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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Artemis Rhodes (ranked 2828 p4p, 4936 weight class) and Mike Hunt (ranked 129 p4p, 197 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Artemis Rhodes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Eliza Hachem and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rhodes lands a big uppercut and Hunt crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Hunt looks OK. Rhodes waves Hunt back to his feet!
 It looks like Mike Hunt has been cut.
Rhodes misses the jab.
Hunt wants to counter with a clinch but Rhodes pushes him away.
Hunt ducks right into an uppercut from Rhodes.
Hunt tries to clinch up.
Hunt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rhodes.
Hunt is looking for the big counter here.
Rhodes cracks Hunt with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Rhodes has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Hunt to stand back up!
 Hunt is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt backs away from a small jab... but Rhodes lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Hunt crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Rhodes with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Artemis Rhodes!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Artemis Rhodes made sure he mentioned Furnace Performance 🔥, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Nolan (ranked 3046 p4p, 22875 weight class) and Eric Kronke (ranked 134 p4p, 340 weight class). Kronke has chosen Feuer Frei as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Nolan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Eric Kronke!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Donatello Bradman and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kronke.
Kronke thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kronke stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kronke throws a sloppy head kick and Nolan moves out of range easily.
Nolan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nolan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kronke throws a lazy right hand but Nolan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kronke drops Nolan with a beautiful combination! Nolan stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kronke is looking for the KO!
 Nolan is rocked!
 It looks like Jon Nolan has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nolan wants to clinch.
Kronke throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nolan.
Kronke looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nolan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kronke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Kronke.
Nolan walks into a straight right hand from Kronke.
Eric Kronke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nolan wants to clinch.
Kronke cracks Nolan with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Kronke has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Nolan to stand back up!
Nolan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kronke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nolan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nolan doesn't manage to clinch there - Kronke circles away.
Kronke cracks Nolan with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Nolan looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Kronke finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Look low, kick high! Kronke uses the oldest trick in the book to send Nolan tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Kronke is absolutely delighted - when Nolan wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Eric Kronke!
Eric Kronke decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justin Case (ranked 3448 p4p, 3083 weight class) and Jake Smith (ranked 151 p4p, 133 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Justin Case!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Smith!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Winston Howard and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith keeps Case at a distance using the push kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Smith.
Case buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Smith. Those never looked like landing.
Case throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
Smith ducks right into an uppercut from Case.
Case has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad MMA Las Vegas in the buildup to the fight.
Smith lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith misses the jab.
Case tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Case misses with a left hand
and Smith counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Case on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Case connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
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!
Smith wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Case on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Case moves out of range of the body kick.
Case lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Case bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Case changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - Case throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Case misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Case drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jake Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Case thumps Smith with a low kick.
Smith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A shot to the liver by Smith. Beautiful body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
Smith misses with a hook
and Case cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Smith is rocked!
Nice body punch from Case.
Smith is still on wobbly legs! Can Case finish him?
Smith looks winded!
Smith takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Case lands a brutal uppercut that launches Smith off his feet! Smith tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Justin Case!
Justin Case managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Furnace Performance 🔥, into his post fight interview.
The defeated Jake Smith had this to say: 'Get ready for the gulag, homeboy.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akeen Coker (ranked 1765 p4p, 2380 weight class) and Mason Rogers (ranked 64 p4p, 95 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Akeen Coker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 20 - 1, fighting out of London, Mason Rogers!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogers moves out of range as Coker throws a body kick.
Coker looks for the body kick but Rogers saw that one coming.
An inside leg kick from Rogers misses.
Rogers buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rogers moves out of range of the body kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Coker.
Rogers throws a hook but Coker avoids it easily.
Rogers will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rogers has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rogers there as he acknowledges the shot.
Coker checks a leg kick.
Coker wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rogers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Coker moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rogers just misses with a punch to the body.
Rogers shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rogers slips a jab from Coker.
Rogers swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rogers misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coker's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rogers connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Coker scrambles back to his feet.
No luck for Coker with that takedown attempt.
Coker throws a right hand that misses
and Rogers counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice straight punches there by Rogers. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rogers.
Rogers tests Coker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Coker has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Ironbound MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Rogers misses with a kick to the body.
Rogers throws a body shot but no joy.
Rogers connects with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Coker.
Rogers looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coker is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Coker is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rogers wants to lay and pray for a moment but Coker keeps working.
Rogers not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Coker tries to roll over but Rogers keeps him under control.
Rogers is taking a breather. Coker says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Rogers misses with a head shot. Coker uses the momentum to regain guard.
Rogers must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coker looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rogers is in close to Coker's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Coker looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Coker looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rogers postures up.
Rogers controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rogers advances position into side control!
Rogers misses with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coker is trying to work for a sweep but Rogers has mounted him!
Coker is wriggling around trying to escape.
Rogers with the ground and pound from mount.
Coker can't escape the position.
Rogers wants to control the pace but Coker is squirming around nicely.
Rogers wants to control the action but instead Coker gets a body lock and reverses into Rogers's guard! Nice work!
