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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Crispin Archibald (ranked 4937 p4p, 3752 weight class) and Rodriguez Rodriguez (ranked 481 p4p, 423 weight class). Crispin Archibald 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Crispin Archibald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rodriguez Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Archibald keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Archibald feinted with a counter takedown.
Archibald connects with a body shot.
Archibald looks to score with a jab to the body but Rodriguez is just out of range.
Rodriguez misses with a straight left.
Rodriguez throws a body punch but Archibald moves out of range.
Archibald swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rodriguez shoots for a takedown but Archibald saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Rodriguez misses the target.
Archibald is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Archibald tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rodriguez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rodriguez shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Archibald's guard.
Rodriguez trying to control the position from guard on top but Archibald is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Archibald has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Rodriguez has passed into side control.
Rodriguez tries to move to mount but Archibald blocks the move with his legs.
Archibald is trying to escape the position but Rodriguez is controlling the position.
Rodriguez tries for a kimura but Archibald is defending well.
Rodriguez trying to control the action but Archibald is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Archibald sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Archibald knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rodriguez on the ground.
Rodriguez slips a nice elbow through Archibald's hands, connecting with Archibald's forehead.
Rodriguez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Archibald trying to hold on to Rodriguez's head to control him but Rodriguez postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez moves nicely into side control.
Archibald is letting Rodriguez control him for a moment.
Archibald can't do much from the bottom here.
Rodriguez moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Rodriguez has knee on belly and moves into mount.
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.
Rodriguez trying to control but Archibald is having none of it.
Rodriguez wants to finish this one by submission but Archibald is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez throws some wild stikes that Archibald manages to avoid easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rodriguez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rodriguez Rodriguez dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Archibald misses the shot to the body.
Rodriguez gets the takedown into side control.
Rodriguez passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Archibald!
Archibald is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Rodriguez looking to control and managing it successfully.
Rodriguez looking to finish with strikes here!
Archibald wants to hold on but Rodriguez pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriguez is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Archibald has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Rodriguez mounts Archibald! Really nice guard pass there!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Rodriguez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rodriguez is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Archibald to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Archibald shrugs it off.
Rodriguez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Rodriguez moves to take his opponent's back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rodriguez tries to get the hooks in deep but Archibald pushed the leg off.
Archibald showing good submission defense here.
Rodriguez looking for the choke from the back.
Rodriguez is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Archibald is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rodriguez Rodriguez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julius Howell (ranked 4079 p4p, 2960 weight class) and Suga Diabeetus (ranked 433 p4p, 340 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Julius Howell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Suga Diabeetus!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diabeetus misses with a hook.
Diabeetus keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
 It looks like Julius Howell has been cut.
Howell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diabeetus moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diabeetus. Howell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Howell 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.
Howell throws a front kick aimed at Diabeetus's knee but Diabeetus avoids it well.
Diabeetus throws a jab when Howell was well out of range.
A quick step to the side and Howell tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice shot by Diabeetus.
Diabeetus throws a body shot but no joy.
Howell is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Howell takes a swing at Diabeetus's ribcage but misses.
Diabeetus misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Howell throws a low kick but Diabeetus moves out of range easily.
Diabeetus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diabeetus cracks Howell with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Howell. Diabeetus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good standup being displayed there by Diabeetus as he connects with a hook.
Julius Howell's cut is getting worse.
Diabeetus fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Good exchange - Diabeetus coming out on top.
Howell looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Howell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Diabeetus connects with a nice looking jab.
Diabeetus might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Diabeetus throws an off balance right hand
and Howell counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Diabeetus gets tackled into the cage by Howell. Howell maintains the clinch.
Diabeetus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diabeetus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diabeetus.
Howell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diabeetus lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diabeetus lands a right hand.
Julius Howell's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Diabeetus tries to work over Howell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diabeetus lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Diabeetus fails to land.
Howell jumps guard but Diabeetus turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Diabeetus misses with the head strike.
Howell blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diabeetus.
Diabeetus misses with some punches.
Howell lands a nice shot to the body.
Diabeetus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Howell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diabeetus lands a body punch in the clinch.
Diabeetus lands with a left to the head.
Jeez, Julius Howell's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
A nice left hand lands by Diabeetus.
Diabeetus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diabeetus misses with a body punch.
Diabeetus scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Howell.
Diabeetus tries to work over Howell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diabeetus misses with the head strike.
Diabeetus swings wildly with an uppercut but Howell uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Diabeetus.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Julius Howell's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Suga Diabeetus!
Our winner, Suga Diabeetus, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Clarence Boston (ranked 3291 p4p, 2917 weight class) and Yin Mao (ranked 268 p4p, 239 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Clarence Boston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yin Mao!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Boston.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mao.
Boston moves out of range as Mao throws a body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Boston on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Boston looks to land a left hand but Mao moved out of range nicely.
Mao misses with a left hand
and Boston counters with a one-two to the body.
Boston misses with a hook
and Mao counters with a slapping leg kick.
Boston lands with a good body shot.
Mao lands a head kick!
Boston throws a one two combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boston digs a good body shot into Mao's ribs.
Mao lands a body shot.
Mao misses with a low kick.
Boston misses with a hook
and Mao counters with a nice low kick that buckles Boston's knee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boston loads up on a big right hand but Mao slips the punch.
Mao throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boston throws a lazy right hand but Mao sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boston throws a good cross that connects.
Boston feints a jab promting Mao to slip. Boston then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mao slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mao. Boston does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mao throws a shot from downtown. Boston moves away and avoids it.
Boston connects with a body shot.
Mao's coach down at Temple of Fitness was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Mao's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Mao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boston throws a body shot but no joy.
Mao slips under a jab.
Boston throws an off balance right hand
and Mao counters with a body kick that stops Boston in his tracks momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mao moves away.
Boston waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mao.
Mao scores with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boston lands with a nice body punch.
Mao scores with a leg kick.
Boston throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mao lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mao takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Boston checks a low kick from Mao.
Boston misses with a shot to the body
and Mao makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mao pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boston rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mao counters with a thumping low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boston throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boston pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boston throws a hook but Mao avoids it easily.
Mao let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Boston lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Mao connects with a looping right hand.
Boston lands with an overhand left.
Mao throws a hook to the side of Boston's head but Boston sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boston throws a right hand that misses
and Mao counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Boston connects with a body shot that sends Mao's belly button to the back.
The fighters circling - Mao throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice body kick from Mao.
Boston getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boston takes a swing at Mao's ribcage but misses.
Boston moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Boston throws a body shot but no joy.
Mao is looking to land body kicks.
Boston stuns Mao with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mao has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Boston finds it's way round the side to connect with Mao's head.
Mao moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mao throws a low kick but Boston moves out of range easily.
Mao lands a jab to Boston's midsection.
Boston misses with a body shot
and Mao counters with a head kick. That will keep Boston thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mao slips under a jab.
