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C40: Lundgren vs. Pinales PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yancy Makaki Iii (ranked 2514 p4p, 2473 weight class) and Calabi Yau (ranked 344 p4p, 338 weight class). Makaki Iii comes into the arena with Fancy blaring out of the sound system. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 38 - 25 - 1, fighting out of New York, Yancy Makaki Iii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Calabi Yau!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yau throws a body punch but Makaki Iii moves out of range.
Makaki Iii throws a sloppy head kick and Yau moves out of range easily.
Yau misses with a right hand
and Makaki Iii finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Yau looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yau fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yau moves out of range of the body kick.
Makaki Iii slips a jab and a cross from Yau.
Makaki Iii throws a body punch but Yau moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Yau.
Yau throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Makaki Iii goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Makaki Iii throws a leg kick but Yau sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Yau misses with a looping left.
Makaki Iii tries to work over Yau's front leg with a kick but Yau checks it.
Makaki Iii takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yau misses with a straight right.
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!
That kick from Makaki Iii tenderised Yau's leg. Yau is trying to keep his angry face on.
Makaki Iii bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yau scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yau fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Makaki Iii manages to avoid it.
Makaki Iii was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Makaki Iii connects with a leg kick.
Makaki Iii looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Makaki Iii misses with a wild body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Makaki Iii.
Yau is looking to chop away at Makaki Iii's legs.
Yau's coach down at The Lions Den was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Yau's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Makaki Iii bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Makaki Iii throws a poor cross that misses
and Yau counters with a nice low kick that buckles Makaki Iii's knee momentarily.
Makaki Iii 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.
Makaki Iii takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Yau lands with an uppercut that bounces Makaki Iii off the cage and back into range.
Makaki Iii scores with a crisp jab that stopped Yau in his tracks.
Yau throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Makaki Iii thows a body kick. Yau tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Yau misses the shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Makaki Iii blocks a jab.
Yau scores with a body shot.
Yau cracks a nice hook into Makaki Iii's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yau takes one on the button.
Makaki Iii ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yau moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Makaki Iii pushes Yau away with a front kick.
Yau misses with a jab, cross combination.
Makaki Iii fires out a quick counter leg kick but Yau just manages to avoid it.
Yau throws a leg kick which misses Makaki Iii's front leg but catches the back leg as Makaki Iii tries to avoid it.
Yau connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Makaki Iii's hands.
Yau keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Yau looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Makaki Iii looks to throw a body kick
and Yau counters with a straight right hand.
Makaki Iii lands a jab.
Yau connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Makaki Iii misses with an uppercut
and Yau counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Makaki Iii - that will leave a mark!
Yau throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Makaki Iii tries to work over Yau's front leg with a kick but Yau checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yau ducks under a wild hook from Makaki Iii.
Yau steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii lands a leg kick that knocks Yau off balance momentarily.
Jab by Yau.
Yau looks to land a left hand but Makaki Iii moved out of range nicely.
Yau fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Makaki Iii manages to avoid it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Yau checks a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yau! But no joy.
Yau jabs Makaki Iii to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Yau slips under a jab from Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
No joy there for Makaki Iii, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yau swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Makaki Iii staying out of range there.
Makaki Iii misses with a looping left.
Yau is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Makaki Iii had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Yau smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Yau lands with an uppercut that bounces Makaki Iii off the cage and back into range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yau throws a sloppy body shot
and Makaki Iii counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yau throws a solid leg kick but Makaki Iii takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yau.
Yau connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yau throws a leg kick
and Makaki Iii connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yau tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yau moves out of range of the body kick from Makaki Iii.
Despite the aggression on Yau's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Makaki Iii checks the leg kick nicely there.
Yau misses the shot to the body.
Makaki Iii thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yau swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Makaki Iii appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A big right from Yau misses.
A jab from Yau misses.
Makaki Iii misses with a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice uppercut lands for Makaki Iii. That snapped Yau's head back.
Yau uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yau moves away.
Yau only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Yau takes a swing at Makaki Iii's ribcage but misses.
