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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Santiago Costa (ranked 463 p4p, 661 weight class) and Papa Moosh Dambullah (ranked 64 p4p, 89 weight class). Dambullah has chosen Boom Boom as his entrance music. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Santiago Costa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Papa Moosh Dambullah!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Costa misses with a left hand
and Dambullah counters with a nice body kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Costa as he connects with a hook.
Santiago Costa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the body from Costa misses
and Costa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dambullah throws a leg kick but Costa checks it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Costa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dambullah ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dambullah looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costa wants to clinch.
Dambullah now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa throws a poor cross that misses
and Dambullah counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Costa thinking.
Dambullah is looking to land body kicks.
Costa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dambullah slips under a jab from Costa.
A jab from Costa finds it's way through Dambullah's defenses.
Dambullah throws a push kick but Costa slaps the foot to one side.
Dambullah buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Costa throws a poor cross that misses
and Dambullah counters with a low kick, right behind Costa 's knee.
Costa tries to bum rush Dambullah with a series of wild strikes but Dambullah uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Costa misses.
Costa checks a low kick from Dambullah.
Dambullah 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.
Costa throws an overhand right that lands on Dambullah's shoulder, as Dambullah tries to avoid the shot.
Costa closes the distance and pushes Dambullah back into the cage.
Dambullah tries a body shot but Costa blocks it.
Dambullah lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Costa is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Costa swings wildly with an uppercut but Dambullah uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Dambullah on the inside.
Costa fails to pull guard.
Costa pulls guard.
Dambullah slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Costa seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Dambullah must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Dambullah has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Dambullah throws the kick towards the body but Costa avoids it.
Papa Moosh Dambullah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Costa throws a lazy uppercut
and Dambullah counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Costa misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Papa Moosh Dambullah dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Costa moves in looking to clinch but Dambullah pushes him off.
Dambullah thinks about the counter body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Costa. Dambullah does a little dance to reset his feet.
A countering left hand to the body from Dambullah misses.
Dambullah throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Papa Moosh Dambullah seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dambullah lands a right hook to the body.
Costa is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dambullah sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dambullah lands a nice looking kick to the body. Costa takes a step back to recover.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dambullah pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dambullah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Costa throws an off balance right hand
and Dambullah counters with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dambullah scores with a nice head shot.
Dambullah slips a straight right by Costa.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dambullah! But no joy.
Costa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dambullah lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A slow jab from Costa misses its intended target.
Costa throws a hook but Dambullah blocks it.
A low kick lands for Dambullah.
Nice defenses there by Dambullah.
Nice defenses there by Dambullah.
Dambullah looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costa scores with a hook.
Dambullah uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Costa.
Dambullah is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Costa misses with a left hand
and Dambullah counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Costa swings widly with a right hand
and Dambullah counters with a left to the body.
Costa swings widly with a right hand
and Dambullah counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Costa is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Dambullah's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
A telegraphed right hand from Costa misses the target.
Costa throws a hook but Dambullah blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costa misses with an uppercut
and Costa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Costa dips to his left and cracks Dambullah with an uppercut!
Costa throws a sloppy body shot
and Dambullah counters with a thumping low kick.
Dambullah defending well as Costa loads up on a big left hand.
Costa connects with the punch.
Jab by Dambullah.
Dambullah tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Costa throws a lazy right hand but Dambullah sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Costa lands the left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dambullah fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Costa misses the shot to the body.
Dambullah scores with a punch to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Costa misses with a lunging right hand
and Dambullah counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Costa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dambullah.
Costa shoots in for a takedown but Dambullah shows good takedown defense.
Dambullah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Costa thuds his right hand into Dambullah's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Papa Moosh Dambullah showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Dambullah takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dambullah moves out of range of the strikes.
Dambullah looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dambullah throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Costa throws a right hand that misses
and Dambullah cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dambullah has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Costa connects with a crisp jab.
Costa thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costa misses with a straight right.
Dambullah tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Costa misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa throws a right hand that misses
and Dambullah counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dambullah takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dambullah blocks a jab.
Dambullah looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dambullah drops Costa with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Costa looks back up at him and smiles so Dambullah waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
 Costa is rocked!
Costa tries for a takedown but Dambullah circles away easily
and Dambullah counters with a head kick from the bowels of hell that crumples Costa! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Papa Moosh Dambullah!
A very excited looking Papa Moosh Dambullah made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yohan Francis (ranked 780 p4p, 592 weight class) and Gomu Gomu (ranked 15 p4p, 9 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yohan Francis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gomu Gomu!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Francis was well out of range. Poor timing from Gomu.
Gomu lands a jab to Francis's midsection.
Gomu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Francis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gomu, pushing him back against the cage.
Gomu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Francis backwards.
Gomu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gomu misses with a body punch.
Gomu lands an uppercut.
Gomu misses with a knee to the head.
Francis lands a left hand.
Gomu tries to throw a body punch but Francis avoids it by throwing Gomu back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Francis.
Francis tries to work over Gomu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gomu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Francis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Francis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short right from Francis.
 It looks like Gomu Gomu has been cut.
Gomu lands a left hand.
Francis has a couple of punches blocked by Gomu.
Gomu is leaning against Francis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Good body shot from Gomu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomu lands a body punch in the clinch.
Francis is breathing heavily.
Francis throws a punch but it's blocked by Gomu.
Francis tries to throw a body punch but Gomu avoids it by throwing Francis back against the cage.
Gomu tries to throw a body punch but Francis avoids it by throwing Gomu back against the cage.
Gomu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gomu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Francis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Gomu.
Francis misses with some punches.
Gomu has a couple of punches blocked by Francis.
Gomu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Francis.
Gomu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gomu misses with a knee strike.
Gomu lands an uppercut.
Francis misses with a punch to the body.
Francis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Francis tries to work over Gomu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gomu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Francis backwards.
Gomu tries a knee to the head but Francis blocks it.
Gomu misses with the head strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gomu blocks a body shot from Francis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Francis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gomu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Francis backwards.
Gomu swings wildly with an uppercut but Francis uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gomu.
Gomu presses Francis against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short left from Gomu.
Gomu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Francis backwards.
Gomu lands an elbow inside that Francis shrugs off.
Gomu blocks a body shot from Francis.
A short uppercut from Gomu.
A shot in the inside from Gomu.
Gomu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gomu connects with a nasty looking knee right to Francis's face.
Gomu looking to throw knees to the head but Francis is blocking nicely.
Gomu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Gomu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gomu can't find room to land a body shot as Francis controls the action.
Francis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gomu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Franciss head.
Gomu manages to break the clinch.
Francis tries to clinch but Gomu is having none of it.
It seemed like Gomu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomu moves out of range of the strikes.
Francis misses with a hook to the body
and Gomu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Francis lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Francis.
Gomu moves out of range as Francis strikes.
Francis takes a swing at Gomu's ribcage but misses.
Gomu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Francis throws out the jab.
Gomu was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Francis misses with a wild body shot.
Gomu misses with a body kick.
Francis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Francis throws a sloppy body shot
and Gomu counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Francis throws a right hand that misses
and Gomu counters with a left to the body.
Francis takes a swing at Gomu's ribcage but misses.
Nice shot lands for Francis.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Francis misses with a left hand
and Gomu counters with a crisp right hand that drops Francis! Gomu lets Francis back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Francis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gomu was well out of range. Poor timing from Francis.
Francis punishes Gomu's body with a nice straight punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Francis. Gomu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gomu appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gomu lands a nice hook to Francis's body. Francis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Francis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Francis swings widly with a right hand
and Gomu counters with a crisp right hand that drops Francis! Gomu lets Francis back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Francis is rocked!
Francis is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Gomu digs a good hook to Francis's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gomu Gomu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gomu Gomu's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gomu steps in with a hook that catches Francis right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Gomu follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Francis looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gomu Gomu!
Gomu Gomu really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Sportivité logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
The defeated Yohan Francis had this to say: 'George was the better man. I did what I could. We will look back at the fight and see where I went wrong.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mark Boma (ranked 407 p4p, 246 weight class) and Esteban San Pedro (ranked 53 p4p, 34 weight class). San Pedro has chosen Gunman as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Esteban San Pedro has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mark Boma's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Boma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 11 - 2, fighting out of London, Esteban San Pedro!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
San Pedro throws a right hand that misses
and Boma counters with a straight right hand.
San Pedro moves out of range as Boma strikes.
San Pedro looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Boma bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've been told by Boma's head coaches at The Jungle Room that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
San Pedro misses with a low kick.