Coker seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Coker forces his way into half guard.
Rogers has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Coker is working away from the top position though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mason Rogers dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Nice uppercut lands for Coker. That snapped Rogers's head back.
Nice uppercut there from Rogers.
Rogers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Coker checks a leg kick.
Coker connects with a right that clearly hurt Rogers. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Coker proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Rogers collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Akeen Coker!
Our winner, Akeen Coker, 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julio Cruzeiro (ranked 2115 p4p, 2500 weight class) and Nedser Kiely (ranked 80 p4p, 99 weight class). Cruzeiro comes to the cage accompanied by Jah Jah The Conqueror by Linval Thompson. Kiely has chosen Hammer Smash Face as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Julio Cruzeiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nedser Kiely!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Eliza Hachem and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruzeiro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kiely.
A big right from Cruzeiro misses.
Kiely catches Cruzeiro with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kiely works Cruzeiro's body with a nice hook.
Cruzeiro slips a straight right by Kiely.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Cruzeiro.
Kiely misses with a left hand
letting Cruzeiro counter with a right hand.
Cruzeiro lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cruzeiro moves out of range of the strikes.
Cruzeiro takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kiely just misses with a punch to the body.
Cruzeiro throws a body punch but Kiely moves out of range.
Cruzeiro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cruzeiro throws a leg kick
and Kiely counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kiely throws a jab when Cruzeiro was well out of range.
Kiely works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kiely dips to his left and cracks Cruzeiro with an uppercut!
Cruzeiro scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kiely doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiely drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cruzeiro swings widly with a right hand
enabling Kiely to counter with a crisp jab.
Kiely displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cruzeiro throws out the jab.
Cruzeiro misses with a straight left.
Cruzeiro wants to slow Kiely down by chopping away at his legs.
Cruzeiro throws a hook but Kiely blocks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kiely! But no joy.
Cruzeiro on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cruzeiro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kiely.
Kiely throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kiely throws a jab but it's blocked by Cruzeiro.
Kiely stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cruzeiro.
Nice defenses there by Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro scores with a kick to the body.
Cruzeiro misses with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Kiely.
Kiely with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cruzeiro to score with a decent uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kiely looks to throw the jab but Cruzeiro is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiely missing with a left hand there. Cruzeiro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cruzeiro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kiely swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cruzeiro swings for the body but Kiely moves out of range.
Kiely uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro throws a lazy right hand but Kiely sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big left from Kiely misses.
Kiely misses with a wild body shot.
Cruzeiro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kiely.
Cruzeiro ducks under a wild hook from Kiely.
Kiely slips a jab from Cruzeiro.
Kiely misses with a wild body shot.
Kiely lands with a shot to the body.
Kiely blocks the body kick.
Kiely swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cruzeiro lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kiely will feel that in the morning.
Cruzeiro throws a hook but Kiely avoids it easily.
Kiely appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cruzeiro scores with a push kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiely swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kiely works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cruzeiro throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kiely 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.
Kiely cracks Cruzeiro with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kiely cracks a nice hook into Cruzeiro's ribs.
Kiely fails to land with a series of punches.
Cruzeiro throws a jab when Kiely was well out of range.
Cruzeiro lands a leg kick that knocks Kiely off balance momentarily.
Cruzeiro throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cruzeiro is looking to land body kicks.
Cruzeiro staying out of range there.
Cruzeiro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kiely.
Kiely works the jab nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kiely scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cruzeiro thuds his shin into the meat of Kiely's side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiely swings for the body but Cruzeiro moves out of range.
Kiely lands a right hook to the body.
Kiely has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cruzeiro.
A jab from Kiely misses.
Cruzeiro throws out a leg kick but Kiely moves out of range and Cruzeiro only half commits.
Cruzeiro throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cruzeiro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cruzeiro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kiely.
Cruzeiro chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cruzeiro takes one on the button.
Cruzeiro throws a body punch but Kiely moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kiely! But no joy.
Cruzeiro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cruzeiro throws a quick counter kick to the body but Kiely avoids it.
Cruzeiro throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Nedser Kiely has been cut.
Cruzeiro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kiely throws the left hand but Cruzeiro avoids the punch easily.
Kiely waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro tries to land a front kick but Kiely steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cruzeiro defending well as Kiely loads up on a big left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nedser Kiely will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nedser Kiely's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kiely defending well as Cruzeiro loads up on a big left hand.
Cruzeiro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kiely.
Cruzeiro fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kiely has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cruzeiro takes a swing at Kiely's ribcage but misses.
Cruzeiro just misses with a punch to the body.
Kiely throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cruzeiro throws a nice inside leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kiely darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cruzeiro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cruzeiro looks to land a body kick but Kiely moved away.
Kiely changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kiely lands with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruzeiro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kiely.
A head kick misses from Cruzeiro.
Kiely missing with a left hand there. Cruzeiro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kiely's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kiely throws a hook to the side of Cruzeiro's head but Cruzeiro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cruzeiro takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruzeiro slips a jab from Kiely.
