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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Carl Kingston (ranked 1009 p4p, 740 weight class) and Thomas Power (ranked 119 p4p, 93 weight class). Kingston comes to the cage accompanied by Creep - Radiohead . There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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 27 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carl Kingston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 22 - 1, fighting out of London, Thomas Power!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kingston tries to land a leg kick but Power saw it coming and moves away.
Kingston tries to clinch but Power moves out of range.
Power misses with a double jab.
Kingston takes the fight into the clinch.
Kingston can't find room to land a body shot as Power controls the action.
Kingston breaks from the clinch.
Kingston throws a leg kick
and Power connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kingston scores with a jab to the head.
Kingston seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Power tries to clinch but Kingston moves out of range.
Kingston moves into the clinch.
Kingston breaks the clinch.
Power throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kingston moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kingston tries to land a front kick but Power steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Power wants to slow Kingston down by chopping away at his legs.
Carl Kingston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kingston tries to clinch up.
Power only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Power ducks under a wild hook from Kingston.
Power looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kingston throws a sloppy head kick and Power moves out of range easily.
Power clinches up with Kingston and pushes him back against the cage.
Power struggles to land a body shot inside as Kingston controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingston breaks the clinch.
Power turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Power looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kingston moves into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Power.
Kingston throws a punch but it's blocked by Power.
Power softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Power - that landed with a thud.
Kingston throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Powers head.
Power tries a knee to the head but Kingston blocks it.
Kingston tries to throw a body punch but Power avoids it by throwing Kingston back against the cage.
Power lands with a short shot to the head.
Power cracks Kingston with a nice body shot.
Power tries a body shot but Kingston blocks it.
Kingston lands a body shot.
A short right from Kingston on the inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kingston can't break the clinch.
Kingston is trying to break free.
Kingston escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Power throws out a powerful jab.
Power walks into a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power misses with a looping left.
That kick from Power tenderised Kingston's leg. Kingston is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kingston moves out of range of the strikes.
Kingston stuns Power with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kingston takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kingston throws a head kick that misses.
Power looks for the body kick but Kingston saw that one coming.
Power swinging wildly here.
Power throws a sloppy head kick and Kingston moves out of range easily.
Power avoids the head kick by Kingston.
Power lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Kingston fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kingston closes the distance and clinches.
Kingston has had enough of the clinch but Power keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Kingston's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kingston misses with the head strike.
Kingston breaks from the clinch.
Kingston lands with a hook. Power tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kingston tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Power paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingston lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Power at a distance.
Kingston pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kingston misses with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Kingston.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kingston.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kingston 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 Power has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Power and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nice body punch from Power.
Power uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kingston.
Kingston moves out of range as Power throws a body kick.
Power dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kingston. That did some damage!
Kingston moves into range and clinches up with Power.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kingston - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Power escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kingston scores with a punch to the head.
Power circles away from the clinch attempt.
Power unleashes a big counter combination but Kingston bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Power takes the fight into the clinch.
Kingston lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Power misses with a body punch.
Kingston is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingston manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kingston looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Power swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Power on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kingston avoids the body shot from Power.
Kingston clinches.
Kingston struggles to land a body shot inside as Power controls his hands.
Kingston breaks the clinch.
That kick from Kingston tenderised Power's leg. Power is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kingston fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kingston attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kingston tries to land a leg kick but Power saw it coming and moves away.
Kingston blocks a head kick by Power.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kingston lands a leg kick that knocks Power off balance momentarily.
Kingston closes the distance and pushes Power back into the cage.
Kingston's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Power misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carl Kingston dominated that round.
That's time! Kingston's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Power dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Power thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kingston fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Power lands a nice looking body kick.
Kingston takes the fight into the clinch.
Power blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Power prevents Kingston from breaking the clinch.
Kingston doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kingston is trying to break free.
Kingston scores with a shoulder strike.
Power tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kingston 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.
Kingston lands a hook to the side of the head.
Power misses with an elbow over the top.
Kingston manages to break the clinch.
Kingston swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kingston is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Power can do to turn this around?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Power misses with a double jab
and Kingston counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kingston.
Kingston lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power gets through Kingston's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Power lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Kingston fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Power scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kingston lands an uppercut.
Kingston is looking to control Power's arms but Power gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kingston has his back to the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Kingston fails to land.
Power lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Power blocks an uppercut.
Kingston misses with a punch on the inside.
Power fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kingston misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Power.
Power escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Power tries to clinch there but Kingston circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kingston.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kingston throws a nice outside leg kick.
Power pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kingston takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Power misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingston throws a nice outside leg kick.
Power's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Power takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kingston rushes Power and presses him up against the cage.
Kingston takes a knee right on the jaw!
Power struggles to land a body shot inside as Kingston controls his hands.
Power misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kingston.
Kingston throws a punch but it's blocked by Power.
Kingston swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kingston misses with a hook from the clinch.
Power prevents a body shot from Kingston.
Power blocks an uppercut.
Kingston misses with the head strike.
Kingston lands a hook that snaps the head of Power backwards.
Power tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Power tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kingston misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kingston breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kingston ducks under a wild hook from Power.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingston is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Power missing with a left hand there. Kingston was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kingston wants to slow Power down by chopping away at his legs.
Kingston gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Power goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Power lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kingston backwards.
Power scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kingston lands a right hand that snaps the head of Power backwards.
Power misses with a punch on the inside.
Power lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kingston misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kingston misses with the head strike.
Power tries a body shot but Kingston blocks it.
Kingston lands a left hand.
Kingston swings wildly with an uppercut but Power uses good head movement to avoid it.
Power lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kingston lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kingston tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kingston's efforts to push away.
Kingston lands a hook that snaps the head of Power backwards.
Power digs a right hand into Kingston's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kingston's gas tank.
Kingston misses with some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Power.
Power blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Power escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kingston lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kingston jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Power misses with the combination.
Kingston lands with a right hand.
Power misses with a few strikes there.
And Kingston counters with a quick kick to the body but Power blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kingston slips under a jab.
Thomas Power is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kingston.
Kingston instigates a clinch.
Carl Kingston has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Power is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kingston is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Carl Kingston will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Power fails in his attempt to clinch.
Carl Kingston is winning the standup battle so far.
