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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Changa Galowanga (ranked 24049 p4p, 3435 weight class) and Paul Mandeville (ranked 472 p4p, 356 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Changa Galowanga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Paul Mandeville!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Dean Styles and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galowanga doesn't manage to clinch there - Mandeville circles away.
Galowanga falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mandeville counters with a shoot takedown. Galowanga fights it but they end up in guard.
Galowanga kicks Mandeville off and gets to his feet.
Changa Galowanga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mandeville's coach down at Steel Penn Training Den was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Mandeville's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Galowanga misses with a series of wild punches.
And Mandeville tries to counter it with a takedown but Galowanga pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Galowanga fails to land the takedown.
Mandeville tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Galowanga gets a clinch.
Mandeville is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galowanga tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Changa Galowanga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mandeville breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Galowanga has been working on his boxing with his coaches at New York Public Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Galowanga throws a lazy head kick
and Mandeville counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Galowanga!
Galowanga looks to move to half guard but instead Mandeville has passed into mount! Damn!
Mandeville looking to control and managing it successfully.
Galowanga is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Galowanga flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Galowanga tries to lock up and control but Mandeville gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mandeville wants to stand but Galowanga is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Mandeville prevents Galowanga from getting the reversal.
Galowanga wants to hold on but Mandeville pushes him away.
Galowanga working to try and regain half guard.
Mandeville controlling his opponent.
Galowanga is trying desperately to improve position.
Galowanga gets back to half guard.
Galowanga on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Galowanga tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galowanga is holding on to half guard well.
Galowanga tries to kick Mandeville off but Mandeville keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Galowanga wants to get back to full guard.
Galowanga wants to control the action here but instead Mandeville manages to pass to full mount!
Galowanga tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mandeville can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Galowanga is looking to escape.
Galowanga tries to hold on but Mandeville pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mandeville looking to control but Galowanga is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Galowanga working to try and regain half guard.
Galowanga is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mandeville is looking to stand but Galowanga has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Mandeville dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Galowanga tries to clinch up but Mandeville circles away and keeps his distance.
Galowanga fails with the takedown
and Mandeville counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mandeville.
Galowanga controlling Mandeville's posture.
Galowanga looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Mandeville passes into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mandeville tries to stand but Galowanga is controlling his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galowanga wants to control but Mandeville postures up.
Galowanga is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Mandeville is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Galowanga is looking to improve his position but Mandeville isn't that keen on the idea.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Galowanga wants to control but Mandeville is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mandeville is stalling here but it's allowed Galowanga to get half guard.
Galowanga tries to roll over but Mandeville keeps him under control.
Mandeville wants to get back to his feet.
Galowanga is trying to maintain the position but Mandeville is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mandeville tries to stand but can't do so whilst Galowanga controls his leg.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Galowanga moves into range and clinches up with Mandeville.
Galowanga's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Galowanga throws a nice looking combination but Mandeville bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Galowanga misses with a takedown attempt - Mandeville sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Galowanga with a poor takedown
and Mandeville counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Changa Galowanga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Galowanga tries to bench press Mandeville off him but Mandeville keeps the position.
Galowanga can't do much from the bottom here.
Galowanga tries to bench press Mandeville off him but Mandeville keeps the position.
Mandeville tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Galowanga tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Mandeville showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Galowanga tries for a takedown but Mandeville sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mandeville lands a head shot.
Mandeville swats away the attempt to clinch by Galowanga.
Mandeville throws a body punch but Galowanga moves out of range.
Galowanga doesn't manage to clinch there - Mandeville circles away.
Galowanga tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Galowanga tries to work over Mandeville's front leg with a kick but Mandeville checks it.
Galowanga keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mandeville.
Mandeville moves out of range as Galowanga strikes.
Galowanga looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mandeville changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galowanga tries for a takedown but Mandeville circles away easily
and Mandeville counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Mandeville trying to stand up but can't free himself from Galowanga's guard.
Galowanga is trying to keep Mandeville in close.
Galowanga looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Galowanga looking for a guillotine here but Mandeville defends easily.
Galowanga wants to control but Mandeville passes easily into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mandeville tries to stand and escape but Galowanga is controlling the position.
Galowanga wants to control the action here but instead Mandeville manages to pass to full mount!
Galowanga is trying to escape the mount.
Mandeville tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mandeville avoids the attempt from Galowanga to control.
Galowanga is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mandeville takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Galowanga is looking to improve his position but Mandeville isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mandeville looking to control and managing it successfully.
Galowanga tries to lock up and control but Mandeville gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Galowanga is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Galowanga tries to lock up and control but Mandeville gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Mandeville comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mandeville winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Mandeville!
A very excited looking Paul Mandeville made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frank Marino (ranked 3220 p4p, 4784 weight class) and Tmas Panzy (ranked 343 p4p, 414 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Marino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tmas Panzy!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Russell Pearce and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panzy dives in and grabs Marino's left leg, looking for a takedown. Marino pushes down on Panzy's head and hops out.
Marino swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Panzy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Marino counter with a right hand.
Panzy tries for a takedown but Marino circles away easily
and Marino cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Frank Marino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tmas Panzy.
Panzy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Marino defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Panzy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Marino's waist but Marino gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Panzy off to one side.
A counter left hand to the body from Marino misses its target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panzy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Marino's waist but Marino gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Panzy off to one side.
Marino seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Marino lands a really nice looking cross but Panzy seems unphased.
 It looks like Tmas Panzy has been cut.
Panzy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Marino pinned against the cage. Marino gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Marino went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Panzy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Marino sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
It looked like Marino was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Panzy.
Panzy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Panzy doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Marino counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panzy misses with a takedown attempt
and Marino counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Panzy goes for a double leg but Marino avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Marino continues to drive forward.
Panzy darts in looking for a takedown but Marino gets double underhooks and turns Panzy into the cage.
A little feinted left hand from Marino on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Panzy misses with a takedown attempt
and Marino counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Panzy misses with a takedown attempt
and Marino counters with a right hand to the body.
Panzy looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oooooh!!! Marino has knocked Panzy down with a huge combo! Marino steps away and waves a wobbly Panzy back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
 Panzy is rocked!
Marino lands a big uppercut and Panzy crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Panzy looks OK. Marino waves Panzy back to his feet!
Panzy is still on wobbly legs! Can Marino finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panzy doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Marino counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Panzy falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Frank Marino!
Frank Marino made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying '*lays down gloves in cage*'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Davonte Durant (ranked 3298 p4p, 2967 weight class) and Kevin Taylor (ranked 344 p4p, 314 weight class). Durant comes to the cage accompanied by No Bullets Fly - Sabaton. Davonte Durant could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kevin Taylor's chin.
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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 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Davonte Durant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Alyssa Summers and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durant slips a straight right by Taylor.
Durant appears to be looking for a big counter.
Durant swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Taylor counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Taylor drives through and clinches with Durant against the cage.
Taylor presses Durant against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Durant wants to stall.
