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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cyber Bully (ranked 3086 p4p, 1898 weight class) and Darry Curtis (ranked 345 p4p, 228 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cyber Bully!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Darry Curtis!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bully slips a straight right by Curtis.
Bully lands a nice leg kick that just misses Curtis's sensitive parts.
Bully takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bully seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Bully keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Curtis connects with a jab.
Bully ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Curtis moves away.
Curtis misses with a hook.
Bully throws the left hand but Curtis avoids the punch easily.
Bully throws a nice outside leg kick.
Curtis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bullys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Curtis throws a jab but it's blocked by Bully.
Bully will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Curtis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bully.
Bully wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Curtis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bully scores with a hook.
Bully lands with a straight right. Curtis didn't see that one coming.
Bully paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curtis scores with a punch to the head.
Bully lands with a cross.
Bully throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Curtis drives through and clinches with Bully against the cage.
Curtis lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Curtis.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bully tries a body shot but Curtis blocks it.
Curtis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bully backwards.
Curtis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bully keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bully moves away from the strike by Curtis.
Bully rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Curtis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bully scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Curtis connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bully lands with a good body shot.
Bully misses with a right hand
and Curtis counters with a leg kick.
Bully looks to land a right hand but Curtis moved out of range.
Bully misses with a low kick as Curtis jumps back.
Bully uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Curtis.
Curtis throws a half hearted mid kick.
Curtis takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Curtis cracks Bully with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Curtis ducks under a wild hook from Bully.
Bully stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Curtis.
Curtis takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Curtis ducks under a wild hook from Bully.
Bully throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Curtis counters with a straight right hand.
Darry Curtis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Curtis closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bully counters with a low kick, right behind Curtis 's knee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Curtis.
Curtis swinging wildly here.
Bully fires out a quick counter leg kick but Curtis just manages to avoid it.
Curtis moves in looking to clinch but Bully pushes him off.
Curtis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bully. That did some damage!
Curtis swings for the body but Bully moves out of range.
Curtis throws a big shot that misses.
Curtis pushes Bully up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Curtis on the inside.
Curtis throws a head punch that misses.
Curtis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bully lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bully will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Curtis is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Bully misses with an uppercut. Curtis saw that one coming.
Curtis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Darry Curtis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Curtis throws a series of punches but Bully moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bully connects with an inside leg kick.
That kick from Bully tenderised Curtis's leg. Curtis is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Curtis throws a leg kick that misses.
Bully avoids a punch combination nicely.
A swing and a miss from Curtis.
Bully ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Curtis moves away.
Curtis 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.
Curtis throws a body punch but Bully moves out of range.
Curtis lands a nice looking body kick.
A combination from Curtis does no damage.
Bully digs a good body shot into Curtis's ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Curtis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bully sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bully was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bully.
Curtis's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Curtis walks into a stiff left hand from Bully.
Curtis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darry Curtis dominated that round.
That's time! Bully's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice uppercut lands for Curtis. That snapped Bully's head back.
Curtis checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Curtis throws a right hand that misses
and Bully counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Curtis misses with a right hand
and Bully counters with a right hand to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Curtis.
Curtis takes a swing at Bully's ribcage but misses.
Bully uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Curtis.
Curtis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Curtis slips a jab from Bully.
Bully blocks a jab.
Bully is looking to chop away at Curtis's legs.
Bully finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bully scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bully throws a low kick, looking for Curtis's leg but Curtis calmly moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Curtis.
It looked like Bully was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Curtis.
Bully on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Curtis as he checks the leg kick.
Curtis lands a glancing blow to the side of Bully's head.
Bully scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bully thows a leg kick but Curtis checks it
and Curtis counters with a low kick, right behind Bully 's knee.
Curtis lands with a straight right. Bully didn't see that one coming.
Bully lands a slapping body shot.
Good exchange - Bully coming out on top.
No joy there for Bully, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Curtis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bully misses with an uppercut. Curtis saw that one coming.
A big left from Bully misses.
Bully looks for the body kick but Curtis saw that one coming.
Curtis is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bully with a body shot.
Bully throws a body punch but Curtis moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Bully misses.
Curtis lands with an overhand left.
Curtis connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bully. Bully circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bully looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Curtis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bully takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Curtis lands with a cross.
Bully slips under a jab from Curtis.
Bully throws the left hand but Curtis avoids the punch easily.
Curtis looks to throw the jab but Bully is out of range.
Bully was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Curtis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bully ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Curtis moves away.
Curtis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bully throws a body kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Curtis! But no joy.
Curtis will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Curtis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bully appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Darry Curtis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bully looks to score with a jab to the body but Curtis is just out of range.
Bully slips under a jab from Curtis.
Bully misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Curtis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curtis throws the left hand but Bully avoids the punch easily.
Curtis lands a body shot.
Bully walks into a stiff left hand from Curtis.
Curtis lands a nice shot that snaps Bully's head back.
Curtis swings for the body but Bully moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Bully.
An inside leg kick lands from Curtis.
Curtis clinches up against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Curtis - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Curtis tries to throw a body punch but Bully avoids it by throwing Curtis back against the cage.
Bully blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Curtis.
Bully scores with a nice hook to the head.
Curtis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curtis lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bully looking for a takedown.
Bully breaks from the clinch.
Bully lands with a straight right. Curtis didn't see that one coming.
Bully scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bully misses with a hook.
Curtis misses with an uppercut. Bully saw that one coming.
Bully connects with a solid leg kick.
Curtis punishes Bully's body with a nice straight punch.
Bully throws out a loose jab but Curtis uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big right from Curtis misses.
Bully tries a low kick but Curtis avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bully gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Curtis.
Curtis misses with a wild body shot.
Bully throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darry Curtis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bully on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Curtis looks to throw the jab but Bully is out of range.
Curtis moves out of range as Bully strikes.
Bully lands the left hand.
Curtis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bully.
Curtis doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Curtis lands a body shot.
Curtis lands with a slapping head kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bully.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bully, as that shot connected.
Bully thows a left - swing and a miss!
Curtis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bully takes one on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bully with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bully looks to score with a jab to the body but Curtis is just out of range.
Curtis misses with a few strikes there.
A left lands for Curtis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curtis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bully jabs Curtis right on the nose. Curtis blinks but takes it well.
Curtis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A nice leg kick from Curtis, right into the meat of the thigh.
A slapping body kick lands there for Curtis.
Bully misses with a hook
letting Curtis counter with a right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bully. That's going to slow Curtis down.
Curtis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bully manages to avoid it.
Curtis looks to throw the jab but Bully is out of range.
Curtis misses with a series of wild punches.
Bully throws a body punch but Curtis moves out of range.
Curtis throws out a counter right but Bully avoids it with no problem.
Bully takes a swing at Curtis's ribcage but misses.
Curtis takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curtis tries a low kick but Bully avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Curtis clobbers Bully with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Curtis scores with a jab to the jaw.
Curtis blocks a leg kick.
Curtis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bully momentarily.
Curtis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Curtis misses with a body shot.
Curtis throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bully avoids the body shot from Curtis.
Curtis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bully takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Curtis connects with the punch.
Cyber Bully has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bully throws a leg kick which misses Curtis's front leg but catches the back leg as Curtis tries to avoid it.
Curtis missing with a left hand there. Bully was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bully slips under a jab from Curtis.
Bully chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Curtis can pounce on him.
Bully slips a jab from Curtis.
A combination from Curtis does no damage.
A jab from Bully finds it's way through Curtis's defenses.
 It looks like Darry Curtis has been cut.
Curtis blocks a low kick nicely.
Bully looks to land a left hand but Curtis moved out of range nicely.
Curtis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Curtis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bully connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Curtis momentarily.
