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GAMMA#783 Curry v Boagrius PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sandayu Winger (ranked 1207 p4p, 155 weight class) and Sir Anthony Buzzard (ranked 1403 p4p, 185 weight class). Sandayu Winger has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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194 lbs
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190 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
26 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Sandayu Winger! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sir Anthony Buzzard! The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Buzzard connects with a good right hand that stumbles Winger. Winger circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Winger looks for the body kick but Buzzard saw that one coming. Buzzard scores with a body shot.
Winger fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Buzzard checks it well. Buzzard dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Winger. That did some damage! Winger seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym. Winger takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Winger clinches up with Buzzard and pushes him back against the cage. A shot in the inside from Buzzard. Winger tries to work over Buzzard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. A short right from Buzzard. Winger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Winger lands a body shot. Winger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Buzzard looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Buzzard. Winger lands a right hand that snaps the head of Buzzard backwards. Buzzard lands a hook that snaps the head of Winger backwards. Winger misses with a hook to the ribs.
Buzzard lands a hook that snaps the head of Winger backwards. Buzzard blocks a body shot from Winger. A left hand lands to the body for Buzzard.
Winger lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Buzzard or not. Buzzard gets through Winger's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Winger struggles to land a body shot inside as Buzzard controls his hands.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Winger tries to throw a body punch but Buzzard avoids it by throwing Winger back against the cage. Winger lands with a right to the head. Winger misses with the head strike.
Winger can't find room to land a body shot as Buzzard controls the action.
Winger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Buzzard misses with a body punch.
Buzzard softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Winger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Winger. Winger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Buzzard's elbow. Winger lands a hook that snaps the head of Buzzard backwards. Winger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Buzzard. Buzzard blocks an uppercut.
Winger misses with a body punch.
Winger misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Winger. Buzzard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Buzzard fails to land. Winger lands a hook that snaps the head of Buzzard backwards. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Winger misses with a punch on the inside.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Winger misses with a hook from the clinch. Winger misses with the head strike.
Winger works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Buzzard misses with a punch to the body.
Winger tries a body shot but Buzzard blocks it.
Winger scores with a hook to the body. Buzzard working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Buzzard lands with a right to the head. Buzzard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Buzzard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Winger struggles to land a body shot inside as Buzzard controls his hands.
Winger lands an uppercut. Buzzard lands a shoulder strike. Winger misses with a body punch.
Buzzard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Buzzard lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Winger backwards. Buzzard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. A short right from Buzzard. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Buzzard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. A short body shot lands from Winger as the two fighters clinch.
Buzzard misses with the head strike.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Buzzard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. A head punch on the inside from Buzzard fails to land. Buzzard working aggressively here.
Winger tries a body shot but Buzzard blocks it.
Buzzard lands a nice shot to the body. Winger tries a body shot but Buzzard blocks it.
Buzzard lands with a short shot to the head. Winger working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. A right hand to the body from Winger.
Winger's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Winger tries to throw a body punch but Buzzard avoids it by throwing Winger back against the cage. Buzzard lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Winger can't find room to land a body shot as Buzzard controls the action.
Buzzard working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Winger has a couple of punches blocked by Buzzard.
Buzzard presses Winger against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Buzzard lands a left hand that snaps the head of Winger backwards. Buzzard misses with some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action! Winger swings wildly with an uppercut but Buzzard uses good head movement to avoid it.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Winger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Winger tries to work over Buzzard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Buzzard lands on the inside with an uppercut. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. A head punch blocked on the inside by Winger. Winger tries to work over Buzzard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Buzzard blocking some punches.
Buzzard lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Winger. Winger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Buzzard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Buzzard prevents a body shot from Winger. Winger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Buzzard.
Winger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Winger. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Buzzard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Winger prevents a body shot from Buzzard. Buzzard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Buzzard misses with the head strike.
Buzzard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Sir Anthony Buzzard dominated that round. That's time! Winger's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Winger throws a lazy head kick and Winger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Winger throws a hook but Buzzard avoids it easily. Buzzard with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Winger takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Winger takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Buzzard uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Winger tries to clinch up but Buzzard circles away and keeps his distance. Winger throws the left hand but Buzzard avoids the punch easily. Winger misses with a body kick. Sandayu Winger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Buzzard keeps the fight on the outside. Winger throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Buzzard counters with a two punch combo. Buzzard throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Buzzard slips under a jab from Winger. Buzzard lands with a straight right. Winger didn't see that one coming. Buzzard scores with a jab. Buzzard connects with a crisp jab. Nice defenses there by Buzzard. Buzzard lands with an overhand left. A looping hook to the body misses from Winger. Buzzard does a little dance to reset his feet. Buzzard throws a nice inside leg kick. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Winger misses with a right hand and Buzzard counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Winger lands a jab-cross combination. Buzzard stalks Winger and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Winger's face. Winger staggers backwards, shaken. Sir Anthony Buzzard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Winger misses with a shot to the body letting Buzzard counter with a right hand. Winger lands a right hook to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Buzzard as he connects with a hook. Buzzard scores with a sloppy right hand. Winger should have avoided that one. Buzzard feints and then cracks Winger's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Winger down. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Winger scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Buzzard lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Buzzard 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.
Sir Anthony Buzzard seems to be getting the better of the standup. Winger with a body punch. A glancing blow. Buzzard scores with a head kick. Winger tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time. Buzzard with a jab. Winger tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Winger misses with an attempted mid kick.
Buzzard takes a body punch but keeps moving. Buzzard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Winger.
Buzzard throws a nice inside leg kick.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Nice uppercut there from Buzzard. Winger misses with a wild body shot. Winger misses with a two punch combination.
Buzzard looks like he wants to counter punch here. Buzzard slips under a jab. Winger throws a looping overhand right but Buzzard ducks down to avoid it. Winger misses with an uppercut. A jab lands there for Buzzard. Winger is looking to land body kicks. Buzzard fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Winger. Buzzard lands with a straight right. Winger didn't see that one coming. Buzzard takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Buzzard lands a two punch combo.
A solid leg kick lands there for Buzzard.
Buzzard scores with a jab to the head.
Winger throws a half hearted mid kick. Winger with a body punch. A glancing blow. Buzzard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Buzzard throws a counter combo. Buzzard moves out of range as Winger throws a body kick.
Winger throws the left hand but Buzzard avoids the punch easily. Winger has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Winger misses the shot to the body. Buzzard lands a nice shot to the body.
Buzzard dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Winger. That did some damage! Buzzard has been the more effective fighter overall so far. A looping hook to the body misses from Winger. Buzzard does a little dance to reset his feet. Winger scores with a punch to the head. Buzzard lands with an overhand left. Buzzard cracks Winger with an open hand slap. Winger dodges the punch combination from Buzzard.
Winger throws an off balance right hand
and Buzzard counters with a leg kick. Buzzard throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Winger stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Thud! ouch! good body kick from Buzzard - that will leave a mark!
Winger looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Winger scoring well with a low kick there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Buzzard moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Buzzard clobbers Winger with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Buzzard lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Buzzard ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Buzzard fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Winger has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Buzzard lands with a cross.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Buzzard buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Buzzard slips a straight right by Winger. Buzzard cracks Winger with a right hand to the side of the head. Winger looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. A chopping leg kick lands by Buzzard. Buzzard moves out of range of the body kick. Winger fails to land with a series of punches.
Winger misses with a straight left. Buzzard lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Buzzard. Winger throws a half hearted mid kick. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Buzzard checks a leg kick. Winger takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Buzzard smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Winger throws a shot from downtown. Buzzard moves away and avoids it. Buzzard connects with an inside leg kick. Winger thows a left - swing and a miss! Winger is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Winger throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Buzzard. Winger throws a lazy uppercut
and Buzzard counters with a straight right hand. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Sir Anthony Buzzard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Buzzard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Winger manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Buzzard cracks Winger with a right hand to the side of the head. Winger throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Buzzard unleashes a big counter combination but Winger bobs and weaves and avoids any damage. Winger's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Buzzard connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Winger scrambles back to his feet. Winger throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Buzzard tries to counter with a clinch but Winger shakes him off and moves away. Winger scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Winger looks to land a right hand but Buzzard moved out of range.