Kingston lands with a hook. Power tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Power throws a hook to the side of Kingston's head but Kingston sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kingston tries to clinch but Power moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Power. Those never looked like landing.
Power misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice combination there by Kingston.
Power moves out of range as Kingston strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Power. Kingston does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by Kingston.
Power misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kingston connects with a jab.
Kingston wants to clinch.
Power blocks a head kick by Kingston.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingston's corner calls for a 1-2. Kingston obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kingston tests Power's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Power tries to clinch but Kingston moves out of range.
Kingston on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Power throws a head kick but Kingston moves out of range.
Kingston thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kingston scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kingston clinches up against the cage.
Kingston lands a body shot in the clinch.
Power gets through Kingston's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kingston controlling the action here for a moment.
Kingston fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Power working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Power.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kingston creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kingston blocks a body shot from Power.
Power lands a right hand.
Thomas Power has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingston manages to break the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kingston turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kingston smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kingston with a hook.
Kingston throws a looping overhand right but Power ducks down to avoid it.
Power throws a nice head kick!
Power throws a leg kick which misses Kingston's front leg but catches the back leg as Kingston tries to avoid it.
Kingston swings for the body but Power moves out of range.
Power appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kingston has taken the fight to the clinch.
Power tries a body shot but Kingston blocks it.
Kingston is looking to control Power's arms but Power gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kingston has his back to the cage.
Kingston taking a breather.
Kingston working hard to break the clinch.
Power lands a body punch.
Power escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Power throws a right hand that Kingston ducks under and follows up with a left that Kingston also avoids with ease.
Kingston darts in and clinches Power up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kingston pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Power takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kingston tries to bum rush Power with a series of wild strikes but Power uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kingston looks to land a combination but Power avoids it well.
Kingston tries to clinch there but Power circles away.
Power avoids a kick to the body.
Power fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kingston manages to avoid it.
Kingston attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kingston tries to clinch but Power moves out of range.
Kingston lands a jab.
Power misses with a jab, cross combination.
Power avoids the body shot from Kingston.
Power throws a big counter head kick but Kingston avoids it with no problem.
Power pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Power attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Power pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Power looks to land a right hand but Kingston moved out of range.
Kingston tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Power is able to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kingston circles away quickly and effectively.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Power keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Despite the aggression on Power's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kingston avoids a punch combination nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Kingston misses the target.
A head kick misses from Kingston.
Kingston fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Power on the side of the head.
Power has closed the distance and engaged Kingston in a clinch.
Kingston lands a right hand that snaps the head of Power backwards.
Carl Kingston is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Power with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kingston escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kingston circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kingston misses with a hook to the ribs.
Power throws a punch but it's blocked by Kingston.
Power blocking some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Carl Kingston.
Well Kingston has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carl Kingston!
A victorious Carl Kingston thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thor Hammer (ranked 1623 p4p, 1149 weight class) and Yacob Nilsen (ranked 224 p4p, 167 weight class). Nilsen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Lil Wayne - Right above it. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thor Hammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yacob Nilsen!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nilsen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hammer.
Nilsen takes a swing at Hammer's ribcage but misses.
A quick step to the side and Hammer tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nilsen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hammer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hammer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nilsen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hammer takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hammer slips a jab from Nilsen.
A counter left hand to the body from Hammer misses its target.
Nilsen has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Hammer is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Nilsen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nilsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yacob Nilsen 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.
Hammer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A jab lands there for Nilsen.
Nilsen dips to his left and cracks Hammer with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nilsen looks to land a right hand but Hammer moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nilsen.
A quick step to the side and Hammer tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nilsen throws a head kick but Hammer moves out of range.
Nilsen misses with a looping right.
A little feinted left hand from Hammer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nilsen misses with a straight right.
That kick from Nilsen tenderised Hammer's leg. Hammer is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hammer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hammer.
Nilsen connects with a right hand. Hammer shakes it off.
Hammer misses with a looping left.
Nilsen lands a nice shot to the body.
Nilsen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
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!
Nilsen feints and then cracks Hammer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hammer down.
Nilsen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nilsen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nilsen misses with an uppercut.
Hammer throwing a counter right hand but Nilsen manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick from Hammer misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nilsen! But no joy.
Hammer drops his hands momentarily and Nilsen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hammer checks a low kick from Nilsen.
Nilsen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hammer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nilsen.
Nilsen throws a sloppy head kick and Hammer moves out of range easily.
Hammer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nilsen with the inside leg kick.
Nilsen tries a head kick but it misses.
Hammer throws a quick counter kick to the body but Nilsen avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Nilsen is predictable there
and Hammer counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A left lands for Nilsen.
Nilsen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nilsen slips a jab from Hammer.
Nilsen digs a good hook to Hammer's body.
Nilsen fails with the takedown
and Nilsen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nilsen scores with a body shot.
Hammer ducks right into an uppercut from Nilsen.
Hammer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nilsen tries to bum rush Hammer with a series of wild strikes but Hammer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nilsen's corner calls for a 1-2. Nilsen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nilsen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hammer but Hammer pushes him off and we're back to square one.
It looked like Hammer was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Nilsen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nilsen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nilsen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nilsen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nilsen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Hammer wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nilsen lands a right hook to the body.
Hammer lands a big head kick that sends Nilsen tumbling to the mat! Hammer takes a step backwards and waves Nilsen back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 It looks like Yacob Nilsen has been cut.
Nilsen misses with a right hand
and Hammer counters with a nice right hand that sends Nilsen toppling to the canvas! Nilsen scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Hammer finish him?!
 Nilsen is rocked!
Nilsen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hammer. That did some damage!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nilsen throws a body punch but Hammer moves out of range.
Nilsen throws a lazy head kick
and Hammer counters with a crisp right hand that drops Nilsen! Hammer lets Nilsen back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Nilsen is still on wobbly legs! Can Hammer finish him?
Nilsen throws a head kick that misses
and Hammer counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Nilsen out cold! What a finish! Hammer is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Thor Hammer!
Thor Hammer bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ananada Bunyasarn (ranked 646 p4p, 670 weight class) and William Wallace (ranked 85 p4p, 93 weight class). Ananada Bunyasarn could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to William Wallace's chin.
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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 22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ananada Bunyasarn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bunyasarn wants to clinch up but Wallace keeps it at a distance.
Bunyasarn lands with a shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Wallace. Those never looked like landing.
