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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Long Schlong (ranked 2750 p4p, 6200 weight class) and Rob $tone (ranked 158 p4p, 229 weight class). Long Schlong has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Long Schlong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rob $tone!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schlong with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
$tone takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Schlong misses with a shot to the body
and $tone counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by $tone.
$tone stays in close to Schlong's body and controls the position.
Schlong tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Schlong is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Schlong wants to sweep but no luck.
Schlong keeping moving, preventing $tone from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
$tone stopping the sweep attempt from Schlong.
Schlong throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! $tone escapes and throws Schlong's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Schlong is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked $tone off and has taken his back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schlong is looking to control $tone but $tone is wriggling around and keeping busy.
$tone is in bad spot here.
Schlong working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Schlong is not going to allow $tone to sit and survive in this position.
$tone tries to escape the position.
$tone preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Schlong.
Schlong gets his hands free as $tone looks to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
$tone defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Schlong's arms.
Schlong is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Schlong seems to be going for a rear naked choke. He has an arm under $tone's chin but $tone turns very nicely into Schlong's guard. Good BJJ skills being displayed there by $tone.
$tone is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
$tone stopping the sweep attempt from Schlong.
$tone tries to free his leg and advance position but Schlong is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
$tone trying to control the position from guard on top but Schlong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
$tone controls from within his opponent's guard.
$tone trying to control the position from guard on top but Schlong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Schlong is trying to keep $tone in close.
Schlong keeping moving, preventing $tone from controlling successfully.
Schlong is trying to hold $tone in close to prevent damage but $tone has managed to pass into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
$tone sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
$tone wants to free his trapped foot but Schlong is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Schlong is looking to improve his position.
$tone keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Schlong is trying is best to control the position here.
Schlong wants to control but $tone is keeping busy.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
$tone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schlong.
$tone feints the counter takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Long Schlong will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Schlong throws out a leg kick but $tone moves out of range and Schlong only half commits.
Schlong just misses with a punch to the body.
$tone tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Schlong ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Schlong thows a leg kick but $tone checks it
and $tone decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Schlong's guard.
$tone looking to pass the guard.
Schlong looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! $tone has picked Schlong up and slammed him! Schlong can't keep hold of the triangle and $tone manages to pass to side control!
A lull in the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schlong tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schlong prevents $tone from improving position.
Schlong tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but $tone wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
$tone wants to lay and pray for a moment but Schlong keeps working.
$tone is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Schlong's shoulder. That is not cool.
Schlong is looking for a sweep.
$tone wants to take a breather but Schlong manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for $tone.
Schlong working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
$tone showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Schlong working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because $tone has passed into half guard!
Schlong trying to control from the bottom.
$tone trying to mount his opponent but Schlong defends it.
Schlong wants to control but $tone passes into side.
Schlong is being controlled here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
$tone thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Schlong tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but $tone wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Schlong is working hard here to advance position.
$tone is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Schlong has escaped the position, nice work there.
$tone is looking to take a break and control but Schlong is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
$tone controlling from side mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
You can see the frustration on Schlong's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Schlong is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Schlong's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
$tone has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Schlong tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but $tone wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Schlong tries to control the position but he's not in luck - $tone easily slips into full mount!
Schlong sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob $tone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Schlong scores with a hook to the body. $tone takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Schlong moves into range and connects with a jab.
Schlong throws a shot from downtown. $tone moves away and avoids it.
$tone drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Schlong defends it well.
A telegraphed right hand from Schlong misses the target.
Schlong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rob $tone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Schlong's jab looks to have found its range, popping $tone under the eye.
Schlong lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Schlong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schlong throws a body punch but $tone moves out of range.
$tone with the counter takedown but Schlong avoids it easily.
$tone slips a jab from Schlong.
$tone displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Schlong throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schlong connects with the punch.
Schlong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from $tone.
Schlong attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Schlong throws a leg kick
and $tone counters with a takedown into side control.
Schlong sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Schlong wants to control but $tone passes into side.
Schlong tries to buck $tone off but $tone is having none of it.
$tone tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Schlong tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schlong manages to work his way to half guard, despite $tone's best efforts.
Schlong gets back to full guard.
$tone wants to control from the top but Schlong keeps moving.
$tone is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
$tone won't allow Schlong to sweep him here.
$tone got a little sloppy there for a moment and Schlong has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, $tone has managed to get both his arms back between Schlong's legs - danger averted.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
$tone is pushing down on Schlong's leg trying to pass to half guard. Schlong is fighting to maintain full guard but $tone has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schlong slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
$tone tries to free his leg and advance position but Schlong is retaining full guard.
$tone looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
$tone's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
$tone wants to control from the top but Schlong keeps moving.
Schlong has his foot on $tone's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. $tone works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Schlong has his foot on $tone's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. $tone works his way back into a safe position though.
Schlong wants to sweep here but $tone controlling him for the moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
$tone takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
$tone has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Schlong.
Schlong misses with a looping left.
Schlong throws a hook to the side of $tone's head but $tone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
$tone uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Schlong.
$tone changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
$tone ducks under a wild hook from Schlong.
Schlong misses with an uppercut. $tone saw that one coming.
$tone feints the counter takedown.
Schlong throws a body punch but $tone moves out of range.
$tone with the counter takedown but Schlong avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Long Schlong showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Schlong has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ret Ired (ranked 3551 p4p, 2157 weight class) and Floyd Maybetter (ranked 450 p4p, 295 weight class). Maybetter has chosen Don't Stop The Funk as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ret Ired!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Floyd Maybetter!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Phil Schofield and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ired staying out of range there.
The crowd cheers as Maybetter lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ired doesn't seem phased though.
Maybetter jabs Ired right on the nose. Ired blinks but takes it well.
Maybetter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ired circles away quickly and effectively.
Ired gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A body shot lands from Ired.
Ired tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ired lands a hook that snaps the head of Maybetter backwards.
Ired pushes Maybetter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ired pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maybetter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ired gets a double leg takedown into Maybetter's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ired trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ired has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Maybetter looking for a sweep. Not yet Maybetter, not yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ired accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ired content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Maybetter looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ired is one step ahead there.
Maybetter working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ired trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Maybetter is pulling down on Ired's head. It's preventing any offense from Ired, at least for the moment.
Ired got a little sloppy there for a moment and Maybetter has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ired has managed to get both his arms back between Maybetter's legs - danger averted.
Ired trying to control the position from guard on top but Maybetter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ired works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ired is trying to control. Maybetter wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Maybetter gets full guard.
Ired is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ired in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ired is fighting to break Maybetter's control of his arms but Maybetter is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Ired stands up over Maybetter, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Maybetter looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ired is one step ahead there.
Ired throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Maybetter works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Maybetter bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ired's guard.
Ired working for submissions but it's allowed Maybetter to get to half guard.
Maybetter is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Maybetter looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maybetter is keen to just control but Ired is a slippery customer.
Maybetter trying to pass the guard but Ired defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Maybetter is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Maybetter seems to be looking for submissions.
Maybetter is looking for submissions but instead, Ired has regained full guard.
Ired working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Maybetter.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Maybetter throws a big right hand that misses.
My spies in Doc Dannis Death Squad inform me that Maybetter has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Ired keeping moving, preventing Maybetter from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ret Ired will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ired slips under a jab from Maybetter.
Ired moves to clinch but Maybetter breaks away
and Maybetter counters with a straight right hand.
Maybetter throws a lazy right hand but Ired sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ired moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ired closes the distance and pushes Maybetter back into the cage.
Maybetter avoiding damage as Ired throws knees to the body.
Maybetter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ired changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Maybetter fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Maybetter is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Maybetter misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ired has Maybetter up against the cage in a clinch.
Maybetter with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
 It looks like Ret Ired has been cut.
Maybetter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ired looking to stall.
Maybetter trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maybetter scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Maybetter obliges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ired stops a takedown attempt from Maybetter.
Ired is looking for a takedown.
Ired tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Maybetter avoids it.
Maybetter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ret Ired has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Maybetter holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ired misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ired stalling the fight.
Maybetter lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Maybetter.
Maybetter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ired drops down looking for an ankle pick but Maybetter pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ret Ired. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maybetter drives through with a takedown into Ired's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maybetter trying to control but Ired is working from the bottom.
Ired might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Maybetter is stalling in the full guard.
Maybetter trying to control but Ired is working from the bottom.
Ired looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maybetter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Maybetter trying to control but Ired is working from the bottom.
Maybetter prevents Ired from getting back to his feet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ired takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A left and a right from Maybetter both land. Nice combination.
Nice shot lands for Maybetter.
Maybetter doesn't manage to clinch there - Ired circles away.
Ired throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maybetter lands a jab to the head.
Ired shoots in but no luck this time.
Maybetter has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ired instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ired tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Maybetter obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maybetter lands a knee to the body.
Maybetter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ired avoids it.
A short uppercut from Maybetter.
Maybetter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Maybetter is trying to drag Ired to the mat but Ired just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ired is looking for a takedown.
Maybetter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maybetter tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ired is trying to force a seperation but Maybetter has the dominant position.
Maybetter throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Maybetter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ired backwards.
Maybetter lands a left hand.
Ired letting Maybetter take a breather here.
Ired misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Floyd Maybetter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ret Ired's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Ired takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Maybetter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ired.
Maybetter goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Maybetter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ired.
Ired blocks a jab.
Maybetter shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ired is trying to defend but Maybetter finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Maybetter wants to work for an arm triangle but Ired is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Maybetter is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ired is not content to let Maybetter control the position.
Ired is trying to maintain the position but Maybetter is very close to passing his half guard.
Maybetter is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ired sees it coming and defends easily.
Ired is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Maybetter is keen to just control but Ired is a slippery customer.
Maybetter is looking for a kimura here.
Ired is staying active underneath Maybetter, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ired is trying to control but can't.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Maybetter not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Maybetter is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Ired reverses the position - he's now on top in Maybetter's guard.
