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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Dimitrov (ranked 1329 p4p, 1048 weight class) and Joao Cajo Branca (ranked 153 p4p, 121 weight class). Dimitrov comes into the arena with Drake - Energy blaring out of the sound system. Branca has chosen original score medley as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daniel Dimitrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joao Cajo Branca!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy body kick from Branca
and Dimitrov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A lazy left from Branca finds it's target.
 It looks like Daniel Dimitrov has been cut.
Branca closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dimitrov counters with a thumping low kick.
Branca is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dimitrov.
Dimitrov jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Branca tries a head kick but it misses.
Branca lands a jab to the nose.
A jab from Branca misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimitrov throws a poor cross that misses
and Branca connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Branca throws a body kick that misses.
It looked like Dimitrov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Branca.
Dimitrov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A jab from Branca misses.
Branca swings for the body but Dimitrov moves out of range.
Dimitrov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dimitrov lands with a shot to the body.
Branca dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dimitrov. That did some damage!
Dimitrov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Branca is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimitrov throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Branca! But no joy.
Dimitrov moves away from the strike by Branca.
Dimitrov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Branca looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Branca throws a sloppy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Branca misses with a low kick.
Branca blocks a head kick by Dimitrov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dimitrov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
 It looks like Joao Cajo Branca has been cut.
Dimitrov lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Branca swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dimitrov.
Daniel Dimitrov's cut is getting worse.
A telegraphed right hand from Branca misses the target.
Branca tries to score with a low kick but Dimitrov moves his leg out of the way.
Branca throws a body shot but no joy.
Dimitrov is looking to counter punch.
A jab from Dimitrov misses.
Dimitrov missing with a left hand there. Branca was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Branca jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dimitrov blocks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Branca pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dimitrov is out of range and Branca settles back down.
Dimitrov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dimitrov connects with a crisp jab.
Dimitrov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dimitrov misses with a straight right.
Nice straight punches there by Dimitrov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dimitrov.
Branca will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A big right from Branca misses.
Dimitrov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Dimitrov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dimitrov ducks right into an uppercut from Branca.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joao Cajo Branca dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Branca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dimitrov catches Branca with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Branca misses the body punch
letting Dimitrov counter with a right hand.
Dimitrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Branca moves away.
Branca steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Joao Cajo Branca seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dimitrov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That has opened up Joao Cajo Branca's cut even more.
Dimitrov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Branca counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Branca misses.
Dimitrov is looking to counter punch.
Dimitrov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Branca.
Branca rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dimitrov counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dimitrov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimitrov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Branca pushes Dimitrov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dimitrov tries to work over Branca's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dimitrov has a couple of punches blocked by Branca.
Branca digs a right hand into Dimitrov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dimitrov's gas tank.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dimitrov.
A short right from Branca.
Branca doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Branca lands an uppercut.
Branca misses with a short punch on the inside.
Branca lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dimitrov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dimitrov throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Branca.
 Dimitrov is rocked!
Daniel Dimitrov's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Branca lands a body shot in the clinch.
Oh Dimitrov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Branca throws a big uppercut that drops Dimitrov! More strikes from Branca and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Dimitrov lies dazed against the cage as Branca celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joao Cajo Branca!
Our winner, Joao Cajo Branca, 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Avraam Papadopoulos (ranked 1070 p4p, 1834 weight class) and Jackson Portis (ranked 154 p4p, 252 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Avraam Papadopoulos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jackson Portis!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Papadopoulos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Portis throws a big shot that misses.
Portis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jackson Portis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Papadopoulos misses with an uppercut
and Portis counters with a nice uppercut.
Papadopoulos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Portis throws a good cross that connects.
It looks like Avraam Papadopoulos has been cut.
Portis scores with a nice strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Papadopoulos throws a body punch but Portis moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Portis! But no joy.
Portis takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Papadopoulos ducks under a wild hook from Portis.
Papadopoulos has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Portis.
Papadopoulos scores with a crisp jab that stopped Portis in his tracks.
Portis takes a jab right on the kisser.
Portis throws out a powerful jab.
Papadopoulos takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Papadopoulos throws a leg kick but Portis sees it coming and moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Portis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Papadopoulos lands with a hook. Portis tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Papadopoulos throws a lazy right hand but Portis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice side step and Portis releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Portis lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Portis throws a nice looking combination but Papadopoulos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Portis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Papadopoulos.
Portis gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Papadopoulos connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Portis momentarily.
Papadopoulos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Portis walks into a stiff left hand from Papadopoulos.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos lands a glancing blow to the side of Portis's head.
Papadopoulos moves away from the strike by Portis.
Portis throws an off balance right hand
and Papadopoulos counters with a stiff right hand.
Portis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Papadopoulos.
A punch lands to the side of Papadopoulos 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Portis misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Papadopoulos counters with a nice uppercut.
Portis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Portis walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Portis checks a leg kick nicely.
Portis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Papadopoulos takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Papadopoulos connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Papadopoulos connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Portis takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Portis bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Papadopoulos lands a head shot.
Portis misses with a straight right.
Papadopoulos swings for the body but Portis moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Avraam Papadopoulos will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Avraam Papadopoulos's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nice jab there from Portis.
Portis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Papadopoulos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Papadopoulos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Portis.
Portis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Papadopoulos scores with a body shot.
Portis throws a lazy uppercut
and Portis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Papadopoulos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Portis scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A big left from Papadopoulos misses.
It seemed like Portis was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Papadopoulos with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papadopoulos misses with a left hand
and Portis counters with a one-two to the body.
Papadopoulos 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.
Papadopoulos's corner calls for a 1-2. Papadopoulos obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Portis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Avraam Papadopoulos's cut is getting worse.
Portis throws a looping overhand right but Papadopoulos ducks down to avoid it.
Papadopoulos is looking to counter punch.
Portis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Papadopoulos walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos jabs Portis to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Papadopoulos throws a big shot that misses.
Papadopoulos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Portis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Portis throws an overhand right that drops Papadopoulos like a sack of potatoes! Portis dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jackson Portis!
A very excited looking Jackson Portis 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aristides Abel (ranked 1041 p4p, 1316 weight class) and Michael Garibaldi (ranked 139 p4p, 169 weight class). Abel comes to the cage accompanied by Express Yourself. Garibaldi has chosen Resist and Bite - Sabaton as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aristides Abel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 20 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Garibaldi!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garibaldi rushes Abel and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Abel tries to throw a body punch but Garibaldi avoids it by throwing Abel back against the cage.
Abel breaks the clinch.
Abel scores with a body shot.
Aristides Abel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abel cracks Garibaldi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Garibaldi throws a head kick that misses.
Abel connects with a solid leg kick.
Abel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garibaldi.
Garibaldi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Abel can pounce on him.
Garibaldi takes one to the chin there.
Abel thumps Garibaldi with a low kick.
Abel throws a jab but it's blocked by Garibaldi.
Abel closes the distance and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Abel throws a wild body kick that Garibaldi sees coming a mile off.
Abel fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Garibaldi connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garibaldi looks to land a right hand but Abel moved out of range.
Garibaldi tries to bum rush Abel with a series of wild strikes but Abel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Abel changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Abel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Abel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garibaldi was well out of range. Poor timing from Abel.