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 Clarence Boston will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mao attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mao misses with a body kick.
Boston checks a low kick from Mao.
Boston misses with a body shot
letting Mao counter with a right hand.
Mao staying out of range there.
Boston throws a jab when Mao was well out of range.
Mao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boston.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boston darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Boston catches Mao with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Boston blocks a head kick by Mao.
Mao lands a jab to Boston's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Boston blocks the low kick.
Clarence Boston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mao with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Boston to score with a decent uppercut.
Mao throws a front kick that sends Boston stumbling back into the cage.
A big right from Boston misses.
It seemed like Mao was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mao slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Boston misses with a wild combination.
Mao takes a swing at Boston's ribcage but misses.
Mao scores with a body shot.
A head kick by Mao misses
and Boston cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mao takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Boston throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boston.
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!
Mao rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Boston moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boston swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Mao ducks under a wild hook from Boston.
Mao with the inside leg kick.
Boston on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Boston misses with a wild body shot.
Boston missing with a left hand there. Mao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boston waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mao.
Mao swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boston misses with a hook.
Boston connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boston checks a low kick from Mao.
Mao thumps Boston with a low kick.
Mao slips under a jab.
Mao looks to throw a body kick
and Boston counters with a straight right hand.
Mao lands a nice hook to Boston's body. Boston takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Boston waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mao.
Boston tries to bum rush Mao with a series of wild strikes but Mao uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A low kick lands for Mao.
Mao throws a push kick but Boston slaps the foot to one side.
Boston throws a looping overhand right but Mao ducks down to avoid it.
Mao now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Boston is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mao is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice jab there from Boston.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boston is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mao.
Boston throws a shot from downtown. Mao moves away and avoids it.
Mao bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Boston's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boston misses with an uppercut
and Mao counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Boston fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mao manages to avoid it.
Boston throws a lazy uppercut
and Mao counters with a good low kick that Boston was not able to check.
Mao tried to score with a low kick but Boston checks it.
Mao is looking to slow Boston down with leg kicks.
Mao misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Boston misses the target.
Mao jabs Boston right on the nose. Boston blinks but takes it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yin Mao showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Mao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boston throws out the jab.
Mao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab from Boston misses.
Mao connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Boston lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Boston cracks Mao with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A big left from Boston misses.
Boston takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Boston.
Boston throws a sloppy body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Boston walks into a stiff left hand from Mao.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boston takes a swing at Mao's ribcage but misses.
Mao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mao wants to slow Boston down by chopping away at his legs.
Boston throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mao throws a hook but Boston avoids it easily.
Mao has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mao there as he acknowledges the shot.
Boston checks a leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Mao finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Boston misses with a body shot
and Mao counters with a leg kick.
Mao throws a body shot but no joy.
Donk. Mao catches Boston right on the button with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boston. Mao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mao is looking to chop away at Boston's legs.
Mao shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mao misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Boston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boston stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mao.
Boston throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boston looks to score with a jab to the body but Mao is just out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boston fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Boston on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mao. Mao obviously looking to wear him down.
Boston throws out a loose jab but Mao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mao has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mao lands a high kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boston throws a body shot but no joy.
Mao is trying to counter with his kicks.
Mao misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It looked like Boston was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mao.
Boston fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mao manages to avoid it.
Boston lands with a right hand.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mao.
Yin Mao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mao connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Boston misses with a hook. Mao ducked under it nicely.
Mao takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mao takes a swing at Boston's ribcage but misses.
Boston throws the left hand but Mao avoids the punch easily.
A shot to the body from Boston misses
and Mao counters with a low kick, right behind Boston 's knee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boston takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Boston swinging wildly here.
Mao drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mao feints and then cracks Boston's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Boston down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boston slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boston.
Mao avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boston lands with a nice body punch.
Boston throws a body punch but Mao moves out of range.
Mao appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Clarence Boston.
Well Boston 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 29:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikael Olofsson (ranked 2485 p4p, 3016 weight class) and Keanu Marlin (ranked 275 p4p, 348 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mikael Olofsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Keanu Marlin!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marlin scores with a sloppy right hand. Olofsson should have avoided that one.
Olofsson tries to clinch up but Marlin circles away and keeps his distance.
A little jabbing left from Marlin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Olofsson cracks Marlin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Olofsson misses with a double jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Marlin misses.
Marlin takes a swing at Olofsson's ribcage but misses.
Olofsson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Marlin thuds a left hand into Olofsson's body.
Marlin has Olofsson up against the cage in a clinch.
Olofsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Olofsson trying to control the position but instead, Marlin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Olofsson into the cage.
Marlin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Olofsson wants to stall.
Olofsson tries to stall but Marlin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Olofsson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Marlin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Marlin tries to throw a body punch but Olofsson avoids it by throwing Marlin back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marlin tries a body shot but Olofsson blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marlin.
Olofsson tries to land knees in the clinch but Marlin avoids the damage to the body.
Olofsson trying to land knees to the body.
Marlin misses with a punch to the body.
Marlin blocks an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Marlin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Good body shot from Marlin.
Marlin looking to slow down the pace here.
Marlin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marlin lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marlin.
Olofsson effectively controlling the action here.
Olofsson looking to stall.
A right hand to the body from Marlin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marlin digs a right hand into Olofsson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Olofsson's gas tank.
Olofsson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
I was talking to Olofsson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Olofsson is trying to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mikael Olofsson.
Olofsson closes the distance and clinches.
Olofsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marlin prevents a body shot from Olofsson.
Olofsson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Olofsson blocks an uppercut.
Marlin stalling.
Olofsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marlin's elbow.
Marlin prevents a body shot from Olofsson.
Olofsson wants to stall.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Olofsson has Marlin pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olofsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Olofsson blocking some punches.
Marlin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Olofsson.
Marlin misses with the head strike.
Marlin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Olofsson just leaning against Marlin, taking a breather.
Marlin misses with a punch to the body.
Olofsson is pushing Marlin up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Olofsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Olofsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Marlin.
Marlin throws a head punch that misses.
Olofsson is trying to maintain a safe position but Marlin gets an underhook and turns Olofsson into the cage.
Marlin misses with the head strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mikael Olofsson.
Marlin just misses with a punch to the body.
Olofsson tries to clinch
letting Marlin counter with a right hand.
Marlin has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Marlin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Olofsson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A jab lands there for Marlin.
Marlin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Olofsson scores with a decent looking hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Olofsson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marlin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Despite the aggression on Marlin's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Olofsson darts in and clinches Marlin up against the cage.
Marlin scores with a shot to the side of Olofsson's head.
A head punch on the inside from Marlin fails to land.
Marlin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Olofsson's elbow.
Olofsson taking a breather.
Olofsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marlin's elbow.
Olofsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Olofsson blocks an uppercut.
