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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anders Hansson (ranked 1602 p4p, 1194 weight class) and Long Thai (ranked 216 p4p, 161 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anders Hansson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Long Thai!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hansson checks a leg kick.
Hansson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Thai throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Thai cracks a nice hook into Hansson's ribs.
Thai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hansson.
Thai takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Thai looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hansson looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Hansson 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.
Thai swinging wildly here.
It looked like Hansson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hansson cracks Thai with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hansson.
Thai fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thai tries to clinch up.
Hansson throwing a counter right hand but Thai manages to avoid it.
Hansson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thai is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Thai throws a push kick but Hansson slaps the foot to one side.
Thai throws a body kick that misses.
Thai throws a head kick that misses.
Hansson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Thai with a nice calf kick.
Hansson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Thai lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hansson's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hansson.
Hansson tries a head kick but it misses.
Thai throws an off balance right hand
letting Hansson counter with a right hand.
Hansson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Thai scores with a push kick.
Thai misses with a body punch
and Hansson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Long Thai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Thai. Hansson does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Hansson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Thai.
Thai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hansson jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Thai tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hansson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It looked like Hansson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thai lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Thai has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Thai throws a quick inside leg kick.
Thai tries to land a front kick but Hansson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Thai swings for the body but Hansson moves out of range.
Hansson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Hansson drops his hands momentarily and Thai takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Thai misses with a kick to the body.
A jab from Thai does it's job there.
Hansson blocks a head kick by Thai.
Thai lands a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hansson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hansson drops Thai with a beautiful combination! Thai stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Hansson is looking for the KO!
 Thai is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hansson throws a counter high kick but Thai was just alert enough to avoid it.
Thai is still on wobbly legs! Can Hansson finish him?
Thai tries to clinch up but Hansson circles away and keeps his distance.
Thai misses with a hook.
Thai misses the shot to the body.
Thai seems to have recovered his senses.
Thai slips a straight right by Hansson.
Thai gets a clinch.
Hansson tries to break the clinch but Thai is controlling the position.
Hansson digs a right hand underneath Thai's ribcage. Thai let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hansson can't find room to land a body shot as Thai controls the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Long Thai will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hansson lands a big head kick that sends Thai tumbling to the mat! Hansson takes a step backwards and waves Thai back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Hansson ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Thai out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anders Hansson!
A relieved looking Anders Hansson 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Dag Daghammar (ranked 1156 p4p, 1123 weight class) and Travis Mitchell (ranked 177 p4p, 173 weight class). Daghammar comes to the cage accompanied by Just like that - Dregen. On his way into the cage it seems that Dag Daghammar has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Dag Daghammar seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 40 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dag Daghammar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 19 - 2, fighting out of London, Travis Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daghammar throws a jab when Mitchell was well out of range.
Daghammar takes a swing at Mitchell's ribcage but misses.
Mitchell looks to score with a jab to the body but Daghammar is just out of range.
Daghammar lands with a nice body punch.
Mitchell lands a nice shot to the body.
Daghammar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mitchell bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Daghammar's head.
Mitchell takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Daghammar checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Daghammar half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Daghammar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mitchell clinches up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Daghammar fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Daghammar.
Mitchell tries a body shot but Daghammar blocks it.
Daghammar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Daghammar lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Daghammar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell throws a head punch that misses.
A hook to the body from Daghammar.
Daghammar blocks an uppercut.
Mitchell wants to take the fight to the mat but Daghammar manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Daghammar as Mitchell tries to tie him up.
Nice body punch from Mitchell - that landed with a thud.
Mitchell lands a left hand that snaps the head of Daghammar backwards.
Daghammar throws a punch but it's blocked by Mitchell.
Mitchell lands an uppercut.
Mitchell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Daghammar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mitchells head.
Mitchell blocks an uppercut.
Mitchell gets through Daghammar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Mitchell.
Daghammar tries to work over Mitchell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Daghammar tries to work over Mitchell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Daghammar is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Mitchell swings wildly with an uppercut but Daghammar uses good head movement to avoid it.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Mitchell has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Mitchell tries to score a body lock takedown but Daghammar shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Dag Daghammar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Travis Mitchell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mitchell is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Daghammar is defending well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daghammar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mitchell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mitchell lands a nice uppercut.
Daghammar blocks an uppercut.
Daghammar lands a right hand.
Mitchell blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Mitchell scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mitchell lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Daghammar.
Daghammar slows down the pace here.
Mitchell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mitchell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mitchell blocking some punches.
Daghammar misses with some punches.
Mitchell struggles to land a body shot inside as Daghammar controls his hands.
Mitchell stalling in the clinch but Daghammar improves position.
Mitchell lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daghammar is pushing Mitchell up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Mitchell lands with a right to the head.
Mitchell is trying to drag Daghammar to the mat but Daghammar just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A head punch on the inside from Daghammar fails to land.
Daghammar lands a nice uppercut.
Daghammar has a couple of punches blocked by Mitchell.
Mitchell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mitchell throws a punch but it's blocked by Daghammar.
Daghammar lands a shoulder strike.
Daghammar tries to score a body lock takedown but Mitchell shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Daghammar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mitchell can't find room to land a body shot as Daghammar controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Daghammar.
Mitchell tries to throw a body punch but Daghammar avoids it by throwing Mitchell back against the cage.
Daghammar trying to control the position but instead, Mitchell has worked for underhooks and has pushed Daghammar into the cage.
Mitchell stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Daghammar throws a punch but it's blocked by Mitchell.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Daghammar.
Daghammar lands with a right to the head.
Mitchell lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Daghammar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mitchell lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Daghammar or not.
Daghammar blocks a body shot from Mitchell.
Daghammar tries to stall but Mitchell uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Daghammar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mitchell backwards.
Mitchell trying to control the position but instead, Daghammar has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mitchell into the cage.
Daghammar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mitchell is working Daghammar over against the cage.
Daghammar lands an uppercut.
Daghammar stalls.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Travis Mitchell will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A telegraphed right hand from Daghammar misses the target.
Daghammar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mitchell moves away.
And Mitchell tries to counter it with a takedown but Daghammar pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Daghammar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Daghammar lands with an uppercut that bounces Mitchell off the cage and back into range.
Mitchell fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mitchell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Daghammar was well out of range. Poor timing from Mitchell.
A telegraphed right hand from Mitchell misses the target.
Mitchell stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Daghammar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Daghammar moves away from the strike by Mitchell.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daghammar scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Daghammar clobbers Mitchell with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mitchell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Daghammar moves away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mitchell.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice combination there by Mitchell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell drives through and clinches with Daghammar against the cage.
Daghammar has a couple of punches blocked by Mitchell.
Daghammar can't find room to land a body shot as Mitchell controls the action.
Daghammar gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mitchell.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mitchell working aggressively here.
Mitchell has picked Daghammar up - he's going for a ride! Mitchell dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Mitchell scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Daghammar is not content to let Mitchell control the position.