Curtis scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bully 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 Curtis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Curtis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Curtis avoids the body shot from Bully.
Curtis misses with a few strikes there.
Bully appears to be looking for a big counter.
Curtis misses the body punch
and Curtis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
Curtis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Darry Curtis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bully lands a slapping body shot.
Curtis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Curtis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bully is looking to counter punch.
The fighters circling - Bully throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Curtis throws out a counter right but Bully avoids it with no problem.
Curtis lands with a good body shot.
Bully misses with a head kick.
Curtis blocks the body kick.
Curtis lands a nice looking body shot.
Bully misses with an uppercut. Curtis saw that one coming.
Curtis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Curtis scores with a jab to the jaw.
Curtis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bully.
Curtis scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bully listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darry Curtis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Curtis 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darry Curtis!
After the big win, Darry Curtis made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Big Chief Nutrition & Laundry Services (80%) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ramdin Bolsdeep (ranked 2954 p4p, 2668 weight class) and Wilmerr Fudd (ranked 376 p4p, 341 weight class). Bolsdeep comes to the cage accompanied by Sir Psycho Sexy, Red Hot Chilli Peppers. . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ramdin Bolsdeep!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wilmerr Fudd!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Phil Schofield and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fudd throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bolsdeep counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Wilmerr Fudd has been cut.
Bolsdeep swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bolsdeep instigates a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Bolsdeep.
Bolsdeep lands an elbow inside that Fudd shrugs off.
Bolsdeep content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bolsdeep is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fudd throws a punch but it's blocked by Bolsdeep.
Fudd is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Good body shot from Bolsdeep.
Fudd looks winded!
Fudd tries to pull guard but Bolsdeep holds him up against the cage and eventually Fudd drops back down to his feet.
Still in the clinch, Bolsdeep scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fudd takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Bolsdeep on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bolsdeep keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fudd's efforts to push away.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bolsdeep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolsdeep landing knees to the head.
 Fudd is rocked!
Fudd drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bolsdeep pulls his leg out and moves away.
Fudd backs away from a small jab... but Bolsdeep lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Fudd crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Bolsdeep with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Ramdin Bolsdeep!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Ramdin Bolsdeep waved his t-shirt featuring Hot Spunk's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Suren Nazarethyan (ranked 3004 p4p, 2000 weight class) and Hajlberg Oezdemir (ranked 298 p4p, 212 weight class). Nazarethyan comes to the cage accompanied by Amerika. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 59 - 65 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Suren Nazarethyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hajlberg Oezdemir!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Oezdemir.
Nazarethyan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nazarethyan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nazarethyan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
 It looks like Suren Nazarethyan has been cut.
Oezdemir scores with a jab. Nazarethyan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
 Nazarethyan is rocked!
Nazarethyan moves out of range of the strikes.
Oh Nazarethyan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nazarethyan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Oezdemir.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Oezdemir! Nazarethyan is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hajlberg Oezdemir!
Suren Nazarethyan was interviewed post fight and said 'I Will Come Back Stronger Than Before'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ethan Irwin (ranked 2103 p4p, 2439 weight class) and Mono Loco (ranked 219 p4p, 241 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ethan Irwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mono Loco!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Irwin as Loco shoots in.
Irwin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Irwin looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Loco dives in for a single leg takedown but Irwin sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A quick step to the side and Irwin tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Loco misses with a takedown attempt - Irwin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Irwin misses its target.
Ethan Irwin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mono Loco.
Irwin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Loco has a takedown stuffed.
Nice sprawl there from Irwin as Loco shoots in.
Nice takedown defense from Irwin. No joy for Loco on that attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loco shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Irwin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Loco shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Loco is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irwin keeping moving, preventing Loco from controlling successfully.
Irwin seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Loco drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Loco jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Irwin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Loco controlling from the top position.
Loco postures up.
Loco drops back looking for a leg! Irwin is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Irwin manages to kick Loco off! Loco jumps back into Irwin's guard.
Loco controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Loco stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Irwin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Loco is stalling in the full guard.
Irwin looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Loco throwing strikes from guard but Irwin blocks nicely.
Irwin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Irwin can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Loco controls the pace.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Loco darts in looking for a takedown but Irwin gets double underhooks and turns Loco into the cage.
Nice takedown defense from Irwin. No joy for Loco on that attempt.
Loco shoots for a double leg takedown but Irwin sprawls well. He's pushed Loco's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Irwin swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Loco blocks the leg kick.
Loco fails to land the takedown.
A little feinted left hand from Irwin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Loco tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Irwin defends well and Loco ends up having to push Irwin into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Loco doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Irwin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Loco fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Irwin sprawls well initially but Loco persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Irwin is holding on to half guard well.
Loco is taking a breather. Irwin says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Irwin wants to improve his position but Loco is controlling well.
Irwin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loco content to control rather than advance.
Irwin is looking for a sweep. Loco is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Loco is trying to work for a kimura but Irwin is defending well.
Loco is controlling the pace.
Loco wants to lay and pray for a moment but Irwin keeps working.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Loco is working for a submission of some sort.
Irwin desperately trying to maintain half guard.
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 Ethan Irwin will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Irwin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Loco shoots and misses
and Irwin counters with a nice uppercut.
Loco on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Irwin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Loco can do to turn this around?
Loco dives in and scores a takedown into Irwin's guard.
Irwin has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Loco is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Loco fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ethan Irwin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mono Loco.
Loco drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Irwin working hard to break the clinch.
Irwin lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Loco drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Irwin gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Irwin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Loco's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loco controlling the action here for a moment.
Irwin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Irwin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Irwin tries to break free but Loco pushes him back against the cage.
Loco changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Irwin fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Loco shoots in for a takedown but Irwin shows good takedown defense.
Loco closes this distance looking for a takedown but Irwin circles away.
Loco looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nice sprawl there from Irwin as Loco shoots in.
Mono Loco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loco tries for a takedown but Irwin circles away easily
and Irwin counters with an inside leg kick.
Nice cross by Irwin.
Irwin cracks Loco with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Irwin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Loco tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Irwin defends well and Loco ends up having to push Irwin into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
It looked like Irwin was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Loco.
Irwin stuffs the takedown.
Loco takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Loco gets a takedown into half guard.
Irwin is not content to let Loco control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irwin is trying to maintain the position but Loco is very close to passing his half guard.
Well, if Loco is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Loco wants to lay and pray for a moment but Irwin keeps working.
Loco throwing shots but Irwin is blocking nicely.
Loco wants to control but Irwin is keeping him busy.
Loco with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Irwin wants to get back to full guard but Loco has passed into side control.
Loco tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Loco has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Irwin is not content to let Loco control the position.
You can see the frustration on Irwin's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Loco controlling from side mount.
Loco is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Irwin knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Irwin sneaks back into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ethan Irwin dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Loco shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Loco was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Irwin is not content to let Loco control the position.
Loco is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Irwin knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Loco wants to control but Irwin is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loco is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Irwin has escaped the position, nice work there.
Irwin is letting Loco control him for a moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loco is trying to get an arm triangle but Irwin is defending well.
Loco is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Irwin has escaped the position, nice work there.
Irwin is trying to get back to half guard.
Loco is trying to get an arm triangle but Irwin is defending well.
Loco is looking to take a break and control but Irwin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Loco wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Irwin, who protects the arm well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loco trying to control the action but Irwin is working from the bottom.
Loco tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Loco has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Loco is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Irwin knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Loco wants to control but Irwin is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Irwin can't do much from the bottom here.
Irwin is not content to let Loco control the position.
Irwin wants to control but Loco postures up.
Loco scoring with punches from side control.
Loco has hold of Irwin's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Irwin tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Loco cranks the arm and Irwin screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Irwin, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Mono Loco!