Boma wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Boma throws a leg kick but San Pedro checks it.
San Pedro lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
San Pedro staying out of range there.
Boma loads up on a big right hand but San Pedro slips the punch.
San Pedro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Boma.
San Pedro goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
San Pedro throws a jab when Boma was well out of range.
The fighters circling - San Pedro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boma throwing a counter right hand but San Pedro manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Boma.
Boma checks the leg kick nicely there.
Boma throws an overhand right that lands on San Pedro's shoulder, as San Pedro tries to avoid the shot.
San Pedro slips under a jab.
San Pedro throws a hook but Boma blocks it.
Boma steps to the side to avoid the strikes from San Pedro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boma tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
San Pedro looks like he wants to counter punch here.
San Pedro misses with a body shot.
Boma rushes San Pedro and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
San Pedro tries a body shot but Boma blocks it.
San Pedro working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Boma.
Boma swings wildly with an uppercut but San Pedro uses good head movement to avoid it.
San Pedro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
San Pedro misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Boma fails to land.
San Pedro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
San Pedro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boma's elbow.
San Pedro misses with a punch on the inside.
Boma blocking some punches.
San Pedro lands a body shot in the clinch.
San Pedro tries a body shot but Boma blocks it.
Boma takes a shot to the head.
Boma lands a left hand that snaps the head of San Pedro backwards.
Boma throws a punch but it's blocked by San Pedro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boma throws a blind hook that connects with the side of San Pedros head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boma misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boma blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Boma.
Boma working aggressively here.
Boma blocking some punches.
San Pedro has a couple of punches blocked by Boma.
A shot in the inside from San Pedro.
San Pedro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A hook to the body from Boma.
Boma misses with a punch to the body.
San Pedro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
San Pedro misses with a hook to the ribs.
San Pedro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
San Pedro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
San Pedro scores with a hook to the body.
Boma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
San Pedro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boma pushes San Pedro back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boma prevents a body shot from San Pedro.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
San Pedro struggles to land a body shot inside as Boma controls his hands.
San Pedro throws a punch but it's blocked by Boma.
Boma lands a hook that snaps the head of San Pedro backwards.
Boma tries a body shot but San Pedro blocks it.
Boma misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from San Pedro.
Boma blocks a punch to the side of the head.
San Pedro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Boma fails to land.
San Pedro works on Boma's body with a couple of short punches.
Boma using the Thai plumb to throw knees but San Pedro has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Boma has a couple of punches blocked by San Pedro.
A head punch on the inside from San Pedro fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from San Pedro.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from San Pedro.
Boma has a couple of punches blocked by San Pedro.
Boma prevents a body shot from San Pedro.
San Pedro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from San Pedro.
San Pedro working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boma misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice left hand lands by San Pedro.
San Pedro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Boma swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boma struggles to land a body shot inside as San Pedro controls his hands.
San Pedro lands with a right to the head.
A hook to the body from San Pedro.
Boma has a couple of punches blocked by San Pedro.
A short right from San Pedro.
San Pedro lands a shoulder strike.
San Pedro lands with a right to the head.
San Pedro scores with a nice hook to the head.
Boma is rocked!
Boma swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oh Boma is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
San Pedro lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Boma or not.
Boma seems to have got his legs back now.
Boma is breathing heavily.
Boma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boma lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Boma has a couple of punches blocked by San Pedro.
San Pedro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
San Pedro manages to break the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for San Pedro.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esteban San Pedro dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
San Pedro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
San Pedro tries to work over Boma's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
San Pedro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boma blocks a body shot from San Pedro.
San Pedro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
San Pedro misses with a punch on the inside.
Boma misses with the head strike.
Boma tries to work over San Pedro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Boma.
San Pedro misses with a punch to the body.
Boma blocks an uppercut.
Boma lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of San Pedro backwards.
San Pedro blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
San Pedro lands a left hand.
Boma 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.
Boma misses with a short punch on the inside.
San Pedro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
San Pedro wants to land a leg kick but Boma is out of range.
San Pedro throws a predictable looking body shot
and Boma holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Boma lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Boma.
Boma blocks an uppercut.
Boma lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of San Pedro backwards.
San Pedro swings wildly with an uppercut but Boma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boma misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boma blocking some punches.
Boma throws a punch but it's blocked by San Pedro.
Still in the clinch, San Pedro scores with a nice short uppercut.
San Pedro pressing his opponent against the cage.
Boma misses with a short punch on the inside.
San Pedro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
San Pedro misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from San Pedro - that landed with a thud.
Boma tries to work over San Pedro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boma prevents a body shot from San Pedro.
San Pedro scores with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
San Pedro gets through Boma's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Boma blocks an uppercut.
San Pedro tries a body shot but Boma blocks it.
San Pedro lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Boma blocks a body shot from San Pedro.
Boma throws a blind hook that connects with the side of San Pedros head.
San Pedro misses with a body punch.
Boma working aggressively here.
Boma cracks San Pedro with a nice body shot.
San Pedro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
San Pedro can't find room to land a body shot as Boma controls the action.
Boma throws a head punch that misses.
San Pedro struggles to land a body shot inside as Boma controls his hands.
Boma works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Boma swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boma misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boma misses with the head strike.
San Pedro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
San Pedro working aggressively here.
San Pedro lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boma on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
San Pedro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
San Pedro prevents a body shot from Boma.
A nice right hand lands inside from Boma.
San Pedro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Esteban San Pedro seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Boma lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boma misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boma.
Boma blocking some punches.
A short body shot lands from Boma as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by San Pedro.
Boma working aggressively here.
San Pedro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
San Pedro tries a body shot but Boma blocks it.
San Pedro digs a right hand into Boma's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Boma's gas tank.
Boma misses with some punches.
San Pedro misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boma.
Boma misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boma.
San Pedro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
San Pedro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Boma.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
San Pedro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Boma misses with a punch on the inside.
San Pedro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
San Pedro blocks an elbow strike.
Boma lands a hook that snaps the head of San Pedro backwards.
San Pedro lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from Boma - that landed with a thud.
Boma tries to throw a body punch but San Pedro avoids it by throwing Boma back against the cage.
San Pedro throws a punch but it's blocked by Boma.
Boma working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Boma fails to land.
Boma misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, San Pedro creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Boma swings wildly with an uppercut but San Pedro uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Boma dominated that second round.
That's time! Boma's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
San Pedro misses with a double jab.
A jab from San Pedro finds it's way through Boma's defenses.
Boma takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Boma doesn't manage to clinch there - San Pedro circles away.
San Pedro is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
San Pedro needs to keep his hands up - Boma had a free shot at his head there.
Boma blocks the body kick.
San Pedro swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Boma wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
San Pedro looks to land a right hand but Boma moved out of range.
Boma throws a sloppy head kick and San Pedro moves out of range easily.
San Pedro circles away from the clinch attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by San Pedro. That's going to slow Boma down.
Boma moves out of range of the leg kick from San Pedro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boma moves in looking to clinch but San Pedro pushes him off.
Boma feints and then cracks San Pedro's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow San Pedro down.
San Pedro misses with a leg kick
and Boma counters with a head kick.
San Pedro just misses with a punch to the body.
Boma lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Boma throws a hook to the side of San Pedro's head but San Pedro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boma wants to clinch.
San Pedro takes a swing at Boma's ribcage but misses.
Boma looks to throw the jab but San Pedro is out of range.
San Pedro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boma throwing a counter right hand but San Pedro manages to avoid it.
Boma is looking to clinch.
Boma tried to score with a low kick but San Pedro checks it.
Boma connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Boma connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boma takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
San Pedro throws a looping overhand right but Boma ducks down to avoid it.
Boma throwing a counter right hand but San Pedro manages to avoid it.
Boma uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from San Pedro.
Boma throws a head kick but San Pedro moves out of range.
Esteban San Pedro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
San Pedro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Good exchange - Boma coming out on top.
Boma wants to slow San Pedro down by chopping away at his legs.
San Pedro will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A clash of legs there as San Pedro blocks the low kick.
San Pedro works Boma's body with a nice hook.
San Pedro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
San Pedro pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
San Pedro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boma avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boma moves in looking to clinch but San Pedro pushes him off.
Boma tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
San Pedro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boma moves to clinch but San Pedro breaks away
and San Pedro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
San Pedro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boma was well out of range. Poor timing from San Pedro.
San Pedro throws a jab when Boma was well out of range.
Boma wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
San Pedro 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.
San Pedro walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Boma throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
San Pedro is trying to counter with his kicks.
Boma changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
San Pedro slips under a jab from Boma.
