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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nick Jackson (ranked 1790 p4p, 2607 weight class) and Gagong UnEqual (ranked 129 p4p, 176 weight class). UnEqual has chosen C'mon Man - WTFBRAHH! as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nick Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gagong UnEqual!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
UnEqual slips a jab from Jackson.
UnEqual shoots for a takedown but Jackson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Jackson misses the target.
UnEqual avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Jackson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Jackson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
UnEqual escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jackson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jackson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jackson got a little sloppy there for a moment and UnEqual has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jackson has managed to get both his arms back between UnEqual's legs - danger averted.
Jackson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
UnEqual wants to improve his position but instead Jackson has moved into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
UnEqual is looking to improve his position.
UnEqual is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jackson pulls his head out easily.
UnEqual has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Jackson escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Jackson!
UnEqual is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson lands a few punches from side control.
Jackson looks up at the clock and then as UnEqual takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Jackson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Jackson working the head and body with strikes.
Jackson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jackson working the head and body with strikes.
 UnEqual is rocked!
Jackson scores with punches from side control.
UnEqual is still in real trouble! Can Jackson finish him?
Jackson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused UnEqual some visible discomfort.
Jackson is working UnEqual over with some ground and pound from side control.
Jackson scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh UnEqual is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Jackson can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Jackson!
Our winner, Nick Jackson, 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.
Gagong UnEqual was interviewed post fight and said 'I'll be back!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Rome (ranked 367 p4p, 614 weight class) and Irong Kasamsun (ranked 58 p4p, 94 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 15 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Curtis Rome!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Irong Kasamsun!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kasamsun defending well as Rome loads up on a big left hand.
Kasamsun closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Rome's guard.
Rome pushes Kasamsun off and gets back to his feet.
Rome shoots in for a takedown but Kasamsun shows good takedown defense.
Kasamsun scores with a sloppy right hand. Rome should have avoided that one.
Rome shoots in for a takedown but Kasamsun shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kasamsun shoots in and gets a takedown into Rome's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kasamsun controlling from the top position.
Kasamsun's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Rome has his hands on Kasamsun's head, controlling the position.
Kasamsun throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rome works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasamsun cracks Rome with a solid left hand.
Kasamsun is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kasamsun showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Rome trying to keep a closed guard but Kasamsun is proving a slippery customer.
Kasamsun controlling from the top position.
Kasamsun trying to control but Rome is working from the bottom.
Kasamsun looking to sit in guard and control but Rome gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasamsun keeping full guard, as Rome tries to pass.
Rome drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rome jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kasamsun keeping full guard, as Rome tries to pass.
Kasamsun has Rome pulled in close to control his posture.
Rome wants to control from the top but Kasamsun keeps moving.
Rome tries to free his leg and advance position but Kasamsun is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kasamsun is on top in guard.
Kasamsun throws a strike but Rome rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rome stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kasamsun swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rome trying to control but Kasamsun is working from the bottom.
Kasamsun looking to control.
Kasamsun is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rome stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kasamsun swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rome forces his way into half guard.
Rome is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rome is trying to work for a kimura but Kasamsun is defending well.
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 Curtis Rome will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Rome shoots and misses
and Kasamsun counters with a stiff right hand.
Rome shoots in for a double leg but Kasamsun sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jab by Kasamsun.
Rome fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Curtis Rome. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rome dives in and grabs Kasamsun's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kasamsun pushes down on Rome's head and hops out.
Kasamsun has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Kasamsun throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kasamsun cracks Rome with a good jab.
Rome walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Irong Kasamsun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kasamsun scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rome in his tracks.
Rome shoots in for a takedown but Kasamsun shows good takedown defense.
Good exchange - Kasamsun coming out on top.
Kasamsun pushes Rome up against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rome pulls guard effortlessly.
Kasamsun scoring with some ground and pound.
Kasamsun sitting in guard here, content to control.
Kasamsun slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kasamsun content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasamsun is working Rome over with some ground and pound from side control.
Kasamsun working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Kasamsun trying to control the position but Rome is working away.
Kasamsun scores with a couple of short elbows.
Kasamsun scoring with punches and elbows.
Kasamsun trying to control the action but Rome is working from the bottom.
Kasamsun working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rome is looking for a sweep.
Kasamsun has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kasamsun wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rome keeps working.
Rome is looking to regain half guard here but Kasamsun keeps moving and retains side control.
Curtis Rome overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rome is working hard here to advance position.
Rome is letting Kasamsun control him for a moment.
Kasamsun landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasamsun landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Kasamsun controls the position.
Kasamsun trying to control the action but Rome is working from the bottom.
Kasamsun is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Rome will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rome is looking to regain half guard here but Kasamsun keeps moving and retains side control.
Kasamsun is looking to take a break and control but Rome is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Rome closes the distance but Kasamsun moves to the side
and Kasamsun cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rome takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rome looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kasamsun defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rome.
Kasamsun scores with a nice head shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kasamsun shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Kasamsun was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Irong Kasamsun showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Rome closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kasamsun circles away.
Kasamsun fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Rome sprawls well initially but Kasamsun persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kasamsun working over Rome with some ground and pound. Rome looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Well, if Kasamsun is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
More stalling from Kasamsun.
Rome gets back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rome looking for a sweep. Not yet Rome, not yet.
Kasamsun is working Rome over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kasamsun trying to control the position from guard on top but Rome is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasamsun is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rome seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Kasamsun is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kasamsun looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kasamsun looking to sit in guard and control but Rome gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rome trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rome passes Kasamsun's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Rome looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kasamsun is trying to maintain the position but Rome is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rome seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Kasamsun has recovered full guard.
Kasamsun wants to sweep here but Rome controlling him for the moment.
Rome trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rome controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kasamsun wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Kasamsun looking for a sweep. Not yet Kasamsun, not yet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
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.
Rome moves forwards but Kasamsun connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rome shoots for a takedown but Kasamsun saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kasamsun 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.
Rome fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Curtis Rome. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A cross from Kasamsun lands.
Kasamsun bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kasamsun closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kasamsun lands in his opponent's guard.
Kasamsun postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rome looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kasamsun stays in close to Rome's body and controls the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Irong Kasamsun comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kasamsun has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Irong Kasamsun!
After the fight, Irong Kasamsun 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 Clubber Lang (ranked 203 p4p, 293 weight class) and Gurizuri Nakamura (ranked 24 p4p, 34 weight class). Clubber Lang has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Clubber Lang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 19 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gurizuri Nakamura!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lang uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nakamura.
Lang throws a leg kick but Nakamura sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nakamura wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lang connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nakamura's hands.
Nakamura throws a body shot but no joy.
Nakamura connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nakamura lands a nice looking body shot.
Lang connects with a body shot.
Lang takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lang scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nakamura swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lang counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lang staying out of range there.
Good exchange - Lang coming out on top.
Nakamura misses with a body shot.
Gurizuri Nakamura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good standup being displayed there by Lang as he connects with a hook.
Lang pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lang looks to land a right hand but Nakamura moved out of range.
Lang scoring well with a low kick there.
Lang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nakamura defending well as Lang loads up on a big left hand.
Nakamura moves away from the strike by Lang.
A left lands for Nakamura.
Lang bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nakamura connects with a body shot.
Lang with the inside leg kick.
Nakamura misses with a body punch
and Lang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Nakamura misses.
Lang misses with a looping left.
Nakamura cracks a nice hook into Lang's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Nakamura.
Nakamura fails to land the takedown.
Lang throws a chopping leg kick but Nakamura manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nakamura displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lang throws out the jab.
Nakamura thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lang is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lang circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lang counters with a low kick, right behind Nakamura 's knee.
Nakamura misses with an uppercut.
Nakamura ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lang moves away.
Lang pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lang misses with a hook. Nakamura ducked under it nicely.
Lang connects with a right hand. Nakamura shakes it off.
A thudding body kick lands there by Lang!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura walks into a left hand.
Nakamura throws a big shot that misses.
Nakamura slips under a jab from Lang.
Lang ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nakamura on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lang throws a jab but it's blocked by Nakamura.
Nakamura darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lang ducks right into an uppercut from Nakamura.
Lang pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nakamura scores with a jab to the head.
Nakamura cracks a nice hook into Lang's ribs.
Nakamura looks to land a right hand but Lang moved out of range.
Lang lands with a nice body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lang. Nakamura does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lang throws a jab but it's blocked by Nakamura.
Clubber Lang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nakamura moves into range and clinches up with Lang.
A short uppercut from Nakamura.
Nakamura tries to throw a body punch but Lang avoids it by throwing Nakamura back against the cage.
Lang lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nakamura.
Nakamura misses with a punch to the body.
Lang misses with a punch to the body.
Lang is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nakamura throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nakamura tries a body shot but Lang blocks it.
Lang misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nakamura misses with a punch on the inside.
I was talking to Lang's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Nakamura lands with a light punch inside.
Lang lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nakamura backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nakamura misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nakamura.
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 Clubber Lang will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nakamura avoids the body shot from Lang.
Lang fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nakamura misses with a series of wild punches.
Nakamura misses with a body shot.
Nakamura throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lang 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 Nakamura has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nakamura and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nakamura drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Lang defends it well.
Lang looks to land a left hand but Nakamura moved out of range nicely.
Nakamura scores with a jab to the body.
Lang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakamura lands a nice hook to Lang's body. Lang takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nakamura throws a jab but it's blocked by Lang.
Nakamura swinging wildly here.
Lang half committed to a counter leg kick.