Mono Loco thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ching Chang Bing Bang (ranked 2292 p4p, 1282 weight class) and Joan Vila (ranked 227 p4p, 153 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ching Chang Bing Bang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joan Vila!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Glass and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bing Bang checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
We've been told by Bing Bang's head coaches at Temple of Illumination that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bing Bang checks a low kick from Vila.
Vila misses with the combination.
Bing Bang takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Vila swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bing Bang.
Bing Bang uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vila.
Bing Bang is looking to counter the offense by Vila and move into the clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Bing Bang checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vila lands with a cross.
Vila scores with a sloppy right hand. Bing Bang should have avoided that one.
Vila swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bing Bang counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vila stalks Bing Bang and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bing Bang's face. Bing Bang staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Ching Chang Bing Bang has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bing Bang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vila.
Bing Bang on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Vila fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As Vila tries to get set, Bing Bang tries to push him back and clinch up but Vila manages to avoid the attempt.
A good leg kick by Vila.
Vila dips to his left and cracks Bing Bang with an uppercut!
Bing Bang avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bing Bang tries to counter by clinching up but Vila breaks away and moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Vila. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vila.
A swing and a miss from Vila.
Bing Bang throwing a counter right hand but Vila manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Vila misses the target.
Bing Bang swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Vila missing with a left hand there. Bing Bang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vila looks to land a left hand but Bing Bang moved out of range nicely.
Bing Bang appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vila throws a low kick but Bing Bang avoids it.
Bing Bang tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Vila manages to circle out of the way.
Vila lands a front kick.
Bing Bang moves out of range of the body kick from Vila.
Joan Vila seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bing Bang walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vila misses with a combination
and Bing Bang holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bing Bang.
Vila breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vila pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As Vila looks to move away, Bing Bang throws a big counter combo but Vila just gets out of the way.
Vila throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bing Bang counters with a left and a right that stings Vila.
Vila throws a half hearted mid kick.
As Vila looks to move away, Bing Bang throws a big counter combo but Vila just gets out of the way.
A swing and a miss from Vila.
Bing Bang throws a big counter combination but Vila scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bing Bang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vila.
Vila throws a poor cross that misses
and Bing Bang counters with a three punch combo that has Vila backing up. Vila nods at Bing Bang to acknowledge the strikes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vila.
Bing Bang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vila.
A counter left hand to the body from Bing Bang misses its target.
Vila misses with a looping right.
Bing Bang moves out of range as Vila strikes.
Vila lands with an uppercut that bounces Bing Bang off the cage and back into range.
Vila fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bing Bang bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bing Bang wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Vila throws a looping overhand right but Bing Bang ducks down to avoid it.
Bing Bang throwing a counter right hand but Vila manages to avoid it.
Bing Bang avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As Vila tries to get set, Bing Bang tries to push him back and clinch up but Vila manages to avoid the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vila lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vila. That's going to slow Bing Bang down.
Vila lands an overhand right.
Ching Chang Bing Bang's cut is getting worse.
Vila looks to land a combination but Bing Bang avoids it well.
Vila throws a right and a left that both miss.
Oooooh!!! Vila has knocked Bing Bang down with a huge combo! Vila steps away and waves a wobbly Bing Bang back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Bing Bang is rocked!
Vila throws a series of punches but Bing Bang avoids them all with ease.
Bing Bang takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bing Bang takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vila swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vila scores with a body shot.
Vila takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joan Vila dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ching Chang Bing Bang's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bing Bang walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Vila looks to land a left hand but Bing Bang moved out of range nicely.
Bing Bang moves out of range of the body kick from Vila.
Bing Bang tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Vila manages to circle out of the way.
Vila throws a hook to the side of Bing Bang's head but Bing Bang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bing Bang seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Vila looks to land a right hand but Bing Bang moved out of range.
Bing Bang seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Nice defenses there by Bing Bang.
Bing Bang tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Vila manages to circle out of the way.
Vila scores with a jab to the head.
Vila missing with a left hand there. Bing Bang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vila has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vila looks to throw a body kick
and Bing Bang counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Vila takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Vila misses with an uppercut
and Bing Bang counters by clinching up.
Bing Bang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bing Bang putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vila in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Vila takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bing Bang tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vila looking to stall.
Bing Bang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vila throws a punch but it's blocked by Bing Bang.
Bing Bang throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bing Bang lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bing Bang working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bing Bang with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vila tries to break the clinch but Bing Bang is controlling the position.
Bing Bang lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vila backwards.
Vila misses with the head strike.
Vila breaks from the clinch.
Bing Bang doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Vila waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bing Bang.
It looked like Bing Bang was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Vila.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vila looks to score with a jab to the body but Bing Bang is just out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vila will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Vila misses with a shot to the body
and Bing Bang counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Vila escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vila misses with a hook
and Bing Bang counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Vila throws a looping overhand right but Bing Bang ducks down to avoid it.
Bing Bang is looking to counter the offense by Vila and move into the clinch.
Bing Bang staying out of range there.
Bing Bang moves away from the strike by Vila.
Vila throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sloppy strikes from Vila. Those never looked like landing.
Bing Bang throws a big counter combination but Vila scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Vila clobbers Bing Bang with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bing Bang slips a jab from Vila.
Vila throws a leg kick but Bing Bang checks it.
Bing Bang jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Vila takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Vila pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As Vila tries to get set, Bing Bang tries to push him back and clinch up but Vila manages to avoid the attempt.
Joan Vila seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vila's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Vila duly obliges.
Vila throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bing Bang.
Bing Bang swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Vila misses the target.
Vila misses with a two punch combination.
Vila throws a body punch but Bing Bang moves out of range.
Vila swings widly with a right hand
enabling Bing Bang to counter with a crisp jab.
Bing Bang looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bing Bang walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ching Chang Bing Bang is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vila looks to throw the jab but Bing Bang is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Bing Bang.
The crowd cheers as Vila lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bing Bang doesn't seem phased though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bing Bang takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Vila misses with a wild combination.
Bing Bang fires out a quick counter leg kick but Vila just manages to avoid it.
Vila misses with a wild body shot.
Bing Bang swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Vila missing with a left hand there. Bing Bang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As Vila tries to get set, Bing Bang tries to push him back and clinch up but Vila manages to avoid the attempt.
Vila misses with a combination
and Bing Bang counters with a thumping low kick.
Vila looking to land some kicks to the body here.
It looked like Bing Bang wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joan Vila showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ching Chang Bing Bang's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Vila scores with a shot to the body.
Bing Bang takes a jab right on the kisser.
A swing and a miss from Vila.
Vila wants to slow Bing Bang down by chopping away at his legs.
Bing Bang tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Vila manages to circle out of the way.
Vila rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bing Bang moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bing Bang tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Vila manages to circle out of the way.
Vila misses with an uppercut.
Bing Bang throws a quick counter kick to the body but Vila avoids it.
Vila just misses with a punch to the body.
Vila misses with a double jab
and Bing Bang holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vila's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A left lands for Vila.
Vila swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vila rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bing Bang moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vila throws a jab but it's blocked by Bing Bang.
Bing Bang tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Vila manages to circle out of the way.
Vila misses with the combination.
Vila misses with a straight right.
As Vila tries to get set, Bing Bang tries to push him back and clinch up but Vila manages to avoid the attempt.
Vila misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bing Bang.
Vila tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vila misses with a low kick as Bing Bang jumps back.
Vila looks to land a right hand but Bing Bang moved out of range.
Bing Bang tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Vila manages to circle out of the way.
Vila throws a jab but it's blocked by Bing Bang.
Vila misses with a two punch combination.
A little feinted left hand from Bing Bang on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Vila takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vila throws a lazy uppercut
and Bing Bang counters with a stiff right hand.
