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Nfld liive 51 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Turd McPherson (ranked 20439 p4p, 20032 weight class) and Nathan Leal (ranked 549 p4p, 510 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Turd McPherson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nathan Leal!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Leal shoots in and bounces McPherson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
McPherson looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Leal is defending well. McPherson quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Leal has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! McPherson celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Turd McPherson!
An out of breath Turd McPherson 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eli Vieira (ranked 3120 p4p, 3030 weight class) and I Am Jewish (ranked 335 p4p, 322 weight class). I Am Jewish is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eli Vieira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, I Am Jewish!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jewish slips under a jab from Vieira.
Vieira throws a shot from downtown. Jewish moves away and avoids it.
I Am Jewish seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jewish scores with a leg kick.
Jewish is looking to slow Vieira down with leg kicks.
Jewish bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Vieira takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jewish lands a lovely overhand right.
Jewish turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jewish misses with a body shot
and Vieira counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jewish thinking.
Vieira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vieira misses with a wild body shot.
Vieira misses with a wild combination.
Vieira takes a swing at Jewish's ribcage but misses.
Jewish scores with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jewish darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jewish slips a straight right by Vieira.
Vieira keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jewish.
Vieira is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jewish slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jewish pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jewish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vieira shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Vieira was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jewish is trying to improve his position.
Vieira wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jewish keeps working.
Vieira tries to advance to mount but can't.
Vieira tries to move to full mount but Jewish actually manages to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vieira decides to return to a standing position.
Jewish tries to work over Vieira's front leg with a kick but Vieira checks it.
Vieira shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Jewish napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jewish stops Vieira from passing to mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jewish tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Vieira wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Vieira decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Jewish misses with a looping left.
Jewish tries to land a front kick but Vieira steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jewish shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jewish throws a shot from downtown. Vieira moves away and avoids it.
Jewish pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vieira checks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jewish. Vieira does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vieira misses with a straight right.
I Am Jewish is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jewish jabs at Vieira's body.
Jewish throws a head kick but Vieira moves out of range.
Jewish lands a jab to the head.
Vieira avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vieira is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jewish sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jewish scoring well with a low kick there.
Vieira pushes Jewish up against the cage in a clinch.
Vieira wants a takedown.
Jewish wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vieira has him pressed against the cage.
Jewish is fighting off a takedown attempt but Vieira is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Jewish to the mat. Jewish regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Jewish keeping full guard, as Vieira tries to pass.
Jewish pulls Vieira in close to his closed guard and prevents Vieira from doing any damage or advancing position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Vieira pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jewish is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vieira trying to move into half guard but instead Jewish has managed to sweep!
Vieira has an active guard here but Jewish has managed to pass into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vieira wants to control but Jewish passes into side.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
I Am Jewish dominated that round.
That's time! Vieira's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jewish ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vieira moves away.
Jewish with a nice calf kick.
Jewish fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vieira has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jewish throws a low kick but Vieira moves out of range easily.
Jewish has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vieira uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Vieira is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Vieira throws a series of punches but Jewish moves out of range.
Vieira swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jewish does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jewish fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vieira.
Jewish lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Vieira backs up against the cage.
Jewish moves into the clinch.
Jewish breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jewish lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jewish takes a swing at Vieira's ribcage but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vieira shoots in and gets a takedown into Jewish's guard.
Vieira tries to free his leg and advance position but Jewish is retaining full guard.
Jewish bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Vieira's guard.
Vieira looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vieira looking for a guillotine here but Jewish defends easily.
Vieira is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Vieira looking for a guillotine here but Jewish defends easily.
That's two 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.
Vieira is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Vieira is trying to keep Jewish in close.
Vieira looking for a guillotine here but Jewish defends easily.
Vieira has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jewish can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vieira is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Vieira is looking to cinch up a triangle. Jewish throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Vieira's body to avoid the submission. Vieira has instead reached around Jewish's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Vieira arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Eli Vieira!
A determined Eli Vieira didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hakeem Adderley (ranked 1850 p4p, 3422 weight class) and Gaultier Girard (ranked 220 p4p, 369 weight class). Adderley's entrance music is Genesis. A fine choice. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Gaultier Girard was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Great elbows
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hakeem Adderley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gaultier Girard!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Girard staying out of range there.
Girard looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Adderley takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A punch combination from Adderley misses.
Adderley missing with a left hand there. Girard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Adderley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Girard tries to counter with a clinch but Adderley shakes him off and moves away.
Girard ducks under a wild hook from Adderley.
Adderley takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hakeem Adderley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adderley throws the kick towards the body but Girard avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Adderley misses the target.
A slow jab from Adderley misses its intended target.
Girard wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adderley throws a shot to the body.
Girard throws a lazy right hand but Adderley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Adderley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Adderley scores with a nice head shot.
Girard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Adderley.
Adderley throws an overhand right that lands on Girard's shoulder, as Girard tries to avoid the shot.
Adderley lands a nice looking body kick.
Adderley scores with a decent looking hook.
Hakeem Adderley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Adderley misses with a straight right.
Girard raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Girard walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Adderley keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Adderley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adderley misses with a head kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Adderley.
Adderley missing with a left hand there. Girard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Adderley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Adderley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Girard circles away quickly and effectively.
Girard is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Adderley moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Adderley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Girard attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Adderley throws a series of punches but Girard moves out of range.
Girard slips a jab and a cross from Adderley.
Adderley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Adderley lands a leg kick that knocks Girard off balance momentarily.
Girard has a takedown stuffed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adderley throws a combination. Girard tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Girard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Adderley.
Girard misses with a combination
and Adderley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Girard fails to land the takedown.
Hakeem Adderley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gaultier Girard.
Girard throws a head kick but Adderley moves out of range.
Adderley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Girard.
Horrible takedown attempt by Girard or perhaps it was just good defense by Adderley, which made it look bad.
Girard has his takedown stuffed
and Adderley counters with a two punch combo.
Girard looks winded!
Girard lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adderley throws a series of punches but Girard moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adderley lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Adderley lands a big head kick that sends Girard to the canvas! Adderley follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hakeem Adderley!
A relieved looking Hakeem Adderley thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rayful Edmond (ranked 1665 p4p, 2464 weight class) and Geo Versu (ranked 249 p4p, 334 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rayful Edmond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Geo Versu!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Versu scores with a sloppy right hand. Edmond should have avoided that one.
Edmond shoots for a double leg takedown but Versu sprawls well. He's pushed Edmond's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Edmond looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Versu throws a hook but Edmond blocks it.
Versu throws a one two combo.
Edmond misses with a body kick.
Versu gets tackled into the cage by Edmond. Edmond maintains the clinch.
Edmond avoiding damage as Versu throws knees to the body.
Edmond is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A nice left hand lands by Edmond.
Versu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Edmond throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Edmond stalling.
Edmond slowing the pace effectively.
Versu lands a damaging elbow.
Versu tries to land knees in the clinch but Edmond avoids the damage to the body.
