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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Raleigh St. Clair (ranked 3283 p4p, 2528 weight class) and Bradley Brunswick Jr (ranked 311 p4p, 248 weight class). The key to victory for Raleigh St. Clair has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Raleigh St. Clair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 18 - 2, fighting out of London, Bradley Brunswick Jr!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Dean Styles and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brunswick Jr throws a lazy uppercut
and St. Clair connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brunswick Jr staying out of range there.
A slow jab from St. Clair misses its intended target.
St. Clair moves into range and connects with a jab.
Brunswick Jr misses with a left hand
and St. Clair cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brunswick Jr misses with a body shot
and St. Clair cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
St. Clair jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from St. Clair. Brunswick Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brunswick Jr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Brunswick Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
St. Clair looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
St. Clair scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Brunswick Jr doesn't seem bothered though.
St. Clair blocks the body kick.
St. Clair has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Sydney Top Team in the buildup to the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brunswick Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from St. Clair.
St. Clair takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St. Clair tries to land a leg kick but Brunswick Jr saw it coming and moves away.
Brunswick Jr tries to land a front kick but St. Clair steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
St. Clair slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
St. Clair keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
St. Clair looks to throw the jab but Brunswick Jr is out of range.
Brunswick Jr throws a head kick but St. Clair moves out of range.
St. Clair swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Brunswick Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from St. Clair.
Brunswick Jr slips under a jab from St. Clair.
St. Clair takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Brunswick Jr with a nice calf kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brunswick Jr.
Brunswick Jr cracks St. Clair with an open hand slap.
Brunswick Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from St. Clair.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St. Clair throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brunswick Jr counters with a leg kick.
St. Clair throws a quick inside leg kick.
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!
Brunswick Jr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Brunswick Jr throws a leg kick that is checked
and St. Clair counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A shot to the liver by Brunswick Jr. Beautiful body shot.
Brunswick Jr lands a nice looking body kick.
Nice body kick there by Brunswick Jr.
St. Clair throws a shot from downtown. Brunswick Jr moves away and avoids it.
Brunswick Jr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Brunswick Jr is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down St. Clair rather than just go for the knockout.
Brunswick Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St. Clair manages to avoid it.
Brunswick Jr avoids a kick to the body.
Brunswick Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
St. Clair has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Brunswick Jr finds it's way round the side to connect with St. Clair's head.
St. Clair doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St. Clair takes a kick to the side of the head.
Brunswick Jr staying out of range there.
Brunswick Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St. Clair moves away.
Brunswick Jr lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
St. Clair looks to land a right hand but Brunswick Jr moved out of range.
Brunswick Jr looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
St. Clair takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Brunswick Jr scores with a head kick.
Brunswick Jr loads up on a big right hand but St. Clair slips the punch.
St. Clair takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Brunswick Jr throws the kick towards the body but St. Clair avoids it.
St. Clair throws a jab but it's blocked by Brunswick Jr.
Brunswick Jr throws out a counter right but St. Clair avoids it with no problem.
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!
St. Clair pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bradley Brunswick Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brunswick Jr throws a front kick aimed at St. Clair's knee but St. Clair avoids it well.
Brunswick Jr on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
St. Clair shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
St. Clair ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
St. Clair takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Brunswick Jr with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Brunswick Jr throws a head kick that misses
and St. Clair counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brunswick Jr throws a chopping leg kick but St. Clair manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Brunswick Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St. Clair was well out of range. Poor timing from Brunswick Jr.
Brunswick Jr misses the shot to the body.
Brunswick Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brunswick Jr throws a hook to the side of St. Clair's head but St. Clair sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bradley Brunswick Jr will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
St. Clair does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Brunswick Jr shapes to counter with a head kick.
St. Clair takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Brunswick Jr misses with an attempted mid kick.
Brunswick Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brunswick Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from St. Clair.
St. Clair defending well as Brunswick Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Brunswick Jr is looking to slow St. Clair down with leg kicks.
Brunswick Jr gets off balance looking for a body kick
and St. Clair counters with an outside leg kick.
St. Clair connects with a solid leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St. Clair misses with a kick to the body.
St. Clair backing away here, and Brunswick Jr unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Brunswick Jr takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Brunswick Jr lands a head kick!
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Brunswick Jr 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.
St. Clair scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brunswick Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from St. Clair does it's job there.
Brunswick Jr fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Brunswick Jr scores with a head kick.
St. Clair throws out a leg kick but Brunswick Jr moves out of range and St. Clair only half commits.
St. Clair misses with a right hand
enabling Brunswick Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Brunswick Jr staying out of range there.
Brunswick Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Brunswick Jr misses with a double jab
and St. Clair counters with a nice low kick that buckles Brunswick Jr's knee momentarily.
Brunswick Jr ducks under a wild hook from St. Clair.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brunswick Jr scores with a nice right hand.
Brunswick Jr takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St. Clair connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
St. Clair throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Decent striking displayed by St. Clair there.
Brunswick Jr throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Brunswick Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as St. Clair throws out the jab.
Brunswick Jr bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
St. Clair uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brunswick Jr.
Brunswick Jr is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Brunswick Jr throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and St. Clair counters with a straight right hand.
Brunswick Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brunswick Jr lands a body shot.
St. Clair throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brunswick Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
St. Clair throws a jab when Brunswick Jr was well out of range.
Brunswick Jr lands with a straight right. St. Clair didn't see that one coming.
St. Clair throws a body kick that misses
and Brunswick Jr counters with a two punch combo.
St. Clair scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Brunswick Jr misses with an uppercut
and St. Clair cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
 Brunswick Jr is rocked!
A shot to the liver by Brunswick Jr. Beautiful body shot.