Vila misses with a hook
and Bing Bang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vila looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bing Bang seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Bing Bang walks forward, straight into a front kick from Vila.
Ching Chang Bing Bang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bing Bang bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vila clobbers Bing Bang with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bing Bang takes a jab right on the kisser.
Vila digs a good body shot into Bing Bang's ribs.
Vila throws a body kick that misses.
Bing Bang displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vila throws out the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Bing Bang on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vila misses with a looping left.
Bing Bang looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Vila throws a right and a left that both miss.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vila.
Vila throws out a loose jab but Bing Bang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bing Bang feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Vila throws a sloppy head kick and Bing Bang moves out of range easily.
Bing Bang tries to counter by clinching up but Vila breaks away and moves out of range.
Vila pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bing Bang is out of range and Vila settles back down.
Vila scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Vila throws a head kick but Bing Bang moves out of range.
Bing Bang seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Vila lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bing Bang circles away quickly and effectively.
Vila throws an off balance right hand
and Bing Bang counters with a two punch combo.
Vila throws a body kick that misses
and Bing Bang counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Vila off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Bing Bang follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Vila was out before he hit the floor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ching Chang Bing Bang!
After winning the bout, Ching Chang Bing Bang thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Joan Vila was interviewed post fight and said 'Salieri stopped these hands, but they will be back! '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Darian Cruz (ranked 1048 p4p, 1658 weight class) and Sebastian Shot (ranked 129 p4p, 180 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Darian Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 24 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sebastian Shot!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Cruz as he connects with a hook.
We've been hearing reports that Cruz has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Shot throws a leg kick
and Cruz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A shot to the body from Cruz misses
and Shot counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Darian Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shot tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cruz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cruz lands with a straight right. Shot didn't see that one coming.
Cruz defending well as Shot loads up on a big left hand.
Cruz feints a jab promting Shot to slip. Cruz then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Shot slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Shot throws a lazy uppercut
and Cruz counters with a straight right hand.
Shot bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shot gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cruz.
Shot avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cruz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Shot takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cruz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shot looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cruz closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Cruz connects with a right hand. Shot shakes it off.
Cruz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Cruz - just one landing.
Decent striking displayed by Cruz there.
Shot throws a hook to the side of Cruz's head but Cruz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cruz.
Shot swings widly with a right hand
and Cruz counters with a straight right hand.
Cruz connects with a body shot that sends Shot's belly button to the back.
Cruz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Shot looks to land a right hand but Cruz moved out of range.
Cruz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cruz throws a looping overhand right but Shot ducks down to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Shot on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sebastian Shot is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cruz slips under a jab.
Cruz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Shot takes one to the side of the head.
Good shot there by Cruz.
Shot fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shot throws a hook to the side of Cruz's head but Cruz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little feinted left hand from Cruz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Shot misses with a left hand
and Cruz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shot takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Shot throws an off balance right hand
letting Cruz counter with a right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Cruz. Those never looked like landing.
Cruz is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Cruz throws a hook but Shot avoids it easily.
Shot has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Cruz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Shot pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cruz is out of range and Shot settles back down.
Shot tries to close the distance and clinch but Cruz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shot tries to clinch but Cruz is having none of it.
Cruz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shot.
Cruz moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Cruz works the jab nicely.
Shot takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cruz showed some decent athleticism there.
Shot manages to escape and get back to his feet!
A big left from Shot misses.
Shot displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cruz throws out the jab.
Cruz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Shot avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shot is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A jab from Shot does it's job there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cruz lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Shot tries to clinch up.
Shot slips a straight right by Cruz.
Shot let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Shot walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cruz works Shot's body with a nice hook.
Cruz misses with a takedown
and Shot connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cruz is working the combinations to good effect here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz lands a slapping body shot.
Cruz closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Shot to the mat! Shot manages to get full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shot is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Shot lands strikes from half guard.
Cruz keeping control of the position.
Shot throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shot throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cruz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Shot.
Cruz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Shot is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darian Cruz dominated that round.
That's time! Cruz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cruz misses with a two punch combination.
Cruz looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Shot!
Shot being controlled for a moment.
Shot manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Cruz controlling the pace.
Shot is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shot is controlling Cruz's trapped leg to prevent Cruz from advancing to side control.
Shot tries to get to full guard but Cruz has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Shot does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cruz lands strikes from half guard.
Shot keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cruz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Shot defending well though.
Cruz performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Cruz is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Cruz scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Shot is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cruz is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shot has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cruz is working away from the top position though.
Shot is not content to let Cruz control the position.
Shot is trying to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Cruz in particular looking to stall.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Shot wants to improve his position but Cruz is controlling well.
Cruz is controlling the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz digs a good body shot into Shot's ribs.
Cruz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shot can do to turn this around?
Shot slips a jab and a cross from Cruz.
Cruz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Shot pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cruz avoids the body shot from Shot.
Shot misses with a looping right.
Shot looks to land a left hand but Cruz moved out of range nicely.
Shot showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cruz.
Cruz moves away from the strike by Shot.
Cruz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Shot tries to avoid it but Cruz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Shot to the ground. Shot escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Shot looks to land a right hand but Cruz moved out of range.
Darian Cruz is winning the standup battle so far.
Shot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cruz manages to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Cruz as he connects with a hook.
Cruz tries to bum rush Shot with a series of wild strikes but Shot uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cruz goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shot throws a hook to the side of Cruz's head but Cruz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shot has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cruz finds it's way round the side to connect with Shot's head.
Cruz cracks Shot with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Shot has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cruz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cruz misses with a jab to the body
and Shot counters with a straight right hand.
Cruz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shot was well out of range. Poor timing from Cruz.
Shot doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cruz lands a really nice looking cross but Shot seems unphased.
Cruz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shot.
Cruz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darian Cruz dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Shot slaps away a takedown attempt from Cruz, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Shot throws a leg kick but Cruz sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Shot misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cruz counters with a nice uppercut.
Shot thows a left - swing and a miss!
A counter left hand to the body from Cruz misses its target.
Shot throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cruz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cruz ducks under a wild hook from Shot.
Shot throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cruz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shot appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good exchange - Cruz coming out on top.
Cruz fails to land with a series of punches.
Cruz looks to score with a jab to the body but Shot is just out of range.
Shot swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Darian Cruz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cruz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Shot takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shot has closed the distance and engaged Cruz in a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Cruz stalling in the clinch but Shot improves position.
Cruz holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Shot just leaning against Cruz, taking a breather.
Come on Shot - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Cruz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Shot leaning against his opponent.
Shot tries a knee to the head but Cruz blocks it.
Shot creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shot throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cruzs head.
Cruz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cruz.
Shot stalling against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Shot fails to land.
Shot goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shot softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cruz is trying to trip Shot. He has hold of a leg but Shot is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Cruz persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Shot pulls Cruz in to control the position.
Cruz wants to control from the top but Shot keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Shot looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cruz chips away with some ground and pound.
Cruz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cruz controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Cruz throwing strikes but missing.
Darian Cruz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cruz sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Shot keeping moving, preventing Cruz from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Shot throws out a loose jab but Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cruz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shot.
No joy there for Cruz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cruz slips a straight right by Shot.
Cruz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shot.
Cruz shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Shot is trying to defend but Cruz finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Shot wants to control but Cruz is keeping busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darian Cruz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cruz, 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darian Cruz!
A very excited looking Darian Cruz rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Joseph Proudhon (ranked 1050 p4p, 1298 weight class) and Sven Ludwig (ranked 146 p4p, 164 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pierre Joseph Proudhon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 18 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sven Ludwig!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Proudhon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ludwig.
Sven Ludwig seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ludwig gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Sven Ludwig has been cut.
Ludwig lunges at Proudhon with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Proudhon's hand.