Versu missing with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Edmond prevents a body shot from Versu.
Edmond has Versu pressed against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Versu pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Edmond blocking some punches.
Edmond controlling the action here for a moment.
Versu tries to throw a body punch but Edmond avoids it by throwing Versu back against the cage.
Versu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Versu lands with a left to the head.
A shot in the inside from Versu.
Edmond is pushing Versu up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Edmond holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Edmond for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Edmond is pushing Versu up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rayful Edmond.
Versu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Edmond, right into the meat of the thigh.
Versu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Edmond is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Versu.
We've been informed that Versu has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Versu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Edmond uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Versu.
Edmond lands with a nice body kick.
Versu misses with a body kick.
Geo Versu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Versu looks to land a body kick but Edmond moved away.
Versu tried to score with a low kick but Edmond checks it.
Edmond throws a series of punches but Versu moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Versu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Versu misses with an uppercut. Edmond saw that one coming.
Versu tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A swing and a miss from Versu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edmond closes the distance and pushes Versu back into the cage.
Edmond blocking some punches.
Edmond tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Versu's elbow.
Versu looking to throw knees to the head but Edmond is blocking nicely.
Edmond dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Edmond is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Versu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Versu has a couple of punches blocked by Edmond.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Edmond.
Versu has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Edmond dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Edmond blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Edmond managing to block the knees to the body from Versu.
Edmond is working Versu over against the cage.
Versu misses with a body punch.
Edmond manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A nice left hand lands by Edmond.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Versu lands a nice uppercut.
Versu struggles to land a body shot inside as Edmond controls his hands.
Edmond is struggling to control the position.
Versu misses with a punch to the body.
Edmond lands with a short shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Edmond blocks an elbow strike from Versu.
Versu tries a body shot but Edmond blocks it.
Edmond slowing the pace effectively.
Versu tries to work over Edmond's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Edmond creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Versu's defenses.
 It looks like Geo Versu has been cut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Versu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Edmond avoids the elbow strike from Versu, against the cage.
Edmond stalling in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Geo Versu will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Geo Versu's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Edmond takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Edmond moves out of range of the strikes.
Edmond throws a series of punches but Versu moves out of range.
Edmond pushes Versu up against the cage in a clinch.
Edmond digs a right hand into Versu's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Versu's gas tank.
Versu misses with a punch on the inside.
The referee calls for Edmond to work.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Edmond blocks the elbow strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Edmond.
Edmond avoids a wild elbow strike from Versu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Versu misses with some punches.
Edmond scores with a nice hook to the head.
Edmond stalls.
Edmond is pushing Versu up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rayful Edmond.
Nice straight punches there by Edmond. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Edmond.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edmond gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Versu throws an elbow but it misses.
Edmond stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A bit of stalling here from Edmond.
Versu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Edmond avoids it.
Versu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Edmond just leaning against Versu, taking a breather.
Versu tries a body shot but Edmond blocks it.
Edmond scores with a hook to the body.
Edmond stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The referee calls for Edmond to work.
Edmond is stalling here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rayful Edmond.
Edmond plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edmond misses with a series of wild punches.
Edmond throws a series of punches but Versu avoids them all with ease.
Edmond avoids the head kick by Versu.
A nice inside leg kick there by Versu. That's going to slow Edmond down.
Edmond misses with a series of wild punches.
Versu does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
It looked like Edmond wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Edmond moves away from the strike by Versu.
Edmond appears to be looking for a big counter.
Versu misses with a shot to the body
and Edmond counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Versu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Edmond.
It looked like Edmond was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Versu scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Geo Versu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Versu takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Versu throws an overhand right that lands on Edmond's shoulder, as Edmond tries to avoid the shot.
Versu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Versu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Versu tries to move into range but Edmond moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Edmond misses with the combination.
Versu throws out a leg kick but Edmond moves out of range and Versu only half commits.
Rayful Edmond is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Versu throws a low kick but it's checked well by Edmond.
Versu thows a leg kick but Edmond checks it
and Edmond counters with a straight right hand.
Versu lands a nice looking body shot.
Versu throws an overhand right that lands on Edmond's shoulder, as Edmond tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Versu misses with a looping right.
Edmond takes a swing at Versu's ribcage but misses.
Versu throws out a counter right but Edmond avoids it with no problem.
Edmond fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Versu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
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!
Versu swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Edmond.
Edmond scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Versu is breathing heavily.
Versu ducks right into an uppercut from Edmond.
Versu throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Versu throws a wild body kick that Edmond sees coming a mile off.
Versu throws a looping overhand right but Edmond ducks down to avoid it.
Versu throws a lazy uppercut
and Edmond counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Versu thinking.
Edmond is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Edmond Throws a clean left jab. Edmond Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Versu's chin! Versu crumbles to the ground and Edmond follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Edmond!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Rayful Edmond!
Our winner, Rayful Edmond, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lynton Miller (ranked 2040 p4p, 1301 weight class) and Joey Chandler (ranked 259 p4p, 177 weight class). Miller's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Tool - Sober. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 17 - 2, fighting out of London, Lynton Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joey Chandler!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chandler misses the jab.
Miller throws a right and a left that both miss.
Miller missing with a left hand there. Chandler was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A countering left hand to the body from Chandler misses.
Chandler slips a jab from Miller.
Left hook, right uppercut from Chandler.
Chandler connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lynton Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miller ducks under a wild hook from Chandler.
Miller doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chandler throws a body shot but no joy.
Chandler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Miller lands a really nice looking cross but Chandler seems unphased.
Miller throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Miller.
Chandler takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Chandler on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Chandler moves out of range of the strikes.
Miller cracks Chandler with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Chandler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Miller.
Miller misses with a right hand
and Chandler counters with a left to the body.
Chandler slips a jab from Miller.
Chandler looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A jab lands there for Miller.
Chandler lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Miller bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chandler moves forwards but Miller connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Chandler misses with a straight left.
Miller changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Miller slips a straight right by Chandler.
Miller uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chandler.
Miller shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jab from Chandler.
Chandler moves away from the strike by Miller.
Chandler swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Miller misses with a double jab
and Chandler counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Miller thinking.
Chandler tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Chandler avoids the head kick by Miller.
Joey Chandler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Miller blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller misses with a shot to the body
and Chandler counters with a straight right hand.
Chandler lands with a shot to the body.
Miller thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chandler looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Miller takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Chandler misses with a hook.
Miller drops down looking for a counter takedown but Chandler sprawls and moves away.
Miller fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A shot to the liver by Chandler. Beautiful body shot.
Miller throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Chandler tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Miller is in Chandler's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miller slips nicely into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Chandler manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chandler looking for a sweep. Not yet Chandler, not yet.
Miller postures up in Chandler's guard and throws a big left but Chandler blocks it.
Miller stopping the sweep attempt from Chandler.
Miller passes into half guard.
Chandler is staying active underneath Miller, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Chandler manages to get to full guard.
Miller slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Miller stopping the sweep attempt from Chandler.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Joey Chandler will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Miller throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A telegraphed right hand from Chandler misses the target.