Floyd Maybetter has got the better of the ground game so far.
Maybetter utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ired won't allow Maybetter to get back to his feet.
Maybetter keeping moving, preventing Ired from controlling successfully.
Ired wanted to stand there but Maybetter had control of the position.
Maybetter trying to keep a closed guard but Ired is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Ired walks into a left hand.
Maybetter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A little jabbing left from Maybetter on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ired tries to bum rush Maybetter with a series of wild strikes but Maybetter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Maybetter might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Ired tries to clinch up.
Maybetter has closed the distance and engaged Ired in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maybetter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Maybetter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maybetter scores with a knee to the head.
Maybetter works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maybetter lands a body shot.
Ired prevents a takedown attempt there.
Maybetter lands a takedown into guard.
Maybetter looking to pass the guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maybetter stopping the sweep attempt from Ired.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Maybetter trying to control the position from guard on top but Ired is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maybetter sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that's the end of the fight!
Floyd Maybetter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Maybetter has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Floyd Maybetter!
An out of breath and clearly excited Floyd Maybetter thanked Sin City Allstars for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thorvald Espensen (ranked 828 p4p, 1361 weight class) and Oliver Hedman Karlsson (ranked 130 p4p, 216 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 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thorvald Espensen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Oliver Hedman Karlsson!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Espensen lands a head shot.
Oliver Hedman Karlsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Hedman Karlsson.
Espensen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Espensen scores with the left hand. Hedman Karlsson knows he should have avoided that one.
Hedman Karlsson staying out of range there.
Hedman Karlsson blocks the body kick.
Hedman Karlsson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hedman Karlsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Espensen misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Hedman Karlsson misses its intended target.
Espensen lands with a hook. Hedman Karlsson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hedman Karlsson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Espensen throws a leg kick but Hedman Karlsson moved away.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Espensen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hedman Karlsson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The fighters circling - Hedman Karlsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Espensen feints and then cracks Hedman Karlsson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hedman Karlsson down.
Espensen slips under a jab from Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson swings for the body but Espensen moves out of range.
Hedman Karlsson looks to land a right hand but Espensen moved out of range.
Hedman Karlsson throws out a loose jab but Espensen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hedman Karlsson blocks a head kick by Espensen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hedman Karlsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Espensen is just out of range.
Hedman Karlsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hedman Karlsson ducks under a wild hook from Espensen.
Espensen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Espensen connects with a solid leg kick.
Espensen slips a jab from Hedman Karlsson.
Espensen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hedman Karlsson. That did some damage!
Espensen slips a straight right by Hedman Karlsson.
We've been told by Espensen's head coaches at Team Grunt that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a hook.
Espensen misses with a body shot.
Espensen scores with a kick to the body.
Espensen misses with a head kick.
Espensen misses with a wild body shot.
Hedman Karlsson takes a swing at Espensen's ribcage but misses.
Espensen moves out of range of the strikes.
Hedman Karlsson throws a shot from downtown. Espensen moves away and avoids it.
Sloppy strikes from Hedman Karlsson. Those never looked like landing.
A counter left hand to the body from Espensen misses its target.
Espensen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hedman Karlsson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Espensen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Espensen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hedman Karlsson throws a counter combo.
Espensen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Espensen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a body shot.
As Hedman Karlsson backs away, Espensen returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Hedman Karlsson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Espensen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hedman Karlsson can pounce on him.
Hedman Karlsson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Espensen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Espensen has Hedman Karlsson up against the cage in a clinch.
Hedman Karlsson blocks an uppercut.
Hedman Karlsson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Espensen after a bit of a struggle.
Hedman Karlsson can't find room to land a body shot as Espensen controls the action.
Espensen misses with a punch on the inside.
Hedman Karlsson prevents a body shot from Espensen.
Hedman Karlsson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Espensen is defending well for now.
A right hand to the body from Espensen.
Hedman Karlsson lands a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Espensen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Espensen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Espensen is leaning against Hedman Karlsson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Espensen misses with a punch on the inside.
Espensen throws a head punch that misses.
Espensen struggles to land a body shot inside as Hedman Karlsson controls his hands.
Espensen blocks an uppercut.
Espensen is trying to stall.
Espensen throws a punch but it's blocked by Hedman Karlsson.
Espensen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short left from Hedman Karlsson.
Espensen manages to break the clinch.
Hedman Karlsson lands a glancing blow to the side of Espensen's head.
Good leg kick by Espensen.
Espensen with the inside leg kick.
Hedman Karlsson scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice body punch from Espensen.
Hedman Karlsson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hedman Karlsson misses with a hook. Espensen ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Espensen at a distance.
Espensen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hedman Karlsson.
Espensen lands a nice shot to the body.
Hedman Karlsson misses the shot to the body.
Espensen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A clash of legs there as Hedman Karlsson blocks the low kick.
Espensen misses the shot to the body.
Hedman Karlsson throws out a counter right but Espensen avoids it with no problem.
Espensen thows a leg kick but Hedman Karlsson checks it
and Hedman Karlsson counters with a straight right hand.
Espensen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hedman Karlsson throws out a loose jab but Espensen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Espensen misses with a low kick.
Hedman Karlsson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Espensen with a body shot.
Espensen moves away from the strike by Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Espensen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Espensen misses the shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hedman Karlsson looks to land a right hand but Espensen moved out of range.
Hedman Karlsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Espensen was well out of range. Poor timing from Hedman Karlsson.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Espensen throws a shot to the body.
Hedman Karlsson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Espensen misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thorvald Espensen dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Espensen blocks a jab.
Espensen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hedman Karlsson is able to avoid easily.
Thorvald Espensen is winning the standup battle so far.
Espensen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hedman Karlsson checks it well.
Espensen looks to score with a jab to the body but Hedman Karlsson is just out of range.
Hedman Karlsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Espensen is just out of range.
Hedman Karlsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Espensen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hedman Karlsson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Espensen with a body shot.
Espensen avoids the body shot from Hedman Karlsson.
Espensen seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
The fighters circling - Espensen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Espensen tries to land a front kick but Hedman Karlsson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Some bone on bone action there as Hedman Karlsson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Espensen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hedman Karlsson moves away.
Hedman Karlsson cracks a nice hook into Espensen's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hedman Karlsson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Espensen misses with a wild body shot.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Espensen.
Espensen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hedman Karlsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Espensen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Hedman Karlsson misses.
Espensen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hedman Karlsson counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a straight left.
Espensen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hedman Karlsson is out of range.
Espensen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hedman Karlsson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Espensen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Espensen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Espensen blocks a jab.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hedman Karlsson with a hook.
A leg kick checked by Hedman Karlsson.
Espensen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A leg kick checked by Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A nice side step and Hedman Karlsson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Espensen is looking to wear down Hedman Karlsson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Espensen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Espensen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hedman Karlsson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Espensen scrambles back to his feet.
Hedman Karlsson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Espensen in his tracks.
Hedman Karlsson sizes up Espensen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hedman Karlsson throws a jab when Espensen was well out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Espensen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Espensen feints and then cracks Hedman Karlsson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hedman Karlsson down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson throws a nice looking combination but Espensen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hedman Karlsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hedman Karlsson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Espensens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hedman Karlsson keeps Espensen at a distance using the push kick.
Espensen takes a swing at Hedman Karlsson's ribcage but misses.
Hedman Karlsson throws a half hearted mid kick.
An inside leg kick from Espensen misses.
Espensen tried to score with a low kick but Hedman Karlsson checks it.
Hedman Karlsson cracks Espensen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hedman Karlsson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Espensen throws out a leg kick but Hedman Karlsson moves out of range and Espensen only half commits.
Espensen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hedman Karlsson misses with an uppercut. Espensen saw that one coming.
Hedman Karlsson checks a leg kick.
Hedman Karlsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Espensen was well out of range. Poor timing from Hedman Karlsson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hedman Karlsson. Espensen does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Hedman Karlsson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hedman Karlsson tries to land a front kick but Espensen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Espensen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hedman Karlsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Espensen.
Espensen slips a straight right by Hedman Karlsson.
Espensen jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Hedman Karlsson blocks a leg kick.
Espensen moves out of range as Hedman Karlsson strikes.
Espensen throws a shot to the body.
Hedman Karlsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hedman Karlsson throws the left hand but Espensen avoids the punch easily.
Espensen looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Hedman Karlsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Espensen motions for Hedman Karlsson to come forward. Espensen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a hook
and Espensen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Espensen throws a half hearted mid kick.
A nice side step and Hedman Karlsson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Espensen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Espensen ducks under a wild hook from Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson sizes up Espensen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Espensen throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Espensen misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Espensen slips a jab from Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Espensen lands a body shot.
Hedman Karlsson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Espensen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Espensen is looking to chop away at Hedman Karlsson's legs.
Espensen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Espensen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hedman Karlsson.
Espensen scores with a jab to the head.
Espensen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hedman Karlsson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Espensen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hedman Karlsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Espensen throws a solid leg kick but Hedman Karlsson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Espensen.
Espensen scores with a hook to the body. Hedman Karlsson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hedman Karlsson swings for the body but Espensen moves out of range.
Espensen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a few strikes there.
Hedman Karlsson slips under a jab from Espensen.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Espensen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hedman Karlsson.
Espensen scores with a hook to the body. Hedman Karlsson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Hedman Karlsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice jab there from Espensen.
Espensen connects with a solid leg kick.
Espensen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hedman Karlsson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hedman Karlsson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Espensen.
Hedman Karlsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Espensen is just out of range.
Espensen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Espensen throws a series of punches but Hedman Karlsson avoids them all with ease.
Hedman Karlsson ducks under a wild hook from Espensen.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a hook
and Hedman Karlsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Espensen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hedman Karlsson.
Espensen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Espensen slips under a jab.
Espensen lands a nice hook to Hedman Karlsson's body. Hedman Karlsson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hedman Karlsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hedman Karlsson scores with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Espensen works Hedman Karlsson's body with a nice hook.
Espensen misses the shot to the body.