Proudhon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ludwig throws out the jab.
Proudhon misses with a series of wild punches.
Ludwig misses with a head kick.
Proudhon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ludwig drops Proudhon with a nice combination! Ludwig dives into Proudhon's guard, looking to finish!
It looks like Pierre Joseph Proudhon has been cut.
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!
Ludwig being controlled here momentarily.
Ludwig loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Proudhon controlling Ludwig's posture.
Ludwig with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Proudhon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Proudhon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ludwig.
Ludwig throws a big right hand that misses.
Ludwig is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ludwig has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ludwig in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Proudhon has momentary wrist control but Ludwig slips an elbow through the middle.
Proudhon pulls Ludwig in close to prevent any damage.
Proudhon keeping full guard, as Ludwig tries to pass.
Proudhon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ludwig gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Proudhon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ludwig drives through with a takedown into guard.
Proudhon has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Ludwig off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Ludwig rushes Proudhon and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Proudhon is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Ludwig piles on the pressure and Proudhon crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sven Ludwig!
Sven Ludwig 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dmitri Zaitsev (ranked 1781 p4p, 1940 weight class) and Ricky Rawse (ranked 80 p4p, 87 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dmitri Zaitsev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricky Rawse!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaitsev with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rawse counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zaitsev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rawse.
A head kick misses from Zaitsev.
Zaitsev showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rawse.
Rawse lands with a cross.
Zaitsev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rawse.
Rawse swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rawse misses the jab.
Zaitsev is looking to counter punch.
Rawse thows a left - swing and a miss!
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Rawse has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Zaitsev wants to clinch but Rawse slips to the side
and Rawse connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zaitsev moves forwards but Rawse connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Zaitsev scores with a jab. Rawse acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Zaitsev with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rawse to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rawse feints a jab promting Zaitsev to slip. Rawse then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Zaitsev slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Rawse drops Zaitsev with a left right combo! Rawse follows him down to the ground into side control.
Zaitsev is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rawse cracks Zaitsev with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Rawse immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Zaitsev is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Rawse!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricky Rawse!
Ricky Rawse decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Harry McQuirre (ranked 515 p4p, 1858 weight class) and Henson Benderson (ranked 67 p4p, 196 weight class). Benderson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Time is Now kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry McQuirre!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henson Benderson!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McQuirre throws an overhand right that lands on Benderson's shoulder, as Benderson tries to avoid the shot.
McQuirre closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Benderson throws a jab but it's blocked by McQuirre.
McQuirre displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Benderson throws out the jab.
Benderson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McQuirre sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Benderson cracks McQuirre with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
McQuirre connects with a looping right hand.
Benderson throws a right and a left that both miss.
McQuirre cracks Benderson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A cross from Benderson lands.
Benderson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McQuirre.
Benderson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McQuirre moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by McQuirre.
McQuirre appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McQuirre throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Benderson counter with a right hand.
McQuirre moves into the clinch.
Benderson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McQuirre.
McQuirre lands with a left to the head.
Benderson throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McQuirre.
McQuirre misses with a hook from the clinch.
McQuirre lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Still in the clinch, McQuirre scores with a nice short uppercut.
Benderson is looking to control McQuirre's arms but McQuirre gets an underhook and turns him. Now Benderson has his back to the cage.
McQuirre misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McQuirre scores with a nice hook to the head.
McQuirre lands a body shot in the clinch.
Benderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McQuirre's elbow.
Benderson misses with a punch to the body.
McQuirre breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McQuirre tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Benderson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Benderson slips under a jab.
Benderson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Benderson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
McQuirre misses with a hook.
A countering left hand to the body from Benderson misses.
Benderson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McQuirre.
Benderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but McQuirre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Benderson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Benderson throws a series of punches but McQuirre avoids them all with ease.
McQuirre clinches up against the cage.
McQuirre is working Benderson over against the cage.
Benderson blocks an uppercut.
McQuirre digs a right hand into Benderson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Benderson's gas tank.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McQuirre lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short uppercut from McQuirre.
McQuirre working aggressively here.
Benderson misses with the head strike.
McQuirre lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McQuirre lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from McQuirre.
McQuirre lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from McQuirre fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from McQuirre fails to land.
Good body shot from McQuirre.
A shot in the inside from McQuirre.
A short left from McQuirre.
McQuirre throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bendersons 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!
McQuirre lands with a right to the head.
Benderson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McQuirre blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McQuirre lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McQuirre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McQuirre working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Benderson's coach down at Westside Martial Arts was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Benderson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
McQuirre goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McQuirre breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Benderson throws a body punch but McQuirre moves out of range.
It looked like McQuirre wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
McQuirre throws a right and a left that Benderson avoids nicely.
Benderson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
McQuirre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Benderson! But no joy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Benderson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McQuirre loads up on a big right hand but Benderson slips the punch.
Benderson connects with a leg kick.
McQuirre fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Benderson on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry McQuirre dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
The fighters circling - McQuirre throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McQuirre scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Benderson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Benderson misses with a double jab
and McQuirre counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
McQuirre thows a left - swing and a miss!
Benderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McQuirre was well out of range. Poor timing from Benderson.
Benderson dodges the punch combination from McQuirre.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benderson throws a jab when McQuirre was well out of range.
Jab, jab by McQuirre - just one landing.
Donk. McQuirre catches Benderson right on the button with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McQuirre stalks Benderson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Benderson's face. Benderson staggers backwards, shaken.
Benderson is rocked!
McQuirre definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Benderson misses with an uppercut.
McQuirre ducks under a wild hook from Benderson.
McQuirre throws a good cross that connects.
Benderson is still on wobbly legs! Can McQuirre finish him?
McQuirre is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
McQuirre with a jab.
McQuirre pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Benderson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
McQuirre is looking to counter punch.
McQuirre tries to clinch up.
Benderson seems to have recovered his senses.
McQuirre misses with a two punch combination.
Benderson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McQuirre.
Benderson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. McQuirre eats them both and turns towards Benderson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McQuirre slips under a jab from Benderson.
Harry McQuirre is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benderson misses with a leg kick
and McQuirre counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Benderson avoids a punch combination nicely.
McQuirre misses with a looping left.
No joy there for McQuirre, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McQuirre on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A big right from Benderson misses.
McQuirre ducks under a wild hook from Benderson.
McQuirre misses with a left hand
and Benderson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McQuirre avoids the body shot from Benderson.
Benderson moves out of range as McQuirre strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benderson avoids the body shot from McQuirre.
McQuirre gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Benderson.
McQuirre avoids the head kick by Benderson.
A swing and a miss from Benderson.
It looked like McQuirre wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Benderson misses with an uppercut.
Benderson dodges the punch combination from McQuirre.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Benderson! But no joy.
McQuirre tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McQuirre is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Benderson can do to turn this around?
McQuirre misses with a right hand
and Benderson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Benderson tries to keep at a distance but McQuirre has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McQuirre avoiding damage as Benderson throws knees to the body.
McQuirre's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Benderson throws an overhand right that lands on McQuirre's shoulder, as McQuirre tries to avoid the shot.
McQuirre uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Benderson.
Harry McQuirre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A telegraphed right hand from Benderson misses the target.
Benderson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McQuirre.
McQuirre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McQuirre misses with an uppercut. Benderson saw that one coming.
McQuirre lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Benderson circles away quickly and effectively.
McQuirre is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Benderson misses.
McQuirre pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry McQuirre dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Benderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McQuirre.
McQuirre lands a lovely overhand right.
McQuirre pushes Benderson up against the cage in a clinch.
McQuirre blocks a body shot from Benderson.
Benderson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McQuirre is leaning against Benderson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Benderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McQuirre makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McQuirre throws a head punch that misses.
Benderson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benderson throws an elbow that misses.