Makaki Iii seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Makaki Iii uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Calabi Yau dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Yau throws a series of punches but Makaki Iii avoids them all with ease.
Yau misses with a body shot.
Makaki Iii uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yau.
Makaki Iii tried to counter with a leg kick but Yau avoided it.
Makaki Iii pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Makaki Iii moves out of range as Yau strikes.
Yau staying out of range there.
A big left from Makaki Iii misses.
Yau now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Yau misses with a hook. Makaki Iii ducked under it nicely.
Makaki Iii takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Yau fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Makaki Iii.
Yau takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Yau takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yau misses with an uppercut.
Yau takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Yau misses with a wild body shot.
Yau scoring well with a low kick there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yau swings for the body but Makaki Iii moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yau scores with a nice right hand.
Makaki Iii throws a nice looking combination but Yau bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yau throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Makaki Iii throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Yau counters with a left to the body.
Nice body punch from Yau.
Yau throws a jab but it's blocked by Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii tried to counter with a leg kick but Yau avoided it.
Yau connects with a body shot that sends Makaki Iii's belly button to the back.
Yau uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Makaki Iii.
Calabi Yau seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Yau does it's job there.
Yau just misses with a punch to the body.
Yau lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Makaki Iii circles away quickly and effectively.
Makaki Iii lands the left hand.
Yau walks into a stiff left hand from Makaki Iii.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yau checks a leg kick nicely.
Yau swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Makaki Iii buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Makaki Iii ducks under a wild hook from Yau.
Makaki Iii looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yau with the inside leg kick.
Yau misses the jab.
A slow jab from Makaki Iii misses its intended target.
Makaki Iii takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jab from Yau.
Makaki Iii avoids the body shot from Yau.
Makaki Iii blocks a jab.
Yau jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yau steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Makaki Iii.
Yau smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Yau throws a body shot but no joy.
Yau misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A solid body kick from Makaki Iii.
Yau looks to score with a jab to the body but Makaki Iii is just out of range.
Makaki Iii 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.
Makaki Iii throws a hook to the side of Yau's head but Yau sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yau pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Makaki Iii staying out of range there.
Makaki Iii on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Makaki Iii chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yau can pounce on him.
Makaki Iii is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Makaki Iii takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Yau looks to land a combination but Makaki Iii avoids it well.
Yau thuds a left hand into Makaki Iii's body.
Yau throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Makaki Iii lands with a cross.
Yau has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Makaki Iii.
Yau scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Makaki Iii doesn't seem bothered though.
Makaki Iii lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Makaki Iii uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yau.
Makaki Iii keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Makaki Iii lands a glancing blow to the side of Yau's head.
Makaki Iii misses with a hook
and Yau counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Makaki Iii scores with a punch to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yau steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Makaki Iii.
Yau throws a sloppy body shot
and Makaki Iii counters with a solid body kick.
Yau slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Makaki Iii throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yau scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Yau takes a swing at Makaki Iii's ribcage but misses.
Yau fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Makaki Iii takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yau throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yau bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Makaki Iii's head backwards.
Makaki Iii throws a lazy head kick
and Makaki Iii takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yau uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Makaki Iii has time to react.
A right-left combo lands from Yau.
A low kick from Makaki Iii is predictable there
and Yau counters with a nice body shot.
Makaki Iii throws a low kick, looking for Yau's leg but Yau calmly moves out of range.
Yau lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Calabi Yau showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. 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.
A swing and a miss from Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Yau avoids a kick to the body.
Yau misses with a right hand
and Makaki Iii counters with a thumping low kick.
Yau misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Makaki Iii.
Yau throws a hook but Makaki Iii blocks it.
Makaki Iii looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Makaki Iii on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A big left from Yau misses.
Makaki Iii swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Makaki Iii misses with an attempted mid kick.
A jab lands there for Yau.
An inside leg kick lands from Yau.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makaki Iii goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Yau lands a jab to Makaki Iii's midsection.
Makaki Iii blocks a jab.
Yau throws a body punch but Makaki Iii moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Makaki Iii misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makaki Iii throws a push kick but Yau slaps the foot to one side.
Sloppy strikes from Yau. Those never looked like landing.