The crowd cheers as Kiely lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cruzeiro doesn't seem phased though.
Kiely misses with a hook. Cruzeiro ducked under it nicely.
Kiely throws a hook but Cruzeiro avoids it easily.
As Kiely backs away, Cruzeiro returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Kiely misses with a hook. Cruzeiro ducked under it nicely.
Cruzeiro scores with a nice body kick.
Kiely cracks Cruzeiro with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kiely takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kiely closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cruzeiro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kiely.
Nice straight punches there by Cruzeiro. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro lands a head shot.
Cruzeiro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kiely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kiely misses with a wild body shot.
Cruzeiro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kiely avoids the body shot from Cruzeiro.
Nice uppercut lands for Kiely. That snapped Cruzeiro's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cruzeiro!
Kiely fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cruzeiro manages to avoid it.
Kiely throws a right hand that misses
and Cruzeiro counters with a nice body shot.
Cruzeiro closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kiely misses with an uppercut. Cruzeiro saw that one coming.
Cruzeiro throws a nice outside leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro scores with a kick to the body.
Donk. Kiely catches Cruzeiro right on the button with a cross.
Julio Cruzeiro is winning the standup battle so far.
A big left from Cruzeiro misses.
The fighters circling - Cruzeiro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kiely jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cruzeiro with a nice cross.
Kiely misses with a straight right.
Kiely scores with the left hand. Cruzeiro knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice shot lands for Cruzeiro.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiely blocks a jab.
Cruzeiro jabs Kiely right on the nose. Kiely blinks but takes it well.
Kiely throws a body shot but no joy.
Kiely ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cruzeiro moves away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cruzeiro lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kiely misses with a body shot.
Cruzeiro appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kiely blocks a leg kick.
Cruzeiro connects with a right hand. Kiely shakes it off.
Cruzeiro with the inside leg kick.
Kiely drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The fighters circling - Kiely throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kiely scores with a hook to the body. Cruzeiro takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kiely will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A little feinted left hand from Cruzeiro on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kiely is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kiely throws out a counter right but Cruzeiro avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Kiely misses
letting Cruzeiro counter with a right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kiely misses with a wild body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Cruzeiro on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A slow jab from Kiely misses its intended target.
Cruzeiro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kiely.
Cruzeiro fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kiely just manages to avoid it.
Cruzeiro connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cruzeiro misses with an uppercut
and Kiely counters with a stiff right hand.
Kiely fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kiely checks the leg kick.
Cruzeiro misses with a left hand
and Kiely counters with a nice uppercut.
Cruzeiro on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kiely with a nice cross.
Cruzeiro throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kiely on the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cruzeiro scores with a leg kick.
A low kick from Cruzeiro misses
and Kiely counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cruzeiro looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kiely throws a lazy right hand but Cruzeiro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kiely misses with a jab to the body
enabling Cruzeiro to counter with a crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Julio Cruzeiro will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nedser Kiely's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Cruzeiro smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Some bone on bone action there as Kiely checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nice uppercut lands for Cruzeiro. That snapped Kiely's head back.
Cruzeiro's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Cruzeiro throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circling - Cruzeiro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cruzeiro with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cruzeiro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kiely.
Cruzeiro takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cruzeiro thumps Kiely with a low kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiely lands a body shot.
Cruzeiro misses with a body punch
and Kiely counters with a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruzeiro throws out a loose jab but Kiely uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cruzeiro takes a swing at Kiely's ribcage but misses.
Kiely throws the left hand but Cruzeiro avoids the punch easily.
Kiely ducks under a wild hook from Cruzeiro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiely throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kiely misses with a body shot.
Cruzeiro throws a hook to the side of Kiely's head but Kiely sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cruzeiro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kiely.
Kiely just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromCruzeiro.
Cruzeiro fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kiely tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cruzeiro feints and then cracks Kiely's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kiely down.
Kiely keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kiely is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro tried to counter with a leg kick but Kiely avoided it.
Kiely takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kiely keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kiely displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cruzeiro throws out the jab.
A big left from Kiely misses.
Kiely's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cruzeiro under the eye.
Kiely throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Cruzeiro to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruzeiro uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruzeiro tries to land a body kick
and Kiely counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kiely misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cruzeiro.
Kiely moves forwards but Cruzeiro connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kiely ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cruzeiro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kiely missing with a left hand there. Cruzeiro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cruzeiro scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cruzeiro ducks under a wild hook from Kiely.
Cruzeiro lands with an uppercut that bounces Kiely off the cage and back into range.
A low kick lands for Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kiely! But no joy.
Kiely stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cruzeiro.
Kiely has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro misses with a low kick as Kiely jumps back.
Kiely misses with an uppercut
and Cruzeiro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiely jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cruzeiro slips a jab from Kiely.
Cruzeiro moves out of range as Kiely strikes.
Cruzeiro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kiely throws a hook but Cruzeiro avoids it easily.
It looked like Cruzeiro wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kiely takes a swing at Cruzeiro's ribcage but misses.