Benderson blocks an uppercut.
Benderson has a couple of punches blocked by McQuirre.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McQuirre.
McQuirre working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McQuirre is defending well for now.
Benderson avoiding damage.
McQuirre managing to block the knees to the body from Benderson.
A bit of stalling here from Benderson.
McQuirre breaks the clinch.
Benderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McQuirre.
McQuirre is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Benderson.
McQuirre scores with a body shot.
McQuirre misses with a body shot.
Benderson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McQuirre connects with the punch.
Benderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Benderson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McQuirre tries to clinch but Benderson moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from McQuirre misses the target.
McQuirre defending well as Benderson loads up on a big left hand.
McQuirre gets a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benderson controlling the action here for a moment.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Benderson lands a right hand that snaps the head of McQuirre backwards.
Benderson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Benderson has McQuirre pressed against the cage.
McQuirre breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Benderson throws a hook but McQuirre blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benderson avoids a punch combination nicely.
A big right from McQuirre misses.
McQuirre misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Benderson darts in and clinches McQuirre up against the cage.
McQuirre managing to block the knees to the body from Benderson.
Benderson trying to land knees to the body.
McQuirre can't find room to land a body shot as Benderson controls the action.
A short right from McQuirre on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benderson.
McQuirre breaks from the clinch.
Benderson throws a lazy right hand but McQuirre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Benderson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for McQuirre.
McQuirre slips under a jab.
Benderson misses with an uppercut.
It looked like McQuirre wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Benderson falls off balance throwing a combination
and McQuirre counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McQuirre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benderson moves away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benderson throws a big shot that misses.
McQuirre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benderson manages to avoid it.
McQuirre connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Benderson momentarily.
Harry McQuirre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McQuirre fails with an attempt to clinch.
Benderson stalks McQuirre and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into McQuirre's face. McQuirre staggers backwards, shaken.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry McQuirre clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A jab from Benderson misses.
A jab from Benderson finds it's way through McQuirre's defenses.
Benderson lands an overhand right.
McQuirre takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Benderson works McQuirre's body with a nice hook.
Benderson misses with an uppercut
and McQuirre counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Benderson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and McQuirre connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Benderson clobbers McQuirre with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Benderson gets tackled into the cage by McQuirre. McQuirre maintains the clinch.
McQuirre misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Benderson lands an elbow inside that McQuirre shrugs off.
It looks like Harry McQuirre has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McQuirre misses with a short punch on the inside.
McQuirre misses with a hook to the ribs.
McQuirre letting Benderson take a breather here.
McQuirre throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bendersons head.
A head punch on the inside from Benderson fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McQuirre.
McQuirre breaks the clinch.
A big left from Benderson misses.
McQuirre 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.
Benderson tries to bum rush McQuirre with a series of wild strikes but McQuirre uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McQuirre was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McQuirre digs a good body shot into Benderson's ribs.
Benderson throws a low kick but McQuirre moves out of range easily.
McQuirre throws a lazy uppercut
and Benderson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McQuirre throws an overhand right that lands on Benderson's shoulder, as Benderson tries to avoid the shot.
Benderson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
McQuirre rushes Benderson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A shot in the inside from McQuirre.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Benderson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Benderson stalls.
Benderson receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Benderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Benderson lands an elbow that stopped McQuirre in his tracks for a moment.
McQuirre throws a punch but it's blocked by Benderson.
A short left from McQuirre.
Benderson blocks an uppercut.
Benderson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McQuirre makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McQuirre avoids the elbow strike from Benderson, against the cage.
McQuirre's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice uppercut there from McQuirre.
McQuirre misses with an uppercut. Benderson saw that one coming.
Benderson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McQuirre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benderson manages to avoid it.
McQuirre gets in close and instigates a clinch.
McQuirre has a couple of punches blocked by Benderson.
Benderson blocks a body shot from McQuirre.
Come on Benderson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
McQuirre pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McQuirre throws a series of punches but Benderson avoids them all with ease.
Benderson was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Benderson misses its intended target.
McQuirre went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Benderson misses with a wild combination.
McQuirre tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Benderson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Benderson unleashes a big counter combination but McQuirre bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
McQuirre has taken the fight to the clinch.
McQuirre scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McQuirre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Benderson blocking some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Benderson looking to slow down the pace here.
McQuirre breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Benderson misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Harry McQuirre will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Harry McQuirre's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Benderson misses with a wild body shot.
Nice shot lands for McQuirre.
Benderson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
McQuirre looks to land a combination. Benderson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
McQuirre closes the distance and clinches.
Harry McQuirre has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Benderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Benderson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McQuirre's efforts to push away.
Benderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from McQuirre on the inside.
McQuirre breaks the clinch.
Benderson looks up at the clock. Bad move! McQuirre lands a right hand from hell, dropping Benderson. McQuirre pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harry McQuirre!
Harry McQuirre retains his featherweight title!
Harry McQuirre 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.
In defeat, Henson Benderson stepped up to the mic, saying 'Damn...'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Hedman Karlsson (ranked 461 p4p, 234 weight class) and Humors Lacplesis (ranked 74 p4p, 39 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Oliver Hedman Karlsson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Humors Lacplesis!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Hedman Karlsson misses the target.
Lacplesis just misses with a punch to the body.
Lacplesis throws a sloppy head kick and Hedman Karlsson moves out of range easily.
Hedman Karlsson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lacplesis with a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Lacplesis.
Hedman Karlsson misses with an uppercut. Lacplesis saw that one coming.
Lacplesis appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lacplesis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hedman Karlsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hedman Karlsson throws a looping overhand right but Lacplesis ducks down to avoid it.
Lacplesis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hedman Karlsson. That did some damage!
Lacplesis clinches with his opponent.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lacplesis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hedman Karlsson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lacplesis backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lacplesis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hedman Karlsson's elbow.
Lacplesis misses with a punch to the body.
Lacplesis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lacplesis being controlled against the cage.
Lacplesis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lacplesis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lacplesis tries to throw a body punch but Hedman Karlsson avoids it by throwing Lacplesis back against the cage.
Lacplesis lands with a left to the head.
Hedman Karlsson prevents a body shot from Lacplesis.
Hedman Karlsson tries a body shot but Lacplesis blocks it.
Lacplesis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lacplesis misses with a punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lacplesis backwards.
Lacplesis avoiding damage as Hedman Karlsson throws knees to the body.
Hedman Karlsson is trying to stall.
Hedman Karlsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lacplesis throws a punch but it's blocked by Hedman Karlsson.
Lacplesis has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hedman Karlsson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Lacplesis can turn it around.
Hedman Karlsson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lacplesis tries to work over Hedman Karlsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lacplesis tries a body shot but Hedman Karlsson blocks it.
A short right from Hedman Karlsson on the inside.
Lacplesis tries to throw a body punch but Hedman Karlsson avoids it by throwing Lacplesis back against the cage.
Lacplesis blocks a body shot from Hedman Karlsson.
A short left from Lacplesis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lacplesis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hedman Karlsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Lacplesis.
Hedman Karlsson throws out a loose jab but Lacplesis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lacplesis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hedman Karlsson.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lacplesis.
Hedman Karlsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lacplesis was well out of range. Poor timing from Hedman Karlsson.
Lacplesis throws a body punch but Hedman Karlsson moves out of range.
Hedman Karlsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Lacplesis.
Lacplesis is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Lacplesis motions for Hedman Karlsson to come forward. Lacplesis throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hedman Karlsson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Clark's Champion's in the buildup to the fight.
Hedman Karlsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lacplesis misses with a body shot.
Lacplesis clinches.
Lacplesis lands a hook that snaps the head of Hedman Karlsson backwards.
Lacplesis tries a body shot but Hedman Karlsson blocks it.
Lacplesis can't find room to land a body shot as Hedman Karlsson controls the action.