That kick from Abel tenderised Garibaldi's leg. Garibaldi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Garibaldi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Abel.
Abel closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Abel works Garibaldi's body with a nice hook.
Abel fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Garibaldi checks it well.
Garibaldi tries a quick counter leg kick but Abel is wise to it.
Abel is looking to wear down Garibaldi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Abel lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abel bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Garibaldi's head backwards.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Abel, as that shot connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garibaldi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abel.
Abel looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Garibaldi pushes Abel up against the cage in a clinch.
Garibaldi scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Abel on the inside.
Abel lands a nice shot to the body.
Abel is trying to push Garibaldi away but Garibaldi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abel.
Abel tries a body shot but Garibaldi blocks it.
Abel scores with a nice hook to the head.
Abel blocking some punches.
Abel can't find room to land a body shot as Garibaldi controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Garibaldi fails to land.
Garibaldi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Abel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Abel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Abel.
Garibaldi has a couple of punches blocked by Abel.
Garibaldi gets control of Abel's arms and successfully pulls guard. Garibaldi will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abel sitting in guard here, content to control.
Garibaldi has a closed guard, preventing Abel from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garibaldi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Abel doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Abel manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Garibaldi is working an open guard so Abel takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Abel.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Abel tries to land a front kick but Garibaldi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
It seemed like Garibaldi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Garibaldi missing with a left hand there. Abel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Abel moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Garibaldi walks forward, straight into a front kick from Abel.
Abel tries to land a front kick but Garibaldi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Garibaldi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Garibaldi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Abel throws out the jab.
Abel connects with a solid leg kick.
Abel is looking to score with low kicks.
Abel throws a nice inside leg kick.
Garibaldi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Abel slips a jab from Garibaldi.
Abel tries to score with a low kick but Garibaldi moves his leg out of the way.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aristides Abel dominated that round.
That's time! Abel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Garibaldi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Garibaldi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Garibaldi misses with an uppercut.
Abel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Abel moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromGaribaldi.
Aristides Abel is winning the standup battle so far.
Abel scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Abel throws a leg kick but Garibaldi moved away.
Abel moves out of range as Garibaldi throws a body kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Garibaldi misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Abel.
Garibaldi tries to pull guard but Abel won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garibaldi swings wildly with an uppercut but Abel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abel lands a body shot in the clinch.
I was talking to Abel's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garibaldi.
Garibaldi tries to pull guard but Abel forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Garibaldi pulls guard effortlessly.
Abel has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abel has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Garibaldi is proving hard to escape from.
Abel stands up from Garibaldi's guard - Abel perhaps looking for a knockout.
Abel throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Garibaldi on the side of the head.
Abel scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Garibaldi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Abel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Abel with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Abel feints and then cracks Garibaldi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Garibaldi down.
Abel bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garibaldi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Abel throws a half hearted mid kick.
Garibaldi is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Abel with a body shot.
Abel's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Abel duly obliges.
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!
Abel with a nice cross.
Abel slips a straight right by Garibaldi.
Garibaldi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Abel lands with an overhand left.
Garibaldi throws a head kick that misses.
Garibaldi scores with a body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Abel as he connects with a hook.
Abel ducks under a wild hook from Garibaldi.
Abel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Abel clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garibaldi working aggressively here.
Abel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Abel misses with a punch on the inside.
Garibaldi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Abel lands with a short shot to the head.
Abel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Abel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abel struggles to land a body shot inside as Garibaldi controls his hands.
Abel prevents a body shot from Garibaldi.
Garibaldi jumps guard but Abel turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Aristides Abel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Garibaldi.
Garibaldi lands a nice uppercut.
Garibaldi lands a hook that snaps the head of Abel backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Abel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Garibaldi is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Abel to keep the fight standing.
Abel lands a shot to the body.
Abel has a couple of punches blocked by Garibaldi.
Abel gets through Garibaldi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Garibaldi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Garibaldi swings wildly with an uppercut but Abel uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Abel.
Abel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Abel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Abel.
A hook to the body from Abel.
Aristides Abel has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Abel misses with the head strike.
Garibaldi scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Garibaldi fails to land.
Garibaldi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Abel misses with a punch to the body.
Garibaldi decides to pull guard.
Abel showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Abel gets to his feet. Garibaldi looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Abel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Garibaldi can do to turn this around?
Abel throws a sloppy head kick and Garibaldi moves out of range easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aristides Abel dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Abel fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Garibaldi, pushing him back against the cage.
Garibaldi blocks an uppercut.
Abel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Garibaldi takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Garibaldi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Abel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Abel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Garibaldi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right from Garibaldi on the inside.
Garibaldi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A body shot lands from Abel.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short left from Abel.
Garibaldi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Abel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Abel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A hook to the body from Garibaldi.
Abel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Abel manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abel misses with a body kick.
A left lands for Abel.
Garibaldi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garibaldi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Abel rushes Garibaldi and presses him up against the cage.
Abel can't find room to land a body shot as Garibaldi controls the action.
Abel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abel.
Abel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Abel has a couple of punches blocked by Garibaldi.
Garibaldi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Garibaldi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Garibaldi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Abel smiles and moves away.
Abel throws a leg kick but Garibaldi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Garibaldi is looking for the big counter here.
Abel misses with a hook. Garibaldi ducked under it nicely.
Michael Garibaldi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Abel.
Abel jabs Garibaldi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Garibaldi misses with a two punch combination.
Abel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garibaldi.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garibaldi throws a sloppy head kick
and Abel counters with a nice leg kick.
The fighters circling - Abel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Garibaldi feints a counter leg kick.
Garibaldi closes the distance and pushes Abel back into the cage.
Abel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Abel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garibaldi.
Garibaldi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Aristides Abel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Garibaldi.
Abel swings wildly with an uppercut but Garibaldi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Garibaldi jumps guard but Abel turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Abel lands with a right to the head.
Garibaldi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Abel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Garibaldi tries to throw a body punch but Abel avoids it by throwing Garibaldi back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abel.
Abel breaks the clinch.
Abel lands with a nice body kick.
Garibaldi clinches.
Abel struggles to land a body shot inside as Garibaldi controls his hands.
Abel tries to work over Garibaldi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Garibaldi blocks an uppercut.
Garibaldi blocks a body shot from Abel.
Garibaldi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Garibaldi misses with a punch to the body.
Garibaldi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Abel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Garibaldi backwards.
Aristides Abel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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!
Abel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Garibaldi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Garibaldi throws a head punch that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Abel.
A hook to the body from Abel.
Garibaldi scores with a shot to the side of Abel's head.
Abel throws a head punch that misses.
Garibaldi jumps guard but Abel turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Abel misses with the head strike.
Abel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Decent striking displayed by Abel there.
Garibaldi takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Abel.
Abel feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Garibaldis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A nice leg kick lands there from Abel.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aristides Abel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Abel, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aristides Abel!
Aristides Abel spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Kilpatrick (ranked 589 p4p, 2973 weight class) and Eerikki Salmi (ranked 87 p4p, 382 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Salmi's choice of entrance music: Korpiklaani - Ievan Polkka . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jesse Kilpatrick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eerikki Salmi!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salmi walks into a jab.
Salmi lands a jab.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Salmi has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Salmi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kilpatrick thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kilpatrick throws out a powerful jab.