Bunyasarn swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bunyasarn missing with a left hand there. Wallace was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wallace throws a right hand that misses
and Bunyasarn counters with a nice leg kick.
Wallace avoids the body shot from Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Psycho’s Elites in the buildup to the fight.
A slow jab from Wallace misses its intended target.
Bunyasarn scores with a decent looking hook.
Wallace looks to throw the jab but Bunyasarn is out of range.
Bunyasarn misses with a wild body shot.
Wallace slips a jab and a cross from Bunyasarn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bunyasarn is looking to clinch.
Wallace throws out a counter right but Bunyasarn avoids it with no problem.
Bunyasarn thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab lands there for Wallace.
Bunyasarn scores with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wallace walks into a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace misses with a straight left.
Wallace throws out a loose jab but Bunyasarn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bunyasarn lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bunyasarn missing with a left hand there. Wallace was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bunyasarn lands with an overhand left.
Wallace misses with a hook. Bunyasarn ducked under it nicely.
A slow jab from Wallace misses its intended target.
Wallace pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bunyasarn misses with an uppercut.
Bunyasarn throws a poor cross that misses
and Wallace counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bunyasarn has managed to clinch.
Wallace's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bunyasarn lands a nice shot that snaps Wallace's head back.
A bone on bone clash there as Wallace blocks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace looks to throw the jab but Bunyasarn is out of range.
Bunyasarn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wallace just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBunyasarn.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wallace misses the jab.
Wallace looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bunyasarn misses with a hook to the body
and Wallace counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wallace punishes Bunyasarn's body with a nice straight punch.
Wallace fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bunyasarn with a nice cross.
A jab from Wallace does it's job there.
Bunyasarn misses with a hook. Wallace ducked under it nicely.
Bunyasarn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wallace looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wallace takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bunyasarn misses with a straight left.
It seemed like Wallace was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bunyasarn is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bunyasarn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bunyasarn throws a hook but Wallace blocks it.
Wallace throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bunyasarn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wallace let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bunyasarn cracks Wallace with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wallace walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wallace keeps the fight on the outside.
Bunyasarn tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wallace counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wallace jabs Bunyasarn to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bunyasarn cracks Wallace with an open hand slap.
Bunyasarn throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bunyasarn clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bunyasarn getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bunyasarn misses with a body shot.
Bunyasarn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bunyasarn ducks under a wild hook from Wallace.
Bunyasarn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wallace.
Wallace moves out of range of the leg kick from Bunyasarn.
Wallace throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bunyasarn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bunyasarn scores with a jab to the head.
Wallace moves away from the strike by Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn takes a swing at Wallace's ribcage but misses.
A head kick misses from Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wallace might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Wallace misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ananada Bunyasarn dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bunyasarn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wallace.
Bunyasarn is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bunyasarn has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bunyasarn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wallace can do to turn this around?
Wallace wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bunyasarn has him pressed against the cage.
Bunyasarn lands with a right to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn lands an uppercut.
Wallace is trying to break free.
Bunyasarn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wallace wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bunyasarn has him pressed against the cage.
Wallace is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wallace backwards.
Wallace blocks a body shot from Bunyasarn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bunyasarn tries to work over Wallace's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bunyasarn misses with some punches.
Bunyasarn lands with a short shot to the head.
Wallace is rocked!
Wallace wants to get back to striking at distance but Bunyasarn won't allow it.
Wallace is still on wobbly legs! Can Bunyasarn finish him?
Wallace looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wallace seems to have recovered his senses.
Wallace is trying to break the clinch but Bunyasarn is controlling him.
Bunyasarn digs a right hand into Wallace's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wallace's gas tank.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Bunyasarn as the two fighters clinch.
Wallace is breathing heavily.
Bunyasarn lands with a short shot to the head.
A body shot lands from Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn lands with a left to the head.
Bunyasarn lands a big right hand that drops Wallace! The killer instinct kicks in and Bunyasarn finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Bunyasarn!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ananada Bunyasarn!
Ananada Bunyasarn thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Valerio Bartoli (ranked 222 p4p, 244 weight class) and Osiris Egyptian (ranked 29 p4p, 31 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bartoli might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Modulate - Bass Alert. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Valerio Bartoli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Osiris Egyptian!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A clash of legs there as Egyptian blocks the low kick.
Bartoli shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Egyptian takes one to the side of the head.
A leg kick checked by Bartoli.
Bartoli slips a straight right by Egyptian.
Bartoli definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Egyptian wants to land a leg kick but Bartoli is out of range.
A leg kick checked by Bartoli.
Egyptian tried to score with a low kick but Bartoli checks it.
Bartoli misses with a hook. Egyptian ducked under it nicely.
Bartoli misses with a lunging right hand
and Egyptian counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A clash of legs there as Bartoli blocks the low kick.
Egyptian connects with a leg kick.
A big right from Bartoli misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Egyptian throws a big shot that misses.
Valerio Bartoli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Egyptian.
Bartoli is looking to slow Egyptian down with leg kicks.
Egyptian has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Egyptian throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bartoli makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Egyptian punishes Bartoli's body with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An inside leg kick lands from Bartoli.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartoli looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Egyptian gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bartoli.
Egyptian has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bartoli.
That kick from Egyptian tenderised Bartoli's leg. Bartoli is trying to keep his angry face on.
Egyptian misses with a head kick.
Bartoli is looking to counter punch.
Bartoli will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Egyptian avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bartoli lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bartoli takes a swing at Egyptian's ribcage but misses.
Egyptian was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bartoli moves out of range as Egyptian strikes.
Bartoli thumps Egyptian with a low kick.
Bartoli on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A big right from Egyptian misses.
Egyptian scores with the left hand. Bartoli knows he should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bartoli pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Egyptian misses with a hook. Bartoli ducked under it nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Bartoli on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian throws a sloppy head kick and Bartoli moves out of range easily.
Bartoli takes a swing at Egyptian's ribcage but misses.
Bartoli avoids the head kick by Egyptian.
Egyptian takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Egyptian takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Egyptian checks a low kick from Bartoli.
Egyptian misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bartoli works Egyptian's body with a nice hook.
Bartoli misses with a straight right.
Egyptian finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bartoli misses with a low kick.
Egyptian throws a hook but Bartoli avoids it easily.
Bartoli connects with a single shot there.