Lacplesis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hedman Karlsson.
Lacplesis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Hedman Karlsson.
Lacplesis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lacplesis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hedman Karlsson tries a body shot but Lacplesis blocks it.
Lacplesis works on Hedman Karlsson's body with a couple of short punches.
Hedman Karlsson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Lacplesis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lacplesis throws a punch but it's blocked by Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hedman Karlsson stalling in the clinch but Lacplesis improves position.
Lacplesis misses with a body punch.
Lacplesis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lacplesis can't find room to land a body shot as Hedman Karlsson controls the action.
Hedman Karlsson blocks a body shot from Lacplesis.
Lacplesis misses with a punch to the body.
Lacplesis blocks a body shot from Hedman Karlsson.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hedman Karlsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lacplesis struggles to land a body shot inside as Hedman Karlsson controls his hands.
Lacplesis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hedman Karlsson backwards.
Lacplesis tries a body shot but Hedman Karlsson blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lacplesis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hedman Karlsson can't find room to land a body shot as Lacplesis controls the action.
Lacplesis has a couple of punches blocked by Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lacplesis has him pressed against the cage.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a punch to the body.
Hedman Karlsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Hedman Karlsson fails to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A left hand lands to the body for Lacplesis.
Hedman Karlsson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hedman Karlsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hedman Karlsson tries to work over Lacplesis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lacplesis prevents a body shot from Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson taking a breather.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lacplesis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lacplesis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lacplesis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hedman Karlsson breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Humors Lacplesis dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lacplesis lands a jab.
Lacplesis throws a hook to the side of Hedman Karlsson's head but Hedman Karlsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A head kick misses from Lacplesis.
Hedman Karlsson cracks Lacplesis with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lacplesis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hedman Karlsson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lacplesis fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hedman Karlsson is out of range.
Lacplesis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lacplesis.
Hedman Karlsson ducks under a wild hook from Lacplesis.
Lacplesis is looking to chop away at Hedman Karlsson's legs.
Lacplesis will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nice straight punches there by Lacplesis. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lacplesis.
Humors Lacplesis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick by Lacplesis misses
and Hedman Karlsson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hedman Karlsson lands an overhand right.
Humors Lacplesis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lacplesis moves out of range of the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hedman Karlsson walks into a straight right hand from Lacplesis.
Lacplesis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lacplesis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lacplesis misses with a lunging right hand
and Hedman Karlsson counters with a left to the body.
Hedman Karlsson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lacplesis's head.
Hedman Karlsson ducks under a wild hook from Lacplesis.
Hedman Karlsson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lacplesis ducks under a wild hook from Hedman Karlsson.
Lacplesis wants to counter the offense by Hedman Karlsson and move into the clinch position.
Hedman Karlsson looks to land a right hand but Lacplesis moved out of range.
Lacplesis tries to counter with a clinch but Hedman Karlsson shakes him off and moves away.
Lacplesis tries to work over Hedman Karlsson's front leg with a kick but Hedman Karlsson checks it.
Lacplesis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lacplesis moves into the clinch successfully.
Lacplesis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hedman Karlsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Lacplesis controls his hands.
Hedman Karlsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lacplesis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hedman Karlsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lacplesis has managed to clinch.
Lacplesis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lacplesis digs a right hand underneath Hedman Karlsson's ribcage. Hedman Karlsson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lacplesis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lacplesis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lacplesis misses with a body punch.
Humors Lacplesis seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Lacplesis.
Hedman Karlsson avoiding damage.
Lacplesis scores with a hook to the body.
Hedman Karlsson taking a breather.
Lacplesis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Hedman Karlsson.
Lacplesis is leaning against Hedman Karlsson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lacplesis can't find room to land a body shot as Hedman Karlsson controls the action.
Lacplesis tries to throw a body punch but Hedman Karlsson avoids it by throwing Lacplesis back against the cage.
Lacplesis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hedman Karlsson backwards.
Hedman Karlsson presses Lacplesis against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hedman Karlsson prevents a body shot from Lacplesis.
Lacplesis misses with a body punch.
Lacplesis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hedman Karlsson pushes Lacplesis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lacplesis misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lacplesis throws a shot from downtown. Hedman Karlsson moves away and avoids it.
Lacplesis swings for the body but Hedman Karlsson moves out of range.
Lacplesis looks to throw the jab but Hedman Karlsson is out of range.
Lacplesis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lacplesis tries to clinch but Hedman Karlsson moves out of range.
A combination from Hedman Karlsson does no damage.
Hedman Karlsson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lacplesis slips a jab and a cross from Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson throws a hook to the side of Lacplesis's head but Lacplesis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lacplesis connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lacplesis looks to score with a jab to the body but Hedman Karlsson is just out of range.
Lacplesis moves out of range of the strikes.
Lacplesis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hedman Karlsson.
Lacplesis misses with a body shot.
Lacplesis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lacplesis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hedman Karlsson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lacplesis slips under a jab from Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hedman Karlsson just misses with a punch to the body.
A slow jab from Lacplesis misses its intended target.
An attempted straight right counter from Hedman Karlsson misses the target.
Hedman Karlsson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lacplesis connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hedman Karlsson scrambles back to his feet.
Hedman Karlsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lacplesis gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hedman Karlsson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lacplesis moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Lacplesis walks into a left hand.
Hedman Karlsson with a nice cross.
Lacplesis looks to clinch
and Hedman Karlsson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lacplesis thinking.
Hedman Karlsson misses the shot to the body.
Lacplesis scores with a decent looking hook.
Lacplesis throws a poor cross that misses
and Hedman Karlsson counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lacplesis throws a low kick but Hedman Karlsson avoids it.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Humors Lacplesis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lacplesis connects with a leg kick.
Hedman Karlsson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a looping right.
Lacplesis throws an off balance right hand
and Hedman Karlsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hedman Karlsson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lacplesis lands a glancing blow to the side of Hedman Karlsson's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lacplesis. Hedman Karlsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a body shot.
Hedman Karlsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lacplesis misses with a leg kick.
It looked like Hedman Karlsson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lacplesis throws a hook to the side of Hedman Karlsson's head but Hedman Karlsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lacplesis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lacplesis tries to clinch there but Hedman Karlsson circles away.
Lacplesis tries to bum rush Hedman Karlsson with a series of wild strikes but Hedman Karlsson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hedman Karlsson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lacplesis tries to clinch there but Hedman Karlsson circles away.
Hedman Karlsson connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lacplesis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hedman Karlsson. That did some damage!
Lacplesis throws a big shot that misses.
Hedman Karlsson jabs at Lacplesis's body.
Hedman Karlsson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lacplesis counters with a nice uppercut.
Hedman Karlsson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hedman Karlsson moves out of range as Lacplesis throws a body kick.
Lacplesis gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lacplesis throws a body kick that misses.
Lacplesis lands with a nice body punch.
Lacplesis tries to clinch but Hedman Karlsson moves out of range.
Lacplesis darts in and clinches Hedman Karlsson up against the cage.
Lacplesis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lacplesis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lacplesis misses with a punch to the body.
Hedman Karlsson blocks a body shot from Lacplesis.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lacplesis dodges an elbow strike from Hedman Karlsson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hedman Karlsson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lacplesis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lacplesis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hedman Karlsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Lacplesis.
Hedman Karlsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hedman Karlsson cracks Lacplesis with a nice body shot.
Lacplesis prevents a body shot from Hedman Karlsson.
Lacplesis prevents a body shot from Hedman Karlsson.
Lacplesis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lacplesis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hedman Karlsson lands with a left to the head.
Hedman Karlsson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lacplesis lands a right hand.
Lacplesis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lacplesis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lacplesis as Hedman Karlsson tries to tie him up.
Lacplesis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lacplesis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lacplesis lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Lacplesis on the inside.