Mitchell is just content to waste time from the top position. Daghammar takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Mitchell throws a strike but Daghammar rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daghammar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Daghammar slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Mitchell wants to sweep here but Daghammar controlling him for the moment.
Daghammar not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mitchell trying to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mitchell managing to control the position.
Mitchell can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Daghammar controls the pace.
Daghammar has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Daghammar preventing the sweep.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mitchell lands a nice looking body shot.
Mitchell looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Daghammar checks a leg kick nicely.
Daghammar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dag Daghammar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mitchell looking to score a takedown here. Daghammar is defending well but Mitchell drives through and ends up in Daghammar's guard.
Mitchell trying to control but Daghammar is working from the bottom.
Mitchell throws a big elbow that misses.
Mitchell throws an elbow that misses. Daghammar uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mitchell's guard. Nice move by Daghammar!
Mitchell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Mitchell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Mitchell cracks Daghammar with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The fighters circling - Daghammar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mitchell misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mitchell throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Daghammar with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mitchell to score with a decent uppercut.
Daghammar keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mitchell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Daghammar.
Mitchell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Daghammar.
Travis Mitchell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daghammar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Daghammar throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daghammar takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Mitchell lands a leg kick that knocks Daghammar off balance momentarily.
Mitchell works over Daghammar's head and body with a nice combination.
The fighters circling - Mitchell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mitchell shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Daghammar sprawls well. Daghammar wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mitchell gets slowly back to his feet.
Mitchell throws a body shot but no joy.
That kick from Daghammar tenderised Mitchell's leg. Mitchell is trying to keep his angry face on.
Daghammar walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mitchell checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Daghammar jabs Mitchell to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Daghammar scores with a sloppy right hand. Mitchell should have avoided that one.
Mitchell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Daghammar.
Mitchell with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Daghammar misses with an uppercut.
Nice shot by Mitchell.
Dag Daghammar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daghammar throws a big shot that misses.
Daghammar sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Daghammar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mitchell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mitchell gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Daghammar works on Mitchell's body with a couple of short punches.
Travis Mitchell seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mitchell lands a body punch.
Mitchell struggles to land a body shot inside as Daghammar controls his hands.
A short right from Mitchell.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mitchell misses with a punch to the body.
Daghammar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Daghammar is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mitchell pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Daghammar blocks a body shot from Mitchell.
Daghammar has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mitchell is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Daghammar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Travis Mitchell is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Daghammar.
Daghammar swings wildly with an uppercut but Mitchell uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Daghammar.
Daghammar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Daghammar misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Daghammar.
Daghammar lands a shoulder strike.
Daghammar can't find room to land a body shot as Mitchell controls the action.
Daghammar tries to work over Mitchell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Daghammar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Daghammar is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mitchell is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daghammar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mitchell backwards.
A short left from Mitchell.
A short right from Mitchell.
Nice body punch from Mitchell - that landed with a thud.
Daghammar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mitchell's elbow.
Nice body punch from Mitchell.
Daghammar misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Daghammar.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daghammar misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mitchell.
Daghammar scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Travis Mitchell.
I've got Mitchell 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 James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Travis Mitchell!
During a confident post fight interview, Travis Mitchell thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Dag Daghammar spoke after the fight, saying 'He was the better fighter tonight, but....I fucked his wife last night so I guess I had it coming.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jarred Reich (ranked 1386 p4p, 844 weight class) and Alex Parker (ranked 213 p4p, 129 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 15 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jarred Reich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 22 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Alex Parker!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Reich feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Parker throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Reich was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Parker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Parker's coach down at Tōshi was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Parker's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Parker needs to keep his hands up - Reich had a free shot at his head there.
An inside leg kick from Parker misses.
Reich fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Reich avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jab, jab by Parker - just one landing.
 It looks like Jarred Reich has been cut.
Parker lands a nice shot that snaps Reich's head back.
Parker fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Reich checks it well.
A leg kick checked by Reich.
Reich seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Reich lands a jab to the nose.
Reich walks into a straight right hand from Parker.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reich fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Parker checks it well.
Reich swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reich jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
 It looks like Alex Parker has been cut.
Parker on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Parker slips a straight right by Reich.
Oooooh!!! Reich has knocked Parker down with a huge combo! Reich steps away and waves a wobbly Parker back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Parker is rocked!
Parker will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Reich half committed to a counter leg kick.
Parker is still on wobbly legs! Can Reich finish him?
Parker lands a big head kick that sends Reich tumbling to the mat! Parker takes a step backwards and waves Reich back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Reich is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reich uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Parker.
Reich was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Oh Reich is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Parker seems to have recovered his senses.
Reich uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Parker.
Parker moves out of range of the strikes.
Reich seems to have got his legs back now.
Reich looks to land a left hand but Parker moved out of range nicely.
Parker connects with a good right hand that stumbles Reich. Reich circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Parker misses with the combination.
Alex Parker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parker ducks under a wild hook from Reich.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reich lands with a cross.
Reich seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Parker shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Reich is backing up but Parker catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Reich covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Parker Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alex Parker!
After the fight, Alex Parker was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Caio Bottura (ranked 547 p4p, 900 weight class) and James Quin (ranked 58 p4p, 99 weight class). Bottura comes to the cage accompanied by Face The Pain. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 25 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Caio Bottura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Quin!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bottura scoring well with a low kick there.
Bottura throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Quin throws a lazy uppercut
and Bottura cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Quin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bottura.
Bottura closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Quin blocks a head kick by Bottura.
Bottura 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.
Quin misses with a body shot.
Quin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bottura's head backwards.
Bottura throws a low kick, looking for Quin's leg but Quin calmly moves out of range.
Bottura tries a head kick but it misses.
Quin lands a body shot.
Quin lands a head shot.
Bottura ducks under a wild hook from Quin.
Bottura appears to be looking for a big counter.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bottura looks to land a body kick but Quin moved away.
Quin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bottura uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Quin.
Bottura looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bottura throws a push kick but Quin slaps the foot to one side.
Bottura avoids the body shot from Quin.
It appears Bottura was looking to counter with a kick there.
Bottura is looking to land body kicks.
Quin throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bottura looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A slow jab from Quin misses its intended target.
Bottura misses with an attempted mid kick.
Quin is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bottura with a body shot.
Quin has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bottura's corner calls for a 1-2. Bottura obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A big right from Quin misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Quin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bottura moves out of range of the strikes.
Quin looks to score with a jab to the body but Bottura is just out of range.
Caio Bottura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quin throws a jab but it's blocked by Bottura.
Bottura attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bottura tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Quin was well out of range. Poor timing from Bottura.
A nice leg kick from Bottura, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bottura misses the shot to the body.
Bottura takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bottura lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bottura!
Quin takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
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!
Bottura throws a leg kick that is checked
and Quin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bottura slips a straight right by Quin.
Bottura lands with a nice body kick.
Bottura misses with a double jab
and Quin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Quin throws a big shot that misses.