Kiely slips a jab and a cross from Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro throws a leg kick which misses Kiely's front leg but catches the back leg as Kiely tries to avoid it.
Cruzeiro is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cruzeiro misses with an uppercut. Kiely saw that one coming.
Cruzeiro misses with a looping right.
Kiely is looking for the big counter here.
Cruzeiro takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kiely waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cruzeiro.
Kiely looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cruzeiro is looking to counter with a body kick.
Cruzeiro looks for the body kick but Kiely saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruzeiro throws a front kick aimed at Kiely's knee but Kiely avoids it well.
Kiely throws a hook but Cruzeiro blocks it.
A little feinted left hand from Cruzeiro on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sloppy strikes from Kiely. Those never looked like landing.
Kiely blocks a low kick nicely.
Kiely blocks the body kick.
Cruzeiro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kiely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kiely moves away from the strike by Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro defending well as Kiely loads up on a big left hand.
Kiely connects with a single shot there.
Cruzeiro slips under a jab.
Kiely throws out a loose jab but Cruzeiro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kiely lands a head shot.
Kiely swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cruzeiro makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cruzeiro connects with a crisp jab.
Cruzeiro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kiely fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cruzeiro on the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Julio Cruzeiro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cruzeiro 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 Topper Green scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julio Cruzeiro!
Post fight, Julio Cruzeiro took to the microphone: 'Give Me All The Midgets, I’m Taking Over The Openweight Division'.
In defeat, Nedser Kiely stepped up to the mic, saying 'I did not loose this fight, the ref was not watching what was happening.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pavel Sekera (ranked 1624 p4p, 1989 weight class) and Bryant Smith (ranked 60 p4p, 73 weight class). Sekera comes to the cage accompanied by Bleed it out. The crowd seem to be enjoying Smith's choice of entrance music: Television - Marquee Moon. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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34
162
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159
34 - 28 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Pavel Sekera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 28 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bryant Smith!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Damien Edna and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sekera shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Sekera prevents Smith from improving his position.
Smith wants to get back to his feet.
Sekera looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Sekera prevents Smith from improving his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sekera is looking for a kimura but Smith is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sekera to get the leverage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sekera tries to pass the half guard into mount. Smith knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sekera is trying to control the action in half guard but Smith is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Smith trying to get back to full guard but Sekera takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sekera controlling the position easily from mount.
Smith is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sekera tries to control but Smith wriggling away.
Sekera looking for a guillotine from mount but Smith is having none of it.
Smith wants to hold on but Sekera pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is desperately trying to improve his position but Sekera has a good base and remains in mount.
Sekera looking to control but Smith is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sekera looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Smith is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sekera looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sekera can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Smith is looking to escape.
Smith is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sekera moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Smith has worked his arm free - good work by Smith!
Sekera gets to mount! Smith was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Sekera trying to control but Smith is having none of it.
Smith regains half guard.
Sekera seems to be working for a kimura but Smith defends the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sekera is working for a submission of some sort.
Sekera wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smith keeps working.
Sekera tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Smith.
Smith wants to improve his position but Sekera is controlling well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sekera is trying to control the action in half guard but Smith is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pavel Sekera dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Smith chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sekera swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sekera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith thuds a left hand into Sekera's body.
Sekera fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Smith avoids it really well and circles away.
Smith throws a poor cross that misses
and Sekera connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Smith scores with a nice strike.
Sekera throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
Smith throws a nice inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Smith.
Smith with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smith misses with a hook.
Sekera wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sekera is trying hard to land a takedown here. Smith sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sekera pushes Smith up against the cage in a clinch.
Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sekera takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Smith lands with a hook. Sekera tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sekera takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Smith throws an off balance right hand
and Sekera counters with a left and a right that stings Smith.
Bryant Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
Sekera is looking for a counter combo.
Sekera slips under a jab.
Sekera is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sekera tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Smith defends well and Sekera ends up having to push Smith into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Smith swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pavel Sekera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smith. That's going to slow Sekera down.
Sekera tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smith throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sekera shoots in for a takedown but Smith shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Smith lands with a straight right. Sekera didn't see that one coming.
Smith lands a jab to Sekera's midsection.
Sekera shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Smith but Smith pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith throws a wild body kick that Sekera sees coming a mile off.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sekera.
Sekera appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Sekera tries to score with a low kick but Smith moves his leg out of the way.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
Sekera slips under a jab.
Sekera dips to his left and cracks Smith with an uppercut!
Smith wants to land a leg kick but Sekera is out of range.
Smith misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sekera counters with a two punch combo.
Smith throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Sekera does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sekera is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Smith's half guard.
Sekera is trying to work for a kimura but Smith is defending well.
Smith tries to roll over but Sekera keeps him under control.
Smith trying to control but Sekera postures up.
Sekera is looking to advance position but Smith won't allow it.
Sekera wants to control but Smith is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sekera wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Sekera looking to pass the guard.
Smith is controlling Sekera's posture.
Smith is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sekera circles away quickly and effectively.