Buzzard fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Winger sprawls well initially but Buzzard persists and gets the takedown into half guard. Winger trying to control here.
Buzzard wants to free his trapped foot but Winger is holding on for dear life with his legs. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Winger wants to get back to full guard. Winger moves into full guard.
Winger looking for a sweep. Not yet Winger, not yet.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Buzzard tries to stand but Winger is controlling from the bottom. Winger looking to control.
Buzzard gets to his feet. Winger looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! Winger throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Buzzard. Buzzard throws a head kick that misses. Winger throws a body punch but Buzzard moves out of range. Buzzard connects with an inside leg kick. Winger on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Buzzard lands a two punch combo.
Buzzard blocks the body kick.
Sandayu Winger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Winger moves in looking to clinch but Buzzard pushes him off. Winger misses with a shot to the body and Winger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Winger misses with a low kick. A jab from Buzzard does it's job there. Winger thuds a left hand into Buzzard's body. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Buzzard lands with a right hand. Winger needs to keep his hands up - Buzzard had a free shot at his head there. A good leg kick by Buzzard. Winger throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Winger throws a chopping leg kick but Buzzard manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Winger drops his hands momentarily and Buzzard takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. A shot to the liver by Winger. Beautiful body shot. Winger throws a sloppy head kick and Buzzard moves out of range easily. Buzzard bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Winger's head. Buzzard lunges at Winger with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Winger's hand. Buzzard lands with an uppercut that bounces Winger off the cage and back into range. Buzzard takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Winger throws a head kick that misses.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Buzzard lands a glancing blow to the side of Winger's head. A leg kick checked by Buzzard. Buzzard is looking for the big counter here. Buzzard lands the left hand. Winger gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Buzzard blocks a leg kick. Buzzard throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Nice cross by Buzzard. Buzzard connects with a nice looking jab.
Winger stuns Buzzard with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Sir Anthony Buzzard is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. A chopping leg kick lands by Buzzard. Buzzard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice jab there from Buzzard. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Buzzard slips a jab from Winger. Winger dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Winger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Buzzard.
Winger is looking to clinch.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Buzzard scores with a nice right hand.
Buzzard connects with a jab. Winger throws a lazy body kick and Buzzard counters with a stiff right hand. Buzzard lands a lovely overhand right. Winger misses with a body shot.
Buzzard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A combination from Buzzard does no damage. Buzzard staying out of range there. Buzzard throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Winger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Buzzard moves away.
Winger darts in and clinches Buzzard up against the cage. Winger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Buzzard blocks a body shot from Winger. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Buzzard blocks a body shot from Winger. Winger takes a shot to the head. Winger has a couple of punches blocked by Buzzard.
And that's the end of the fight! Sir Anthony Buzzard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Buzzard has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30 Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30 Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sir Anthony Buzzard! Post fight, Sir Anthony Buzzard took to the microphone: 'THE CHAMP IS FUCKING HERE! IF YOU WANT SOME, COME AND GET SOME! '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Project Doom (ranked 903 p4p, 131 weight class) and Tim Pierno (ranked 1649 p4p, 213 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Doom might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Battle Beast - Touch in the Night. Pierno has chosen Sick Puppies - You're Going Down as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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World class MT
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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
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Project Doom! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
37 - 27 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Pierno! The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Pierno throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Pierno takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Doom shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Doom uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Pierno tries to clinch but Doom is having none of it. Doom really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Pierno takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Doom scores with a hook. Doom misses with a hook to the body
and Pierno counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Pierno throws a right and a left that both miss. Pierno just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromDoom. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! A nice leg kick lands there from Doom. Doom throws the left hand but Pierno avoids the punch easily. We've been told by Doom's head coaches at Gangsterdamage that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Doom lands a nice looking kick to the body. Pierno takes a step back to recover. Doom throws a looping overhand right but Pierno ducks down to avoid it. Pierno closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Pierno looks to land a combination but Doom avoids it well.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Doom waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pierno. Nice jab there from Doom. Doom scores with a decent looking hook. Doom thows a leg kick but Pierno checks it and Pierno counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Doom cracks Pierno with a good jab. A left lands for Doom. Doom lands a really nice looking cross but Pierno seems unphased.
Doom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Doom attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Pierno takes a kick to the side of the head. Doom tries a head kick but it misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Doom lands a nice looking body shot.
Doom moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Doom is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Doom lands with a straight right. Pierno didn't see that one coming. Doom tries a head kick but it misses.
Pierno throws out a counter right but Doom avoids it with no problem. Doom lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Doom is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range. Doom scores with a push kick. Doom scores with a spinning back kick! Doom throws a solid leg kick but Pierno takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Doom. Project Doom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Pierno takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Sloppy strikes from Pierno. Those never looked like landing. Doom feinted there with a counter leg kick. Doom dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pierno. That did some damage! Doom throws a shot from downtown. Pierno moves away and avoids it. Pierno slips under a jab. A little jabbing left from Pierno on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Good leg kick by Doom there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Doom scores with a nice strike.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Doom throws the left hand but Pierno avoids the punch easily. Doom connects with a solid leg kick. Pierno chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Doom can pounce on him.
Doom scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Pierno checks a leg kick nicely. Doom throws a looping overhand right but Pierno ducks down to avoid it. Doom ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Doom, right into the meat.
Doom connects with a solid leg kick. Pierno walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Doom throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Doom sets himself, and Pierno steps forward looking for the clinch! Doom avoids it this time. Doom drops his hands momentarily and Pierno takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Pierno takes one to the side of the head.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. A solid body kick from Doom.
Pierno clinches with his opponent.
Doom lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pierno backwards. Doom can't find room to land a body shot as Pierno controls the action.
Doom manages to pull guard.
Pierno stops Doom from standing up. Pierno wants to control from the top but Doom keeps moving. Doom keeping full guard, as Pierno tries to pass. Pierno trying to control the position from guard on top but Doom is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Doom wants to get back to his feet but Pierno is in a dominant position and won't allow it. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Project Doom dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Doom avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pierno moves out of range as Doom strikes. Pierno avoids the head kick by Doom.
Doom throws a body kick that misses. Project Doom is winning the standup battle so far. Pierno on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Doom bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Doom feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pierno's calf. Doom throws a lazy body kick and Pierno counters with a stiff right hand. Doom lunges at Pierno with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pierno's hand. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Pierno looks to throw the jab but Doom is out of range. Doom throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pierno on the side of the head. Pierno tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Doom lands a nice looking body kick. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Pierno drops his hands momentarily and Doom takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Doom cracks Pierno with an open hand slap. Doom tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. A cross from Doom lands. Doom throws a poor cross that misses
and Pierno counters with a left to the body. Doom thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Pierno if he has to take too many more of those.
Doom throws a quick inside leg kick. Doom buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pierno takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Doom attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Pierno looks like he wants to counter punch here. Pierno has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Doom. Doom scores with a push kick. Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Doom. Pierno shrugs it off though. Pierno has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
 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! Pierno takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. Doom lands with a kick to the ribs.
Doom lands a leg kick that knocks Pierno off balance momentarily. Pierno checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Doom thuds his right hand into Pierno's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Doom steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pierno. Doom misses with a wild body shot. A little jabbing left from Pierno on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Doom throws a shot from downtown. Pierno moves away and avoids it. Doom wants to slow Pierno down by chopping away at his legs. Pierno looks like he wants to counter punch here. Pierno stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Doom. Pierno keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Doom. Doom is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pierno can do to turn this around? Pierno steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Doom.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Doom motions for Pierno to come forward. Doom throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. A head kick misses from Doom. Pierno steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Doom. Pierno takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Doom tries a head kick but it misses.
