett's body.
Johansson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Fassett rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Fassett is looking for a sweep. Johansson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Johansson slows the pace down in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansson trying to mount his opponent but Fassett defends it.
Fassett regains full guard. Nicely done.
Fassett looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fassett keeping full guard, as Johansson tries to pass.
Johansson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Johansson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Johansson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Fassett's guard.
Johansson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Fassett wants to sweep but no luck.
Johansson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Fassett controls Johansson momentarily but Johansson frees himself.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Fassett tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Johansson swivels and escapes.
Johansson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fassett.
A jab from Fassett misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fassett throws the left hand but Johansson avoids the punch easily.
Johansson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A big left from Fassett misses.
Fassett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johansson.
Johansson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Fassett showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Fassett walks into a left hand.
Fassett cracks Johansson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Johansson scores with a hook.
Fassett misses the shot to the body.
Johansson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fassett doesn't seem bothered though.
Fassett misses with an uppercut
and Johansson counters with a nice uppercut.
Fassett tests Johansson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johansson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johansson misses with a looping left.
Fassett throws out a counter right but Johansson avoids it with no problem.
Fassett takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson blocks a jab.
Fassett takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fassett looks to land a left hand but Johansson moved out of range nicely.
Fassett is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Johansson rather than just go for the knockout.
Johansson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fassett moves away from the strike by Johansson.
A big left from Fassett misses.
Fassett misses with a lunging right hand
and Johansson counters with a nice uppercut.
The fighters circling - Fassett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fassett gets a takedown into half guard.
Johansson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fassett scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fassett thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Johansson controlling the position for now.
Fassett lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Fassett prevents Johansson from standing back up.
Johansson controlling the position for now.
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!
Fassett wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johansson keeps working.
Johansson tries to kick Fassett off but Fassett keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Eric Fassett is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansson is looking to improve his position.
Fassett scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Johansson tries to get to full guard but Fassett has control of the leg.
Fassett wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johansson keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johansson is trying to escape back to his feet but Fassett uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Johansson being controlled for a moment.
Johansson is looking for a sweep.
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.
Johansson is not content to let Fassett control the position.
Johansson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fassett staying calm.
Johansson is looking for a sweep.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fassett fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Fassett is looking to take a break and control but Johansson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sven Johansson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ground and pound from Fassett seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Eric Fassett.
Well Fassett 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Fassett!
Eric Fassett made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Pekka Pouta is a very nice and respectable person, glad I had the honor to kick his ass! (:'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roydell Gibbons (ranked 3108 p4p, 4059 weight class) and Muhammad Watts (ranked 399 p4p, 493 weight class). Gibbons comes to the cage accompanied by HonestKey- Raw Dog. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roydell Gibbons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Muhammad Watts!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gibbons misses with a double jab
and Watts cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Watts walks into a jab.
Watts walks into a straight right hand from Gibbons.
Watts uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gibbons.
Watts tries to counter by closing the distance.
Gibbons swinging wildly here.
Watts swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've been told by Gibbons's head coaches at Temple of Fitness that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Watts swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gibbons counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Watts on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Watts lands a body shot.
Watts fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gibbons manages to avoid it.
Gibbons is looking to counter punch.
Watts lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gibbons lands a jab to the nose.
Watts throws a hook but Gibbons avoids it easily.
Gibbons tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Watts was well out of range. Poor timing from Gibbons.
Watts shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gibbons eats them both and turns towards Watts to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Roydell Gibbons has been cut.
Roydell Gibbons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gibbons's hands.
Watts swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gibbons gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gibbons throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Watts throws out a counter right but Gibbons avoids it with no problem.
Watts showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gibbons.
Watts throws a jab when Gibbons was well out of range.
Gibbons misses the shot to the body.
Gibbons throws a jab when Watts was well out of range.
Watts tries a low kick but Gibbons avoids it.
Gibbons misses with a wild body shot.