Boma lands a nice shot that snaps San Pedro's head back.
Boma moves away from the strike by San Pedro.
San Pedro throws an off balance right hand
and Boma counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boma checks the leg kick nicely there.
San Pedro throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boma smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
San Pedro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boma throws out a loose jab but San Pedro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boma tried to score with a low kick but San Pedro checks it.
San Pedro misses with a kick to the body.
Boma wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Boma on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by San Pedro. San Pedro obviously looking to wear him down.
Boma uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from San Pedro.
San Pedro throws a jab when Boma was well out of range.
San Pedro throws a sloppy head kick and Boma moves out of range easily.
San Pedro misses with a looping left.
San Pedro misses with a lunging right hand
and Boma counters with a stiff right hand.
Boma tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. San Pedro manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Boma chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Boma moves into the clinch successfully.
San Pedro has a couple of punches blocked by Boma.
San Pedro struggles to land a body shot inside as Boma controls his hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Esteban San Pedro.
I think San Pedro 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Maraçon (ranked 225 p4p, 273 weight class) and Travis Mitchell (ranked 29 p4p, 37 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Maraçon might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Pistolero. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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 44 - 15 - 2, fighting out of London, Pablo Maraçon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Travis Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitchell checks the leg kick.
Maraçon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mitchell throws out the jab.
We've been told by Maraçon's head coaches at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mitchell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maraçon.
And Mitchell tries to counter it with a takedown but Maraçon pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Maraçon misses with a straight left.
Maraçon tries to clinch there but Mitchell circles away.
Maraçon lands a nice hook to Mitchell's body. Mitchell takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Maraçon jabs Mitchell right on the nose. Mitchell blinks but takes it well.
Mitchell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mitchell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maraçon.
Maraçon walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mitchell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maraçon uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A head kick misses from Maraçon.
Maraçon cracks Mitchell with a good jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Mitchell misses the target.
Maraçon scores with a hook to the body. Mitchell takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maraçon throws a hook but Mitchell blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell gets the takedown into side control.
Mitchell in the domination position with Maraçon hanging on.
Maraçon is looking for a sweep.
Mitchell working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Maraçon tries to improve position but can't.
Mitchell throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Maraçon parries the strikes from Mitchell easily there. Mitchell is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Maraçon to escape.
Maraçon tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mitchell wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Mitchell.
Mitchell scoring with punches and elbows.
Maraçon is trying to improve his position.
Mitchell working the ground and pound but Maraçon is defending the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell working the body and head with strikes.
Mitchell tries to score with some ground and pound. Maraçon controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Mitchell in side control lands a decent elbow.
Mitchell misses with the ground and pound.
Maraçon manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mitchell is trying to control but can't.
Mitchell has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mitchell is trying is best to control the position here.
Maraçon tries to pass to full mount but Mitchell defends it.
Maraçon with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maraçon wants to free his trapped foot but Mitchell is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Mitchell trying to control but Maraçon postures up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Mitchell is staying active underneath Maraçon, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Maraçon stalling.
Maraçon works his way into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Maraçon taking a breather here.
Maraçon's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Maraçon is looking to take a break and control but Mitchell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mitchell manages to work his way to half guard, despite Maraçon's best efforts.
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 Pablo Maraçon will probably get the nod.
That's time! Maraçon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mitchell misses with a lunging right hand
and Maraçon counters with a thumping low kick.
Maraçon throws a hook but Mitchell avoids it easily.
Maraçon moves forwards but Mitchell connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A big right from Maraçon misses.
Maraçon lands with a good body shot.
Maraçon is looking to clinch.
Mitchell throws a jab when Maraçon was well out of range.
Maraçon connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Maraçon moves out of range of the strikes.
Mitchell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maraçon.
Pablo Maraçon is winning the standup battle so far.
Mitchell tries to clinch there but Maraçon circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maraçon defending well as Mitchell loads up on a big left hand.
Maraçon throwing a counter right hand but Mitchell manages to avoid it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Maraçon.
Maraçon tries to clinch but Mitchell is having none of it.
Mitchell takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Maraçon catches Mitchell with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maraçon moves out of range as Mitchell throws a body kick.
Maraçon throws a body punch but Mitchell moves out of range.
A jab from Maraçon misses.
Mitchell looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mitchell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mitchell misses with an attempted mid kick.
Maraçon scores with a body shot.
Mitchell tries to close the distance and clinch but Maraçon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mitchell throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Maraçon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Mitchell. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mitchell.
Maraçon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mitchell.
Mitchell throws a lazy right hand but Maraçon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maraçon misses with a lunging right hand
and Mitchell moves into the clinch.
Mitchell prevents a body shot from Maraçon.
Mitchell tries a body shot but Maraçon blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maraçon lands a nice shot to the body.
Good body shot from Maraçon.
Maraçon lands a shot to the body.
Maraçon lands with a short shot to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Maraçon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mitchell misses with a punch to the body.
Mitchell is working for takedown but Maraçon is calmly controlling the position for now.
Maraçon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mitchell backwards.
Mitchell looking to slow down the pace here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Maraçon.
Mitchell drops down looking for an ankle pick but Maraçon pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mitchell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maraçon.
Maraçon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mitchell looks to score with a jab to the body but Maraçon is just out of range.
Maraçon is looking to counter with a body kick.
Maraçon throws out a powerful jab.
Mitchell tries to clinch but Maraçon is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell throws a jab but it's blocked by Maraçon.
Mitchell moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mitchell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maraçon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Maraçon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mitchell throws an overhand right that lands on Maraçon's shoulder, as Maraçon tries to avoid the shot.
Maraçon takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mitchell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maraçon.
Mitchell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Maraçon lands a jab.
Mitchell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pablo Maraçon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maraçon throws the kick towards the body but Mitchell avoids it.
Mitchell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Maraçon takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Maraçon throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mitchell on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mitchell takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Maraçon connects with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell misses with a looping right.
A good leg kick by Maraçon.
Mitchell connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Maraçon is looking to clinch.
Mitchell throws a leg kick which misses Maraçon's front leg but catches the back leg as Maraçon tries to avoid it.
Maraçon slips a straight right by Mitchell.
Maraçon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maraçon looks to throw a body kick
and Mitchell makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mitchell scores with a kick to the body.
Mitchell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Maraçon. Maraçon obviously looking to wear him down.
Mitchell pivots, looking for a leg kick but Maraçon is out of range and Mitchell settles back down.
Mitchell blocks a low kick nicely.
Maraçon walks into a stiff left hand from Mitchell.
Maraçon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mitchell. That did some damage!
The crowd cheers as Mitchell lands an impressive looking overhand right. Maraçon doesn't seem phased though.
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 Pablo Maraçon will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Mitchell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maraçon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maraçon scores with a decent looking hook.
Mitchell moves out of range of the body kick.
Maraçon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mitchell was well out of range. Poor timing from Maraçon.
Mitchell swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Maraçon swings for the body but Mitchell moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Maraçon.
Maraçon misses with a straight left.
Maraçon cracks Mitchell with an open hand slap.
Mitchell throws a wild body kick that Maraçon sees coming a mile off.
Maraçon throws a shot from downtown. Mitchell moves away and avoids it.
Mitchell takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maraçon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mitchell.
Maraçon throws a body punch but Mitchell moves out of range.
Mitchell scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mitchell moves out of range of the strikes.
Mitchell with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Maraçon to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Maraçon throws out a loose jab but Mitchell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maraçon tries to move into range but Mitchell moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Maraçon checks a leg kick.
Maraçon was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Maraçon misses with a low kick.
Maraçon throws a leg kick but Mitchell sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mitchell is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Maraçon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mitchell misses with a shot to the body
and Maraçon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maraçon lands with a shot to the body.
Maraçon tries to land a front kick but Mitchell steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Maraçon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mitchell misses with a right hand
and Maraçon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mitchell takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mitchell lands with an overhand left.
Mitchell's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maraçon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mitchell can pounce on him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mitchell lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mitchell throws a sloppy head kick and Maraçon moves out of range easily.
Maraçon looks to land a body kick but Mitchell moved away.
Maraçon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Maraçon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mitchell wants to counter the offense by Maraçon and move into the clinch position.
Maraçon throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mitchell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mitchell misses with a right hand
and Maraçon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Maraçon slips under a jab.
Maraçon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mitchell.
Maraçon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mitchell tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mitchell. Maraçon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mitchell looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Travis Mitchell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Maraçon works the jab nicely.
Maraçon swings widly with a right hand
and Mitchell counters with a left to the body.