Olofsson working aggressively here.
Marlin misses with a body punch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Keanu Marlin dominated that round.
That's time! Olofsson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Marlin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Marlin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Olofsson rather than just go for the knockout.
Marlin misses with a looping right.
Marlin misses with a wild body shot.
Marlin throws out a powerful jab.
Nice straight punches there by Olofsson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Olofsson.
Marlin throws a hook to the side of Olofsson's head but Olofsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Olofsson tries to clinch up.
A telegraphed right hand from Marlin misses the target.
Marlin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Olofsson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Marlin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Olofsson tries to clinch but Marlin moves out of range.
It seemed like Marlin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marlin lands a right hook to the body.
Olofsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marlin.
It looked like Olofsson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Olofsson lands with a straight right. Marlin didn't see that one coming.
Marlin keeps the fight on the outside.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Marlin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Olofsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Marlin.
Olofsson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olofsson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Marlin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mikael Olofsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Olofsson tries to clinch up but Marlin circles away and keeps his distance.
Marlin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Decent striking displayed by Marlin there.
Olofsson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Olofsson tries to stall but Marlin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Marlin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marlin effectively controlling the action here.
Olofsson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marlin avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marlin.
Olofsson prevents a body shot from Marlin.
Marlin presses Olofsson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Marlin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Marlin misses with the head strike.
Marlin working aggressively here.
Olofsson working aggressively here.
Olofsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olofsson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marlin is defending well for now.
Olofsson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Marlin up against the cage.
Keanu Marlin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Marlin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Olofsson trying to stall but Marlin improves his position.
Marlin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Olofsson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marlin is defending well for now.
Olofsson blocks an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Marlin.
Olofsson looking to stall.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Marlin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Marlin blocking some punches.
Olofsson trying to control the position but instead, Marlin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Olofsson into the cage.
Marlin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marlin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Marlin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Olofsson slows down the pace here.
Marlin lands an uppercut.
Olofsson taking a breather.
Olofsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Olofsson trying to stall but Marlin improves his position.
Marlin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short left from Olofsson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Olofsson.
Olofsson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Marlin is keeping busy.
Marlin misses with a body punch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mikael Olofsson.
Marlin scores with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marlin swings for the body but Olofsson moves out of range.
Marlin scores with a hook.
Olofsson tries to clinch
enabling Marlin to counter with a crisp jab.
Olofsson misses with a hook. Marlin ducked under it nicely.
Olofsson tries to clinch up.
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!
Marlin throws a body shot but no joy.
Olofsson lands a jab.
Marlin misses with the combination.
Olofsson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marlin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marlin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Olofsson, pushing him back against the cage.
Olofsson tries to land knees in the clinch but Marlin avoids the damage to the body.
Olofsson looking to stall.
Olofsson has Marlin pushed against the cage.
Marlin working aggressively here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Keanu Marlin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Olofsson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Marlin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Marlin connects with a single shot there.
Olofsson scores with a nice head shot.
Marlin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Olofsson scores with the left hand. Marlin knows he should have avoided that one.
Olofsson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marlin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Olofsson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Olofsson tries to clinch but Marlin is having none of it.
Marlin misses with a shot to the body
and Olofsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Olofsson wants to clinch but Marlin slips to the side
letting Marlin counter with a right hand.
Decent striking displayed by Olofsson there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marlin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Olofsson scores with a hook.
Marlin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No joy there for Olofsson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Olofsson.
Olofsson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Marlin.
Marlin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Olofsson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Olofsson duly obliges.
Olofsson scores with a jab. Marlin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Olofsson tries to clinch up
and Marlin counters with a left to the body.
Marlin tries to keep at a distance but Olofsson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Marlin scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marlin lands with a left to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Marlin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marlin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Olofsson.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Marlin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Olofsson prevents a body shot from Marlin.
Olofsson is trying to stall.
Marlin scores with a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Marlin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Marlin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Marlin managing to block the knees to the body from Olofsson.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marlin.
Marlin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Olofsson prevents a body shot from Marlin.
Marlin has a couple of punches blocked by Olofsson.
Marlin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Olofsson backwards.
Marlin lands with a light punch inside.
Marlin lands a hook that snaps the head of Olofsson backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Marlin lands a hook that snaps the head of Olofsson backwards.
 Olofsson is rocked!
Marlin swings wildly with an uppercut but Olofsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marlin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Olofsson lands a nice uppercut.
Olofsson can't find room to land a body shot as Marlin controls the action.
Olofsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Olofsson is pushing Marlin up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Olofsson takes a shot to the head.
Olofsson is stalling here.
Marlin working aggressively here.
Marlin blocks a body shot from Olofsson.
Olofsson stalling in the clinch but Marlin improves position.
A left hand lands to the body for Marlin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olofsson blocks a body shot from Marlin.
Marlin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Marlin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Olofsson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marlin avoids it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Olofsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Marlin.
Olofsson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Marlin lands with a short shot to the head.
Come on Olofsson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mikael Olofsson.
Marlin misses with a wild combination.
Olofsson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Oh Olofsson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marlin catches Olofsson with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Olofsson forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Keanu Marlin!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zai Zai Cabango (ranked 3377 p4p, 2124 weight class) and Nasir Malikai (ranked 379 p4p, 268 weight class). Malikai has chosen Huka Blues as his entrance music. Zai Zai Cabango has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Solid boxing
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zai Zai Cabango!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nasir Malikai!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the body from Malikai misses
and Cabango counters with a nice uppercut.
Malikai scores with a jab. Cabango acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cabango ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malikai moves away.
Cabango keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Malikai.
A telegraphed right hand from Malikai misses the target.
Malikai throws a shot from downtown. Cabango moves away and avoids it.
Cabango blocks a jab.
Malikai throws a chopping leg kick but Cabango manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cabango looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Malikai misses the shot to the body.
Malikai connects with a right hand. Cabango shakes it off.
A combination from Malikai does no damage.
Malikai jabs Cabango to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Malikai keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Malikai looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A punch combination from Cabango misses.
Cabango swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little jabbing left from Malikai on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Malikai sizes up Cabango with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malikai throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Malikai. Cabango does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cabango pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Malikai throws a shot from downtown. Cabango moves away and avoids it.
Cabango's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Cabango duly obliges.
Cabango tries a head kick but it misses.
Malikai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Malikai has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Malikai misses the target.
Malikai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice cross by Cabango.
Malikai ducks under a wild hook from Cabango.
Malikai on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Malikai throws a leg kick
and Cabango counters with a nice body kick.
Malikai moves out of range of the strikes.
Cabango throws a leg kick
and Malikai counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malikai swings widly with a right hand
and Cabango counters with a thumping low kick.
Malikai throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Malikai misses.
Cabango is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That kick from Cabango tenderised Malikai's leg. Malikai is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cabango staying out of range there.
Cabango misses with a low kick.
Malikai misses with a hook. Cabango ducked under it nicely.