Lacplesis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hedman Karlsson tries to throw a body punch but Lacplesis avoids it by throwing Hedman Karlsson back against the cage.
Lacplesis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Lacplesis.
Hedman Karlsson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hedman Karlsson tries a body shot but Lacplesis blocks it.
Lacplesis lands a body shot.
Hedman Karlsson blocks an uppercut.
Lacplesis misses with a body punch.
Hedman Karlsson tries to stall but Lacplesis uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lacplesis tries to work over Hedman Karlsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hedman Karlsson slows down the pace here.
Lacplesis swings wildly with an uppercut but Hedman Karlsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lacplesis swings wildly with an uppercut but Hedman Karlsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hedman Karlsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson tries a body shot but Lacplesis blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hedman Karlsson.
Lacplesis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hedman Karlsson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lacplesis backwards.
Lacplesis swings wildly with an uppercut but Hedman Karlsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hedman Karlsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lacplesis has a couple of punches blocked by Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson trying to stall but Lacplesis improves his position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lacplesis.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lacplesis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lacplesis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short left from Lacplesis.
Lacplesis lands a nice uppercut.
Hedman Karlsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lacplesis's elbow.
Lacplesis scores with a shot to the side of Hedman Karlsson's head.
Lacplesis scores with a shot to the side of Hedman Karlsson's head.
Lacplesis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lacplesis tries to work over Hedman Karlsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hedman Karlsson tries to throw a body punch but Lacplesis avoids it by throwing Hedman Karlsson back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Humors Lacplesis really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hedman Karlsson misses the shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Lacplesis.
Lacplesis lands with a right hand.
Hedman Karlsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lacplesis punishes Hedman Karlsson's body with a nice straight punch.
Lacplesis takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hedman Karlsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lacplesis throws out the jab.
Hedman Karlsson gets tackled into the cage by Lacplesis. Lacplesis maintains the clinch.
Hedman Karlsson has a couple of punches blocked by Lacplesis.
Hedman Karlsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Lacplesis.
Lacplesis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hedman Karlsson working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lacplesis blocks a body shot from Hedman Karlsson.
Lacplesis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lacplesis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hedman Karlsson is leaning against Lacplesis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hedman Karlsson prevents a body shot from Lacplesis.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hedman Karlsson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lacplesis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lacplesis tries to throw a body punch but Hedman Karlsson avoids it by throwing Lacplesis back against the cage.
Lacplesis swings wildly with an uppercut but Hedman Karlsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hedman Karlsson scores with a shot to the side of Lacplesis's head.
Hedman Karlsson takes a shot to the head.
Hedman Karlsson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hedman Karlsson lands a hook that snaps the head of Lacplesis backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lacplesis.
Lacplesis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hedman Karlsson backwards.
Lacplesis is working Hedman Karlsson over against the cage.
Hedman Karlsson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lacplesis.
Lacplesis struggles to land a body shot inside as Hedman Karlsson controls his hands.
Lacplesis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hedman Karlsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hedman Karlsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Lacplesis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hedman Karlsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Lacplesis - that landed with a thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lacplesis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lacplesis misses with a body punch.
Lacplesis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lacplesis tries to work over Hedman Karlsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lacplesis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hedman Karlsson's elbow.
Hedman Karlsson is looking to control Lacplesis's arms but Lacplesis gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hedman Karlsson has his back to the cage.
Hedman Karlsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lacplesis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Lacplesis.
Lacplesis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lacplesis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hedman Karlsson throws out the jab.
Lacplesis is looking to slow Hedman Karlsson down with leg kicks.
Lacplesis moves into the clinch.
Lacplesis prevents a body shot from Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson lands a shoulder strike.
Hedman Karlsson breaks the clinch.
A big left from Lacplesis misses.
Hedman Karlsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lacplesis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson throws the left hand but Lacplesis avoids the punch easily.
Lacplesis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hedman Karlsson momentarily.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lacplesis wants to land a leg kick but Hedman Karlsson is out of range.
Hedman Karlsson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lacplesis tries to clinch up.
Lacplesis misses with a wild body shot.
Hedman Karlsson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lacplesis moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hedman Karlsson misses the shot to the body.
Lacplesis tries to counter by closing the distance.
Hedman Karlsson blocks a head kick by Lacplesis.
Lacplesis walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hedman Karlsson slips under a jab from Lacplesis.
Hedman Karlsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lacplesis was well out of range. Poor timing from Hedman Karlsson.
Lacplesis misses with a hook.
Lacplesis clinches up with Hedman Karlsson and pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hedman Karlsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lacplesis managing to block the knees to the body from Hedman Karlsson.
Lacplesis throws a head punch that misses.
Hedman Karlsson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lacplesis scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Hedman Karlsson.
Lacplesis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lacplesis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hedman Karlsson looking to slow down the pace here.
Lacplesis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Hedman Karlsson.
Lacplesis is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Lacplesis struggles to land a body shot inside as Hedman Karlsson controls his hands.
Hedman Karlsson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hedman Karlsson prevents a body shot from Lacplesis.
Lacplesis is working Hedman Karlsson over against the cage.
Hedman Karlsson prevents a body shot from Lacplesis.
Hedman Karlsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Humors Lacplesis dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Hedman Karlsson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hedman Karlsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Lacplesis.
A jab from Hedman Karlsson misses.
Lacplesis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hedman Karlsson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lacplesis.
Hedman Karlsson lands with a right hand.
Lacplesis takes the fight into the clinch.
Hedman Karlsson blocks a body shot from Lacplesis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lacplesis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hedman Karlsson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lacplesis has a couple of punches blocked by Hedman Karlsson.
Lacplesis misses with a punch on the inside.
Lacplesis misses with a punch to the body.
Hedman Karlsson slowing the pace effectively.
Lacplesis misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lacplesis misses with a punch to the body.
Lacplesis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Lacplesis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hedman Karlsson can't find room to land a body shot as Lacplesis controls the action.
Hedman Karlsson digs a right hand into Lacplesis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lacplesis's gas tank.
Hedman Karlsson is leaning against Lacplesis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lacplesis is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson lands with a left to the head.
Lacplesis scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lacplesis.
Hedman Karlsson trying to control the position but instead, Lacplesis has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hedman Karlsson into the cage.
Hedman Karlsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Lacplesis controls his hands.
Lacplesis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lacplesis misses with a body punch.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a punch to the body.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Humors Lacplesis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hedman Karlsson tries a body shot but Lacplesis blocks it.
Good body shot from Lacplesis.
Hedman Karlsson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lacplesis or not.
Hedman Karlsson prevents a body shot from Lacplesis.
Lacplesis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hedman Karlsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hedman Karlsson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lacplesis doesn't seem bothered though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hedman Karlsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lacplesis was well out of range. Poor timing from Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lacplesis on the side of the head.
Hedman Karlsson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lacplesis misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson missing with a left hand there. Lacplesis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lacplesis lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hedman Karlsson will feel that in the morning.
Lacplesis misses with a kick to the body.
Hedman Karlsson throws a looping overhand right but Lacplesis ducks down to avoid it.
Lacplesis tries to close the distance and clinch but Hedman Karlsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lacplesis tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hedman Karlsson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Oliver Hedman Karlsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lacplesis throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lacplesis moves into the clinch.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson working aggressively here.
Hedman Karlsson has a couple of punches blocked by Lacplesis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hedman Karlsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lacplesis looks to score with a jab to the body but Hedman Karlsson is just out of range.
Hedman Karlsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lacplesis takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hedman Karlsson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lacplesis moves out of range of the strikes.
Lacplesis closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hedman Karlsson misses with some punches.
Hedman Karlsson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hedman Karlsson obliges.
Hedman Karlsson misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oliver Hedman Karlsson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lacplesis 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 46:49
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 46:49
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Humors Lacplesis!
Humors Lacplesis is the new welterweight champion!
A very excited looking Humors Lacplesis 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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