Chandler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joey Chandler seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chandler chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Miller can pounce on him.
Miller misses with a kick to the body.
Miller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An inside leg kick lands from Miller.
Chandler takes a swing at Miller's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller throws a leg kick but Chandler checks it.
A nice side step and Chandler releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Miller avoids the body shot from Chandler.
Chandler lands with a straight right. Miller didn't see that one coming.
Miller blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller tries to land a leg kick but Chandler saw it coming and moves away.
Chandler doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Miller.
Miller misses with a leg kick.
It seemed like Chandler was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Chandler misses the shot to the body.
Miller tries to land a front kick but Chandler steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Chandler steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Miller. That one must have hurt.
Miller with a nice cross.
Miller throws a sloppy head kick and Chandler moves out of range easily.
Miller lands a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller gets a double leg takedown into Chandler's guard.
Chandler looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Miller 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.
Chandler is trying to keep Miller in close.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Chandler holds on and takes a little breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Chandler utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Chandler has control of Miller's left arm, preventing Miller from doing any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Chandler misses with an uppercut.
Chandler misses with a body shot.
Miller changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Miller throws a hook to the side of Chandler's head but Chandler sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Miller lands a really nice looking cross but Chandler seems unphased.
Chandler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Miller was well out of range. Poor timing from Chandler.
Chandler lands a body shot.
Chandler listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chandler throws a body shot but no joy.
Chandler ducks under a wild hook from Miller.
Miller throws a body kick that misses
and Chandler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chandler lands with a right hand.
Miller bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Miller bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Chandler's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Horrible takedown attempt by Miller or perhaps it was just good defense by Chandler, which made it look bad.
Chandler misses with a hook to the body
and Miller counters with a single leg into guard. Chandler didn't expect that.
Miller scoring with some ground and pound.
Miller postures up in Chandler's guard and throws a big left but Chandler blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lynton Miller dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Miller ducks under a wild hook from Chandler.
Miller finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Miller tries to land a body kick
and Chandler counters with a nice uppercut.
Miller rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chandler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Miller throws a series of punches but Chandler avoids them all with ease.
Chandler just misses with a punch to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Miller.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chandler.
Miller changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Miller throws a looping overhand right but Chandler ducks down to avoid it.
Miller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chandler sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller with the inside leg kick.
Chandler lands a slapping body shot.
Nice body punch from Miller.
Miller lands a right hook to the body.
Miller swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Chandler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Miller swings for the body but Chandler moves out of range.
Miller closes the distance and clinches up with Chandler, looking for a takedown. Miller pushes Chandler against the cage but Chandler circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Chandler avoids the body shot from Miller.
Chandler takes a swing at Miller's ribcage but misses.
Chandler connects with a jab.
Chandler misses with a straight right.
Miller half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chandler takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Miller throws a lazy right hand but Chandler sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice body punch from Chandler.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chandler throws a body punch but Miller moves out of range.
A cross from Miller lands.
Miller closes the distance and clinches up with Chandler, looking for a takedown. Miller pushes Chandler against the cage but Chandler circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Despite the aggression on Chandler's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lynton Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chandler throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Miller stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Chandler wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Miller walks into a left hand.
A lazy body kick from Miller
and Chandler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Chandler misses.
Miller feinted with a counter takedown.
Chandler swings for the body but Miller moves out of range.
Chandler slips a straight right by Miller.
Miller has a takedown stuffed.
Chandler takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Miller throws out a powerful jab.
Chandler bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Miller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chandler was well out of range. Poor timing from Miller.
Chandler is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Miller with a body shot.
Chandler scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chandler misses with a hook.
Miller walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Chandler checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Chandler looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Good standup being displayed there by Miller as he connects with a hook.
Miller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chandler.
Miller throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Chandler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chandler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Miller moves away.
A left lands for Chandler.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miller scores with a kick to the midsection.
Chandler has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Danga de danga de dang - Chandler scores with a four punch combination!
Miller rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chandler moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joey Chandler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Chandler has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Joey Chandler!
Our winner, Joey Chandler, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akimbo Spice (ranked 762 p4p, 1304 weight class) and Alois Vrana (ranked 121 p4p, 195 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Akimbo Spice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alois Vrana!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vrana tries to work over Spice's front leg with a kick but Spice checks it.
Spice misses with the body kick
and Vrana connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Spice closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Vrana lands a right hand.
Vrana looking to throw knees to the head but Spice is blocking nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spice.
Vrana lands a left hand.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A left hand lands to the body for Vrana.
Spice tries to work over Vrana's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Spice misses with a punch on the inside.
Spice swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spice has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Vrana tries a knee to the head but Spice blocks it.
Spice lands a left hand.
Spice swings wildly with an uppercut but Vrana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vrana misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vrana lands with a short shot to the head.
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!
Vrana tries to land a knee to the head but Spice blocks with his arms.
A short right from Vrana.
Spice misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vrana throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Spices head.
Vrana blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spice doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vrana blocks an uppercut.
Vrana misses with a punch on the inside.
Spice lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vrana.
Spice misses with a body punch.
Spice on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vrana landing knees to the head.
 It looks like Akimbo Spice has been cut.
Spice blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vrana landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Spice goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vrana trying to control the position but instead, Spice has worked for underhooks and has pushed Vrana into the cage.
Vrana prevents a body shot from Spice.
Spice has a couple of punches blocked by Vrana.
Vrana misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vrana creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Spice tries a body shot but Vrana blocks it.
Vrana tries to land a knee to the head but Spice blocks with his arms.
Spice struggles to land a body shot inside as Vrana controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vrana.
Spice tries to work over Vrana's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vrana lands with a short head shot on the inside.
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!
Spice lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vrana.
Nice body punch from Vrana - that landed with a thud.
Spice working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vrana lands a right hand that snaps the head of Spice backwards.
Spice working aggressively here.
Vrana misses with a knee to the head.
Vrana throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Spice blocks it with crossed arms.
Spice misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vrana working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vrana connects with a knee to the head.
Spice tries to work over Vrana's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vrana scores with a shot to the side of Spice's head.
Vrana lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Spice scores with a hook to the body.
Spice misses with a hook from the clinch.
Spice misses with the head strike.
A short body shot lands from Vrana as the two fighters clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spice.
Spice misses with a body punch.
Spice misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vrana is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Spice tries a body shot but Vrana blocks it.
Vrana working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Spice has a couple of punches blocked by Vrana.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vrana.
Vrana misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spice misses with a body punch.
Spice works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vrana lands with a right to the head.
Spice tries to work over Vrana's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vrana pushes Spice back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vrana lands a shot to the body.
Vrana misses with a knee to the head.
Spice lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Spice lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vrana or not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vrana has a couple of punches blocked by Spice.
Come on Vrana - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Vrana blocking some punches.
Spice misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spice swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spice prevents a body shot from Vrana.
Spice lands with a light punch inside.