Doom gets off balance looking for a body kick and Pierno counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Pierno moves out of range of the body kick. Pierno looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Pierno avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Doom sets himself, and Pierno steps forward looking for the clinch! Doom avoids it this time. Pierno wants to clinch up but Doom keeps it at a distance. Doom throws a poor cross that misses
and Pierno holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Pierno doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pierno tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Doom's elbow. Pierno throws a punch but it's blocked by Doom. Doom gets through Pierno's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Doom lands with a short shot to the head. Doom tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Doom lands on the inside with an uppercut. Pierno blocks an uppercut.
Doom lands a right hand. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Doom lands with a short head shot on the inside. A short right from Doom on the inside. Pierno's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Doom. A short left from Doom. Pierno scores with a shoulder strike. Doom swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Doom. Pierno tries to throw a body punch but Doom avoids it by throwing Pierno back against the cage. Pierno has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Doom seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Pierno can turn it around. Doom tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. A nice left hand lands by Pierno.
Doom blocking some punches.
Doom works on Pierno's body with a couple of short punches. Doom lands a nice knee to the body. Project Doom has scored more points in the clinch so far. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doom pulls Pierno into guard.
Doom can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pierno controls the pace. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Project Doom dominated that second round. That's time! Doom's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Pierno ducks under a wild hook from Doom. Doom pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Pierno doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Doom swats away the attempt to clinch by Pierno. Doom with a nice cross. Doom scoring well with a low kick there.
Pierno takes a head kick and keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Doom ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Pierno drops his hands momentarily and Doom takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Pierno's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Doom throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pierno counters by moving into the clinch. Pierno lands a body punch in the clinch.
 That's one minute gone in the round.
Doom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Pierno misses the jab. Doom throws out a leg kick but Pierno moves out of range and Doom only half commits. Pierno has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Doom. Doom avoids a punch combination nicely.
Doom misses with a straight right. As Doom backs off Pierno throws a huge counter combo but Doom manages to avoid it all. Pierno walks into a stiff left hand from Doom. Doom throws a lazy right hand but Pierno sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Doom lands with a straight right. Pierno didn't see that one coming. Doom lands with a slapping head kick. Pierno tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Doom paws at him with a jab and circles away. Doom misses with a body kick. Pierno throws out a counter right but Doom avoids it with no problem. Pierno slips under a jab. Tim Pierno has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Tim Pierno is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Doom uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pierno has time to react. Doom dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pierno. That did some damage! Doom misses with a body kick. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Doom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Doom scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Pierno avoids the head kick by Doom.
A countering left hand to the body from Pierno misses. Pierno takes a jab right on the kisser.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Doom lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Pierno has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pierno and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. A clash of legs there as Pierno blocks the low kick. Doom tests Pierno's chin there with a solid looking shot. A head kick misses from Doom. Pierno is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch. Pierno displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Doom throws out the jab.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Doom feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pierno's calf. Doom swings widly with a right hand
and Pierno counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Doom thinking. Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Doom. Pierno shrugs it off though. Doom connects with a solid leg kick. Doom misses with a wild combination.
Doom connects with a solid leg kick. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Doom!
Doom throws a solid leg kick but Pierno takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Doom. Pierno scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. This has been an exciting period of action! Doom throws a right and a left that both miss.
 That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierno pushes Doom up against the cage in a clinch. Pierno cracks Doom with a nice body shot. Pierno misses with a hook from the clinch. Pierno tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Pierno looks to throw an elbow but misses. Pierno swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pierno tries a body shot but Doom blocks it.
Pierno lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Doom or not. Doom tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pierno's elbow.
Doom manages to break the clinch.
Doom misses with a low kick. Pierno throws out a counter right but Doom avoids it with no problem. Doom buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Doom tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pierno is able to avoid easily. Pierno tries to counter by closing the distance. A thudding body kick lands there by Doom!
Pierno connects with the punch.
And that's the end of the fight! Project Doom showed his dominance in that final round. Well Doom 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27 Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27 Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Project Doom! A very excited looking Project Doom rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Staal (ranked 725 p4p, 102 weight class) and Archie Moore (ranked 607 p4p, 87 weight class). Archie Moore is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
30 - 13 - 2, fighting out of New York, Eric Staal! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
35 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Archie Moore! The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Moore lands with a straight right. Staal didn't see that one coming. Staal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moore has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight. Staal loads up on a big right hand but Moore slips the punch. Moore appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Staal tried to score with a low kick but Moore checks it. Moore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moore uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Staal. Staal stuns Moore with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Moore misses with a lunging right hand
and Staal counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Moore! We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake. Moore is trying to control Staal's posture but Staal avoids it. Staal throws an elbow but Moore slips to the side and avoids it well. Moore dodges the ground and pound from Staal. Staal tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Staal content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though. Staal scores with a couple of short elbows. Staal scores with a couple of short elbows. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Moore trying to remain calm as Staal controls from the top position. Staal working the strikes but Moore uses the opportunity to regain half guard. Staal throwing shots but Moore is blocking nicely. Staal trying to control the pace.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Staal lands with a punch from half guard. Staal is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen. Moore is looking to improve his position.
Staal not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Staal wants to free his trapped foot but Moore is holding on for dear life with his legs. Staal is figuring out what he wants to do next.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Staal lands strikes from half guard. Staal passes to full mount! Staal controlling his opponent. Moore wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Staal.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Staal content just to control the position here. Staal has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent. Moore is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Staal looking to ground and pound but Moore is blocking nicely. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Staal looking to control but Moore is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Moore really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Staal dominated that round. That's time! Staal's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Moore misses with a leg kick and Staal counters with a lovely straight right hand! Moore throws a head kick but Staal moves out of range.
Moore takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Moore misses with a right hand and Staal counters with a nice body shot. Staal moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Moore tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Staal throws a sloppy head kick and Moore counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Moore checks a leg kick nicely. Staal lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Moore at a distance.
Moore on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Staal. Staal obviously looking to wear him down.
Staal is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Moore can do to turn this around? Staal fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Staal lands a leg kick that knocks Moore off balance momentarily. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Staal buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Staal ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Staal lands a big head kick that sends Moore tumbling to the mat! Staal takes a step backwards and waves Moore back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 It looks like Archie Moore has been cut. Moore throws the left hand but Staal avoids the punch easily. Moore displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Staal fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Moore looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Staal checks a leg kick. Moore has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Staal finds it's way round the side to connect with Moore's head. Staal missing with a left hand there. Moore was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Staal misses with a left hand and Staal takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. A head kick misses from Moore. Staal throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Moore looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it. Staal fails with a takedown attempt.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Moore takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Staal closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Staal lands in his opponent's guard. Staal throws a strike but Moore rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Moore preventing the sweep.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Staal tries to strike from the bottom.
Eric Staal overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Staal wants to improve his position but instead Moore has moved into half guard.
Moore is thwarting Staal's attempts to control the position. Staal is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Moore passes into side control, despite Staal's attempt to control the position.
Staal is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Moore is one step ahead and moves to full mount! Moore really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Staal. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Staal is desperately trying to improve his position but Moore has a good base and remains in mount. Staal sneaks a leg under to get to half guard. Moore controlling the action here. Staal tries to get to full guard but Moore has control of the leg. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Staal dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Archie Moore's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Moore on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Eric Staal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Moore throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Staal tests Moore's chin there with a solid looking shot. A shot to the body from Moore misses and Staal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Moore moves forwards but Staal connects with a nice, crisp jab. Staal ducks under a wild hook from Moore. Staal feinted with a counter takedown. Moore bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Staal circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Moore drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Staal follows Moore to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eric Staal! Archie Moore spoke after the fight, saying 'Ugh'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bill Newton (ranked 403 p4p, 51 weight class) and Vertti Ekstrovertti (ranked 455 p4p, 64 weight class). Bill Newton 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 middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
20 - 14 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill Newton! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Vertti Ekstrovertti! The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Newton needs to keep his hands up - Ekstrovertti had a free shot at his head there. Newton swings widly with a right hand
and Ekstrovertti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Newton looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Ekstrovertti throws a leg kick that misses. Newton misses with a shot to the body and Ekstrovertti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Newton looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Ekstrovertti was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind. Ekstrovertti misses the shot to the body. Ekstrovertti throws a chopping leg kick but Newton manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Newton misses with a body shot.