Watts takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gibbons's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Watts connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gibbons scrambles back to his feet.
Gibbons digs a good body shot into Watts's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watts steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gibbons.
Watts darts in and clinches Gibbons up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watts tries to work over Gibbons's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Watts lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gibbons or not.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Watts.
Watts tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gibbons's elbow.
Watts makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Watts digs a right hand into Gibbons's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gibbons's gas tank.
Watts doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Watts scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gibbons prevents a body shot from Watts.
Watts misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watts lands a hook that snaps the head of Gibbons backwards.
Gibbons is trying to stall.
Gibbons has Watts pushed against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Watts swings wildly with an uppercut but Gibbons uses good head movement to avoid it.
Watts keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gibbons's efforts to push away.
A short left from Watts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibbons taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Watts misses with a hook to the ribs.
Watts lands a hook to the side of the head.
Watts misses with a body punch.
Watts fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Watts dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Gibbons is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Gibbons blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Watts takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Muhammad Watts dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roydell Gibbons'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.
Watts misses with a looping right.
Gibbons swings widly with a right hand
and Watts counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gibbons dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Gibbons. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gibbons.
Watts tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gibbons counters with a straight right hand.
Watts has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gibbons on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice body punch from Gibbons.
Gibbons on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gibbons connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Watts fails to land with a series of punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watts takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A big right from Watts misses.
Gibbons feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wattss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gibbons takes a swing at Watts's ribcage but misses.
Gibbons moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts misses with a body shot.
Gibbons swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Watts misses with a hook.
Watts avoids the body shot from Gibbons.
Gibbons digs a good hook to Watts's body.
Watts tries to move into range but Gibbons moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Watts throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Watts in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Watts uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gibbons.
Watts misses with a wild combination.
A quick step to the side and Gibbons tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Watts misses the shot to the body.
Watts missing with a left hand there. Gibbons was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Watts is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gibbons tries to bum rush Watts with a series of wild strikes but Watts uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Watts pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gibbons back to the cage. Watts follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibbons takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watts throws a hook but Gibbons avoids it easily.
Watts lands a nice hook to Gibbons's body. Gibbons takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gibbons connects with a right hand. Watts shakes it off.
Gibbons takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Watts slips a straight right by Gibbons.
Watts swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Watts thuds a left hand into Gibbons's body.
Gibbons lands a nice looking body shot.
Watts throws a body punch but Gibbons moves out of range.
Gibbons seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Gibbons avoids the body shot from Watts.
Gibbons throws a hook but Watts blocks it.
Watts misses with a series of wild punches.
Gibbons lands a jab to Watts's midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibbons throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gibbons misses with a left hand
and Watts counters with a one-two to the body.
Jab by Gibbons.
Gibbons lands a body shot.
Watts slips a jab from Gibbons.
Watts steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Gibbons.
Watts rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gibbons counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice uppercut lands for Gibbons. That snapped Watts's head back.
Gibbons misses with a body punch
and Watts counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Watts looks to land a left hand but Gibbons moved out of range nicely.
Gibbons jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Gibbons misses the target.
Gibbons takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watts misses with a hook to the body
and Gibbons counters with a nice uppercut.
Watts is rocked!
Gibbons steps in with a hook that catches Watts right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Gibbons follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Watts looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roydell Gibbons!
During a confident post fight interview, Roydell Gibbons thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tre Jokinen (ranked 2415 p4p, 2842 weight class) and Kaven May Jr (ranked 297 p4p, 342 weight class). May Jr has chosen HonestKey- Self Discovery as his entrance music. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tre Jokinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kaven May Jr!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick from May Jr, right into the meat of the thigh.
May Jr throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by May Jr. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of May Jr.
Jokinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
May Jr paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
May Jr fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jokinen checks it well.
May Jr throws a leg kick which misses Jokinen's front leg but catches the back leg as Jokinen tries to avoid it.