Vrana tries to work over Spice's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vrana struggles to land a body shot inside as Spice controls his hands.
Vrana blocks a body shot from Spice.
Vrana lands a nice uppercut.
Spice pushes Vrana back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spice pushes Vrana back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Spice lands a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spice goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Spice takes a shot to the head.
Vrana lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vrana lands with a light punch inside.
Vrana using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Spice has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alois Vrana dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Akimbo Spice's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Spice throws a series of strikes that have Vrana backpedaling.
Spice takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Spice tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vrana swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Spice throws a head kick that misses.
Spice pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Spice doesn't manage to clinch there - Vrana circles away.
Spice pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vrana keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spice.
Spice scoring well with a low kick there.
Spice throws a head kick that misses.
Spice blocks a head kick by Vrana.
Spice tries to clinch up but Vrana circles away and keeps his distance.
Vrana looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Spice tries a head kick but it misses.
Spice swings widly with a right hand
and Vrana counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spice throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Left hook, right uppercut from Spice.
No joy there for Vrana, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Akimbo Spice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vrana lands an overhand right.
Spice tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spice. Vrana does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vrana moves out of range of the body kick from Spice.
Vrana uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spice.
A head kick by Spice misses
and Vrana counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Spice ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vrana moves away.
A head kick misses from Spice.
Vrana throws a counter combo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Spice throws a lazy head kick
and Vrana counters with a stiff right hand.
Vrana has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vrana cracks Spice with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Vrana uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Spice.
Spice misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vrana.
Vrana has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Spice throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spice on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Vrana lands with a shot to the body.
Vrana scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Vrana tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vrana staying out of range there.
Spice takes one to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Spice.
Vrana avoids the head kick by Spice.
Spice gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Vrana lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vrana slips a jab and a cross from Spice.
Spice wants to clinch up but Vrana keeps it at a distance.
Spice takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Vrana lets loose with a powerful body kick. Spice will feel that in the morning.
Spice has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Spice will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Spice fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Spice fails in his attempt to clinch.
Spice misses with a series of wild punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spice. Vrana does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spice misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Vrana.
Vrana jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A jab from Spice misses.
Vrana swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spice tries to move into range but Vrana moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Spice lands with a nice combination. Vrana backs away looking to recover.
Spice throws a body kick that misses.
Spice takes one to the chin there.
Spice tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vrana swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Spice drops his hands momentarily and Vrana takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Spice closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Left hook, right uppercut from Vrana.
Spice misses with a wild body shot.
Spice wants to clinch up but Vrana keeps it at a distance.
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!
Spice looks for the body kick but Vrana saw that one coming.
Spice misses with a straight left.
It seemed like Vrana was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Akimbo Spice is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Spice takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Vrana scores with a hook.
Spice avoids the head kick by Vrana.
Spice is looking to wear down Vrana with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Spice tries to land a front kick but Vrana steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Spice throws a head kick but Vrana moves out of range.
Spice jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Spice closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vrana avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vrana scores with a hook.
Vrana lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Spice wants to clinch.
Vrana lets loose with a powerful body kick. Spice will feel that in the morning.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vrana darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Spice swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spice is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Spice closes the distance and pushes Vrana back into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spice misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vrana lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spice misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spice tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vrana's elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alois Vrana showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Akimbo Spice's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Spice misses with a wild combination.
Spice lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Vrana is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Spice tries to clinch but Vrana is having none of it.
Spice is looking to score with low kicks.
Spice throws a leg kick but Vrana sees it coming and moves out of range.
Spice throws a half hearted mid kick.
Alois Vrana seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Spice fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vrana manages to avoid it.
Vrana closes the distance and clinches.
Spice tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vrana's elbow.
Spice can't find room to land a body shot as Vrana controls the action.
Vrana works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vrana lands a body shot.
Vrana lands with a light punch inside.
Vrana lands a right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vrana using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Spice has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch on the inside from Spice fails to land.
Vrana looking to throw knees to the head but Spice is blocking nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vrana pushes Spice back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vrana stalling in the clinch.
Vrana lands an uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Vrana obliges.
Spice takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Vrana.
 Spice is rocked!
Spice looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vrana creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oh Spice is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Spice throws a punch but it's blocked by Vrana.
Vrana makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vrana presses Spice against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Vrana unloads a knee to the mid-section. Spice lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Vrana lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vrana lands a big knee! That's hurt Spice! Oh, he's all over the place! Vrana lands another knee that sends Spice to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alois Vrana!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rulla Kebab (ranked 829 p4p, 1186 weight class) and Joey Faolin (ranked 131 p4p, 177 weight class). Faolin has chosen It Ain’t a Crime by House of Pain as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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12 - 7 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rulla Kebab!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joey Faolin!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faolin wants to clinch.
Faolin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kebab.
Faolin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kebab looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Faolin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Faolin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kebab avoids the body shot from Faolin.
Faolin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kebab throwing a counter right hand but Faolin manages to avoid it.
Kebab thumps Faolin with a low kick.
Faolin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kebab counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kebab slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Faolin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kebab.
Faolin walks into a left hand.
Faolin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kebab slips a straight right by Faolin.
Kebab looks for the body kick but Faolin saw that one coming.
Faolin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kebab pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Faolin moves away from the strike by Kebab.
Good leg kick by Kebab.
Kebab steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Faolin.
Kebab tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Faolin is able to avoid easily.
Faolin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Faolin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kebab circles away quickly and effectively.
Kebab throws a head kick that Faolin semi-blocks.
Faolin swinging wildly here.
Faolin blocks the body kick.
Kebab throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Faolin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kebab misses with a hook. Faolin ducked under it nicely.
Faolin looks to land a combination. Kebab sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Rulla Kebab has been cut.
Kebab throws a hook but Faolin blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kebab fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Faolin manages to avoid it.
Kebab looks to throw the jab but Faolin is out of range.
Kebab lands with a hook. Faolin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Faolin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kebab throws a body kick that misses.
Kebab misses with a straight right.
Kebab looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kebab throws a leg kick but Faolin checks it.
Faolin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kebab.
Faolin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Faolin is looking to clinch.
Kebab takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kebab jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice body kick there by Kebab.
Kebab throws a nice outside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Faolin misses the target.
Faolin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faolin tests Kebab's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Faolin throws a shot to the body.
Kebab staying out of range there.
Faolin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Faolin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Faolin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kebab showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Faolin.
Faolin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Faolin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kebab lands a jab to Faolin's midsection.
Kebab keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Faolin.
Faolin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Kebab. That snapped Faolin's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Faolin misses with a lunging right hand
and Kebab counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kebab connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Faolin's hands.
Kebab lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Faolin backs up against the cage.
Kebab throws a body punch but Faolin moves out of range.
Faolin throws a jab when Kebab was well out of range.
Kebab tries to score with a low kick but Faolin moves his leg out of the way.
Faolin is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Kebab keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Faolin.
Kebab swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Faolin misses the shot to the body.