Nakamura takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang throws out a leg kick but Nakamura moves out of range and Lang only half commits.
Nakamura with the counter takedown but Lang avoids it easily.
Lang avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lang throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lang uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Clubber Lang is winning the standup battle so far.
Lang moves away from the strike by Nakamura.
A quick step to the side and Lang tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nakamura ducks under a wild hook from Lang.
Lang fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A shot to the liver by Nakamura. Beautiful body shot.
Nakamura swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lang slips a straight right by Nakamura.
Lang half committed to a counter leg kick.
Nakamura throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nakamura lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lang bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nakamura's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nakamura avoids a kick to the body.
Lang throws a leg kick but Nakamura moved away.
Nakamura moves out of range of the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lang misses with a looping left.
Nakamura ducks under a wild hook from Lang.
Nakamura lands a jab to the head.
Lang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nakamura manages to avoid it.
Nakamura waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lang.
Nakamura scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nakamura throws a body shot but no joy.
Nakamura looks to score with a jab to the body but Lang is just out of range.
Nakamura misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang misses the shot to the body.
Nakamura throws a jab but it's blocked by Lang.
Nakamura misses with an uppercut. Lang saw that one coming.
Lang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nakamura manages to avoid it.
Nakamura clinches up with Lang and pushes him back against the cage.
Nakamura lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hand to the body from Nakamura.
A bit of stalling here from Lang.
Good body shot from Nakamura.
Lang looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lang throws a head punch that misses.
Nakamura misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nakamura tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nakamura tries a body shot but Lang blocks it.
Lang has a couple of punches blocked by Nakamura.
Lang tries to throw a body punch but Nakamura avoids it by throwing Lang back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Lang - that landed with a thud.
Lang misses with the head strike.
Nakamura scores with a shoulder strike.
Lang throws a punch but it's blocked by Nakamura.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lang lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nakamura.
Nakamura misses with some punches.
Lang throws a head punch that misses.
Lang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lang misses with the head strike.
A short right from Nakamura.
Lang is trying to stall.
Nakamura's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nakamura misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lang lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lang misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gurizuri Nakamura 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!
Jab, jab by Lang - just one landing.
Nakamura jabs at Lang's body.
Nakamura throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lang scores with a decent looking hook.
Lang misses with a straight right.
Lang on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nakamura.
Nakamura scores with a body shot.
Lang wants to slow Nakamura down by chopping away at his legs.
Nakamura tries to move into range but Lang moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nakamura.
Nakamura looks to land a left hand but Lang moved out of range nicely.
Nakamura throws a body shot but no joy.
Nakamura connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lang momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang misses with a hook.
Lang misses with a looping right.
Lang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nakamura.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lang. That's going to slow Nakamura down.
Nakamura misses with an uppercut
and Lang makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nakamura lands a jab to Lang's midsection.
Lang moves out of range of the strikes.
Lang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lang avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It appears Lang was looking to counter with a kick there.
Nakamura lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lang at a distance.
Lang moves out of range as Nakamura strikes.
Nakamura throws a body shot but no joy.
Nakamura sizes up Lang with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lang on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Nakamura.
Lang ducks under a wild hook from Nakamura.
Lang takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nakamura with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lang to score with a decent uppercut.
Lang takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lang fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lang throws a leg kick but Nakamura checks it.
Lang slips a jab from Nakamura.
Nakamura fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nakamura misses with an uppercut.
Lang throws out a leg kick but Nakamura moves out of range and Lang only half commits.
Nakamura keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nakamura swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Lang was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Nakamura.
Nakamura's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lang moves away.
Nakamura fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nakamura misses with a jab to the body
letting Lang counter with a right hand.
Lang takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nakamura misses with a double jab.
Lang goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A combination from Nakamura does no damage.
A jab from Lang misses.
Lang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nakamura.
Lang throws a quick counter kick to the body but Nakamura avoids it.
Lang cracks Nakamura with an open hand slap.
Nakamura shoots in for a takedown but Lang shows good takedown defense.
Nakamura cracks Lang with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lang walks into a straight right hand from Nakamura.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lang fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
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!
Nakamura misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lang.
Lang just misses with a punch to the body.
Nakamura scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Nakamura finds it's way through Lang's defenses.
Lang throws a jab but it's blocked by Nakamura.
Nakamura tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A telegraphed right hand from Nakamura misses the target.
Nakamura scores with a sloppy right hand. Lang should have avoided that one.
Lang uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nakamura.
Nakamura swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nakamura throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lang counters with a right hand to the body.
Nakamura misses with an uppercut. Lang saw that one coming.
Nakamura lands a jab to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gurizuri Nakamura comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nakamura has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gurizuri Nakamura!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Javier Arroyo (ranked 280 p4p, 331 weight class) and Sergej Kersikov (ranked 46 p4p, 52 weight class). Kersikov has chosen Re-Style - I'm Alive as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Javier Arroyo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sergej Kersikov!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kersikov misses with a low kick.
Kersikov misses with a straight right.
Arroyo quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Arroyo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Donk. Kersikov catches Arroyo right on the button with a cross.
Arroyo scores with a hook.
Kersikov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Arroyo.
Arroyo thuds his right hand into Kersikov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Arroyo missing with a left hand there. Kersikov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Arroyo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kersikov at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Arroyo misses the target.
Arroyo looks to land a right hand but Kersikov moved out of range.
Arroyo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A jab from Arroyo misses.
Arroyo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Mary Gracies Jiu Jitsu in the buildup to the fight.
Arroyo throws a hook but Kersikov blocks it.
Kersikov ducks under a wild hook from Arroyo.
Arroyo tests Kersikov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kersikov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Arroyo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kersikov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kersikov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Arroyo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Arroyo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A jab from Arroyo misses.
Arroyo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A low kick from Kersikov is predictable there
and Arroyo makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Kersikov really felt that one!
Arroyo scores with a leg kick.
Arroyo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arroyo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kersikov looks to land a body kick but Arroyo moved away.
Kersikov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Arroyo.
Arroyo throws a body punch but Kersikov moves out of range.
Arroyo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Javier Arroyo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov throws a right and a left that Arroyo avoids nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arroyo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Arroyo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kersikov.
And Kersikov responds with a good body kick, but Arroyo manages to step out the way in time.
Arroyo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Arroyo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kersikov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Arroyo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Arroyo ducks under a wild hook from Kersikov.
Kersikov clinches with his opponent.
Arroyo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Arroyo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kersikov stalling the fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kersikov.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kersikov.
Kersikov trying to control the position but instead, Arroyo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kersikov into the cage.
Arroyo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Arroyo throws a hook to the side of Kersikov's head but Kersikov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kersikov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Arroyo.
Arroyo tries to work over Kersikov's front leg with a kick but Kersikov checks it.
Arroyo thuds a left hand into Kersikov's body.
Arroyo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kersikov checks it well.
Arroyo throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by Kersikov.
Kersikov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Arroyo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Arroyo cracks Kersikov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kersikov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kersikov tries a low kick but Arroyo avoids it.
Arroyo throws a big shot that misses.
Arroyo backing away here, and Kersikov unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Arroyo throws a low kick, looking for Kersikov's leg but Kersikov calmly moves out of range.
Kersikov misses with a hook. Arroyo ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arroyo 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.
Arroyo loads up on a big right hand but Kersikov slips the punch.
Kersikov misses with a body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A bone on bone clash there as Arroyo blocks the leg kick.
Kersikov wants to land a leg kick but Arroyo is out of range.
Arroyo scores with a body shot.
Arroyo lands an overhand right.
Kersikov tries to bum rush Arroyo with a series of wild strikes but Arroyo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Arroyo misses with a straight right.
Arroyo tries to work over Kersikov's front leg with a kick but Kersikov checks it.
Arroyo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kersikov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A nice side step and Kersikov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Arroyo thows a leg kick but Kersikov checks it
and Kersikov counters with a solid body kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Arroyo!
Arroyo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Arroyo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kersikov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kersikov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Arroyo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kersikov.
Nice defenses there by Kersikov.
Kersikov blocks a jab.
Arroyo misses with a hook.
Arroyo throws a body punch but Kersikov moves out of range.
Kersikov feints a counter leg kick.
Kersikov throws a jab when Arroyo was well out of range.
Arroyo thows a leg kick but Kersikov checks it
and Kersikov counters with a straight right hand.
Arroyo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Arroyo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kersikov can do to turn this around?
Kersikov slips a jab from Arroyo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arroyo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arroyo lands a jab to the head.
Arroyo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Javier Arroyo is winning the standup battle so far.
Arroyo throws a big shot that misses.
Arroyo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arroyo connects with the punch.
Kersikov tries to clinch but Arroyo is having none of it.
Kersikov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Arroyo.
Arroyo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kersikov. Kersikov obviously looking to wear him down.
Kersikov thows a left - swing and a miss!
A good leg kick by Kersikov.
Arroyo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kersikov was well out of range. Poor timing from Arroyo.
Arroyo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kersikov moves away.
It seemed like Kersikov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice straight punches there by Arroyo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Arroyo.
Kersikov throws a big shot that misses.
Arroyo misses with a low kick.
Kersikov misses the shot to the body.
Arroyo throws a lazy body kick
and Kersikov counters with a stiff right hand.
Arroyo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kersikov slips under a jab.
Arroyo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Arroyo tries to work over Kersikov's front leg with a kick but Kersikov checks it.
Kersikov feints a counter leg kick.
Arroyo throws the kick towards the body but Kersikov avoids it.
Arroyo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kersikov.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arroyo feints and then cracks Kersikov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kersikov down.
A swing and a miss from Arroyo.