Hedman Karlsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hedman Karlsson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Espensen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson looks to land a right hand but Espensen moved out of range.
Espensen appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hedman Karlsson scores with a three punch combo!
Espensen 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.
Hedman Karlsson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Espensen just misses with a punch to the body.
Hedman Karlsson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Espensen can pounce on him.
Hedman Karlsson throws a right and a left that Espensen avoids nicely.
Espensen tries to clinch there but Hedman Karlsson circles away.
Espensen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hedman Karlsson.
Espensen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hedman Karlsson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Espensen misses the shot to the body.
Hedman Karlsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Espensen moves away.
Espensen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hedman Karlsson.
Espensen just misses with a punch to the body.
Espensen throws out a leg kick but Hedman Karlsson moves out of range and Espensen only half commits.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Espensen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hedman Karlsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Espensen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hedman Karlsson doesn't seem bothered though.
Espensen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nice cross by Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Espensen manages to avoid it.
Hedman Karlsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Espensen.
A nice leg kick from Espensen, right into the meat of the thigh.
Espensen throws out a loose jab but Hedman Karlsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hedman Karlsson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hedman Karlsson checks the leg kick.
Hedman Karlsson thuds his right hand into Espensen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hedman Karlsson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Espensen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hedman Karlsson. Espensen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Espensen tries a head kick but it misses.
Hedman Karlsson looks to throw the jab but Espensen is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Espensen at a distance.
Espensen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Espensen misses.
Espensen slips a straight right by Hedman Karlsson.
Espensen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Espensen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hedman Karlsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Espensen manages to avoid it.
Espensen throws a leg kick but Hedman Karlsson checks it.
Espensen defending well as Hedman Karlsson loads up on a big left hand.
Hedman Karlsson throws an overhand right that lands on Espensen's shoulder, as Espensen tries to avoid the shot.
Espensen lands a two punch combo.
Hedman Karlsson throws a hook but Espensen blocks it.
Espensen is looking to counter with a body kick.
Hedman Karlsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Espensen was well out of range. Poor timing from Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a body punch
and Espensen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Espensen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hedman Karlsson.
Espensen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hedman Karlsson throws a body punch but Espensen moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a hook.
Espensen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Espensen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hedman Karlsson is out of range.
Hedman Karlsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Espensen fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hedman Karlsson just manages to avoid it.
Espensen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hedman Karlsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Espensen.
A little jabbing left from Hedman Karlsson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hedman Karlsson blocks a leg kick.
Hedman Karlsson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Espensen thumps Hedman Karlsson with a low kick.
Espensen takes one on the button.
Espensen misses with a body shot.
Espensen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson lands a jab to the nose.
Nice body punch from Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson lands with a good body shot.
Hedman Karlsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Espensen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Espensen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hedman Karlsson.
Espensen swings for the body but Hedman Karlsson moves out of range.
Hedman Karlsson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Espensen's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Oliver Hedman Karlsson just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hedman Karlsson cracks Espensen with a good jab.
Hedman Karlsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hedman Karlsson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hedman Karlsson. Espensen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hedman Karlsson takes a swing at Espensen's ribcage but misses.
Espensen feints and then cracks Hedman Karlsson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hedman Karlsson down.
Espensen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Hedman Karlsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hedman Karlsson throws out a loose jab but Espensen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Espensen connects with a crisp jab.
Espensen throws a chopping leg kick but Hedman Karlsson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Espensen misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Espensen.
Espensen misses with a leg kick
and Hedman Karlsson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Espensen throws a body punch but Hedman Karlsson moves out of range.
Hedman Karlsson swings for the body but Espensen moves out of range.
Espensen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hedman Karlsson manages to avoid it.
Hedman Karlsson lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Espensen 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.
Espensen throws a body shot but no joy.
Espensen misses with a hook.
Hedman Karlsson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hedman Karlsson tries a low kick but Espensen avoids it.
Hedman Karlsson throws a shot from downtown. Espensen moves away and avoids it.
A clash of legs there as Hedman Karlsson blocks the low kick.
Espensen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hedman Karlsson doesn't seem bothered though.
Hedman Karlsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hedman Karlsson misses with an uppercut. Espensen saw that one coming.
Espensen lands a head shot.
Espensen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hedman Karlsson checks the leg kick.
Hedman Karlsson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hedman Karlsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hedman Karlsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Espensen was well out of range. Poor timing from Hedman Karlsson.
Espensen tries a head kick but it misses.
Espensen misses with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hedman Karlsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Espensen throws a leg kick that misses.
Espensen slips under a jab from Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hedman Karlsson lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A low kick lands for Espensen.
Espensen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hedman Karlsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Espensen.
It seemed like Hedman Karlsson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A swing and a miss from Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson throws a shot from downtown. Espensen moves away and avoids it.
Hedman Karlsson tries to work over Espensen's front leg with a kick but Espensen checks it.
Espensen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hedman Karlsson's sensitive parts.
Espensen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hedman Karlsson is able to avoid easily.
Espensen moves in looking to clinch but Hedman Karlsson pushes him off.
Hedman Karlsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Espensen slips under a jab from Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Espensen moves away.
Espensen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hedman Karlsson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Espensen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson throws a body shot but no joy.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a wild body shot.
Hedman Karlsson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hedman Karlsson throws the left hand but Espensen avoids the punch easily.
Hedman Karlsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Espensen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hedman Karlsson to score with a decent uppercut.
Espensen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Espensen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hedman Karlsson misses the shot to the body.
Hedman Karlsson swings for the body but Espensen moves out of range.
Hedman Karlsson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Espensen.
Espensen punishes Hedman Karlsson's body with a nice straight punch.
Hedman Karlsson 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.
Espensen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Espensen throws a head kick that misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Hedman Karlsson misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hedman Karlsson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Espensen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hedman Karlsson doesn't seem bothered though.
A nice inside leg kick there by Espensen. That's going to slow Hedman Karlsson down.
A clash of legs there as Espensen blocks the low kick.
Espensen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Espensen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hedman Karlsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Espensen.
Hedman Karlsson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Espensen jabs Hedman Karlsson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hedman Karlsson scores with a jab to the body.
Espensen throws a leg kick but Hedman Karlsson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Espensen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hedman Karlsson.
Espensen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Espensen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Espensen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a straight right.
Hedman Karlsson blocks a head kick by Espensen.
Nice shot lands for Hedman Karlsson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Thorvald Espensen will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A low kick lands for Espensen.
Hedman Karlsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Espensen.
Espensen forces Hedman Karlsson back against the cage and clinches.
Espensen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Espensen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hedman Karlsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hedman Karlsson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Espensen.
Hedman Karlsson blocking some punches.
Hedman Karlsson missing with knees to the body.
Hedman Karlsson tries to throw a body punch but Espensen avoids it by throwing Hedman Karlsson back against the cage.
A short left from Hedman Karlsson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hedman Karlsson lands with a left to the head.
Hedman Karlsson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Espensen pulls his leg out and moves away.
Some wild striking there from Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson swings for the body but Espensen moves out of range.
Espensen looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson takes a swing at Espensen's ribcage but misses.
Espensen tried to counter with a leg kick but Hedman Karlsson avoided it.
Hedman Karlsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Espensen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Espensen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hedman Karlsson's head backwards.
Espensen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Espensen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Espensen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Espensen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hedman Karlsson connects with a body shot.
Espensen thumps Hedman Karlsson with a low kick.
Hedman Karlsson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Espensen keeps Hedman Karlsson at a distance using the push kick.
Espensen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hedman Karlsson is out of range.
Espensen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hedman Karlsson. That did some damage!
Espensen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Espensen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Espensen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hedman Karlsson to score with a decent uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson lands with a right hand.
Hedman Karlsson scores with the left hand. Espensen knows he should have avoided that one.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a body shot.
Hedman Karlsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Espensen misses with a hook.
Espensen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Espensen slips under a jab.
Hedman Karlsson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hedman Karlsson slips a straight right by Espensen.
Hedman Karlsson moves out of range of the leg kick from Espensen.
Hedman Karlsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Espensen.
Espensen slips under a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Hedman Karlsson. That snapped Espensen's head back.
Hedman Karlsson misses with an uppercut. Espensen saw that one coming.
Espensen half committed to a counter leg kick.
Espensen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hedman Karlsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hedman Karlsson checks a low kick from Espensen.
Espensen misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Espensen tries to land a front kick but Hedman Karlsson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A leg kick checked by Hedman Karlsson.
Espensen misses with a low kick.
Hedman Karlsson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Espensen thumps Hedman Karlsson with a low kick.
Espensen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Espensen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson throws out a loose jab but Espensen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hedman Karlsson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hedman Karlsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Espensen.
Hedman Karlsson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Espensen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Espensen feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Espensen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Espensen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Espensen wants to clinch up but Hedman Karlsson keeps it at a distance.
Espensen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hedman Karlsson has time to react.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hedman Karlsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hedman Karlsson scores with a sloppy right hand. Espensen should have avoided that one.
Espensen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hedman Karlsson takes a step back to recover.
Hedman Karlsson missing with a left hand there. Espensen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hedman Karlsson takes a swing at Espensen's ribcage but misses.
Espensen throws a leg kick that misses.
Hedman Karlsson stuns Espensen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hedman Karlsson throws a lazy right hand but Espensen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Espensen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Espensen throws a leg kick
and Hedman Karlsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Espensen throws a shot from downtown. Hedman Karlsson moves away and avoids it.
A right-left combo lands from Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Espensen.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hedman Karlsson throws a body punch but Espensen moves out of range.
Hedman Karlsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Espensen scoring well with a low kick there.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Oliver Hedman Karlsson.
I think Hedman Karlsson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 48:48
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 46:49
Judge James Glass scores the fight 48:48
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
Oh dear, what a disastrous situation! The belt remains unclaimed and both fighters go home unhappy!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tiger Grandpa (ranked 1864 p4p, 1287 weight class) and Heartless Jesus (ranked 215 p4p, 157 weight class). Jesus is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: For Heavy Metal we will die!. Heartless Jesus will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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150
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29
154
10 - 5 - 0 |
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tiger Grandpa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Heartless Jesus!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grandpa goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jesus lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've been hearing reports that Grandpa has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Grandpa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grandpa tries to work over Jesus's front leg with a kick but Jesus checks it.