Egyptian throws a leg kick but Bartoli checks it.
Egyptian's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bartoli misses the jab.
Bartoli connects with a leg kick.
Egyptian closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian slips under a jab from Bartoli.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Egyptian! But no joy.
Egyptian throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An inside leg kick from Bartoli misses.
Egyptian throws a head kick that Bartoli semi-blocks.
Egyptian throws a body shot but no joy.
Egyptian moves out of range of the leg kick from Bartoli.
Bartoli swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Egyptian.
Bartoli buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bartoli jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Egyptian has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bartoli finds it's way round the side to connect with Egyptian's head.
Bartoli tried to score with a low kick but Egyptian checks it.
Bartoli fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Egyptian takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bartoli will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bartoli lands a glancing blow to the side of Egyptian's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bartoli ducks under a wild hook from Egyptian.
Bartoli is looking to counter punch.
Egyptian throws a sloppy head kick
and Bartoli counters with a series of strikes. Egyptian will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartoli swings widly with a right hand
and Egyptian counters with a stiff right hand.
Bartoli jabs Egyptian right on the nose. Egyptian blinks but takes it well.
Egyptian connects with a leg kick.
Egyptian shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bartoli.
Egyptian fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bartoli is out of range.
Bartoli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Egyptian misses with a low kick.
Egyptian ducks under a wild hook from Bartoli.
A chopping leg kick lands by Egyptian.
Egyptian misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bartoli throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Egyptian slips under a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bartoli. Egyptian does a little dance to reset his feet.
Egyptian takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bartoli pivots, looking for a leg kick but Egyptian is out of range and Bartoli settles back down.
Egyptian only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Egyptian fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bartoli on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Valerio Bartoli dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bartoli throws out a powerful jab.
Bartoli misses the body punch
and Egyptian counters with a stiff right hand.
Bartoli misses with a hook.
Bartoli is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Egyptian can do to turn this around?
Egyptian keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Egyptian 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 Bartoli has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bartoli and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A jab from Bartoli misses.
Bartoli throws the left hand but Egyptian avoids the punch easily.
Bartoli throws a leg kick
and Egyptian counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Egyptian misses with a low kick as Bartoli jumps back.
Bartoli throwing a counter right hand but Egyptian manages to avoid it.
Bartoli scores with a jab. Egyptian acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bartoli pivots, looking for a leg kick but Egyptian is out of range and Bartoli settles back down.
Bartoli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bartoli keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bartoli throws a jab when Egyptian was well out of range.
A swing and a miss from Bartoli.
Egyptian is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice leg kick from Bartoli, right into the meat of the thigh.
Egyptian throws a solid leg kick but Bartoli takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Egyptian.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egyptian lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice cross by Egyptian.
A slow jab from Bartoli misses its intended target.
Bartoli misses with a body shot.
Bartoli checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bartoli lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bartoli keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bartoli walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Egyptian checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Egyptian appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Egyptian uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Egyptian throws a sloppy head kick and Bartoli moves out of range easily.
Bartoli was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bartoli misses with a leg kick.
Bartoli lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Egyptian tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bartoli is able to avoid easily.
Egyptian staying out of range there.
Bartoli takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Egyptian on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bartoli jabs Egyptian right on the nose. Egyptian blinks but takes it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartoli misses with a looping right.
A slow jab from Egyptian misses its intended target.
Egyptian avoids the body shot from Bartoli.
That kick from Egyptian tenderised Bartoli's leg. Bartoli is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bartoli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Egyptian moves away.
Egyptian dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Egyptian takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bartoli swinging wildly here.
Valerio Bartoli is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bartoli lands a really nice looking cross but Egyptian seems unphased.
Bartoli tries a low kick but Egyptian avoids it.
Egyptian on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Egyptian throws a quick inside leg kick.
Egyptian throws a low kick, looking for Bartoli's leg but Bartoli calmly moves out of range.
It looked like Bartoli was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Egyptian.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Egyptian might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bartoli has got the better of the exchanges.
Bartoli avoids the head kick by Egyptian.
Bartoli throws a hook but Egyptian avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartoli tries a low kick but Egyptian avoids it.
Egyptian throws out a counter right but Bartoli avoids it with no problem.
Egyptian throws a head kick but Bartoli moves out of range.
Bartoli throws a body shot but no joy.
Bartoli connects with a leg kick.
Egyptian jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Egyptian.
Sloppy strikes from Bartoli. Those never looked like landing.
Egyptian lunges at Bartoli with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bartoli's hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bartoli. Egyptian does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bartoli throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Egyptian missing with a left hand there. Bartoli was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bartoli jabs at Egyptian's body.
Bartoli catches Egyptian with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Egyptian misses with a head kick.
Bartoli lands an overhand right.
Nice jab there from Bartoli.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Egyptian checks the leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Egyptian 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 Bartoli has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bartoli and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A slapping leg kick lands for Egyptian.
Egyptian walks into a stiff left hand from Bartoli.
Egyptian has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Egyptian drops his hands momentarily and Bartoli takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Egyptian tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bartoli misses with a left hand
and Egyptian counters with a nice leg kick.
Egyptian misses with a head kick.
Bartoli fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Egyptian.
Egyptian scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bartoli connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Egyptian ducks under a wild hook from Bartoli.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bartoli with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Egyptian to score with a decent uppercut.
Bartoli throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A right-left combo lands from Egyptian.
Bartoli jabs at Egyptian's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Valerio Bartoli will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Egyptian lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bartoli throws a leg kick which misses Egyptian's front leg but catches the back leg as Egyptian tries to avoid it.
Bartoli misses with an uppercut.
Bartoli backing away here, and Egyptian unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
No joy there for Bartoli, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bartoli tries to move into range but Egyptian moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bartoli throws a low kick but Egyptian moves out of range easily.
Egyptian appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bartoli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Egyptian.
Bartoli misses with a looping right.
Egyptian was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bartoli throws out a powerful jab.
Bartoli misses with a hook.
Egyptian plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Egyptian connects with a solid leg kick.
Egyptian throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Egyptian takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bartoli pulls out of a head kick attempt.
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!
Bartoli throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bartoli connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Egyptian throws a leg kick but Bartoli sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartoli avoids the head kick by Egyptian.
Egyptian will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Egyptian connects with an inside leg kick.