Salmi throws a jab but it's blocked by Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick gets the takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salmi is not content to let Kilpatrick control the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Kilpatrick.
An elbow from Kilpatrick crashes against the mat.
Kilpatrick fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Kilpatrick looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Salmi is avoiding damage well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salmi regains half guard, as Kilpatrick was trying to land strikes.
Salmi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick trying to pass the guard but Salmi defending well.
Salmi is holding on to half guard well.
Kilpatrick is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Salmi!
Kilpatrick misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Kilpatrick throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Salmi because Kilpatrick loaded up on that one.
Kilpatrick throwing strikes here but Salmi is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Kilpatrick throwing strikes here but Salmi is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salmi is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Kilpatrick throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Kilpatrick raining down hammerfists from mount.
Kilpatrick sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Salmi manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Salmi, under a barage of strikes from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
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!
Kilpatrick throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Kilpatrick thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Kilpatrick landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick thowing shots but they're missing.
Kilpatrick throwing strikes here but Salmi is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Kilpatrick throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Salmi because Kilpatrick loaded up on that one.
Salmi takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Kilpatrick's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesse Kilpatrick!
A victorious Jesse Kilpatrick 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Elvis Presley (ranked 185 p4p, 403 weight class) and Polliisi Partio (ranked 28 p4p, 58 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elvis Presley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Polliisi Partio!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Partio fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Partio misses with a hook.
Partio moves into range and connects with a jab.
Presley's jab looks to have found its range, popping Partio under the eye.
Nice defenses there by Partio.
Presley is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Presley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A leg kick checked by Partio.
Presley lands with a nice body kick.
Presley cracks Partio with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Presley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Presley moves out of range as Partio throws a body kick.
Presley is looking to slow Partio down with leg kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Presley throws a sloppy head kick
and Partio counters with a nice body shot.
Partio throws a body punch but Presley moves out of range.
Presley throws a body punch but Partio moves out of range.
Presley blocks a jab.
Partio uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Partio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Presley with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Partio to score with a decent uppercut.
Presley moves into range and clinches up with Partio.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Presley utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Partio scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Presley is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Partio tries to work over Presley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Presley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Presley unloads a knee to the mid-section. Partio lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Partio lands with a light punch inside.
Presley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Presley blocking some punches.
Partio wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Presley has him pressed against the cage.
Partio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Presley swings for the body but Partio moves out of range.
Partio takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Presley misses with a hook.
Presley scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Partio connects with a looping right hand.
Presley throws a head kick that misses
and Partio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Presley scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Partio doesn't seem bothered though.
Partio has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Presley throws a sloppy head kick and Partio moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Presley takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Partio scores with a jab.
Presley tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Presley tries to clinch but Partio is having none of it.
Presley avoids the body shot from Partio.
Partio throws a nice outside leg kick.
Partio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fight stays on the outside here - Presley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Partio looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Good leg kick by Presley.
Partio avoids the head kick by Presley.
An inside leg kick lands from Partio.
Presley scores with a spinning back kick!
Presley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Partio lunges at Presley with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Presley's hand.
Presley misses with a jab to the body
and Partio counters with a left to the body.
Presley checks the leg kick nicely there.
Presley misses with a body shot.
Partio has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Partio avoids the head kick by Presley.
Partio lands with an overhand left.
Partio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Elvis Presley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Presley is looking to chop away at Partio's legs.
Partio throws a wild body kick that Presley sees coming a mile off.
A quick step to the side and Presley tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A leg kick checked by Presley.
Partio lands a jab.
Partio lands a head kick. Presley smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Presley rushes Partio and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Presley misses with the head strike.
Partio manages to break the clinch.
Presley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Presley with the inside leg kick.
Partio moves out of range of the leg kick from Presley.
Presley moves into the clinch successfully.
Presley can't find room to land a body shot as Partio controls the action.
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!
Presley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Partio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Presley throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short left from Partio.
Partio lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Presley lands with a light punch inside.
Presley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Partio tries to break the clinch but Presley is controlling the position.
Partio lands a left hand that snaps the head of Presley backwards.
Partio is trying to push Presley away but Presley has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short right from Presley on the inside.
Partio takes a knee to the side of the body.
Partio throws a punch but it's blocked by Presley.
Presley lands a right hand.
Presley takes a shot to the head.
Presley throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Presley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Partio can't break the clinch.
Presley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Partio scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Partio prevents a body shot from Presley.
Partio takes a knee to the side of the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Polliisi Partio will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Presley checks a leg kick.
Partio is looking to slow Presley down with leg kicks.
Presley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Partio pushes Presley away with a front kick.
Presley throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Nice cross by Presley.
Partio scores with a nice strike.
Polliisi Partio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Partio throws the left hand but Presley avoids the punch easily.
Presley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Partio paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Partio looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Presley misses with a low kick.
Presley misses with a two punch combination.
Partio feints a counter leg kick.
Partio getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Presley swinging wildly here.
A little jabbing left from Partio on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Partio lands a glancing blow to the side of Presley's head.
Presley throws a hook to the side of Partio's head but Partio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Presley with a hook.
Partio throws a head kick but Presley moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Presley lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Presley fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Presley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Partio.
Partio throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheers as Partio lands an impressive looking overhand right. Presley doesn't seem phased though.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Presley. Partio shrugs it off though.
A solid leg kick lands there for Presley.
Presley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Partio manages to avoid it.
Presley backing away here, and Partio unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Presley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Presley blocks a jab.
Presley throws a right hand that Partio ducks under and follows up with a left that Partio also avoids with ease.
Partio lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Partio wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Presley misses with a lunging right hand
and Partio makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Presley throws a lazy body kick
enabling Partio to counter with a crisp jab.
Presley throws a head kick that misses
and Partio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Partio lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Presley punishes Partio's body with a nice straight punch.
Partio is looking to chop away at Presley's legs.
Presley quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Presley misses with an uppercut.
Partio appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Partio on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Presley. Presley obviously looking to wear him down.
Partio buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Presley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Presley ducks right into an uppercut from Partio.
Presley drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Partio misses with an uppercut
and Presley counters with an outside leg kick.
Presley forces Partio back against the cage and clinches.
Presley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Presley using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Presley landing knees to the body.
Partio is breathing heavily.
Partio stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Presley lands with a light punch inside.
Partio takes a knee to the side of the body.
A head punch on the inside from Partio fails to land.
Presley tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Presley prevents a body shot from Partio.
Presley lands a hook to the side of the head.
Partio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Partio throws a punch but it's blocked by Presley.
A head punch on the inside from Partio fails to land.
Presley misses with some punches.
Partio wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Presley trying to land knees to the body.
Elvis Presley has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Partio misses with a punch on the inside.
Partio misses with a punch to the body.
Partio has a couple of punches blocked by Presley.
Partio lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Partio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Partio wants to break free but Presley has control.
Presley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Presley lands a nice knee to the body.
A short left from Presley.
Presley pushes Partio back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Presley missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Presley struggles to land a body shot inside as Partio controls his hands.
A body shot lands from Presley.
A knee to the head by Presley.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Presley digs a right hand into Partio's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Partio's gas tank.
Presley misses with a knee to the head.
Presley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Partio working hard to break the clinch.
Presley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Presley throws a punch but it's blocked by Partio.