Bottura thows a leg kick but Quin checks it
and Quin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Quin blocks a leg kick.
Quin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bottura thumps Quin with a low kick.
Quin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bottura misses with a body shot
and Quin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bottura thinking.
Nice defenses there by Bottura.
Bottura with a nice calf kick.
Quin blocks a head kick by Bottura.
Quin scores with the left hand. Bottura knows he should have avoided that one.
Bottura misses with a low kick as Quin jumps back.
Bottura walks into a left hand.
Quin moves out of range of the body kick from Bottura.
Quin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A slow jab from Quin misses its intended target.
Quin throws a shot from downtown. Bottura moves away and avoids it.
Bottura tried to counter with a leg kick but Quin avoided it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bottura misses with a straight right.
Bottura takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Quin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bottura steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Quin.
Bottura misses with a straight left.
Bottura scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Quin checks the leg kick.
Quin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bottura sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bottura throws a sloppy head kick and Quin moves out of range easily.
Quin throws a leg kick which misses Bottura's front leg but catches the back leg as Bottura tries to avoid it.
Bottura throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bottura is looking to slow Quin down with leg kicks.
Bottura throws a nice outside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Quin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Quin. Bottura does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bottura tries to land a body kick
and Quin counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bottura moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quin takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Quin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bottura.
And Bottura counters with a quick kick to the body but Quin blocks it.
Bottura misses with a wild body shot.
Quin misses with a leg kick
and Bottura counters with a series of strikes. Quin will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bottura blocks a jab.
Quin loads up on a big right hand but Bottura slips the punch.
Bottura lands with a shot to the body.
Quin with a hook.
Quin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Quin lands with a shot to the body.
Quin throws a body shot but no joy.
Bottura looks to score with a jab to the body but Quin is just out of range.
Quin checks the leg kick nicely there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bottura.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bottura tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Quin is able to avoid easily.
Bottura tries a low kick but Quin avoids it.
Bottura lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Quin checks a low kick from Bottura.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but James Quin will probably get the nod.
That's time! Bottura's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Quin avoids the body shot from Bottura.
Bottura throws a body shot but no joy.
Bottura changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Quin just misses with a punch to the body.
A low kick from Bottura is predictable there
and Quin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Quin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bottura manages to avoid it.
Bottura moves away from the strike by Quin.
Bottura looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Quin throws a body punch but Bottura moves out of range.
Bottura uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Quin.
An attempted straight right counter from Bottura misses the target.
Bottura lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Quin circles away quickly and effectively.
Quin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Quin throws an overhand right that lands on Bottura's shoulder, as Bottura tries to avoid the shot.
Quin just misses with a punch to the body.
Bottura bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bottura moves out of range of the leg kick from Quin.
A jab from Quin misses.
Quin moves out of range of the body kick from Bottura.
Bottura slips a jab from Quin.
Quin cracks Bottura with an open hand slap.
A slow jab from Quin misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quin misses the jab.
Bottura looks to land a right hand but Quin moved out of range.
Bottura is looking to wear down Quin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bottura tries a low kick but Quin avoids it.
Quin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Quin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bottura.
Bottura misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Quin.
Quin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bottura throws a leg kick but Quin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bottura lands with a good body shot.
Bottura misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Quin.
Decent striking displayed by Bottura there.
Quin misses with a hook.
Bottura slips a jab and a cross from Quin.
Bottura just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Quin! But no joy.
Quin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bottura.
Bottura scores with a push kick.
Quin tries to work over Bottura's front leg with a kick but Bottura checks it.
Quin misses with a wild body shot.
Bottura throws a solid leg kick but Quin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bottura.
Bottura looks to land a combination but Quin avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quin throws a body punch but Bottura moves out of range.
Bottura keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Quin.
Bottura scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bottura connects with a jab.
Quin throws a leg kick but Bottura sees it coming and moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Quin.
A jab from Quin misses.
Quin looks to land a right hand but Bottura moved out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bottura.
Quin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bottura on the side of the head.
Quin has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bottura.
Quin throws a jab when Bottura was well out of range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Quin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bottura sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bottura ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Quin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bottura moves away from the strike by Quin.
Quin misses with a looping left.
Bottura throws a push kick but Quin slaps the foot to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quin dips to his left and cracks Bottura with an uppercut!
Bottura doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Quin throws a jab when Bottura was well out of range.
Bottura takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bottura attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bottura scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Quin takes a swing at Bottura's ribcage but misses.
Quin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bottura darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bottura avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bottura's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bottura duly obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bottura misses with a double jab.
Quin avoids the body shot from Bottura.
Bottura delivers a nice body kick.
Bottura throws a hook but Quin avoids it easily.
A nice side step and Quin releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Quin throws the left hand but Bottura avoids the punch easily.
Bottura misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bottura staying out of range there.
Bottura steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Quin.
Quin lands a right hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Bottura.
Quin 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.
Bottura slips a straight right by Quin.
Nice body kick from Bottura.
Bottura lands with an overhand left.
Quin defending well as Bottura loads up on a big left hand.
Bottura fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Quin.
Bottura lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bottura lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Quin at a distance.
Quin with a nice cross.
Caio Bottura is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bottura slips a jab from Quin.
Quin tries to sprawl but Bottura drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Bottura is looking to take a break and control but Quin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Caio Bottura dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bottura ducks under a wild hook from Quin.
Quin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bottura was well out of range. Poor timing from Quin.
Quin with a nice calf kick.
Quin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
No joy there for Bottura, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bottura dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Quin misses with a looping right.
Bottura is looking to land body kicks.
Quin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Quin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bottura sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bottura swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Quin throws a hook to the side of Bottura's head but Bottura sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quin walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bottura.
Quin misses with a body shot.
Quin checks a low kick from Bottura.
Quin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bottura checks it well.
Quin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Quin misses with a wild body shot.
Bottura throws a counter high kick but Quin was just alert enough to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bottura misses with a body kick.
Quin misses with a hook
and Bottura counters with a straight right hand.
Bottura attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bottura scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Quin motions for Bottura to come forward. Quin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Bottura. Those never looked like landing.
Bottura steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Quin.
Bottura is looking to counter with a body kick.
Quin avoids the body shot from Bottura.
Quin ducks under a wild hook from Bottura.
Quin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bottura connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Quin scrambles back to his feet.
Quin throws a jab when Bottura was well out of range.
Quin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bottura.
Quin throws a right hand that misses
and Bottura counters with a nice uppercut.
Quin lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bottura backs up against the cage.
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!
Bottura moves out of range of the strikes.
Bottura lands an overhand right.
Bottura goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bottura looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bottura wants to pass the guard but Quin is keeping the position.
Quin is trying to control the position but Bottura postures up.
Quin keeping moving, preventing Bottura from controlling successfully.
Quin wants to sweep but no luck.
Quin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bottura doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Quin is tightening it up a little... Bottura has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Bottura reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Bottura taps out! Nice BJJ there by Quin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). James Quin!