Egyptian throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bartoli checks the leg kick nicely there.
Egyptian throws an overhand right that lands on Bartoli's shoulder, as Bartoli tries to avoid the shot.
Egyptian avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice defenses there by Egyptian.
Bartoli jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Egyptian is looking to chop away at Bartoli's legs.
Bartoli fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Egyptian.
Egyptian throws a low kick but Bartoli moves out of range easily.
Egyptian ducks under a wild hook from Bartoli.
Bartoli throws a leg kick that misses.
Egyptian lands a leg kick that knocks Bartoli off balance momentarily.
Egyptian tries to work over Bartoli's front leg with a kick but Bartoli checks it.
Osiris Egyptian has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartoli misses with a shot to the body
and Egyptian cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bartoli jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Egyptian throws out a leg kick but Bartoli moves out of range and Egyptian only half commits.
Bartoli misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bartoli blocks a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bartoli lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bartoli connects with a jab.
Egyptian on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bartoli. Bartoli obviously looking to wear him down.
Egyptian walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Egyptian throws a front kick aimed at Bartoli's knee but Bartoli avoids it well.
Jab by Bartoli.
Egyptian throws a shot from downtown. Bartoli moves away and avoids it.
Bartoli throws a leg kick which misses Egyptian's front leg but catches the back leg as Egyptian tries to avoid it.
Egyptian tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Egyptian throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartoli scores with a hook to the body. Egyptian takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bartoli throws out a powerful jab.
Bartoli throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good standup being displayed there by Bartoli as he connects with a hook.
Bartoli tries to work over Egyptian's front leg with a kick but Egyptian checks it.
Egyptian misses with a head kick.
Bartoli's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Egyptian connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bartoli scrambles back to his feet.
Bartoli cracks Egyptian with a right hand to the side of the head.
Valerio Bartoli is winning the standup battle so far.
A combination from Bartoli does no damage.
Egyptian looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Egyptian throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Egyptian throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bartoli on the side of the head.
Egyptian displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bartoli throws out the jab.
Egyptian looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Egyptian slips a straight right by Bartoli.
Egyptian misses with a right hand
and Bartoli counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Egyptian looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Egyptian uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bartoli.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian throws a combination that misses
and Bartoli counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
An inside leg kick lands from Bartoli.
Egyptian thows a left - swing and a miss!
Egyptian tries to score with a low kick but Bartoli moves his leg out of the way.
Bartoli walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bartoli throws a right and a left that both miss.
Egyptian throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bartoli.
Bartoli lands a jab.
Bartoli scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Egyptian walks into a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Egyptian throws a shot to the body.
Egyptian lands a jab.
 Bartoli is rocked!
Egyptian with a nice calf kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Valerio Bartoli showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bartoli has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Valerio Bartoli!
A very excited looking Valerio Bartoli made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Charles Hawtry (ranked 290 p4p, 251 weight class) and Abner Applegate (ranked 45 p4p, 38 weight class). Hawtry comes to the cage accompanied by The Rain. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Hawtry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abner Applegate!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Applegate misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hawtry counters with a nice body shot.
A left lands for Applegate.
 It looks like Charles Hawtry has been cut.
Applegate clinches.
Hawtry successfully pulls guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hawtry has Applegate pulled in close to control his posture.
Hawtry working a defensive guard but Applegate manages to pass into side control anyway.
Applegate working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawtry is looking to reverse the position.
Hawtry can't do much from the bottom here.
Hawtry tries to improve position but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawtry is working hard here to advance position.
Applegate looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Hawtry is avoiding damage well.
Hawtry tries to bench press Applegate off him but Applegate keeps the position.
Hawtry wants to control but Applegate postures up.
The referee asks Applegate politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Applegate prefers to stall for the moment though.
Applegate working away.
I wouldn't like to be where Hawtry is right now.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Applegate is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Applegate scores with a jab.
Hawtry gets the takedown into side control.
Applegate takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Applegate can't do much from the bottom here.
Applegate is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Applegate takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Hawtry lands a few punches from side control.
Applegate holding on.
Hawtry working the head and body with strikes.
Applegate takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Applegate is rocked!
Hawtry working the head with strikes.
Applegate is still in real trouble! Can Hawtry finish him?
Hawtry trying to control the position but Applegate is working away.
Hawtry is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Applegate is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Applegate parries the strikes from Hawtry easily there. Hawtry is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Applegate to escape.
Hawtry tries for a kimura but Applegate is defending well.
Hawtry is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Applegate knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawtry cracks Applegate with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The ground and pound from Hawtry seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Applegate wants to control but Hawtry postures up.
Hawtry scoring with punches from side control.
Hawtry works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big shot lands for Hawtry! That's hurt Applegate! Will he recover? Hawtry fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charles Hawtry!
Charles Hawtry very nearly forgot to thank Pit Bull Development amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scotty Bapp (ranked 92 p4p, 127 weight class) and Mikhail Orlov (ranked 16 p4p, 23 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Scotty Bapp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikhail Orlov!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bapp tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Orlov was well out of range. Poor timing from Bapp.
The fighters circling - Orlov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bapp checks a leg kick.
Bapp slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Orlov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Orlov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bapp moves away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bapp feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Orlovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bapp doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Orlov darts in and clinches Bapp up against the cage.
Orlov prevents Bapp from breaking the clinch.
Orlov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Orlov throws a head punch that misses.
Orlov scores with a shot to the side of Bapp's head.
Orlov has a couple of punches blocked by Bapp.
Bapp can't break the clinch.
Orlov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bapp tries to circle away but Orlov has him pinned against the cage.
Orlov lands a shoulder strike.
Bapp's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bapp will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bapp digs a good hook to Orlov's body.
Orlov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bapp really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlov moves into range and clinches up with Bapp.
Orlov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bapp blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Orlov keeps control of Bapp as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
I was talking to Bapp's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bapp has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bapp breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Orlov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Orlov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Orlov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Orlov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bapp.
Orlov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bapp misses with a hook. Orlov ducked under it nicely.
Bapp throws a body punch but Orlov moves out of range.
Orlov misses with a kick to the body.
A cross from Bapp lands.
Orlov throws a head kick that misses.
As Orlov backs away, Bapp returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Orlov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Orlov struggles to land a body shot inside as Bapp controls his hands.