A low kick from May Jr is predictable there
and Jokinen counters with a takedown into side control.
May Jr looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jokinen tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jokinen has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
May Jr wants to control but Jokinen postures up.
May Jr might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Jokinen haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at May Jr to see if he's OK.
Jokinen scores with a couple of short elbows.
Jokinen wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by May Jr, who protects the arm well.
May Jr is trying to control Jokinen's posture but Jokinen avoids it.
We've been hearing that Jokinen has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Jokinen trying to control the position but May Jr is working away.
Jokinen in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen trying to control the position but May Jr is working away.
Jokinen tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
May Jr is looking for a sweep.
May Jr on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
May Jr is trying to improve his position.
Jokinen trying to control the action but May Jr is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen staying calm.
Jokinen trying to control the position but May Jr is working away.
May Jr can't do much from the bottom here.
May Jr is not content to let Jokinen control the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
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.
May Jr is looking for a sweep.
Jokinen is looking to take a break and control but May Jr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
May Jr takes a swing at Jokinen's ribcage but misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Jokinen misses the target.
Jokinen walks into a jab.
Jokinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
May Jr throws a leg kick which misses Jokinen's front leg but catches the back leg as Jokinen tries to avoid it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jokinen misses with a hook. May Jr ducked under it nicely.
Kaven May Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
May Jr pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
May Jr defending well as Jokinen loads up on a big left hand.
May Jr appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
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 Tre Jokinen will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sloppy strikes from Jokinen. Those never looked like landing.
May Jr throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Jokinen counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Jokinen looking to sit in guard and control but May Jr gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
May Jr content to stall in guard here.
May Jr is looking to stand up but Jokinen won't let him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
May Jr pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jokinen is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
May Jr looking to sit in guard and control but Jokinen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jokinen got a little sloppy there for a moment and May Jr has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jokinen has managed to get both his arms back between May Jr's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
May Jr looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
May Jr throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
May Jr being controlled here, momentarily.
May Jr trying to keep a closed guard but Jokinen is proving a slippery customer.
Jokinen works a leg free and moves into half guard.
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.
Jokinen content to control rather than advance.
Jokinen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Jokinen is thwarting May Jr's attempts to control the position.
May Jr is trying to get back to full guard.
Jokinen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that May Jr can do to turn this around?
Jokinen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jokinen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jokinen slows the pace down in half guard.
Jokinen is working for a kimura but May Jr is defending it quite comfortably.
May Jr trying to control but Jokinen postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jokinen is keen to just control but May Jr is a slippery customer.
Jokinen is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because May Jr is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
May Jr trying to control here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jokinen throws a lazy uppercut
and May Jr counters with a right hand to the body.
May Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
May Jr moves out of range as Jokinen strikes.
Jokinen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
May Jr feints and then cracks Jokinen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jokinen down.
May Jr lands a body shot.
Jokinen tests May Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
May Jr looks to land a body kick but Jokinen moved away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tre Jokinen dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Jokinen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around May Jr's waist but May Jr gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jokinen off to one side.
Jokinen misses with a hook. May Jr ducked under it nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from May Jr.
May Jr does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jokinen half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Jokinen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
May Jr throws a low kick, looking for Jokinen's leg but Jokinen calmly moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Jokinen tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jokinen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and May Jr counters with a three punch combo that has Jokinen backing up. Jokinen nods at May Jr to acknowledge the strikes.
Jokinen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jokinen looks to land a left hand but May Jr moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
May Jr's corner calls for a 1-2. May Jr obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
May Jr thumps Jokinen with a low kick.
Jokinen throws a poor cross that misses
and May Jr finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
May Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jokinen throwing a counter right hand but May Jr manages to avoid it.
May Jr takes a swing at Jokinen's ribcage but misses.
Jokinen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
May Jr with a nice calf kick.
May Jr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jokinen. That did some damage!
Jokinen throws a hook but May Jr avoids it easily.
May Jr goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
May Jr defending well as Jokinen loads up on a big left hand.
May Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
May Jr takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jokinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by May Jr.
Jokinen misses with a looping right.
May Jr lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jokinen will feel that in the morning.
May Jr lands a high kick!
Kaven May Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
May Jr tests Jokinen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jokinen looking to score a takedown here. May Jr is defending well but Jokinen drives through and ends up in May Jr's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jokinen trying to control but May Jr is working from the bottom.
Jokinen seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
May Jr controls Jokinen momentarily but Jokinen frees himself.
May Jr is wriggling around but Jokinen manages to pass to half guard.
Jokinen with the ground and pound but May Jr uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Jokinen wants to control from the top but May Jr keeps moving.
Tre Jokinen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
May Jr working a defensive guard here.
Jokinen trying to control but May Jr is working from the bottom.
May Jr has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Jokinen is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for May Jr.
May Jr parries the strikes from Jokinen easily there. Jokinen is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable May Jr to escape.
Tre Jokinen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
May Jr being controlled for a moment.
Kaven May Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
May Jr tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jokinen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
May Jr prevents Jokinen from moving into mount.
Jokinen happy to just control the position for now.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kaven May Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jokinen 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Tre Jokinen!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gerald Phoenix (ranked 2691 p4p, 2367 weight class) and Yin Mao (ranked 221 p4p, 199 weight class). Gerald Phoenix has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gerald Phoenix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yin Mao!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mao misses with an attempted mid kick.
Phoenix is looking to counter punch.
Phoenix seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Mao throws a chopping leg kick but Phoenix manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mao does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A head kick misses from Phoenix.
Phoenix bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Mao throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mao misses with a low kick.
Phoenix misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mao looks for the body kick but Phoenix saw that one coming.
Mao throws a low kick but Phoenix avoids it.
Phoenix swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Phoenix misses.
Phoenix looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Phoenix moves out of range as Mao throws a body kick.
Phoenix listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A jab from Mao misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mao throws a leg kick but Phoenix moved away.
Yin Mao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phoenix avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Phoenix tries to counter by clinching up but Mao breaks away and moves out of range.
Phoenix stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mao.
Phoenix throws a jab when Mao was well out of range.
Mao throws a poor cross that misses
and Phoenix counters with an outside leg kick.
Phoenix throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Phoenix on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Phoenix keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Phoenix is looking to counter with a body kick.
Mao swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Phoenix misses the shot to the body.
Phoenix looks to land a combination but Mao avoids it well.
Phoenix lands an overhand right.
A solid body kick from Mao.
Mao throws a leg kick that misses.
Mao has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Phoenix checks a leg kick.
Phoenix swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mao motions for Phoenix to come forward. Mao throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mao misses with a body shot.
Mao throws a leg kick
and Phoenix counters by moving into the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Phoenix as the two fighters clinch.
Mao blocks a body shot from Phoenix.
Mao swings wildly with an uppercut but Phoenix uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mao misses with a punch on the inside.
Mao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Phoenix lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mao fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mao is trying to push Phoenix away but Phoenix has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mao throws a head punch that misses.
Mao jumps guard but Phoenix turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mao tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Phoenix smiles and moves away.
Gerald Phoenix has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yin Mao.
Mao fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mao throws a leg kick that misses.
Mao turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mao throws a leg kick
and Phoenix counters by clinching up.
Phoenix lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mao prevents a body shot from Phoenix.
Phoenix lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice elbow from Phoenix.
Mao lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Phoenix is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mao is defending well for now.
Phoenix stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mao misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mao throws a punch but it's blocked by Phoenix.
Phoenix lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mao has a couple of punches blocked by Phoenix.
Phoenix tries to work over Mao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mao blocking some punches.
Phoenix lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Phoenix lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mao backwards.
Mao swings wildly with an uppercut but Phoenix uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mao lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mao's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Phoenix lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mao backwards.
Phoenix trying to land knees to the body.
Mao struggles to land a body shot inside as Phoenix controls his hands.