Jesus changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Grandpa cracks Jesus with an open hand slap.
Grandpa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jesus.
Grandpa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grandpa throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Jesus counters with a nice body kick.
A big right from Grandpa misses.
Jesus now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Jesus ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jesus plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slow jab from Jesus misses its intended target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jesus, as that shot connected.
Heartless Jesus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jesus misses with a left hand
and Grandpa counters with a one-two to the body.
Grandpa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jesus wants to land a leg kick but Grandpa is out of range.
Grandpa slips a straight right by Jesus.
Jesus throws a looping overhand right but Grandpa ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jesus throws a body shot but no joy.
Grandpa feints and then cracks Jesus's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jesus down.
Jesus throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jesus throws a hook but Grandpa blocks it.
Grandpa drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Grandpa trying to control the position from guard on top but Jesus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grandpa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jesus works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Grandpa stands and steps away. Jesus gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Jesus throws a looping overhand right but Grandpa ducks down to avoid it.
Grandpa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Grandpa gets caught napping as Jesus dives in and scores a takedown. Grandpa manages to retain guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grandpa wants to get back to his feet but Jesus passes into half guard.
Jesus working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Jesus has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Grandpa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jesus.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grandpa looking for submissions off his back.
Jesus lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jesus is thwarting Grandpa's attempts to control the position.
Jesus seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Grandpa regains full guard. Nicely done.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Grandpa trying to control the position here.
Grandpa looking for a guillotine here but Jesus defends easily.
Jesus working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jesus lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jesus passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Jesus misses with the ground and pound.
Jesus staying calm.
Jesus is working Grandpa over with some ground and pound from side control.
Jesus working away.
Jesus in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Grandpa tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Jesus punishes Grandpa with strikes from the back mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jesus not allowing Grandpa to control his hands.
Jesus throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Grandpa!
Jesus scores with punches and elbows.
Jesus gets his hands free as Grandpa looks to control.
Our spies down at at Heavy Metal inform us that Jesus has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
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!
Jesus lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Jesus.
Jesus has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Grandpa.
 Grandpa is rocked!
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Jesus.
Oh Grandpa is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Grandpa wants to control his opponent's hands but Jesus gets his hands free.
Jesus lands punches and elbows.
Grandpa tries to escape the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jesus connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Grandpa to escape the position.
Grandpa tries to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heartless Jesus dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Grandpa lands a nice hook to Jesus's body. Jesus takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Grandpa seems to have got his legs back now.
Jesus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Grandpa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grandpa fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Jesus to the ground. Grandpa is now in Jesus's guard.
Grandpa tries to free his leg and advance position but Jesus is retaining full guard.
Jesus working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Grandpa doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Grandpa manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jesus looking to hit a scissor sweep but Grandpa is one step ahead there.
Grandpa got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jesus has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Grandpa has managed to get both his arms back between Jesus's legs - danger averted.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jesus working for a triangle but Grandpa defends it easily.
Grandpa gets to his feet. Jesus looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Heartless Jesus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jesus throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Grandpa's waist but Grandpa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jesus off to one side.
Grandpa jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jesus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No joy there for Jesus, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Grandpa looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Grandpa tries a head kick but it misses.
Grandpa lands a jab to the nose.
Jesus connects with a nice looking jab.
Grandpa tries a head kick but it misses.
Jesus thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tiger Grandpa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grandpa throws out a powerful jab.
Jesus shoots in but Grandpa avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Grandpa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jesus swivels and escapes.
Jesus looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jesus misses the shot to the body.
Grandpa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jesus throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jesus blocks a head kick by Grandpa.
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!
Grandpa moves out of range of the body kick from Jesus.
Grandpa seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A head kick misses from Grandpa.
Grandpa throws a sloppy head kick and Jesus moves out of range easily.
Grandpa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jesus as he jumps to the side.
Jesus throws a counter combo.
Jesus misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jesus scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Grandpa connects with an inside leg kick.
Jesus misses with a hook.
Grandpa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Grandpa throws a sloppy head kick and Jesus moves out of range easily.
Jesus avoids the head kick by Grandpa.
Jesus staying out of range there.
Jesus misses with a low kick.
Jesus lands a really nice looking cross but Grandpa seems unphased.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grandpa walks into a jab.
Grandpa misses with a head kick.
Grandpa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jesus defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tiger Grandpa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jesus avoids the head kick by Grandpa.
Grandpa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grandpa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jesus with the inside leg kick.
Jesus connects with a solid leg kick.
Jesus throws a head kick that misses.
Good exchange - Jesus coming out on top.
Grandpa misses with a takedown attempt - Jesus sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Grandpa throws a head kick but Jesus moves out of range.
Jesus connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jesus misses with a series of wild punches.
Grandpa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Grandpa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jesus throws a low kick, looking for Grandpa's leg but Grandpa calmly moves out of range.
Jesus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jesus fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jesus is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Jesus looks to throw the jab but Grandpa is out of range.
Grandpa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jesus misses with a low kick.
Grandpa seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Jesus throws a lazy right hand but Grandpa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jesus throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jesus slips under a jab from Grandpa.
Grandpa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grandpa misses with a head kick.
Jesus throws a sloppy head kick and Grandpa moves out of range easily.
Grandpa blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Heartless Jesus will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Grandpa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jesus misses with a low kick.
Grandpa lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Grandpa throws a head kick that misses.
Jesus lands with a hook. Grandpa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jesus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grandpa.
A jab from Jesus misses.
Jesus throws a head kick but Grandpa moves out of range.
Jesus shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Grandpa manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Jesus throws a big elbow that misses.
Jesus wants to control from the top but Grandpa keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grandpa is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Heartless Jesus has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jesus works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grandpa trying to stand up but can't free himself from Jesus's guard.
Grandpa looking to pass the guard.
Grandpa forces his way into half guard.
Grandpa works his way into full mount!
Jesus is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jesus regains half guard.
Grandpa throwing shots but Jesus is blocking nicely.
Jesus is defending against the submission attempts here by Grandpa.
Jesus wants to control but Grandpa is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jesus gets full guard.
Jesus not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jesus keeping moving, preventing Grandpa from controlling successfully.
Grandpa avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Grandpa gets to his feet. Jesus looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Grandpa fails with the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jesus throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Grandpa.
Grandpa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jesus connects with a single shot there.
The fighters circling - Jesus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grandpa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Grandpa throws a right hand that Jesus ducks under and follows up with a left that Jesus also avoids with ease.
Grandpa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jesus connects with an inside leg kick.
Jesus avoids the head kick by Grandpa.
Jesus swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A low kick lands for Jesus.
Grandpa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jesus counters with a nice uppercut.
Jesus lands a body shot.
Jesus pivots, looking for a leg kick but Grandpa is out of range and Jesus settles back down.
Jesus throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No luck for Grandpa with that takedown attempt.
Grandpa wants to clinch up but Jesus keeps it at a distance.
Grandpa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jesus to score with a decent uppercut.
Grandpa moves out of range as Jesus strikes.
A slow jab from Grandpa misses its intended target.
Grandpa shoots in and drives through. Jesus sprawls well.
Jesus feints the counter takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tiger Grandpa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jab, jab by Jesus - just one landing.
Grandpa has a takedown stuffed.
The fighters circling - Grandpa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jesus scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Grandpa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tiger Grandpa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grandpa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Heartless Jesus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jesus 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 William Gold scores the fight 28:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heartless Jesus!
Heartless Jesus bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Distant Thunder (ranked 1903 p4p, 2438 weight class) and Dulles Bush (ranked 105 p4p, 138 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Thunder might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Who Set The World On Fire. Distant Thunder could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dulles Bush's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Distant Thunder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Dulles Bush!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Phil Schofield and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thunder catches Bush with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Thunder misses with a body shot
and Bush cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thunder tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bush clinches up against the cage.
Thunder with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bush blocks a body shot from Thunder.
Thunder throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bush blocks it with crossed arms.
Bush blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bush.
Thunder lands a damaging elbow.
Bush misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bush tries a body shot but Thunder blocks it.
Bush blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bush lands with a light punch inside.
A shot in the inside from Bush.
Thunder throws a punch but it's blocked by Bush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thunder blocking some punches.
Bush digs a right hand underneath Thunder's ribcage. Thunder let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bush tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thunder's elbow.
Bush breaks the clinch.
Thunder misses with a kick to the body.
A little jabbing left from Bush on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bush throws a right hand that Thunder ducks under and follows up with a left that Thunder also avoids with ease.
Thunder seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunder has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Thunder works the jab nicely.
Bush doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bush takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bush pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thunder appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bush throws a head kick that misses.
A quick step to the side and Thunder tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bush uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thunder.
Bush misses with an attempted mid kick.
Thunder is looking to counter punch.
Bush throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thunder sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thunder steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bush.
Thunder was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bush gets a clinch.
Thunder goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Thunder - that landed with a thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thunder tries a knee to the head but Bush blocks it.
Thunder tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thunder misses with the head strike.
Bush lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bush manages to break the clinch.
Thunder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bush misses with a low kick.
Bush wants to clinch.
A jab from Thunder finds it's way through Bush's defenses.
Bush just misses with a punch to the body.
A big right from Thunder misses.
Bush goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bush throws a right hand that misses
so Thunder counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Thunder trying to control but Bush is working from the bottom.
Thunder wants to pass the guard but Bush is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunder advances position into side control!
Thunder trying to control the position but Bush is working away.
Bush is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Thunder has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Thunder tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Thunder has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bush is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Thunder asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Thunder trying to control the position but Bush is working away.
Bush regains half guard there - taking advantage of Thunder's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Thunder is keen to just control but Bush is a slippery customer.
Thunder is working for a submission of some sort.