Brunswick Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can St. Clair finish him?
St. Clair lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Brunswick Jr falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Raleigh St. Clair!
A victorious Raleigh St. Clair 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between William Wallace (ranked 3398 p4p, 2656 weight class) and Alec Harvey (ranked 325 p4p, 254 weight class). Harvey comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I DONT KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME - Choke kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alec Harvey!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Franklyn Lucas and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace shoots in looking for a takedown. Harvey tries to sprawl out of it but Wallace keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Harvey manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wallace is defended easily by Harvey.
Wallace displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harvey throws out the jab.
Wallace shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Harvey defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Wallace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wallace on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice sprawl there from Harvey as Wallace shoots in.
Harvey slaps away a takedown attempt from Wallace, before circling back to the center of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harvey pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Wallace back to the cage. Harvey follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Harvey stuffs the takedown attempt from Wallace. Wallace gets slowly back to his feet.
A countering left hand to the body from Harvey misses.
Harvey connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace tries for a takedown but Harvey sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Harvey stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Harvey wants it to stay on the feet.
Harvey scores with a nice head shot.
Wallace darts in looking for a takedown but Harvey gets double underhooks and turns Wallace into the cage.
Harvey digs a right hand into Wallace's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wallace's gas tank.
Wallace is breathing heavily.
Harvey lands with a short shot to the head.
Harvey stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Harvey lands a shoulder strike.
Harvey lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harvey.
Harvey gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Wallace.
Harvey throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wallaces head.
Harvey lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wallace changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Harvey fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Harvey scores with a jab to the jaw.
Alec Harvey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harvey connects with the punch.
Harvey thuds his right hand into Wallace's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wallace shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harvey trying to control here.
Harvey looking for submissions off his back.
Wallace landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Harvey is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Wallace pulls his head out easily.
Harvey looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Wallace is looking to take a break and control but Harvey is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wallace performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Wallace wants to work for an arm triangle but Harvey is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Harvey actively working from the bottom here.
Harvey actively working from the bottom here.
Wallace wants to lay and pray for a moment but Harvey keeps working.
Wallace wants to free his trapped foot but Harvey is holding on for dear life with his legs.
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.
Wallace is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Wallace is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Harvey is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Wallace pulls his head out easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harvey is looking to control Wallace's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Harvey avoid being mounted?
Harvey is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Harvey is not content to let Wallace control the position.
Harvey trying to control here.
Harvey has hold of Wallace's hands but Wallace slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alec Harvey dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wallace slips a jab from Harvey.
Wallace shoots and misses
and Harvey counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alec Harvey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harvey staying out of range there.
Harvey now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Harvey connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wallace's hands.
Harvey lands a jab-cross combination.
Harvey looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wallace closes the distance and clinches up with Harvey, looking for a takedown. Wallace pushes Harvey against the cage but Harvey circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Harvey connects with a nice looking jab.
Wallace shoots in looking for a takedown but Harvey manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wallace's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Wallace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harvey connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Good exchange - Harvey coming out on top.
Harvey lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wallace at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wallace fails with a takedown attempt.
Harvey scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wallace doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Harvey changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wallace dives in and grabs Harvey's left leg, looking for a takedown. Harvey pushes down on Wallace's head and hops out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace tries for a takedown but Harvey sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Harvey throws out a counter right but Wallace avoids it with no problem.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A punch lands to the side of Wallace 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wallace moves forwards but Harvey connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wallace on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wallace is defended easily by Harvey.
Wallace takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Harvey lands with an overhand left.
Wallace with a lazy takedown attempt
and Harvey counters with a stiff right hand.
Harvey feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wallaces jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wallace takes one to the side of the head.
Wallace shoots for a double leg takedown but Harvey sprawls well. He's pushed Wallace's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harvey scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wallace takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A right-left combo lands from Harvey.
A jab from Harvey finds it's way through Wallace's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harvey scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Harvey fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Alec Harvey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harvey lands with an uppercut that bounces Wallace off the cage and back into range.
Wallace shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Harvey but Harvey pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wallace misses with a takedown
enabling Harvey to counter with a crisp jab.
Harvey stuffs the takedown attempt from Wallace. Wallace gets slowly back to his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Harvey! But no joy.
Wallace walks into a stiff left hand from Harvey.
Danga de danga de dang - Harvey scores with a four punch combination!
Nice shot lands for Harvey.
Wallace takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Harvey throws a shot to the body.
A left and a right from Harvey both land. Nice combination.
 Wallace is rocked!
Harvey might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Harvey stuffs the takedown attempt from Wallace. Wallace gets slowly back to his feet.
Harvey pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Wallace back to the cage. Harvey follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Oh Wallace is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvey scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wallace in his tracks.
Harvey closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Wallace! Harvey dives in looking to finish! Wallace is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alec Harvey!
A victorious Alec Harvey 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Aslak Maitonaama (ranked 2260 p4p, 2739 weight class) and Antonio Barbosa (ranked 225 p4p, 264 weight class). Barbosa is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Eminem - Go to Sleep. Aslak Maitonaama has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aslak Maitonaama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Kavanagh and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maitonaama throws a looping overhand right but Barbosa ducks down to avoid it.
Barbosa misses with a straight left.
Maitonaama has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gumburcules Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Barbosa lands a nice shot to the body.
Barbosa missing with a left hand there. Maitonaama was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maitonaama throws an overhand right that lands on Barbosa's shoulder, as Barbosa tries to avoid the shot.
Barbosa keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Maitonaama slips under a jab.
Maitonaama just misses with a punch to the body.
Maitonaama lands with an uppercut that bounces Barbosa off the cage and back into range.