Mao misses with a punch to the body.
Mao manages to break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gerald Phoenix dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Phoenix missing with a left hand there. Mao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Phoenix throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Phoenix clinches.
Phoenix tries a body shot but Mao blocks it.
Mao misses with the head strike.
Mao throws a punch but it's blocked by Phoenix.
Phoenix lands a knee to the head.
Mao is rocked!
Phoenix swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mao is still on wobbly legs! Can Phoenix finish him?
Gerald Phoenix has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mao takes an elbow to the temple.
Phoenix lands an elbow inside.
Phoenix throws a big uppercut that drops Mao! More strikes from Phoenix and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Mao lies dazed against the cage as Phoenix celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gerald Phoenix!
After winning the bout, Gerald Phoenix thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Yin Mao had this to say: 'Oh well, on to the next one!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marco Vera (ranked 996 p4p, 1661 weight class) and Max House (ranked 130 p4p, 227 weight class). House comes into a darkened arena with his song building. HonestKey- Keep Fightin' kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Max House has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marco Vera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Max House!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vera misses with a left hand
and House cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vera throws a poor cross that misses
and House counters with a stiff right hand.
Vera tries to close the distance and clinch but House swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
House let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Vera misses with a right hand
and House counters with a nice uppercut.
House keeps the fight on the outside.
House throws out a counter right but Vera avoids it with no problem.
House takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Vera connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Vera swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and House counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
House now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Vera has taken the fight to the clinch.
Vera prevents a body shot from House.
I was talking to Vera's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
House misses with a punch on the inside.
House lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vera backwards.
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!
Vera breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vera throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
House let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
House keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vera.
House throws out a counter right but Vera avoids it with no problem.
Vera instigates a clinch.
House looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for House.
Vera escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vera misses with an uppercut.
House slips under a jab from Vera.
A decent looking cross lands there for Vera.
 It looks like Max House has been cut.
House misses with a series of wild punches.
House doesn't manage to clinch there - Vera circles away.
Vera throws an off balance right hand
and House counters with a two punch combo.
Vera swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and House counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
House looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vera went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Marco Vera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vera darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Vera misses with an uppercut
and House counters with a nice uppercut.
House cracks a nice hook into Vera's ribs.
Vera moves into the clinch.
Vera manages to break the clinch.
House bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vera's head backwards.
Vera pushes House up against the cage in a clinch.
Vera manages to break the clinch.
Vera throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling House to counter with a crisp jab.
Vera throws a poor cross that misses
letting House counter with a right hand.
Vera wants to clinch up but House keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vera throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
House walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Vera misses with a right hand
and House cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vera throws a left and a right that both miss
and House counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vera thinking.
Vera walks into a straight right hand from House.
Vera misses with a left hand
letting House counter with a right hand.
Vera clinches up against the cage.
Vera lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vera lands with a short head shot on the inside.
House softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vera struggles to land a body shot inside as House controls his hands.
House wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vera breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A shot to the body from Vera misses
and House holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
House misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vera lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vera doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vera breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vera tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. House manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vera looks to land a left hand but House moved out of range nicely.
Vera throws a body shot but no joy.
Vera catches House with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Vera misses with a hook.
Vera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but House was well out of range. Poor timing from Vera.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vera throws an ugly left hook that misses
and House cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vera fails in his attempt to clinch.
House is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Vera had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Vera throws a shot from downtown. House moves away and avoids it.
A countering left hand to the body from House misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Max House will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Max House'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.
Vera throws a sloppy body shot
and House counters with a nice uppercut.
House scores with a shot to the body.
House loads up on a big right hand but Vera slips the punch.
Vera tries to close the distance and clinch but House swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vera lands a jab to the nose.
Vera misses with a double jab.
House swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vera drives through and clinches with House against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
House throws a head punch that misses.
Vera's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
House misses with a body punch.