Sekera tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
Sekera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Sekera went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bryant Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Smith swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sekera.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smith takes a swing at Sekera's ribcage but misses.
Smith throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sekera on the side of the head.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Sekera is trying hard to land a takedown here. Smith sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Smith throws a body shot but no joy.
Sekera takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sekera drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pavel Sekera overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Smith working a defensive guard here.
Sekera is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Smith has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sekera won't allow Smith to sweep him here.
Sekera advances position into side control!
Sekera wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smith keeps working.
Sekera decides to stand back up. Sekera steps back and let's Smith get back to his feet.
Smith bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Smith lands a body shot.
Smith throws a head kick that half lands.
Smith lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sekera shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Smith but Smith pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sekera avoids the head kick by Smith.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sekera appears to be looking for a big counter.
Smith swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sekera.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Sekera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sekera shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pavel Sekera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith misses with a hook.
Sekera fails with the takedown.
Sekera on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sekera is rocked!
Smith throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Sekera crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bryant Smith!
Bryant Smith made sure to mention his sponsor, FUClothing in his post fight interview.
In defeat, Pavel Sekera stepped up to the mic, saying 'GG to my opponent, he truly deserves the win.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Carioni (ranked 894 p4p, 2869 weight class) and Frankie Griggs (ranked 39 p4p, 120 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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26
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9 - 7 - 0 |
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33
212
24 - 22 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rodrigo Carioni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frankie Griggs!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Skip Squint and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griggs gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Griggs on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Griggs steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carioni.
Griggs takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A jab from Carioni does it's job there.
Carioni misses with a series of wild punches.
Carioni's corner calls for a 1-2. Carioni obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Griggs on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Carioni lands a big uppercut and Griggs crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Griggs looks OK. Carioni waves Griggs back to his feet!
Griggs is rocked!
It looks like Frankie Griggs has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griggs walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Griggs limp body while Carioni jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rodrigo Carioni!
An out of breath Rodrigo Carioni thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tu Barrels (ranked 472 p4p, 2224 weight class) and Maksud Magomedov (ranked 31 p4p, 85 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Barrels might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Lock stock and. Magomedov has chosen Lezginka - Kavkaz as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Maksud Magomedov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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37
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32
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Tu Barrels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maksud Magomedov!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Francis DeMontford and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barrels changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Magomedov tries to avoid it but Barrels manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Magomedov to the ground. Magomedov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Barrels gets a double leg takedown into Magomedov's guard.
Barrels lands a couple of elbows.
Barrels will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Barrels throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Barrels stops Magomedov from standing up.
Barrels throwing strikes from guard but Magomedov blocks nicely.
Barrels lands a couple of elbows.
Magomedov wants to get back to his feet but Barrels passes into half guard.
Barrels missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barrels trying to work for an americana but Magomedov has managed to regain full guard.
Barrels won't allow Magomedov to get back to his feet.
Barrels postures up in Magomedov's guard and throws a big left but Magomedov blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov wants to get back to his feet but Barrels is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barrels throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Magomedov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Barrels looking to pass the guard.
Barrels working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Magomedov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Barrels trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Barrels prevents Magomedov from getting back to his feet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Magomedov misses with a wild body shot.
Good shot there by Magomedov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Magomedov does no damage.
Barrels avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barrels closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Magomedov's guard.
Barrels is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Magomedov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Barrels is looking to work some ground and pound but Magomedov has wrist control.
Magomedov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Barrels is controlling him.
Barrels in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've been hearing that Barrels has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Magomedov wants to stand up but Barrels is controlling him.
Barrels in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrels stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Magomedov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Magomedov is looking to stand up but Barrels isn't so interested in that idea.
Barrels 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.
Barrels wants to control from the top but Magomedov keeps moving.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Magomedov wants to get back to his feet but Barrels is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Magomedov misses the shot to the body.
Barrels closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Magomedov did well to prevent Barrels getting side control.
Magomedov is looking to escape.
Magomedov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Barrels.
Barrels lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Magomedov looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Barrels.
Barrels with the ground and pound but Magomedov uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Barrels is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Barrels wants to pass the guard but Magomedov is keeping the position.
Magomedov wants to stand but Barrels is controlling the position.
Barrels throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barrels trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Magomedov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barrels.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tu Barrels dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Barrels keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barrels was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Barrels moves into range and connects with a jab.
Magomedov forces Barrels back against the cage and clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barrels.
Magomedov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Magomedov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barrels swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Barrels lands with an overhand left.
Barrels misses with a takedown
and Magomedov counters with a left to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Magomedov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedov fails with a takedown attempt.
A quick step to the side and Barrels tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Magomedov misses with the combination.
Magomedov throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov cracks Barrels with a right hand to the side of the head.
Magomedov misses with a hook. Barrels ducked under it nicely.
Magomedov throws a hook but Barrels blocks it.
Magomedov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barrels.
Magomedov misses with a hook. Barrels ducked under it nicely.
Barrels is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Magomedov can do to turn this around?