Bush is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dulles Bush will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bush slips under a jab from Thunder.
As Thunder backs off Bush throws a huge counter combo but Thunder manages to avoid it all.
Thunder misses the shot to the body.
Bush misses with a combination
and Thunder counters with a stiff right hand.
Thunder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thunder staying out of range there.
Thunder misses with a hook. Bush ducked under it nicely.
Thunder closes the distance and clinches.
Thunder tries to throw a body punch but Bush avoids it by throwing Thunder back against the cage.
Thunder misses with a knee to the head.
Bush dodges an elbow strike from Thunder.
Bush dodges an elbow strike from Thunder.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thunder with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bush throws a punch but it's blocked by Thunder.
Bush manages to break the clinch.
Thunder throws a looping overhand right but Bush ducks down to avoid it.
Dulles Bush seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bush misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bush turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bush moves out of range as Thunder throws a body kick.
Thunder forces Bush back against the cage and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Thunder fails to land.
Thunder fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thunder throws a head punch that misses.
Bush working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thunder lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bush.
Thunder misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thunder tries to work over Bush's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thunder lands a body punch in the clinch.
Thunder misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thunder.
Thunder misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thunder lands a right hand.
Thunder swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bush misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Bush.
Bush fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thunder lands an elbow inside.
 It looks like Dulles Bush has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bush misses with the head strike.
Distant Thunder has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunder landing knees to the head.
Bush softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bush blocks a body shot from Thunder.
Thunder with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Bush fails to land.
Bush tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good body shot from Thunder.
Thunder struggles to land a body shot inside as Bush controls his hands.
Bush scores with a shoulder strike.
Thunder lands an elbow just above Bush 's eye.
Bush takes an elbow to the forehead.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bush.
Thunder with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A right hand to the body from Bush.
Bush lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thunder backwards.
Bush has a couple of punches blocked by Thunder.
Thunder tries a body shot but Bush blocks it.
Bush lands a hook that snaps the head of Thunder backwards.
Bush misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bush swings wildly with an uppercut but Thunder uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bush misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bush throws a head punch that misses.
Bush tries to work over Thunder's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thunder tries to pull guard but Bush won't allow it.
Thunder's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thunder.
Thunder tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right from Thunder.
Thunder swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bush tries to break the clinch but Thunder is controlling the position.
Thunder misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thunder lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Bush.
Nice elbow from Thunder.
Bush manages to break the clinch.
Thunder checks the leg kick.
Thunder throws a hook to the side of Bush's head but Bush sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bush with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thunder throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bush looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Thunder getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nice shot lands for Bush.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Thunder crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bush - the referee stops the clock and Thunder gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bush. Thunder manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sloppy strikes from Bush. Those never looked like landing.
Bush jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thunder is looking to clinch but Bush is avoiding it.
Bush throws a big shot that misses.
Thunder feints and then cracks Bush's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bush down.
Thunder throws a leg kick but Bush moved away.
No joy there for Bush, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It looked like Thunder wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bush.
Bush avoids the body shot from Thunder.
Bush drives through and clinches with Thunder against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Distant Thunder will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dulles Bush's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bush walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Thunder checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Thunder swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A bone on bone clash there as Thunder blocks the leg kick.
Thunder throws a big shot that misses.
Thunder just misses with a punch to the body.
Thunder with a hook.
A nice leg kick from Thunder, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bush stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thunder.
Bush misses with a wild body shot.
Bush uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thunder.
Bush stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bush scores with a hook to the body. Thunder takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot lands for Thunder.
Thunder misses with a head kick.
Thunder looks to land a left hand but Bush moved out of range nicely.
Bush shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thunder tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bush was well out of range. Poor timing from Thunder.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunder connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thunder takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thunder tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bush connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bush fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It looked like Thunder wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Thunder keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bush ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A low kick from Bush is predictable there
and Thunder counters with a nice uppercut.
Thunder scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Thunder tries to clinch but Bush moves out of range.
Thunder attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Thunder is predictable there
and Bush counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab lands there for Bush.
Bush tries a head kick but it misses.
Thunder half committed to a counter leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A cross from Bush lands.
Thunder throws a leg kick but Bush sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bush scores with a nice head shot.
A leg kick checked by Bush.
Bush was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bush misses with a series of wild punches.
Thunder swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thunder chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bush can pounce on him.
Thunder swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bush connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thunder forces Bush back against the cage and clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Bush.
Thunder lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Thunder tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bush.
Bush tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thunder's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bush.
Bush throws a head punch that misses.
Thunder blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bush tries to work over Thunder's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thunder.
Bush has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bush has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bush lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bush lands with a light punch inside.
Thunder struggles to land a body shot inside as Bush controls his hands.
Bush breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thunder swats away the attempt to clinch by Bush.
Thunder ducks under a wild hook from Bush.
Bush uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thunder.
Bush lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bush throws a leg kick which misses Thunder's front leg but catches the back leg as Thunder tries to avoid it.
Thunder swinging wildly here.
Thunder misses with a low kick as Bush jumps back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bush tries to work over Thunder's front leg with a kick but Thunder checks it.
Thunder fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That kick from Bush tenderised Thunder's leg. Thunder is trying to keep his angry face on.
Thunder misses with a body kick.
Bush has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bush struggles to land a body shot inside as Thunder controls his hands.
Bush breaks the clinch.
A jab lands there for Thunder.
Some bone on bone action there as Bush checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bush takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A low kick from Thunder is predictable there
and Bush makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bush throws a leg kick which misses Thunder's front leg but catches the back leg as Thunder tries to avoid it.
Thunder misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bush.
Bush throws a leg kick but Thunder checks it.
Thunder is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bush throws a hook but Thunder avoids it easily.
Nice shot lands for Bush.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dulles Bush comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bush 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 William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Dulles Bush!
A very excited looking Dulles Bush made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Starker (ranked 1389 p4p, 5225 weight class) and Jose Canseco (ranked 159 p4p, 490 weight class). Starker's entrance music is Catrin O'Neill - Ar Lan Y Mor. A fine choice. Canseco has chosen Tool - Fear Inoculum as his entrance music. Jose Canseco will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Starker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Canseco !
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Starker instigates a clinch.
Starker comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Jose Canseco has been cut.
Canseco has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Canseco wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Canseco can't break the clinch.
A short left from Starker.
Starker lands an elbow inside.
Canseco breaks the clinch.
Starker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Canseco manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Canseco cracks a nice hook into Starker's ribs.
Canseco throws a series of punches but Starker moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Canseco . Those never looked like landing.
Canseco misses with the combination.
Canseco lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Starker at a distance.
Canseco dodges the punch combination from Starker.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Starker has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Canseco .
Starker looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Starker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Canseco misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Canseco wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Starker has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starker swings wildly with an uppercut but Canseco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Canseco is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Canseco takes an elbow to the forehead.
Starker creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Canseco 's defenses.
Starker lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Starker blocks an uppercut.
Canseco pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Starker throws a low kick but it's checked well by Canseco .
Starker throws a right and a left that Canseco avoids nicely.
Starker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Canseco lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Starker circles away quickly and effectively.
Starker is looking to clinch.
Starker moves in looking to clinch but Canseco pushes him off.
Starker clinches.
Starker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Canseco blocks an elbow strike from Starker.
Canseco tries to break the clinch but Starker is controlling the position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Starker.
That has opened up Jose Canseco 's cut even more.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Canseco tries to circle away but Starker has him pinned against the cage.
Starker gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Canseco has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Canseco wants to break the clinch but can't.
Canseco tries to break the clinch but Starker is controlling the position.
Canseco wants to break free but Starker has control.
Starker pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Canseco swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Starker.
Starker throws a punch but it's blocked by Canseco .
Canseco is looking to break free of the clinch but Starker has double underhooks.
Starker lands a nice elbow.
Starker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Canseco has had enough of the clinch but Starker keeps him there for the moment.
Canseco wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Canseco 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Starker throws a head punch that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Starker.
The cut above Jose Canseco 's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Starker misses with a knee to the head.
Canseco lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Starker backwards.
Starker lands a big left hand right to the temple and Canseco goes down!
 Canseco is rocked!
Starker is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Canseco doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Starker.
Canseco is still in real trouble! Can Starker finish him?
Starker is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Canseco has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starker stands up from half guard.
Canseco seems to have recovered his senses.
Starker tries to clinch there but Canseco circles away.
Starker buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Starker finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Canseco misses with a few strikes there.
We've been told by Starker's head coaches at Intergalactic Guerrilla Boxing that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A bone on bone clash there as Canseco blocks the leg kick.
Starker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Canseco .
Starker tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Canseco counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Canseco scores with a shot to the body.
Starker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Canseco throws a counter combo.
Canseco stuns Starker with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Canseco fails to land with a series of punches.
Starker went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Canseco misses with a series of wild punches.
Good work by Canseco as he checks the leg kick.
Canseco looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice body punch from Canseco .
Canseco rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Starker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Starker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Canseco throws a counter combo.
Canseco misses with a wild body shot.
Canseco dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Canseco fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Starker tries to clinch but Canseco moves out of range.
A low kick from Starker misses
and Canseco counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Canseco goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Donk. Canseco catches Starker right on the button with a cross.
Starker throws a leg kick
and Canseco counters with a two punch combo.
Left hook, right uppercut from Canseco .
Canseco misses with a two punch combination.
Starker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Canseco looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Canseco has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Canseco throws a right hand that Starker ducks under and follows up with a left that Starker also avoids with ease.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Canseco misses with a series of wild punches.
Starker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Starker throws a front kick aimed at Canseco 's knee but Canseco avoids it well.
A cross from Canseco lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Paul Starker will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jose Canseco '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.
Canseco throws a series of punches but Starker moves out of range.
Starker throws a big counter combination but Canseco scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Canseco throws a body punch but Starker moves out of range.
Starker tries to clinch but Canseco is having none of it.