Maraçon moves out of range of the strikes.
Mitchell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mitchell clinches with his opponent.
Maraçon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mitchell throws a head punch that misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mitchell blocks a body shot from Maraçon.
Mitchell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mitchell slows down the pace here.
A short right from Maraçon on the inside.
Maraçon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mitchell misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maraçon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mitchell tries to work over Maraçon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mitchell has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Maraçon seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Mitchell can turn it around.
Maraçon tries to throw a body punch but Mitchell avoids it by throwing Maraçon back against the cage.
Maraçon is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Mitchell misses with a punch to the body.
Maraçon manages to break the clinch.
A low kick lands for Maraçon.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maraçon avoids a kick to the body.
Mitchell tries to land a front kick but Maraçon steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Maraçon tries to counter by clinching up but Mitchell breaks away and moves out of range.
Mitchell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Maraçon.
Jab, jab by Maraçon - just one landing.
Maraçon gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mitchell to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Maraçon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Maraçon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Maraçon, 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Maraçon!
A very excited looking Pablo Maraçon made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Cole (ranked 421 p4p, 481 weight class) and Franky Page (ranked 59 p4p, 67 weight class). Cole's entrance music is I Won't Back Down. A fine choice. Franky Page will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 39 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Cole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 16 - 1, fighting out of London, Franky Page!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cole swings for the body but Page moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Page, as that shot connected.
Page lands a nice looking body shot.
Cole rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Page moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Page clinches.
Cole presses Page against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cole creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Franky Page has been cut.
Cole stops a takedown attempt from Page.
Cole tries a body shot but Page blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Page.
Page tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cole's elbow.
Page misses with some punches.
Page lands a hook that snaps the head of Cole backwards.
A short right from Page on the inside.
Cole doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Page working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Page is trying to trip Cole. He has hold of a leg but Cole is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Page persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Cole keeping moving, preventing Page from controlling successfully.
Page postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole wants to stand up but Page is controlling him.
Cole pulls Page in to control the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Page's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cole is trying to control the position but Page postures up.
Page cracks Cole with a solid left hand.
Cole pulls Page in close to prevent any damage.
Page wants to control from the top but Cole keeps moving.
Page tries to free his leg and advance position but Cole is retaining full guard.
Cole seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Page working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Page trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Page accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cole working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Page.
Cole might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Page connects with a couple of short punches.
Page throwing strikes but missing.
Page is in close to Cole's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Page throws a big elbow that misses.
Cole pulls Page in close to prevent any damage.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Cole displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Page throws out the jab.
Cole pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Page tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cole was well out of range. Poor timing from Page.
Cole is looking to counter the offense by Page and move into the clinch.
Page shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cole sprawls well. Cole wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Page gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page defending well as Cole loads up on a big left hand.
Cole throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cole changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Page looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Page takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Cole working the ground and pound but Page is defending the strikes.
Cole looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Page is avoiding damage well.
Cole sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Page is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The strikes coming from Cole are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Cole 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.
Page tries to improve position but can't.
Page manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Cole is staying active underneath Page, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Page throwing shots but Cole is blocking nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Page is trying for a kimura here. Cole looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Page wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Franky Page!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dustin Kruger (ranked 260 p4p, 239 weight class) and Hellas Pankratios (ranked 4 p4p, 10 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 40 - 17 - 2, fighting out of London, Dustin Kruger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hellas Pankratios!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pankratios shoots in looking for a takedown but Kruger manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pankratios's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kruger with a nice cross.
A big left from Kruger misses.
Pankratios ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kruger moves away.
Pankratios gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pankratios has picked Kruger up - he's going for a ride! Pankratios dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Pankratios working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Kruger wants to get back to his feet.
Kruger pushes Pankratios off but Pankratios dives into side control.
Pankratios is trying to get an arm triangle but Kruger is defending well.
Pankratios prevents Kruger from escaping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruger taking a bit of punishment here - Pankratios scoring with strikes.
Kruger wants to get back to his feet but Pankratios drags him back down.
Kruger is not content to let Pankratios control the position.
Kruger wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Pankratios tries to advance to mount but Kruger denies him.
Pankratios trying to control the position but Kruger is working away.
Kruger is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The strikes coming from Pankratios are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Pankratios in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Pankratios content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Pankratios misses with the ground and pound.
Pankratios throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Kruger pushes Pankratios away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Pankratios gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Pankratios scores with a couple of short elbows.
Pankratios is trying to move to mount but Kruger reverses beautifully and ends up in Pankratios's guard.
Pankratios trying to keep a closed guard but Kruger is proving a slippery customer.
Kruger wanted to stand there but Pankratios had control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pankratios 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.
Pankratios lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Kruger is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pankratios wants to control from the top but Kruger keeps moving.
Pankratios throws a big right hand that misses.
Pankratios trying to control the position from guard on top but Kruger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pankratios has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pankratios won't allow Kruger to get back to his feet.
Pankratios wants to control from the top but Kruger keeps moving.
Kruger is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pankratios is controlling him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Pankratios closes the distance and clinches up with Kruger, looking for a takedown. Pankratios pushes Kruger against the cage but Kruger circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hellas Pankratios dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pankratios fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kruger looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kruger misses with a looping right.
And Pankratios tries to counter it with a takedown but Kruger pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Pankratios dives in and scores a takedown into Kruger's guard.
Kruger kicks Pankratios off and gets to his feet.
Kruger with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A swing and a miss from Kruger.
Kruger bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pankratios tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kruger defends well and Pankratios ends up having to push Kruger into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kruger throws a quick counter kick to the body but Pankratios avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pankratios shoots in but Kruger avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dustin Kruger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hellas Pankratios.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pankratios with a poor takedown
and Kruger counters with a nice right hand that sends Pankratios toppling to the canvas! Pankratios scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Kruger finish him?!
Kruger drops Pankratios with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Pankratios looks back up at him and smiles so Kruger waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
 Pankratios is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kruger lands a nice hook to Pankratios's body. Pankratios takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kruger keeps the fight on the outside.
Kruger cracks Pankratios with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kruger drops Pankratios with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Pankratios looks back up at him and smiles so Kruger waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Pankratios is still on wobbly legs! Can Kruger finish him?
Kruger measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Pankratios! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Dustin Kruger!
After winning the bout, Dustin Kruger thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Selfie Lord (ranked 181 p4p, 78 weight class) and Petdee Sitsongrit (ranked 22 p4p, 12 weight class). Selfie Lord could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Petdee Sitsongrit's chin.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 38 - 25 - 2, fighting out of London, Selfie Lord!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Petdee Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit works Lord's body with a nice hook.
Lord on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice body kick there by Sitsongrit.
Lord wants to clinch.
Sitsongrit throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit connects with a single shot there.
Lord is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit slips a straight right by Lord.
Lord ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lord misses with a left hand
letting Sitsongrit counter with a right hand.
Lord ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That kick from Lord tenderised Sitsongrit's leg. Sitsongrit is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Lord.
Lord throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sitsongrit flicks out a counter leg kick but Lord steps away.
Lord lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sitsongrit at a distance.
Lord looks to land a left hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range nicely.
Sitsongrit connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lord feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sitsongrits jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the side of Lord's head but Lord sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It appears Lord was looking to counter with a kick there.
Sitsongrit takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lord tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sitsongrit makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lord fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lord throws a poor cross that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands a nice looking body kick.
Lord throws a jab when Sitsongrit was well out of range.
Sitsongrit has Lord up against the cage in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lord prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
A body shot lands from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sitsongrit scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lord prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lord tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Sitsongrit.
Lord blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit blocks an uppercut.
Sitsongrit scores with a hook to the body.
Lord tries to work over Sitsongrit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lord gets through Sitsongrit's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lord gets through Sitsongrit's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit manages to break the clinch.
Sitsongrit lands with a nice body kick.
Sitsongrit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lord is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Sitsongrit moves away from the strike by Lord.
Nice cross by Lord.
Lord swings for the body but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Lord moves out of range as Sitsongrit strikes.
Some wild striking there from Lord.
Sitsongrit digs a good hook to Lord's body.
A jab from Lord misses.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Lord's ribcage but misses.
Lord takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lord throws a jab when Sitsongrit was well out of range.
Sitsongrit feints and then cracks Lord's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lord down.
Lord throws a hook but Sitsongrit avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit thumps Lord with a low kick.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Lord is just out of range.
Sitsongrit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sitsongrit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lord forces Sitsongrit back against the cage and clinches.
Lord misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but Lord avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Lord fails to land.