Presley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Partio manages to break the clinch.
Presley takes one to the side of the head.
Presley looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Partio misses with a hook. Presley ducked under it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Presley with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Presley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Partio.
Partio takes a swing at Presley's ribcage but misses.
Partio throws out a leg kick but Presley moves out of range and Partio only half commits.
Presley wants to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Elvis Presley will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Presley throws a nice inside leg kick.
Partio tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Presley is able to avoid easily.
Presley 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.
A jab from Presley finds it's way through Partio's defenses.
Partio lands a jab to the head.
Presley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Presley misses the shot to the body.
Presley throws a solid leg kick but Partio takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Presley.
Presley moves into the clinch successfully.
Presley misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Presley fails to land.
Presley throws a head punch that misses.
Partio lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Presley.
Partio avoiding damage as Presley throws knees to the body.
Partio is trying to break free.
A head punch on the inside from Partio fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Presley prevents a body shot from Partio.
Presley tries to land knees in the clinch but Partio avoids the damage to the body.
Partio can't find room to land a body shot as Presley controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Partio.
Presley blocking some punches.
Partio blocks a body shot from Presley.
Partio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Presley moves in looking to clinch but Partio pushes him off.
Partio looks to land a body kick but Presley moved away.
Presley drives through and clinches with Partio against the cage.
Partio working aggressively here.
A body shot lands from Presley.
Partio scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Partio.
Partio can't find room to land a body shot as Presley controls the action.
Presley looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Presley misses with a punch on the inside.
Presley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Partio has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Presley blocking some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Presley.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Presley scores with a shoulder strike.
Partio can't find room to land a body shot as Presley controls the action.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Presley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Presley throws a punch but it's blocked by Partio.
Partio wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Presley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Partio throws a head punch that misses.
Presley with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Presley misses with a body punch.
Presley tries a body shot but Partio blocks it.
Partio scores with a shoulder strike.
Partio scores with a nice hook to the head.
Presley blocks a body shot from Partio.
Partio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Presley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Partio is defending well for now.
Partio is looking to break free of the clinch but Presley has double underhooks.
Presley misses with a hook to the ribs.
A left hand lands to the body for Partio.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Presley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Presley throws a punch but it's blocked by Partio.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Presley.
Presley tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Partio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the body from Presley misses
and Partio counters with a nice uppercut.
Presley has Partio up against the cage in a clinch.
Partio misses with a punch on the inside.
Presley misses with a body punch.
Partio's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Presley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Partio is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Partio lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Partio lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Presley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Partio has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Presley lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Presley tries to work over Partio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Presley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Partio lands a left hand that snaps the head of Presley backwards.
Presley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Presley throws a head punch that misses.
Partio breaks the clinch.
Partio scores with a jab to the jaw.
Partio lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Partio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An inside leg kick lands from Partio.
Presley throws a push kick but Partio slaps the foot to one side.
Partio throws a body shot but no joy.
Partio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Presley slips under a jab.
Partio takes a swing at Presley's ribcage but misses.
Presley tries to score with a low kick but Partio moves his leg out of the way.
Partio closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Partio ducks right into an uppercut from Presley.
Presley checks a leg kick.
Presley fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Partio, pushing him back against the cage.
Presley working aggressively here.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Polliisi Partio.
I think Partio 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Polliisi Partio!
Polliisi Partio spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Lethal (ranked 559 p4p, 458 weight class) and Max Chaos (ranked 80 p4p, 66 weight class). Lethal comes to the cage accompanied by Bloodsport - Fight To Survive. Chaos has chosen Cannibal Corpse - Hammer Smashed Face as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 18 - 4, fighting out of London, Matt Lethal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Chaos!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lethal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And Lethal counters with a quick kick to the body but Chaos blocks it.
Chaos misses the jab.
Chaos looks to land a left hand but Lethal moved out of range nicely.
Lethal looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Chaos drives through with a takedown into Lethal's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Lethal is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lethal pulls Chaos in close to his closed guard and prevents Chaos from doing any damage or advancing position.
Lethal is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chaos passes Lethal's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Lethal works his way to full guard. Good work.
Chaos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lethal swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lethal looking for a sweep. Not yet Lethal, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaos won't allow Lethal to get back to his feet.
Lethal working a defensive guard here.
Chaos is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lethal keeping full guard, as Chaos tries to pass.
Chaos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lethal wants to sweep here but Chaos controlling him for the moment.
Chaos working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lethal's head.
Chaos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lethal tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chaos trying to control but Lethal is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lethal wants to sweep here but Chaos controlling him for the moment.
Lethal is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lethal can't keep his opponent in guard - Chaos advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Lethal wants to control but Chaos is keeping busy.
Chaos trying to control from half guard but Lethal is working away.
Chaos tries to pass to full mount but Lethal defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lethal trying to control but Chaos postures up.
Chaos seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lethal moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Chaos tries to free his leg and advance position but Lethal is retaining full guard.
Chaos trying to control but Lethal is working from the bottom.
Lethal is trying to control the position but Chaos postures up.
Chaos won't allow Lethal to sweep him here.
Chaos connects with a couple of short punches.
Chaos scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaos trying to control the position from guard on top but Lethal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lethal has momentary wrist control but Chaos slips an elbow through the middle.
Chaos stands and throws Lethal's legs to the side, diving into side control.
A lull in the action here as Chaos stalls from top position.
Chaos wants to control but Lethal is keeping him busy.
Chaos is chipping away with strikes.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Chaos working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lethal trying to control but Chaos flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Chaos gets his hands free as Lethal looks to control.
Chaos looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Chaos tries to keep control of the position but Lethal is staying busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Max Chaos dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Chaos scores with a nice right hand.
Lethal takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lethal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lethal with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Chaos to score with a decent uppercut.
Chaos lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jab from Chaos.
Chaos loads up on a big right hand but Lethal slips the punch.
Chaos just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromLethal.
Chaos connects with a jab.
Chaos with a jab.
Chaos blocks a head kick by Lethal.
Lethal scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lethal throws a nice looking combination but Chaos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chaos throws a jab but it's blocked by Lethal.
Chaos lands with a hook. Lethal tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lethal takes a jab right on the kisser.
Chaos misses with a takedown attempt
and Lethal counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Chaos thinking.
Chaos connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaos drives through with a takedown into guard.
Chaos stands and throws Lethal's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Lethal is looking for a sweep.
Chaos trying to control the position but Lethal is working away.
Chaos scoring with punches from side control.
Chaos trying to control the action but Lethal is working from the bottom.
Chaos happy to just control the position for now.
Max Chaos has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaos tries to advance to mount but Lethal denies him.
Lethal gets back to half guard.
Chaos frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Chaos landing strikes, looking to finish!
Lethal can't escape the position.
Chaos lands a big elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chaos lands a couple of good shots and Lethal has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Chaos lands shots from the back.
Chaos is persistently looking for the submission but Lethal is defending it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaos controlling well, preventing Lethal from escaping the position.
Lethal takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Lethal is really stuck here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lethal is trying to remain composed but Chaos is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Lethal is really stuck here.
Lethal is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Chaos.
Chaos wants to control but Lethal is keeping busy.
Chaos connects with a big shot to the side of Lethal's head.
Well, with Chaos on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Lethal is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Chaos lands strikes to the head.