Taylor throws a punch but it's blocked by Durant.
Durant is looking to control Taylor's arms but Taylor gets an underhook and turns him. Now Durant has his back to the cage.
Taylor effectively controlling the action here.
Taylor lands with a short shot to the head.
Taylor stalling in the clinch.
Taylor stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Taylor receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor misses with a punch to the body.
Durant throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Taylor blocks it with crossed arms.
Durant is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Durant tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Durant lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Taylor can't find room to land a body shot as Durant controls the action.
Durant trying to land knees to the body.
Taylor misses with the head strike.
Taylor misses with some punches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Taylor.
Taylor leaning his opponent against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Taylor's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Durant wants to stall.
Durant swings wildly with an uppercut but Taylor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taylor pressing his opponent against the cage.
Durant blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Taylor.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Taylor.
Durant using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Taylor throws a head punch that misses.
Durant blocking some punches.
Durant looking to throw knees to the head but Taylor is blocking nicely.
Durant with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Taylor fails to land.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Durant.
Durant looking to throw knees to the head but Taylor is blocking nicely.
Taylor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Taylor has Durant pushed against the cage.
Durant tries a knee to the head but Taylor blocks it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Taylor taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor struggles to land a body shot inside as Durant controls his hands.
Taylor effectively controlling the action here.
Taylor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Taylor leaning against his opponent.
Taylor swings wildly with an uppercut but Durant uses good head movement to avoid it.
Durant misses with a hook from the clinch.
Taylor taking a breather.
A short right from Durant.
Taylor misses with a punch to the body.
Durant misses with a hook from the clinch.
Taylor digs a right hand underneath Durant's ribcage. Durant let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Taylor misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durant is pushing Taylor up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Durant lands a good knee to the midsection. Taylor won't want to take too many of those.
Taylor is leaning against Durant and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Durant wants to stall.
Taylor stalls.
Taylor stalling the fight.
Durant scores with a shot to the side of Taylor's head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Durant.
Durant tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Durant looking to slow down the pace here.
Taylor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Durant scores a nice knee to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kevin Taylor will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Durant feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Taylors jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Taylor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Durant lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Taylor circles away quickly and effectively.
The fight stays on the outside here - Durant looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Durant throws a looping overhand right but Taylor ducks down to avoid it.
Durant slips a jab from Taylor.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Durant.
Jab by Taylor.
Taylor throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Durant on the side of the head.
Taylor throws a hook to the side of Durant's head but Durant sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durant closes the distance but Taylor moves to the side
and Taylor counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Taylor lands a lovely overhand right.
Taylor connects with the punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taylor tries to keep at a distance but Durant has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Taylor fails to land.
Durant taking a breather.
Taylor lands with a right to the head.
Taylor displaying some good clinch control by pressing Durant up against the cage.
Taylor swings wildly with an uppercut but Durant uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taylor slows down the pace here.
Taylor tries to throw a body punch but Durant avoids it by throwing Taylor back against the cage.
Durant prevents a body shot from Taylor.
Taylor is trying to maintain a safe position but Durant gets an underhook and turns Taylor into the cage.
Durant misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Taylor.
A short body shot lands from Taylor as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durant lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Taylor is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Taylor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Taylor.
Durant misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Taylor.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Taylor in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Taylor stalling in the clinch but Durant improves position.
Taylor works on Durant's body with a couple of short punches.
Durant looking to throw knees to the head but Taylor is blocking nicely.
Durant misses with some punches.
Stalling in the clinch from Taylor.
Taylor misses with some punches.
Kevin Taylor seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Taylor has a couple of punches blocked by Durant.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Taylor.
Durant prevents Taylor from breaking the clinch.
Taylor lands a body shot.
Durant trying to control the position but instead, Taylor has worked for underhooks and has pushed Durant into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is stalling here.
Durant content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Taylor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Taylor struggles to land a body shot inside as Durant controls his hands.
Durant blocks an uppercut.
Durant trying to land knees to the body.
Durant looking to stall.
Durant lands a knee to the body.
Taylor is breathing heavily.
Durant stalling the fight.
Durant missing with knees to the body.
Durant holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Durant blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor avoiding damage as Durant throws knees to the body.
Durant tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Taylor tries a body shot but Durant blocks it.
Durant blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Taylor.
Taylor lands a left hand.
Knees in the clinch landing for Durant.
Durant stalling the fight.
Stalling in the clinch from Durant.
Durant seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Durant just leaning against Taylor, taking a breather.
Durant stalls.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Durant for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Taylor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Durant.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kevin Taylor will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Durant fails in his attempt to clinch.
Durant throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Durant looks to clinch
letting Taylor counter with a right hand.
Taylor misses the jab.
Durant scores with the left hand. Taylor knows he should have avoided that one.
Taylor scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Taylor feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Durants jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Durant tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Taylor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Taylor lands a nice shot to the body.
Durant tries to clinch but Taylor is having none of it.
Taylor avoids the head kick by Durant.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durant tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Taylor counter with a right hand.
Durant wants to clinch.
Durant displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Taylor throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durant fails with an attempt to clinch.
Durant throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Durant takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Taylor has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Taylor scores with a nice right hand.
Taylor scores with a shot to the body.
Durant is looking to clinch but Taylor is avoiding it.
Taylor fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Taylor scores with a punch to the head.
Taylor lands with a shot to the body.
Durant ducks under a wild hook from Taylor.
Taylor lands the left hand.
Durant ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Taylor moves away.
Taylor swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Durant slips a straight right by Taylor.
Jab from Taylor.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taylor works Durant's body with a nice hook.
Durant blocks a jab.
Taylor misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Durant throws a lazy uppercut
and Taylor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Durant misses with a hook.
Taylor looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Durant slips a jab from Taylor.
Durant appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Davonte Durant is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Taylor misses with a body punch
and Durant cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Durant is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Taylor works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kevin Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taylor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Durant.
A big right from Taylor misses.
Durant lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Durant throws a right hand that misses
enabling Taylor to counter with a crisp jab.
Durant moves into the clinch.
Taylor leaning against his opponent.
Taylor throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor cracks Durant with a nice body shot.
Taylor pressing his opponent against the cage.
Taylor stalling in the clinch but Durant improves position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Taylor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Taylor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Durant blocking some punches.
Taylor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Our sources have told us that Durant has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Taylor stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Durant lands a nice uppercut.
Taylor breaks the clinch.
Durant uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Taylor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durant throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Taylor misses the body punch
and Durant counters with a nice uppercut.
Durant slips a straight right by Taylor.
Kevin Taylor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Taylor scores with a nice strike.
Durant is looking to clinch.
Donk. Taylor catches Durant right on the button with a cross.
Durant misses with a head kick.
Taylor walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taylor loads up on a big right hand but Durant slips the punch.
Taylor misses with an uppercut. Durant saw that one coming.
Durant half committed to a counter leg kick.
Durant looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Taylor works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Durant throws a head kick but Taylor moves out of range.