Arroyo backing away here, and Kersikov unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Kersikov scores with a push kick.
Good shot there by Arroyo.
A telegraphed right hand from Kersikov misses the target.
Kersikov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A jab from Arroyo does it's job there.
Kersikov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kersikov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kersikov moves out of range of the strikes.
Kersikov staying out of range there.
Arroyo is looking to land body kicks.
Arroyo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo misses with a right hand
and Kersikov counters with a nice uppercut.
Kersikov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Arroyo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Arroyo is looking to chop away at Kersikov's legs.
Kersikov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kersikov tests Arroyo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kersikov misses with a low kick.
A jab lands there for Kersikov.
Arroyo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kersikov just misses with a punch to the body.
Arroyo stuns Kersikov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Arroyo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kersikov. Kersikov obviously looking to wear him down.
Kersikov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Arroyo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Arroyo checks the leg kick.
Arroyo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kersikov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Arroyo dips to his left and cracks Kersikov with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arroyo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kersikov finds it's way round the side to connect with Arroyo's head.
Arroyo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kersikov.
Arroyo 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.
Kersikov throws a lazy right hand but Arroyo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kersikov 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 Arroyo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Arroyo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Arroyo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kersikov.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kersikov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Arroyo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Arroyo looks to throw a body kick
and Kersikov counters with a nice uppercut.
Arroyo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Arroyo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kersikov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Arroyo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sergej Kersikov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Arroyo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kersikov slips under a jab.
Kersikov staying out of range there.
Arroyo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kersikov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A lazy left from Arroyo finds it's target.
Arroyo 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.
Arroyo misses with a left hand
and Kersikov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kersikov looks to land a right hand but Arroyo moved out of range.
Kersikov ducks under a wild hook from Arroyo.
Arroyo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kersikov moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kersikov misses with a low kick as Arroyo jumps back.
Kersikov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Arroyo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Arroyo is looking to score with low kicks.
Kersikov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Arroyo. Arroyo obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov checks the leg kick.
That kick from Kersikov tenderised Arroyo's leg. Arroyo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Arroyo looks to land a left hand but Kersikov moved out of range nicely.
Kersikov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kersikov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kersikov lands with an uppercut that bounces Arroyo off the cage and back into range.
Arroyo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kersikov's sensitive parts.
Kersikov feints and then cracks Arroyo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Arroyo down.
Arroyo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kersikov.
Kersikov throws an overhand right that lands on Arroyo's shoulder, as Arroyo tries to avoid the shot.
Arroyo checks the leg kick.
Kersikov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Arroyo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kersikov. Kersikov obviously looking to wear him down.
Kersikov misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo throws a leg kick that misses.
Kersikov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kersikov throws a leg kick but Arroyo checks it.
Arroyo just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Kersikov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Arroyo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kersikov moves away.
Kersikov was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Kersikov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arroyo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kersikov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Arroyo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kersikov.
Kersikov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Arroyo throwing a counter right hand but Kersikov manages to avoid it.
A big right from Kersikov misses.
Kersikov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kersikov.
Jab from Arroyo.
Kersikov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kersikov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Arroyo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov slips under a jab from Arroyo.
Kersikov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kersikov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Arroyo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kersikov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Arroyo looks to throw the jab but Kersikov is out of range.
Kersikov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kersikov misses the jab.
Arroyo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Arroyo takes a swing at Kersikov's ribcage but misses.
Nice shot lands for Arroyo.
Arroyo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kersikov.
Kersikov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Arroyo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Arroyo misses with a straight left.
Kersikov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Arroyo scores with a nice strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kersikov blocks a jab.
Kersikov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Kersikov.
Arroyo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Arroyo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kersikov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kersikov just misses with a punch to the body.
Arroyo misses the shot to the body.
Kersikov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kersikov throws a big shot that misses.
Arroyo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Arroyo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kersikov tries a quick counter leg kick but Arroyo is wise to it.
Arroyo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Arroyo looks for the body kick but Kersikov saw that one coming.
Arroyo scores with a punch to the head.
Kersikov throws a shot from downtown. Arroyo moves away and avoids it.
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 Javier Arroyo.
I think Arroyo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Javier Arroyo!
Javier Arroyo 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 Roberto Fabinho (ranked 185 p4p, 410 weight class) and Adils Hallbjornsson (ranked 31 p4p, 63 weight class). Fabinho's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Glowed Up - Kaytranada. Hallbjornsson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Herr Mannelig. 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 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roberto Fabinho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Adils Hallbjornsson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Hallbjornsson. Fabinho does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hallbjornsson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hallbjornsson lands a head shot.
Fabinho wants to clinch up but Hallbjornsson keeps it at a distance.
Fabinho has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hallbjornsson finds it's way round the side to connect with Fabinho's head.
A left and a right from Hallbjornsson both land. Nice combination.
Hallbjornsson throws a leg kick but Fabinho moved away.
Fabinho punishes Hallbjornsson's body with a nice straight punch.
Hallbjornsson misses with a hook
and Fabinho counters with a single leg into guard. Hallbjornsson didn't expect that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hallbjornsson wants to stand up but Fabinho is controlling him.
Hallbjornsson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hallbjornsson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fabinho swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hallbjornsson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Fabinho is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hallbjornsson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Fabinho has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hallbjornsson has managed to get both his arms back between Fabinho's legs - danger averted.
Hallbjornsson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Fabinho looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fabinho looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hallbjornsson is one step ahead there.
Fabinho being controlled here, momentarily.
Hallbjornsson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hallbjornsson controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Hallbjornsson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Fabinho tries to bench press Hallbjornsson off him but Hallbjornsson keeps the position.
Fabinho stops Hallbjornsson from passing to mount.
Hallbjornsson controls the position.
Fabinho is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hallbjornsson remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Hallbjornsson trying to control the position but Fabinho is working away.
Hallbjornsson looking to control but instead Fabinho has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Hallbjornsson is thwarting Fabinho's attempts to control the position.
Fabinho is looking to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fabinho looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hallbjornsson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adils Hallbjornsson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hallbjornsson looks to land a right hand but Fabinho moved out of range.
Hallbjornsson lands with an uppercut that bounces Fabinho off the cage and back into range.
Hallbjornsson blocks a jab.
Hallbjornsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hallbjornsson misses with a low kick.
Fabinho on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hallbjornsson dips to his left and cracks Fabinho with an uppercut!
Fabinho looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice defenses there by Fabinho.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fabinho uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hallbjornsson.
Fabinho takes one to the chin there.
A big right from Hallbjornsson misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fabinho changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hallbjornsson tries to avoid it but Fabinho manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hallbjornsson to the ground. Hallbjornsson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hallbjornsson throws out a loose jab but Fabinho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hallbjornsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fabinho checks a leg kick nicely.
Fabinho attempts a counter takedown but Hallbjornsson avoids it well and moves away.
Adils Hallbjornsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hallbjornsson throws a looping overhand right but Fabinho ducks down to avoid it.
Hallbjornsson works Fabinho's body with a nice hook.
Hallbjornsson throws a big shot that misses.
Fabinho tries to clinch but Hallbjornsson is having none of it.
Hallbjornsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fabinho.
Fabinho tries to clinch but Hallbjornsson is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hallbjornsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fabinho.
Fabinho paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fabinho wants to clinch up but Hallbjornsson keeps it at a distance.
Hallbjornsson throws a counter combo.
Hallbjornsson scores with a hook.
Hallbjornsson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hallbjornsson misses the jab.
Fabinho closes the distance and pushes Hallbjornsson back into the cage.
Fabinho lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hallbjornsson tries to throw a body punch but Fabinho avoids it by throwing Hallbjornsson back against the cage.
Fabinho has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Hallbjornsson uses from the top position.
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!
Hallbjornsson passes into half guard.
Hallbjornsson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hallbjornsson is continuing to stall.
Fabinho trying to control here.
Fabinho looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Fabinho looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Fabinho is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hallbjornsson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hallbjornsson's back!
Hallbjornsson tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Hallbjornsson tries to lock up and control but Fabinho gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hallbjornsson working to try and regain half guard.
Fabinho lands a nice shot to the head.
A nice elbow there by Fabinho.
Fabinho scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hallbjornsson tries to hold on but Fabinho postures up.
Hallbjornsson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Adils Hallbjornsson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hallbjornsson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fabinho moves into the clinch successfully.
Fabinho lands a body shot.
Hallbjornsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hallbjornsson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fabinho is keeping busy.
Hallbjornsson controlling the action here for a moment.
Fabinho lands a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hallbjornsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fabinho shoots for a takedown but Hallbjornsson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Fabinho is looking to clinch but Hallbjornsson is avoiding it.
Hallbjornsson throws a hook but Fabinho avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fabinho tries to clinch up.
Hallbjornsson looks to land a right hand but Fabinho moved out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fabinho looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fabinho moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hallbjornsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fabinho is looking to counter the offense by Hallbjornsson and move into the clinch.
Fabinho works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hallbjornsson connects with a single shot there.
Fabinho jabs Hallbjornsson right on the nose. Hallbjornsson blinks but takes it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Fabinho finds it's way through Hallbjornsson's defenses.
A telegraphed right hand from Fabinho misses the target.
Hallbjornsson throws a shot from downtown. Fabinho moves away and avoids it.
Fabinho doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hallbjornsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hallbjornsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Fabinho.
Hallbjornsson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hallbjornsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hallbjornsson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fabinho under the eye.
Fabinho throws the left hand but Hallbjornsson avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Hallbjornsson misses.
Fabinho changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Fabinho swings widly with a right hand
and Hallbjornsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fabinho takes the fight into the clinch.