Maitonaama scores with a jab. Barbosa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Maitonaama shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Barbosa sprawls well. Barbosa wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Maitonaama gets slowly back to his feet.
Maitonaama scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maitonaama tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Maitonaama is controlling him well.
Barbosa takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Maitonaama in side control, throwing shots but Barbosa defends.
Maitonaama in side control, throwing shots but Barbosa defends.
Maitonaama tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Maitonaama is trying to get an arm triangle but Barbosa is defending well.
Barbosa is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Maitonaama is controlling him well.
Maitonaama wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barbosa keeps working.
Barbosa managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Maitonaama.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maitonaama working the head with strikes.
Maitonaama working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Maitonaama misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Maitonaama in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Maitonaama is trying to get an arm triangle but Barbosa is defending well.
Maitonaama fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Maitonaama working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maitonaama tries to advance to mount but Barbosa denies him.
Barbosa is trying to get back to his feet.
Barbosa stops Maitonaama from passing to mount.
Barbosa is pushing Maitonaama's head away, looking to escape. Maitonaama manages to hold on to the position though.
Check out the look on Maitonaama's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Maitonaama is trying to get an arm triangle but Barbosa is defending well.
Barbosa defending against the ground and pound.
Maitonaama thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Barbosa is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Maitonaama asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maitonaama misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
An elbow from Maitonaama crashes against the mat.
Maitonaama with the ground and pound but Barbosa regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Maitonaama 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.
Maitonaama is nestled in close to Barbosa, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Maitonaama is working for a kimura but Barbosa is defending it quite comfortably.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Maitonaama trying to control from Barbosa's half guard. Barbosa has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aslak Maitonaama dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Maitonaama looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Maitonaama closes this distance looking for a takedown but Barbosa circles away.
Barbosa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Maitonaama throws a left and a right that both miss
and Barbosa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barbosa on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Barbosa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Maitonaama ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Barbosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maitonaama dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Good exchange - Maitonaama coming out on top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa cracks Maitonaama with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Maitonaama drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maitonaama is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Barbosa is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Barbosa has escaped and now he's on top!
Barbosa wants to get up but he can't break Maitonaama's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa wants to stand and escape but instead Maitonaama has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Maitonaama sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Barbosa's guard.
Barbosa is trying to stand up here but Maitonaama is controlling him well.
Maitonaama is working for a submission of some sort.
Barbosa is staying active underneath Maitonaama, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maitonaama wants to work for an arm triangle but Barbosa is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Barbosa manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Maitonaama lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barbosa circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice defenses there by Maitonaama.
Barbosa moves out of range of the strikes.
Barbosa appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Maitonaama sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Antonio Barbosa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maitonaama staying out of range there.
Maitonaama on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbosa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Barbosa cracks Maitonaama with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Barbosa has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Maitonaama to stand back up!
Maitonaama is rocked!
Barbosa with the inside leg kick.
Oh Maitonaama is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barbosa throws a leg kick but Maitonaama sees it coming and moves out of range.
A punch combination from Maitonaama misses.
Maitonaama seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Barbosa as Maitonaama shoots in.
Barbosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maitonaama slips a straight right by Barbosa.
Maitonaama is looking to clinch.
Barbosa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Barbosa misses with a body shot.
Barbosa fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Maitonaama is out of range.
Barbosa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barbosa misses the jab.
Maitonaama gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Barbosa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Maitonaama dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maitonaama connects with a right hand. Barbosa shakes it off.
Barbosa misses with a hook. Maitonaama ducked under it nicely.
Maitonaama walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barbosa lands a big right hand that sends Maitonaama crashing to the mat! Barbosa stays standing though and waves Maitonaama back to his feet!
Barbosa throws a sloppy body shot
and Maitonaama counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barbosa misses with a looping left.
Maitonaama appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Maitonaama ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Maitonaama misses with a hook
and Barbosa counters with a big right hand! Oh Maitonaama is in trouble here! Barbosa follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antonio Barbosa!
A very excited looking Antonio Barbosa 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 Kra Hang (ranked 1219 p4p, 963 weight class) and Hans Peter Baxxter (ranked 129 p4p, 101 weight class). Baxxter has chosen Weekend, Scooter as his entrance music. Hans Peter Baxxter is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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19 - 9 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kra Hang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Hans Peter Baxxter!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Eddie Farnsworth and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baxxter lands with a shot to the body.
Baxxter takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hang moves forwards but Baxxter connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hang takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That kick from Hang tenderised Baxxter's leg. Baxxter is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baxxter manages to avoid it.
Baxxter tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hang has been working on his boxing with his coaches at THUD! in the buildup to the fight.
Baxxter misses with a hook.
Baxxter on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Baxxter has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Baxxter blocks the body kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Baxxter misses.
Hang stuns Baxxter with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Baxxter throws a predictable looking body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baxxter connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hang throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hang lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hang connects with a crisp jab.
Baxxter avoids a punch combination nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Baxxter.
Baxxter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Baxxter.
Hang displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Baxxter throws out the jab.
Baxxter throws a right hand that misses
and Hang counters with a slapping leg kick.
Baxxter slips a jab from Hang.
A little jabbing left from Baxxter on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hang ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Baxxter connects with a crisp jab.
Hang throws a sloppy head kick and Baxxter moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hang throws a low kick, looking for Baxxter's leg but Baxxter calmly moves out of range.
Baxxter lands with a nice combination. Hang backs away looking to recover.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hang takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Baxxter moves out of range as Hang throws a body kick.
Hang moves out of range as Baxxter strikes.
Danga de danga de dang - Baxxter scores with a four punch combination!
Baxxter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Baxxter misses.