Malikai lands with a hook. Cabango tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cabango bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circle momentarily. Malikai darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Malikai throws out a powerful jab.
Cabango takes a swing at Malikai's ribcage but misses.
Cabango throws a low kick but Malikai avoids it.
Cabango uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malikai.
It looked like Cabango was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Malikai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Malikai sizes up Cabango with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cabango throws a lazy right hand but Malikai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malikai ducks under a wild hook from Cabango.
Cabango takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Malikai keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Malikai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cabango throws a leg kick but Malikai sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Malikai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Malikai blocks a low kick nicely.
Malikai throws a right hand that misses
and Cabango counters with a nice body shot.
Cabango tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Malikai is able to avoid easily.
Cabango scoring well with a low kick there.
Malikai is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cabango had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Malikai scores with a sloppy right hand. Cabango should have avoided that one.
A slapping leg kick lands for Malikai.
Malikai is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Cabango misses with a wild body shot.
Cabango moves out of range as Malikai strikes.
Cabango misses with a kick to the body.
Malikai only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabango looks to clinch
and Malikai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malikai shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cabango moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cabango throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Malikai swings widly with a right hand
and Cabango counters with a nice body shot.
Malikai avoids the body shot from Cabango.
Cabango defending well as Malikai loads up on a big left hand.
Cabango takes one to the side of the head.
Cabango takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Malikai scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Malikai chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cabango blocks a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cabango misses with a body kick.
Cabango misses with a low kick.
Malikai throws a shot from downtown. Cabango moves away and avoids it.
Malikai connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nasir Malikai dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Malikai finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cabango throws a looping overhand right but Malikai ducks down to avoid it.
Malikai swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cabango swings away with a body shot that misses
and Malikai counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cabango walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Malikai checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nasir Malikai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malikai missing with a left hand there. Cabango was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Malikai getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cabango moves out of range as Malikai strikes.
Cabango dodges the punch combination from Malikai.
Malikai misses the jab.
Cabango throws a front kick aimed at Malikai's knee but Malikai avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malikai throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cabango on the side of the head.
Cabango swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Malikai misses with a body shot.
Cabango is looking to wear down Malikai with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cabango connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cabango lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malikai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cabango swings for the body but Malikai moves out of range.
Cabango misses the shot to the body.
Cabango uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Malikai has time to react.
Cabango takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Malikai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Malikai throws a jab when Cabango was well out of range.
Cabango pushes Malikai away with a front kick.
Cabango lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Malikai circles away quickly and effectively.
Cabango shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cabango. That's going to slow Malikai down.
Cabango throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Malikai scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Malikai.
Malikai defending well as Cabango loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabango throws a leg kick that misses.
Malikai feints a counter leg kick.
Cabango moves out of range as Malikai strikes.
Malikai throws a looping overhand right but Cabango ducks down to avoid it.
Cabango throwing a counter right hand but Malikai manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cabango misses with a hook.
Cabango walks into a stiff left hand from Malikai.
Cabango slips a jab from Malikai.
Malikai feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cabangos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cabango slips under a jab.
Malikai tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cabango appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Malikai cracks Cabango with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A nice leg kick from Malikai, right into the meat of the thigh.
Malikai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cabango throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Cabango is looking to score with low kicks.
Malikai misses with a lunging right hand
and Malikai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Malikai will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabango has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cabango prevents Malikai from breaking the clinch.
Malikai throws a punch but it's blocked by Cabango.
Cabango blocks an uppercut.
Cabango misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cabango misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Malikai struggles to land a body shot inside as Cabango controls his hands.
Cabango misses with a short punch on the inside.
Malikai looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch on the inside from Cabango fails to land.
Good body shot from Cabango.
Cabango is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Malikai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Malikai swings widly with a right hand
and Cabango counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabango cracks a nice hook into Malikai's ribs.
Malikai connects with a jab.
Cabango throws a right hand that misses
and Malikai counters with a left to the body.
Malikai moves out of range as Cabango strikes.
Malikai swings for the body but Cabango moves out of range.
Cabango is looking to counter punch.
Cabango moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malikai moves out of range of the leg kick from Cabango.
A telegraphed right hand from Malikai misses the target.
Cabango cracks Malikai with a right hand to the side of the head.
Malikai throws a jab but it's blocked by Cabango.
Cabango takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Malikai is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Malikai moves into range and connects with a jab.
Malikai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Malikai tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nasir Malikai will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Malikai throws a lazy right hand but Cabango sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Malikai's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Malikai misses with a looping right.
Cabango misses with a low kick as Malikai jumps back.
Nasir Malikai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Malikai throws a lazy right hand but Cabango sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cabango walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cabango just misses with a punch to the body.
Malikai throws a looping overhand right but Cabango ducks down to avoid it.
Malikai avoids the body shot from Cabango.
Malikai throws a hook but Cabango blocks it.
Cabango tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Malikai swings for the body but Cabango moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cabango slips a jab from Malikai.
Cabango takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Malikai throws a leg kick
and Cabango counters with a leg kick.
Cabango throws a head kick that misses
and Malikai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cabango fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Malikai.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabango throws a poor cross that misses
and Malikai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cabango misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cabango on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cabango slips under a jab.
Cabango takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cabango gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Malikai throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cabango appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Malikai tests Cabango's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cabango takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Malikai misses the jab.
Cabango lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Cabango tries to work over Malikai's front leg with a kick but Malikai checks it.
Cabango with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cabango lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nasir Malikai is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malikai misses with an uppercut. Cabango saw that one coming.
Malikai lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Cabango wants to slow Malikai down by chopping away at his legs.
Malikai checks a low kick from Cabango.
Cabango slips a jab from Malikai.
Cabango throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Malikai misses with a straight right.
Malikai checks a leg kick.
Cabango throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cabango slips a straight right by Malikai.
Cabango pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cabango wants to clinch.
Malikai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cabango.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabango is looking to chop away at Malikai's legs.
Cabango throws a push kick but Malikai slaps the foot to one side.
A telegraphed right hand from Malikai misses the target.
Malikai throws out a loose jab but Cabango uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cabango attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Malikai throws a big shot that misses.
A big left from Malikai misses.
Cabango takes one to the chin there.
Malikai misses with an uppercut. Cabango saw that one coming.
Malikai checks a leg kick.
Malikai checks a leg kick.
Malikai lands a jab to the head.
Malikai works over Cabango's head and body with a nice combination.
An inside leg kick from Cabango misses.
Malikai swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malikai lands a nice shot to the body.
Cabango throws a leg kick but Malikai checks it.
Cabango throws a sloppy head kick and Malikai moves out of range easily.
Malikai throws a jab but it's blocked by Cabango.
Cabango looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cabango misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cabango wants to clinch up but Malikai keeps it at a distance.