During a confident post fight interview, James Quin thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bill Newton (ranked 337 p4p, 372 weight class) and Vertti Ekstrovertti (ranked 47 p4p, 50 weight class). Bill Newton has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 38 - 27 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill Newton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Vertti Ekstrovertti!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newton is looking to clinch but Ekstrovertti is avoiding it.
Ekstrovertti lands with an overhand left.
Newton keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Some wild striking there from Ekstrovertti.
A looping hook to the body misses from Newton. Ekstrovertti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Newton lands a glancing blow to the side of Ekstrovertti's head.
Newton's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ekstrovertti under the eye.
Ekstrovertti shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Ekstrovertti was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Newton is looking to reverse the position.
Ekstrovertti thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ekstrovertti gets to mount! Newton was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Ekstrovertti looking to control but Newton is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Newton can't escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton tries to improve his position but instead Ekstrovertti has taken his back!
Newton 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.
Newton is trying to break free.
Ekstrovertti is landing with strikes from the back.
Can Newton hold on?! Ekstrovertti is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Ekstrovertti really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Newton.
Ekstrovertti is persistently looking for the submission but Newton is defending it well.
Ekstrovertti has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Newton turns into Ekstrovertti and is now in his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ekstrovertti trying to keep a closed guard but Newton is proving a slippery customer.
Newton stands and throws Ekstrovertti's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Newton wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ekstrovertti, who protects the arm well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newton is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ekstrovertti has escaped the position, nice work there.
Newton is trying to get an arm triangle but Ekstrovertti is defending well.
Newton advances nicely into full mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ekstrovertti wants to control but Newton is having none of it.
Newton is working for a guillotine from mount but Ekstrovertti frees his head quite easily.
Ekstrovertti can't escape the position.
Newton looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Newton goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Ekstrovertti turns into him and now he's in Newton's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newton working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Ekstrovertti has passed into half guard!
Newton is looking to improve his position.
Ekstrovertti lands with a punch from half guard.
Newton works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ekstrovertti got a little sloppy there for a moment and Newton has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ekstrovertti has managed to get both his arms back between Newton's legs - danger averted.
Ekstrovertti pushing down on Newton's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Newton is staying active underneath Ekstrovertti, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newton is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ekstrovertti pulls his head out easily.
Newton makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Newton.
Ekstrovertti trying to control the position from guard on top but Newton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ekstrovertti might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Newton haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Ekstrovertti controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ekstrovertti throwing strikes but missing.
Newton has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Ekstrovertti doesn't defend quickly enough and Newton has managed to lock this one up! Can Ekstrovertti escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Newton on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Bill Newton!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Klay Dee (ranked 222 p4p, 526 weight class) and Disco Kid (ranked 20 p4p, 57 weight class). Dee comes to the cage accompanied by Tyler, The Creator - Who Dat Boy. Kid has chosen Wu Tang Clan - Protect Ya Neck as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Klay Dee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Disco Kid!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kid.
Kid lands a jab to Dee's midsection.
Kid lands a nice looking body shot.
Kid avoids the head kick by Dee.
Dee scores with a leg kick.
Dee throws a leg kick but Kid checks it.
Dee pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dee lands a body shot.
Dee throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dee lands a nice shot that snaps Kid's head back.
Dee dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kid. That did some damage!
Kid rushes Dee and presses him up against the cage.
Kid misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kid lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dee backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right handed body shot lands from Kid.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dee.
Kid throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Dee fails to land.
Kid lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kid tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kid misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dee creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kid pulls guard effortlessly.
Kid looking to control.
Dee stands and steps away. Kid gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kid.
Kid misses the shot to the body.
Kid blocks a leg kick.
Dee moves out of range of the strikes.
Kid steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dee.
Kid tries to clinch up.
A jab from Kid misses.
Klay Dee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dee lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dee misses with a hook.
Kid steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dee.
Kid ducks under a wild hook from Dee.
Kid drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Dee defends it well.
Dee looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Dee misses with a hook. Kid ducked under it nicely.
Dee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kid.
Kid blocks a head kick by Dee.
Kid drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Dee defends it well.
Dee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kid.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kid uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dee.
Dee misses with an uppercut. Kid saw that one coming.
Kid jabs Dee to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kid lands with a good body shot.
Kid slips under a jab.
Kid changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A jab from Dee misses.
Kid staying out of range there.
Kid clinches up with Dee and pushes him back against the cage.
Kid lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dee misses with some punches.
Dee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kid tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kid backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kid.
A hook to the body from Kid.
Kid scores with a shot to the side of Dee's head.
Dee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kid lands a shoulder strike.
Kid tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kid is leaning against Dee and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kid prevents a body shot from Dee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kid.
Dee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kid sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dee with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kid dives in and grabs Dee's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dee pushes down on Kid's head and hops out.
Klay Dee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Disco Kid.
Kid misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dee.
Kid throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Klay Dee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kid misses with a hook. Dee ducked under it nicely.
Kid ducks under a wild hook from Dee.
Kid throws a body punch but Dee moves out of range.
Dee misses with an uppercut
and Kid counters with a single leg into guard. Dee didn't expect that.
Kid prevents Dee from getting back to his feet.
Dee looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kid is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kid pushes down on Dee's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Dee blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kid.
Dee is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kid scores with a couple of nice shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dee is controlling Kid's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Kid throwing shots but Dee is blocking nicely.
Dee is trying to maintain the position but Kid is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Well, if Kid is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Kid prevents Dee from standing back up.
Dee blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kid.
Dee trying to control but Kid postures up.
Kid throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Disco Kid will probably get the nod.
That's time! Dee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kid works Dee's body with a nice hook.
Dee misses with a straight right.
Kid bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kid drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Dee defends it well.
Klay Dee is winning the standup battle so far.
Dee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kid moves away.
Kid looks to throw the jab but Dee is out of range.
Kid is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Jab by Dee.
Dee takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kid throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kid tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A little feinted left hand from Dee on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kid manages to avoid it.
Dee swings for the body but Kid moves out of range.
Donk. Dee catches Kid right on the button with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kid uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dee.
Dee scores with a decent looking hook.
Dee takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dee clobbers Kid with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dee.
Kid moves into range and clinches up with Dee.
Dee misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dee throws a head punch that misses.
Dee breaks from the clinch.
Dee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kid throws out the jab.
Dee throws a jab but it's blocked by Kid.
Dee slips a straight right by Kid.
Dee feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Kid lands an overhand right.
Dee throws a hook to the side of Kid's head but Kid sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A lazy left from Dee finds it's target.
Kid scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kid throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kid bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kid takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dee staying out of range there.
Dee lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dee fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kid looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kid misses with a takedown attempt - Dee sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kid moves out of range of the body kick from Dee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dee lands a jab to the head.
Kid blocks a head kick by Dee.
Kid staying out of range there.