Hallbjornsson lands an uppercut.
Fabinho blocks an uppercut.
Hallbjornsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hallbjornsson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hallbjornsson throws a leg kick but Fabinho sees it coming and moves out of range.
Fabinho throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hallbjornsson's waist but Hallbjornsson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fabinho off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roberto Fabinho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hallbjornsson throws a looping overhand right but Fabinho ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Fabinho.
Hallbjornsson throws a shot from downtown. Fabinho moves away and avoids it.
Hallbjornsson misses with a low kick.
Fabinho scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hallbjornsson in his tracks.
Fabinho tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hallbjornsson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It seemed like Hallbjornsson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hallbjornsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fabinho shoots in looking for a takedown. Hallbjornsson tries to sprawl out of it but Fabinho keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hallbjornsson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
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!
Fabinho shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hallbjornsson as he avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adils Hallbjornsson really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Fabinho throws a lazy uppercut
and Hallbjornsson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hallbjornsson looks to land a left hand but Fabinho moved out of range nicely.
Fabinho scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hallbjornsson parries the strikes from Fabinho easily there. Fabinho is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hallbjornsson to escape.
Hallbjornsson manages to get back to half guard.
Hallbjornsson moves into full guard.
Hallbjornsson is pulling down on Fabinho's head. It's preventing any offense from Fabinho, at least for the moment.
Roberto Fabinho overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fabinho drops back looking for a leg! Hallbjornsson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hallbjornsson manages to kick Fabinho off! Fabinho jumps back into Hallbjornsson's guard.
Fabinho being controlled here momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hallbjornsson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Fabinho wants to control from the top but Hallbjornsson keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hallbjornsson wants to sweep but no luck.
Hallbjornsson has his hands on Fabinho's head, controlling the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Fabinho's corner calls for a 1-2. Fabinho obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fabinho waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hallbjornsson.
Fabinho is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hallbjornsson.
Fabinho slips under a jab from Hallbjornsson.
Fabinho half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hallbjornsson misses with a looping right.
Hallbjornsson works Fabinho's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fabinho wants to clinch but Hallbjornsson slips to the side
and Hallbjornsson counters with a low kick, right behind Fabinho 's knee.
Fabinho wants to clinch up but Hallbjornsson keeps it at a distance.
Fabinho is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hallbjornsson.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hallbjornsson! But no joy.
Fabinho showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hallbjornsson.
Fabinho tries to counter with a takedown but Hallbjornsson is quick to defend against it.
Donk. Fabinho catches Hallbjornsson right on the button with a cross.
Fabinho looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hallbjornsson is fending him off so far but Fabinho persists. Nope, Hallbjornsson circles away and we're back to standing.
Fabinho tries to clinch but Hallbjornsson moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hallbjornsson misses the shot to the body.
Hallbjornsson throws an off balance right hand
and Fabinho counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hallbjornsson wants to stand back up but Fabinho manages to pass into side control.
Fabinho scoring with punches and elbows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hallbjornsson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Fabinho working away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hallbjornsson is looking for a sweep.
Fabinho working away.
Hallbjornsson is pushing Fabinho's head away, looking to escape. Fabinho manages to hold on to the position though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Fabinho had his way with Adils Hallbjornsson in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Fabinho on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fabinho missing with a left hand there. Hallbjornsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hallbjornsson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hallbjornsson scores with a jab.
Fabinho darts in and clinches Hallbjornsson up against the cage.
Fabinho lands with a left to the head.
Hallbjornsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hallbjornsson blocks a body shot from Fabinho.
Hallbjornsson blocks an uppercut.
Hallbjornsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fabinho lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hallbjornsson working hard to break the clinch.
Fabinho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hallbjornsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hallbjornsson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fabinho prevents a body shot from Hallbjornsson.
Fabinho working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fabinho goes for a takedown attempt but Hallbjornsson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hallbjornsson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hallbjornsson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hallbjornsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fabinho tries to clinch there but Hallbjornsson circles away.
Fabinho throws a body shot but no joy.
Hallbjornsson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Adils Hallbjornsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hallbjornsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fabinho feinted with a counter takedown.
Fabinho tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hallbjornsson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Roberto Fabinho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hallbjornsson throws a hook but Fabinho avoids it easily.
Hallbjornsson connects with a jab.
Hallbjornsson scoring well with a low kick there.
Hallbjornsson moves away from the strike by Fabinho.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hallbjornsson! But no joy.
Hallbjornsson lands an overhand right.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hallbjornsson.
Fabinho fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hallbjornsson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A swing and a miss from Hallbjornsson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fabinho moves away from the strike by Hallbjornsson.
Fabinho wants to clinch up but Hallbjornsson keeps it at a distance.
Fabinho misses with an uppercut. Hallbjornsson saw that one coming.
Nice body punch from Fabinho.
Fabinho staying out of range there.
Hallbjornsson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fabinho misses the jab.
Fabinho misses with a lunging right hand
and Hallbjornsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Adils Hallbjornsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fabinho takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fabinho throws a nice looking combination but Hallbjornsson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hallbjornsson lands with a hook. Fabinho tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hallbjornsson throws a good cross that connects.
Hallbjornsson sizes up Fabinho with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fabinho takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hallbjornsson clobbers Fabinho with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fabinho looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fabinho throws a shot from downtown. Hallbjornsson moves away and avoids it.
Fabinho on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hallbjornsson defending well as Fabinho loads up on a big left hand.
Hallbjornsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fabinho moves away.
Fabinho feinted with a counter takedown.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adils Hallbjornsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hallbjornsson 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 46:49
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 46:49
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adils Hallbjornsson!
Our winner, Adils Hallbjornsson, 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.
The defeated Roberto Fabinho had this to say: 'Man that was a tough fight. I didn�t take my opponent very seriously leading up to this fight but I�ll keep going. I know I�m the most dangerous in this division and will get that gold eventually'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Benedetti (ranked 79 p4p, 73 weight class) and Rob Roy (ranked 10 p4p, 9 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rafael Benedetti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 41 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Rob Roy!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Roy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Benedetti missing with a left hand there. Roy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Benedetti slips a straight right by Roy.
Benedetti just misses with a punch to the body.
Roy takes one on the button.
Benedetti gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Benedetti tries to throw a body punch but Roy avoids it by throwing Benedetti back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Roy.
Benedetti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've been informed that Roy has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Benedetti prevents a body shot from Roy.
Benedetti misses with a body punch.
Roy blocks a body shot from Benedetti.
Roy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roy breaks from the clinch.
A nice leg kick from Benedetti, right into the meat of the thigh.
Benedetti lands a jab to the nose.
Benedetti misses with a body punch
and Roy counters with a nice leg kick.
Benedetti lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Benedetti.
We've been told by Benedetti's head coaches at Canadian Elite Bruins Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Benedetti throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Roy's head.
Benedetti swings widly with a right hand
and Benedetti takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Benedetti tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Roy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Benedetti with a nice calf kick.
Benedetti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Roy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Benedetti has closed the distance and engaged Roy in a clinch.
Roy is trying to break the clinch but Benedetti has him pressed against the cage.
Roy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Benedetti lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Roy manages to break the clinch.
Roy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Roy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Benedetti.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benedetti throws a half hearted mid kick.
Roy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Benedetti throws a leg kick but Roy moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Benedetti fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Roy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A big right from Benedetti misses.
Benedetti backing away here, and Roy unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Roy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Benedetti lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Benedetti ducks under a wild hook from Roy.
Roy staying out of range there.
Benedetti lands a really nice looking cross but Roy seems unphased.
Donk. Benedetti catches Roy right on the button with a cross.
Benedetti throws a leg kick but Roy sees it coming and moves out of range.
Roy tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Benedetti connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rafael Benedetti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Roy scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Roy.
Benedetti loads up on a big right hand but Roy slips the punch.
Benedetti swings widly with a right hand
and Roy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Benedetti throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Roy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Benedetti throws a predictable looking body shot
and Roy counters with a nice uppercut.
Benedetti misses with a low kick.
A little jabbing left from Roy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Benedetti thuds a left hand into Roy's body.
Roy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Benedetti misses with a left hand
and Roy counters with a nice low kick that buckles Benedetti's knee momentarily.
Benedetti fails with an attempt to clinch.
Benedetti misses with a shot to the body
and Roy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Benedetti throws a big shot that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Roy! But no joy.
Benedetti fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Roy.
Roy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benedetti misses with an uppercut.
Benedetti connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Benedetti tries a head kick but it misses.
Roy throws a big counter head kick but Benedetti avoids it with no problem.
A punch lands to the side of Roy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Roy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Benedetti swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A good leg kick by Benedetti.
Benedetti getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Benedetti has managed to clinch.
Roy can't break the clinch.
Roy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Roy avoids the head kick by Benedetti.
Roy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benedetti dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Roy. That did some damage!
Roy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Benedetti.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Benedetti dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Benedetti throws a lazy right hand but Roy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Benedetti pivots, looking for a leg kick but Roy is out of range and Benedetti settles back down.
And Roy responds with a good body kick, but Benedetti manages to step out the way in time.
Roy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benedetti.
Roy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd cheers as Benedetti lands an impressive looking overhand right. Roy doesn't seem phased though.
Roy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A quick step to the side and Benedetti tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good leg kick by Benedetti.
Benedetti uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Roy has time to react.
Benedetti tries to clinch
and Roy counters with a crisp one two that drops Benedetti! Roy thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Benedetti to his feet! Benedetti is in big trouble!
Benedetti lands with a nice body punch.