Malikai flicks out a counter leg kick but Cabango steps away.
Malikai checks the leg kick nicely there.
Malikai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cabango was well out of range. Poor timing from Malikai.
Malikai checks the leg kick nicely there.
Malikai looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Zai Zai Cabango has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A punch combination from Malikai misses.
Malikai throws a leg kick but Cabango moved away.
Cabango walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Malikai checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cabango walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cabango has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Malikai finds it's way round the side to connect with Cabango's head.
Good leg kick by Cabango.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nasir Malikai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Malikai winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nasir Malikai!
Our winner, Nasir Malikai, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zion Fury (ranked 1907 p4p, 3355 weight class) and Kaven May Jr (ranked 248 p4p, 377 weight class). Fury comes to the cage accompanied by We Ready. May Jr has chosen HonestKey- Self Discovery as his entrance music. Kaven May Jr will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Excellent boxer
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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zion Fury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kaven May Jr!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fury misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from May Jr.
Fury digs a good hook to May Jr's body.
Fury looks to land a combination but May Jr avoids it well.
We've been told by Fury's head coaches at Combat Wombat Burrow that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A nice leg kick lands there from May Jr.
Fury takes a swing at May Jr's ribcage but misses.
Fury throws a nice looking combination but May Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
May Jr tests Fury's chin there with a solid looking shot.
May Jr looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
May Jr wants to land a leg kick but Fury is out of range.
A slow jab from Fury misses its intended target.
Fury takes a swing at May Jr's ribcage but misses.
Fury tries to score with a low kick but May Jr moves his leg out of the way.
Fury throws a left and a right that both miss
and May Jr counters with a nice body kick.
Fury really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
May Jr feints and then cracks Fury's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fury down.
Fury walks into a stiff left hand from May Jr.
Fury scores with a jab to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fury dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fury scores with a jab to the jaw.
May Jr connects with an inside leg kick.
May Jr scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fury smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
May Jr defending well as Fury loads up on a big left hand.
Nice jab there from Fury.
Fury throws a jab but it's blocked by May Jr.
A solid body kick from May Jr.
May Jr lands a leg kick that knocks Fury off balance momentarily.
Fury pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice inside leg kick there by May Jr. That's going to slow Fury down.
Fury looks to score with a jab to the body but May Jr is just out of range.
May Jr with the inside leg kick.
May Jr is looking to clinch but Fury is avoiding it.
Fury throws a body shot but no joy.
May Jr throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
May Jr throws a low kick but Fury avoids it.
Fury throws a body shot but no joy.
May Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
May Jr blocks a jab.
May Jr scores with a hook.
Fury tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but May Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Fury.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fury takes a swing at May Jr's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
May Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fury was well out of range. Poor timing from May Jr.
May Jr misses with a leg kick.
Fury lands with a straight right. May Jr didn't see that one coming.
Fury lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as May Jr backs up against the cage.
May Jr swings for the body but Fury moves out of range.
Fury swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fury is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by May Jr.
May Jr misses with a low kick as Fury jumps back.
It looked like Fury was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from May Jr.
Fury throws the left hand but May Jr avoids the punch easily.
May Jr looks to land a body kick but Fury moved away.
Zion Fury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fury pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big left from Fury misses.
Fury throws a body punch but May Jr moves out of range.
Fury scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fury throws a left and a right that both miss
and May Jr counters with a nice body shot.
May Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
May Jr takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fury fakes high and swings low for a body shot but May Jr manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
May Jr connects with a high kick.
Fury misses with a body punch
and May Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
May Jr stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fury slips under a jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Fury.
Fury jabs May Jr to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fury throws a shot from downtown. May Jr moves away and avoids it.
May Jr was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
May Jr throws a big shot that misses.
May Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Fury's shoulder, as Fury tries to avoid the shot.
May Jr throws a front kick aimed at Fury's knee but Fury avoids it well.
Fury throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
May Jr has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fury misses with a straight right.
May Jr thinks about the counter body kick.
May Jr takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
May Jr throws a front kick that sends Fury stumbling back into the cage.
May Jr throws a leg kick but Fury checks it.
Some bone on bone action there as Fury checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Fury lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
May Jr lands with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fury ducks down and throws a hook to the body but May Jr moves away.
Fury throws out a loose jab but May Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fury uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before May Jr has time to react.
May Jr tried to score with a low kick but Fury checks it.
Fury misses with an uppercut. May Jr saw that one coming.
A lazy left from Fury finds it's target.
May Jr looks for the body kick but Fury saw that one coming.
Fury is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
May Jr takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
May Jr misses with a low kick.
Fury appears to be looking for a big counter.
May Jr buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
May Jr defending well as Fury loads up on a big left hand.
A little jabbing left from May Jr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fury scores with a hook to the body. May Jr takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fury swings for the body but May Jr moves out of range.
A slow jab from Fury misses its intended target.
May Jr feints a counter leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
May Jr avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
May Jr looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fury lands a nice hook to May Jr's body. May Jr takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
May Jr throws a front kick that sends Fury stumbling back into the cage.
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 Zion Fury will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
May Jr tries to land a leg kick but Fury saw it coming and moves away.
May Jr scores with a leg kick.
May Jr bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
May Jr ducks right into an uppercut from Fury.
Good leg kick by May Jr.
Fury throws a leg kick but May Jr sees it coming and moves out of range.
May Jr appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Fury swings and misses with a hook to the body.
May Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A decent looking cross lands there for May Jr.
Fury is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fury ducks down and throws a hook to the body but May Jr moves away.
Fury throws a hook to the side of May Jr's head but May Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
May Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fury.
A nice side step and May Jr releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A nice inside leg kick there by May Jr. That's going to slow Fury down.
May Jr checks a leg kick.
Fury just misses with a punch to the body.
May Jr wants to counter with a clinch but Fury pushes him away.
Fury throws a series of punches but May Jr moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fury takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Fury misses the target.
A jab from May Jr does it's job there.
An inside leg kick lands from May Jr.
Fury throws out a powerful jab.
May Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fury checks a low kick from May Jr.
Fury throws a body punch but May Jr moves out of range.
Fury swings away with a body shot that misses
and May Jr counters with a lovely shot to the body.
May Jr avoids the body shot from Fury.
Fury lands a jab to May Jr's midsection.
May Jr misses with a low kick.
Fury lands a nice shot to the body.
Fury misses with a body shot.
May Jr scores with a nice right hand.
May Jr throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Fury is looking to wear down May Jr with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fury with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fury stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from May Jr.
A telegraphed right hand from Fury misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - May Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
May Jr closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
May Jr avoids the body shot from Fury.
Fury lands a jab to May Jr's midsection.
Fury scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. May Jr doesn't seem bothered though.
May Jr takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
May Jr cracks Fury with a right hand to the side of the head.
May Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
May Jr misses with a body kick.
Fury takes a swing at May Jr's ribcage but misses.