Chaos is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaos lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Chaos.
Chaos has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Lethal breaks Chaos's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lethal wants to control from the top but Chaos keeps moving.
Chaos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chaos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lethal is one step ahead there.
Chaos keeping moving, preventing Lethal from controlling successfully.
Chaos throws his legs up looking for a submission but Lethal uses it to pass to side control.
Chaos is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Max Chaos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Lethal on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Chaos fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Chaos drives through with a takedown into Lethal's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Lethal throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Chaos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lethal wants to improve his position but instead Chaos has moved into half guard.
Chaos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lethal keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lethal is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chaos is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lethal tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Chaos trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lethal tries to reverse the position but Chaos maintains control.
Chaos landing strikes from the mount.
Lethal is bucking up trying to escape but Chaos cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Chaos lands a nice shot to the head.
Lethal is bucking up trying to escape but Chaos cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Lethal is rocked!
Chaos looking to finish Lethal with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lethal!
Oh Lethal is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chaos is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Lethal goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Chaos!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Max Chaos!
An out of breath Max Chaos thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Matt Lethal was interviewed post fight and said 'I love it when we really fight. Kill or die!
We always have to give a show to the public.
Syn is the best org in the world. Congrats again, bro!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frank Stein (ranked 53 p4p, 515 weight class) and Rigel Ko Nachi (ranked 8 p4p, 70 weight class). Stein's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Red - Falling Sky. Ko Nachi has chosen Echoing Thunder as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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8 - 5 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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 34 - 20 - 1, fighting out of New York, Frank Stein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rigel Ko Nachi!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ko Nachi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Stein pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ko Nachi connects with a single shot there.
Rigel Ko Nachi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stein throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ko Nachi scores with a sloppy right hand. Stein should have avoided that one.
Ko Nachi lands a nice looking kick to the body. Stein takes a step back to recover.
Ko Nachi scores with a shot to the body.
Stein swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stein tries to clinch but Ko Nachi is having none of it.
Stein takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Stein with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stein takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've been informed that Ko Nachi has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Stein takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ko Nachi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stein stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ko Nachi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stein appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ko Nachi misses with a head kick.
Stein was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ko Nachi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stein.
A slow jab from Stein misses its intended target.
Stein has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Oblivion Gate in the buildup to the fight.
Stein throws a head kick that Ko Nachi semi-blocks.
Stein pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fighters circling - Ko Nachi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ko Nachi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ko Nachi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ko Nachi misses with a combination
and Ko Nachi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stein takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ko Nachi scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ko Nachi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ko Nachi thows a leg kick but Stein checks it
and Stein counters with a stiff right hand.
Stein steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ko Nachi.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ko Nachi. Stein shrugs it off though.
A low kick lands for Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ko Nachi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stein.
Stein is looking to counter punch.
Ko Nachi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ko Nachi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Stein moves out of range of the body kick.
Ko Nachi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stein has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Stein tries to move into range but Ko Nachi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ko Nachi is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Stein had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Ko Nachi throws a hook to the side of Stein's head but Stein sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ko Nachi throws a jab but it's blocked by Stein.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ko Nachi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ko Nachi lands a jab.
Stein throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stein on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jab from Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi misses with an uppercut
and Stein counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Ko Nachi.
Stein misses with a head kick.
A shot to the body from Ko Nachi misses
and Stein makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A jab from Ko Nachi does it's job there.
Ko Nachi explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stein connects with a looping right hand.
Stein on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stein throws a shot from downtown. Ko Nachi moves away and avoids it.
Stein takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Stein stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stein gets tackled into the cage by Ko Nachi. Ko Nachi maintains the clinch.
Stein blocks an uppercut.
Stein lands a nice uppercut.
Ko Nachi misses with a punch on the inside.
Ko Nachi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Stein or not.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Stein.
Ko Nachi lands a hook that snaps the head of Stein backwards.
Stein cracks Ko Nachi with a nice body shot.
Ko Nachi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stein is leaning against Ko Nachi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Stein creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ko Nachi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stein.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rigel Ko Nachi dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Stein takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ko Nachi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stein throws a big counter combination but Ko Nachi scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Stein tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ko Nachi was well out of range. Poor timing from Stein.
Ko Nachi throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Nice defenses there by Ko Nachi.
A slow jab from Stein misses its intended target.
Good shot there by Stein.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stein looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ko Nachi misses the jab.
Stein misses with a straight right.
Ko Nachi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Stein misses the target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stein looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ko Nachi was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ko Nachi takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ko Nachi misses with an uppercut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi lands with a straight right. Stein didn't see that one coming.
Ko Nachi missing with a left hand there. Stein was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A quick step to the side and Stein tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rigel Ko Nachi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stein takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Stein tries a head kick but it misses.
Ko Nachi is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ko Nachi lands a nice hook to Stein's body. Stein takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Stein counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ko Nachi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A good leg kick by Stein.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ko Nachi scores with a sloppy right hand. Stein should have avoided that one.
Ko Nachi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stein throws a jab but it's blocked by Ko Nachi.
Stein jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ko Nachi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stein doesn't seem bothered though.
Ko Nachi misses with a low kick as Stein jumps back.
Stein is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ko Nachi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stein. That did some damage!
Ko Nachi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ko Nachi slips a straight right by Stein.
Ko Nachi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ko Nachi digs a good body shot into Stein's ribs.
Stein throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ko Nachi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ko Nachi swats away the attempt to clinch by Stein.
Ko Nachi thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stein ducks under a wild hook from Ko Nachi.
A head kick by Ko Nachi misses
and Stein counters with a head kick.
Ko Nachi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stein has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ko Nachi looks to throw the jab but Stein is out of range.
Ko Nachi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ko Nachi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ko Nachi throws a jab but it's blocked by Stein.
Ko Nachi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stein.
Stein scores with a body shot.
Ko Nachi with a nice calf kick.
Stein throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ko Nachi's head.
Stein lands a nice hook to Ko Nachi's body. Ko Nachi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
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!
Stein is looking to score with low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Stein misses its intended target.
Stein just misses with a punch to the body.
Stein misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ko Nachi counters with a nice leg kick.
Nice cross by Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ko Nachi punishes Stein's body with a nice straight punch.
Stein tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ko Nachi throws a low kick but Stein moves out of range easily.
Stein half committed to a counter leg kick.
Ko Nachi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Stein swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As Stein backs off Ko Nachi throws a huge counter combo but Stein manages to avoid it all.
Stein jabs Ko Nachi right on the nose. Ko Nachi blinks but takes it well.
Ko Nachi just misses with a punch to the body.
Ko Nachi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rigel Ko Nachi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Stein's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Stein has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Stein there as he acknowledges the shot.
Stein tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Stein slips under a jab.
That kick from Stein tenderised Ko Nachi's leg. Ko Nachi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Stein on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ko Nachi. Ko Nachi obviously looking to wear him down.
Stein misses with a low kick.
Ko Nachi misses the shot to the body.
Ko Nachi tests Stein's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ko Nachi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ko Nachi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stein.
A jab lands there for Ko Nachi.
A nice leg kick from Stein, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ko Nachi with a nice cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stein throws a poor cross that misses
and Ko Nachi counters with a good low kick that Stein was not able to check.