Benedetti wants to slow Roy down by chopping away at his legs.
Roy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Benedetti misses with a hook
and Roy counters with an inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benedetti slips under a jab from Roy.
Benedetti throws a leg kick but Roy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Roy let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti is looking to clinch but Roy is avoiding it.
Despite the aggression on Roy's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Benedetti turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Benedetti is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Roy can do to turn this around?
Roy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Roy throws out a leg kick but Benedetti moves out of range and Roy only half commits.
A big left from Benedetti misses.
Benedetti jabs Roy right on the nose. Roy blinks but takes it well.
Roy misses with a low kick.
Benedetti throws a body kick that misses.
Roy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Benedetti blocks a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Benedetti on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Benedetti looks to score with a jab to the body but Roy is just out of range.
Benedetti lands a nice shot that snaps Roy's head back.
Rafael Benedetti is winning the standup battle so far.
Benedetti dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Roy. That did some damage!
Benedetti scores with a nice head shot.
Benedetti fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Roy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Benedetti.
Benedetti lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Benedetti misses.
Roy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Benedetti.
Benedetti scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Benedetti darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Benedetti lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice shot lands for Benedetti.
Roy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benedetti.
Roy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Benedetti connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Roy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Benedetti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A chopping leg kick lands by Benedetti.
Benedetti throws a leg kick
and Benedetti takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A head kick misses from Roy.
Benedetti tried to score with a low kick but Roy checks it.
Benedetti lands with a thumping leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Benedetti.
Roy looks to score with a jab to the body but Benedetti is just out of range.
Benedetti scores with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Benedetti.
Benedetti with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Benedetti misses with a body shot.
Benedetti throws a leg kick but Roy moved away.
Benedetti fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Roy.
Benedetti lands a jab to Roy's midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benedetti lands a nice shot that snaps Roy's head back.
Benedetti swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Roy.
Benedetti scores with a hook to the body. Roy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Benedetti scores with a punch to the head.
Benedetti moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Benedetti tries to clinch
and Roy counters with a nice uppercut.
 It looks like Rafael Benedetti has been cut.
Benedetti throws a lazy uppercut
and Roy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
 Benedetti is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Benedetti dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rafael Benedetti's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Benedetti scores with a hook to the body. Roy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Benedetti fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Roy, pushing him back against the cage.
Roy breaks from the clinch.
Benedetti swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Roy.
Benedetti throws a body shot but no joy.
Benedetti lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Roy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Benedetti can pounce on him.
Roy tries to keep at a distance but Benedetti has taken the fight into the clinch.
Roy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Benedetti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benedetti darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Benedetti stuns Roy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti misses with a hook.
Benedetti throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Despite the aggression on Roy's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Benedetti on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Benedetti throws a front kick aimed at Roy's knee but Roy avoids it well.
Roy is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Benedetti with a body shot.
Roy throws a sloppy head kick and Benedetti moves out of range easily.
Roy throws a hook but Benedetti avoids it easily.
A big left from Benedetti misses.
Roy was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A decent looking cross lands there for Benedetti.
Benedetti fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Roy scores with a shot to the body.
Benedetti scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Roy doesn't seem bothered though.
Roy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jab by Benedetti.
Rob Roy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti wants to land a leg kick but Roy is out of range.
Roy tries to work over Benedetti's front leg with a kick but Benedetti checks it.
Roy swats away the attempt to clinch by Benedetti.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benedetti throws the left hand but Roy avoids the punch easily.
Roy doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Roy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Benedetti misses with a right hand
and Roy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice body kick there by Benedetti.
Benedetti swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Roy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Benedetti lands with an uppercut that bounces Roy off the cage and back into range.
Roy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Benedetti lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Benedetti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti connects with a looping right hand.
Benedetti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roy manages to avoid it.
Benedetti avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Benedetti was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Roy blocks a jab.
Roy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Benedetti rushes Roy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Benedetti.
Roy lands a body shot.
Roy breaks the clinch.
Benedetti moves into range and connects with a jab.
Roy staying out of range there.
Roy appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A big left from Roy misses.
Roy slips under a jab.
Roy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Benedetti throws a shot from downtown. Roy moves away and avoids it.
Benedetti lets loose with a powerful body kick. Roy will feel that in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roy walks into a stiff left hand from Benedetti.
Roy blocks a jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Roy misses.
Roy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benedetti throws a lazy uppercut
and Roy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Benedetti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Roy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Benedetti.
Benedetti fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Roy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Benedetti with a nice cross.
Roy checks a leg kick nicely.
And Roy responds with a good body kick, but Benedetti manages to step out the way in time.
Roy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A low kick from Benedetti misses
and Roy counters with a thumping low kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Roy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Roy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Benedetti avoids the body shot from Roy.
Benedetti throws a counter high kick but Roy was just alert enough to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rafael Benedetti showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Benedetti 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rafael Benedetti!
A very excited looking Rafael Benedetti made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Gage (ranked 159 p4p, 151 weight class) and Anthony Ochoa (ranked 25 p4p, 24 weight class). Ochoa has chosen Gang Signs by The Game as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Oscar Gage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Ochoa!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ochoa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gage swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gage takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ochoa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A jab from Gage misses.
Gage closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ochoa circles away.
Ochoa only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Gage has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Ochoa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ochoa thinks about the counter body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ochoa misses with a right hand
and Gage counters with a straight right hand.
Ochoa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ochoa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As Gage backs off Ochoa throws a huge counter combo but Gage manages to avoid it all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gage throws an overhand right that lands on Ochoa's shoulder, as Ochoa tries to avoid the shot.
Ochoa tries to land a front kick but Gage steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ochoa throws a hook but Gage avoids it easily.
Gage is looking to counter punch.
Gage jabs Ochoa right on the nose. Ochoa blinks but takes it well.
Ochoa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anthony Ochoa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice cross by Gage.
Ochoa scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Oscar Gage has been cut.
Gage throws a lazy uppercut
and Ochoa counters with a solid body kick.
Gage displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ochoa throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ochoa misses with a kick to the body
and Gage counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ochoa is looking for a sweep.
Gage wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ochoa, who protects the arm well.
Gage fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Gage is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Ochoa will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Gage has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ochoa defending against the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The strikes coming from Gage are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Ochoa's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gage is looking to take a break and control but Ochoa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gage misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Gage tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ochoa tries to improve position but can't.
Sloppy strikes there by Gage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gage tries for a kimura but Ochoa is defending well.
Gage goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Ochoa rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Gage's guard! Nice work there by Ochoa!
Gage is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ochoa is aware though and is defending well.
Gage not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gage is looking for a triangle but Ochoa pushes his legs off easily.
Gage is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gage is really struggling to control Ochoa but he's trying to hold on to the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Oscar Gage dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Oscar Gage's cut.
That's time! Gage's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jab, jab by Gage - just one landing.
Gage shoots in and gets a takedown into Ochoa's guard.
Ochoa keeping full guard, as Gage tries to pass.
Gage postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gage in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gage tries to free his leg and advance position but Ochoa is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gage slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Gage trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gage is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Ochoa is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Ochoa has escaped and now he's on top!
Gage bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ochoa's guard.
Ochoa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gage is one step ahead there.
Gage trying to control the position from guard on top but Ochoa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gage thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gage is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ochoa keeping full guard, as Gage tries to pass.
Oscar Gage overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gage engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Ochoa keeping full guard, as Gage tries to pass.
Ochoa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gage throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ochoa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gage looking to sit in guard and control but Ochoa gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gage looking to control.
Gage is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gage looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gage has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Ochoa doesn't defend quickly enough and Gage has managed to lock this one up! Can Ochoa escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Gage on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Oscar Gage!
Our winner, Oscar Gage, 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Albatross (ranked 15 p4p, 101 weight class) and Lindsay Apollo (ranked 1 p4p, 6 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Albatross!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lindsay Apollo!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Albatross avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Apollo slips under a jab.
Apollo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Albatross throws out the jab.
Apollo feints a counter leg kick.
Apollo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Albatross looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Albatross blocks a jab.
Albatross throws a nice outside leg kick.
Albatross fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Apollo.
Apollo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Apollo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Apollo moves away from the strike by Albatross.
Apollo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Apollo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Apollo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Apollo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Albatross slips under a jab from Apollo.
Albatross connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Albatross cracks Apollo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Albatross misses with a wild body shot.
Apollo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apollo defending well as Albatross loads up on a big left hand.
Albatross lands a front kick.
Albatross cracks Apollo with an open hand slap.
Apollo just misses with a punch to the body.
Apollo ducks right into an uppercut from Albatross.
Apollo throws out a loose jab but Albatross uses good head movement to avoid it.
Apollo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Albatross throws a nice outside leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Albatross.
Albatross throws a jab but it's blocked by Apollo.
Albatross tries to score with a low kick but Apollo moves his leg out of the way.
Apollo throws a low kick, looking for Albatross's leg but Albatross calmly moves out of range.
Albatross digs a good hook to Apollo's body.
Apollo throws a body kick that misses.
Albatross dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Apollo throws out a loose jab but Albatross uses good head movement to avoid it.
Apollo throws a lazy uppercut
and Albatross counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Apollo. Albatross does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Apollo scores with a nice head shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Apollo checks a leg kick.
Albatross is looking to slow Apollo down with leg kicks.
Albatross misses the shot to the body.
Apollo throws a push kick but Albatross slaps the foot to one side.
Apollo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Apollo misses with a looping left.
Apollo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Albatross. Albatross obviously looking to wear him down.
Apollo looks to throw the jab but Albatross is out of range.