Fury misses with a body shot
and May Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
May Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
May Jr checks the leg kick nicely there.
May Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fury.
Fury loads up on a big right hand but May Jr slips the punch.
May Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from May Jr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fury scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
May Jr looks for the body kick but Fury saw that one coming.
Fury ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
May Jr lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fury avoids the head kick by May Jr.
May Jr swings for the body but Fury moves out of range.
May Jr connects with a solid leg kick.
Fury fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fury swats away the attempt to clinch by May Jr.
Fury with a jab.
Fury misses with a body shot.
Fury misses with a shot to the body
and May Jr counters with a good low kick that Fury was not able to check.
Fury will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fury just misses with a punch to the body.
Fury throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
May Jr throws out a counter right but Fury avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fury avoids the body shot from May Jr.
A chopping leg kick lands by May Jr.
Fury throws a leg kick but May Jr sees it coming and checks it nicely.
May Jr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fury misses the shot to the body.
May Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fury throws a jab but it's blocked by May Jr.
Fury stuns May Jr with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fury throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fury misses with a looping left.
May Jr tried to score with a low kick but Fury checks it.
May Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fury.
Fury blocks a head kick by May Jr.
Fury avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
May Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
May Jr throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Zion Fury is winning the standup battle so far.
Fury swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Zion Fury will probably get the nod.
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!
Fury keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fury misses with a series of wild punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fury. May Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Both fighters circling a little - Fury finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
May Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
May Jr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fury. That did some damage!
May Jr throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fury misses with a wild body shot.
Fury throws a series of punches but May Jr moves out of range.
May Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fury.
Fury throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fury just misses with a punch to the body.
Fury misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from May Jr.
Fury checks a leg kick nicely.
Fury connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fury goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
May Jr throws a jab when Fury was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
May Jr throws a head kick that misses.
May Jr throws a looping overhand right but Fury ducks down to avoid it.
Fury falls off balance throwing a combination
and May Jr counters with an outside leg kick.
Fury swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fury throws a looping overhand right but May Jr ducks down to avoid it.
May Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Jab from Fury.
A nice inside leg kick there by May Jr. That's going to slow Fury down.
May Jr scores with a jab to the head.
May Jr's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fury connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! May Jr scrambles back to his feet.
Fury looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fury sets himself, and May Jr steps forward looking for the clinch! Fury avoids it this time.
May Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
May Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fury just misses with a punch to the body.
Fury moves out of range as May Jr throws a body kick.
Fury blocks a head kick by May Jr.
Zion Fury is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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!
Fury just misses with a punch to the body.
Fury jabbing away but nothing is landing.
May Jr misses with a looping right.
Fury swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting May Jr counter with a right hand.
Fury looks to score with a jab to the body but May Jr is just out of range.
Fury lands a nice shot to the body.
Fury lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but May Jr circles away quickly and effectively.
Fury misses with a series of wild punches.
A shot to the body from Fury misses
and May Jr counters with a nice leg kick.
May Jr looks to land a right hand but Fury moved out of range.
May Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fury.
May Jr loads up on a big right hand but Fury slips the punch.
Fury appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
May Jr checks a leg kick.
May Jr throws a fast counter high kick but Fury manages to duck under it in time.
May Jr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fury misses with a body shot.
Fury scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
May Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
May Jr tries a quick counter leg kick but Fury is wise to it.
A combination from Fury does no damage.
Fury throws a hook to the side of May Jr's head but May Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fury throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
May Jr throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fury.
Fury looks to score with a jab to the body but May Jr is just out of range.
May Jr is looking to land body kicks.
May Jr buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
May Jr throws a leg kick which misses Fury's front leg but catches the back leg as Fury tries to avoid it.
May Jr looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A quick step to the side and Fury tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
May Jr chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fury can pounce on him.
May Jr lands with a thumping leg kick.
May Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
May Jr tries a low kick but Fury avoids it.
Fury is looking to counter punch.
Donk. Fury catches May Jr right on the button with a cross.
Fury moves out of range of the leg kick from May Jr.
An attempted straight right counter from Fury misses the target.
Fury takes a swing at May Jr's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fury throws a body punch but May Jr moves out of range.
Fury misses with a jab, cross combination.
Donk. May Jr catches Fury right on the button with a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
May Jr throws a leg kick that misses.
Fury fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
May Jr throws a chopping leg kick but Fury manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kaven May Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
May Jr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fury misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from May Jr.
Fury misses with a hook to the body
and May Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
May Jr is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fury scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
May Jr throws a solid leg kick but Fury takes the impact on his shin and smiles at May Jr.
Fury takes a swing at May Jr's ribcage but misses.
Fury checks the leg kick.
Fury lands a nice looking body shot.
May Jr with a nice calf kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Zion Fury.
Well Fury has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zion Fury!
Zion Fury decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brendan Dellorusso (ranked 2879 p4p, 2549 weight class) and Iurie Shchusev (ranked 417 p4p, 376 weight class). Dellorusso comes to the cage accompanied by Ghostface Killers. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brendan Dellorusso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Iurie Shchusev!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shchusev moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Brendan Dellorusso has been cut.
Shchusev lands a head shot.
A jab lands there for Shchusev.
Shchusev connects with a single shot there.
Shchusev connects with a nice looking jab.
Dellorusso gets a clinch.
Dellorusso drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dellorusso turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dellorusso throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Dellorusso is looking to take a break and control but Shchusev is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Shchusev misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Dellorusso wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shchusev keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shchusev is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Dellorusso off and has taken his back!
Shchusev lands with a hammerfist to the side of Dellorusso's head.
Shchusev is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Shchusev is landing with strikes from the back.
Shchusev is punishing Dellorusso with some ground and pound.
Dellorusso is rocked!
Shchusev is loading up with his shots from the back and Dellorusso is in big trouble! Dellorusso taps out to strikes and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Iurie Shchusev!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Iurie Shchusev made sure he mentioned Furnace Performance 🔥, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
The defeated Brendan Dellorusso had this to say: 'Damn. Just wanna think my teammates. Also my opponent. This is a major growing experience in my career and I hope to meet you again.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between VC Barre (ranked 2900 p4p, 3464 weight class) and Hank Houston (ranked 363 p4p, 409 weight class). VC Barre has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, VC Barre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hank Houston!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Houston scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Barre walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Houston checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Houston throws a looping overhand right but Barre ducks down to avoid it.
Barre throws a nice outside leg kick.
Houston fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barre manages to avoid it.
Barre will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Barre just misses with a punch to the body.
Houston misses with a straight right.
Barre throws a leg kick which misses Houston's front leg but catches the back leg as Houston tries to avoid it.
Barre tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Barre.
Barre lands a head kick!
 It looks like Hank Houston has been cut.
Barre has been working on his boxing with his coaches at BKC Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Houston digs a good hook to Barre's body.