Taylor looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Taylor looks to land a left hand but Durant moved out of range nicely.
Davonte Durant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kevin Taylor is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Taylor scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Taylor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Taylor has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Taylor!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stu Redman (ranked 3677 p4p, 2043 weight class) and Chrysanthos Xanthopoulos (ranked 411 p4p, 255 weight class). Redman comes to the cage accompanied by Smke a Little Smoke - Eric Church. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stu Redman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chrysanthos Xanthopoulos!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Steve Montenegro and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Xanthopoulos scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Redman looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Xanthopoulos gets full guard.
Redman throws a strike but Xanthopoulos rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Xanthopoulos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Redman is keeping the position for now.
Xanthopoulos not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redman 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.
Redman working a defensive guard but Xanthopoulos manages to pass into side control anyway.
You can see the frustration on Redman's face as Xanthopoulos controls the position.
Redman wants to control but Xanthopoulos postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Redman holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Redman is looking to reverse the position.
I've been told that Xanthopoulos has been drilling his wrestling of late, which has already helped him take this fight to the mat. Let's see how much of an impact it has on the outcome of the ground game.
Xanthopoulos content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Xanthopoulos tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Redman looking for a sweep but Xanthopoulos has passed into full mount! Oh no!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xanthopoulos sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Redman is working to get back to half guard.
Xanthopoulos controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Redman is trying to escape the mount.
Xanthopoulos controlling from mount.
Redman working to try and regain half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chrysanthos Xanthopoulos dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Redman looks to throw the jab but Xanthopoulos is out of range.
A nice side step and Xanthopoulos releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Redman listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Xanthopoulos takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Redman misses with a hook. Xanthopoulos ducked under it nicely.
Redman shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Xanthopoulos is controlling Redman's trapped leg to prevent Redman from advancing to side control.
Redman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xanthopoulos moves into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Redman being controlled here momentarily.
Xanthopoulos is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Redman lands a couple of elbows.
Xanthopoulos managing to control the position.
Xanthopoulos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Redman is one step ahead there.
Redman throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Xanthopoulos pulls Redman in close to prevent any damage.
Redman throws a big elbow that misses.
Stu Redman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Redman trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Xanthopoulos manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Xanthopoulos content to stall in guard here.
Redman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xanthopoulos controlling from the top position.
Xanthopoulos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Redman is keeping the position for now.
Redman throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Xanthopoulos preventing the sweep.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Redman shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Xanthopoulos manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Redman throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Redman throwing strikes but missing.
Xanthopoulos has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Redman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Xanthopoulos works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Redman looking to pass the guard.
Xanthopoulos wants to sweep but no luck.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Redman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Redman is looking to work some ground and pound but Xanthopoulos has wrist control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stu Redman dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Redman misses with a lunging right hand
letting Xanthopoulos counter with a right hand.
Redman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Redman drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Redman postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Xanthopoulos tries to improve position but can't.
Redman trying to control the action but Xanthopoulos is working from the bottom.
The strikes coming from Redman are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xanthopoulos gets back to half guard.
Xanthopoulos is trying is best to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Xanthopoulos's head.
Xanthopoulos controlling the position for now.
Redman trying to mount his opponent but Xanthopoulos defends it.
Redman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Xanthopoulos defending well though.
Xanthopoulos is controlling Redman's trapped leg to prevent Redman from advancing to side control.
Redman misses with a head shot. Xanthopoulos uses the momentum to regain guard.
Redman throws an elbow that misses. Xanthopoulos uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Redman's guard. Nice move by Xanthopoulos!
Redman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xanthopoulos advances position into side control!
The referee asks Xanthopoulos politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Xanthopoulos prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redman is looking for a sweep.
Xanthopoulos controlling the position from side mount.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Redman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Redman looks to land a left hand but Xanthopoulos moved out of range nicely.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Xanthopoulos enables Redman to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Xanthopoulos manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Redman looking to sit in guard and control but Xanthopoulos gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Xanthopoulos slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Stu Redman.
Well Redman has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stu Redman!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Stu Redman made sure he mentioned Stoner's Killer Apparel, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Benson Beckley (ranked 2134 p4p, 2583 weight class) and Tommy Fu (ranked 244 p4p, 290 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Benson Beckley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tommy Fu !
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Joseph Jones and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fu slips a jab from Beckley.
Beckley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Beckley tries to clinch up.
Beckley dodges the punch combination from Fu .
Fu slips under a jab from Beckley.
Fu is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Beckley seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Beckley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fu was well out of range. Poor timing from Beckley.
Fu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Beckley misses the shot to the body.
Fu moves out of range as Beckley strikes.
Fu scores with a sloppy right hand. Beckley should have avoided that one.
Fu blocks the body kick.
Fu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beckley dips to his left and cracks Fu with an uppercut!
Beckley looks to score with a jab to the body but Fu is just out of range.
Fu shapes to counter with a head kick.
Beckley darts in and clinches Fu up against the cage.
Beckley tries to land knees in the clinch but Fu avoids the damage to the body.
Beckley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beckley rushes Fu and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Beckley tries to pull guard but Fu forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Beckley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fu avoids it.
Fu 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Beckley moves into the clinch.
Beckley throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Beckley keeps control of Fu as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Beckley trying to land knees to the body.
Fu prevents the takedown attempt.
Beckley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fu .
Fu is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Beckley is defending well.
Beckley manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Beckley wants to stand and escape but Fu is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beckley is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fu must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Beckley escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fu gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beckley is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fu is aware though and is defending well.
Fu avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Beckley is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fu wants to get up but he can't break Beckley's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Beckley had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Fu defends it easily.
Beckley working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fu doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fu manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fu would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Beckley is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Fu dives into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Fu wants to stand but Beckley is controlling his arm.
Beckley tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Fu wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Beckley is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Fu has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Fu tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Beckley is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Beckley looking for a sweep but Fu has passed into full mount! Oh no!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Benson Beckley dominated that round.
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.
Beckley throws a body punch but Fu moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Beckley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fu throws out a counter right but Beckley avoids it with no problem.
Beckley throws a body punch but Fu moves out of range.
Fu is trying to counter with his kicks.
Beckley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fu .
Beckley thinks about countering with a head kick.
Beckley closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Beckley takes the fight into the clinch.
Beckley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fu can do to turn this around?
Beckley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fu .
Beckley jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Fu walks away with a smile on his face. Beckley gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Beckley misses with a lunging right hand
and Fu counters with a body kick that stops Beckley in his tracks momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fu works Beckley's body with a nice hook.
Beckley fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beckley. Fu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fu looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beckley tries to land a front kick but Fu steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Beckley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fu moves away.
Beckley looks to throw the jab but Fu is out of range.
Beckley misses with a hook. Fu ducked under it nicely.
Beckley is looking to wear down Fu with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fu throws a head kick that misses.
Beckley missing with a left hand there. Fu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Beckley misses with an uppercut
letting Fu counter with a right hand.
Fu lands with a nice combination. Beckley backs away looking to recover.