Yau throws a predictable looking body shot
and Makaki Iii counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Yau thinking.
Nice uppercut there from Yau.
Makaki Iii misses with a kick to the body.
A leg kick checked by Makaki Iii.
Yau slips under a jab.
Yau with a jab.
Makaki Iii pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yau is out of range and Makaki Iii settles back down.
Yau throws a leg kick that misses.
A big right from Makaki Iii misses.
Yau throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Makaki Iii.
Decent striking displayed by Makaki Iii there.
Makaki Iii looks to land a body kick but Yau moved away.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Makaki Iii might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Makaki Iii with a nice cross.
Yau lands with a nice combination. Makaki Iii backs away looking to recover.
Yancy Makaki Iii has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Makaki Iii throws a big shot that misses.
A big left from Yau misses.
Yau throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Makaki Iii lands a head kick. Yau smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Makaki Iii misses the shot to the body.
Yau misses with an uppercut. Makaki Iii saw that one coming.
Yau avoids the body shot from Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Makaki Iii tries to move into range but Yau moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Makaki Iii misses with a body kick.
Yau appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Makaki Iii!
Yau scores with a decent looking hook.
Yau fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Makaki Iii manages to avoid it.
A big right from Yau misses.
Makaki Iii misses with a low kick.
Yau has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yau digs a good body shot into Makaki Iii's ribs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yau. That's going to slow Makaki Iii down.
Yau dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yau scores with a body shot.
Yau takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Yau misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yau. Makaki Iii does a little dance to reset his feet.
Makaki Iii is looking to counter with head kicks.
Yau checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Donk. Yau catches Makaki Iii right on the button with a cross.
Makaki Iii tries a head kick but it misses.
Yau doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Makaki Iii looks to score with a jab to the body but Yau is just out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yau scores with a crisp jab that stopped Makaki Iii in his tracks.
Makaki Iii avoids the body shot from Yau.
A jab from Makaki Iii misses.
Yau missing with a left hand there. Makaki Iii was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yau lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yau scores with a three punch combo!
Yau swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yau digs a good hook to Makaki Iii's body.
The crowd cheers as Yau lands an impressive looking overhand right. Makaki Iii doesn't seem phased though.
Makaki Iii misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Makaki Iii ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Calabi Yau is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Makaki Iii fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Yau checks it well.
Makaki Iii throws a hook but Yau avoids it easily.
Yau stuns Makaki Iii with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A lazy left from Yau finds it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Makaki Iii misses with an attempted mid kick.
Makaki Iii takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Yau lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A jab from Makaki Iii does it's job there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Calabi Yau comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yau has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Calabi Yau!
Calabi Yau took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, HELLBENT for their support in the buildup to the fight.
The defeated Yancy Makaki Iii had this to say: 'Don�t Worry Fans I�ll Train Hard And Win Next Fight '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jermaine Camacho (ranked 2450 p4p, 2873 weight class) and Sampson Shain (ranked 300 p4p, 355 weight class). Jermaine Camacho is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jermaine Camacho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sampson Shain!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Shain.
Sampson Shain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shain doesn't manage to clinch there - Camacho circles away.
Shain lands with a cross.
We've been hearing reports that Camacho has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Camacho slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A leg kick checked by Shain.
Shain tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Camacho throws a leg kick that is checked
and Shain makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Shain is looking to clinch.
Shain tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shain is looking to clinch but Camacho is avoiding it.
Camacho throws a head kick that Shain semi-blocks.
 It looks like Sampson Shain has been cut.
Shain misses the shot to the body.
Camacho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shain.
Camacho connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Camacho slips a jab from Shain.
Shain throws a leg kick but Camacho sees it coming and moves out of range.
Camacho steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shain.
An attempted straight right counter from Camacho misses the target.
Shain misses with an uppercut. Camacho saw that one coming.
Shain gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camacho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Camacho tries a body shot but Shain blocks it.
Shain misses with a knee to the head.
Camacho is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Camacho throws a head punch that misses.
Camacho jumps guard.
Shain must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Shain wants to stand but Camacho has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Camacho is looking for a triangle but Shain pushes his legs off easily.