Lord misses with a body punch.
Lord throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Sitsongrit lands a hook that snaps the head of Lord backwards.
Sitsongrit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lords head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Petdee Sitsongrit dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lord throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lord slips a straight right by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Sitsongrit moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sitsongrit has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lord doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lord manages to avoid it.
Lord jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sitsongrit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lord.
Sitsongrit looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lord clobbers Sitsongrit with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lord misses with a hook. Sitsongrit ducked under it nicely.
Lord has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sitsongrit throws a punch but it's blocked by Lord.
Lord throws a head punch that misses.
Sitsongrit lands an uppercut.
Lord scores with a shot to the side of Sitsongrit's head.
Petdee Sitsongrit seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands with a short shot to the head.
Sitsongrit lands a body punch.
Sitsongrit lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lord backwards.
Sitsongrit lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Sitsongrit.
A short body shot lands from Sitsongrit as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Lord fails to land.
Lord blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Lord gets through Sitsongrit's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sitsongrit.
A shot in the inside from Sitsongrit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lord.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Sitsongrit stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A body shot lands from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Lord controls his hands.
Sitsongrit is working Lord over against the cage.
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lord.
Sitsongrit lands with a short shot to the head.
Lord misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short body shot lands from Lord as the two fighters clinch.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit lands a nice shot to the body.
Sitsongrit lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lord backwards.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from Lord.
Sitsongrit lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sitsongrit blocks an uppercut.
Sitsongrit lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sitsongrit.
Still in the clinch, Sitsongrit scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
Sitsongrit lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lord backwards.
Sitsongrit works on Lord's body with a couple of short punches.
A short body shot lands from Sitsongrit as the two fighters clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sitsongrit scores with a shoulder strike.
Sitsongrit lands with a left to the head.
Sitsongrit lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sitsongrit lands with a short shot to the head.
Sitsongrit tries a body shot but Lord blocks it.
Sitsongrit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sitsongrit lands a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit lands a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lord or not.
Good body shot from Sitsongrit.
A short left from Sitsongrit.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sitsongrit.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sitsongrit breaks the clinch.
A good leg kick by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lord looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sitsongrit moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from Sitsongrit.
A short uppercut from Sitsongrit.
Lord misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lord working aggressively here.
Lord tries to throw a body punch but Sitsongrit avoids it by throwing Lord back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Sitsongrit.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sitsongrit creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit.
Still in the clinch, Sitsongrit scores with a nice short uppercut.
A body shot lands from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sitsongrit lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Petdee Sitsongrit showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Petdee Sitsongrit is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sitsongrit connects with a crisp jab.
Sitsongrit fakes the leg kick and cracks Lord in the body.
Lord throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lord swings widly with a right hand
and Sitsongrit makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lord throws the left hand but Sitsongrit avoids the punch easily.
Lord fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sitsongrit tries to counter by closing the distance.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but Lord moves out of range easily.
Sitsongrit thuds a left hand into Lord's body.
Lord takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit tests Lord's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sitsongrit feints and then cracks Lord's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lord down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lord misses with a wild body shot.
Lord tries a low kick but Sitsongrit avoids it.
Lord scores with a nice right hand.
Lord fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit clinches with his opponent.
Lord goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit - that landed with a thud.
Sitsongrit throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lords head.
Lord throws a head punch that misses.
Lord lands a body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lord.
Sitsongrit lands a nice uppercut.
Lord working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lord misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lord swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Lord controls the action.
Sitsongrit stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lord prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Lord fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit stalling against the cage.
Sitsongrit scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lord takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sitsongrit.
Lord swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Lord controls the action.
Lord misses with a body punch.
Sitsongrit pushes Lord back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit prevents a body shot from Lord.
Sitsongrit gets through Lord's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lord has a couple of punches blocked by Sitsongrit.
Lord scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lord scores with a shoulder strike.
Sitsongrit lands with a light punch inside.
Selfie Lord has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lord backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lord tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lord throws a head punch that misses.
Sitsongrit scores with a shot to the side of Lord's head.
Sitsongrit lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sitsongrit's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A shot in the inside from Lord.
Sitsongrit lands with a light punch inside.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lord doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
Sitsongrit pushes Lord back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sitsongrit.
Lord misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Petdee Sitsongrit comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sitsongrit 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Petdee Sitsongrit!
After the fight, Petdee Sitsongrit was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sala Barbo (ranked 17 p4p, 11 weight class) and Dick Caunt (ranked 4 p4p, 3 weight class). Barbo comes to the cage accompanied by Nissim. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 12 - 2, fighting out of London, Sala Barbo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dick Caunt!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbo misses with a low kick.
Caunt misses with a lunging right hand
and Barbo counters with an outside leg kick.
Barbo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Caunt. That did some damage!
Barbo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Caunt's head.
Caunt fails to land with a series of punches.
Barbo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic in the buildup to the fight.
Nice straight punches there by Barbo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Barbo.
Barbo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A lazy body kick from Caunt
and Barbo counters with a nice uppercut.
Barbo ducks right into an uppercut from Caunt.
Caunt throws a big shot that misses.
Barbo moves out of range as Caunt strikes.
Caunt slips under a jab from Barbo.
Caunt wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
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!
Barbo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Barbo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Caunt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barbo.
Barbo ducks under a wild hook from Caunt.
Barbo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Caunt manages to avoid it.
Caunt tries to land a body kick
and Barbo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Caunt misses the shot to the body.
Barbo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caunt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barbo 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.
Barbo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Caunt.
Barbo checks a leg kick.
Caunt turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Caunt scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Caunt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barbo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Caunt throws a nice outside leg kick.
A low kick from Caunt misses
and Barbo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Caunt blocks a body shot from Barbo.
Caunt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Caunt presses Barbo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Caunt fails to land.
Caunt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barbo blocks a body shot from Caunt.
Caunt misses with a punch to the body.
Caunt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barbo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Barbo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbo throws a punch but it's blocked by Caunt.
Caunt throws a head punch that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caunt lands a hook that snaps the head of Barbo backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Caunt.
Caunt will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Barbo up against the cage.
Caunt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Barbo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Caunt prevents a body shot from Barbo.
Caunt can't find room to land a body shot as Barbo controls the action.
Caunt tries a body shot but Barbo blocks it.
Barbo misses with a punch to the body.
Caunt misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Barbo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Barbo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Caunt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Barbo can't find room to land a body shot as Caunt controls the action.
Caunt throws a punch but it's blocked by Barbo.
Caunt lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barbo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barbo.
Barbo has a couple of punches blocked by Caunt.
Caunt tries to work over Barbo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barbo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Caunt.
Barbo lands with a right to the head.
Barbo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Caunt lands a right hand.
Caunt tries to throw a body punch but Barbo avoids it by throwing Caunt back against the cage.
Caunt has a couple of punches blocked by Barbo.
Caunt has a couple of punches blocked by Barbo.
Barbo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Caunt has a couple of punches blocked by Barbo.
Barbo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Barbo.
Barbo lands with a short shot to the head.
Barbo misses with the head strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Caunt blocks a body shot from Barbo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbo lands a hook that snaps the head of Caunt backwards.
Caunt working hard to break the clinch.
Barbo misses with a body punch.
Barbo lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Barbo fails to land.
Caunt blocks a body shot from Barbo.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Barbo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Barbo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barbo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barbo misses with a punch to the body.
Caunt lands with a short shot to the head.
Caunt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Barbo blocks an uppercut.
Caunt can't find room to land a body shot as Barbo controls the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caunt is stalling here.
Caunt tries to work over Barbo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Caunt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barbo misses with a hook from the clinch.
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 Sala Barbo will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Caunt is looking to score with low kicks.
Caunt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A looping hook to the body misses from Caunt. Barbo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barbo went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That kick from Barbo tenderised Caunt's leg. Caunt is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dick Caunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Caunt on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Caunt ducks under a wild hook from Barbo.
It seemed like Caunt was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Barbo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Caunt lands with a nice body punch.
Barbo lands a right hook to the body.
Caunt is looking to chop away at Barbo's legs.
Caunt takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Caunt throws a body shot but no joy.
Caunt gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Caunt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barbo counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caunt throws a half hearted mid kick.
Barbo misses the body punch
and Caunt counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Barbo throws a chopping leg kick but Caunt manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Despite the aggression on Caunt's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Caunt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Caunt replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Barbo blocks it well.
Barbo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Caunt was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbo.
Barbo misses with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caunt scores with a kick to the midsection.
Caunt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
It looked like Barbo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Caunt moves out of range as Barbo throws a body kick.