Starker throws a leg kick but Canseco sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Paul Starker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Starker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Canseco misses with a double jab.
Starker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Canseco swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Starker drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Starker slips a jab and a cross from Canseco .
Canseco misses with a double jab.
Starker tries a low kick but Canseco avoids it.
Starker tries to clinch there but Canseco circles away.
Canseco lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Starker attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Canseco tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Starker was well out of range. Poor timing from Canseco .
A combination from Canseco does no damage.
Starker is looking to clinch.
Starker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Starker prevents Canseco from breaking the clinch.
Starker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canseco is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Starker creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Canseco 's defenses.
Starker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Canseco backwards.
Canseco is trying to break the clinch but Starker has him pressed against the cage.
Starker pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Canseco is trying to break free.
Canseco wants to get back to striking at distance but Starker won't allow it.
Starker gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Canseco takes an elbow to the temple.
Canseco takes an elbow to the forehead.
Canseco is breathing heavily.
Canseco is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Starker throws a punch but it's blocked by Canseco .
A short right from Canseco on the inside.
Starker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Canseco backwards.
A short right from Starker.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Canseco .
Starker misses with an elbow strike.
Starker lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Starker has a couple of punches blocked by Canseco .
Canseco tries to circle away but Starker has him pinned against the cage.
Starker misses with a punch on the inside.
Canseco can't break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canseco is looking to break free of the clinch but Starker has double underhooks.
Canseco wants to get back to striking at distance but Starker won't allow it.
Starker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Canseco tries to break the clinch but Starker is controlling the position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Canseco .
Starker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Canseco 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Canseco is trying to force a seperation but Starker has the dominant position.
Starker lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice elbow from Starker.
Jose Canseco 's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Starker has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Canseco can't break the clinch.
Starker lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Starker creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Canseco with a big uppercut! Canseco tries to clinch up but Starker pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Canseco to the mat! Canseco covers up and Starker unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Paul Starker!
Paul Starker bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
In defeat, Jose Canseco stepped up to the mic, saying 'Fucking CTE'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ibrahim Camara (ranked 824 p4p, 632 weight class) and Solomon Kahn (ranked 121 p4p, 90 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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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 11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ibrahim Camara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 14 - 3, fighting out of London, Solomon Kahn!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kahn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kahn lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kahn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Camara thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kahn if he has to take too many more of those.
Kahn looks to throw the jab but Camara is out of range.
Camara misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kahn scores with a sloppy right hand. Camara should have avoided that one.
Camara wants to slow Kahn down by chopping away at his legs.
A nice leg kick from Camara, right into the meat of the thigh.
Camara scores with a kick to the body.
Camara misses with a body shot.
Kahn walks into a left hand.
Camara checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kahn ducks under a wild hook from Camara.
Kahn wants to land a leg kick but Camara is out of range.
Camara throws a jab when Kahn was well out of range.
Camara's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kahn under the eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kahn throws a right hand that misses
letting Camara counter with a right hand.
Kahn checks a low kick from Camara.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Camara checks a leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kahn moves away from the strike by Camara.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Camara!
Ibrahim Camara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kahn throws a low kick but it's checked well by Camara.
Camara blocks a head kick by Kahn.
Kahn on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Camara. Camara obviously looking to wear him down.
Camara 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.
Camara misses the body punch
and Kahn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kahn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Camara throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Camara. Kahn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kahn throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Camara counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kahn throws a sloppy body shot
and Camara counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kahn is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kahn looks to land a left hand but Camara moved out of range nicely.
Camara slips under a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Camara misses the target.
Camara connects with a solid leg kick.
Camara tries to land a leg kick but Kahn saw it coming and moves away.
Camara misses the jab.
Kahn lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Camara throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Camara displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kahn throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camara misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by Camara.
Camara lands a nice looking body shot.
Kahn scores with a jab. Camara acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kahn throws a hook to the side of Camara's head but Camara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Camara walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kahn.
Camara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kahn manages to avoid it.
Camara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kahn manages to avoid it.
Kahn goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kahn looks for the body kick but Camara saw that one coming.
Camara jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Camara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kahn manages to avoid it.
Kahn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Camara sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kahn misses with a low kick.
Camara keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kahn.
Kahn thuds his shin into the meat of Camara's side.
Good shot there by Camara.
A leg kick checked by Camara.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kahn throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kahn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kahn throws a body shot but no joy.
Kahn just misses with a punch to the body.
Kahn throws a lazy right hand but Camara sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Camara tried to counter with a leg kick but Kahn avoided it.
Kahn misses with a hook.
Kahn scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kahn thows a leg kick but Camara checks it
and Camara counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Camara misses with an uppercut. Kahn saw that one coming.
Kahn slips under a jab from Camara.
Kahn throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Camara on the side of the head.
Camara shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Camara lands a nice shot to the body.
Kahn fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Camara on the side of the head.
Camara tries to land a leg kick but Kahn saw it coming and moves away.
Camara avoids the body shot from Kahn.
Camara moves into range and connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kahn avoids the head kick by Camara.
Kahn throws an overhand right that lands on Camara's shoulder, as Camara tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kahn lands a high kick!
Kahn buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Camara bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Camara is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Camara connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kahn. Kahn circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Camara misses with a leg kick.
Camara ducks under a wild hook from Kahn.
Camara connects with an inside leg kick.
Kahn tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kahn dips to his left and cracks Camara with an uppercut!
Camara throws a nice outside leg kick.
Camara throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kahn.
Camara throws out a leg kick but Kahn moves out of range and Camara only half commits.
Kahn takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Camara ducks under a wild hook from Kahn.
Kahn is looking to slow Camara down with leg kicks.
Camara misses with a body shot.
Kahn is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kahn darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ibrahim Camara will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Camara throws a wild body kick that Kahn sees coming a mile off.
Camara has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kahn.
A lazy left from Camara finds it's target.
Camara throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Camara backing away here, and Kahn unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Kahn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Camara.
Kahn throws a leg kick but Camara sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kahn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ibrahim Camara is winning the standup battle so far.
Camara misses with a body kick.
Kahn throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kahn throws a low kick but it's checked well by Camara.
Kahn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Camara.
Camara shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A low kick from Camara is predictable there
and Kahn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camara buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kahn's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kahn throws a leg kick
and Camara counters with a nice leg kick.
Camara on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A nice leg kick from Kahn, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kahn throws a jab when Camara was well out of range.
Camara misses with the body kick
and Kahn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahn takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Camara finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kahn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Camara lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kahn throws a low kick but Camara avoids it.
Camara turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Camara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Camara lands with a right hand.
Camara lands with a straight right. Kahn didn't see that one coming.
A jab from Camara misses.
Camara checks the leg kick.
Camara tries to move into range but Kahn moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Camara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kahn manages to avoid it.
Camara moves out of range of the body kick from Kahn.
Kahn swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kahn loads up on a big right hand but Camara slips the punch.
It looked like Camara wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kahn misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camara is looking to land body kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Camara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kahn.
A jab from Kahn misses.
A quick step to the side and Camara tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kahn misses with a body kick.
Camara avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kahn throws a body shot but no joy.
Camara misses with a low kick.
Kahn moves out of range of the body kick.
Kahn lands with a thumping leg kick.
Camara blocks a leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Camara. Those never looked like landing.
A little jabbing left from Kahn on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kahn 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.
Kahn misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kahn throws the left hand but Camara avoids the punch easily.
Kahn slips a jab from Camara.
Kahn looks to throw the jab but Camara is out of range.
Camara scoring well with a low kick there.
Kahn throws a body punch but Camara moves out of range.
Camara swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camara throws a front kick aimed at Kahn's knee but Kahn avoids it well.
Camara moves out of range as Kahn strikes.
Camara lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Camara tries a head kick but it misses.
Kahn walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Camara checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kahn throws out a leg kick but Camara moves out of range and Kahn only half commits.
Kahn scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Camara cracks a nice hook into Kahn's ribs.
Camara dips to his left and cracks Kahn with an uppercut!
Kahn moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kahn ducks under a wild hook from Camara.
Camara sizes up Kahn with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kahn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kahn lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kahn drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kahn with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Camara to score with a decent uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kahn misses with a kick to the body.
Kahn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Camara.
Camara throws a front kick aimed at Kahn's knee but Kahn avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camara connects with a body shot that sends Kahn's belly button to the back.
A big right from Camara misses.
Kahn has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Camara.
A looping hook to the body misses from Camara. Kahn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kahn throws out a powerful jab.
Kahn throws a low kick but Camara moves out of range easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Camara.
Camara lands a front kick.
Kahn blocks the body kick.
Camara keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kahn.
Kahn lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Camara at a distance.
A lazy left from Camara finds it's target.
Kahn looks for the body kick but Camara saw that one coming.
Camara throws a nice inside leg kick.
Camara takes one on the button.
Camara will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kahn blocks a low kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ibrahim Camara will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Camara throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Camara uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kahn.
Kahn swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Camara.
A telegraphed right hand from Kahn misses the target.
Camara looks to land a body kick but Kahn moved away.
Camara throws a half hearted mid kick.
Camara throws a leg kick but Kahn sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Camara drops his hands momentarily and Kahn takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kahn defending well as Camara loads up on a big left hand.
Kahn throws a wild body kick that Camara sees coming a mile off.
Camara walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kahn checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A slow jab from Kahn misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kahn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kahn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kahn looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A swing and a miss from Camara.
Camara misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kahn counters with a head kick. That will keep Camara thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Camara misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camara misses with a body shot.
Kahn unleashes a big counter combination but Camara bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Kahn smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Camara is looking to slow Kahn down with leg kicks.
Kahn bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Camara throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kahn counters with a nice uppercut.
Camara blocks a head kick by Kahn.
Camara jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kahn thuds a left hand into Camara's body.
Camara throws the left hand but Kahn avoids the punch easily.