Orlov keeps control of Bapp as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bapp tries to circle away but Orlov has him pinned against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bapp pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bapp slips under a jab.
Orlov throws a lazy uppercut
and Orlov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bapp is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
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!
Decent striking displayed by Orlov there.
Bapp tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Orlov was well out of range. Poor timing from Bapp.
Orlov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Orlov loads up on a big right hand but Bapp slips the punch.
Nice shot by Bapp.
Bapp is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bapp throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bapp just misses with a punch to the body.
Orlov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Orlov throws a jab but it's blocked by Bapp.
A quick step to the side and Bapp tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice shot lands for Orlov.
Orlov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Orlov throws the left hand but Bapp avoids the punch easily.
Bapp cracks a nice hook into Orlov's ribs.
Bapp attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A head kick misses from Orlov.
Orlov throws a jab but it's blocked by Bapp.
Bapp staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlov needs to keep his hands up - Bapp had a free shot at his head there.
Orlov misses with a body shot.
Orlov throws the left hand but Bapp avoids the punch easily.
Orlov slips a jab from Bapp.
Bapp throws the left hand but Orlov avoids the punch easily.
Bapp throws a low kick but it's checked well by Orlov.
Orlov is looking to score with low kicks.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bapp - that will leave a mark!
Bapp ducks under a wild hook from Orlov.
Bapp throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Orlov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bapp lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Orlov scores with a punch to the head.
Orlov throws a jab when Bapp was well out of range.
Nice body kick from Orlov.
Bapp uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Orlov.
Bapp slips a straight right by Orlov.
Orlov tries a head kick but it misses.
It looked like Bapp wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bapp's corner calls for a 1-2. Bapp obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orlov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Orlov misses with a hook. Bapp ducked under it nicely.
Bapp uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Orlov.
Orlov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bapp.
Orlov appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A jab from Orlov misses.
Orlov throws out a loose jab but Bapp uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bapp throws out a powerful jab.
Bapp is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bapp thows a left - swing and a miss!
Orlov is looking to clinch.
Bapp swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Orlov blocks the body kick.
Orlov is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Bapp works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Orlov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bapp is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bapp is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Orlov.
Orlov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bapp.
Orlov throws out a leg kick but Bapp moves out of range and Orlov only half commits.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bapp misses with a looping right.
Nice defenses there by Bapp.
Orlov slips under a jab.
Orlov lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bapp will feel that in the morning.
Orlov blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mikhail Orlov will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bapp.
Orlov is looking to clinch.
Orlov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Orlov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bapp stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bapp lands a nice leg kick that just misses Orlov's sensitive parts.
Orlov misses with a looping left.
Bapp fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Orlov manages to avoid it.
Orlov throws a wild body kick that Bapp sees coming a mile off.
Orlov throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Bapp to counter with a crisp jab.
Bapp throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bapp misses with a hook.
Bapp slips under a jab.
Orlov misses with a body punch
and Bapp counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Orlov with a nice cross.
Bapp throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Orlov thumps Bapp with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd cheers as Bapp lands an impressive looking overhand right. Orlov doesn't seem phased though.
Bapp dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Orlov moves forwards but Bapp connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Orlov is looking to land body kicks.
It looked like Bapp was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Orlov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlov looks to throw the jab but Bapp is out of range.
Orlov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Orlov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bapp avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bapp misses with a straight left.
Orlov misses with an uppercut. Bapp saw that one coming.
Orlov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Orlov throws a shot from downtown. Bapp moves away and avoids it.
Orlov looks to score with a jab to the body but Bapp is just out of range.
Bapp throws a big shot that misses.
Orlov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bapp sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Orlov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bapp was well out of range. Poor timing from Orlov.
It looked like Bapp wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bapp fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Orlov manages to avoid it.
Orlov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bapp manages to avoid it.
Bapp throws a body kick that misses.
Orlov checks a leg kick.
Orlov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Orlov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Bapp misses its target.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Orlov.
Bapp uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Orlov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bapp misses with an uppercut.
Bapp connects with a crisp jab.
Orlov takes one to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Orlov motions for Bapp to come forward. Orlov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bapp with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Orlov to score with a decent uppercut.
Orlov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bapp.
Bapp ducks under a wild hook from Orlov.
Orlov moves out of range of the strikes.
Orlov misses with a shot to the body
and Bapp counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Orlov slips under a jab from Bapp.
Orlov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bapp slips under a jab from Orlov.
Orlov moves out of range of the body kick from Bapp.
Orlov follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Orlov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bapp at a distance.
Orlov misses with a straight right.
Bapp appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bapp misses the jab.
Orlov throws the left hand but Bapp avoids the punch easily.
Orlov misses with a body kick.
Orlov throws a hook but Bapp avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bapp keeps Orlov at a distance using the push kick.
Orlov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Orlov looks for the body kick but Bapp saw that one coming.
Orlov throws out a loose jab but Bapp uses good head movement to avoid it.
Orlov just misses with a punch to the body.
Orlov throws a push kick but Bapp slaps the foot to one side.
An attempted straight right counter from Bapp misses the target.
Orlov misses with a straight left.
Bapp was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Orlov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bapp cracks Orlov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bapp swings for the body but Orlov moves out of range.
A nice side step and Orlov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Orlov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Orlov takes one to the side of the head.
Orlov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bapp.
Bapp keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bapp lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Orlov at a distance.
Bapp is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Orlov.
Bapp tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Orlov was well out of range. Poor timing from Bapp.
Nice body kick there by Orlov.
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!
Bapp cracks Orlov with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bapp connects with a leg kick.
Bapp sizes up Orlov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bapp scores with a sloppy right hand. Orlov should have avoided that one.
Orlov scores with a decent looking hook.
Orlov lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bapp avoids the head kick by Orlov.
Bapp looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bapp ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bapp takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Orlov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bapp sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Orlov throws a leg kick that misses.
Bapp throws the left hand but Orlov avoids the punch easily.
An inside leg kick from Bapp misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Orlov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bapp lands a lovely overhand right.
Orlov swings for the body but Bapp moves out of range.
Bapp slips a straight right by Orlov.
A telegraphed right hand from Orlov misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Scotty Bapp will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Orlov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Orlov tries a head kick but it misses.
Orlov looks to land a right hand but Bapp moved out of range.
Orlov throws a body punch but Bapp moves out of range.