Beckley takes one to the side of the head.
Beckley works Fu 's body with a nice hook.
Fu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Beckley manages to avoid it.
Beckley misses with a body shot.
Beckley forces Fu back against the cage and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beckley struggles to land a body shot inside as Fu controls his hands.
Fu manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fu scores with a punch to the head.
Beckley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beckley just misses with a punch to the body.
Beckley swings for the body but Fu moves out of range.
Beckley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Beckley throws out the jab.
Beckley throws a body punch but Fu moves out of range.
Beckley throws a head kick that misses.
Beckley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Beckley misses with a leg kick.
Fu misses with a head kick.
Beckley looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Fu moves out of range of the strikes.
Benson Beckley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fu .
A looping hook to the body misses from Beckley. Fu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fu let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Beckley looks to score with a jab to the body but Fu is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beckley tries to clinch up but Fu circles away and keeps his distance.
Beckley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fu .
Fu throws a head kick that misses.
Fu misses with a looping left.
Beckley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Beckley throws out the jab.
Fu slips a jab and a cross from Beckley.
Fu connects with a high kick.
Beckley keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fu takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fu . That's going to slow Beckley down.
Beckley tries to clinch up but Fu circles away and keeps his distance.
Beckley tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Beckley misses with an uppercut. Fu saw that one coming.
Beckley moves in looking to clinch but Fu pushes him off.
Fu follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Fu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tommy Fu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Beckley. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fu stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fu cracks a nice hook into Beckley's ribs.
Beckley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fu throws out the jab.
Fu throws a series of punches but Beckley moves out of range.
Beckley is looking to clinch.
Fu is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Beckley thuds a left hand into Fu 's body.
Beckley throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Fu misses with a wild combination.
Beckley takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fu slips a jab and a cross from Beckley.
Beckley lands a jab.
Beckley moves out of range as Fu strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tommy Fu will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Fu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fu throws a looping overhand right but Beckley ducks down to avoid it.
Beckley moves in looking to clinch but Fu pushes him off.
Fu doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fu misses with an uppercut
and Beckley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Beckley connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Beckley throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Fu colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Beckley as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Fu is left battered and dazed whilst Beckley and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benson Beckley!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ezekiel Broomsdale (ranked 2371 p4p, 2318 weight class) and Hjalmar Raak (ranked 265 p4p, 258 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Broomsdale might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Masta. Ezekiel Broomsdale could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hjalmar Raak's chin.
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186
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197
8 - 5 - 0 |
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World class 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 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ezekiel Broomsdale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Hjalmar Raak!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Roberts and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Broomsdale finds it's way through Raak's defenses.
Broomsdale goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Raak lands with an overhand left.
Broomsdale throws a leg kick but Raak checks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Raak! But no joy.
Broomsdale throws a sloppy head kick and Raak moves out of range easily.
Broomsdale goes for a double leg but Raak avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Raak continues to drive forward.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Raak takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Broomsdale lands a hook that snaps the head of Raak backwards.
Broomsdale has Raak pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Raak manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Raak scores with a shoulder strike.
Broomsdale lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Raak backwards.
Raak stalling against the cage.
Broomsdale has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Raak avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ezekiel Broomsdale. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Raak pushes Broomsdale back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raak lands a shot to the body.
Broomsdale has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Raak after a bit of a struggle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Broomsdale throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Raaks head.
Raak is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Broomsdale looking for a takedown.
Raak scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Raak working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Raak manages to break the clinch.
Raak tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Broomsdale manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Raak rushes Broomsdale and presses him up against the cage.
Raak swings wildly with an uppercut but Broomsdale uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raak prevents a takedown attempt there.
Raak misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Raak's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Broomsdale just misses with a elbow thrown towards Raak's brow.
Broomsdale tries to pull guard but Raak forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Broomsdale lands an elbow just above Raak 's eye.
Raak lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raak throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Broomsdale blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Raak tries to work over Broomsdale's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Raak working aggressively here.
Broomsdale is looking to take this one to the mat.
Raak has picked Broomsdale up - he's going for a ride! Raak dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Broomsdale is looking to improve his position.
Raak trying to mount his opponent but Broomsdale defends it.
Broomsdale wants to control the action here but instead Raak manages to pass to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raak stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Raak takes one to the side of the head.
Broomsdale misses with an uppercut. Raak saw that one coming.
Raak throws a jab but it's blocked by Broomsdale.
Raak slips a straight right by Broomsdale.
Hjalmar Raak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Broomsdale darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Raak misses with a hook. Broomsdale ducked under it nicely.
Raak throws the kick towards the body but Broomsdale avoids it.
Raak misses with a shot to the body
and Broomsdale moves into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Broomsdale throws an elbow but misses.
Raak taking a breather.
Broomsdale pulls Raak into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Broomsdale wants to sweep here but Raak controlling him for the moment.
Raak controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Broomsdale keeping full guard, as Raak tries to pass.
Broomsdale looking to hit a scissor sweep but Raak is one step ahead there.
Raak is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Raak advances to half guard.
Broomsdale trying to hold on to Raak's head to control him but Raak postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hjalmar Raak dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Raak is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Broomsdale circles away from the clinch attempt.
Broomsdale keeps Raak at a distance using the push kick.
A punch lands to the side of Broomsdale 's head but he takes it in his stride.
An inside leg kick from Broomsdale misses.
Ezekiel Broomsdale is winning the standup battle so far.
Broomsdale throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Raak avoids the head kick by Broomsdale.
Raak takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Broomsdale throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A punch combination from Raak misses.
Raak lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Broomsdale tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Raak replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Broomsdale blocks it well.
Raak walks into a straight right hand from Broomsdale.
Raak wants to clinch up but Broomsdale keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raak throws a poor cross that misses
and Broomsdale moves into the clinch.
Raak blocks an elbow strike from Broomsdale.
Broomsdale misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Broomsdale gets through Raak's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Broomsdale throws an elbow but it misses.
Broomsdale lands an elbow just above Raak 's eye.
Raak trying to stall but Broomsdale improves his position.
Broomsdale makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Raak pulls Broomsdale into guard.
Broomsdale engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Raak is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raak is trying to control the position but Broomsdale postures up.
Raak avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Broomsdale lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Broomsdale looking to sit in guard and control but Raak gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Raak wants to control from the top but Broomsdale keeps moving.
Raak being controlled here momentarily.
Raak won't allow Broomsdale to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Broomsdale is controlling Raak's posture.
Broomsdale wants to improve his position but instead Raak has moved into half guard.
Raak keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Raak is pressing down on Broomsdale's thigh, looking to free his foot. Broomsdale is holding on for now.
Broomsdale wants to get back to full guard.
Broomsdale makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Broomsdale.
Raak slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hjalmar Raak has got the better of the ground game so far.
Broomsdale keeping moving, preventing Raak from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Raak looking to pass the guard.
Raak forces his way into half guard.