Newton takes a swing at Ekstrovertti's ribcage but misses. Newton checks a low kick from Ekstrovertti. Newton misses the shot to the body. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Ekstrovertti looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Newton takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ekstrovertti throws a jab but it's blocked by Newton. Newton feinted with a counter takedown. Ekstrovertti avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Ekstrovertti throws out a loose jab but Newton uses good head movement to avoid it. Newton wants to clinch.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Ekstrovertti lands a jab-cross combination. Ekstrovertti cracks Newton with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Ekstrovertti changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Vertti Ekstrovertti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Ekstrovertti throws a shot from downtown. Newton moves away and avoids it. Newton changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit. Newton lands a nice shot to the body.
Ekstrovertti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Newton just misses with a punch to the body.
Ekstrovertti throws a nice outside leg kick. A looping hook to the body misses from Newton. Ekstrovertti does a little dance to reset his feet. Ekstrovertti misses with an uppercut. Ekstrovertti lands a nice leg kick that just misses Newton's sensitive parts.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Newton blocks a leg kick. Ekstrovertti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Ekstrovertti uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Newton has time to react. Ekstrovertti slips a jab from Newton. It seemed like Ekstrovertti was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Newton is looking to wear down Ekstrovertti with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Newton looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Ekstrovertti! Ekstrovertti tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Newton wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Newton thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. Ekstrovertti wants to control but Newton postures up. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Newton tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. Newton working away.
 That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newton swings around for an armbar but Ekstrovertti sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Newton's guard. Ekstrovertti is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. Ekstrovertti with a flurry of punches that miss. A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Newton holds on and takes a little breather. Ekstrovertti stopping the sweep attempt from Newton. Newton bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ekstrovertti's guard.

Newton drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Ekstrovertti dives on top into guard.
Ekstrovertti lands a couple of elbows. Ekstrovertti won't allow Newton to sweep him here. Ekstrovertti trying to control the position from guard on top but Newton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Newton wants to hit a switch here but Ekstrovertti passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Newton there! Ekstrovertti lands a nice shot to the head. Ekstrovertti connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Ekstrovertti avoids the attempt from Newton to control. Ekstrovertti lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Newton is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ekstrovertti has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Newton's face.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Ekstrovertti putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound! Ekstrovertti can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Newton is looking to escape.
Ekstrovertti wants to finish this one by submission but Newton is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Ekstrovertti. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Vertti Ekstrovertti dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Ekstrovertti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Newton sees it coming and avoids it easily. Ekstrovertti slaps away a takedown attempt from Newton, before circling back to the center of the mat. Ekstrovertti throws a leg kick that is checked
and Newton counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Newton seems to be working for a kimura but Ekstrovertti defends the submission attempt.
Newton is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ekstrovertti is just riding it out for now. Newton eventually gives up the hold.
Newton is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Ekstrovertti is trying to maintain the position but Newton is very close to passing his half guard.
 That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton is looking for a kimura here.
Newton seems to be working for a kimura but Ekstrovertti defends the submission attempt.
Newton is working for a kimura here but Ekstrovertti manages to reverse the position and he's now in Newton's guard.
Ekstrovertti throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Newton works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Newton has his hands on Ekstrovertti's head, controlling the position. Newton looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Newton manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ekstrovertti manages to get himself to full guard.

 That's two minutes gone in the round. Newton slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Newton tries for a kimura but Ekstrovertti is defending well.
Newton is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ekstrovertti is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. Ekstrovertti holding on. Newton advances nicely into full mount. Ekstrovertti felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it. Ekstrovertti bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Ekstrovertti is looking to pass into half guard but Newton pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Newton is in guard.

 That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newton drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Ekstrovertti dives on top into guard.
Newton is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ekstrovertti has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Newton bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ekstrovertti's guard.
Ekstrovertti not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Newton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ekstrovertti is keeping the position for now. Ekstrovertti controls Newton momentarily but Newton frees himself. Newton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Newton postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Ekstrovertti is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Newton, into his guard.

Newton throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Ekstrovertti escapes and throws Newton's legs to the side, diving into side control!
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Newton tries to buck Ekstrovertti off but Ekstrovertti is having none of it. Ekstrovertti throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage. Newton is trying to control Ekstrovertti's posture but Ekstrovertti avoids it. Newton prevents Ekstrovertti from improving position. Newton is not content to let Ekstrovertti control the position. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Newton dominated that second round. That's time! Newton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ekstrovertti throws a head kick that Newton semi-blocks.
Ekstrovertti lands a jab to Newton's midsection. Ekstrovertti tried to score with a low kick but Newton checks it. Newton misses with a left hand and Ekstrovertti counters with a stiff right hand. Newton blocks a head kick by Ekstrovertti.
Vertti Ekstrovertti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Ekstrovertti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Newton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ekstrovertti. A head kick by Ekstrovertti misses
and Newton counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Newton is trying to work for a kimura but Ekstrovertti is defending well.
Newton is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Newton is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
 That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ekstrovertti doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Newton. Ekstrovertti is doing well to control the position and prevent Newton from advancing to side control. Newton wants to advance to full mount but Ekstrovertti doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead. Newton postures up.
Ekstrovertti is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Ekstrovertti working a defensive guard here.
Newton drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Ekstrovertti dives on top into guard.
 Bill Newton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Newton working for submissions but it's allowed Ekstrovertti to get to half guard.
Newton is looking to improve his position.
Ekstrovertti is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Newton sees it coming and defends easily. Newton trying to control from the bottom.
Newton is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Ekstrovertti is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him. Newton is looking to improve his position.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Ekstrovertti is trying to control. Newton wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Newton is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ekstrovertti thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Newton's head. Newton works his way to full guard. Good work. Ekstrovertti won't allow Newton to sweep him here. Newton has control of Ekstrovertti's left arm, preventing Ekstrovertti from doing any damage. Ekstrovertti won't allow Newton to sweep him here. The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Ekstrovertti lands a couple of decent looking shots. Ekstrovertti in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Ekstrovertti stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Newton swivels though and keeps the full guard. Newton is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ekstrovertti wants to get back to full guard.
Newton is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ekstrovertti defends it well. Ekstrovertti tries to get to full guard but Newton has control of the leg. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Ekstrovertti is concentrating on defense, preventing Newton from advancing position. Ekstrovertti regains full guard. Nicely done. Newton tries to free his leg and advance position but Ekstrovertti is retaining full guard.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Vertti Ekstrovertti. I think Ekstrovertti has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29 Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29 Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vertti Ekstrovertti! In his post fight interview, Vertti Ekstrovertti started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bob Cook (ranked 653 p4p, 83 weight class) and Gustavo Fring (ranked 346 p4p, 50 weight class). Cook's entrance music is Lil Baby - Southside. A fine choice. Fring has chosen Bamboleo by The Gypsy Kings as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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162 lbs
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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
20 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bob Cook! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Gustavo Fring! The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Fring fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cook manages to avoid it. Cook fires out a quick counter leg kick but Fring just manages to avoid it. Cook throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fring stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Cook looks for the body kick but Fring saw that one coming. Fring appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. A jab from Fring finds it's way through Cook's defenses.
Cook rushes Fring and presses him up against the cage.
Fring manages to break the clinch.
Fring misses the shot to the body. Cook moves in looking to clinch but Fring pushes him off. Cook has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Marijuana Gardens in the buildup to the fight. Cook ducks right into an uppercut from Fring. Cook digs a good body shot into Fring's ribs. A lazy left from Fring finds it's target. Cook uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fring.