Albatross tried to counter with a leg kick but Apollo avoided it.
Apollo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Albatross sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Albatross was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Apollo.
Albatross throws a nice outside leg kick.
Apollo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Albatross.
Apollo slips under a jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Apollo misses.
Apollo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Albatross can pounce on him.
Albatross scores with a jab.
Albatross scores with a decent looking hook.
Albatross thumps Apollo with a low kick.
Apollo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Albatross wants to slow Apollo down by chopping away at his legs.
A low kick from Albatross misses
and Apollo counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnny Albatross seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice jab there from Albatross.
Apollo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Apollo misses with a wild body shot.
Albatross takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Albatross moves out of range of the body kick from Apollo.
Albatross blocks a jab.
Albatross pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Albatross misses with a body shot.
Albatross throws a leg kick but Apollo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Apollo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A big right from Albatross misses.
Apollo throws a big shot that misses.
Albatross connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Apollo staying out of range there.
Albatross comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A big right from Apollo misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Albatross swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Albatross scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Albatross.
Albatross is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Albatross ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Apollo moves away.
Albatross misses with a left hand
and Apollo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice cross by Albatross.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Albatross, as that shot connected.
Apollo swings for the body but Albatross moves out of range.
Albatross keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Apollo.
Apollo throws a solid leg kick but Albatross takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Apollo.
Albatross blocks a head kick by Apollo.
Albatross misses with an uppercut
and Apollo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Albatross tried to score with a low kick but Apollo checks it.
Apollo throws a jab when Albatross was well out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Apollo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Albatross fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Apollo just misses with a punch to the body.
Apollo tries to move into range but Albatross moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Apollo slips a straight right by Albatross.
A nice side step and Apollo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Albatross dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Albatross avoids the head kick by Apollo.
Albatross lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Apollo misses with a wild body shot.
Albatross throws a hook but Apollo avoids it easily.
Albatross misses with a wild body shot.
Albatross uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Apollo.
Albatross throws a leg kick that is checked
and Apollo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Apollo looks to land a right hand but Albatross moved out of range.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Apollo might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Albatross has got the better of the exchanges.
Apollo misses with a looping right.
Albatross is looking to chop away at Apollo's legs.
Albatross backing away here, and Apollo unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A big left from Albatross misses.
And Apollo responds with a good body kick, but Albatross manages to step out the way in time.
Albatross takes a swing at Apollo's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Albatross throws a big shot that misses.
Apollo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Apollo throws a hook but Albatross blocks it.
Albatross was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Albatross thows a leg kick but Apollo checks it
enabling Apollo to counter with a crisp jab.
Albatross moves out of range of the body kick from Apollo.
Apollo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Albatross lands with a good body shot.
Apollo blocks a jab.
Albatross punishes Apollo's body with a nice straight punch.
Apollo with the inside leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Albatross.
Albatross misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Apollo.
Albatross uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Apollo.
Apollo throws out a leg kick but Albatross moves out of range and Apollo only half commits.
Albatross lands an overhand right.
A punch combination from Apollo misses.
Albatross checks a low kick from Apollo.
Apollo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Albatross moves away.
That kick from Albatross tenderised Apollo's leg. Apollo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Albatross throws a hook but Apollo avoids it easily.
Apollo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Apollo misses the target.
Apollo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Albatross.
Apollo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A quick step to the side and Albatross tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Albatross misses with a low kick.
Apollo avoids the body shot from Albatross.
Albatross throws a hook but Apollo blocks it.
Albatross throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Albatross misses with a hook.
Albatross throws a shot from downtown. Apollo moves away and avoids it.
Apollo just misses with a punch to the body.
Apollo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Albatross swings widly with a right hand
and Apollo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Apollo throws a hook but Albatross avoids it easily.
Apollo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Albatross.
Apollo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Albatross is looking to slow Apollo down with leg kicks.
Albatross uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Apollo.
Albatross gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Apollo misses with a body shot.
Albatross swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Albatross digs a good body shot into Apollo's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Apollo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Apollo misses with a straight left.
A head kick misses from Apollo.
Albatross uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Apollo.
Apollo checks a leg kick.
Apollo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Apollo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Apollo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Apollo slips a straight right by Albatross.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Albatross.
Apollo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice jab there from Albatross.
A clash of legs there as Albatross blocks the low kick.
Apollo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Apollo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Albatross throws a hook but Apollo avoids it easily.
Albatross throws a poor cross that misses
and Apollo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
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!
Albatross tries to work over Apollo's front leg with a kick but Apollo checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Albatross swings widly with a right hand
and Apollo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Albatross throws a lazy body kick
and Apollo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Albatross's knee momentarily.
Albatross with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Apollo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Albatross. Albatross obviously looking to wear him down.
Apollo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Albatross. That did some damage!
Johnny Albatross is winning the standup battle so far.
Apollo blocks a leg kick.
Jab by Albatross.
Apollo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Albatross manages to avoid it.
Albatross swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Apollo.
Albatross checks a low kick from Apollo.
Apollo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Apollo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Apollo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Apollo moves out of range as Albatross strikes.
Albatross misses with a hook. Apollo ducked under it nicely.
Albatross is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Apollo can do to turn this around?
A decent looking cross lands there for Albatross.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Albatross dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Albatross scoring well with a low kick there.
Albatross tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Albatross lands with a nice body punch.
Apollo misses with a body kick.
Albatross swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Apollo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Albatross misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Apollo! But no joy.
Albatross connects with a solid leg kick.
Albatross connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Albatross throws a leg kick
and Apollo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Albatross lands with a right hand.
Apollo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Albatross misses with a looping left.
A little jabbing left from Apollo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Albatross fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Apollo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Apollo misses the shot to the body.
Apollo just misses with a punch to the body.
Apollo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Apollo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Albatross sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apollo throws a push kick but Albatross slaps the foot to one side.
Apollo checks a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Apollo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Albatross looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Apollo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Albatross.
Albatross misses with a looping left.
Albatross swings away with a body shot that misses
and Apollo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Albatross's knee momentarily.
Albatross uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Apollo.
Donk. Albatross catches Apollo right on the button with a cross.
Apollo looks to land a left hand but Albatross moved out of range nicely.
Apollo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Apollo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Albatross throws an off balance right hand
letting Apollo counter with a right hand.
Albatross misses with a wild body shot.
Albatross misses with a body shot.
Apollo misses with a low kick.
An inside leg kick from Albatross misses.
Apollo throws a jab when Albatross was well out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Apollo misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Albatross misses the shot to the body.
Apollo throws a jab but it's blocked by Albatross.
Apollo misses with a looping right.
Albatross throws a hook but Apollo avoids it easily.
Albatross throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Apollo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Apollo misses the jab.
Albatross misses with an uppercut
and Apollo counters with a left to the body.
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!
Apollo takes a swing at Albatross's ribcage but misses.
Apollo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Albatross tries a low kick but Apollo avoids it.
Apollo throws out a loose jab but Albatross uses good head movement to avoid it.
Albatross misses with a looping left.
Albatross checks the leg kick nicely there.
Albatross half committed to a counter leg kick.
Albatross moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Apollo blocks a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Apollo.
Apollo throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Albatross throws a low kick but Apollo avoids it.
Albatross connects with a body shot that sends Apollo's belly button to the back.
Apollo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That kick from Albatross tenderised Apollo's leg. Apollo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Apollo throws a sloppy head kick and Albatross moves out of range easily.
Albatross cracks Apollo with a good jab.
Good leg kick by Albatross.
Albatross throws a leg kick
and Apollo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Albatross fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Apollo.
Apollo moves out of range as Albatross strikes.
Apollo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Albatross with a body shot.
Albatross uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Apollo.
Albatross throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Albatross is looking to score with low kicks.
Apollo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Albatross throws out a loose jab but Apollo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Albatross stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Apollo misses with a body kick.
Albatross scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Albatross pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A little jabbing left from Apollo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Albatross fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Apollo manages to avoid it.
A low kick from Albatross is predictable there
and Apollo counters with a leg kick.
Apollo tries a low kick but Albatross avoids it.
Albatross jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Apollo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Albatross throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Apollo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Albatross scores with a shot to the body.
Albatross looks to land a left hand but Apollo moved out of range nicely.
Apollo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Albatross.
Albatross misses with a leg kick
and Apollo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Albatross tries to score with a low kick but Apollo moves his leg out of the way.
Apollo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Albatross.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Apollo! But no joy.
A chopping leg kick lands by Albatross.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Albatross clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Albatross.
Albatross waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Apollo.
It seemed like Apollo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fighters circling - Albatross throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Apollo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Apollo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Albatross lands with a cross.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Albatross.
Albatross slips under a jab.
Apollo checks a low kick from Albatross.
Apollo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Apollo tried to score with a low kick but Albatross checks it.
Apollo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Albatross misses the body punch
and Apollo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A low kick from Albatross misses
and Apollo counters with a thumping low kick.
Apollo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Apollo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Albatross.
It looked like Albatross wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Albatross throws a jab but it's blocked by Apollo.
Apollo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Albatross sizes up Apollo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Albatross throws a leg kick but Apollo checks it.
Apollo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A good leg kick by Albatross.
Albatross uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Apollo misses with a looping right.
Albatross tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Apollo is able to avoid easily.
Apollo only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Albatross motions for Apollo to come forward. Albatross throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Albatross throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Apollo throws out a counter right but Albatross avoids it with no problem.
Apollo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Albatross.
Apollo looks to throw the jab but Albatross is out of range.
Albatross keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Apollo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Albatross manages to avoid it.