Raak seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Broomsdale does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Broomsdale controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Broomsdale is looking for a sweep. Raak is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Raak trying to pass the guard but Broomsdale defending well.
Broomsdale controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Broomsdale gets back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ezekiel Broomsdale dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Raak misses the jab.
Broomsdale is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Raak.
Raak throws a head kick but Broomsdale moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Raak.
Broomsdale swings widly with a right hand
and Raak counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Raak stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Broomsdale.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Raak manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raak blocks the body kick.
Broomsdale bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Raak ducks under a wild hook from Broomsdale.
Raak keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Broomsdale gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Raak.
Raak lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Broomsdale dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Raak. That did some damage!
Raak ducks under a wild hook from Broomsdale.
Raak appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Raak scores with a shot to the body.
Broomsdale's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Raak connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Broomsdale scrambles back to his feet.
Raak swings widly with a right hand
and Raak takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hjalmar Raak is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Raak misses the shot to the body.
Broomsdale throws a hook but Raak avoids it easily.
Raak throws a head kick but Broomsdale moves out of range.
Broomsdale throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Broomsdale moves into range and clinches up with Raak.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Broomsdale throws an elbow but it misses.
Broomsdale looks to throw an elbow but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters up against the cage, Broomsdale throws an elbow but misses.
Raak scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Broomsdale.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Raak creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ezekiel Broomsdale has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Broomsdale just misses with a elbow thrown towards Raak's brow.
Broomsdale taking a breather.
Broomsdale tries to stall but Raak uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Raak scores with a nice hook to the head.
Broomsdale looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Broomsdale throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Raak blocks the elbow strike.
Raak misses with a short punch on the inside.
Raak tries for a takedown but Broomsdale manages to get underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raak misses with a punch to the body.
Raak blocking some punches.
Broomsdale comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Raak is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Broomsdale goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Raak misses with a punch to the body.
Raak manages to break the clinch.
Broomsdale clinches.
Broomsdale looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Broomsdale lands a hook to the side of the head.
Raak breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Raak's jab looks to have found its range, popping Broomsdale under the eye.
Broomsdale swings widly with a right hand
and Raak counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Broomsdale throws a head kick but Raak moves out of range.
A big right from Broomsdale misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Raak! But no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Broomsdale lands a nice looking body kick.
A head kick from Raak lands but Broomsdale takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body kick there by Broomsdale.
Broomsdale misses with a leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Broomsdale.
Raak connects with a looping right hand.
Broomsdale goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Raak misses with a leg kick.
Broomsdale tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Raak manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Raak takes one to the side of the head.
Broomsdale tries to keep at a distance but Raak has taken the fight into the clinch.
Broomsdale misses with an elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hjalmar Raak.
I think Raak 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ezekiel Broomsdale!
Ezekiel Broomsdale thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nori Voluspa (ranked 1763 p4p, 2097 weight class) and Ricardo Desceosarrafo (ranked 226 p4p, 262 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nori Voluspa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo Desceosarrafo!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jorge Garcia and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voluspa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Desceosarrafo, pushing him back against the cage.
Voluspa is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Desceosarrafo to keep the fight standing.
Voluspa has Desceosarrafo pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Voluspa pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Desceosarrafo tumbling to the mat - Voluspa dives into Desceosarrafo's guard.
Voluspa scoring with some ground and pound.
Voluspa won't allow Desceosarrafo to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Voluspa postures up in Desceosarrafo's guard and throws a big left but Desceosarrafo blocks it.
Voluspa makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Desceosarrafo wants to stand up but Voluspa is controlling him.
Voluspa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Desceosarrafo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Voluspa looking to sit in guard and control but Desceosarrafo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Voluspa is looking for a triangle but Desceosarrafo pushes his legs off easily.
Voluspa wants to sweep here but Desceosarrafo controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Desceosarrafo wants to get up but he can't break Voluspa's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Voluspa is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Desceosarrafo wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Voluspa throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Voluspa stops Desceosarrafo from getting back to his feet.
Voluspa seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Voluspa seems to be working for a kimura but Desceosarrafo defends the submission attempt.
Desceosarrafo kicks Voluspa off and gets back to his feet.
Voluspa shoots in but Desceosarrafo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Voluspa is defended easily by Desceosarrafo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nori Voluspa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Desceosarrafo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Voluspa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Voluspa is defended easily by Desceosarrafo.
Voluspa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Desceosarrafo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Voluspa dives in for a single leg takedown but Desceosarrafo sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Voluspa goes for a takedown in the clinch but Desceosarrafo prevents it.
Desceosarrafo is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Voluspa has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Desceosarrafo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Voluspa looking for a takedown.
Voluspa is trying to trip Desceosarrafo. He has hold of a leg but Desceosarrafo is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Voluspa persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Desceosarrafo wants to stand but Voluspa is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voluspa sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Desceosarrafo's guard.
Desceosarrafo is looking to escape.
Voluspa thows a huge punch but Desceosarrafo dodges it nicely.
We've been informed that Desceosarrafo has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Desceosarrafo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Voluspa.
Desceosarrafo looks like he's trying to stand up.
Desceosarrafo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Voluspa scores with a couple of nice shots.
Voluspa throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Voluspa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Voluspa prevents Desceosarrafo from standing back up.
Voluspa throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Voluspa slips a nice elbow through Desceosarrafo's hands, connecting with Desceosarrafo's forehead.
Desceosarrafo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Desceosarrafo is trying to stand up here but Voluspa is controlling him well.
Voluspa throwing shots but Desceosarrafo is blocking nicely.
Desceosarrafo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Voluspa.
Desceosarrafo wants to get back to his feet.
Desceosarrafo manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Desceosarrafo cracks Voluspa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Voluspa has taken the fight to the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left hand lands to the body for Desceosarrafo.
Voluspa is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Desceosarrafo is defending well.
Desceosarrafo lands an uppercut.
Desceosarrafo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Desceosarrafo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ricardo Desceosarrafo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Voluspa moves into the clinch successfully.
Desceosarrafo looking to stall.
Desceosarrafo misses with a punch on the inside.
Desceosarrafo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Nori Voluspa will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Voluspa rushes Desceosarrafo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Voluspa avoiding damage as Desceosarrafo throws knees to the body.
Desceosarrafo is fighting off a takedown attempt but Voluspa is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Desceosarrafo to the mat. Desceosarrafo regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Desceosarrafo uses the cage to get back to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Voluspa.
Desceosarrafo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
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!
Voluspa shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Desceosarrafo as he avoids it easily.
Voluspa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Desceosarrafo.
Desceosarrafo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Desceosarrafo swinging wildly here.
Voluspa dodges the punch combination from Desceosarrafo.
Voluspa has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nori Voluspa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Voluspa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voluspa dives in for a single leg takedown but Desceosarrafo sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Desceosarrafo gets underhooks to prevent Voluspa's takedown attempt.
Desceosarrafo stops a takedown attempt from Voluspa.
Desceosarrafo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Desceosarrafo throws a series of punches but Voluspa avoids them all with ease.