Baxxter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hang is looking to counter punch.
Hang tries to score with a low kick but Baxxter moves his leg out of the way.
Hang lands a jab to the head.
Baxxter walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hang checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hang rushes Baxxter and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baxxter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baxxter throws a punch but it's blocked by Hang.
Hang pushes Baxxter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Baxxter has had enough of the clinch but Hang keeps him there for the moment.
Hang lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Baxxter or not.
Baxxter struggles to land a body shot inside as Hang controls his hands.
Baxxter breaks from the clinch.
Baxxter bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hang's head backwards.
Hang slips under a jab from Baxxter.
Hang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Baxxter.
Hang scores with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baxxter fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hang looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hang is looking to wear down Baxxter with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hang throws a leg kick but Baxxter checks it.
Baxxter misses with a left hand
and Hang counters with a thumping low kick.
Hang stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A good leg kick by Baxxter.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baxxter digs a good hook to Hang's body.
Baxxter scores with a jab. Hang acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hang throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hang bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Baxxter throws a sloppy head kick and Hang moves out of range easily.
Hang throws a right and a left that Baxxter avoids nicely.
Baxxter misses the shot to the body.
Hang slips a straight right by Baxxter.
Hang throws out a loose jab but Baxxter uses good head movement to avoid it.
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 Kra Hang will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Baxxter misses with a looping left.
Hang misses with a leg kick.
Hang walks into a straight right hand from Baxxter.
Hang throws a head kick that misses.
Baxxter misses with an uppercut.
Hang is looking to slow Baxxter down with leg kicks.
Baxxter turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Baxxter misses with a series of wild punches.
Baxxter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hang is looking to slow Baxxter down with leg kicks.
Baxxter moves out of range as Hang throws a body kick.
Hang throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Baxxter is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hang with a body shot.
Baxxter throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hang misses the shot to the body.
Baxxter throws a shot to the body.
Baxxter scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hang scores with a shot to the body.
Hang misses with a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Hang.
Hang misses with a kick to the body.
Baxxter throws out a counter right but Hang avoids it with no problem.
Hang bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Baxxter's head.
Baxxter buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hang tries a head kick but it misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hang.
Baxxter cracks Hang with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Baxxter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hang manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hang throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Baxxter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baxxter connects with a jab.
Baxxter throws a head kick but Hang moves out of range.
Hang throws the kick towards the body but Baxxter avoids it.
Hang tries to clinch there but Baxxter circles away.
Hang looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Baxxter lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Baxxter lands a slapping body shot.
Baxxter blocks a head kick by Hang.
Hang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Baxxter.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hang.
Baxxter blocks a head kick by Hang.
Baxxter smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baxxter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hang moves away.
Hang tried to counter with a leg kick but Baxxter avoided it.
Hang cracks Baxxter with a good jab.
Baxxter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hang takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hang avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hang moves out of range of the strikes.
Hang misses with a body kick.
Baxxter's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hang on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Baxxter looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hang goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hang throws a right hand that Baxxter ducks under and follows up with a left that Baxxter also avoids with ease.
Baxxter just misses with a punch to the body.
Hang lands the left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baxxter lands a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hang thows a body kick. Baxxter tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hang closes the distance and pushes Baxxter back into the cage.
Baxxter can't find room to land a body shot as Hang controls the action.
A right hand to the body from Hang.
Baxxter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baxxter is looking to break free of the clinch but Hang has double underhooks.
Hang creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Baxxter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hang struggles to land a body shot inside as Baxxter controls his hands.
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 Kra Hang will probably get the nod.
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!
Hang throws a sloppy head kick and Baxxter moves out of range easily.
Hang looks for the body kick but Baxxter saw that one coming.
Baxxter misses with a wild body shot.
Hang throwing a counter right hand but Baxxter manages to avoid it.
Baxxter scores with a decent looking hook.
Baxxter connects with the punch.
Hang moves into the clinch.
Hang lands a damaging elbow.
 It looks like Hans Peter Baxxter has been cut.
Baxxter works on Hang's body with a couple of short punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hang.
Baxxter wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hang looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Baxxter throws a head punch that misses.
Hang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hang tries to work over Baxxter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hang creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hang struggles to land a body shot inside as Baxxter controls his hands.
Baxxter wants to get back to striking at distance but Hang won't allow it.
Baxxter wants to break free but Hang has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Hang.
Hang struggles to land a body shot inside as Baxxter controls his hands.
Hang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hang lands with a light punch inside.
Baxxter blocks an uppercut.
Baxxter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hang working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Hang fails to land.
Hang throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hang throws an elbow that misses.
Hang scores with a shoulder strike.
Hang tries to throw a body punch but Baxxter avoids it by throwing Hang back against the cage.
Hang lands with a short shot to the head.
Hang scores with a shoulder strike.
Baxxter is looking to break free of the clinch but Hang has double underhooks.
Kra Hang is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Baxxter tries to work over Hang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hang lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Baxxter backwards.
A shot in the inside from Hang.
Hans Peter Baxxter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Baxxter tries to break the clinch but Hang is controlling the position.
Hang lands a nice elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hang working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Baxxter fails to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kra Hang showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hang, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kra Hang!
A victorious Kra Hang 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Petcharon Darawan (ranked 3280 p4p, 1222 weight class) and Brett Keane (ranked 309 p4p, 130 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Petcharon Darawan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brett Keane!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, David Schapiro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darawan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Keane.
Darawan misses the shot to the body.
Darawan looks to throw the jab but Keane is out of range.
Keane looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Petcharon Darawan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darawan throws a poor cross that misses
and Darawan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
 It looks like Petcharon Darawan has been cut.