Stein throws a poor cross that misses
and Ko Nachi counters with a nice leg kick.
Ko Nachi looks to land a body kick but Stein moved away.
Ko Nachi fakes the leg kick and cracks Stein in the body.
Ko Nachi throws out a loose jab but Stein uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Stein wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ko Nachi scores with a hook to the body. Stein takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ko Nachi thuds a left hand into Stein's body.
Nice jab there from Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stein's sensitive parts.
Stein throws an overhand right that lands on Ko Nachi's shoulder, as Ko Nachi tries to avoid the shot.
Ko Nachi misses with a low kick.
Stein takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Frank Stein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stein throws a right hand that Ko Nachi ducks under and follows up with a left that Ko Nachi also avoids with ease.
Ko Nachi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ko Nachi misses with an uppercut
and Stein connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Stein misses the target.
Stein tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ko Nachi is able to avoid easily.
Nice cross by Stein.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ko Nachi.
Stein will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Ko Nachi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ko Nachi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stein.
Sloppy strikes from Ko Nachi. Those never looked like landing.
Stein wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stein is looking to clinch.
Ko Nachi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ko Nachi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Stein throws a sloppy head kick and Ko Nachi moves out of range easily.
Ko Nachi thuds his shin into the meat of Stein's side.
A low kick lands for Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stein's head.
Ko Nachi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stein throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ko Nachi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ko Nachi! But no joy.
Ko Nachi cracks Stein with an open hand slap.
A low kick lands for Ko Nachi.
Stein fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ko Nachi manages to avoid it.
Stein lands a right hook to the body.
Ko Nachi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stein.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ko Nachi looks to throw a body kick
and Stein counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ko Nachi looks to throw the jab but Stein is out of range.
Ko Nachi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ko Nachi throws out a loose jab but Stein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ko Nachi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ko Nachi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stein counters with a head kick that drops Ko Nachi to the mat! Ko Nachi scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Ko Nachi misses with a hook. Stein ducked under it nicely.
Ko Nachi tries to land a front kick but Stein steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Stein throws a body punch but Ko Nachi moves out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Ko Nachi finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Rigel Ko Nachi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ko Nachi.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rigel Ko Nachi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ko Nachi winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rigel Ko Nachi!
An out of breath Rigel Ko Nachi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Tuft (ranked 44 p4p, 86 weight class) and Paul Murhaa (ranked 4 p4p, 6 weight class). 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, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Gunnar Tuft!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 10 - 2, fighting out of New York, Paul Murhaa!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murhaa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tuft checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Murhaa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tuft scores with a leg kick.
Murhaa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murhaa takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tuft throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A low kick lands for Tuft.
Gunnar Tuft seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tuft doesn't manage to clinch there - Murhaa circles away.
Murhaa tries a quick counter leg kick but Tuft is wise to it.
Tuft walks into a straight right hand from Murhaa.
Tuft is looking to clinch but Murhaa is avoiding it.
Murhaa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tuft connects with a jab.
Murhaa wants to land a leg kick but Tuft is out of range.
Murhaa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tuft.
Tuft tries to clinch up.
Some bone on bone action there as Tuft checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tuft staying out of range there.
Murhaa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murhaa misses with a straight right.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Murhaa checks a leg kick.
Murhaa let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Tuft attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Murhaa feints a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuft keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tuft half committed to a counter leg kick.
Murhaa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Murhaa keeps Tuft at a distance using the push kick.
Tuft looks to land a left hand but Murhaa moved out of range nicely.
Tuft lunges at Murhaa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Murhaa's hand.
Murhaa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Murhaa throws a hook to the side of Tuft's head but Tuft sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murhaa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tuft.
Tuft clinches with his opponent.
Murhaa working aggressively here.
Tuft has a couple of punches blocked by Murhaa.
Tuft misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tuft lands a left hand that snaps the head of Murhaa backwards.
Murhaa taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Murhaa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tuft lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tuft misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tuft blocking some punches.
Murhaa lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murhaa.
Murhaa misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuft misses with some punches.
Tuft misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murhaa lands a nice uppercut.
Tuft misses with a body punch.
Tuft pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tuft throws a predictable looking body shot
and Murhaa counters with a nice body kick.
Tuft throws a leg kick but Murhaa sees it coming and moves out of range.
Murhaa works Tuft's body with a nice hook.
Murhaa has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Tuft with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice cross by Murhaa.
Tuft throws a chopping leg kick but Murhaa manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tuft looks to score with a jab to the body but Murhaa is just out of range.
Tuft connects with a single shot there.
Tuft throws a looping overhand right but Murhaa ducks down to avoid it.
Tuft uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murhaa.
Tuft tries to land a leg kick but Murhaa saw it coming and moves away.
Tuft blocks a leg kick.
Murhaa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murhaa throws a wild body kick that Tuft sees coming a mile off.
Murhaa scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murhaa does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Tuft uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Murhaa has time to react.
Tuft rushes Murhaa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tuft misses with a punch on the inside.
Tuft blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murhaa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tufts head.
Tuft breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tuft lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Murhaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tuft.
Tuft checks a leg kick nicely.
Tuft keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tuft looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Murhaa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Murhaa thuds his shin into the meat of Tuft's side.
Murhaa misses with a looping left.
Murhaa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tuft.
Tuft throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tuft 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 Murhaa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Murhaa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murhaa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Murhaa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Murhaa misses with a hook. Tuft ducked under it nicely.
Tuft will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Murhaa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tuft throws a big shot that misses.
Murhaa steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Murhaa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Murhaa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Murhaa misses with a hook. Tuft ducked under it nicely.
Tuft throws a quick inside leg kick.
Murhaa connects with a jab.
Murhaa throws a half hearted mid kick.
Murhaa lands a leg kick that knocks Tuft off balance momentarily.
Tuft has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tuft there as he acknowledges the shot.
Murhaa throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab lands there for Tuft.
Tuft moves out of range of the strikes.
Tuft slips a straight right by Murhaa.
Tuft avoids the body shot from Murhaa.
Tuft misses the jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Paul Murhaa will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Murhaa throws a push kick but Tuft slaps the foot to one side.
Paul Murhaa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murhaa jabs Tuft to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tuft keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murhaa.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tuft. Murhaa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tuft throws a jab when Murhaa was well out of range.
Tuft bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Murhaa takes one on the button.
Murhaa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tuft misses with a looping right.
Murhaa slips a straight right by Tuft.
Murhaa only half commits to the counter leg kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Murhaa in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Murhaa checks the leg kick.
It seemed like Murhaa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Murhaa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tuft blocks a low kick nicely.
Tuft feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Tuft tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Murhaa is able to avoid easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tuft with a nice calf kick.
Murhaa walks into a jab.
Murhaa misses with a low kick.
Tuft ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murhaa moves away.
Tuft looks to land a left hand but Murhaa moved out of range nicely.
Tuft takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuft steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murhaa.
Murhaa moves out of range as Tuft strikes.
Tuft scores with a nice right hand.
Tuft tries to land a leg kick but Murhaa saw it coming and moves away.
Tuft lands the left hand.
Tuft throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murhaa only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Tuft rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Murhaa counters with a body kick that stops Tuft in his tracks momentarily.