Faolin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Faolin misses with a body shot
and Kebab cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kebab tries to move into range but Faolin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kebab throws a front kick aimed at Faolin's knee but Faolin avoids it well.
Kebab works the jab nicely.
Faolin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kebab ducks under a wild hook from Faolin.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rulla Kebab dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rulla Kebab's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Faolin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kebab.
Joey Faolin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joey Faolin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kebab dodges the punch combination from Faolin.
Kebab connects with a body shot that sends Faolin's belly button to the back.
Kebab moves into range and connects with a jab.
Faolin throws a poor cross that misses
letting Kebab counter with a right hand.
Faolin throws a lazy uppercut
and Kebab counters with a straight right hand.
Kebab is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kebab moves out of range of the strikes.
Faolin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kebab lands with a nice body punch.
Faolin avoids the body shot from Kebab.
Faolin is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Faolin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kebab.
Faolin looks to land a combination. Kebab sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Faolin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kebab.
Faolin missing with a left hand there. Kebab was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faolin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Faolin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Faolin lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kebab scores with a jab to the head.
Kebab misses the jab.
Faolin avoids the body shot from Kebab.
Kebab cracks Faolin with a good jab.
Faolin takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Faolin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Faolin misses with a lunging right hand
and Kebab counters with a nice uppercut.
A nice combination there by Faolin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kebab fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kebab lands the left hand.
Kebab misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faolin digs a good body shot into Kebab's ribs.
Kebab throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Faolin misses with an uppercut. Kebab saw that one coming.
Faolin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kebab connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kebab checks a leg kick.
Kebab works Faolin's body with a nice hook.
Kebab pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kebab misses with a looping left.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Faolin might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Kebab has got the better of the exchanges.
Faolin throws a jab but it's blocked by Kebab.
It looked like Kebab wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Faolin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kebab checks it well.
Kebab lands with a cross.
Kebab throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Faolin throws an off balance right hand
and Kebab counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kebab showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Faolin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kebab throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Faolin misses with a hook.
Faolin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Faolin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Faolin wants to clinch.
Kebab clobbers Faolin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Oooooh!!! Faolin has knocked Kebab down with a huge combo! Faolin steps away and waves a wobbly Kebab back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Faolin has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kebab.
Kebab throws a one two combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faolin misses with a left hand
letting Kebab counter with a right hand.
Kebab connects with a good right hand that stumbles Faolin. Faolin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Faolin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Faolin takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kebab dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Faolin throws a jab when Kebab was well out of range.
Kebab takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Faolin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kebab circles away quickly and effectively.
Kebab throws a looping overhand right but Faolin ducks down to avoid it.
Faolin takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A slow jab from Kebab misses its intended target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Faolin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kebab moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kebab jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Faolin throws a leg kick
and Kebab counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rulla Kebab dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rulla Kebab's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Kebab is looking to land body kicks.
Kebab throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Faolin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Faolin ducks under a wild hook from Kebab.
Rulla Kebab is winning the standup battle so far.
Kebab moves away from the strike by Faolin.
Kebab moves out of range as Faolin strikes.
Faolin cracks Kebab with a good jab.
Rulla Kebab's cut is getting worse.
Kebab slips a jab from Faolin.
Kebab tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kebab dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Faolin just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kebab moves out of range of the strikes.
Faolin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kebab connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Faolin scrambles back to his feet.
Kebab throws a body shot but no joy.
Kebab slips a jab from Faolin.
Kebab throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kebab on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Faolin misses with a looping left.
A little feinted left hand from Kebab on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kebab fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Faolin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Faolin misses with a hook
letting Kebab counter with a right hand.
Faolin misses with a hook
and Kebab counters with an outside leg kick.
Faolin slips under a jab.
Kebab's corner calls for a 1-2. Kebab obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kebab connects with a jab.
Faolin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kebab steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Faolin.
Faolin throws a lazy uppercut
and Kebab counters with a stiff right hand.
Faolin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kebab turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Faolin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Faolin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faolin throws a shot from downtown. Kebab moves away and avoids it.
Faolin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kebab. Kebab obviously looking to wear him down.
Faolin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kebab was well out of range. Poor timing from Faolin.
Faolin loads up on a big right hand but Kebab slips the punch.
Faolin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kebab.
Kebab throws a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Faolin. Kebab does a little dance to reset his feet.
Faolin takes one on the button.
Faolin misses with a shot to the body
and Kebab counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Faolin wants to clinch
letting Kebab counter with a right hand.
Jab from Faolin.
Rulla Kebab's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Kebab takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kebab connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Faolin momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kebab looks to land a left hand but Faolin moved out of range nicely.
Faolin just misses with a punch to the body.
Faolin avoids a kick to the body.
A cross from Kebab lands.
Kebab with a hook.
Kebab moves away from the strike by Faolin.
Faolin tests Kebab's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Faolin tries to move into range but Kebab moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Faolin takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Faolin gets in close and tags Kebab with a short punch that almost sends Kebab to the mat! Oh Kebab is in big trouble! He turns his back on Faolin, trying to create some distance but Faolin rushes him, striking wildly and Kebab goes down! The referee tackles Faolin into the cage to end the fight! Faolin is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joey Faolin!
Joey Faolin seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Robson (ranked 101 p4p, 669 weight class) and Derrick Barnes (ranked 12 p4p, 96 weight class). Barnes has chosen We Want The Funk as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Derrick Barnes enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oliver Robson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derrick Barnes !
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Robson misses with a double jab.
Robson throws a leg kick but Barnes sees it coming and moves out of range.
Barnes misses with a looping left.
No luck for Barnes with that takedown attempt.
Barnes has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A jab lands there for Robson.
Robson misses with a low kick as Barnes jumps back.
Robson misses the shot to the body.
Barnes throws out a counter right but Robson avoids it with no problem.
Robson checks a low kick from Barnes .
Robson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robson connects with a leg kick.
Robson misses with the combination.
Barnes throws a leg kick but Robson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Barnes takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Robson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A swing and a miss from Robson.
Robson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barnes throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Robson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Barnes is in Robson's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Barnes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Robson is pulling down on Barnes 's head to control his posture.
Robson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Barnes engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Barnes throws a big elbow that misses.
Barnes preventing the sweep.
Robson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Barnes won't allow Robson to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Barnes manages to get himself to full guard.
Barnes pulls Robson in close to prevent any damage.
Barnes trying to keep a closed guard but Robson is proving a slippery customer.
Robson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Robson looking to pass the guard.
Robson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Barnes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Robson won't allow Barnes to sweep him here.
Robson looking to pass the guard.
Robson content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robson preventing the sweep.
Robson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Robson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Barnes looking for a sweep. Not yet Barnes , not yet.
Robson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Barnes not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Robson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Robson throws a lazy right hand but Barnes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oliver Robson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robson catches Barnes with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Robson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Barnes throws a jab but it's blocked by Robson.
Barnes checks a low kick from Robson.
Robson misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Barnes checks it well.
Barnes misses with a head kick.
Barnes fails to land with a series of punches.