Darawan misses with a jab to the body
enabling Keane to counter with a crisp jab.
Darawan is rocked!
Darawan sizes up Keane with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Darawan throws a poor cross that misses
and Keane counters with a straight right hand.
Oh Darawan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Keane displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Darawan throws out the jab.
Keane shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Keane walks into a left hand.
Darawan seems to have got his legs back now.
Keane is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Darawan.
Keane is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Keane is still on wobbly legs! Can Darawan finish him?
Darawan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Darawan blocks an uppercut.
Keane swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Keane throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Darawan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Darawan maintains plum control as Keane tries to back straight out! Darawan connects with one knee! Two knees! Three, four, five, six...seven unasnwered knees! Keane blocks the eight but eats the ninth - then collapses! Oh the brutality!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knees). Petcharon Darawan!
During a confident post fight interview, Petcharon Darawan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sparring John (ranked 884 p4p, 1551 weight class) and Aleksandr Zuev (ranked 124 p4p, 203 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sparring John!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aleksandr Zuev!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Steve Montenegro and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zuev misses with the combination.
Zuev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
John is looking for a counter combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zuev. John does a little dance to reset his feet.
John's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Zuev connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! John scrambles back to his feet.
Zuev scores with a hook.
John misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Aleksandr Zuev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
John avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
John looks to score with a jab to the body but Zuev is just out of range.
Zuev throws a right and a left that John avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zuev lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Zuev misses with a combination
and John counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Zuev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zuev throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling John to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuev buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Zuev lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
John avoids the body shot from Zuev.
It looked like John wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Zuev wants to clinch.
Zuev just misses with a punch to the body.
Zuev connects with a jab.
John dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from Zuev misses.
John has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Zuev.
Zuev has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Zuev misses with a low kick.
Zuev scores with a nice strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zuev tests John's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zuev misses with a low kick.
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!
Zuev tests John's chin there with a solid looking shot.
John slips a straight right by Zuev.
Sloppy strikes from John. Those never looked like landing.
John tries to keep at a distance but Zuev has taken the fight into the clinch.
Zuev using the Thai plumb to throw knees but John has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
I was talking to John's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
John misses with a body punch.
John tries to break free but Zuev pushes him back against the cage.
Zuev breaks from the clinch.
Zuev is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! John had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
John takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Zuev changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
John blocks a head kick by Zuev.
Zuev closes the distance but John moves to the side
and John counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zuev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by John.
Zuev throws a combination. John tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Zuev throws a head kick that misses.
John blocks a head kick by Zuev.
John was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
John blocks the body kick.
Zuev misses with a combination
and John cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zuev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zuev jabs John right on the nose. John blinks but takes it well.
John avoids the head kick by Zuev.
A quick step to the side and John tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
John throws a series of punches but Zuev avoids them all with ease.
John dodges the punch combination from Zuev.
John throws a big counter combination but Zuev scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
John avoids the body shot from Zuev.
John bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
John lands with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
John misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from John. Zuev does a little dance to reset his feet.
John is looking to wear down Zuev with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
John throws a poor cross that misses
and Zuev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
John ducks right into an uppercut from Zuev.
Zuev throws an ugly left hook that misses
and John counters with a nice body shot.
Zuev takes the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zuev creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
John breaks from the clinch.
John scores with a nice strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksandr Zuev dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Zuev closes the distance and clinches.
It looks like Aleksandr Zuev has been cut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from John.
A quick uppercut on the inside from John.
John pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zuev scores with a nice strike.
John swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zuev motions for John to come forward. Zuev throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Zuev has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
John blocks a head kick by Zuev.
A head kick misses from Zuev.
John staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zuev misses with a body kick.
Zuev connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed John momentarily.
Zuev uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Zuev closes the distance looking to clinch
and John counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zuev.
Zuev throws a head kick that misses.
It looked like John wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Zuev forces John back against the cage and clinches.
Zuev breaks the clinch.
Zuev lands with a right hand.
Zuev throws a combination that misses
and John counters with a right hand to the body.
Zuev is breathing heavily.
John takes a swing at Zuev's ribcage but misses.
Zuev throws a leg kick but John sees it coming and checks it nicely.
John looks to throw the jab but Zuev is out of range.
Zuev looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
John swings and misses with a hook to the body.
John takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
As Zuev looks to move away, John throws a big counter combo but Zuev just gets out of the way.
Zuev throws a series of punches but John moves out of range.
Aleksandr Zuev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Zuev, right into the meat of the thigh.
John takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Zuev moves in looking to clinch but John pushes him off.
John went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
John fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
John wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Zuev throws a looping overhand right but John ducks down to avoid it.
John misses with a body shot.
Zuev throws out a counter right but John avoids it with no problem.
Zuev tries to clinch up.
John cracks Zuev with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
John connects with a body shot.
John misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zuev.
Zuev thows a left - swing and a miss!
John scores with a jab. Zuev acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
John takes a swing at Zuev's ribcage but misses.
Zuev steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Zuev throws a predictable looking body shot
and John counters with a left right combination that sends Zuev crashing to the mat - John wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Zuev out for a TKO! Devastating finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sparring John!
Sparring John decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Conrad Cartwright (ranked 1560 p4p, 787 weight class) and Davonte Durant (ranked 189 p4p, 90 weight class). Durant comes into a darkened arena with his song building. No Bullets Fly - Sabaton kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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8 - 8 - 1 |
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Solid boxing
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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 19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Conrad Cartwright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Davonte Durant!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Reed Andrews and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Cartwright.
A head kick misses from Durant.
Durant throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Durant clobbers Cartwright with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Durant has taken the fight to the clinch.