Murhaa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tuft tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Murhaa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Murhaa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tuft on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Murhaa. Murhaa obviously looking to wear him down.
Murhaa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tuft. Tuft circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tuft takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tuft throws a series of punches but Murhaa avoids them all with ease.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tuft checks a low kick from Murhaa.
Tuft checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Murhaa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tuft's head backwards.
A big right from Tuft misses.
Tuft with the inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa throws a hook but Tuft blocks it.
Tuft takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tuft throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murhaa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tuft checks a leg kick.
Tuft tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Murhaa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tuft throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murhaa connects with a body shot that sends Tuft's belly button to the back.
Tuft scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tuft moves out of range of the body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Tuft on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tuft with a nice calf kick.
Tuft looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tuft dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Murhaa. That did some damage!
A big left from Tuft misses.
Tuft throws out a loose jab but Murhaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murhaa misses with a body kick.
A swing and a miss from Tuft.
Murhaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tuft.
Murhaa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Murhaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tuft.
Murhaa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tuft moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Tuft lands an impressive looking overhand right. Murhaa doesn't seem phased though.
Tuft has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tuft there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tuft slips a jab from Murhaa.
A jab from Murhaa misses.
Nice defenses there by Murhaa.
Tuft throws a solid leg kick but Murhaa takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tuft.
Tuft scoring well with a low kick there.
Murhaa misses with a kick to the body.
It looked like Tuft wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Murhaa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murhaa tries a low kick but Tuft avoids it.
Murhaa throws a front kick aimed at Tuft's knee but Tuft avoids it well.
Tuft on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tuft misses with an uppercut.
Tuft drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tuft clinches up against the cage.
Murhaa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murhaa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Murhaa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tuft is leaning against Murhaa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tuft's elbow.
Tuft tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tuft fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murhaa blocking some punches.
Tuft swings wildly with an uppercut but Murhaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tuft lands with a short shot to the head.
Tuft doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Tuft.
Tuft can't find room to land a body shot as Murhaa controls the action.
Tuft throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tuft.
Tuft has a couple of punches blocked by Murhaa.
Tuft tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murhaa throws a punch but it's blocked by Tuft.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tuft.
Murhaa misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murhaa.
Tuft misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murhaa takes a shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Gunnar Tuft will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Tuft ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tuft scores with a crisp jab that stopped Murhaa in his tracks.
Murhaa just misses with a punch to the body.
As Murhaa backs away, Tuft returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Murhaa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tuft checks a leg kick.
Tuft lands a right hook to the body.
Murhaa throws a wild body kick that Tuft sees coming a mile off.
Tuft throws a shot from downtown. Murhaa moves away and avoids it.
Murhaa lands a lovely overhand right.
Murhaa ducks under a wild hook from Tuft.
Tuft misses the jab.
Murhaa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tuft tries to clinch but Murhaa is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhaa is looking to land body kicks.
Murhaa swings for the body but Tuft moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tuft, as that shot connected.
Murhaa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tuft throws out the jab.
Murhaa thuds his right hand into Tuft's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tuft fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murhaa manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuft thows a leg kick but Murhaa checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Murhaa finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Murhaa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tuft throwing a counter right hand but Murhaa manages to avoid it.
Tuft checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Murhaa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tuft was well out of range. Poor timing from Murhaa.
Murhaa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tuft's sensitive parts.
Good standup being displayed there by Tuft as he connects with a hook.
Murhaa slips a straight right by Tuft.
A big right from Murhaa misses.
Tuft throws out a loose jab but Murhaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murhaa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tuft's head backwards.
Tuft throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tuft swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Murhaa.
Murhaa keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Murhaa counters with a body kick.
Tuft keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tuft waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murhaa.
Murhaa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tuft lands a really nice looking cross but Murhaa seems unphased.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tuft throws an overhand right that lands on Murhaa's shoulder, as Murhaa tries to avoid the shot.
Murhaa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tuft keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tuft scores with a body shot.
Murhaa throws a chopping leg kick but Tuft manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Murhaa just misses with a punch to the body.
Murhaa takes one to the chin there.
An inside leg kick from Murhaa misses.
Murhaa throws out a leg kick but Tuft moves out of range and Murhaa only half commits.
Murhaa's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tuft connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Murhaa scrambles back to his feet.
Murhaa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tuft.
Murhaa keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Murhaa lands a nice looking body shot.
Tuft misses with an uppercut.
Nice straight punches there by Murhaa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Murhaa.
Murhaa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tuft.
Tuft throws a body shot but no joy.
Tuft is looking to score with low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tuft.
Tuft lands a nice looking body shot.
Tuft throws a jab when Murhaa was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tuft. Murhaa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tuft sizes up Murhaa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tuft takes a swing at Murhaa's ribcage but misses.
Murhaa throws a body punch but Tuft moves out of range.
Tuft's corner calls for a 1-2. Tuft obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Murhaa misses with a looping right.
Tuft keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Murhaa moves away from the strike by Tuft.
Tuft tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Murhaa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tuft checks a leg kick nicely.
Tuft misses with a hook. Murhaa ducked under it nicely.
Murhaa fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tuft is out of range.
Murhaa misses with a straight right.
Tuft connects with a body shot that sends Murhaa's belly button to the back.
Murhaa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tuft.
Murhaa flicks out a counter leg kick but Tuft steps away.
Tuft throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Murhaa on the side of the head.
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!
Murhaa tries to land a leg kick but Tuft saw it coming and moves away.
Murhaa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Murhaa scoring well with a low kick there.
Tuft takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tuft throws a solid leg kick but Murhaa takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tuft.
Murhaa only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Tuft with the inside leg kick.
Murhaa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice straight punches there by Murhaa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Murhaa.
Tuft is looking to chop away at Murhaa's legs.
Tuft throws a low kick but Murhaa avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Murhaa.
Tuft clinches with his opponent.
Tuft lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tuft creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murhaa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tufts head.
Tuft swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Tuft fails to land.
Gunnar Tuft has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Murhaa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gunnar Tuft showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tuft 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Piano (ranked 40 p4p, 32 weight class) and Heavy Rain (ranked 6 p4p, 5 weight class). Piano comes to the cage accompanied by Rick going ham on a bitch. Rain has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick Piano !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Heavy Rain!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piano misses the shot to the body.
Rain looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Piano throws a body punch but Rain moves out of range.
Rain slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Piano .
It seemed like Rain was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rain uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rain takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rick Piano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Piano lands a right hook to the body.
We've been told by Piano 's head coaches at Power Shark Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Piano misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rain connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Piano throws a right hand that Rain ducks under and follows up with a left that Rain also avoids with ease.
Rain dodges the punch combination from Piano .
Piano throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Rain to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Piano takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rain lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Piano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piano scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Piano .
Rain is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Rain looks winded!
Piano gets a clinch.
Piano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rain is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Piano tries to work over Rain's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Piano tries a body shot but Rain blocks it.
We've been informed that Rain has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Rain scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rain fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rain prevents a body shot from Piano .
Rain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Piano looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Piano .
Piano tries a head kick but it misses.
Piano takes a swing at Rain's ribcage but misses.
Piano misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rain on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Piano throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Piano . Rain does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rain tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Piano was well out of range. Poor timing from Rain.
Rain fails to land with a series of punches.