Kahn misses with a body kick.
Camara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kahn.
A little jabbing left from Kahn on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kahn lands an overhand right.
Camara keeps Kahn at a distance using the push kick.
Kahn misses with a right hand
and Camara counters with a left to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Camara throws an overhand right that lands on Kahn's shoulder, as Kahn tries to avoid the shot.
Camara throws a looping overhand right but Kahn ducks down to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as Kahn checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kahn throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Camara punishes Kahn's body with a nice straight punch.
Kahn throws a leg kick
letting Camara counter with a right hand.
Kahn on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Camara. Camara obviously looking to wear him down.
Camara throws a right hand that misses
and Kahn counters with a good low kick that Camara was not able to check.
Camara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kahn swings for the body but Camara moves out of range.
Kahn scores with a leg kick.
Camara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kahn manages to avoid it.
Kahn feints a counter leg kick.
Camara misses with a low kick.
Nice body punch from Kahn.
Kahn swings for the body but Camara moves out of range.
Kahn scores with a nice body kick.
Kahn takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Camara looks to land a right hand but Kahn moved out of range.
A jab from Camara does it's job there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camara fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Camara uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kahn.
Kahn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Camara.
Camara is looking to counter punch.
Camara fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kahn has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Camara misses with a jab to the body
and Kahn counters with a straight right hand.
Kahn throws a combination that misses
and Camara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kahn takes a swing at Camara's ribcage but misses.
Camara dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kahn. Camara does a little dance to reset his feet.
A cross from Kahn lands.
Camara looks to land a left hand but Kahn moved out of range nicely.
Kahn was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Camara connects with a right hand. Kahn shakes it off.
The fighters circling - Camara throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kahn let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A head kick misses from Kahn.
Kahn connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kahn throws a head kick that misses.
Camara bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kahn's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Camara misses.
Kahn looks to score with a jab to the body but Camara is just out of range.
Jab from Kahn.
Camara avoids the body shot from Kahn.
Camara swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kahn throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A low kick from Kahn is predictable there
and Camara finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Kahn misses with a lunging right hand
and Camara counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kahn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kahn throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Camara on the side of the head.
Ibrahim Camara is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kahn explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kahn has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Camara throws a low kick but Kahn avoids it.
Kahn misses with a hook. Camara ducked under it nicely.
Kahn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Camara sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Camara drops his hands momentarily and Kahn takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Solomon Kahn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kahn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Camara counters with a thumping low kick.
Camara throws a leg kick which misses Kahn's front leg but catches the back leg as Kahn tries to avoid it.
Kahn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Kahn backs away, Camara returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Kahn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Camara sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Solomon Kahn.
Well Camara 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 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ibrahim Camara!
A relieved looking Ibrahim Camara thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Brakeley (ranked 1639 p4p, 974 weight class) and Yhorm Giant (ranked 191 p4p, 118 weight class). Yhorm Giant struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 266.4lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Yhorm Giant enters 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 32 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Brakeley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yhorm Giant!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brakeley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Brakeley as he connects with a hook.
Brakeley throws an off balance right hand
and Giant counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Brakeley misses the shot to the body.
Brakeley misses with an uppercut.
Brakeley swings away with a body shot that misses
and Giant counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brakeley looks to score with a jab to the body but Giant is just out of range.
Brakeley loads up on a big right hand but Giant slips the punch.
Giant blocks the body kick.
Michael Brakeley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Giant slips a straight right by Brakeley.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giant lands a slapping body shot.
Giant lands a big right hand that sends Brakeley crashing to the mat! Giant stays standing though and waves Brakeley back to his feet!
Brakeley is rocked!
It looks like Michael Brakeley has been cut.
Brakeley is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Giant throws an uppercut from hell that sends Brakeley clean off his feet! He's out cold! Giant stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yhorm Giant!
After winning the bout, Yhorm Giant thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pascal Henry (ranked 695 p4p, 804 weight class) and DeMario Valdez (ranked 87 p4p, 106 weight class). Valdez has chosen Era - Ameno as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Pascal Henry!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, DeMario Valdez!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valdez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Valdez throws a hook to the side of Henry's head but Henry sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Henry throwing a counter right hand but Valdez manages to avoid it.
Henry with a jab.
It looks like DeMario Valdez has been cut.
Valdez throws a head kick that half lands.
Valdez works the jab nicely.
Valdez moves away from the strike by Henry.
Henry slips a jab from Valdez.
Henry rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Henry throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Valdez's head.
Henry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Valdez. Henry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Henry swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry scores with a punch to the head.
Henry ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Henry swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Henry connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Valdez throws a hook to the side of Henry's head but Henry sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Valdez throws an off balance right hand
and Henry counters with a straight right hand.
Valdez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Henry is looking for a counter combo.
Henry moves away from the strike by Valdez.
Valdez lands with an uppercut that bounces Henry off the cage and back into range.
Henry throws out a loose jab but Valdez uses good head movement to avoid it.
It seemed like Valdez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valdez just misses with a punch to the body.
Henry is looking to counter punch.
Valdez walks into a jab.
Valdez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jab by Henry.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henry slips a jab from Valdez.
Henry throws a combination that misses
and Valdez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Valdez ducks under a wild hook from Henry.
Valdez slips under a jab.
Valdez throws a lazy uppercut
and Henry makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Henry.
Henry was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Henry misses with a straight right.
Henry pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Valdez back to the cage. Henry follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Henry misses with an uppercut
and Valdez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Valdez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Henry throws out the jab.
Henry is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sloppy strikes from Henry. Those never looked like landing.
Valdez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Henry misses the target.
Valdez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Henry throws out the jab.
Valdez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry blocks a head kick by Valdez.
Valdez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henry moves away.
Henry tried to counter with a leg kick but Valdez avoided it.
Valdez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Valdez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Henry.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valdez throws a head kick but Henry moves out of range.
Henry moves out of range of the body kick.
Valdez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Valdez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A combination from Henry does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Pascal Henry will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on DeMario Valdez'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.
Valdez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Valdez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Valdez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Henry misses with an uppercut.
It seemed like Valdez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Valdez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Valdez throws an overhand right that lands on Henry's shoulder, as Henry tries to avoid the shot.
Henry throws a big counter combination but Valdez scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Valdez loads up on a big right hand but Henry slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valdez punishes Henry's body with a nice straight punch.
Henry throws a lazy uppercut
and Valdez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A nice inside leg kick there by Valdez. That's going to slow Henry down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry moves forwards but Valdez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Valdez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henry manages to avoid it.
Valdez connects with an inside leg kick.
Henry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Valdez moves away.
Valdez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Henry throws out the jab.
Valdez now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Valdez throws a right hand that misses
and Henry counters with a nice uppercut.
Henry bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Valdez misses with a left hand
and Henry counters with a two punch combo.
Henry looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valdez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Henry can pounce on him.
Valdez bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valdez throws a sloppy head kick and Henry moves out of range easily.
Valdez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Henry at a distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Valdez.
A telegraphed right hand from Valdez misses the target.
Valdez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Henry cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Valdez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Henry throwing a counter right hand but Valdez manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valdez just misses with a punch to the body.
Valdez misses with a hook. Henry ducked under it nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Henry on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Valdez defending well as Henry loads up on a big left hand.
Valdez connects with the punch.
Henry gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Valdez.
Henry getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Henry defending well as Valdez loads up on a big left hand.
Henry throws a leg kick
and Valdez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Henry throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Valdez counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valdez throws a body punch but Henry moves out of range.
Henry lands a jab to the head.
Valdez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Henry appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henry misses with a looping left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Valdez! But no joy.
Henry has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Henry throws a right and a left that Valdez avoids nicely.
Henry throws a big shot that misses.
Valdez looks to land a left hand but Henry moved out of range nicely.
Valdez throws a right and a left that Henry avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DeMario Valdez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on DeMario Valdez's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Valdez works the jab nicely.
Valdez slips under a jab.
Henry swings for the body but Valdez moves out of range.
Valdez throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Henry to counter with a crisp jab.
Valdez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Henry wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
DeMario Valdez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Henry misses with a right hand
letting Valdez counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot lands for Valdez.
Valdez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Henry throws out the jab.
Henry throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valdez wants to land a leg kick but Henry is out of range.
Valdez misses with a looping right.
Valdez misses with a hook to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Henry throws a hook to the side of Valdez's head but Valdez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A shot to the body from Valdez misses
and Valdez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Henry throws an off balance right hand
and Valdez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Henry misses with a straight right.
Henry swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Valdez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Henry thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Henry misses.
Valdez throws a hook but Henry avoids it easily.
Henry scores with a decent looking hook.
A head kick by Valdez misses
and Henry cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Henry throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henry misses the body punch
and Henry takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Valdez swings widly with a right hand
and Henry counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Valdez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valdez lands with a hook. Henry tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Henry is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Valdez.
Valdez lands a right hook to the body.
Henry ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Valdez throws a leg kick which misses Henry's front leg but catches the back leg as Henry tries to avoid it.
Valdez thuds a left hand into Henry's body.
Valdez pushes Henry away with a front kick.
Henry is looking to score with low kicks.
Valdez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Valdez.
Henry lands the left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henry's jab looks to have found its range, popping Valdez under the eye.
Valdez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Henry misses the target.
Henry misses with a right hand
and Valdez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Henry swings widly with a right hand
letting Valdez counter with a right hand.
Valdez misses with a left hand
and Valdez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Henry displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Valdez throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but DeMario Valdez just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on DeMario Valdez's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Valdez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Henry went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Valdez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Valdez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Henry moves out of range of the body kick.
Henry throws a jab when Valdez was well out of range.
Valdez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That kick from Henry tenderised Valdez's leg. Valdez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Valdez throws a looping overhand right but Henry ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valdez swings away with a body shot that misses
and Henry cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Henry lands with a kick to the ribs.
Valdez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Henry misses with a looping right.