Houston's coach down at Temple of Fitness was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Houston's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Houston stuns Barre with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Houston.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barre on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Barre throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Houston scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houston tries to land a front kick but Barre steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Houston ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd cheers as Houston lands an impressive looking overhand right. Barre doesn't seem phased though.
A low kick lands for Barre.
Houston throws an overhand right that lands on Barre's shoulder, as Barre tries to avoid the shot.
A low kick from Barre misses
and Houston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Houston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barre moves away.
Houston is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Barre rather than just go for the knockout.
Barre is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Houston misses with a body shot.
Barre lands a two punch combo.
Barre avoids the body shot from Houston.
Barre cracks Houston with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barre throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A nice side step and Houston releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Houston bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Barre's head.
Barre is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Whack! Barre lands a heavy head kick that drops Houston. The ref tackles Barre to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Houston was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). VC Barre!
After the fight, VC Barre was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Levon Charleston (ranked 2006 p4p, 1702 weight class) and Danny Braxton (ranked 261 p4p, 226 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Levon Charleston!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Danny Braxton!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Braxton takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Charleston avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Charleston misses with a wild body shot.
Braxton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Charleston.
Braxton takes one to the chin there.
Braxton shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Charleston thumps Braxton with a low kick.
Braxton avoids the body shot from Charleston.
Charleston with the inside leg kick.
Charleston throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Braxton replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Charleston blocks it well.
Braxton looks to land a body kick but Charleston moved away.
Charleston with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Charleston throws a quick inside leg kick.
Braxton misses with a straight left.
Charleston throws a series of strikes that have Braxton backpedaling.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Charleston misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braxton tries to clinch
and Charleston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Braxton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Braxton was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Charleston misses with a looping left.
Braxton dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Charleston. That did some damage!
Braxton misses with an uppercut. Charleston saw that one coming.
Braxton on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Charleston slips a straight right by Braxton.
Charleston misses the jab.
Braxton let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Braxton has closed the distance and engaged Charleston in a clinch.
Braxton tries a body shot but Charleston blocks it.
Braxton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Charleston backwards.
Charleston goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Braxton.
Braxton struggles to land a body shot inside as Charleston controls his hands.
Charleston misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charleston tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Braxton's elbow.
Charleston misses with a body punch.
Braxton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Braxton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Braxton lands with a short shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Braxton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Charleston tries to work over Braxton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Braxton tries to work over Charleston's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Braxton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Braxton fails to land.
Charleston scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Braxton.
Braxton lands with a left to the head.
Charleston throws a head punch that misses.
Braxton blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Braxton.
Braxton misses with a body punch.
Braxton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Charleston backwards.
Braxton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Braxton lands with a left to the head.
Charleston working aggressively here.
Charleston misses with some punches.
Braxton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Charleston has a couple of punches blocked by Braxton.
Charleston lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Braxton.
A short right from Braxton on the inside.
Braxton stalling.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Braxton.
Charleston takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Braxton manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Nice body punch from Braxton.
Charleston breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Braxton misses with a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Braxton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Braxton misses with an uppercut
and Charleston counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Braxton thinking.
Charleston takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Braxton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Charleston.
Charleston throws a hook to the side of Braxton's head but Braxton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Braxton misses with a jab to the body
and Charleston counters with a thumping low kick.
Nice shot by Braxton.
Braxton slips a straight right by Charleston.
Braxton doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Danny Braxton will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Charleston looks to land a right hand but Braxton moved out of range.
Braxton feints a counter leg kick.
Braxton is looking to chop away at Charleston's legs.
Charleston shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Braxton 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.
Braxton throws a chopping leg kick but Charleston manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Charleston pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Charleston turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Braxton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Charleston circles away quickly and effectively.
Charleston thinks about countering with a body kick.
Charleston connects with an inside leg kick.
Charleston tries to bum rush Braxton with a series of wild strikes but Braxton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Braxton misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Charleston throws a wild body kick that Braxton sees coming a mile off.
A cross from Braxton lands.
Charleston seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Braxton moves in looking to clinch but Charleston pushes him off.
Charleston tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Braxton was well out of range. Poor timing from Charleston.
Braxton looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braxton lands a two punch combo.
Braxton tries to clinch but Charleston moves out of range.
Charleston ducks under a wild hook from Braxton.
Charleston throws a body punch but Braxton moves out of range.
Braxton's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Braxton throws a looping overhand right but Charleston ducks down to avoid it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Braxton lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Charleston has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Charleston and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Braxton moves into range and clinches up with Charleston.
Charleston swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Braxton misses with the head strike.
Charleston goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Danny Braxton seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Braxton.
A head punch on the inside from Charleston fails to land.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Braxton takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Braxton is pushing Charleston up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Braxton receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Braxton fails to land.
Charleston lands a hook that snaps the head of Braxton backwards.
Charleston can't find room to land a body shot as Braxton controls the action.
Braxton tries to work over Charleston's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Braxton.
Braxton throws an elbow that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Braxton.
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!
Braxton swings wildly with an uppercut but Charleston uses good head movement to avoid it.
Charleston is looking to control Braxton's arms but Braxton gets an underhook and turns him. Now Charleston has his back to the cage.
Braxton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Charleston.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charleston goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Charleston blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Braxton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Braxton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Braxton lands a hook that snaps the head of Charleston backwards.
Braxton tries to land knees in the clinch but Charleston avoids the damage to the body.
Charleston misses with a punch to the body.
Braxton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Braxton presses Charleston against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Charleston misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Braxton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Charleston lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Braxton lands a hook that snaps the head of Charleston backwards.
Charleston throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braxton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Braxton tries a body shot but Charleston blocks it.
Charleston tries to work over Braxton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Braxton scores with a shoulder strike.
Braxton misses with a punch to the body.
Charleston's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Charleston misses with a hook to the ribs.
Braxton scores with a nice hook to the head.
Charleston blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Braxton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Charleston's elbow.
A short left from Braxton.
Braxton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Charleston swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Braxton.
A right hand to the body from Braxton.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Braxton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Charleston wants to land a leg kick but Braxton is out of range.
Braxton shapes to counter with a head kick.
Braxton just misses with a punch to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Braxton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Charleston with a jab.
Charleston throws a big shot that misses.
Braxton moves away from the strike by Charleston.
Braxton scores with a jab to the body.
Braxton throws a right hand that Charleston ducks under and follows up with a left that Charleston also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braxton on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Braxton tries to close the distance and clinch but Charleston swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Charleston fires out a quick counter leg kick but Braxton just manages to avoid it.
Charleston lands with an uppercut that bounces Braxton off the cage and back into range.
Charleston has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Braxton finds it's way round the side to connect with Charleston's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charleston uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Braxton.
Charleston fires out a quick counter leg kick but Braxton just manages to avoid it.
Levon Charleston is winning the standup battle so far.
Braxton moves out of range as Charleston throws a body kick.