Albatross swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Albatross thows a body kick. Apollo tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Albatross lands a jab to the head.
Albatross moves away from the strike by Apollo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Apollo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Apollo slips under a jab.
Albatross displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Apollo throws out the jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Apollo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice body punch from Albatross.
Apollo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Albatross throws a low kick, looking for Apollo's leg but Apollo calmly moves out of range.
A slow jab from Albatross misses its intended target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Apollo! But no joy.
Albatross thows a leg kick but Apollo checks it
and Apollo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Albatross throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Apollo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Albatross misses the target.
Albatross misses with a leg kick
and Apollo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Apollo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Apollo looks to land a body kick but Albatross moved away.
Albatross moves out of range of the leg kick from Apollo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Albatross throws a shot from downtown. Apollo moves away and avoids it.
A leg kick checked by Albatross.
Albatross steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Apollo.
Albatross misses with a hook. Apollo ducked under it nicely.
Apollo throws out a counter right but Albatross avoids it with no problem.
Albatross avoids the body shot from Apollo.
Apollo throws a body shot but no joy.
Apollo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Albatross rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Apollo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Albatross.
Albatross works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Apollo looks to score with a jab to the body but Albatross is just out of range.
As Apollo backs away, Albatross returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Albatross throws a solid leg kick but Apollo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Albatross.
Albatross tests Apollo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Albatross ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Albatross feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Albatross lands a right hook to the body.
Albatross cracks Apollo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Albatross throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A big right from Albatross misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big left from Albatross misses.
Apollo defending well as Albatross loads up on a big left hand.
Apollo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Apollo misses with a leg kick.
Albatross blocks a jab.
Albatross throws a nice inside leg kick.
Albatross walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Apollo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Apollo misses the shot to the body.
Apollo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Albatross manages to avoid it.
Albatross ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Albatross waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Apollo.
A leg kick checked by Albatross.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Albatross had his way with Lindsay Apollo in 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Albatross chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Apollo wants to land a leg kick but Albatross is out of range.
Albatross connects with an inside leg kick.
Apollo loads up on a big right hand but Albatross slips the punch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Albatross.
Albatross motions for Apollo to come forward. Albatross throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Albatross lands a leg kick that knocks Apollo off balance momentarily.
Albatross showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Apollo.
Albatross throws a low kick but Apollo avoids it.
Albatross throws a looping overhand right but Apollo ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Apollo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Albatross was well out of range. Poor timing from Apollo.
Apollo checks the leg kick.
Apollo needs to keep his hands up - Albatross had a free shot at his head there.
Albatross scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Apollo throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apollo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Albatross tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Apollo was well out of range. Poor timing from Albatross.
Albatross throws a leg kick but Apollo checks it.
Albatross scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Apollo avoids the body shot from Albatross.
Albatross throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Apollo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Apollo lands a glancing blow to the side of Albatross's head.
Albatross misses with an attempted mid kick.
A punch lands to the side of Apollo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Apollo throws a hook but Albatross blocks it.
Apollo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Albatross.
A swing and a miss from Albatross.
Apollo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Albatross.
The fighters circling - Albatross throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Apollo only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Apollo moves out of range as Albatross strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Albatross blocks the body kick.
Albatross throws a leg kick that is checked
and Apollo finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Apollo misses with a looping right.
Albatross ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lindsay Apollo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Apollo scores with the left hand. Albatross knows he should have avoided that one.
Albatross misses with a looping right.
Apollo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Albatross throws out the jab.
Albatross lands a right hook to the body.
Albatross catches Apollo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Albatross swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Apollo misses.
Albatross lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Albatross lands with a thumping leg kick.
Albatross just misses with a punch to the body.
Albatross fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Apollo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Albatross moves out of range of the leg kick from Apollo.
Albatross is looking to counter punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Apollo tries to move into range but Albatross moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Apollo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A leg kick checked by Albatross.
Apollo throws a wild body kick that Albatross sees coming a mile off.
Albatross ducks under a wild hook from Apollo.
Albatross turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Albatross lands a nice looking kick to the body. Apollo takes a step back to recover.
Apollo swings for the body but Albatross moves out of range.
Apollo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Apollo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Albatross.
Apollo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A slapping leg kick lands for Albatross.
Apollo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Albatross paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Albatross moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Albatross throws a hook to the side of Apollo's head but Apollo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Albatross moves out of range of the leg kick from Apollo.
Apollo misses with an uppercut
and Albatross counters with a straight right hand.
Apollo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Albatross.
A swing and a miss from Apollo.
Albatross lands a body shot.
That kick from Albatross tenderised Apollo's leg. Apollo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Albatross scores with a nice right hand.
Apollo looks to throw the jab but Albatross is out of range.
Albatross lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Albatross throws a quick inside leg kick.
Albatross connects with a leg kick.
Albatross with a nice calf kick.
Apollo throws an off balance right hand
and Apollo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Albatross connects with a leg kick.
Albatross connects with a body shot that sends Apollo's belly button to the back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Albatross showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Albatross has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:45
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Albatross!
Johnny Albatross retains his bantamweight title!
An out of breath Johnny Albatross thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Haggar (ranked 6 p4p, 37 weight class) and Clarence Hoost (ranked 2 p4p, 6 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 38 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Haggar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Clarence Hoost!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haggar throws a shot from downtown. Hoost moves away and avoids it.
And Hoost responds with a good body kick, but Haggar manages to step out the way in time.
Hoost has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Haggar.
Haggar has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Crapollas Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Haggar misses with a looping left.
Hoost throws out a counter right but Haggar avoids it with no problem.
Hoost tries to work over Haggar's front leg with a kick but Haggar checks it.
Haggar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Haggar swings widly with a right hand
and Hoost makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd cheers as Haggar lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hoost doesn't seem phased though.
Hoost walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A right-left combo lands from Haggar.
Hoost moves away from the strike by Haggar.
Hoost follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Haggar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hoost.
Haggar looks to land a left hand but Hoost moved out of range nicely.
Hoost throws a head kick that Haggar semi-blocks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haggar throws a right hand that misses
and Haggar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Haggar.
Haggar lands the left hand.
Haggar connects with a right hand. Hoost shakes it off.
Hoost leaves Haggar with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hoost walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Haggar tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hoost defends well and Haggar ends up having to push Hoost into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Haggar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haggar wants to get back to striking at distance but Hoost won't allow it.
Haggar ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Haggar no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Haggar looking for a sweep. Not yet Haggar, not yet.
Haggar trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Haggar escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hoost gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hoost content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haggar is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hoost's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Haggar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hoost keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haggar is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hoost sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Haggar misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mike Haggar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haggar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hoost.
Haggar misses with a takedown
and Hoost counters with a stiff right hand.
Haggar throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hoost's waist but Hoost gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Haggar off to one side.
Despite the aggression on Hoost's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hoost takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hoost misses with an attempted mid kick.
A big right from Haggar misses.
Haggar lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Haggar fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hoost sprawls well initially but Haggar persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haggar thows a huge punch but Hoost dodges it nicely.
Haggar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haggar missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Haggar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haggar is trying to control the action in half guard but Hoost is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Haggar is stalling here. Hoost is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Haggar seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Hoost has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Haggar is looking for a sweep.
Hoost decides to stand back up.
Haggar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Haggar shoots in for a takedown but Hoost shows good takedown defense.
Hoost is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Haggar.
Haggar misses with a looping left.
Haggar misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hoost counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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 Mike Haggar will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Haggar shoots and misses
and Hoost counters with a slapping leg kick.
Haggar fails with a takedown attempt.
Haggar is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A jab from Haggar misses.
A jab from Haggar finds it's way through Hoost's defenses.
Haggar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hoost.
Haggar misses with an uppercut
and Hoost counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Haggar throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hoost on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haggar shoots in for a takedown but Hoost shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Haggar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haggar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hoost doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Haggar throws a series of punches but Hoost moves out of range.
Hoost ducks under a wild hook from Haggar.
Hoost lands a slapping body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoost slips under a jab from Haggar.
Hoost scores with a head kick. Haggar tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Haggar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Good standup being displayed there by Haggar as he connects with a hook.
Haggar takes a swing at Hoost's ribcage but misses.
Hoost looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Haggar shoots in looking for a takedown. Hoost tries to sprawl out of it but Haggar keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hoost manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Haggar throws out a loose jab but Hoost uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haggar backing away here, and Hoost unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Hoost pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Haggar changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Haggar looks to throw the jab but Hoost is out of range.
Hoost throws a wild body kick that Haggar sees coming a mile off.
Hoost has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Haggar finds it's way round the side to connect with Hoost's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hoost darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Haggar misses with a takedown attempt - Hoost sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And Hoost responds with a good body kick, but Haggar manages to step out the way in time.
Haggar scores with a jab.
Hoost looks to land a body kick but Haggar moved away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hoost throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hoost lands a jab to the nose.
Haggar misses with a hook. Hoost ducked under it nicely.
A combination from Haggar does no damage.
Hoost slips under a jab from Haggar.
and Hoost counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Haggar! He's just covering up as Hoost starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clarence Hoost!
Clarence Hoost is the new heavyweight champion!
Clarence Hoost 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Bong Ji Woo (ranked 8 p4p, 63 weight class) and Ispa Perkele (ranked 2 p4p, 8 weight class). Ji Woo's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, FED UP. Ispa Perkele has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bong Ji Woo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Ispa Perkele!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perkele throws out a leg kick but Ji Woo moves out of range and Perkele only half commits.
Perkele avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ji Woo.