Henry misses with an uppercut. Valdez saw that one coming.
Valdez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Henry swings widly with a right hand
and Valdez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Henry getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Henry scores with a decent looking hook.
Valdez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valdez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Henry throws out a leg kick but Valdez moves out of range and Henry only half commits.
Valdez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Henry cracks a nice hook into Valdez's ribs.
A big left from Henry misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry misses with a hook
and Valdez counters with a straight right hand.
Henry avoids the body shot from Valdez.
Valdez ducks under a wild hook from Henry.
Henry gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Valdez.
Henry takes a swing at Valdez's ribcage but misses.
Henry throws a hook but Valdez avoids it easily.
Valdez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Henry shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Valdez misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Henry counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Henry misses with a lunging right hand
and Valdez counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valdez throws a jab but it's blocked by Henry.
Valdez motions for Henry to come forward. Valdez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Henry throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Valdez throws out a counter right but Henry avoids it with no problem.
Valdez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Valdez slips under a jab from Henry.
A nice leg kick from Henry, right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valdez throws the left hand but Henry avoids the punch easily.
Henry appears to be looking for a big counter.
Valdez misses with a body shot.
It looked like Henry wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Pascal Henry will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on DeMario Valdez's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Valdez throws a body kick that misses.
It looked like Henry wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Henry blocks the body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Henry misses the target.
Henry jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Henry rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Valdez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Henry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Valdez.
Henry throws a jab but it's blocked by Valdez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valdez punishes Henry's body with a nice straight punch.
Henry lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Valdez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Henry was well out of range. Poor timing from Valdez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry throws an off balance right hand
and Valdez counters with a low kick, right behind Henry 's knee.
Valdez cracks Henry with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Valdez lands a jab to the head.
Henry pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Valdez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Henry.
Henry throws a one two combo.
Henry rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Valdez counters with a straight right hand.
Henry misses with a right hand
and Valdez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry avoids the body shot from Valdez.
Henry throws a left and a right that both miss
and Valdez counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henry steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Valdez.
Valdez tries to score with a low kick but Henry moves his leg out of the way.
A looping hook to the body misses from Henry. Valdez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Valdez throws out a counter right but Henry avoids it with no problem.
Valdez ducks under a wild hook from Henry.
Valdez jabs at Henry's body.
Henry lands a really nice looking cross but Valdez seems unphased.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valdez lands with a hook. Henry tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Valdez digs a good hook to Henry's body.
Henry is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Valdez throws an off balance right hand
letting Henry counter with a right hand.
Henry checks a low kick from Valdez.
Henry takes one to the side of the head.
Valdez misses the jab.
Henry misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valdez misses with a straight right.
An attempted straight right counter from Henry misses the target.
Henry throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Valdez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Valdez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Henry.
Henry slips a jab from Valdez.
Valdez throws a jab when Henry was well out of range.
Valdez lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valdez misses with a head kick.
Valdez throws out a powerful jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
DeMario Valdez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Valdez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 47:48
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 47:49
Judge William Gold scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... DeMario Valdez!
DeMario Valdez is the new lightweight champion!
DeMario Valdez decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Juanito Cortez (ranked 419 p4p, 1179 weight class) and Marvin Vettori (ranked 57 p4p, 163 weight class). Vettori has chosen Police On My Back- The Rocketz as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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 33 - 27 - 1, fighting out of London, Juanito Cortez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Marvin Vettori!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vettori forces Cortez back against the cage and clinches.
Cortez stalling in the clinch but Vettori improves position.
Cortez stalling in the clinch but Vettori improves position.
Cortez seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Vettori is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Cortez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've been informed that Vettori 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.
Cortez lands a really nice looking cross but Vettori seems unphased.
Vettori is looking to clinch.
A good leg kick by Cortez.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Cortez.
Vettori tries to clinch up.
Vettori scores with a leg kick.
Cortez lands with a right hand.
Cortez thumps Vettori with a low kick.
Cortez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vettori's head backwards.
Vettori clobbers Cortez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vettori tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It looked like Cortez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Vettori has managed to clinch.
Cortez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vettori avoids it.
Vettori blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vettori avoiding damage as Cortez throws knees to the body.
Vettori connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cortez's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vettori has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cortez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vettori looking to throw knees to the head but Cortez is blocking nicely.
Vettori gets through Cortez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vettori landing knees to the head.
Cortez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vettori avoids it.
Cortez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Juanito Cortez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cortez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Vettori misses.
Cortez wants to slow Vettori down by chopping away at his legs.
Cortez wants to slow Vettori down by chopping away at his legs.
Cortez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Vettori tests Cortez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cortez wants to slow Vettori down by chopping away at his legs.
Cortez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vettori misses with a wild combination.
Cortez misses with a few strikes there.
Cortez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cortez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vettori.
Vettori getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Vettori clinches.
Vettori managing to block the knees to the body from Cortez.
Vettori is looking for a takedown.
Cortez throws a punch but it's blocked by Vettori.
Cortez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vettori has him pressed against the cage.
Cortez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cortez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cortez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vettori tries to land a knee to the head but Cortez blocks with his arms.
A head punch on the inside from Cortez fails to land.
Cortez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cortez misses with a hook. Vettori ducked under it nicely.
Vettori misses with an uppercut. Cortez saw that one coming.
Cortez throws a lazy right hand but Vettori sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vettori misses with a hook.
Good leg kick by Cortez.
Cortez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Vettori dips to his left and cracks Cortez with an uppercut!
Cortez is rocked!
A nice inside leg kick there by Vettori. That's going to slow Cortez down.
Oh Cortez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vettori on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cortez seems to have got his legs back now.
An inside leg kick from Cortez misses.
Cortez backing away here, and Vettori unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Cortez throws a hook to the side of Vettori's head but Vettori sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cortez scores with a nice body kick.
Vettori checks a leg kick nicely.
Good leg kick by Cortez.
Cortez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cortez lands a nice looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vettori blocks a low kick nicely.
Vettori throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Cortez tumbling to the canvas!
Cortez controlling the position.
Vettori trying to control but Cortez is working from the bottom.
Vettori stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cortez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cortez is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Cortez wants to stand but Vettori is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vettori passes into half guard.
Vettori is looking to advance position but Cortez won't allow it.
Vettori seems to be working for a kimura but Cortez defends the submission attempt.
Vettori is pressing down on Cortez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cortez is holding on for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vettori is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Vettori is looking to advance position but Cortez won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Marvin Vettori will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cortez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vettori.
Cortez dips to his left and cracks Vettori with an uppercut!
Vettori slips a jab and a cross from Cortez.
Cortez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vettori looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cortez throws a leg kick which misses Vettori's front leg but catches the back leg as Vettori tries to avoid it.
A slow jab from Vettori misses its intended target.
Cortez misses with an uppercut.
Juanito Cortez is winning the standup battle so far.
Jab from Vettori.
Vettori shoots in and drives through. Cortez sprawls well.
Cortez looks to land a right hand but Vettori moved out of range.
Cortez lands a slapping body shot.
Vettori shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cortez appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nice cross by Vettori.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vettori throws a hook but Cortez blocks it.
Vettori throws a jab but it's blocked by Cortez.
Cortez lands the left hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Cortez.
Vettori tries to clinch but Cortez moves out of range.
Cortez connects with a solid leg kick.
Cortez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vettori.
Cortez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vettori throws a hook but Cortez blocks it.
Cortez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cortez throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Vettori is breathing heavily.
Vettori displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cortez throws out the jab.
Cortez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Vettori checks a leg kick.
Cortez tries to keep at a distance but Vettori has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cortez lands a hook that snaps the head of Vettori backwards.
Vettori avoiding damage as Cortez throws knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vettori.
Vettori lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cortez just leaning against Vettori, taking a breather.
Vettori prevents Cortez from breaking the clinch.
Vettori blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vettori softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortez stalling in the clinch but Vettori improves position.
Cortez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cortez breaks from the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Vettori closes the distance and pushes Cortez back into the cage.
Cortez lands with a right to the head.
Cortez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cortez missing with knees to the body.
Vettori with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch on the inside from Cortez fails to land.
Marvin Vettori seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vettori.
Cortez tries to break free but Vettori pushes him back against the cage.
Cortez is trying to break the clinch but Vettori has him pressed against the cage.
Cortez wants to break the clinch but can't.
A knee to the head by Cortez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vettori trying to land knees to the body.
Vettori lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cortez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cortez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vettori avoids it.
Vettori tries to land a knee to the head but Cortez blocks with his arms.
Cortez is trying to push Vettori away but Vettori has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cortez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vettori is looking for a takedown.
Juanito Cortez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marvin Vettori.
Cortez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vettori is keeping busy.
Vettori tries to land a knee to the head but Cortez blocks with his arms.
Cortez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vettori lands an overhand right.
Cortez misses with an uppercut. Vettori saw that one coming.
Cortez tries to work over Vettori's front leg with a kick but Vettori checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vettori connects with a looping right hand.
No luck for Vettori with that takedown attempt.
Cortez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cortez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A nice leg kick from Cortez, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cortez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cortez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Vettori tries to clinch but Cortez moves out of range.
Juanito Cortez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cortez lands a body shot.
Vettori shoots in but no luck this time.
Vettori is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Vettori ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vettori swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cortez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cortez misses with a leg kick
and Vettori counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vettori scoring well with a low kick there.
Cortez throws a shot from downtown. Vettori moves away and avoids it.
Vettori checks a leg kick nicely.
Cortez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juanito Cortez dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Cortez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Vettori lands a jab to the nose.
That kick from Cortez tenderised Vettori's leg. Vettori is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cortez looks to score with a jab to the body but Vettori is just out of range.
Vettori digs a good hook to Cortez's body.
Vettori lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Cortez falls backwards - clearly groggy! Vettori dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marvin Vettori!
Marvin Vettori gave a mention to Hardcore Sports Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
The defeated Juanito Cortez had this to say: 'Well...shit happens....i will b back!'.
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