Voluspa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Desceosarrafo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Desceosarrafo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Desceosarrafo tries to bum rush Voluspa with a series of wild strikes but Voluspa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Voluspa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Desceosarrafo as he jumps to the side.
Desceosarrafo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Desceosarrafo tries to clinch but Voluspa is having none of it.
Desceosarrafo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Voluspa wants to clinch.
Desceosarrafo unleashes a big counter combination but Voluspa bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Nori Voluspa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Desceosarrafo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Voluspa.
Desceosarrafo lands a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Desceosarrafo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Voluspa moves out of range as Desceosarrafo strikes.
Voluspa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Desceosarrafo.
Voluspa scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Nori Voluspa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Voluspa lands strikes from half guard.
Voluspa stalling away here and it's allowed Desceosarrafo to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Voluspa won't allow Desceosarrafo to get back to his feet.
Voluspa scoring with punches to the head and body.
Voluspa throwing strikes but missing.
Voluspa lands a couple of elbows.
Voluspa might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Desceosarrafo wants to get back to his feet but Voluspa is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Voluspa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Voluspa stands up over Desceosarrafo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Desceosarrafo has momentary wrist control but Voluspa slips an elbow through the middle.
Voluspa throwing strikes but missing.
Voluspa trying to control the position from guard on top but Desceosarrafo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Desceosarrafo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Voluspa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Desceosarrafo manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Voluspa wants a takedown but no success here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voluspa is trying to pull guard but Desceosarrafo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Desceosarrafo has a couple of punches blocked by Voluspa.
Voluspa tries to pull guard but Desceosarrafo holds him up against the cage and eventually Voluspa drops back down to his feet.
Voluspa wants a takedown.
Desceosarrafo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Voluspa looking to score a takedown here. Desceosarrafo is defending well but Voluspa drives through and ends up in Desceosarrafo's guard.
Desceosarrafo wants to stand up but Voluspa is controlling him.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Voluspa's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Voluspa drops back, looking for a kneebar! Desceosarrafo looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Desceosarrafo looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Desceosarrafo!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
You can see the frustration on Voluspa's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Desceosarrafo decides to stand back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Desceosarrafo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
No luck for Voluspa with that takedown attempt.
Voluspa clinches up with Desceosarrafo and pushes him back against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Desceosarrafo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Desceosarrafo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Voluspa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Desceosarrafo throws a nice looking combination but Voluspa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Voluspa scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Desceosarrafo throws Voluspa to one side and escapes!
Desceosarrafo is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Voluspa has Desceosarrafo up against the cage in a clinch.
Voluspa changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Desceosarrafo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Desceosarrafo moves into the clinch.
Voluspa is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nori Voluspa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Desceosarrafo stalling the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Desceosarrafo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Desceosarrafo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Voluspa appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Desceosarrafo throws a nice looking combination but Voluspa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Desceosarrafo rushes Voluspa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Voluspa is looking for a takedown.
Voluspa drops down looking for an ankle pick but Desceosarrafo pulls his leg out and moves away.
Voluspa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Desceosarrafo tries to avoid it but Voluspa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Desceosarrafo to the ground. Desceosarrafo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Voluspa shoots in for a takedown but Desceosarrafo shows good takedown defense.
Desceosarrafo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Desceosarrafo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Desceosarrafo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Desceosarrafo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Desceosarrafo misses with a straight left.
Voluspa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Desceosarrafo's waist but Desceosarrafo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Voluspa off to one side.
Desceosarrafo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Voluspa scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Desceosarrafo has one foot on Voluspa's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Voluspa shoots in for a takedown but Desceosarrafo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voluspa slips a jab from Desceosarrafo.
Sloppy strikes from Desceosarrafo. Those never looked like landing.
Desceosarrafo misses with a series of wild punches.
Desceosarrafo throws a nice looking combination but Voluspa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Voluspa fails with a takedown attempt.
Desceosarrafo thuds his right hand into Voluspa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Voluspa dodges the punch combination from Desceosarrafo.
Desceosarrafo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
No joy there for Desceosarrafo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Voluspa feints and as Desceosarrafo raises his hands in defense, Voluspa changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Voluspa advances to half guard.
Voluspa misses with a head shot. Desceosarrafo uses the momentum to regain guard.
Voluspa 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Desceosarrafo wants to stand up but Voluspa is controlling him.
Voluspa trying to control the position from guard on top but Desceosarrafo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Voluspa stands up over Desceosarrafo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Desceosarrafo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Voluspa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Voluspa throws a big right hand that misses.
Voluspa distracts Desceosarrafo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Desceosarrafo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Voluspa is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Voluspa works over Desceosarrafo with some ground and pound from guard.
Voluspa content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Voluspa working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Voluspa slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Desceosarrafo keeping moving, preventing Voluspa from controlling successfully.
Voluspa working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Desceosarrafo has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Voluspa is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Voluspa takes a shot to the head.
Desceosarrafo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Desceosarrafo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Desceosarrafo 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo Desceosarrafo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pocket Rocket (ranked 1819 p4p, 1999 weight class) and Saul Tacarante (ranked 128 p4p, 144 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pocket Rocket!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Saul Tacarante!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Columbo Gatti and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tacarante swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rocket half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rocket. Tacarante does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rocket takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rocket fails with the takedown
and Tacarante connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rocket uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tacarante.
Rocket changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Tacarante misses the shot to the body.
Rocket takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rocket scores with a hook to the body. Tacarante takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rocket connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tacarante lands a nice hook to Rocket's body. Rocket takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rocket uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tacarante.
Tacarante looks to land a combination but Rocket avoids it well.
Rocket fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tacarante scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rocket in his tracks.
Rocket stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rocket tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tacarante paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A jab from Tacarante finds it's way through Rocket's defenses.
Rocket slips under a jab from Tacarante.
Rocket misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tacarante.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tacarante! But no joy.
A jab from Tacarante misses.
Rocket tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tacarante was well out of range. Poor timing from Rocket.
Tacarante uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rocket.
Rocket uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tacarante.
Tacarante scores with a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tacarante stuffs the takedown attempt from Rocket. Rocket gets slowly back to his feet.
A countering left hand to the body from Tacarante misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pocket Rocket. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tacarante has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rocket finds it's way round the side to connect with Tacarante's head.
Tacarante defending well as Rocket loads up on a big left hand.
Tacarante slips under a jab.
Rocket swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tacarante.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tacarante scores with a nice right hand.
Tacarante throws a nice looking combination but Rocket bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rocket misses with a body shot.
A big left from Tacarante misses.
Rocket misses with a looping right.
Tacarante connects with a single shot there.
A punch combination from Rocket misses.
Rocket seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Rocket misses.
Rocket lands with an uppercut that bounces Tacarante off the cage and back into range.
Tacarante swings for the body but Rocket moves out of range.
Tacarante scores with a punch to the head.
Rocket misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tacarante shoots in and gets a takedown into Rocket's guard.
Rocket working a defensive guard here.