Robson throwing a counter right hand but Barnes manages to avoid it.
Barnes bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Robson's head backwards.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Robson.
A slow jab from Robson misses its intended target.
Barnes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barnes feints the counter takedown.
Robson blocks a jab.
Robson moves out of range of the leg kick from Barnes .
Robson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Robson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes .
Robson scores with a hook to the body. Barnes takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A shot to the body from Robson misses
and Barnes counters with a stiff right hand.
Barnes is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Robson's half guard.
Robson is positioning himself well to prevent Barnes advancing to mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Robson 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.
Barnes lands a two punch combo.
Barnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Robson.
Robson jabs at Barnes 's body.
Oliver Robson is winning the standup battle so far.
Barnes throws a hook but Robson avoids it easily.
Barnes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Robson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barnes .
Robson checks a leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Barnes .
Robson takes a swing at Barnes 's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut there from Robson.
Barnes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Robson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Derrick Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barnes looks to land a combination but Robson avoids it well.
Robson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Robson scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robson throws a leg kick
and Barnes counters with a two punch combo.
Oliver Robson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Robson with the inside leg kick.
A big right from Robson misses.
Barnes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Robson.
Barnes drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Robson defends it well.
Robson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Barnes walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Barnes attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Robson throws out a loose jab but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Robson misses the shot to the body.
Barnes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Robson looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnes is just out of range.
Robson throws a front kick aimed at Barnes 's knee but Barnes avoids it well.
Barnes finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Some bone on bone action there as Robson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Robson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Barnes checks it well.
Barnes avoids the body shot from Robson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barnes .
A chopping leg kick lands by Robson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A swing and a miss from Barnes .
Barnes lands a two punch combo.
Robson throws a leg kick but Barnes sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Barnes throws a counter combo.
Robson lands a nice shot to the body.
Barnes tries to score with a low kick but Robson moves his leg out of the way.
Barnes scores with a sloppy right hand. Robson should have avoided that one.
Barnes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barnes looks to land a combination. Robson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Robson scores with a nice right hand.
Robson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Robson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Barnes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Barnes 's hands.
Barnes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barnes is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Robson throws out a leg kick but Barnes moves out of range and Robson only half commits.
Barnes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Robson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barnes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Barnes looks for a takedown but Robson sprawls well.
Robson slaps away a takedown attempt from Barnes , before circling back to the center of the mat.
Robson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Robson scores with a nice right hand.
Barnes bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Robson's head.
A big left from Barnes misses.
Robson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robson lands with an uppercut that bounces Barnes off the cage and back into range.
Robson takes a swing at Barnes 's ribcage but misses.
Barnes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Robson misses with a leg kick.
Robson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Robson moves away from the strike by Barnes .
Barnes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Barnes misses with an uppercut
and Robson counters with a straight right hand.
Robson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Robson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barnes .
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circling - Robson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barnes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Robson.
Barnes defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Robson.
Barnes lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Robson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barnes looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Robson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A cross from Robson lands.
Barnes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Barnes as he connects with a hook.
Barnes is looking to chop away at Robson's legs.
Robson throws a poor cross that misses
letting Barnes counter with a right hand.
Robson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Robson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Barnes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Robson.
Robson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Barnes staying out of range there.
Barnes tries to bum rush Robson with a series of wild strikes but Robson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Robson fires out a quick counter leg kick but Barnes just manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes misses with a straight right.
Robson misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Barnes ! But no joy.
Barnes throws a jab when Robson was well out of range.
Robson with a jab.
Robson misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robson stuns Barnes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Robson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barnes can do to turn this around?
Barnes throws a lazy right hand but Robson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Robson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Barnes 's hands.
Robson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Barnes scores with a shot to the body.
Barnes misses with a series of wild punches.
Robson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barnes .
A swing and a miss from Robson.
Barnes flicks out a counter leg kick but Robson steps away.
Robson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Good shot there by Robson.
Barnes moves out of range of the leg kick from Robson.
A leg kick checked by Barnes .
Barnes just misses with a punch to the body.
Robson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robson throws a leg kick which misses Barnes 's front leg but catches the back leg as Barnes tries to avoid it.
Barnes lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Robson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Robson is looking to score with low kicks.
The fighters circling - Barnes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Robson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barnes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Barnes misses with a looping right.
Robson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A jab from Robson misses.
Barnes looks to throw the jab but Robson is out of range.
Robson shoots in looking for a takedown but Barnes manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Robson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Robson throws a leg kick which misses Barnes 's front leg but catches the back leg as Barnes tries to avoid it.
Robson avoids the body shot from Barnes .
Robson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Robson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Robson misses with a low kick.
Barnes connects with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Robson lands a jab to Barnes 's midsection.
Barnes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Robson.
Barnes has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Robson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Robson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Robson backing away here, and Barnes unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Barnes misses with a straight right.
Derrick Barnes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Robson misses the shot to the body.
Robson misses with a leg kick.
Robson lands a nice hook to Barnes 's body. Barnes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Robson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Barnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Robson.
Barnes has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Barnes there as he acknowledges the shot.
Barnes tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Robson defends well and Barnes ends up having to push Robson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Barnes throws a low kick but Robson moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Robson.
Barnes walks into a jab.
Robson misses with a looping left.
Barnes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Robson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robson misses with a two punch combination.
Robson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Barnes .
Barnes tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Robson takes a swing at Barnes 's ribcage but misses.
Oliver Robson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Robson cracks Barnes with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Barnes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Robson wants to land a leg kick but Barnes is out of range.
Barnes appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Robson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barnes with the inside leg kick.
Robson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Barnes momentarily.
Nice uppercut lands for Barnes . That snapped Robson's head back.
Barnes 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Robson feints and then cracks Barnes 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barnes down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oliver Robson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Robson, 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oliver Robson!
Oliver Robson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Cross (ranked 191 p4p, 2000 weight class) and Marcel Clay (ranked 20 p4p, 242 weight class). Cross's entrance music is Folk Metal. A fine choice. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jeremy Cross!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcel Clay!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cross misses with a jab, cross combination.
A slow jab from Clay misses its intended target.
Clay bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Clay ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cross scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cross avoids the head kick by Clay.
Clay takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cross misses with a hook. Clay ducked under it nicely.
Cross misses with an uppercut
and Clay counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Jeremy Cross has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab from Cross.
Jeremy Cross seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cross checks a low kick from Clay.
Clay on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cross scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Cross tenderised Clay's leg. Clay is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cross throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Clay! But no joy.
Cross looks to land a left hand but Clay moved out of range nicely.
Cross swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cross. Clay does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cross looks to land a right hand but Clay moved out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cross. That's going to slow Clay down.
Cross lands with a hook. Clay tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Clay takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cross slips a straight right by Clay.
No joy there for Clay, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross misses with an uppercut.
Cross sets himself, and Clay steps forward looking for the clinch! Cross avoids it this time.
Cross takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Clay takes a head kick and keeps coming.
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!
Crunch! Cross slams his shin into Clay's torso.