Bapp throws a low kick but Orlov avoids it.
Bapp's corner calls for a 1-2. Bapp obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Orlov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bapp misses with a body shot.
Bapp pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice side step and Orlov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bapp slips under a jab from Orlov.
Bapp thows a body kick. Orlov tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bapp scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Orlov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Orlov swings for the body but Bapp moves out of range.
Orlov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Orlov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bapp.
Bapp throws a body shot but no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bapp throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Orlov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bapp. That did some damage!
Scotty Bapp is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bapp is out of range.
Orlov ducks under a wild hook from Bapp.
A slow jab from Bapp misses its intended target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bapp.
Orlov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bapp manages to avoid it.
Bapp was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Orlov misses with an uppercut. Bapp saw that one coming.
Nice body kick from Bapp.
Bapp looks to throw the jab but Orlov is out of range.
Orlov walks into a stiff left hand from Bapp.
Orlov misses with the combination.
Orlov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bapp looks for the body kick but Orlov saw that one coming.
Bapp takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bapp on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bapp throws a push kick but Orlov slaps the foot to one side.
Orlov tries a quick counter leg kick but Bapp is wise to it.
Orlov throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Orlov tries to clinch but Bapp moves out of range.
Bapp lands a nice hook to Orlov's body. Orlov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bapp takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Orlov misses with a wild body shot.
Bapp moves out of range of the strikes.
Orlov slips a jab from Bapp.
Orlov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Orlov tests Bapp's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bapp will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Orlov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bapp moves out of range of the strikes.
Orlov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bapp throws a lazy right hand but Orlov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Orlov 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.
Orlov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Orlov connects with an inside leg kick.
Orlov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bapp connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Orlov scrambles back to his feet.
Bapp keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Orlov.
Orlov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Orlov scores with a decent looking hook.
Bapp tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Orlov was well out of range. Poor timing from Bapp.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlov lands with a right hand.
Bapp throws a low kick, looking for Orlov's leg but Orlov calmly moves out of range.
Bapp blocks the body kick.
Bapp throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Orlov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Orlov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bapp sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Orlov lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Orlov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Orlov crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bapp - the referee stops the clock and Orlov gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bapp. Orlov manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Orlov slips a jab from Bapp.
Orlov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bapp is looking to counter punch.
Orlov throws a big shot that misses.
Bapp throws an overhand right that lands on Orlov's shoulder, as Orlov tries to avoid the shot.
Orlov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bapp misses with a looping right.
Bapp lands a lovely overhand right.
Bapp throws an overhand right that lands on Orlov's shoulder, as Orlov tries to avoid the shot.
A little jabbing left from Orlov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bapp ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bapp half committed to a counter leg kick.
Orlov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Both fighters circling a little - Orlov finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Orlov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bapp throws out the jab.
Orlov swings for the body but Bapp moves out of range.
Bapp takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bapp dodges the punch combination from Orlov.
Bapp swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Orlov throws a body punch but Bapp moves out of range.
Bapp looks to land a body kick but Orlov moved away.
Orlov misses the shot to the body.
Bapp is looking to counter with a body kick.
Bapp catches Orlov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Orlov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bapp.
Orlov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bapp throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bapp looks to score with a jab to the body but Orlov is just out of range.
Orlov only half commits to the counter leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body kick from Bapp.
Orlov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bapp has time to react.
Bapp dodges the punch combination from Orlov.
Orlov throws an overhand right that lands on Bapp's shoulder, as Bapp tries to avoid the shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mikhail Orlov.
I think Orlov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scotty Bapp!
Our winner, Scotty Bapp, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ciro Terranova (ranked 164 p4p, 71 weight class) and George Salvador (ranked 19 p4p, 10 weight class). Ciro Terranova could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to George Salvador's chin.
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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 24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ciro Terranova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, George Salvador!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salvador throws a head kick that misses
and Terranova counters with a nice uppercut.
Salvador tries to clinch up.
Terranova takes a kick to the side of the head.
Salvador connects with the punch.
Salvador lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Terranova circles away from the clinch attempt.
Terranova was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Salvador throws a nice looking combination but Terranova bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Terranova with a hook.
Salvador throws a right hand that Terranova ducks under and follows up with a left that Terranova also avoids with ease.
Salvador lands with a slapping head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvador lunges at Terranova with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Terranova's hand.
Salvador has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Salvador misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Terranova misses with a hook
and Salvador counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Terranova looks to land a body kick but Salvador moved away.
Salvador with the inside leg kick.
Salvador throws a big shot that misses.
Terranova is looking to counter punch.
Terranova uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Salvador.
George Salvador seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salvador throws a big shot that misses.
Salvador throws a series of punches but Terranova avoids them all with ease.
Terranova is looking to counter with a body kick.
We've been told by Terranova's head coaches at Randall's Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A swing and a miss from Salvador.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terranova connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Salvador's hands.
Salvador throws a hook to the side of Terranova's head but Terranova sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Salvador lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Salvador ducks under a wild hook from Terranova.
Salvador throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A leg kick checked by Terranova.
Terranova is looking to counter punch.
Terranova keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Salvador.
Salvador swings widly with a right hand
letting Terranova counter with a right hand.
Terranova cracks Salvador with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Salvador looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Terranova finish him?
Salvador is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terranova blocks a leg kick.
Salvador is still on wobbly legs! Can Terranova finish him?
Salvador turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Salvador seems to have recovered his senses.
Terranova moves out of range as Salvador strikes.
Terranova checks a low kick from Salvador.
Terranova is looking to counter punch.
Salvador fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Salvador.
Salvador throws a lazy head kick
and Terranova counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Salvador tries a low kick but Terranova avoids it.
Terranova throwing a counter right hand but Salvador manages to avoid it.
Salvador jabs Terranova right on the nose. Terranova blinks but takes it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Salvador there.
Terranova blocks a head kick by Salvador.
A quick step to the side and Terranova tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Salvador tries to land a front kick but Terranova steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Terranova avoids the head kick by Salvador.
Terranova was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Terranova avoids the head kick by Salvador.
Terranova avoids a punch combination nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Terranova on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Terranova misses.
Terranova misses with a looping right.
Salvador moves away from the strike by Terranova.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Salvador dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Salvador scores with a head kick.
Salvador turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Terranova might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Terranova fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Salvador manages to avoid it.