Fring stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cook. Fring is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. A jab lands there for Fring. Cook throws a leg kick but Fring sees it coming and moves out of range. Fring looks like he wants to counter punch here.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Cook is looking to clinch. Cook fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cook ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fring moves away. Fring looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Cook lands a head kick!
Cook throws a right and a left that both miss. Fring throws a body punch but Cook moves out of range. Fring takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Cook comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Fring throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cook throwing a counter right hand but Fring manages to avoid it. Cook tries to land a body kick enabling Fring to counter with a crisp jab. A combination from Cook does no damage. Fring walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
 It looks like Gustavo Fring has been cut. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Cook throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Fring connects with a looping right hand.
Bob Cook seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Cook fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fring. Cook keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donk. Fring catches Cook right on the button with a cross. Cook misses the shot to the body. Fring looks like he wants to counter punch here. Cook doesn't manage to clinch there - Fring circles away.
Fring avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Cook thumps Fring with a low kick. Fring getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Fring ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cook moves away. Fring throws a hook to the side of Cook's head but Cook sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Fring throws a body punch but Cook moves out of range.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Cook misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Fring to counter with a crisp jab. Fring connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cook momentarily.
Cook turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Fring throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cook. A clash of legs there as Fring blocks the low kick. Fring works the jab nicely. Fring takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cook looks to score with a jab to the body but Fring is just out of range. Cook connects with an inside leg kick. Fring swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fring misses the body punch and Cook counters with a lovely straight right hand! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Cook lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Cook scores with a sloppy right hand. Fring should have avoided that one.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Cook is looking to slow Fring down with leg kicks. Fring moves forwards but Cook connects with a nice, crisp jab. Fring lands a really nice looking cross but Cook seems unphased.
Fring is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cook had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into p�t�. Cook misses with a straight right. Cook swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cook scores with a body shot.
Cook swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fring counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Cook takes a swing at Fring's ribcage but misses. Cook misses with a hook
and Fring counters with a lovely shot to the body. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Fring takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cook is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fring. Cook moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bob Cook will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Gustavo Fring's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Fring dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Cook misses with a looping left. It seemed like Fring was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Cook avoids the body shot from Fring.
Fring misses with a few strikes there.
Cook jabs Fring to the body, keeping him at a distance. Bob Cook is winning the standup battle so far. A telegraphed right hand from Cook misses the target. Fring avoids the head kick by Cook.
Cook throws a leg kick but Fring checks it. Cook lands a nice hook to Fring's body. Fring takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Cook on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Fring scores with a jab to the body. Fring scores with a jab to the jaw. Fring ducks under a wild hook from Cook.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Cook with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fring's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Cook misses with a jab, cross combination.
No joy there for Cook, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fring sizes up Cook with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Fring lands a jab to Cook's midsection. Cook fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fring is out of range. Cook waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fring. Cook thows a left - swing and a miss! Despite the aggression on Fring's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter. Cook throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Fring looks like he wants to counter punch here. The fighters circling - Cook throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Cook connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fring. Fring circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Cook lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Cook throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Cook has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cook there as he acknowledges the shot. Fring has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. 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! Fring throws a body punch but Cook moves out of range.
Cook moves into the clinch.
Fring breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fring lands a head shot. Cook moves forwards but Fring connects with a nice, crisp jab. Cook misses with a looping left. A little jabbing left from Fring on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Fring misses with a wild body shot. Cook misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Fring counters with a crisp right hand that drops Cook! Fring lets Cook back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
 Cook is rocked! Fring fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cook manages to avoid it. Cook was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit. Oh Cook is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Cook tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fring paws at him with a jab and circles away. Fring drops Cook with a straight right hand, right on the button! Fring follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gustavo Fring! A relieved looking Gustavo Fring thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. Bob Cook was interviewed post fight and said 'KT only i m retiring from mma i love gamma thank you for the opportunity,'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Marston (ranked 430 p4p, 61 weight class) and Darth Sidious (ranked 143 p4p, 19 weight class). Marston comes to the cage accompanied by Bring it on motherfucker. 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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204 lbs
34 - 22 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
31 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lucas Marston! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
34 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darth Sidious! The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Marston takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. A jab lands there for Marston. Marston scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sidious in his tracks. Marston dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sidious. That did some damage! Marston slips under a jab. Marston rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sidious counters with a solid body kick. Marston has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Kaptajnernes Tr�ningscenter in the buildup to the fight. Marston misses the jab. Sidious follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land. Marston swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Sidious to counter with a crisp jab. Marston misses with a series of wild punches.
Sidious scores with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action! Marston throws a body shot but no joy.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Sidious ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marston moves away. Sidious throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sidious throws a body kick that misses and Marston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Nice shot by Marston. Sidious misses with a hook. Marston ducked under it nicely. Sidious works Marston's body with a nice hook. Sidious throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marston throws a hook but Sidious blocks it. Sidious looks for the body kick but Marston saw that one coming. Marston jabs at Sidious's body.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Marston just misses with a punch to the body.
Marston turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Marston takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Marston throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sidious's head. This has been an exciting period of action! Marston misses with a lunging right hand
and Sidious counters with a stiff right hand. Marston lands the left hand. Sidious just misses with a punch to the body.
Sidious just misses with a punch to the body.
Marston gets tackled into the cage by Sidious. Sidious maintains the clinch. Marston swings wildly with an uppercut but Sidious uses good head movement to avoid it. Marston takes an elbow to the forehead.
 It looks like Lucas Marston has been cut.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Good body shot from Sidious.
Sidious tries to throw a body punch but Marston avoids it by throwing Sidious back against the cage. Sidious lands an elbow just above Marston 's eye. Sidious doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marston misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marston breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sidious throws a lazy uppercut
and Marston cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Sidious scores with a nice strike.
Sidious closes the distance and clinches. Marston is trying to maintain a safe position but Sidious gets an underhook and turns Marston into the cage. A nice left hand lands by Marston.
Sidious misses with a punch to the body.
Sidious is working Marston over against the cage. Sidious lands a body punch. Sidious goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sidious. A short uppercut from Sidious.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Sidious lands with a left to the head. Marston tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Marston lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sidious backwards. Sidious lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Marston is breathing heavily. Sidious lands a body shot in the clinch.
Marston misses with the head strike.
Marston is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Sidious blocks an uppercut.
Sidious tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marston's elbow. A right hook to the body lands for Sidious.
Sidious's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Sidious changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Sidious pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Marston went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected. Sidious throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Marston misses with a lunging right hand
and Sidious counters with a lovely straight right hand! Marston gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Darth Sidious dominated that round. The cut man is working on Lucas Marston's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sidious. Marston throws a right hand that misses
and Sidious counters with a nice right hand that sends Marston toppling to the canvas! Marston scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Sidious finish him?!
Sidious cracks Marston with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Sidious has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Marston to stand back up!
 Marston is rocked! The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Sidious throws a front kick that sends Marston stumbling back into the cage. Oh Marston is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Sidious cracks Marston on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Marston falls backwards against the cage. Sidious follows up with more strikes that drop Marston to his knees. Sidious keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Marston! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darth Sidious! Darth Sidious managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Aspire Clothing, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rudi Dassler (ranked 268 p4p, 38 weight class) and Crenflow Dolla (ranked 590 p4p, 84 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
31 - 26 - 0, fighting out of London, Rudi Dassler! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Crenflow Dolla! The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Dolla misses with a two punch combination.
Dolla gets a clinch.
Dassler pulls guard effortlessly. Dassler has a closed guard, preventing Dolla from standing up.
Dassler has an active guard here but Dolla has managed to pass into half guard.
Dassler looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dassler looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dolla stands up out of the half guard. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Dolla throws a head kick that misses. Dassler ducks under a wild hook from Dolla. Jab from Dolla. We've been hearing reports that Dassler has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Dolla is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Dassler fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dassler tries to keep at a distance but Dolla has taken the fight into the clinch. Dolla working some nice short punches in the clinch. Dolla gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dassler.
Dolla prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rudi Dassler. That's going to take a lot out of him. Dolla misses with some punches.