Tacarante trying to control the position from guard on top but Rocket is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rocket throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Tacarante escapes and throws Rocket's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Rocket is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tacarante is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Rocket knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Tacarante working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Rocket is looking for a sweep.
Tacarante working away.
Tacarante tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Tacarante has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rocket tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Saul Tacarante dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tacarante connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rocket's hands.
Rocket shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tacarante as he avoids it easily.
Tacarante misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rocket counters with a left to the body.
Rocket clinches up with Tacarante and pushes him back against the cage.
Tacarante lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Tacarante.
Tacarante blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tacarante is trying to break free.
Tacarante breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tacarante misses the jab.
Rocket ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rocket misses with a few strikes there.
Rocket has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tacarante manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocket showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Rocket slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Tacarante has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rocket moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Rocket wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tacarante keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Tacarante's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rocket looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Rocket tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Tacarante struggling a bit here.
Tacarante tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocket trying to control the action but Tacarante is working from the bottom.
Rocket goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Tacarante rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Rocket's guard! Nice work there by Tacarante!
Saul Tacarante has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tacarante stopping the sweep attempt from Rocket.
Tacarante trying to control the position from guard on top but Rocket is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tacarante might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Rocket haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Rocket has his foot on Tacarante's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tacarante works his way back into a safe position though.
Rocket bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tacarante's guard.
Tacarante is trying to control the position but Rocket postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tacarante pulls Rocket in close to prevent any damage.
Tacarante looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rocket is one step ahead there.
Rocket trying to control but Tacarante is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tacarante throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rocket trying to control the position from guard on top but Tacarante is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Pocket Rocket will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
The crowd cheers as Rocket lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tacarante doesn't seem phased though.
Nice body punch from Tacarante.
Rocket drops his hands momentarily and Tacarante takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rocket takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tacarante waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rocket.
Rocket's corner calls for a 1-2. Rocket obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tacarante shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rocket rushes Tacarante and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rocket misses with a body punch.
Rocket tries to work over Tacarante's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rocket.
Rocket struggles to land a body shot inside as Tacarante controls his hands.
Tacarante breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocket looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Tacarante misses.
Tacarante scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Tacarante cracks a nice hook into Rocket's ribs.
Rocket throws a big shot that misses.
Nice shot by Tacarante.
Tacarante has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Rocket throws a poor cross that misses
and Tacarante counters with a stiff right hand.
Rocket has closed the distance and engaged Tacarante in a clinch.
Rocket misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tacarante breaks from the clinch.
Tacarante stuffs the takedown.
Tacarante misses with an uppercut
and Rocket holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tacarante manages to pull guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tacarante keeping moving, preventing Rocket from controlling successfully.
Tacarante keeping full guard, as Rocket tries to pass.
Rocket wants to control from the top but Tacarante keeps moving.
Tacarante being controlled here, momentarily.
Tacarante lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocket looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Tacarante has picked Rocket up and slammed him! Rocket can't keep hold of the triangle and Tacarante manages to pass to side control!
Tacarante is looking to take a break and control but Rocket is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rocket tries to buck Tacarante off but Tacarante is having none of it.
Tacarante trying to control the position but Rocket is working away.
A lull in the action here as Tacarante stalls from top position.
Tacarante trying to control the action but Rocket is working from the bottom.
Rocket manages to work his way to half guard, despite Tacarante's best efforts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rocket is concentrating on defense, preventing Tacarante from advancing position.
Rocket wants to control but Tacarante is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Tacarante controlling the action here.
Rocket makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rocket.
Tacarante trying to control the position from guard on top but Rocket is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tacarante slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Saul Tacarante comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tacarante 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saul Tacarante!
Our winner, Saul Tacarante, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Robert Gracie (ranked 1688 p4p, 1200 weight class) and Dharya Bhate (ranked 122 p4p, 90 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dharya Bhate!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Reed Andrews and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie clinches.
Gracie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gracie tries to throw a body punch but Bhate avoids it by throwing Gracie back against the cage.
Gracie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bhate fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Good body shot from Gracie.
Gracie lands a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Gracie.
Gracie lands a hook that snaps the head of Bhate backwards.
Bhate tries to pull guard but Gracie forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Bhate tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gracie just stands there and leans against the cage.
We've been hearing reports that Gracie has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Robert Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dharya Bhate.
Bhate tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bhate tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gracie smiles and moves away.
Bhate clinches with his opponent.
Gracie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bhate pulls guard effortlessly.
Bhate looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Gracie has picked Bhate up and slammed him! Bhate can't keep hold of the triangle and Gracie manages to pass to side control!
Bhate felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bhate prevents Gracie from improving position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Gracie working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Gracie works to advance to full mount. Bhate defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Bhate is desperately trying to improve his position but Gracie has a good base and remains in mount.
Gracie controlling from the full mount.
Gracie moves to the back position.
Bhate rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bhate looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bhate has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Gracie escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Gracie!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Bhate prevents Gracie from improving position.
Gracie is working hard here to advance position.
Gracie advances to full mount.
Gracie prevents Bhate from getting the reversal.
Bhate tries to improve his position but instead Gracie has taken his back!
Gracie looking for the choke from the back.
Gracie controls the position.
Gracie tightening his grip on Bhate, looking for the choke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Bhate manages to reverse the position and now he's in Gracie's guard. Nice work there by Bhate.
Bhate drops back, looking for a kneebar! Gracie looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Gracie looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Gracie!
Bhate is trying to get back to half guard.
Gracie is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bhate has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bhate tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gracie wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bhate gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Bhate is desperately trying to improve his position but Gracie has a good base and remains in mount.
Gracie wants to control the pace but Bhate is squirming around nicely.
Bhate is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gracie takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bhate has given up his back. Will we see Gracie going for some submissions?
Bhate is trying to break free.
Gracie is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie is persistently looking for the submission but Bhate is defending it well.
Bhate tries to escape the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Gracie dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gracie connects with a crisp jab.
Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gracie scores with a body shot.
Gracie throws a hook to the side of Bhate's head but Bhate sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bhate clinches up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Gracie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie lands a body punch.
Bhate blocking some punches.
Bhate is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gracie to keep the fight standing.
Bhate fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gracie softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gracie lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Gracie.
Gracie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bhate can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bhates head.
Bhate takes a shot to the head.
Gracie lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bhate is trying to pull guard but Gracie turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Robert Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dharya Bhate.
A short body shot lands from Gracie as the two fighters clinch.
Gracie lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gracie lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bhate backwards.
Gracie lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bhate tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gracie just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gracie lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bhate is rocked!
Gracie pushes Bhate back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bhate is still on wobbly legs! Can Gracie finish him?
Gracie working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie lands a body punch.
Bhate tries to pull guard but Gracie won't allow it.
Gracie tries to throw a body punch but Bhate avoids it by throwing Gracie back against the cage.
Bhate seems to have recovered his senses.
A shot in the inside from Gracie.