Dee connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kid. Kid circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kid throws a body shot but no joy.
Kid looks to throw the jab but Dee is out of range.
Dee will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dee looks to score with a jab to the body but Kid is just out of range.
And Kid tries to counter it with a takedown but Dee pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Dee connects with a jab.
Kid throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dee throws the left hand but Kid avoids the punch easily.
Kid slips a jab from Dee.
Dee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dee misses with a body shot.
Kid bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kid with the counter takedown but Dee avoids it easily.
Dee misses with an uppercut.
Dee connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kid keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dee thuds his right hand into Kid's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kid takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kid lands a lovely overhand right.
Kid bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kid sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kid with the counter takedown but Dee avoids it easily.
Dee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kid.
Kid misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dee.
Kid lands with a good body shot.
Kid tries to clinch but Dee is having none of it.
Dee lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dee throws a sloppy head kick and Kid moves out of range easily.
Dee looks to throw the jab but Kid is out of range.
Dee throws a nice head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kid moves out of range of the strikes.
Dee throws an overhand right that lands on Kid's shoulder, as Kid tries to avoid the shot.
Dee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dee misses the shot to the body.
Kid jabs Dee to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kid displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dee throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dee looks to land a right hand but Kid moved out of range.
Dee lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kid chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dee can pounce on him.
Dee throws a head kick but Kid moves out of range.
Dee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kid comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dee throws the left hand but Kid avoids the punch easily.
Dee with the inside leg kick.
Kid ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dee moves away.
Kid scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kid steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dee.
Kid avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kid uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dee.
Kid changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kid uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dee.
Kid drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Dee defends it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kid misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dee.
Dee was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kid uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dee.
Kid shoots in for a takedown but Dee shows good takedown defense.
Dee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kid.
Dee throws a looping overhand right but Kid ducks down to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Klay Dee dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Kid takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kid misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dee tried to counter with a leg kick but Kid avoided it.
Kid avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kid steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dee.
Kid connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A big left from Dee misses.
Kid just misses with a punch to the body.
Dee throws a head kick but Kid moves out of range.
Kid lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dee at a distance.
Kid checks the leg kick.
Kid connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dee loads up on a big right hand but Kid slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dee lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kid slips under a jab from Dee.
Kid feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kid scoring with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kid's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dee wants to sweep but no luck.
Kid stops Dee from standing up.
Kid postures up and lands a big shot to Dee's brow.
Kid connects with a couple of short punches.
Dee working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kid.
Dee is looking to stand back up but Kid counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Dee.
Dee is trying to stand up here but Kid is controlling him well.
Dee keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kid trying to mount his opponent but Dee defends it.
Kid keeps trying to improve his position.
Kid stops Dee from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kid wants to work for an arm triangle but Dee is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Kid working his ground and pound in the gym.
Kid stops Dee from getting back to his feet.
Kid seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Dee has hold of Kid's hands but Kid slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dee pushes Kid off looking to stand but Kid dives back in and keeps control.
Kid has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kid is thwarting Dee's attempts to control the position.
Dee is looking for a sweep. Kid is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dee pushes Kid off looking to stand but Kid dives back in and keeps control.
Kid seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Dee has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kid is working away from the top position though.
Kid seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dee does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dee tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Kid manages to move to mount!
Kid breaks from Dee's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kid is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kid cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Dee is trying to stand up.
Dee is looking to get to half guard.
You get the feeling that Dee really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Kid dominating with strikes here.
Kid looking to control but Dee is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kid working for a guillotine from mount but Dee is in no mood to give up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dee is bucking up trying to escape but Kid cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kid cracks Dee with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kid connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Dee is rocked!
BOOM! Kid connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Oh Dee is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kid cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kid controlling his opponent.
Kid tries to control but Dee wriggling away.
Dee tries to lock up and control but Kid gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kid postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Dee bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Kid and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Disco Kid!
Disco Kid tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lamont Banner (ranked 114 p4p, 142 weight class) and Tyler Wrexham (ranked 14 p4p, 18 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lamont Banner !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 44 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyler Wrexham !
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wrexham cracks Banner with an open hand slap.
Tyler Wrexham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wrexham takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Banner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wrexham .
Banner connects with a single shot there.
Wrexham has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Wrexham lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wrexham dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Banner throws a hook to the side of Wrexham 's head but Wrexham sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wrexham clinches up with Banner and pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from Banner .
Wrexham lands with a light punch inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Banner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Banner lands a big head kick that sends Wrexham tumbling to the mat! Banner takes a step backwards and waves Wrexham back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Wrexham thumps Banner with a low kick.
Wrexham misses with a double jab.
Wrexham defending well as Banner loads up on a big left hand.
Banner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Banner takes one to the chin there.
Wrexham avoids the body shot from Banner .
It seemed like Wrexham was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wrexham stuns Banner with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wrexham lands a really nice looking cross but Banner seems unphased.
Banner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wrexham circles away quickly and effectively.
Wrexham throws out a counter right but Banner avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrexham takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wrexham throws a leg kick but Banner sees it coming and moves out of range.
Banner has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Randall's Top Team in the buildup to the fight.
Wrexham moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Banner . Wrexham does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to the liver by Wrexham . Beautiful body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Banner . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Banner .
Banner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wrexham .
Banner with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wrexham lands a right hook to the body.
Banner misses with a straight left.
Wrexham has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wrexham slips a straight right by Banner .
Wrexham scores with a nice strike.
Wrexham fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Banner has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wrexham fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Banner manages to avoid it.
Nice straight punches there by Wrexham . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wrexham .
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wrexham lands a nice leg kick that just misses Banner 's sensitive parts.
Banner blocks a jab.
Banner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wrexham ducks under a wild hook from Banner .
Wrexham fakes the leg kick and cracks Banner in the body.
Banner fails to land with a series of punches.
Wrexham bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wrexham . Banner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wrexham swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Banner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Banner throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wrexham looks to land a left hand but Banner moved out of range nicely.
Wrexham ducks under a wild hook from Banner .
Banner shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Banner is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Wrexham .
Banner connects with the punch.
Wrexham looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Banner throwing a counter right hand but Wrexham manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Wrexham .
Banner takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Banner stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wrexham lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrexham attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wrexham lands with a good body shot.
Banner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wrexham swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wrexham throws a predictable looking body shot
and Banner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Banner has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Banner there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wrexham throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Banner lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wrexham is rocked!
Banner measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Wrexham ! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Lamont Banner !
During a confident post fight interview, Lamont Banner thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Genghis Khan (ranked 245 p4p, 217 weight class) and Franck Kodjia (ranked 10 p4p, 9 weight class). Genghis Khan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Franck Kodjia's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Genghis Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Franck Kodjia!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kodjia takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice cross by Kodjia.
It looks like Genghis Khan has been cut.
A big right from Kodjia misses.
Khan is looking to counter punch.
Kodjia on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kodjia misses with a left hand
and Khan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Franck Kodjia has been cut.