Barrels shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Magomedov as he jumps to the side.
Magomedov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Barrels with a body shot.
Maksud Magomedov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barrels gets a takedown into half guard.
Barrels prevents Magomedov from standing back up.
Barrels throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Magomedov is trying to stand up here but Barrels is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrels landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Barrels throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Barrels lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Barrels lands strikes from half guard.
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!
Barrels misses with a head shot. Magomedov uses the momentum to regain guard.
Barrels pushes down on Magomedov's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Barrels missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Barrels.
Barrels not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Magomedov looks like he's trying to stand up.
Barrels throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Barrels misses with a head shot. Magomedov uses the momentum to regain guard.
Barrels throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Magomedov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Magomedov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Magomedov keeping full guard, as Barrels tries to pass.
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.
Barrels is looking to work some ground and pound but Magomedov has wrist control.
Barrels chips away with some ground and pound.
Barrels wants to control from the top but Magomedov keeps moving.
Magomedov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Barrels trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Barrels wants to control from the top but Magomedov keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Barrels takes one to the side of the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Magomedov.
It looks like Tu Barrels has been cut.
Barrels uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Magomedov.
Barrels tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Magomedov was well out of range. Poor timing from Barrels.
Barrels slips a straight right by Magomedov.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tu Barrels will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tu Barrels'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!
Magomedov is looking to clinch but Barrels is avoiding it.
It looked like Barrels wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Magomedov throws a hook but Barrels blocks it.
Some wild striking there from Magomedov.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Barrels is defended easily by Magomedov.
Barrels takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Magomedov throws a jab when Barrels was well out of range.
Maksud Magomedov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Barrelss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Magomedov with a poor takedown
and Barrels connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Magomedov misses the shot to the body.
Barrels looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Magomedov!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Magomedov is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Barrels asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Barrels scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Magomedov to see if he's OK.
Barrels throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Tu Barrels overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Barrels scoring with punches and elbows.
Barrels lands some shots froms side control.
Maksud Magomedov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Magomedov wants to get back to his feet but Barrels drags him back down.
Sloppy strikes there by Barrels.
Barrels working the ground and pound from side control.
Magomedov is pushing Barrels's head away, looking to escape. Barrels manages to hold on to the position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrels is looking to take a break and control but Magomedov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
An elbow from Barrels crashes against the mat.
Barrels throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Magomedov is trying to buck Barrels off.
Barrels working the head and body with strikes.
Barrels misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Barrels working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Barrels laying and praying for a moment but Magomedov takes advantage and regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrels prevents Magomedov from standing back up.
Magomedov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Barrels.
Magomedov is trying to stand.
Barrels not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Barrels trying to control the action but Magomedov is working from the bottom.
Barrels sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Magomedov defending well though.
Magomedov taking some punishment here, with Barrels in his half guard.
Barrels is nestled in close to Magomedov, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Barrels is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Barrels looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Barrels pulls his head out easily.
Barrels slips a nice elbow through Magomedov's hands, connecting with Magomedov's forehead.
Barrels not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tu Barrels is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Magomedov actively working from the bottom here.
Magomedov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Magomedov is refusing to be controlled, as Barrels sits in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barrels is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Barrels seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tu Barrels showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Barrels, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tu Barrels!
After winning the bout, Tu Barrels thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cuervo Oquendo (ranked 654 p4p, 868 weight class) and Aboubacar Mandiang (ranked 25 p4p, 38 weight class). Mandiang has chosen Oliver Twist 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 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cuervo Oquendo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Aboubacar Mandiang!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Bruno Hogan and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oquendo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Oquendo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Oquendo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mandiang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Oquendo.
Oquendo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Oquendo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mandiang uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mandiang misses with an uppercut.
Mandiang misses with an uppercut. Oquendo saw that one coming.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mandiang darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The fighters circling - Mandiang throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mandiang throws a sloppy head kick and Oquendo moves out of range easily.
Oquendo misses with a lunging right hand
and Mandiang counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mandiang takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mandiang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mandiang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mandiang missing with a left hand there. Oquendo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oquendo throws a quick counter kick to the body but Mandiang avoids it.
Oquendo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oquendo misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandiang ducks under a wild hook from Oquendo.
Oquendo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mandiang.
Mandiang scores with a nice strike.
Oquendo motions for Mandiang to come forward. Oquendo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mandiang avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mandiang misses with a hook. Oquendo ducked under it nicely.
Oquendo blocks a head kick by Mandiang.
Oquendo missing with a left hand there. Mandiang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mandiang, as that shot connected.
Mandiang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mandiang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oquendo manages to avoid it.
Mandiang scores with a jab. Oquendo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mandiang lands a high kick!
Oquendo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mandiang.
A head kick misses from Mandiang.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oquendo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Aboubacar Mandiang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mandiang checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mandiang looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Oquendo misses with a wild body shot.
Mandiang throws a body kick that misses
and Oquendo counters with an outside leg kick.
Mandiang avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mandiang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mandiang throws a head kick but Oquendo moves out of range.