Salvador darts in and clinches Terranova up against the cage.
Terranova breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Salvador. Terranova shrugs it off though.
Salvador misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Salvador.
Salvador moves out of range as Terranova strikes.
Terranova avoids the head kick by Salvador.
Terranova was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvador uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Terranova.
Terranova blocks a head kick by Salvador.
Terranova quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Terranova punishes Salvador's body with a nice straight punch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Salvador.
Salvador throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Terranova was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Terranova misses the shot to the body.
Salvador was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
George Salvador seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Salvador avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Salvador missing with a left hand there. Terranova was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Salvador pushes Terranova away with a front kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Salvador lands.
Terranova throws a right and a left that both miss.
Terranova takes one on the button.
Salvador missing with a left hand there. Terranova was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Terranova wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Salvador pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Terranova blocks a leg kick.
Terranova swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
George Salvador is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Salvador misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Terranova slips a straight right by Salvador.
Salvador attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Terranova throwing a counter right hand but Salvador manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvador tries to clinch up.
Salvador throws a leg kick but Terranova sees it coming and moves out of range.
Terranova was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Salvador takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Salvador listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Salvador is looking to land body kicks.
Terranova is looking to counter punch.
Salvador misses with a combination
and Terranova counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Salvador throws a lazy head kick
and Terranova counters with a nice right hand that sends Salvador toppling to the canvas! Salvador scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Terranova finish him?!
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!
Salvador jabs Terranova right on the nose. Terranova blinks but takes it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salvador clinches.
Salvador digs a right hand underneath Terranova's ribcage. Terranova let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Terranova is trying to push Salvador away but Salvador has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Salvador misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Terranova.
Terranova breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Terranova takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Salvador pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Salvador uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Terranova.
Left hook, right uppercut from Salvador.
Salvador throws the left hand but Terranova avoids the punch easily.
Terranova throwing a counter right hand but Salvador manages to avoid it.
Salvador swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Terranova counters with a crisp right that sends Salvador to the canvas! Terranova follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ciro Terranova!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tong Po (ranked 165 p4p, 153 weight class) and Andy Bangsit (ranked 28 p4p, 26 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Po might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Muay Thai Music - Wai Khru Ram Muay. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tong Po!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 24 - 2, fighting out of London, Andy Bangsit!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bangsit fails with the takedown.
Bangsit shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Po pinned against the cage. Po gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Po has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Little Lebowski Urban Achievers Gymnasium in the buildup to the fight.
Bangsit fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tong Po has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andy Bangsit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Po swings widly with a right hand
and Bangsit counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bangsit is looking for a kimura here.
My spies in London MMA Club inform me that Bangsit has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bangsit has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Po defend it? Bangsit steps over the head and cranks it - Po is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Bangsit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Andy Bangsit!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Graves (ranked 17 p4p, 76 weight class) and Gideon Navarro (ranked 3 p4p, 13 weight class). Graves comes to the cage accompanied by Rage Against the Machine - Bulls on Parade. Nick Graves has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Graves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gideon Navarro!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graves swings widly with a right hand
and Navarro counters with a nice body shot.
Graves definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Graves. Navarro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Graves misses with an uppercut
and Navarro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Graves blocks a jab.
Graves lands with a straight right. Navarro didn't see that one coming.
Graves looks to throw the jab but Navarro is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Graves misses.
Navarro on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Graves looks to score with a jab to the body but Navarro is just out of range.
Navarro throws a big counter head kick but Graves avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves throws a right and a left that both miss.
Graves scores with a jab. Navarro acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Graves slips a jab from Navarro.
Graves scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Graves pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Graves misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Navarro counter with a right hand.
Graves throws a right hand that misses
and Navarro counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Graves thinking.
Navarro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Navarro throws a lazy right hand but Graves sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Navarro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Graves was well out of range. Poor timing from Navarro.
Graves misses with a shot to the body
and Navarro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab from Graves does it's job there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Graves throws the left hand but Navarro avoids the punch easily.
Navarro throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Graves looks to score with a jab to the body but Navarro is just out of range.
Navarro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Graves moves away.
Graves lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Navarro tries a quick counter leg kick but Graves is wise to it.
Navarro misses with an uppercut.
Graves is looking to counter punch.
Graves throws a combination. Navarro tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Navarro takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Graves throws a body shot but no joy.
Navarro drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Graves throws a right hand that Navarro ducks under and follows up with a left that Navarro also avoids with ease.
Graves loads up on a big right hand but Navarro slips the punch.
Navarro feints a counter leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Navarro bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Graves throws the left hand but Navarro avoids the punch easily.
Navarro swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Graves dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Graves scores with the left hand. Navarro knows he should have avoided that one.
Navarro lands with a nice body punch.
Navarro takes a jab right on the kisser.
Graves is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Navarro.
Navarro throws a fast counter high kick but Graves manages to duck under it in time.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Graves.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Graves dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Graves misses with a wild combination.
Navarro looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Graves looks to score with a jab to the body but Navarro is just out of range.
A jab from Graves misses.
Graves pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Graves looks to land a left hand but Navarro moved out of range nicely.
Navarro swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Navarro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Graves moves away.
Graves misses with a double jab.
Graves misses with a looping left.
Navarro wants to counter with a clinch but Graves pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Navarro stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Navarro might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Graves has got the better of the exchanges.
Graves thows a left - swing and a miss!
Navarro tries to counter with a clinch but Graves shakes him off and moves away.
Nice body punch from Graves.
Graves misses the jab.
Graves swings widly with a right hand
and Navarro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Graves misses the jab.
Navarro is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Graves misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Navarro.
Graves throws a shot from downtown. Navarro moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Navarro lands a nice hook to Graves's body. Graves takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Graves misses with a left hand
and Navarro counters with a nice uppercut.
Navarro throws a body punch but Graves moves out of range.
Navarro throws an off balance right hand
and Graves counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Graves misses with a two punch combination.
Navarro tries to counter with a clinch but Graves shakes him off and moves away.
Graves rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Navarro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Graves backing away here, and Navarro unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Graves swings widly with a right hand
and Navarro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves throws a combination that misses
and Navarro counters with a huge left! Graves is in big trouble! He's backing up but Navarro isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Graves from any more damage. A dominating finish by Navarro!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gideon Navarro!
Gideon Navarro decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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