Kodjia moves into the clinch.
Khan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Khan lands an elbow inside.
Kodjia lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Khan throws a punch but it's blocked by Kodjia.
Khan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Khan 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.
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!
Khan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kodjia throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Khans head.
Kodjia works on Khan's body with a couple of short punches.
Khan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kodjia using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Khan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Khan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Khan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kodjia looks winded!
Khan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Khan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Khan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Khan lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Khan lands an elbow that stopped Kodjia in his tracks for a moment.
Khan dips a shoulder and cracks Kodjia with a mighty uppercut! Kodjia falls back against the cage and Khan unloads with a barrage of strikes! Kodjia is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Khan screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Genghis Khan!
Genghis Khan decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Papa Moosh Dambullah (ranked 29 p4p, 113 weight class) and Shane Raffington (ranked 5 p4p, 16 weight class). Dambullah comes to the cage accompanied by Boom Boom. Raffington comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Logan Lucky kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Papa Moosh Dambullah!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shane Raffington!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raffington chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dambullah can pounce on him.
A punch lands to the side of Dambullah 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Raffington has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Good leg kick by Raffington.
Dambullah walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The fighters circling - Raffington throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dambullah closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Raffington looks to land a body kick but Dambullah moved away.
Dambullah was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dambullah avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dambullah pushes Raffington away with a front kick.
Raffington throws a shot from downtown. Dambullah moves away and avoids it.
Dambullah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Raffington manages to avoid it.
Raffington scores with a body shot.
Dambullah sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice leg kick lands there from Raffington.
Raffington uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dambullah has time to react.
Dambullah avoids the body shot from Raffington.
Dambullah throws a series of strikes that have Raffington backpedaling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dambullah.
Dambullah has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Zoo in the buildup to the fight.
Raffington looks to land a left hand but Dambullah moved out of range nicely.
Dambullah blocks a low kick nicely.
Dambullah wants to slow Raffington down by chopping away at his legs.
Raffington clinches up against the cage.
Dambullah misses with the head strike.
Raffington tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Raffington lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dambullah tries a body shot but Raffington blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Dambullah.
Raffington tries a body shot but Dambullah blocks it.
Raffington blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Raffington tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dambullah's elbow.
Raffington blocking some punches.
Raffington blocks an uppercut.
Dambullah manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Raffington tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Raffington throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dambullah misses with some punches.
Dambullah swings wildly with an uppercut but Raffington uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dambullah lands with a right to the head.
Raffington misses with a punch to the body.
Raffington lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Raffington tries to throw a body punch but Dambullah avoids it by throwing Raffington back against the cage.
Dambullah misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dambullah blocks an uppercut.
Dambullah misses with some punches.
Raffington misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dambullah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Raffington's elbow.
Dambullah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dambullah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Raffington throws a head punch that misses.
Raffington breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Raffington lands a head shot.
Raffington throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Raffington takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dambullah blocks the body kick.
Dambullah throws a body punch but Raffington moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raffington goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dambullah goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Raffington throws a hook to the side of Dambullah's head but Dambullah sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dambullah tests Raffington's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A jab from Raffington misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dambullah, as that shot connected.
Dambullah looks to throw the jab but Raffington is out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Raffington!
Raffington takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dambullah throws out a loose jab but Raffington uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raffington takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Raffington looks to land a right hand but Dambullah moved out of range.
Good work by Raffington as he checks the leg kick.
Raffington misses with a kick to the body
and Raffington takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big right from Raffington misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dambullah fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Raffington checks it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raffington ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dambullah moves away.
Dambullah thinks about countering with a body kick.
Dambullah misses with a wild body shot.
Raffington fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dambullah looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dambullah. That's going to slow Raffington down.
Raffington shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Raffington is looking to chop away at Dambullah's legs.
Raffington ducks right into an uppercut from Dambullah.
Dambullah throws a big shot that misses.
Raffington fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Raffington slips a straight right by Dambullah.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raffington moves out of range of the body kick from Dambullah.
Papa Moosh Dambullah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raffington throws out a loose jab but Dambullah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dambullah is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dambullah stuns Raffington with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Raffington throws a chopping leg kick but Dambullah manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dambullah is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Raffington.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Papa Moosh Dambullah will probably get the nod.
That's time! Dambullah's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dambullah's jab looks to have found its range, popping Raffington under the eye.
Dambullah lands a nice hook to Raffington's body. Raffington takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice uppercut there from Dambullah.
Raffington works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Good work by Dambullah as he checks the leg kick.
Dambullah swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dambullah throws a leg kick but Raffington checks it.
Raffington lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dambullah's sensitive parts.
Raffington uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dambullah.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dambullah, as that shot connected.
Raffington tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dambullah was well out of range. Poor timing from Raffington.
Dambullah scores with a hook.
Dambullah scores with a crisp jab that stopped Raffington in his tracks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raffington lands a glancing blow to the side of Dambullah's head.
Dambullah takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Raffington is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raffington tries to land a front kick but Dambullah steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dambullah throws a leg kick
and Raffington connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Raffington throws a body kick that misses.
Raffington blocks the body kick.
Raffington chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dambullah connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Raffington momentarily.
That kick from Dambullah tenderised Raffington's leg. Raffington is trying to keep his angry face on.
Raffington throws a push kick but Dambullah slaps the foot to one side.
Dambullah listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Raffington slips under a jab from Dambullah.
Raffington tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dambullah was well out of range. Poor timing from Raffington.
Raffington connects with a body shot that sends Dambullah's belly button to the back.
Raffington tries to move into range but Dambullah moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dambullah goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Raffington ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dambullah jabs at Raffington's body.
Dambullah 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.
Nice cross by Dambullah.
A big left from Raffington misses.
Dambullah fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Raffington.
Raffington takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dambullah lands a nice hook to Raffington's body. Raffington takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dambullah fakes the leg kick and cracks Raffington in the body.
Dambullah tries to score with a low kick but Raffington moves his leg out of the way.
A telegraphed right hand from Dambullah misses the target.
Raffington connects with an inside leg kick.
Raffington with the inside leg kick.
Dambullah misses with a kick to the body
and Dambullah takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Raffington checks the leg kick.
Papa Moosh Dambullah is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dambullah throws a low kick but Raffington avoids it.
Raffington only half commits to the counter leg kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Good leg kick by Dambullah.
Raffington has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dambullah.
Dambullah misses with a low kick.
Dambullah keeps Raffington at a distance using the push kick.
Dambullah throws a wild body kick that Raffington sees coming a mile off.
Raffington lands with a good body shot.
Raffington staying out of range there.
Dambullah checks a low kick from Raffington.
Dambullah connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Raffington momentarily.
Dambullah staying out of range there.
Raffington moves out of range as Dambullah throws a body kick.
Dambullah has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dambullah there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice shot by Dambullah.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dambullah is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raffington blocks a head kick by Dambullah.