Mandiang misses with a straight right.
A nice inside leg kick there by Oquendo. That's going to slow Mandiang down.
Mandiang scores with a decent looking hook.
Oquendo throws a body shot but no joy.
Oquendo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mandiang feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Oquendos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Oquendo slips a straight right by Mandiang.
Mandiang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oquendo is looking to counter punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oquendo ducks under a wild hook from Mandiang.
Mandiang misses with a straight right.
Mandiang 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.
Mandiang throws a sloppy head kick and Oquendo moves out of range easily.
Oquendo blocks a jab.
It looked like Oquendo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mandiang throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Mandiang connects with a single shot there.
Oquendo throws a hook to the side of Mandiang's head but Mandiang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Donk. Mandiang catches Oquendo right on the button with a cross.
Good exchange - Oquendo coming out on top.
It looks like Aboubacar Mandiang has been cut.
Mandiang throws a hook to the side of Oquendo's head but Oquendo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mandiang looks to throw the jab but Oquendo is out of range.
Oquendo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Mandiang misses with an uppercut. Oquendo saw that one coming.
Oquendo looks to land a left hand but Mandiang moved out of range nicely.
Good exchange - Mandiang coming out on top.
Mandiang misses with a body shot
and Oquendo counters with a body kick that stops Mandiang in his tracks momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mandiang comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Oquendo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A quick step to the side and Oquendo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mandiang slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Oquendo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Oquendo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Oquendo.
A nice side step and Mandiang releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Mandiang connects with a body shot that sends Oquendo's belly button to the back.
Mandiang looks to land a right hand but Oquendo moved out of range.
Mandiang throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Mandiang throws out a loose jab but Oquendo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oquendo moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oquendo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mandiang connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Oquendo momentarily.
Mandiang throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Oquendo is looking to score with low kicks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aboubacar Mandiang dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aboubacar Mandiang's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A telegraphed right hand from Mandiang misses the target.
Mandiang plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Mandiang misses with a head kick.
Oquendo half committed to a counter leg kick.
Oquendo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Oquendo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Oquendo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Mandiang as he connects with a hook.
Mandiang misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mandiang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mandiang slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Oquendo takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mandiang dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mandiang misses with a looping left.
Oquendo misses with an uppercut.
Mandiang swings for the body but Oquendo moves out of range.
Mandiang cracks Oquendo with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandiang misses with a head kick.
And Oquendo counters with a quick kick to the body but Mandiang blocks it.
Mandiang misses with a right hand
and Oquendo counters with a stiff right hand.
Oquendo defending well as Mandiang loads up on a big left hand.
Oquendo half committed to a counter leg kick.
Mandiang tries a head kick but it misses.
It looked like Oquendo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mandiang.
Oquendo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mandiang.
Nice cross by Oquendo.
Mandiang throws out a powerful jab.
Mandiang throws out a loose jab but Oquendo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mandiang lands the left hand.
Oquendo avoids the head kick by Mandiang.
Mandiang throws a poor cross that misses
and Oquendo counters with a nice uppercut.
Oquendo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mandiang is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mandiang takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A big left from Mandiang misses.
Oquendo fires out a quick counter leg kick but Mandiang just manages to avoid it.
Mandiang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oquendo throwing a counter right hand but Mandiang manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mandiang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Oquendo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Good leg kick by Oquendo.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Mandiang in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Nice uppercut lands for Mandiang. That snapped Oquendo's head back.
Mandiang throws a head kick that misses.
Mandiang takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That has opened up Aboubacar Mandiang's cut even more.
Oquendo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mandiang.
Mandiang misses with a body shot.
Mandiang moves out of range as Oquendo throws a body kick.
Mandiang throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Oquendo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Oquendo lands a nice shot that snaps Mandiang's head back.
Mandiang has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Oquendo drops Mandiang with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Mandiang looks back up at him and smiles so Oquendo waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Mandiang is rocked!
Mandiang throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mandiang is still on wobbly legs! Can Oquendo finish him?
Oquendo misses with an attempted mid kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Oquendo misses the target.
Mandiang seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oquendo drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Mandiang right on the button. Mandiang goes down! Oquendo follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Oquendo gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cuervo Oquendo!
Cuervo Oquendo is the new super heavyweight champion!
After the fight, Cuervo Oquendo 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Garcia (ranked 698 p4p, 1275 weight class) and Cassus Fett (ranked 29 p4p, 51 weight class). Garcia comes to the cage accompanied by S.G. Sinnicks - St Patrick Battalion. Mickey Garcia has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mickey Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cassus Fett!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Darius Henderson and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fett uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
Nice body punch from Fett.
Fett throws a hook to the side of Garcia's head but Garcia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fett connects with a jab.
Fett missing with a left hand there. Garcia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fett gets a double leg takedown into Garcia's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Garcia is on top in guard.
Fett looking to hit a scissor sweep but Garcia is one step ahead there.
Garcia throwing strikes from guard but Fett blocks nicely.
Garcia won't allow Fett to sweep him here.