Cross lands a big right hand that sends Clay crashing to the mat! Cross stays standing though and waves Clay back to his feet!
 Clay is rocked!
It looks like Marcel Clay has been cut.
Cross drops Clay with a big left hand! Clay is injured, injured bad! Cross jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeremy Cross!
Jeremy Cross retains his heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Jeremy Cross thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Rose (ranked 37 p4p, 412 weight class) and David Eagle (ranked 3 p4p, 62 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adrian Rose!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Eagle!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eagle takes the fight into the clinch.
Rose tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rose misses with the head strike.
Eagle lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Eagle scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rose wants a takedown but no success here.
Rose lands an uppercut.
Eagle throws a head punch that misses.
Eagle lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Eagle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rose lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Eagle backwards.
Rose has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Eagle throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Roses head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rose tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Eagle's elbow.
Eagle misses with a body punch.
Rose tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rose doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rose breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Eagle tries to clinch but Rose moves out of range.
Rose takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Eagle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rose paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Eagle rushes Rose and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Eagle.
Eagle tries to work over Rose's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eagle lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rose goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Eagle stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rose lands with a left to the head.
We've been informed that Eagle has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Eagle misses with a punch on the inside.
Rose doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Eagle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Eagle throws a head punch that misses.
Eagle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Eagle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rose blocks a body shot from Eagle.
Eagle lands with a left to the head.
Rose misses with the head strike.
Rose blocks an uppercut.
Eagle misses with a body punch.
Rose goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Eagle working aggressively here.
Rose works on Eagle's body with a couple of short punches.
Rose tries a body shot but Eagle blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rose.
Rose doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Eagle struggles to land a body shot inside as Rose controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Eagle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eagle working aggressively here.
Eagle controlling the action here for a moment.
Nice body punch from Eagle - that landed with a thud.
Rose struggles to land a body shot inside as Eagle controls his hands.
Rose breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rose keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rose fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Eagle on the side of the head.
Eagle tries to clinch there but Rose circles away.
David Eagle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rose circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rose throws a jab but it's blocked by Eagle.
Rose fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rose throws a looping overhand right but Eagle ducks down to avoid it.
Eagle clinches up against the cage.
Eagle prevents a takedown attempt there.
Eagle scores with a hook to the body.
Eagle lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Eagle pushes Rose back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Eagle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Eagle doesn't manage to clinch there - Rose circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Eagle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rose changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Rose throws a hook to the side of Eagle's head but Eagle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Eagle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rose paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rose lands a head kick!
Eagle moves out of range of the strikes.
Eagle doesn't manage to clinch there - Rose circles away.
A counter left hand to the body from Rose misses its target.
Eagle has taken the fight to the clinch.
Eagle tries a body shot but Rose blocks it.
Rose misses with some punches.
Eagle throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rose is trying to force a seperation but Eagle has the dominant position.
A nice left hand lands by Eagle.
Eagle lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eagle slows down the pace here.
Rose throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose tries to throw a body punch but Eagle avoids it by throwing Rose back against the cage.
Rose misses with a punch to the body.
Rose tries to work over Eagle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Eagle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Eagle misses with the head strike.
Rose lands a shoulder strike.
Eagle struggles to land a body shot inside as Rose controls his hands.
Rose working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Eagle.
A body shot lands from Eagle.
Eagle tries to work over Rose's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Eagle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Eagle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Eagle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rose softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Eagle.
Rose is breathing heavily.
Rose throws a head punch that misses.
Rose misses with the head strike.
Eagle lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
David Eagle dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Eagle takes the fight into the clinch.
Eagle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rose tries to throw a body punch but Eagle avoids it by throwing Rose back against the cage.
Eagle blocking some punches.
Eagle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Eagle.
Eagle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rose swings wildly with an uppercut but Eagle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eagle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rose backwards.
Eagle tries a body shot but Rose blocks it.
Rose lands with a left to the head.
Rose lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Eagle lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Eagle lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rose or not.
Rose working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Eagle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Eagle swings wildly with an uppercut but Rose uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rose is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Eagle lands a body punch in the clinch.
Eagle has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Eagle.
Rose goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Eagle scores with a hook to the body.
Eagle can't find room to land a body shot as Rose controls the action.
Rose misses with a hook from the clinch.
Eagle blocks a body shot from Rose.
Eagle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Eagle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Eagle blocking some punches.
Rose blocks a body shot from Eagle.
Eagle lands with a right to the head.
Rose drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Eagle gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Eagle misses with a punch on the inside.
Rose blocking some punches.
Eagle swings wildly with an uppercut but Rose uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rose swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Eagle throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Roses head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose prevents a body shot from Eagle.
A body shot lands from Rose.
Eagle works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Eagle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eagle lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Eagle.
Eagle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
David Eagle seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Eagle lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Eagle lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Still in the clinch, Eagle scores with a nice short uppercut.
Eagle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Eagle swings wildly with an uppercut but Rose uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eagle effectively controlling the action here.
Rose lands an uppercut.
Eagle works on Rose's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rose misses with a punch to the body.
Eagle stalling in the clinch but Rose improves position.
A short right from Eagle on the inside.
Rose misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose blocks a body shot from Eagle.
Rose misses with a punch to the body.
Eagle lands a right hand.
Rose wants to break free but Eagle has control.
Eagle lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rose tries to throw a body punch but Eagle avoids it by throwing Rose back against the cage.
Rose misses with some punches.
A short right from Eagle on the inside.
It looks like Adrian Rose has been cut.
Rose tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Eagle's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Eagle.
Eagle prevents a body shot from Rose.
Eagle prevents a body shot from Rose.
Eagle manages to break the clinch.
Eagle drives through and clinches with Rose against the cage.
Rose working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Eagle tries to throw a body punch but Rose avoids it by throwing Eagle back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Rose.
Eagle lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rose backwards.
Eagle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Eagle misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eagle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Eagle dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Eagle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Eagle wants to clinch up but Rose keeps it at a distance.
Eagle scores with the left hand. Rose knows he should have avoided that one.
Rose with a hook.
Eagle fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rose, pushing him back against the cage.
Eagle lands a body shot in the clinch.
Eagle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rose bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Eagle misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Rose misses the target.
Eagle takes the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rose.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rose lands a left hand.
Rose misses with the head strike.
Rose tries to stall but Eagle uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
David Eagle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Adrian Rose's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rose looks to score with a jab to the body but Eagle is just out of range.
Rose gets tackled into the cage by Eagle. Eagle maintains the clinch.
Rose makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Eagle.
Rose lands with a light punch inside.
Eagle lands a left hand.
Eagle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Eagle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Eagle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Eagle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Rose.
Eagle lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rose backwards.
Eagle lands an uppercut.
Rose trying to control the position but instead, Eagle has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rose into the cage.
Rose misses with the head strike.
Eagle is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Eagle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rose fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Eagle fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eagle lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Eagle.
Rose blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rose misses with some punches.
Eagle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rose breaks the clinch.
Eagle throws the left hand but Rose avoids the punch easily.