Vera escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
House bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
House slips a straight right by Vera.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vera rushes House and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
House lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vera or not.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vera.
Vera breaks from the clinch.
Vera throws a predictable looking body shot
and House counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vera throws an overhand right that lands on House's shoulder, as House tries to avoid the shot.
Vera jabbing away but nothing is landing.
House doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Vera misses with a hook
and House counters with a straight right hand.
House with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vera to score with a decent uppercut.
House takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice straight punches there by Vera. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vera.
House throws a poor cross that misses
and Vera counters with a three punch combo that has House backing up. House nods at Vera to acknowledge the strikes.
That has opened up Max House's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vera throws an overhand right that lands on House's shoulder, as House tries to avoid the shot.
Vera fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vera falls off balance throwing a combination
and House connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
House scores with a decent looking hook.
Vera clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vera.
House working aggressively here.
Vera scores with a nice hook to the head.
House misses with a hook to the ribs.
House misses with a punch to the body.
Vera lands an uppercut.
Vera scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vera lands a left hand that snaps the head of House backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vera's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
House displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vera throws out the jab.
House is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Vera with a body shot.
Vera getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Vera scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Vera cracks House with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
House walks into a left hand.
House throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marco Vera is winning the standup battle so far.
Vera throws a poor cross that misses
and House counters with a right hand to the body.
Vera works over House's head and body with a nice combination.
House is rocked!
Vera throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and House counters by moving into the clinch.
House is still on wobbly legs! Can Vera finish him?
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!
House is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
House seems to have recovered his senses.
Vera manages to break the clinch.
Vera scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vera wants to clinch
and House counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
House showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vera.
A countering left hand to the body from House misses.
A punch lands to the side of Vera 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Vera connects with a good right hand that stumbles House. House circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Vera doesn't manage to clinch there - House circles away.
House steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vera.
Vera fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with House, pushing him back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vera creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Vera dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Max House's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Vera throws an off balance right hand
and House counters with a nice uppercut.
House moves away from the strike by Vera.
Vera throws a shot to the body.
Vera swats away the attempt to clinch by House.
House tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vera was well out of range. Poor timing from House.
Vera is looking to counter punch.
Vera closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
House makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vera breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vera missing with a left hand there. House was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vera is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Vera moves in looking to clinch but House pushes him off.
Vera throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vera takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
House lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
House misses with a body shot
enabling Vera to counter with a crisp jab.
Vera closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by House.
Vera breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vera throws a series of punches but House moves out of range.
Vera closes the distance and pushes House back into the cage.
Vera escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vera takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Vera darts in and clinches House up against the cage.
Vera lands an uppercut.
Vera tries to work over House's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vera works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A shot in the inside from Vera.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vera lands with a light punch inside.
Vera looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
House wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vera softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vera prevents a body shot from House.
House tries to work over Vera's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vera is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that House can do to turn this around?
House misses with a shot to the kidneys.
House misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marco Vera has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from House.
Vera lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vera breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vera throws a combination that misses
letting House counter with a right hand.
Vera rushes House and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Vera escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
House lands a body shot.
Vera swings widly with a right hand
and Vera takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vera tries to clinch but fails miserably
and House counters with a nice uppercut.
Vera gets a clinch.
House tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vera's elbow.
A hook to the body from House.
House tries to throw a body punch but Vera avoids it by throwing House back against the cage.
House tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Vera fails to land.
Vera stalls.
Vera escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vera tries to clinch up but House circles away and keeps his distance.
Vera closes the distance and pushes House back into the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vera.
Vera blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vera lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vera blocks a punch to the side of the head.
House tries to work over Vera's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
House tries to throw a body punch but Vera avoids it by throwing House back against the cage.
Vera pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vera misses with the combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
House lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Vera throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vera darts in and clinches House up against the cage.
House throws a punch but it's blocked by Vera.
A nice right hand lands inside from House.
House misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Vera showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vera 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Vera!
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