Dolla tries to land knees in the clinch but Dassler avoids the damage to the body.
Dolla breaks from the clinch.
A low kick from Dolla is predictable there
so Dassler counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. Dolla has momentary wrist control but Dassler slips an elbow through the middle.
Dolla is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! A head punch blocked on the inside by Dassler.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Dassler has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dolla avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. Dolla swings wildly with an uppercut but Dassler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dassler is trying to trip Dolla. He has hold of a leg but Dolla is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Dassler persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Dolla pushes Dassler off and gets back to his feet.
Dassler ducks under a wild hook from Dolla. Dassler shoots in but Dolla avoids the takedown attempt easily. Dolla misses with a leg kick
and Dassler counters with a single leg into guard. Dolla didn't expect that. Dassler is standing up over Dolla. Dolla looks to escape but Dassler dives into side control.
Dolla parries the strikes from Dassler easily there. Dassler is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Dolla to escape.
Dassler wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Dolla, who protects the arm well. Dassler working the ground and pound.
 That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dolla throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done! Dassler takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. A head kick misses from Dolla. Dolla dips to his left and cracks Dassler with an uppercut! Dolla throws a leg kick which misses Dassler's front leg but catches the back leg as Dassler tries to avoid it. Dolla with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dolla has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Dassler is landing a low percentage of strikes. Dolla stuffs the takedown. Dassler shoots in for a double leg but Dolla sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Dolla throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Dassler drops down looking for a counter takedown but Dolla sprawls and moves away. Dolla scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dolla lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Dassler has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dassler and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Dolla displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dassler.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Dolla tried to score with a low kick but Dassler checks it. Dolla throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dassler moves into the clinch. Dolla lands with a short head shot on the inside. Dolla lands on the inside with an uppercut. Dassler's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Dassler tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dolla just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dolla pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Dolla misses the shot to the body. Dassler avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Dassler shoots in looking for a takedown. Dolla tries to sprawl out of it but Dassler keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dolla manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dassler looking for a takedown here - he's got it. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Dolla looking to sweep here. No luck so far. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Crenflow Dolla dominated that round. That's time! Dassler's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dolla throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dassler counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dolla won't be happy with that.
Dolla throws Dassler to one side and escapes! Dolla has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Dassler fails with a takedown attempt. Dolla steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Dassler. Dassler doesn't manage to clinch there - Dolla circles away.
A head kick by Dolla misses
and Dassler counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Dolla! The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dassler is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dolla has escaped the position, nice work there. Dassler throws an elbow but Dolla slips to the side and avoids it well. Dolla is trying to buck Dassler off. Dassler looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Dolla is avoiding damage well.
Dolla wants to get back to his feet but Dassler is dominant here and he's now got Dolla's back! Dolla is trying to get back to his feet but Dassler has full control of the position and if anything, Dolla has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Dolla defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Dassler's arms.
 That's one minute gone in the round.
Dolla showing good submission defense here.
Dolla breaks Dassler's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Dassler will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dolla gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Dolla instigates a clinch. Dassler is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dolla gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Dassler drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rudi Dassler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dolla breaks the clinch.
Dolla looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Dassler wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch. A nice inside leg kick there by Dolla. That's going to slow Dassler down. Crenflow Dolla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dolla has Dassler up against the cage in a clinch.
Dolla throws a head punch that misses.
 That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dolla pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Dolla lands a nice hook to Dassler's body. Dassler takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dolla darts in and clinches Dassler up against the cage. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! A head punch on the inside from Dolla fails to land. Dassler has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dolla is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. Dassler changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dolla fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dolla. Crenflow Dolla seems to be getting the better of the standup. Dolla throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dolla. Dolla lets loose with a powerful body kick. Dassler will feel that in the morning. Dolla misses the shot to the body.
Dassler looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Dolla is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dassler accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Dassler in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dolla scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Dolla tries to clinch there but Dassler circles away.
Dolla throws a lazy body kick
and Dassler counters with a nice double leg into guard. Dolla is wriggling around but Dassler manages to pass to half guard.

Dolla manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Dassler keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dassler jumps guard.
Dassler throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Dolla escapes and throws Dassler's legs to the side, diving into side control! Dassler is looking to reverse the position.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Dassler is trying to work for a sweep but Dolla has mounted him!
Dolla stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Dassler changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dolla looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Dolla explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there! Crenflow Dolla is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Dassler's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Dassler duly obliges. Dolla lands a jab to Dassler's midsection. A lazy body kick from Dolla
and Dassler counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Dolla manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Dolla escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dolla scores with a hook. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Dolla misses with a low kick. Dassler half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range. Dolla chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dassler ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Dassler appears to be looking for a counter takedown. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Crenflow Dolla showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Dolla tries to bum rush Dassler with a series of wild strikes but Dassler uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Dassler appears to be looking for a counter takedown. Dolla misses with a two punch combination.
Dolla looks to throw the jab but Dassler is out of range. Dolla fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Dolla thows a left - swing and a miss! Dolla throws a lazy uppercut
and Dassler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Dassler uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dolla. Dassler shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dolla sprawls well. Dolla wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dassler gets slowly back to his feet. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Dassler tries for a takedown but Dolla sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Dolla tries to clinch but Dassler is having none of it. Dolla feints and then cracks Dassler's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dassler down.
 That's one minute gone in the round. A lazy body kick from Dolla
so Dassler counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Dassler drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dassler jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Dassler 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. Dassler throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Dolla is controlling Dassler's posture. Dolla is continuing to stall. Dolla avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dassler is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Dolla is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Dolla has escaped and now he's on top!

Dassler has his foot on Dolla's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dolla works his way back into a safe position though. Dolla preventing the sweep.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Dassler bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dolla's guard.

Dolla is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched. 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! A short uppercut from Dolla. Dassler wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rudi Dassler. That's going to take a lot out of him. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dolla. Dassler blocks an uppercut.
Dolla misses with the head strike.
Dolla misses with a short punch on the inside. Dolla throws a punch but it's blocked by Dassler. Dolla gets through Dassler's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Crenflow Dolla is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Dassler is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dolla gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Dassler decides to pull guard. Dolla must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Dolla would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. Dassler tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dassler had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dolla defends it easily.
 That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dassler is working an open guard so Dolla takes the opportunity to get back to his feet. Dolla fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dassler. Dassler walks into a straight right hand from Dolla.
Dassler gets a takedown into half guard.
Dolla manages to escape and get back to his feet! Dassler wants to clinch up but Dolla keeps it at a distance. Dassler defending well as Dolla loads up on a big left hand. Dassler appears to be looking for a counter takedown. Dassler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dolla leaves Dassler with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dolla has Dassler up against the cage in a clinch.
Dassler changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dolla fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Dolla connects with a body shot that sends Dassler's belly button to the back.
Dassler closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Dassler lands in his opponent's guard.
Dolla has his feet on Dassler's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work. Dassler shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dolla pinned against the cage. Dolla gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that's the end of the fight! Crenflow Dolla comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Dolla has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30 Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30 Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Crenflow Dolla! Crenflow Dolla very nearly forgot to thank Aspire Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dao Sonnen (ranked 157 p4p, 25 weight class) and Tyler Wrexham (ranked 94 p4p, 14 weight class). Sonnen comes into the arena with The Devil's Doorbell blaring out of the sound system. 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 welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
32 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dao Sonnen! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
28 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyler Wrexham ! The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sonnen throws a leg kick that misses. Sonnen misses with an uppercut. Wrexham saw that one coming. Wrexham takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Wrexham looks to score with a jab to the body but Sonnen is just out of range. Sonnen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Chakuriki LA Gym in the buildup to the fight. Wrexham throws a sloppy body shot
and Sonnen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Sonnen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wrexham . Wrexham throws a big shot that misses. Wrexham 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. Wrexham ducks under a wild hook from Sonnen. Sonnen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Wrexham misses with a hook. Wrexham tries to score with a low kick but Sonnen moves his leg out of the way. Sonnen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wrexham . Sonnen slips a straight right by Wrexham . Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Wrexham is looking to chop away at Sonnen's legs. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wrexham gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Sonnen trying to control the position from guard on top but Wrexham is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Wrexham pulls Sonnen in close to his closed guard and prevents Sonnen from doing any damage or advancing position. Sonnen looking to pass the guard.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Wrexham looking for a sweep. Not yet Wrexham , not yet. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Sonnen looking to pass the guard. Sonnen wants to control from the top but Wrexham keeps moving. Sonnen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wrexham swivels though and keeps the full guard. Sonnen is working hard here to advance position. Wrexham seems keen to control Sonnen's posture. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Wrexham is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wrexham prevents Sonnen from improving his position.