Eagle throws a body punch but Rose moves out of range.
David Eagle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eagle moves out of range of the body kick.
Rose circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rose misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Eagle.
Rose misses with a straight right.
Rose lands a really nice looking cross but Eagle seems unphased.
Eagle gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rose lands a shoulder strike.
Eagle tries a body shot but Rose blocks it.
Rose turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Rose manages to end up in side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eagle is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Rose is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eagle regains half guard there - taking advantage of Rose's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Eagle is trying to control but can't.
Eagle is trying is best to control the position here.
Rose scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rose is trying to control the action in half guard but Eagle is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rose drops an elbow to the side of Eagle's head.
Eagle is trying to control but can't.
Rose wants to pass the guard but Eagle is defending well.
Rose wants to control but Eagle is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eagle trying to hold on to Rose's head to control him but Rose postures up.
Rose missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rose throws a strike but Eagle avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Rose wants to pass the guard but Eagle is keeping the position.
Rose in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Eagle working a defensive guard here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Eagle tries to clinch but Rose moves out of range.
Rose changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eagle ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Eagle misses the shot to the body.
Eagle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rose.
Rose tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Eagle swivels and escapes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rose swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Eagle.
Eagle stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rose.
Eagle cracks Rose with a good jab.
Eagle moves in looking to clinch but Rose pushes him off.
Eagle rushes Rose and presses him up against the cage.
Eagle stalling in the clinch but Rose improves position.
Rose softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eagle lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rose is working for takedown but Eagle is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adrian Rose. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eagle lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Eagle tries a body shot but Rose blocks it.
Rose misses with a body punch.
Rose misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Eagle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Adrian Rose did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Adrian Rose's cut.
That's time! Rose's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Eagle staying out of range there.
Eagle tries to clinch up but Rose circles away and keeps his distance.
Eagle moves into the clinch.
Rose's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Eagle lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Eagle.
Eagle swings wildly with an uppercut but Rose uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eagle stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rose has a couple of punches blocked by Eagle.
A short uppercut from Rose.
Eagle lands with a left to the head.
Rose is trying to break free.
Eagle digs a right hand into Rose's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rose's gas tank.
Eagle scores with a hook to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Eagle scores with a hook to the body.
Eagle lands with a short shot to the head.
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!
Eagle swings wildly with an uppercut but Rose uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eagle lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Eagle fails to land.
Eagle lands with a light punch inside.
Eagle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rose misses with a body punch.
Rose can't find room to land a body shot as Eagle controls the action.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Eagle takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rose goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Eagle.
A head punch on the inside from Eagle fails to land.
Rose misses with a punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Eagle swings wildly with an uppercut but Rose uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eagle tries a body shot but Rose blocks it.
Rose is trying to force a seperation but Eagle has the dominant position.
Eagle is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Eagle looking to slow down the pace here.
Eagle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eagle misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Eagle on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rose.
Eagle misses with a punch to the body.
Rose is looking for a takedown.
Rose blocking some punches.
Rose throws a head punch that misses.
Eagle misses with some punches.
Eagle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Eagle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Eagle tries to work over Rose's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Eagle is struggling to control the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rose struggles to land a body shot inside as Eagle controls his hands.
Rose wants to break free but Eagle has control.
Eagle misses with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Eagle.
Rose misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rose.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Eagle - that landed with a thud.
Eagle working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Eagle fails to land.
Rose lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rose.
Rose tries a body shot but Eagle blocks it.
Rose blocks an uppercut.
Rose lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rose lands a left hand.
Rose working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rose misses with a body punch.
Eagle prevents a body shot from Rose.
Eagle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rose lands a left hand that snaps the head of Eagle backwards.
Eagle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rose.
Rose works on Eagle's body with a couple of short punches.
Eagle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rose's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short body shot lands from Eagle as the two fighters clinch.
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!
Rose breaks from the clinch.
Rose misses with a wild body shot.
Rose lands a glancing blow to the side of Eagle's head.
Eagle misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rose lands a nice shot to the body.
Eagle rushes Rose and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rose tries to throw a body punch but Eagle avoids it by throwing Rose back against the cage.
Rose blocks an uppercut.
Rose misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rose breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rose swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rose scores with a nice body kick.
Eagle takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Eagle tries to clinch up but Rose circles away and keeps his distance.
Eagle tries to clinch up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
David Eagle dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Adrian Rose's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Rose throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adrian Rose has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rose scores with a nice right hand.
Eagle misses with a shot to the body
and Rose counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Adrian Rose is winning the standup battle so far.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rose tries for a takedown but Eagle manages to get underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Rose's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Eagle scores with a shot to the side of Rose's head.
Rose breaks from the clinch.
Eagle is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rose rather than just go for the knockout.
Rose throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Eagle on the side of the head.
Rose lands a lovely overhand right.
Eagle slips a straight right by Rose.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose looks to land a combination but Eagle avoids it well.
Eagle moves into the clinch successfully.
Eagle is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Rose tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Eagle's elbow.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Eagle throws a punch but it's blocked by Rose.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eagle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rose backwards.
Eagle misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eagle scores with a shot to the side of Rose's head.
Rose goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Eagle lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rose backwards.
A shot in the inside from Eagle.
Eagle manages to break the clinch.
Rose fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Eagle.
Eagle digs a good body shot into Rose's ribs.
Rose's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Eagle connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rose scrambles back to his feet.
Eagle has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rose lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Eagle.
A short body shot lands from Eagle as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eagle can't find room to land a body shot as Rose controls the action.
Eagle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Eagle trying to stall but Rose improves his position.
Rose takes a shot to the head.
Rose digs a right hand into Eagle's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Eagle's gas tank.
Rose is trying to drag Eagle to the mat but Eagle just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adrian Rose. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eagle can't find room to land a body shot as Rose controls the action.
Eagle misses with a punch on the inside.
Rose taking a breather.
Rose is trying to trip Eagle. He has hold of a leg but Eagle is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Rose persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Rose throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rose working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Eagle manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Eagle.
Eagle stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Eagle lands a shoulder strike.
Eagle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Eagle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rose backwards.
Eagle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rose misses with a punch to the body.
Rose misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eagle misses with a punch to the body.
Eagle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rose working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rose lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Eagle has a couple of punches blocked by Rose.
Rose goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rose pushes Eagle back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rose is looking for a takedown.
Eagle misses with a body punch.
Rose lands a right hand.
A short uppercut from Eagle.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rose creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rose lands an uppercut.
Rose goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
David Eagle is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rose lands a shot to the body.
Rose tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Eagle's elbow.
Rose misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose has clasped his hands together around Eagle's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rose tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Rose 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.
Eagle wants to control but Rose postures up.
Rose grinds an elbow into Eagle's temple.
Eagle is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Eagle is not content to let Rose control the position.
Rose working the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to David Eagle.
I think Eagle has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 45:50
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 46:50
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Eagle!
David Eagle is the new welterweight champion!
A very excited looking David Eagle 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.
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