Barbo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Barbo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Caunt throws out the jab.
Caunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barbo moves away.
Barbo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Caunt. Barbo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Caunt.
Caunt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Barbo.
Caunt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barbo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Caunt was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbo.
A little jabbing left from Caunt on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Caunt throws a lazy right hand but Barbo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barbo misses with a straight left.
Caunt scores with the left hand. Barbo knows he should have avoided that one.
Barbo scores with a kick to the midsection.
Barbo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Caunt ducks right into an uppercut from Barbo.
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!
Caunt misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caunt gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Barbo.
Barbo slips under a jab.
Barbo dips to his left and cracks Caunt with an uppercut!
Barbo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Caunt throws a hook but Barbo blocks it.
Caunt fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Barbo is out of range.
Caunt attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Barbo misses with a low kick.
Barbo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Caunt misses with a kick to the body.
Barbo staying out of range there.
Barbo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barbo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Caunt.
Barbo misses with a looping left.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Barbo. Caunt shrugs it off though.
Caunt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Barbo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Caunt misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caunt moves away from the strike by Barbo.
Caunt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Caunt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbo.
Barbo throws the left hand but Caunt avoids the punch easily.
No joy there for Barbo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barbo scores with a sloppy right hand. Caunt should have avoided that one.
Caunt with a nice calf kick.
Barbo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Caunt takes a step back to recover.
Barbo connects with a body shot that sends Caunt's belly button to the back.
Caunt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barbo.
Caunt moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Caunt throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Barbo throws a big shot that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barbo. Caunt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sala Barbo is winning the standup battle so far.
Barbo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Barbo misses with a straight right.
Caunt throws out a counter right but Barbo avoids it with no problem.
Barbo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Caunt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caunt avoids the body shot from Barbo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caunt will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Barbo digs a good hook to Caunt's body.
Caunt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barbo misses with a wild body shot.
Caunt throws a shot from downtown. Barbo moves away and avoids it.
Barbo avoids a kick to the body.
Caunt throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Barbo to counter with a crisp jab.
Caunt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Caunt scores with a punch to the head.
Caunt defending well as Barbo loads up on a big left hand.
Caunt takes a jab right on the kisser.
Caunt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barbo was well out of range. Poor timing from Caunt.
Caunt throws an overhand right that lands on Barbo's shoulder, as Barbo tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caunt misses with a hook. Barbo ducked under it nicely.
Caunt ducks under a wild hook from Barbo.
Caunt thows a body kick. Barbo tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Caunt on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A swing and a miss from Caunt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sala Barbo dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Caunt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barbo. That did some damage!
Caunt scores with a spinning back kick!
Barbo blocks a jab.
Barbo misses with a low kick as Caunt jumps back.
Caunt doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Barbo staying out of range there.
Barbo ducks under a wild hook from Caunt.
Barbo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Caunt.
Caunt throws a leg kick
and Barbo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Caunt misses with an uppercut. Barbo saw that one coming.
Caunt misses with an uppercut. Barbo saw that one coming.
Barbo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Caunt throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Barbo throws a lazy right hand but Caunt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice defenses there by Caunt.
That kick from Caunt tenderised Barbo's leg. Barbo is trying to keep his angry face on.
A low kick from Barbo misses
and Caunt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Some bone on bone action there as Barbo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Barbo loads up on a big right hand but Caunt slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caunt scores with a spinning back kick!
Barbo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Barbo misses with a looping left.
Danga de danga de dang - Caunt scores with a four punch combination!
A looping hook to the body misses from Barbo. Caunt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Caunt misses with a low kick.
Barbo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Barbo staying out of range there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Caunt 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 Barbo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Barbo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nice uppercut there from Barbo.
Barbo keeps Caunt at a distance using the push kick.
Barbo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Barbo takes one to the chin there.
Caunt fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Caunt throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Caunt manages to avoid it.
Barbo staying out of range there.
Barbo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Caunt shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Barbo lands a nice shot that snaps Caunt's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Caunt throws a lazy uppercut
and Barbo counters with a stiff right hand.
Caunt fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Caunt misses with a straight left.
Barbo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Barbo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Barbo misses with a straight left.
Barbo checks a leg kick.
A slow jab from Caunt misses its intended target.
Caunt moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Barbo throws a body punch but Caunt moves out of range.
Barbo pushes Caunt away with a front kick.
Barbo walks into a left hand.
A jab from Barbo misses.
Barbo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Barbo moves out of range of the strikes.
Barbo throws a big shot that misses.
Caunt connects with a leg kick.
Barbo throws a hook to the side of Caunt's head but Caunt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caunt smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Caunt staying out of range there.
Caunt throws a hook to the side of Barbo's head but Barbo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A thudding body kick lands there by Barbo!
Caunt throws a nice inside leg kick.
Caunt looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Barbo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Barbo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Barbo walks into a left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Caunt. Barbo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Caunt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barbo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Caunt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Caunt misses.
Barbo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barbo moves out of range as Caunt strikes.
Caunt finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Caunt throws a leg kick but Barbo moved away.
Caunt keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbo misses with a hook.
Barbo takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caunt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Caunt throws a right hand that misses
and Barbo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Caunt avoids a kick to the body.
Caunt throws a body shot but no joy.
Barbo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Caunt throws out the jab.
Barbo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Caunt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barbo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Caunt connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Barbo momentarily.
A jab lands there for Caunt.
Caunt misses with an uppercut.
Barbo digs a good hook to Caunt's body.
Caunt wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caunt throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
It looked like Barbo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Caunt has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Barbo.
Barbo misses with a body shot.
Barbo lunges at Caunt with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Caunt's hand.
Caunt misses with a kick to the body.
Barbo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Caunt if he has to take too many more of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Caunt really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Barbo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Caunt at a distance.
Barbo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Barbo looks to score with a jab to the body but Caunt is just out of range.
Barbo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Caunt.
Caunt scores with a hook to the body. Barbo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Barbo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Caunt is able to avoid easily.
Barbo lands a body shot.
Caunt looks to land a left hand but Barbo moved out of range nicely.
Barbo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Barbo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Caunt.
Barbo looks to land a left hand but Caunt moved out of range nicely.
Caunt missing with a left hand there. Barbo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barbo appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Barbo staying out of range there.
Barbo moves out of range as Caunt strikes.
Caunt throws a leg kick but Barbo checks it.
It looked like Barbo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Caunt.
Caunt lands with a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barbo throws a leg kick but Caunt sees it coming and moves out of range.
Caunt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caunt lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Caunt looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Caunt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbo.
Barbo thumps Caunt with a low kick.
Caunt has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That kick from Caunt tenderised Barbo's leg. Barbo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice jab there from Caunt.
Caunt walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Barbo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Caunt scores with a hook to the body. Barbo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Barbo scores with a jab. Caunt acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Barbo throws a big shot that misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Caunt.
Barbo throws a shot from downtown. Caunt moves away and avoids it.
Caunt throws a front kick aimed at Barbo's knee but Barbo avoids it well.
Barbo thumps Caunt with a low kick.
Caunt throws a body kick that misses.
Caunt throws a head kick but Barbo moves out of range.
Caunt misses with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barbo throws a hook but Caunt blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Caunt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Caunt misses with a straight left.
Caunt scoring well with a low kick there.
Barbo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Caunt checks it well.
Caunt throws a wild body kick that Barbo sees coming a mile off.
A little feinted left hand from Barbo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Barbo throws a leg kick but Caunt sees it coming and moves out of range.
Caunt appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Good work by Barbo as he checks the leg kick.
Caunt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barbo's sensitive parts.
Barbo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Caunt throws out the jab.
Caunt tries a head kick but it misses.
Caunt lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Caunt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barbo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Caunt on the side of the head.
Caunt throws an off balance right hand
and Barbo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Barbo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Barbo scoring well with a low kick there.
Caunt moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbo with a nice calf kick.
Caunt throws a body shot but no joy.
Barbo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Caunt is out of range.
Caunt steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Caunt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barbo.
Caunt only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Barbo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Caunt - the referee stops the clock and Barbo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Caunt. Barbo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Caunt motions for Barbo to come forward. Caunt throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barbo appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Barbo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Caunt's sensitive parts.
Barbo throws a hook to the side of Caunt's head but Caunt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Caunt! But no joy.
Barbo throws a lazy right hand but Caunt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And Caunt responds with a good body kick, but Barbo manages to step out the way in time.
Barbo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Caunt will feel that in the morning.
Caunt checks a leg kick.
Barbo is looking to land body kicks.