Fett utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've been hearing that Garcia has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fett wants to sweep here but Garcia controlling him for the moment.
Fett avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Garcia stopping the sweep attempt from Fett.
Garcia missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Garcia throws an elbow that misses. Fett uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Garcia's guard. Nice move by Fett!
Garcia wants to sweep here but Fett controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fett keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Garcia's head.
Fett wants to control from the top but Garcia keeps moving.
Fett wants to pass the guard but Garcia is keeping the position.
Fett working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Garcia might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia wants to sweep here but Fett controlling him for the moment.
Fett seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Garcia bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fett's guard.
Garcia keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fett's head.
Fett working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Garcia.
Fett wants to sweep here but Garcia controlling him for the moment.
Fett has his hands on Garcia's head, controlling the position.
Fett striking off his back but it's not causing Garcia any problems.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia lands a couple of digs.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fett is on top in guard.
Fett working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Garcia trying to control the position.
Fett preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garcia is trying to control the position but Fett postures up.
Fett trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fett is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Garcia looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia keeping moving, preventing Fett from controlling successfully.
Garcia looking for a sweep. Not yet Garcia, not yet.
Fett postures up and lands a big shot to Garcia's brow.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Fett's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Garcia tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Garcia keeping moving, preventing Fett from controlling successfully.
Fett looking to sit in guard and control but Garcia gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fett keeping full guard, as Garcia tries to pass.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fett wants to sweep but no luck.
Fett had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Garcia defends it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cassus Fett dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Garcia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fett swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fett connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice shot lands for Garcia.
Garcia scores with a hook to the body. Fett takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fett misses with a hook. Garcia ducked under it nicely.
Fett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garcia seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Fett misses with a hook.
Garcia was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Garcia connects with a body shot.
Fett ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fett looks to land a combination but Garcia avoids it well.
Garcia misses with a straight left.
Garcia scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
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!
The fighters circling - Fett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like Garcia wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Garcia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fett throws out the jab.
Fett blocks a jab.
Garcia dodges the punch combination from Fett.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia throws an overhand right that lands on Fett's shoulder, as Fett tries to avoid the shot.
Cassus Fett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Fett.
Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garcia tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fett shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Garcia as he avoids it easily.
Fett throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Garcia was covering up waiting for the punch and Fett finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Garcia looking for a sweep. Not yet Garcia, not yet.
Fett wants to control from the top but Garcia keeps moving.
Fett scoring with punches to the head and body.
Garcia keeping moving, preventing Fett from controlling successfully.
Fett throws a big elbow that misses.
Garcia 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fett loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Garcia is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Fett on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Fett wants to get back to full guard.
Fett regains full guard. Nicely done.
Fett 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.
Fett is looking to sweep but instead, Garcia has passed into half guard.
Fett has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
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!
Still in half guard, Garcia seems content to control.
Fett is looking for a sweep. Garcia is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fett is pressing down on Garcia's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Fett is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Garcia won't allow Fett to sweep him here.
Garcia loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Garcia stopping the sweep attempt from Fett.
Cassus Fett has got the better of the ground game so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Garcia accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Garcia throws an elbow that misses. Fett uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Garcia's guard. Nice move by Fett!
Fett 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.
Fett trying to control but Garcia is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fett stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Garcia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fett lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Garcia wants to sweep but no luck.
Fett has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Garcia is working hard here to advance position.
Fett stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Garcia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fett stands up over Garcia, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Garcia looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fett is one step ahead there.
Fett makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cassus Fett 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!
Fett bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Garcia manages to work his way to half guard, despite Fett's best efforts.
Garcia is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fett is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Garcia wants to sweep but Fett has passed to side control!
Garcia is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Fett's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia is staying active underneath Fett, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Fett throwing shots but Garcia is blocking nicely.
Fett throwing shots but Garcia is blocking nicely.
Garcia is looking for a sweep. Fett is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fett lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Fett working Garcia over with strikes.
Fett wants to control but Garcia is keeping him busy.
Garcia tries to get to full guard but Fett has control of the leg.
Fett is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Garcia doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Fett.
Garcia is looking for a sweep. Fett is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fett lands a nice short elbow.
Garcia tries to get to full guard but Fett has control of the leg.
Garcia is pressing down on Fett's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Fett trying to control but Garcia is working from the bottom.
Fett scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Fett is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Fett throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fett tries to free his leg and advance position but Garcia is retaining full guard.
Fett advances to half guard.
Garcia is trying to get back to full guard.
Fett is nestled in close to Garcia, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Mickey Garcia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fett trying to control the action but Garcia is working from the bottom.
Garcia on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Fett slows the pace down in half guard.
Fett landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Cassus Fett is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Garcia is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fett moves nicely into side control.
Fett is looking to take a break and control but Garcia is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fett controls the position.
Fett's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fett wants to control but Garcia is keeping him busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cassus Fett comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fett 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 Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cassus Fett!
A very excited looking Cassus Fett rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
Mickey Garcia spoke after the fight, saying 'Can't believe the commission let me fight with Hep C...'.
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