Sonnen looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Wrexham content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. Sonnen is looking for a sweep. Wrexham is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Wrexham with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. Sonnen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Wrexham frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Sonnen can't escape the position.
Sonnen tries to hold on but Wrexham pushes him away. Wrexham controlling his opponent. Wrexham 's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige. Sonnen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Wrexham takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Sonnen is looking to get to half guard. Wrexham trying to control but he's not successful this time. Sonnen is looking to get to half guard. Sonnen regains half guard. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Wrexham is keen to just control but Sonnen is a slippery customer. Wrexham is taking a breather. Sonnen says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something. Sonnen regains full guard. Nicely done. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dao Sonnen will probably get the nod. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sonnen. Sonnen connects with a right hand. Wrexham shakes it off. Wrexham throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sonnen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wrexham is out of range. Wrexham pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Wrexham moves in looking to clinch but Sonnen pushes him off. Sonnen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wrexham .
Wrexham looks like he wants to counter punch here. Wrexham thows a left - swing and a miss! Wrexham missing with a left hand there. Sonnen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Wrexham gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wrexham throws a leg kick but Sonnen sees it coming and moves out of range. Wrexham takes one to the side of the head.
Wrexham misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Sonnen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wrexham circles away quickly and effectively. Wrexham misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sonnen throws a lazy right hand but Wrexham sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. An inside leg kick from Wrexham misses. A little feinted left hand from Sonnen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Tyler Wrexham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Wrexham takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Sonnen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Good leg kick by Wrexham there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Wrexham blocks a low kick nicely. Wrexham looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sonnen scores with a nice right hand.
Wrexham looks to land a left hand but Sonnen moved out of range nicely. Good work by Wrexham as he checks the leg kick. Sonnen slips a jab from Wrexham . Nice cross by Wrexham . Wrexham takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sonnen. Sonnen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Wrexham steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect. A looping hook to the body misses from Wrexham . Sonnen does a little dance to reset his feet. Wrexham takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sonnen. Wrexham takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wrexham thows a left - swing and a miss! Sonnen slips a straight right by Wrexham . Sonnen throws a low kick, looking for Wrexham 's leg but Wrexham calmly moves out of range. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Wrexham is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Wrexham 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. Sonnen lands with a cross. Sonnen jabs Wrexham right on the nose. Wrexham blinks but takes it well. Sonnen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wrexham .
Dao Sonnen is winning the standup battle so far. Wrexham lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
 It looks like Dao Sonnen has been cut. Sonnen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Tyler Wrexham is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Sonnen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wrexham . Wrexham circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Sonnen throws a body shot but no joy. Sonnen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sonnen - that will leave a mark!
An inside leg kick lands from Sonnen. Sonnen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sonnen ducks under a wild hook from Wrexham . Wrexham on the wrong end of a nice hook. Sonnen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wrexham has Sonnen up against the cage in a clinch.
Wrexham blocking some punches.
A short right from Wrexham on the inside.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Sonnen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Sonnen tries to throw a body punch but Wrexham avoids it by throwing Sonnen back against the cage.
Sonnen breaks the clinch.
Wrexham tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sonnen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Wrexham takes one to the chin there. Wrexham just misses with a punch to the body.
Sonnen tried to score with a low kick but Wrexham checks it. Sonnen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wrexham tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Wrexham lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sonnen takes a step back to recover.
Wrexham closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Wrexham is defending well against a takedown attempt. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wrexham . Sonnen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wrexham breaks from the clinch.
Wrexham tries a low kick but Sonnen avoids it. Sonnen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sonnen throws a body kick that misses.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Wrexham tests Sonnen's chin there with a solid looking shot. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Wrexham throws the left hand but Sonnen avoids the punch easily. Sonnen moves out of range as Wrexham throws a body kick.
A big left from Sonnen misses. Wrexham connects with a body shot. Wrexham tries to clinch up. Sonnen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Wrexham throws a leg kick but Sonnen sees it coming and checks it nicely. Wrexham with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sonnen to score with a decent uppercut. Sonnen throws a leg kick that misses. Sonnen misses with a lunging right hand
and Wrexham counters with a lovely straight right hand! Sonnen throws a quick inside leg kick. Sonnen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wrexham 's waist but Wrexham gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sonnen off to one side. Wrexham scores with a nice strike. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Sonnen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wrexham throws a shot from downtown. Sonnen moves away and avoids it. Wrexham takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sonnen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dao Sonnen will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Dao Sonnen's cut. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Wrexham lands a nice shot to the body.
Sonnen connects with a body shot. Sonnen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sonnen is looking to slow Wrexham down with leg kicks. Sonnen lands the left hand. Wrexham throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sonnen. Wrexham stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sonnen. Wrexham throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sonnen sees it coming and avoids it easily. Sonnen throws a big shot that misses. Sonnen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wrexham . Sonnen throws a shot from downtown. Wrexham moves away and avoids it. Wrexham misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wrexham loads up on a big right hand but Sonnen slips the punch. Wrexham rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sonnen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Wrexham misses with a left hand and Sonnen counters with a right hand to the body. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Sonnen throws a quick inside leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sonnen.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Sonnen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wrexham escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sonnen. Wrexham misses the shot to the body. Wrexham thuds a left hand into Sonnen's body. Wrexham just misses with a punch to the body.
Sonnen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wrexham . Sonnen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wrexham . Wrexham pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Sonnen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wrexham .
Wrexham misses with a body shot.
Jab, jab by Sonnen - just one landing. Sonnen checks a low kick from Wrexham . Wrexham misses with a hook. Sonnen ducked under it nicely. Sonnen connects with a body shot. A jab from Wrexham misses. Sonnen lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
 That's two minutes gone in the round. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Wrexham throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sonnen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wrexham moves away. Sonnen digs a good body shot into Wrexham 's ribs. Sonnen slips a straight right by Wrexham .
Sonnen feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. Sonnen trying to control but Wrexham is working from the bottom. A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Wrexham holds on and takes a little breather. Sonnen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wrexham is keeping the position for now. Sonnen wants to control from the top but Wrexham keeps moving. Sonnen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Wrexham is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Sonnen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sonnen scores with a shot to the side of Wrexham 's head.
Wrexham breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Wrexham wants to clinch up but Sonnen keeps it at a distance. Wrexham avoids a kick to the body.
Tyler Wrexham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Wrexham lands with an uppercut that bounces Sonnen off the cage and back into range. Wrexham tries to clinch but Sonnen is having none of it. Wrexham doesn't manage to clinch there - Sonnen circles away.
Sonnen tries to close the distance and clinch but Wrexham swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Wrexham throws a leg kick but Sonnen sees it coming and moves out of range. Wrexham swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wrexham 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Sonnen scores with a kick to the midsection. Sonnen scores with a punch to the head. Wrexham tries to clinch but Sonnen is having none of it.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Wrexham fails to land with a series of punches.
Wrexham misses with an uppercut. Sonnen tries to move into range but Wrexham moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wrexham moves into the clinch. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Sonnen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wrexham blocking some punches.
Sonnen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sonnen scores with a leg kick.
Sonnen throws a lazy right hand but Wrexham sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Sonnen jabs at Wrexham 's body. Wrexham throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sonnen throws out a powerful jab. Wrexham scores with a nice right hand.