Raffington connects with an inside leg kick.
Raffington with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dambullah to score with a decent uppercut.
Dambullah throws a jab but it's blocked by Raffington.
Raffington chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dambullah can pounce on him.
Raffington tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dambullah is looking to land body kicks.
Dambullah takes a swing at Raffington's ribcage but misses.
Raffington keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dambullah ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Raffington misses with a jab to the body
and Raffington takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Raffington goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dambullah keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Raffington misses with a wild body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Papa Moosh Dambullah dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Raffington looks to land a right hand but Dambullah moved out of range.
Dambullah pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Raffington ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dambullah moves away.
Both fighters circling a little - Dambullah finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Dambullah scores with a jab.
A big left from Dambullah misses.
Raffington walks into a straight right hand from Dambullah.
Raffington has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dambullah. Raffington does a little dance to reset his feet.
Raffington connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dambullah. Dambullah circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Raffington drops his hands momentarily and Dambullah takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dambullah takes a swing at Raffington's ribcage but misses.
Dambullah throws a lazy head kick
and Raffington counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dambullah has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Raffington.
Dambullah misses with a kick 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!
Dambullah loads up on a big right hand but Raffington slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raffington throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Raffington.
Raffington chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dambullah can pounce on him.
Raffington throws a head kick but Dambullah moves out of range.
Dambullah pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dambullah with a hook.
Raffington looks to land a left hand but Dambullah moved out of range nicely.
Dambullah is looking to counter punch.
Dambullah fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Raffington throws a big shot that misses.
Raffington throws out a loose jab but Dambullah uses good head movement to avoid it.
A leg kick checked by Dambullah.
Raffington tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Raffington throws a sloppy head kick and Dambullah moves out of range easily.
Dambullah lands with a straight right. Raffington didn't see that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dambullah throws a looping overhand right but Raffington ducks down to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Raffington. Beautiful body shot.
Dambullah thumps Raffington with a low kick.
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!
Sloppy strikes from Raffington. Those never looked like landing.
Raffington throws a right hand that misses
and Dambullah counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Raffington throws a leg kick
letting Dambullah counter with a right hand.
Dambullah checks a low kick from Raffington.
Dambullah scores with a punch to the head.
Raffington cracks Dambullah with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dambullah throws a hook but Raffington blocks it.
Raffington wants to land a leg kick but Dambullah is out of range.
Dambullah jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Raffington defending well as Dambullah loads up on a big left hand.
Raffington scores with a spinning back kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raffington scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dambullah throws out a powerful jab.
Dambullah looks to land a right hand but Raffington moved out of range.
Raffington throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Dambullah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raffington was well out of range. Poor timing from Dambullah.
Raffington swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dambullah jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Dambullah throws a shot from downtown. Raffington moves away and avoids it.
Raffington moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Raffington checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dambullah fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Raffington looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dambullah is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dambullah tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Raffington throws a jab when Dambullah was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Dambullah misses.
Dambullah loads up on a big right hand but Raffington slips the punch.
Dambullah tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Raffington throws a lazy body kick
and Dambullah counters with a thumping low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dambullah throws the left hand but Raffington avoids the punch easily.
Raffington misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dambullah.
Dambullah misses with a low kick.
A left lands for Dambullah.
Raffington finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A big right from Dambullah misses.
Dambullah misses with a low kick as Raffington jumps back.
Raffington connects with a leg kick.
Raffington walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dambullah checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Raffington throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Papa Moosh Dambullah did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dambullah lands a nice looking body shot.
Dambullah jabs Raffington right on the nose. Raffington blinks but takes it well.
Dambullah looks to score with a jab to the body but Raffington is just out of range.
Raffington flicks out a counter leg kick but Dambullah steps away.
Dambullah swings widly with a right hand
and Raffington makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Raffington tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dambullah was well out of range. Poor timing from Raffington.
Dambullah stuns Raffington with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Raffington's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dambullah scores with a body shot.
Dambullah connects with a nice looking jab.
Dambullah takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Raffington uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dambullah.
Dambullah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Raffington drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dambullah lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raffington throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Dambullah misses its target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dambullah takes one to the chin there.
Dambullah uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dambullah misses the shot to the body.
A low kick from Raffington misses
and Dambullah connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Raffington slips a jab from Dambullah.
Raffington appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dambullah takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dambullah looks to land a combination but Raffington avoids it well.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dambullah.
Dambullah avoids the body shot from Raffington.
Dambullah appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick from Raffington, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dambullah throws a quick inside leg kick.
Raffington swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dambullah 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raffington on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice leg kick lands there from Dambullah.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dambullah.
Raffington throws out a loose jab but Dambullah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raffington looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dambullah scores with a kick to the body.
Dambullah throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Raffington slips under a jab.
Raffington steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Dambullah.
Dambullah moves out of range of the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Raffington.
Dambullah misses with a hook. Raffington ducked under it nicely.
Dambullah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Raffington swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Raffington scores with a nice head shot.
Raffington throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raffington misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dambullah.
Dambullah sizes up Raffington with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Raffington fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dambullah manages to avoid it.
Raffington thows a body kick. Dambullah tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Dambullah fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Raffington is out of range.
Dambullah misses with a hook. Raffington ducked under it nicely.
Dambullah lands a jab-cross combination.
Raffington sizes up Dambullah with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dambullah thuds his right hand into Raffington's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Raffington keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dambullah.
Dambullah lands a nice looking body kick.
A big left from Raffington misses.
Dambullah lands a nice looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dambullah lands a nice looking body shot.
Raffington throws a lazy right hand but Dambullah sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Raffington connects with a looping right hand.
Raffington throws a leg kick but Dambullah sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dambullah was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Raffington throws a body punch but Dambullah moves out of range.
Dambullah slips a jab from Raffington.
Raffington has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Dambullah.
Raffington throws a lazy right hand but Dambullah sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Raffington ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dambullah moves away.
Dambullah connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dambullah throws a body kick that misses
and Raffington counters with a thumping low kick.
Dambullah thows a body kick. Raffington tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Dambullah paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dambullah.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Papa Moosh Dambullah had his way with Shane Raffington in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Raffington connects with an inside leg kick.
Raffington takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dambullah throws a body kick that misses.
Raffington on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Raffington sizes up Dambullah with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dambullah lands with a cross.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Raffington checks a leg kick.
Dambullah jabs Raffington to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dambullah connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Raffington's hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raffington has managed to clinch.
Raffington misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Raffington has a couple of punches blocked by Dambullah.
Raffington blocks an uppercut.
Raffington scores with a shot to the side of Dambullah's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dambullah.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raffington blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shane Raffington seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dambullah tries to work over Raffington's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dambullah misses with a body punch.
Raffington tries to throw a body punch but Dambullah avoids it by throwing Raffington back against the cage.
Raffington makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dambullah tries a body shot but Raffington blocks it.