Gracie struggles to land a body shot inside as Bhate controls his hands.
Gracie throws a head punch that misses.
Bhate jumps guard but Gracie stands there with Bhate around his waist. Bhate gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Gracie - that landed with a thud.
Bhate is breathing heavily.
Gracie lands a hook to the side of the head.
Robert Gracie has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gracie tries a body shot but Bhate blocks it.
Bhate tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gracie just stands there and leans against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Gracie as the two fighters clinch.
Gracie scores with a shoulder strike.
Bhate tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gracie lands a hook that snaps the head of Bhate backwards.
Gracie lands a shoulder strike.
Gracie presses Bhate against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gracie misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gracie lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bhate backwards.
Gracie softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gracie lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gracie lands with a light punch inside.
Gracie pushes Bhate back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bhate takes a shot to the head.
Gracie lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bhate backwards.
Gracie scores with a shot to the side of Bhate's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie lands a body shot.
A short right from Gracie.
Gracie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gracie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bhate fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gracie lands a hook that snaps the head of Bhate backwards.
Gracie cracks Bhate with a nice body shot.
Gracie lands with a short shot to the head.
Gracie lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Gracie on the inside.
Good body shot from Gracie.
Nice body punch from Gracie - that landed with a thud.
Bhate jumps guard but Gracie stands there with Bhate around his waist. Bhate gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bhate tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gracie lands a shot to the body.
Bhate fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gracie pushes Bhate back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bhate's elbow.
Bhate takes a shot to the head.
Gracie lands with a light punch inside.
Bhate fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bhate jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gracie walks away with a smile on his face. Bhate gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bhate gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bhate tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gracie smiles and moves away.
Gracie throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bhate is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Gracie has closed the distance and engaged Bhate in a clinch.
Gracie lands with a short shot to the head.
Gracie lands with a left to the head.
Gracie lands with a left to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bhate is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gracie to keep the fight standing.
Gracie lands with a left to the head.
Bhate is trying to pull guard but Gracie turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Gracie.
Gracie pushes Bhate back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Gracie dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Gracie throws a monster overhand right that drops Bhate! Gracie follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robert Gracie!
A victorious Robert Gracie thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clinch King Smash Machine (ranked 1136 p4p, 2187 weight class) and Edd Norton (ranked 173 p4p, 299 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Great wrestler
Great elbows
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Excellent MT
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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 24 - 23 - 0, fighting out of London, Clinch King Smash Machine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Edd Norton!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Lou da Vinci and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smash Machine throws a head kick that misses
and Smash Machine takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smash Machine misses with a takedown attempt - Norton sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Norton feints a counter leg kick.
Smash Machine shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Norton manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Smash Machine won't allow Norton to sweep him here.
Smash Machine stays in close to Norton's body and controls the position.
Smash Machine stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Norton swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smash Machine's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Smash Machine is looking to work some ground and pound but Norton has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smash Machine is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Norton is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Norton has escaped and now he's on top!
Smash Machine looking for a sweep. Not yet Smash Machine, not yet.
Smash Machine bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Norton's guard.
Smash Machine preventing the sweep.
Smash Machine trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Smash Machine won't allow Norton to get back to his feet.
Smash Machine is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Smash Machine postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Norton is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Smash Machine, into his guard.
Smash Machine 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Smash Machine is on top in guard.
Smash Machine preventing the sweep.
Smash Machine loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Smash Machine wants to control from the top but Norton keeps moving.
Smash Machine missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Norton keeping moving, preventing Smash Machine from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norton wants to stand but Smash Machine is controlling the position.
Smash Machine is stalling in the full guard.
Smash Machine postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Norton keeping moving, preventing Smash Machine from controlling successfully.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Smash Machine 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.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Norton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Norton connects with a looping right hand.
Smash Machine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Norton moves away.
Norton looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Smash Machine throws a right and a left that Norton avoids nicely.
A little jabbing left from Norton on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Norton throws a hook but Smash Machine avoids it easily.
Norton lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Smash Machine drives through and clinches with Norton against the cage.
Smash Machine throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smash Machine tries to score a body lock takedown but Norton shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Norton gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Smash Machine.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clinch King Smash Machine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smash Machine looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Norton takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Clinch King Smash Machine will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Norton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smash Machine on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Clinch King Smash Machine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smash Machine throws a series of punches but Norton moves out of range.
Smash Machine shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Norton is trying to defend but Smash Machine finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Norton has one foot on Smash Machine's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Smash Machine throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sloppy strikes from Norton. Those never looked like landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Norton enables Smash Machine to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Norton manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Norton is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Smash Machine.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norton misses with a punch on the inside.
Smash Machine jumps into guard, dragging Norton to the mat.
Smash Machine working a defensive guard here.
Norton got a little sloppy there for a moment and Smash Machine has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Norton has managed to get both his arms back between Smash Machine's legs - danger averted.
Norton trying to control but Smash Machine is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Smash Machine not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Norton engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Smash Machine is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Norton is aware though and is defending well.
Norton wants to control from the top but Smash Machine keeps moving.
Smash Machine has his foot on Norton's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Norton works his way back into a safe position though.
Norton controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Clinch King Smash Machine overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Smash Machine is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Norton defends well.
Norton trying to control but Smash Machine is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smash Machine trying to control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Smash Machine has Norton up against the cage in a clinch.
Norton gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Smash Machine.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Norton.
Norton swings wildly with an uppercut but Smash Machine uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Smash Machine looking for a takedown.
Norton avoiding damage.
Norton avoiding damage as Smash Machine throws knees to the body.
Smash Machine misses with a knee to the head.
Norton manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Smash Machine wants to break the clinch but can't.
Norton lands a hook that snaps the head of Smash Machine backwards.
Smash Machine wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clinch King Smash Machine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smash Machine lands a shoulder strike.
Smash Machine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Edd Norton will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Smash Machine scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Smash Machine working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Smash Machine looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Norton tries to escape but Smash Machine is in control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norton looking for a sweep but Smash Machine has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Smash Machine controlling the position easily from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smash Machine jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Norton is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Norton and Smash Machine has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Smash Machine wants to control but Norton is keeping him busy.
Norton is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Smash Machine is controlling him well.
Norton is not content to let Smash Machine control the position.
Smash Machine laying and praying for a moment but Norton takes advantage and regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Smash Machine controlling the action here.
Norton is looking for a sweep. Smash Machine is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Smash Machine is looking for a kimura here.
Norton moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smash Machine is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Smash Machine has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Norton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smash Machine pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smash Machine connects with a looping right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Smash Machine throws a hook but Norton avoids it easily.
Smash Machine shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Norton is trying to defend but Smash Machine finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Norton is trying to maintain the position but Smash Machine is very close to passing his half guard.
Smash Machine looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Smash Machine working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Norton's thigh. Norton counters though and makes it back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clinch King Smash Machine showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Smash Machine has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clinch King Smash Machine!
Clinch King Smash Machine managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Un-Kaged Nutrition, into his post fight interview.
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