Durant fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cartwright swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cartwright swings wildly with an uppercut but Durant uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A nice left hand lands by Durant.
Durant landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durant lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Conrad Cartwright has been cut.
Cartwright is breathing heavily.
Durant is working Cartwright over against the cage.
Cartwright takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Durant taking a breather.
Durant using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Durant lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartwright misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cartwright is trying to push Durant away but Durant has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Durant landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Durant lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cartwright backwards.
Cartwright wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Durant has him pressed against the cage.
Durant connects with a knee to the head.
Durant pushes Cartwright back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Durant scores with a hook to the body.
Durant lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Durant lands with a light punch inside.
Durant scores with a shoulder strike.
Durant slows down the pace here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Durant.
Durant unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Durant.
Durant lands a body punch in the clinch.
Durant gets through Cartwright's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Durant stalling the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durant lands a right hand.
Durant working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Durant dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Cartwright throws a head punch that misses.
Durant using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Durant drops Cartwright with a big knee straight up the middle! Cartwright is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Cartwright is rocked!
BAM! Durant delivers a spinning backfist that drops Cartwright like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Davonte Durant!
An out of breath Davonte Durant thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Conrad Cartwright was interviewed post fight and said 'The Cartwright Curse strikes again! The Powers that be just won't allow it apparently.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kentrail Colamarino (ranked 309 p4p, 656 weight class) and Somporn Metharom (ranked 42 p4p, 97 weight class). Metharom is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Porcelain - Moby. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Kentrail Colamarino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Somporn Metharom!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Reed Andrews and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colamarino misses the shot to the body.
Colamarino takes a swing at Metharom's ribcage but misses.
Metharom throws an off balance right hand
and Colamarino counters with a good, hard body kick but Metharom shrugs it off.
Colamarino thuds his shin into the meat of Metharom's side.
Metharom swings widly with a right hand
and Colamarino counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Metharom takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A looping hook to the body misses from Metharom. Colamarino does a little dance to reset his feet.
Metharom on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Colamarino connects with a jab.
Colamarino slips a straight right by Metharom.
Colamarino appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Colamarino uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Metharom.
Colamarino looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Colamarino misses the shot to the body.
Metharom thuds his right hand into Colamarino's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
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!
Colamarino slips a jab from Metharom.
Metharom looks to throw the jab but Colamarino is out of range.
Colamarino looks to land a body kick but Metharom moved away.
Colamarino steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Metharom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Metharom moves out of range of the body kick.
Metharom lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Colamarino finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Metharom looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Colamarino throws a quick inside leg kick.
Colamarino throws a leg kick which misses Metharom's front leg but catches the back leg as Metharom tries to avoid it.
Colamarino scores with a kick to the midsection.
A telegraphed right hand from Colamarino misses the target.
Metharom is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Metharom moves away from the strike by Colamarino.
Metharom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Colamarino was well out of range. Poor timing from Metharom.
Colamarino jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Colamarino is looking to slow Metharom down with leg kicks.
Metharom checks a low kick from Colamarino.
Colamarino misses with an uppercut. Metharom saw that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Colamarino misses the target.
Metharom throws out a loose jab but Colamarino uses good head movement to avoid it.
Colamarino uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Metharom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Metharom loads up on a big right hand but Colamarino slips the punch.
Colamarino was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Metharom moves away from the strike by Colamarino.
Colamarino lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Metharom looks to land a right hand but Colamarino moved out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Metharom misses the target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Colamarino, as that shot connected.
Colamarino throws a big shot that misses.
Colamarino scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Metharom lands a slapping body shot.
Colamarino misses with a looping left.
Decent striking displayed by Metharom there.
Metharom uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Colamarino.
Colamarino misses with a body kick.
Metharom misses with a hook. Colamarino ducked under it nicely.
Colamarino looks to land a left hand but Metharom moved out of range nicely.
Colamarino throws a shot from downtown. Metharom moves away and avoids it.
Colamarino walks into a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Metharom there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Metharom. That's going to slow Colamarino down.
Colamarino has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Colamarino there as he acknowledges the shot.
Colamarino takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Metharom checks a leg kick nicely.
A left lands for Colamarino.
Nice shot lands for Colamarino.
A jab from Metharom finds it's way through Colamarino's defenses.
Metharom cracks Colamarino with a good jab.
Colamarino throws a shot from downtown. Metharom moves away and avoids it.
Colamarino ducks under a wild hook from Metharom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Colamarino scores with a hook to the body. Metharom takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Colamarino throws a looping overhand right but Metharom ducks down to avoid it.
Metharom throws a hook but Colamarino blocks it.
Colamarino throwing a counter right hand but Metharom manages to avoid it.
Metharom jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Colamarino seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Metharom slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Metharom throws a body punch but Colamarino moves out of range.
Metharom throws out a loose jab but Colamarino uses good head movement to avoid it.
Metharom staying out of range there.
Metharom looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The fighters circling - Colamarino throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Colamarino takes a swing at Metharom's ribcage but misses.
Metharom throws a hook but Colamarino blocks it.
Metharom might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Metharom avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Metharom misses with a straight left.
Metharom blocks the body kick.
Metharom swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Colamarino slips under a jab from Metharom.
Metharom misses with an uppercut.
Colamarino fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Metharom looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Metharom on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Colamarino throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Colamarino throws a quick inside leg kick.
Colamarino bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kentrail Colamarino dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A nice leg kick from Colamarino, right into the meat of the thigh.
Metharom throws a head kick but Colamarino moves out of range.
Colamarino throwing a counter right hand but Metharom manages to avoid it.
Colamarino throws a leg kick but Metharom checks it.
Colamarino chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice shot lands for Metharom.