Piano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rain was well out of range. Poor timing from Piano .
Rain looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rain throws a head kick that misses.
Piano lands a body shot.
Piano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rain waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Piano .
Rain swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It looked like Piano was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rain.
Piano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little jabbing left from Rain on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Piano throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piano lands with a nice body punch.
Rain motions for Piano to come forward. Rain throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rain misses with a double jab.
Rain avoids the body shot from Piano .
A head kick by Piano misses
and Rain counters with a stiff right hand.
Piano misses with a jab, cross combination.
Piano swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rain counters with a straight right hand.
Piano throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rain counters with a nice low kick that buckles Piano 's knee momentarily.
Rain misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rain throws a shot from downtown. Piano moves away and avoids it.
Piano tries to bum rush Rain with a series of wild strikes but Rain uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rain is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Piano .
Piano is looking to wear down Rain with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Piano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rain tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Piano was well out of range. Poor timing from Rain.
Piano gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Piano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Piano lands a shoulder strike.
Rain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rain throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Piano scores with a push kick.
Piano moves into range and clinches up with Rain.
Piano misses with a body punch.
Piano lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Heavy Rain has been cut.
Piano pushes Rain back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Good body shot from Piano .
Piano lands a damaging elbow.
Rain is trying to break free.
Piano pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Piano dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Heavy Rain's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A shot to the liver by Piano . Beautiful body shot.
Piano throws a sloppy head kick and Rain moves out of range easily.
Piano misses with a double jab.
Piano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rain.
Rain appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Piano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Despite the aggression on Rain's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Piano takes a swing at Rain's ribcage but misses.
Rain doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Piano takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Piano is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rain can do to turn this around?
Rain avoids the head kick by Piano .
Rain throws a lazy right hand but Piano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It appears Piano was looking to counter with a kick there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Piano throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rain counters with a slapping leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rain - that will leave a mark!
Piano takes a swing at Rain's ribcage but misses.
Rain has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rain tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piano misses with a two punch combination.
Piano takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Piano throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rain counters with a nice low kick that buckles Piano 's knee momentarily.
Piano looks to score with a jab to the body but Rain is just out of range.
Rain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Piano was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rain.
Piano throws a series of strikes that have Rain backpedaling.
Sloppy strikes from Rain. Those never looked like landing.
A lazy left from Rain finds it's target.
Rick Piano is winning the standup battle so far.
Piano jabs Rain to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rain is breathing heavily.
Piano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rain was well out of range. Poor timing from Piano .
Piano throws a lazy body kick
and Rain counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Piano thinking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rain misses with a hook to the body
and Piano counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piano closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Piano scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rain misses with a leg kick
and Piano makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rain swats away the attempt to clinch by Piano .
Piano throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Piano has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rain lands with a short shot to the head.
Piano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Piano stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Piano pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rain takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Piano lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piano misses with a series of wild punches.
Piano tries a head kick but it misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Rain misses.
Piano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rain! But no joy.
Rain misses with the combination.
Rain throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Piano takes a swing at Rain's ribcage but misses.
Piano throws a body shot but no joy.
Rain wants to slow Piano down by chopping away at his legs.
Piano throws a head kick but Rain moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piano swings for the body but Rain moves out of range.
Rain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Piano .
Piano misses with a kick to the body
letting Rain counter with a right hand.
Rain misses with a low kick.
Piano is looking to counter with a body kick.
Piano misses with an attempted mid kick.
A shot to the body from Piano misses
and Rain counters with a nice body shot.
Piano throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rain.
A punch combination from Rain misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Piano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Piano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rain moves away.
Rain connects with a looping right hand.
Piano looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Piano dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Heavy Rain's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Rain goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rain lunges at Piano with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Piano 's hand.
Piano misses with a head kick.
Piano is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rain swings for the body but Piano moves out of range.
Piano lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Rain misses with an uppercut. Piano saw that one coming.
Rain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Piano .
Piano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rain was well out of range. Poor timing from Piano .
Rain takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Piano lands a high kick!
Piano tries a head kick but it misses.
Piano closes the distance and pushes Rain back into the cage.
Rain lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rain tries to break the clinch but Piano is controlling the position.
A right handed body shot lands from Piano .
Rain lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Rain on the inside.
Piano throws an elbow that misses.
Nice body punch from Piano - that landed with a thud.
Rain manages to break the clinch.
Piano lands a nice looking body kick.
Piano darts in and clinches Rain up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Piano .
Piano tries a body shot but Rain blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Rain fails to land.
Piano stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Piano creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rain's defenses.
Piano can't find room to land a body shot as Rain controls the action.
Heavy Rain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piano tries to throw a body punch but Rain avoids it by throwing Piano back against the cage.
Piano comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Piano lands a body shot in the clinch.
Piano lands an elbow inside.
That has opened up Heavy Rain's cut even more.
Piano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Piano blocks an uppercut.
Rain misses with a short punch on the inside.
Piano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rain's elbow.
Rick Piano is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rain moves out of range of the body kick.
Piano misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Piano works Rain's body with a nice hook.
Piano misses with a few strikes there.
Rain misses with a hook. Piano ducked under it nicely.
Piano lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piano misses with a kick to the body
and Rain cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A slow jab from Rain misses its intended target.
Piano tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Piano digs a good hook to Rain's body.
Piano misses with a body kick.
Rain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Piano misses with a hook to the body
and Rain counters with a nice body shot.
Rain misses with a body shot.
Piano misses with a wild body shot.
Piano looks to land a body kick but Rain moved away.
Piano looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rain counters with a body kick.
Piano misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rain lands a jab.
Piano thuds his shin into the meat of Rain's side.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Piano !
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Piano lands with a nice combination. Rain backs away looking to recover.
Rain takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Rain lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Piano works Rain's body with a nice hook.
Rain feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Piano s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Piano 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.
Rain slips a jab and a cross from Piano .
Rain throws out a counter right but Piano avoids it with no problem.
Rain scores with a decent looking hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rick Piano showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Piano 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rick Piano !
Rick Piano bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thierry Paulin (ranked 97 p4p, 13 weight class) and Iain Tower (ranked 11 p4p, 3 weight class). Tower has chosen Kanye - Power as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thierry Paulin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Iain Tower!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tower tries a head kick but it misses.
Tower scores with a jab.
It looks like Thierry Paulin has been cut.
Tower drops Paulin with a left right combo! Tower follows him down to the ground into side control.
Paulin is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tower working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Oh Paulin is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tower wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Paulin, who protects the arm well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tower is trying to get an arm triangle but Paulin is defending well.
Paulin seems to have got his legs back now.
Paulin tries to buck Tower off but Tower is having none of it.
Tower advances nicely into full mount.
Tower trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Paulin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tower looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Paulin has given up his back here.
Paulin fending off the submission attempt from Tower.
Tower keeps control of the position as Paulin tries to break free.
Tower is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Paulin knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Paulin for a finish.
I would not like to be Paulin right now.
Tower keeps control of the position as Paulin tries to break free.
Tower looking for the choke but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tower is looking to control Paulin but Paulin is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Paulin trying to control but not successfully.
Paulin tries to break free.
Tower working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Paulin is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Tower has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Paulin taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Iain Tower!
After winning the bout, Iain Tower thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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