Caunt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barbo misses with a straight left.
Caunt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barbo misses with a hook.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Caunt! But no joy.
Caunt bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caunt punishes Barbo's body with a nice straight punch.
Caunt throws a hook but Barbo avoids it easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Caunt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caunt throws out a loose jab but Barbo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbo slips a straight right by Caunt.
Good shot there by Barbo.
Caunt is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Barbo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Barbo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Caunt throws a jab but it's blocked by Barbo.
Caunt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barbo.
Caunt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barbo.
Caunt throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Barbo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Barbo checks the leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Barbo.
Caunt misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Dick Caunt will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Barbo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Nice jab there from Barbo.
Caunt scores with a jab to the head.
Caunt moves away from the strike by Barbo.
Barbo throws a body punch but Caunt moves out of range.
Barbo connects with a leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Caunt finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Caunt takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Barbo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Caunt.
Caunt with the inside leg kick.
Caunt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barbo misses with a body kick.
Barbo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Caunt is able to avoid easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Caunt.
Barbo misses with a hook. Caunt ducked under it nicely.
Caunt is looking to land body kicks.
As Caunt backs away, Barbo returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Barbo slips under a jab.
Barbo fakes the leg kick and cracks Caunt in the body.
Caunt moves forwards but Barbo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Barbo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Caunt misses with a right hand
and Barbo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Caunt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbo.
Barbo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Nice defenses there by Barbo.
As Caunt backs away, Barbo returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Barbo looks to throw the jab but Caunt is out of range.
Barbo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Caunt connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Barbo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Barbo throws an overhand right that lands on Caunt's shoulder, as Caunt tries to avoid the shot.
Barbo throws a leg kick but Caunt moved away.
Barbo throws a leg kick but Caunt sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Barbo is looking to chop away at Caunt's legs.
Caunt avoids a kick to the body.
The fighters circling - Barbo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Caunt looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Barbo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Barbo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Caunt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caunt swings widly with a right hand
and Barbo counters with a thumping low kick.
Barbo throws a right hand that misses
and Caunt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Caunt throws a hook but Barbo blocks it.
Caunt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barbo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Caunt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circling - Barbo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Caunt steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Caunt throws out a powerful jab.
Caunt attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Caunt lands a leg kick that knocks Barbo off balance momentarily.
Barbo misses with a head kick.
Barbo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Caunt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Caunt lands a nice hook to Barbo's body. Barbo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Crunch! Caunt slams his shin into Barbo's torso.
Caunt throws a head kick but Barbo moves out of range.
Barbo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Caunt checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Caunt fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Barbo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Barbo throws a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caunt throws a low kick but it's checked well by Barbo.
Barbo looks to score with a jab to the body but Caunt is just out of range.
Caunt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barbo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Caunt with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Caunt slips a straight right by Barbo.
Caunt throws a chopping leg kick but Barbo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Barbo throws a lazy right hand but Caunt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barbo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Caunt throws a low kick but it's checked well by Barbo.
Caunt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barbo.
A shot to the liver by Barbo. Beautiful body shot.
Caunt tries to land a leg kick but Barbo saw it coming and moves away.
Caunt takes one to the chin there.
Caunt uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Barbo has time to react.
Barbo misses the shot to the body.
Barbo throws a body punch but Caunt moves out of range.
Caunt slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Caunt moves away.
Barbo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Caunt stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A lazy left from Caunt finds it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caunt swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Caunt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barbo checks a leg kick nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Barbo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Some bone on bone action there as Caunt checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Caunt moves out of range as Barbo throws a body kick.
Caunt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barbo's sensitive parts.
Caunt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barbo connects with a body shot that sends Caunt's belly button to the back.
Barbo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Caunt. Caunt obviously looking to wear him down.
Barbo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Caunt manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as Caunt lands an impressive looking overhand right. Barbo doesn't seem phased though.
Caunt misses with a lunging right hand
and Barbo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Caunt throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barbo swings for the body but Caunt moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dick Caunt.
I think Caunt has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 47:48
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 46:49
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Dick Caunt!
Dick Caunt decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joy Rones (ranked 44 p4p, 87 weight class) and Mario Benedetti (ranked 5 p4p, 12 weight class). Rones's entrance music is Side to Side. A fine choice. Benedetti is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bajafondo. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joy Rones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mario Benedetti!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Benedetti there.
Joy Rones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benedetti misses with a wild body shot.
Rones swings widly with a right hand
enabling Benedetti to counter with a crisp jab.
Rones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benedetti manages to avoid it.
Rones paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rones has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Rones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benedetti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rones.
Benedetti connects with a crisp jab.
Benedetti misses with a straight right.
Rones closes the distance and pushes Benedetti back into the cage.
Rones misses with the head strike.
Benedetti lands with a right to the head.
Rones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rones lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rones misses with some punches.
Rones lands a hook to the side of the head.
Benedetti prevents a body shot from Rones.
Benedetti is trying to push Rones away but Rones has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Benedetti blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benedetti.
Benedetti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rones has a couple of punches blocked by Benedetti.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Benedetti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Benedetti misses with a looping right.
Benedetti misses with a hook. Rones ducked under it nicely.
Benedetti throws an overhand right that lands on Rones's shoulder, as Rones tries to avoid the shot.
Benedetti has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Rones throws a hook but Benedetti blocks it.
Rones lands a jab to Benedetti's midsection.
Rones is looking to slow Benedetti down with leg kicks.
Nice jab there from Benedetti.
A jab lands there for Rones.
Rones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benedetti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Benedetti swinging wildly here.
Rones misses with a body shot
and Benedetti counters with a straight right hand.
Rones misses the shot to the body.
Rones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rones throws a big shot that misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Benedetti misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benedetti connects with a jab.
Rones pushes Benedetti away with a front kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti throws a hook but Rones blocks it.
Benedetti misses the jab.
Benedetti gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Benedetti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rones clinches up with Benedetti and pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rones.
Rones misses with the head strike.
Rones throws a punch but it's blocked by Benedetti.
Rones lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Benedetti.
Benedetti misses with the head strike.
Rones misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benedetti.
Benedetti lands with a light punch inside.
Rones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rones throws a head punch that misses.
Benedetti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Benedetti has had enough of the clinch but Rones keeps him there for the moment.
Rones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Benedetti blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Benedetti fails to land.
Rones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rones misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Benedetti.
Rones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Benedetti's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Benedetti lands with a left to the head.
Rones keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Benedetti's efforts to push away.
Benedetti breaks from the clinch.
Benedetti misses with a hook
and Benedetti takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rones misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Benedetti misses.
Rones looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rones lands a jab to the head.
Rones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Benedetti.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benedetti bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rones's head backwards.
Rones misses with a right hand
and Benedetti counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti moves out of range of the body kick from Rones.
Rones swings for the body but Benedetti moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Benedetti.
Rones tries to counter by clinching up but Benedetti breaks away and moves out of range.
Benedetti connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rones moves out of range as Benedetti strikes.
Rones walks into a jab.
Benedetti loads up on a big right hand but Rones slips the punch.
Rones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Benedetti.
Rones backing away here, and Benedetti unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Benedetti takes a swing at Rones's ribcage but misses.
Rones scores with a jab.
Benedetti misses the jab.
Rones throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Benedetti to counter with a crisp jab.
Rones turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rones lands a head shot.
Benedetti might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benedetti throws a hook but Rones avoids it easily.
Rones takes one to the chin there.
Benedetti is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Rones had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Benedetti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Benedetti lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rones at a distance.
Benedetti slips a straight right by Rones.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mario Benedetti will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Benedetti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rones manages to avoid it.
Rones misses with a looping right.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rones darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rones moves out of range as Benedetti strikes.
Rones blocks a jab.
Rones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Benedetti loads up on a big right hand but Rones slips the punch.
Rones moves out of range of the strikes.
Benedetti moves out of range as Rones throws a body kick.
Rones connects with the punch.
Benedetti defending well as Rones loads up on a big left hand.
Nice cross by Benedetti.
Rones connects with a good right hand that stumbles Benedetti. Benedetti circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rones fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Benedetti lands with a straight right. Rones didn't see that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benedetti throws a nice looking combination but Rones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mario Benedetti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Benedetti moves out of range of the leg kick from Rones.
Rones bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Benedetti's head.
Rones takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rones misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Benedetti counters with a good low kick that Rones was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rones swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rones misses with a body punch
and Benedetti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rones throws the left hand but Benedetti avoids the punch easily.
A cross from Benedetti lands.