Colamarino ducks under a wild hook from Metharom.
Colamarino is looking to counter punch.
Colamarino moves away from the strike by Metharom.
Colamarino looks to throw the jab but Metharom is out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Metharom misses.
Metharom scores with the left hand. Colamarino knows he should have avoided that one.
Colamarino throws a jab when Metharom was well out of range.
Metharom scores with a jab. Colamarino acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Colamarino turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Metharom checks the leg kick.
Metharom thows a left - swing and a miss!
Metharom misses with a looping left.
Colamarino misses with a kick to the body.
Metharom throws an off balance right hand
and Colamarino counters with a good low kick that Metharom was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Metharom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Metharom fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Metharom slips under a jab.
Colamarino defending well as Metharom loads up on a big left hand.
Metharom throws a shot from downtown. Colamarino moves away and avoids it.
Colamarino smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Metharom fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Colamarino on the side of the head.
Metharom slips under a jab from Colamarino.
Metharom's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Colamarino closes the distance looking to clinch
and Metharom counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Colamarino with a jab.
Metharom misses with a wild body shot.
Metharom misses with an uppercut. Colamarino saw that one coming.
Colamarino lands the left hand.
Colamarino comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Colamarino looks to score with a jab to the body but Metharom is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Metharom misses the target.
It looked like Colamarino wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Metharom gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Colamarino pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Colamarino throws a lazy right hand but Metharom sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Metharom swings widly with a right hand
and Colamarino counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Colamarino walks into a jab.
A swing and a miss from Metharom.
Colamarino avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Colamarino swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Colamarino lands a glancing blow to the side of Metharom's head.
Metharom throws a jab when Colamarino was well out of range.
Colamarino was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Colamarino misses with a low kick.
Metharom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Colamarino misses with a hook.
It seemed like Metharom was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colamarino with the inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Metharom.
A swing and a miss from Metharom.
Colamarino throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Metharom sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Colamarino takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Metharom throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Colamarino moves away from the strike by Metharom.
A cross from Colamarino lands.
Colamarino throws a wild body kick that Metharom sees coming a mile off.
Colamarino misses with a hook. Metharom ducked under it nicely.
Metharom swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The fighters circling - Metharom throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Colamarino dips to his left and cracks Metharom with an uppercut!
The fighters circling - Metharom throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fighters circling - Metharom throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Metharom takes a kick to the side of the head.
Metharom lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Metharom misses the body punch
and Colamarino counters with a stiff right hand.
Colamarino moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Metharom tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Metharom misses with a hook
and Colamarino counters with a big head kick but Metharom shrugs it off.
Metharom works the jab nicely.
Metharom cracks Colamarino with a good jab.
Metharom lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Colamarino uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Metharom.
Colamarino fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Metharom checks it well.
Metharom throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Metharom scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Metharom throws a looping overhand right but Colamarino ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Metharom misses with a looping right.
The fighters circling - Metharom throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slapping leg kick lands for Colamarino.
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 Kentrail Colamarino 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!
Metharom looks to throw the jab but Colamarino is out of range.
Colamarino uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kentrail Colamarino is winning the standup battle so far.
Colamarino walks into a stiff left hand from Metharom.
Colamarino jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Colamarino misses with an uppercut. Metharom saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Metharom! But no joy.
Metharom throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Colamarino sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Colamarino throws out a powerful jab.
Colamarino lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A jab from Metharom misses.
Colamarino tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Colamarino moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Metharom takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Metharom moves out of range of the strikes.
Colamarino keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Colamarino slips a straight right by Metharom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Metharom shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Colamarino. That snapped Metharom's head back.
Colamarino tries a low kick but Metharom avoids it.
Colamarino scores with a nice head shot.
Metharom misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Colamarino lands with a straight right. Metharom didn't see that one coming.
Colamarino connects with a body shot.
Metharom blocks a leg kick.
Metharom has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Metharom moves out of range of the leg kick from Colamarino.
Colamarino takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Metharom misses with a hook. Colamarino ducked under it nicely.
Colamarino slips under a jab.
Colamarino delivers a nice body kick.
Metharom stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Colamarino.
Colamarino throws a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Metharom chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Colamarino can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Metharom is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Colamarino.
Colamarino throws a low kick but it's checked well by Metharom.
A big left from Metharom misses.
Colamarino looks to throw the jab but Metharom is out of range.
Metharom throws an off balance right hand
letting Colamarino counter with a right hand.
Kentrail Colamarino is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Metharom stuns Colamarino with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Metharom gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Colamarino.
Colamarino thows a left - swing and a miss!
Metharom looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Colamarino lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Colamarino slips under a jab from Metharom.
Colamarino bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Metharom scores with a jab to the jaw.
Colamarino misses with a straight right.
Metharom misses with a body shot.
Colamarino thuds a left hand into Metharom's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colamarino scores with a jab to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Colamarino.
Colamarino throws an overhand right that lands on Metharom's shoulder, as Metharom tries to avoid the shot.
A slow jab from Metharom misses its intended target.
Colamarino is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Metharom misses the target.
Colamarino lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Colamarino shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Metharom! But no joy.
Colamarino throws a low kick but Metharom avoids it.
A jab from Metharom misses.
Colamarino misses with a left hand
enabling Metharom to counter with a crisp jab.
Colamarino moves into the clinch.
Metharom is trying to break the clinch but Colamarino is controlling him.
A bit of stalling here from Colamarino.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Metharom's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Colamarino lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Metharom tries to break the clinch but Colamarino is controlling the position.
Colamarino tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Metharom's elbow.
Metharom's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Metharom misses with an uppercut
and Colamarino counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Colamarino scores with a decent looking hook.