Braxton takes one to the side of the head.
Charleston chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Braxton can pounce on him.
Braxton wants to slow Charleston down by chopping away at his legs.
Braxton checks the leg kick.
Charleston tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Charleston swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Braxton throws a head kick but Charleston moves out of range.
Charleston throws a big shot that misses.
Braxton scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Braxton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Charleston blocks a leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Charleston misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braxton attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Charleston bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Charleston throws out a loose jab but Braxton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Charleston - that will leave a mark!
Braxton walks forward, straight into a front kick from Charleston.
Charleston looks to throw the jab but Braxton is out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Braxton misses with a two punch combination.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Charleston lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Braxton has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Braxton and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Charleston dodges the punch combination from Braxton.
Charleston fires out a quick counter leg kick but Braxton just manages to avoid it.
Charleston moves away from the strike by Braxton.
Braxton scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Charleston throws a leg kick but Braxton sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braxton swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Charleston counters with a low kick, right behind Braxton 's knee.
Charleston lands with an overhand left.
Braxton misses with a body shot
and Charleston makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Braxton really felt that one!
Charleston blocks a jab.
Braxton with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Charleston to score with a decent uppercut.
Charleston slips a jab from Braxton.
Charleston misses with a kick to the body.
Charleston uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Braxton.
Charleston tried to counter with a leg kick but Braxton avoided it.
Braxton pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Charleston jabs at Braxton's body.
Braxton avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Braxton avoids the body shot from Charleston.
It seemed like Braxton was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Charleston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Braxton moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Charleston.
Charleston throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Charleston misses with a low kick.
Braxton was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Braxton throws out a leg kick but Charleston moves out of range and Braxton only half commits.
A good leg kick by Braxton.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Braxton blocks a head kick by Charleston.
Charleston loads up on a big right hand but Braxton slips the punch.
Braxton connects with a crisp jab.
Braxton throws a series of punches but Charleston avoids them all with ease.
Braxton avoids the body shot from Charleston.
Braxton bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Braxton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Charleston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Braxton tries to clinch up but Charleston circles away and keeps his distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Levon Charleston clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Charleston misses with a kick to the body.
A big left from Braxton misses.
Braxton misses with an uppercut.
Charleston connects with a leg kick.
Braxton connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Braxton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Charleston was well out of range. Poor timing from Braxton.
Charleston feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Braxton throws a series of punches but Charleston avoids them all with ease.
Charleston blocks a jab.
Charleston misses with a body shot.
Braxton doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braxton throws a jab when Charleston was well out of range.
Charleston misses with a low kick.
Braxton steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Charleston.
Charleston thows a body kick. Braxton tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Braxton misses with a low kick as Charleston jumps back.
Braxton misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braxton checks a low kick from Charleston.
Braxton throws an overhand right that lands on Charleston's shoulder, as Charleston tries to avoid the shot.
Charleston avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Charleston looks to land a body kick but Braxton moved away.
Charleston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Braxton.
Braxton misses with an uppercut.
Charleston walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Braxton checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Braxton moves out of range of the body kick.
Braxton on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Braxton throws a lazy right hand but Charleston sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Charleston was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Braxton throws a jab but it's blocked by Charleston.
Charleston fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Braxton is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braxton checks a low kick from Charleston.
Braxton throws a head kick that misses.
Braxton takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Charleston throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Charleston shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Braxton with a nice calf kick.
Charleston just misses with a punch to the body.
Braxton was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Charleston throws a lazy right hand but Braxton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A lazy body kick from Braxton
and Charleston counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Braxton throws a leg kick which misses Charleston's front leg but catches the back leg as Charleston tries to avoid it.
Braxton is looking to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Braxton just misses with a punch to the body.
Braxton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Charleston.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charleston throws a head kick that misses.
Charleston feints and then cracks Braxton's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Braxton down.
Charleston throws a nice inside leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Charleston.
Braxton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Charleston swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Charleston misses with a straight right.
It seemed like Braxton was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Braxton fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Charleston, pushing him back against the cage.
Braxton tries to throw a body punch but Charleston avoids it by throwing Braxton back against the cage.
Charleston blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Braxton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Charleston can't find room to land a body shot as Braxton controls the action.
Braxton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Charleston is defending well for now.
Braxton tries to work over Charleston's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charleston tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Braxton's elbow.
Braxton misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Braxton.
Braxton trying to land knees to the body.
Charleston goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Braxton works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Braxton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Braxton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Charleston's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Charleston fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Braxton working aggressively here.
Charleston misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Braxton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Braxton misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Danny Braxton will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Braxton takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Braxton missing with a left hand there. Charleston was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Charleston is looking to counter with a body kick.
Braxton throws a body shot but no joy.
Charleston slips a jab from Braxton.
Charleston throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Charleston throws a solid leg kick but Braxton takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Charleston.
Braxton avoids the body shot from Charleston.
A low kick from Braxton misses
and Charleston counters with a nice body shot.
Charleston throws a solid leg kick but Braxton takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Charleston.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braxton throws a solid leg kick but Charleston takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Braxton.
Braxton throws a leg kick
and Charleston counters with a nice uppercut.
Braxton keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Braxton misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charleston pivots, looking for a leg kick but Braxton is out of range and Charleston settles back down.
Braxton tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Charleston is able to avoid easily.
A slow jab from Braxton misses its intended target.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Charleston.
Braxton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Braxton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Braxton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Braxton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Braxton throws a punch but it's blocked by Charleston.
Braxton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Braxton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braxton scores with a shot to the side of Charleston's head.
Braxton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Braxton struggles to land a body shot inside as Charleston controls his hands.
Charleston wants to get back to striking at distance but Braxton won't allow it.
Braxton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Charleston prevents a body shot from Braxton.
Charleston misses with a short punch on the inside.
Braxton misses with a punch on the inside.
Charleston blocks an uppercut.
Charleston misses with the head strike.
Braxton lands a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Braxton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Braxton working aggressively here.
Charleston works on Braxton's body with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braxton taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Charleston lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Braxton.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Braxton.
Braxton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Charleston tries to work over Braxton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Braxton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Charleston blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Danny Braxton is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Charleston pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Braxton ducks under a wild hook from Charleston.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braxton connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Braxton's jab looks to have found its range, popping Charleston under the eye.
Levon Charleston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Good shot there by Braxton.
Charleston moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Braxton scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Charleston lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Braxton loads up on a big right hand but Charleston slips the punch.
Charleston appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Braxton is looking to land body kicks.
Sloppy strikes from Braxton. Those never looked like landing.
Braxton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Charleston takes a swing at Braxton's ribcage but misses.
Braxton looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Charleston throws a body kick that misses.
Charleston misses with a two punch combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Braxton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Braxton has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 46:49
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 46:49
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Braxton!
Danny Braxton is the new middleweight champion!
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