Wrexham swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sonnen. Sonnen defending well as Wrexham loads up on a big left hand. Wrexham swings for the body but Sonnen moves out of range.
Wrexham slips under a jab. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Wrexham misses with a straight right.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dao Sonnen. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sonnen, 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28 Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28 Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dao Sonnen! Dao Sonnen made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying '"Who do I want next? Well, anyone from the Hatsumi Clinic. You all wanna see it right", the crowd roars "Lao Shin. Lao Shin!!".....and there you have it. Mentor, make this happen. I sorted all you boys out. Time Dao Hammer became The Nail...'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pony Pony (ranked 368 p4p, 19 weight class) and Closet Case Conservative (ranked 155 p4p, 8 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pony Pony! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
33 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Closet Case Conservative! The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Conservative throws out a loose jab but Pony uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pony closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Conservative misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Conservative. Conservative misses with a punch on the inside.
Pony works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Conservative lands a shot to the body. Pony throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pony tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Conservative's elbow. Still in the clinch, Conservative scores with a nice short uppercut. Conservative goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pony works on Conservative's body with a couple of short punches. Conservative fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Conservative misses with a hook from the clinch. I was talking to Pony's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Conservative lands a right hand. Pony lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Pony misses with a short punch on the inside. Conservative swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pony blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pony lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Pony blocking some punches.
Conservative swings away with an uppercut that misses.
 That's one minute gone in the round. A nice right hand lands inside from Pony. A head punch blocked on the inside by Pony. Pony landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Conservative looks winded! Pony connects with a nasty looking knee right to Conservative's face.
 It looks like Closet Case Conservative has been cut. Pony lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pony obliges. Pony leaning his opponent against the cage. Knees to the body from Pony.
Conservative misses with a hook to the ribs.
Conservative on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pony lands a nice knee to the body. Knees to the body from Pony.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Pony is trying to stall.
The referee calls for Pony to work.
Pony tries to work over Conservative's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Conservative. Conservative managing to block the knees to the body from Pony.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Conservative swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Conservative lands a body shot. Conservative working some nice short punches in the clinch. Conservative working some nice short punches in the clinch. Conservative lands on the inside with an uppercut. Pony blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Pony with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pony tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Conservative avoids it. Pony throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Conservative blocks it with crossed arms. Pony working hard to break the clinch. Pony tries to land knees in the clinch but Conservative avoids the damage to the body. Pony prevents a body shot from Conservative. Pony lands a body punch. Pony with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Pony is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Conservative is defending well for now. Pony throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pony tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Conservative's elbow. A short left from Conservative. Conservative pushes Pony back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Conservative doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pony misses with a hook to the ribs.
Conservative goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pony gets through Conservative's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Pony with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pony lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Conservative backwards. Pony swings wildly with an uppercut but Conservative uses good head movement to avoid it. Conservative misses with a hook from the clinch. Conservative lands with a short head shot on the inside. Conservative misses with the head strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Pony blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Conservative lands a shoulder strike. Conservative prevents a body shot from Pony. Pony using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Conservative has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pony tries to work over Conservative's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Conservative scores with a shot to the side of Pony's head. Pony using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Conservative has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch on the inside from Conservative fails to land.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Pony has a couple of punches blocked by Conservative.
Pony tries to land knees in the clinch but Conservative avoids the damage to the body. Conservative missing with knees to the body.
Conservative working aggressively here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Conservative managing to block the knees to the body from Pony.
Conservative fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pony blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pony working Conservative over with knees to the body. Pony utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Pony tries to throw a body punch but Conservative avoids it by throwing Pony back against the cage. A knee to the head by Pony.
Pony lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pony lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Conservative or not. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Pony is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Conservative is keeping busy. Good body shot from Pony.
Pony misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Conservative.
A short right from Pony. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Pony Pony dominated that round. The cut man is working on Closet Case Conservative's cut. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Conservative avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Conservative misses with a looping left. Closet Case Conservative seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Conservative tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pony was well out of range. Poor timing from Conservative. Conservative tries to clinch there but Pony circles away.
A big left from Conservative misses. Pony fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pony tries to close the distance and clinch up but Conservative swats him away and circles back towards the center. Conservative walks into a straight right hand from Pony. Pony fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Conservative manages to avoid it. Conservative misses with a looping left. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Conservative misses the shot to the body. Pony thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Conservative if he has to take too many more of those.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Pony - that will leave a mark!
Pony moves into range and connects with a jab. Conservative is breathing heavily. Conservative has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Pony.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Pony bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Pony gets in close and instigates a clinch. Conservative working aggressively here.
Pony can't find room to land a body shot as Conservative controls the action.
Pony breaks from the clinch.
Conservative takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pony tries to clinch up. Pony throws a predictable looking body shot
and Conservative counters with a good low kick that Pony was not able to check. Pony lands with a shot to the body. Pony lands a nice looking body shot.
Pony scores with a push kick. Pony lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Conservative takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Pony moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pony clinches up with Conservative and pushes him back against the cage.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Pony blocking some punches.
Pony landing knees to the body.
Pony Pony has scored more points in the clinch so far. Pony utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Pony scores with a shoulder strike. Pony putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Conservative in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Conservative blocks a body shot from Pony. Conservative misses with a hook from the clinch. Pony working some nice short punches in the clinch. Conservative misses with a hook from the clinch. Conservative misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pony struggles to land a body shot inside as Conservative controls his hands.
Pony misses with a punch to the body.
Pony unloads a knee to the mid-section. Conservative lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Pony softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Conservative managing to block the knees to the body from Pony.
Pony is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Conservative can do to turn this around? Pony connects with a knee to the head.
Conservative blocks a body shot from Pony.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Conservative goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pony connects with a nasty looking knee right to Conservative's face.
Pony drops Conservative with a big knee straight up the middle! Conservative is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
 Conservative is rocked! Conservative is holding his hands too far apart here. Pony throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Conservative is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pony Pony! Pony Pony decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diarmuid Curry (ranked 11 p4p, 1 weight class) and Orpheus Boagrius (ranked 22 p4p, 2 weight class). Curry comes to the cage accompanied by Epic Celtic Music. Boagrius has chosen Akkadian Empire as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
28 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Diarmuid Curry! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
41 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Orpheus Boagrius! The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Curry scores with a hook. Boagrius misses with a left hand and Boagrius takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Curry throws an off balance right hand
and Boagrius counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Curry turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Curry. Boagrius lands a jab to the nose. Boagrius lands a lovely overhand right. Boagrius throws a body punch but Curry moves out of range. Curry takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Curry waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boagrius. Curry throws a leg kick that is checked and Boagrius counters with a slapping leg kick. We've been informed that Boagrius has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Boagrius tries to land a front kick but Curry steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Curry throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Boagrius counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Boagrius misses with a looping right. Curry blocks a low kick nicely. Curry has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fist of Fury Training Center in the buildup to the fight. Boagrius throws the kick towards the body but Curry avoids it. Boagrius stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Curry throws a head kick but Boagrius moves out of range.
Boagrius appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Curry gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Boagrius throws out a loose jab but Curry uses good head movement to avoid it.
 That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boagrius clinches with his opponent.
Boagrius lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Boagrius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Curry's elbow. Boagrius lands a shot to the body. Curry is breathing heavily. Boagrius misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boagrius drops Curry onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Curry is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
 Curry is rocked! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Boagrius lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Oh Curry is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! A head punch on the inside from Boagrius fails to land. Boagrius misses with the head strike.
Curry blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Curry seems to have got his legs back now. Boagrius lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Boagrius is working Curry over against the cage. Boagrius pushes Curry back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. A left hand lands to the body for Boagrius.
Boagrius lands a right hand. Boagrius can't find room to land a body shot as Curry controls the action.
Boagrius lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Curry to his knees! Boagrius keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Orpheus Boagrius! During a confident post fight interview, Orpheus Boagrius thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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