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!
Metharom lands an overhand right.
Colamarino misses with an uppercut. Metharom saw that one coming.
Colamarino punishes Metharom's body with a nice straight punch.
Metharom throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Somporn Metharom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Colamarino lands with a nice body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kentrail Colamarino showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Colamarino 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 30:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kentrail Colamarino!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Prince McVicker (ranked 227 p4p, 674 weight class) and Otto McBean (ranked 16 p4p, 52 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Prince McVicker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Otto McBean!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Russell Pearce and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McBean shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in McVicker's guard.
McBean wants to control from the top but McVicker keeps moving.
McVicker looking for a sweep. Not yet McVicker, not yet.
McBean trying to control but McVicker is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McVicker looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
McBean passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McBean tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no McBean has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
McVicker definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
McBean is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but McVicker is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
McBean is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, McVicker has escaped the position, nice work there.
McVicker parries the strikes from McBean easily there. McBean is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable McVicker to escape.
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.
McVicker is looking for a sweep.
McBean tries for a kimura but McVicker is defending well.
McBean trying to control the action but McVicker is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McVicker is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBean is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! McVicker is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Otto McBean!
Otto McBean really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Bondi MMA ðŸï¸ logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raven Harris (ranked 338 p4p, 808 weight class) and Rufus Rutger (ranked 49 p4p, 109 weight class). Rutger has chosen Wardance as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raven Harris!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rufus Rutger!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Joseph Jones and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Harris is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Harris throws a body shot but no joy.
Harris throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rutger takes a swing at Harris's ribcage but misses.
Harris swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rufus Rutger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rutger throws a head kick that misses.
Rutger missing with a left hand there. Harris was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Harris moves away from the strike by Rutger.
Rutger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rutger takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A jab from Harris misses.
Rutger has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Harris throws a right and a left that Rutger avoids nicely.
Rutger getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It looks like Raven Harris has been cut.
Harris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rutger defending well as Harris loads up on a big left hand.
Harris just misses with a punch to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Harris misses with a looping left.
Harris misses with an uppercut.
A slow jab from Harris misses its intended target.
Rutger moves away from the strike by Harris.
Rutger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harris.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutger lands with a nice body kick.
Harris lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rutger bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Harris's head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rutger. That's going to slow Harris down.
Rutger misses with a body shot.
Rutger walks into a jab.
Harris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Harris.
A left lands for Harris.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rutger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Harris was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rutger.
Rutger showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harris.
Harris throws a lazy right hand but Rutger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Harris chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rutger can pounce on him.
Harris just misses with a punch to the body.
Rutger throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Harris.
Rutger chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Harris can pounce on him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rutger. Harris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harris is looking to chop away at Rutger's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Harris, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Harris misses the jab.
Harris takes one on the button.
Rutger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harris.
Harris looks to land a left hand but Rutger moved out of range nicely.
Rutger moves out of range of the strikes.
Harris misses the shot to the body.
Harris cracks Rutger with an open hand slap.
Harris throws a lazy right hand but Rutger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Harris misses with a body shot
and Rutger counters with a nice kick to the body.
Rutger throws a front kick aimed at Harris's knee but Harris avoids it well.
Rutger throws a body punch but Harris moves out of range.
Rutger throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harris sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Harris looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Harris throws a body kick that misses.
Harris is looking to score with low kicks.
Rutger throws the left hand but Harris avoids the punch easily.
Rutger misses the body punch
and Harris cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harris slips under a jab.
Harris thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutger smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Harris jabs at Rutger's body.
Harris throws a looping overhand right but Rutger ducks down to avoid it.
Harris stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Harris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harris throws out a loose jab but Rutger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rutger misses the shot to the body.
Harris swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rutger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harris lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Harris takes one on the button.
Rutger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harris.
Rutger scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice shot lands for Harris.
Harris is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Crunch! Rutger slams his shin into Harris's torso.
Harris throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harris takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rutger bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Raven Harris's cut is getting worse.
Harris takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rutger circles away quickly and effectively.
Rutger throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Harris on the side of the head.
Harris throws an overhand right that lands on Rutger's shoulder, as Rutger tries to avoid the shot.
Harris scores with a nice head shot.
Rutger fakes the leg kick and cracks Harris in the body.
Harris throws a head kick that misses.
Rutger moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Harris is breathing heavily.
Harris looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rutger takes a swing at Harris's ribcage but misses.
Rutger takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rutger connects with a body shot.
Rutger feints and then cracks Harris's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Harris down.
A jab from Rutger does it's job there.
Rutger with the inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harris walks into a straight right hand from Rutger.
Rutger scores with a hook to the body. Harris takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rutger throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rutger throws a body punch but Harris moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Harris lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rutger doesn't seem phased though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rufus Rutger will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Raven Harris's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rutger lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rutger takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rutger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rutger is looking to chop away at Harris's legs.
Harris swings for the body but Rutger moves out of range.
Rutger looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rutger misses with a kick to the body.
Harris thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rutger throws a hook but Harris blocks it.
Rutger takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Harris drops his hands momentarily and Rutger takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Harris drops his hands momentarily and Rutger takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rutger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harris.
Jab, jab by Harris - just one landing.
Rutger swings for the body but Harris moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rutger drops Harris with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Harris looks back up at him and smiles so Rutger waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Harris is rocked!
Raven Harris's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Rutger throws an overhand right that drops Harris like a sack of potatoes! Rutger dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rufus Rutger!
Rufus Rutger is the new light heavyweight champion!
Rufus Rutger thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Raven Harris had this to say: 'I think it's time too..........narfle the Garthock!'.
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