Benedetti throws a shot from downtown. Rones moves away and avoids it.
Rones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benedetti fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rones throws an off balance right hand
and Benedetti counters with a straight right hand.
Rones takes a swing at Benedetti's ribcage but misses.
Benedetti looks to throw the jab but Rones is out of range.
Rones throws a sloppy body shot
and Benedetti counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circling - Rones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rones takes the fight into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Benedetti.
Rones tries to throw a body punch but Benedetti avoids it by throwing Rones back against the cage.
Benedetti breaks the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rones scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Benedetti with the inside leg kick.
Benedetti looks to land a right hand but Rones moved out of range.
Benedetti slips a straight right by Rones.
Benedetti swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice shot by Rones.
Rones moves out of range as Benedetti strikes.
A shot to the liver by Rones. Beautiful body shot.
Rones swings for the body but Benedetti moves out of range.
Benedetti ducks under a wild hook from Rones.
Benedetti tries to score with a low kick but Rones moves his leg out of the way.
Benedetti moves out of range of the strikes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Benedetti, as that shot connected.
Nice cross by Benedetti.
Rones looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Benedetti misses the jab.
Rones tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Benedetti manages to circle out of the way.
Benedetti throws a looping overhand right but Rones ducks down to avoid it.
Rones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benedetti.
Rones ducks under a wild hook from Benedetti.
Rones lands with an overhand left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Rones.
Rones throws a leg kick but Benedetti checks it.
A leg kick checked by Benedetti.
Benedetti looks to land a combination but Rones avoids it well.
Rones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benedetti moves away.
Benedetti looks to land a combination but Rones avoids it well.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rones.
Benedetti misses with an uppercut.
Benedetti takes a swing at Rones's ribcage but misses.
Rones takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rones misses with a hook. Benedetti ducked under it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Benedetti.
Rones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Benedetti throws out the jab.
Rones throws a lazy right hand but Benedetti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Benedetti misses with a wild body shot.
Rones tries to clinch but Benedetti moves out of range.
Benedetti takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Benedetti is looking to score with low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rones with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rones throws a shot from downtown. Benedetti moves away and avoids it.
Rones moves into the clinch successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benedetti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Benedetti.
Rones blocks an uppercut.
Joy Rones has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Benedetti's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Benedetti connects with a body shot that sends Rones's belly button to the back.
Benedetti connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rones. Rones circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rones misses with a body shot.
Rones throws a hook but Benedetti blocks it.
Benedetti connects with a single shot there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rones misses with a left hand
and Benedetti counters with a nice body shot.
Rones motions for Benedetti to come forward. Rones throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Benedetti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rones manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mario Benedetti will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Rones gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rones throws a leg kick but Benedetti sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rones bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rones misses with a low kick.
Rones throws a body kick that misses.
Rones misses with a hook. Benedetti ducked under it nicely.
Rones slips under a jab from Benedetti.
Benedetti misses with a straight left.
Rones walks into a left hand.
A shot to the liver by Benedetti. Beautiful body shot.
Rones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Benedetti.
Rones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rones chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benedetti misses with a hook.
Benedetti lands a lovely overhand right.
Benedetti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Benedetti missing with a left hand there. Rones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Benedetti lands a jab to Rones's midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benedetti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benedetti moves away.
Benedetti pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rones is out of range and Benedetti settles back down.
Rones gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A big right from Benedetti misses.
A shot to the body from Benedetti misses
and Rones holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rones tries to work over Benedetti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Benedetti blocking some punches.
Benedetti blocking some punches.
A short right from Rones on the inside.
Rones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rones swings wildly with an uppercut but Benedetti uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Rones fails to land.
Benedetti working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rones.
Benedetti misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Rones.
Rones tries to work over Benedetti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benedetti is trying to force a seperation but Rones has the dominant position.
Rones 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!
Benedetti breaks the clinch.
Jab by Rones.
Benedetti 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.
Rones gets a clinch.
Rones throws a head punch that misses.
Rones tries to work over Benedetti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benedetti.
Benedetti's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Benedetti lunges at Rones with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rones's hand.
Rones changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rones delivers a nice body kick.
Rones blocks a jab.
Rones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Benedetti.
Benedetti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti ducks under a wild hook from Rones.
Benedetti lands with an overhand left.
Rones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benedetti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Benedetti throws out a counter right but Rones avoids it with no problem.
Rones darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rones uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rones misses with a body shot.
Rones throws a body punch but Benedetti moves out of range.
Benedetti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rones.
Benedetti moves out of range as Rones strikes.
Benedetti looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Joy Rones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Good shot there by Rones.
Rones listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Benedetti tries to bum rush Rones with a series of wild strikes but Rones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rones lunges at Benedetti with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Benedetti's hand.
Rones thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benedetti lands a slapping body shot.
A slow jab from Rones misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rones connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Benedetti's hands.
Rones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Benedetti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rones was well out of range. Poor timing from Benedetti.
Rones listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rones needs to keep his hands up - Benedetti had a free shot at his head there.
Rones misses with an uppercut.
Benedetti lands with a hook. Rones tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Benedetti throws a shot from downtown. Rones moves away and avoids it.
Rones misses the body punch
and Benedetti counters with a nice body shot.
Rones misses with a looping right.
Benedetti fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rones looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rones is looking to land body kicks.
Benedetti's corner calls for a 1-2. Benedetti obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benedetti blocks a jab.
Rones tries to clinch up but Benedetti circles away and keeps his distance.
Rones takes a swing at Benedetti's ribcage but misses.
Rones ducks right into an uppercut from Benedetti.
Benedetti slips a straight right by Rones.
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 Joy Rones.
I think Benedetti 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Mario Benedetti!
Mario Benedetti made sure to mention his sponsor, Core Combat in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thierry Paulin (ranked 6 p4p, 29 weight class) and Sunray Spike (ranked 1 p4p, 2 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Spike's choice of entrance music: For Heavy Metal we will die!. Sunray Spike has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thierry Paulin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sunray Spike!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spike moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Paulin throws a leg kick that misses.
Paulin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
It looks like Sunray Spike has been cut.
Spike connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Paulin looks to land a right hand but Spike moved out of range.
Spike misses with a double jab.
Paulin tries a head kick but it misses.
Paulin throws a sloppy head kick
and Spike counters with a two punch combo.
Paulin throws a sloppy body shot
and Spike counters with a stiff right hand.
 It looks like Thierry Paulin has been cut.
Paulin throws a sloppy head kick and Spike moves out of range easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paulin loads up on a big right hand but Spike slips the punch.
Spike swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spike misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Spike takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spike throws a head punch that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Paulin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Paulin is trying to break the clinch but Spike has him pressed against the cage.
Spike has Paulin pressed against the cage, preventing Paulin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Spike tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Paulin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Paulin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Spike breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Spike has closed the distance and engaged Paulin in a clinch.
Spike tries to work over Paulin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Paulin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Paulin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Spike lands with a straight right. Paulin didn't see that one coming.
Paulin slips a straight right by Spike.
Spike fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spike closes the distance and clinches.
Spike softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Paulin throws a head punch that misses.
Paulin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Spike closes the distance and presses his opponent 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!
Paulin breaks the clinch.
Spike misses with an uppercut. Paulin saw that one coming.
Thierry Paulin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paulin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Paulin misses with an uppercut. Spike saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Spike! But no joy.
Paulin moves out of range of the strikes.
Spike slips a jab from Paulin.
Spike misses the body punch
and Paulin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Spike moves into the clinch.
Paulin is looking to break free of the clinch but Spike has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spike working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Spike lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Paulin backwards.
A right hand to the body from Spike.
Spike blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Spike fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Paulin wants to get back to striking at distance but Spike won't allow it.
Spike swings wildly with an uppercut but Paulin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spike doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Paulin is trying to break free.
Paulin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Paulin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Paulin.
Paulin slips a jab and a cross from Spike.
Paulin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Spike rushes Paulin and presses him up against the cage.
Spike has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Paulin seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Spike can turn it around.
Spike breaks from the clinch.
Spike lands a big head kick that sends Paulin tumbling to the mat! Spike takes a step backwards and waves Paulin back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Paulin is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paulin looks to land a left hand but Spike moved out of range nicely.
Oh Paulin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Paulin throws a poor cross that misses
and Spike counters with a nice right hand that sends Paulin toppling to the canvas! Paulin scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Spike finish him?!
A shot to the body from Paulin misses
and Spike counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sunray Spike!
Sunray Spike is the new super heavyweight champion!
Sunray Spike bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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