Perkele tries to keep at a distance but Ji Woo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Perkele stalling in the clinch but Ji Woo improves position.
Perkele takes a shot to the head.
Perkele stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Perkele fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ji Woo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Perkele gets through Ji Woo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ji Woo.
Ji Woo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ji Woo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ji Woo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Ji Woo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Perkele breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Perkele throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Ji Woo to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele moves out of range as Ji Woo strikes.
Perkele looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Perkele misses with a lunging right hand
and Ji Woo counters with an outside leg kick.
Ji Woo throws a push kick but Perkele slaps the foot to one side.
Perkele follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Perkele swings widly with a right hand
and Ji Woo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Perkele thinking.
Ji Woo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A swing and a miss from Ji Woo.
As Ji Woo backs off Perkele throws a huge counter combo but Ji Woo manages to avoid it all.
Ji Woo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ji Woo just misses with a punch to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ji Woo 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 Perkele has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Perkele and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo gets a clinch.
Perkele's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Perkele swings for the body but Ji Woo moves out of range.
Perkele misses with an uppercut.
Ji Woo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Perkele waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ji Woo.
Ji Woo darts in trying to clinch
and Perkele counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An inside leg kick lands from Ji Woo.
Perkele circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ji Woo pushes Perkele up against the cage in a clinch.
I was talking to Ji Woo's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo blocks an uppercut.
Ji Woo being controlled against the cage.
Ji Woo swings wildly with an uppercut but Perkele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ji Woo tries to pull guard but Perkele forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Perkele breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ji Woo scores with a jab. Perkele acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That kick from Perkele tenderised Ji Woo's leg. Ji Woo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Perkele connects with a nice looking jab.
Ji Woo looks for the body kick but Perkele saw that one coming.
Ji Woo throws an overhand right that lands on Perkele's shoulder, as Perkele tries to avoid the shot.
Ji Woo connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ji Woo tries to clinch but Perkele is having none of it.
Ji Woo wants to clinch but Perkele slips to the side
and Perkele counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Perkele avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Perkele looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ji Woo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ji Woo wants to clinch.
Perkele looks to throw the jab but Ji Woo is out of range.
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 Bong Ji Woo will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Perkele uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ji Woo.
Nice uppercut there from Ji Woo.
Ji Woo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short left from Perkele.
Ji Woo misses with a punch on the inside.
Perkele working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ji Woo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ji Woo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Perkele blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ji Woo digs a right hand into Perkele's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Perkele's gas tank.
Ji Woo lands a nice shot to the body.
Ji Woo working aggressively here.
Perkele is trying to maintain a safe position but Ji Woo gets an underhook and turns Perkele into the cage.
Perkele swings wildly with an uppercut but Ji Woo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perkele has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ji Woo seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Perkele can turn it around.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ji Woo.
A nice right hand lands inside from Perkele.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perkele is looking to control Ji Woo's arms but Ji Woo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Perkele has his back to the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ji Woo has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Perkele uses from the top position.
Perkele must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Perkele is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Perkele trying to control the position from guard on top but Ji Woo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Perkele stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ji Woo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ji Woo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Perkele controls the pace.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo jabs Perkele right on the nose. Perkele blinks but takes it well.
Ji Woo lands a head kick!
Ji Woo connects with a jab.
Ji Woo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ji Woo lands with a nice body kick.
Perkele keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkele throws a hook but Ji Woo avoids it easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ji Woo.
Bong Ji Woo is winning the standup battle so far.
Perkele misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ji Woo.
Ji Woo misses with an uppercut
letting Perkele counter with a right hand.
Perkele lands a jab to the nose.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ji Woo slips under a jab from Perkele.
Perkele misses with a right hand
and Ji Woo counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ji Woo sizes up Perkele with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ji Woo lands with an uppercut that bounces Perkele off the cage and back into range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bong Ji Woo dominated that second round.
That's time! Ji Woo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Perkele blocks the body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ji Woo.
Perkele throws a body punch but Ji Woo moves out of range.
As Perkele tries to get set, Ji Woo tries to push him back and clinch up but Perkele manages to avoid the attempt.
Perkele misses with the body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ji Woo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ji Woo clinches.
Ji Woo has a couple of punches blocked by Perkele.
Bong Ji Woo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ji Woo throws a punch but it's blocked by Perkele.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Perkele.
A short right from Ji Woo.
Ji Woo swings wildly with an uppercut but Perkele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ji Woo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele has Ji Woo pressed against the cage.
Ji Woo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Perkele stalling in the clinch but Ji Woo improves position.
Ji Woo decides to pull guard.
Perkele slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Perkele trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Ji Woo manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Ji Woo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Perkele can do to turn this around?
Perkele controlling Ji Woo's posture.
Ji Woo has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Perkele is proving hard to escape from.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkele controlling the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ji Woo moves away from the strike by Perkele.
Ji Woo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ji Woo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ji Woo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Perkele paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Perkele throws a hook to the side of Ji Woo's head but Ji Woo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ji Woo lands a really nice looking cross but Perkele seems unphased.
Perkele gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ji Woo throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Perkele counters with a stiff right hand.
Ji Woo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ji Woo misses with a looping right.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Perkele swats away the attempt to clinch by Ji Woo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Bong Ji Woo did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Perkele throws a jab when Ji Woo was well out of range.
Ji Woo tries to clinch up but Perkele circles away and keeps his distance.
Perkele swings widly with a right hand
and Ji Woo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Perkele misses with a shot to the body
and Ji Woo counters with a straight right hand.
A swing and a miss from Perkele.
Ji Woo fires out a quick counter leg kick but Perkele just manages to avoid it.
Perkele ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ji Woo moves away.
Perkele misses with a right hand
and Ji Woo counters with a low kick, right behind Perkele 's knee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ji Woo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Perkele.
Perkele circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ji Woo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele swings widly with a right hand
and Ji Woo counters with a nice uppercut.
Ji Woo darts in and clinches Perkele up against the cage.
Perkele blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ji Woo.
Ji Woo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ji Woo prevents Perkele from breaking the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Ji Woo fails to land.
Perkele breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Perkele moves out of range as Ji Woo strikes.
Ji Woo moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromPerkele.
Ji Woo's corner calls for a 1-2. Ji Woo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Perkele swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkele tries to bum rush Ji Woo with a series of wild strikes but Ji Woo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ji Woo staying out of range there.
Perkele misses with a head kick.
Ji Woo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Perkele's sensitive parts.
Ji Woo blocks a jab.
Ji Woo is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Perkele.
Ji Woo lands with an overhand left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ji Woo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Perkele swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Perkele shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ji Woo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Ji Woo finds it's target.
That kick from Ji Woo tenderised Perkele's leg. Perkele is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ji Woo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Perkele throws a series of punches but Ji Woo avoids them all with ease.
Ji Woo slips a straight right by Perkele.
Perkele throws a leg kick but Ji Woo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ji Woo lands with an uppercut that bounces Perkele off the cage and back into range.
Ji Woo tests Perkele's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ji Woo closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Perkele escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Perkele's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ji Woo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Perkele throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perkele misses with a looping left.
Ji Woo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Perkele tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ji Woo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Perkele throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bong Ji Woo had his way with Ispa Perkele in 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. And we move into the final round!
Ji Woo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Perkele was well out of range. Poor timing from Ji Woo.
Perkele let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ji Woo misses with a shot to the body
and Perkele counters with a nice uppercut.
Ji Woo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ji Woo wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perkele misses with an uppercut. Ji Woo saw that one coming.
Ji Woo misses with a leg kick
and Perkele counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Perkele misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ji Woo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele misses with a looping right.
Ji Woo lands with a kick to the ribs.
Perkele takes one on the button.
Ji Woo slips under a jab.
As Perkele tries to get set, Ji Woo tries to push him back and clinch up but Perkele manages to avoid the attempt.
Ji Woo scores with a punch to the head.
Perkele swings widly with a right hand
and Ji Woo counters with a low kick, right behind Perkele 's knee.
Ji Woo gets a clinch.
Perkele struggles to land a body shot inside as Ji Woo controls his hands.
Ji Woo misses with some punches.
Perkele blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ji Woo working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkele tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Perkele breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice shot by Ji Woo.
Perkele gets tackled into the cage by Ji Woo. Ji Woo maintains the clinch.
Perkele scores with a shot to the side of Ji Woo's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perkele blocks a body shot from Ji Woo.
Ji Woo blocking some punches.
Perkele lands with a short shot to the head.
Ji Woo misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ji Woo.
Perkele misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ji Woo gets through Perkele's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Perkele pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ji Woo closes the distance but Perkele moves to the side
and Perkele counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Ji Woo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Perkele.
Ji Woo avoids the head kick by Perkele.
Ji Woo throwing a counter right hand but Perkele manages to avoid it.
Ji Woo lands an overhand right.
Perkele throws out a loose jab but Ji Woo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ji Woo jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Perkele swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ji Woo counters with a head kick. That will keep Perkele thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Ji Woo darts in trying to clinch
and Perkele connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ji Woo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Perkele swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Perkele does it's job there.
Perkele takes a swing at Ji Woo's ribcage but misses.
Ji Woo instigates a clinch.
Ji Woo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Perkele pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ji Woo tries to close the distance and clinch but Perkele swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Perkele! But no joy.
Perkele takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ji Woo moves away from the strike by Perkele.
Ji Woo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ispa Perkele.
Well Ji Woo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:45
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:45
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bong Ji Woo!
Bong Ji Woo retains his lightweight title!
Bong Ji Woo spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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