Raffington lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Raffington is leaning against Dambullah and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dambullah lands a left hand that snaps the head of Raffington backwards.
Raffington breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Raffington works the jab nicely.
Dambullah defending well as Raffington loads up on a big left hand.
Raffington uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dambullah.
Dambullah looks to land a left hand but Raffington moved out of range nicely.
Dambullah looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dambullah moves out of range of the body kick from Raffington.
Raffington dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raffington misses with a low kick.
Dambullah throws a leg kick
and Raffington counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dambullah thinking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raffington ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dambullah moves away.
Raffington throws a low kick but Dambullah avoids it.
Raffington throws the kick towards the body but Dambullah avoids it.
Dambullah tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dambullah throws a hook to the side of Raffington's head but Raffington sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Raffington slips under a jab.
Dambullah scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Raffington doesn't seem bothered though.
That kick from Raffington tenderised Dambullah's leg. Dambullah is trying to keep his angry face on.
Raffington wants to land a leg kick but Dambullah is out of range.
Raffington on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Raffington 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dambullah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raffington.
Dambullah throws a right hand that misses
and Raffington counters with a right hand to the body.
Dambullah moves away from the strike by Raffington.
Raffington connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Raffington throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Dambullah counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shane Raffington has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dambullah connects with a nice looking jab.
Raffington stuns Dambullah with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Raffington misses with a kick to the body.
Dambullah delivers a nice body kick.
Raffington tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dambullah was well out of range. Poor timing from Raffington.
Dambullah tries to land a body kick
and Raffington cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Raffington ducks right into an uppercut from Dambullah.
Dambullah moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raffington misses with a hook.
Dambullah misses with a body shot.
Raffington throws a body shot but no joy.
Raffington has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Dambullah.
Dambullah misses with a hook. Raffington ducked under it nicely.
Raffington misses with an uppercut. Dambullah saw that one coming.
Dambullah throws a head kick but Raffington moves out of range.
Raffington swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Raffington takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dambullah throws a head kick that half lands.
A shot to the liver by Raffington. Beautiful body shot.
Raffington motions for Dambullah to come forward. Raffington throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Raffington dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Papa Moosh Dambullah is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Raffington lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Shane Raffington.
I think Dambullah 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 50:45
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 49:47
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Papa Moosh Dambullah!
Papa Moosh Dambullah retains his middleweight title!
A relieved looking Papa Moosh Dambullah 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hiro Manowaru (ranked 62 p4p, 101 weight class) and Joe Clark (ranked 2 p4p, 3 weight class). Manowaru's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Lay Down. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hiro Manowaru!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Clark!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manowaru lands a nice looking kick to the body. Clark takes a step back to recover.
Clark throws a lazy right hand but Manowaru sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Manowaru takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Clark misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Clark.
Clark throws the left hand but Manowaru avoids the punch easily.
Clark scores with a hook to the body. Manowaru takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Manowaru blocks a jab.
Manowaru misses with a hook. Clark ducked under it nicely.
Manowaru takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Manowaru defending well as Clark loads up on a big left hand.
Manowaru was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Clark looks to throw the jab but Manowaru is out of range.
Clark misses with a shot to the body
and Manowaru counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Manowaru uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clark.
Manowaru swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Clark counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark takes a swing at Manowaru's ribcage but misses.
Clark throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Manowaru sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Clark checks a low kick from Manowaru.
Clark looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Manowaru misses with an uppercut.
Manowaru ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Manowaru swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Manowaru slips under a jab from Clark.
Clark swings for the body but Manowaru moves out of range.
We've been told by Manowaru's head coaches at The Zoo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Clark thows a left - swing and a miss!
Clark scores with a nice head shot.
Clark moves out of range of the strikes.
Manowaru uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clark.
Clark lands a nice hook to Manowaru's body. Manowaru takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Clark throws a poor cross that misses
and Manowaru counters with a good, hard body kick but Clark shrugs it off.
Clark fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Manowaru manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manowaru takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Clark lands a jab.
Manowaru dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Clark. That did some damage!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manowaru takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Clark throws a jab but it's blocked by Manowaru.
Clark takes a swing at Manowaru's ribcage but misses.
Clark just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Manowaru wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Clark misses the shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Manowaru.
Clark ducks under a wild hook from Manowaru.
Manowaru steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Clark.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Manowaru moves away.
That kick from Manowaru tenderised Clark's leg. Clark is trying to keep his angry face on.
Clark's corner calls for a 1-2. Clark obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Manowaru lands with a nice body punch.
Clark walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Manowaru takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Manowaru takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A telegraphed right hand from Manowaru misses the target.
Clark misses with a right hand
and Manowaru counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Joe Clark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clark changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Manowaru uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Clark.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clark misses with a looping left.
Clark uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Manowaru.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark throws a jab when Manowaru was well out of range.
As Clark backs away, Manowaru returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A punch lands to the side of Manowaru 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Clark digs a good body shot into Manowaru's ribs.
Clark lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Manowaru backs up against the cage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Manowaru.
A nice side step and Clark releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Manowaru throws a poor cross that misses
letting Clark counter with a right hand.
Manowaru takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice shot by Clark.
Clark lands with a nice body punch.
Nice straight punches there by Clark. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Clark.
Manowaru scores with a crisp jab that stopped Clark in his tracks.
Clark scores with a jab. Manowaru acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Manowaru avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Clark dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Clark takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A countering left hand to the body from Clark misses.
Manowaru takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Clark moves out of range as Manowaru throws a body kick.
Clark scores with the left hand. Manowaru knows he should have avoided that one.
Clark rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Manowaru counter with a right hand.
Manowaru throws a jab when Clark was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clark. Manowaru does a little dance to reset his feet.
Manowaru is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A big left from Clark misses.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Manowaru might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Manowaru darts in and clinches Clark up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manowaru throws a head punch that misses.
Clark is working Manowaru over against the cage.
Clark blocking some punches.
Manowaru tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Manowaru managing to block the knees to the body from Clark.
Clark blocks a body shot from Manowaru.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Clark.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Manowaru.
Clark blocks an uppercut.
Knees to the body from Clark.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Still in the clinch, Clark scores with a nice short uppercut.
Clark misses with a knee to the head.
Manowaru working aggressively here.
Clark pushes Manowaru back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Manowaru blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Clark lands a shoulder strike.
A short left from Clark.
Manowaru managing to block the knees to the body from Clark.
Manowaru misses with the head strike.
Clark lands a body punch in the clinch.
Clark stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Clark lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Clark on the inside.
Clark lands a nice shot to the body.
A short left from Clark.
Clark scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Manowaru is rocked!
Clark throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Manowaru.
A short right from Clark.
Oh Manowaru is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Clark lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Clark.
Clark has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Manowaru - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Clark, and another! Manowaru is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Joe Clark!
Joe Clark is the new super heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Joe Clark 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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FIGHT
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