Camacho looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Shain has picked Camacho up and slammed him! Camacho can't keep hold of the triangle and Shain manages to pass to side control!
Camacho manages to work his way to half guard, despite Shain's best efforts.
My spies in Mello MMA inform me that Shain has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camacho is looking to improve his position.
Shain takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Camacho looking for subs from the bottom but Shain mounts him!
Shain content just to control the position here.
Camacho tries to hold on but Shain postures up.
Camacho is in all sorts of trouble here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shain controlling the pace for now.
Shain trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shain sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Shain avoids the attempt from Camacho to control.
Camacho is working to get back to half guard.
Camacho tries to lock up and control but Shain gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Shain sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Shain avoids the attempt from Camacho to control.
Shain controlling the pace for now.
Shain is continuing to stall.
The adventures of Shain the control monster continue. Boring.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Camacho is squirming around, avoiding Shain's attempts to control the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sampson Shain dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sampson Shain's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Shain pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Camacho drops down looking for a counter takedown but Shain sprawls and moves away.
Camacho misses with a series of wild punches.
Shain with a jab.
A big left from Shain misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Camacho misses its target.
Shain fails in his attempt to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Camacho on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Shain moves to clinch but Camacho breaks away
and Camacho counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Camacho.
Shain connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Shain turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Camacho. Those never looked like landing.
Camacho shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Shain as he jumps to the side.
Shain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Camacho manages to avoid it.
Shain connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Camacho's hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Camacho does no damage.
Shain throws a leg kick that is checked
and Camacho counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Camacho trying to control but Shain is working from the bottom.
Camacho looking to pass the guard.
Camacho works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Camacho is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Shain doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Camacho.
Camacho is trying to control. Shain wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camacho seems to be working for a kimura but Shain defends the submission attempt.
Camacho is trying to work for a kimura but Shain is defending well.
Shain pushes Camacho off looking to stand but Camacho dives back in and keeps control.
Camacho wants to pass to mount but Shain is defending the position.
Camacho looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shain wants to control but Camacho is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Camacho is working for a submission of some sort.
Shain is looking for a sweep. Camacho is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Camacho is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Shain is just riding it out for now. Camacho eventually gives up the hold.
Camacho is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Shain is just riding it out for now. Camacho eventually gives up the hold.
Shain controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jermaine Camacho will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sampson Shain's cut.
That's time! Camacho's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Camacho lands with a right hand.
Sampson Shain seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Camacho stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shain.
Jermaine Camacho is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Camacho tries to work over Shain's front leg with a kick but Shain checks it.
Camacho throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Camacho throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Camacho avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Camacho feinted with a counter takedown.
Camacho ducks under a wild hook from Shain.
Camacho tries to bum rush Shain with a series of wild strikes but Shain uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shain with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Camacho lands a nice hook to Shain's body. Shain takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Shain fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shain misses with a hook.
Shain jabs Camacho to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shain scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Shain turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shain keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Shain throws a leg kick but Camacho sees it coming and moves out of range.
Camacho changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Shain takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Camacho fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shain feints a counter leg kick.
Camacho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shain avoids the body shot from Camacho.
Sampson Shain is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Camacho takes one to the chin there.
Camacho throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shain throws a quick inside leg kick.
Shain thows a leg kick but Camacho checks it
and Camacho decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Shain's guard.
Camacho trying to control the position from guard on top but Shain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Camacho postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Shain is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Camacho, into his guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Camacho looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Shain passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camacho makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Camacho.
Shain stands and steps away. Camacho gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Shain feints and then cracks Camacho's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Camacho down.
Camacho fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Camacho manages to avoid it.
Camacho walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Shain pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shain is looking to clinch.
Camacho lands a nice looking body shot.
Shain tries to clinch up.
Shain takes the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Camacho.
Camacho scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Shain misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shain lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Camacho backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shain with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Camacho tries to work over Shain's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shain missing with knees to the body.
Shain scores with a shot to the side of Camacho's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Camacho has a couple of punches blocked by Shain.
Camacho just leaning against Shain, taking a breather.
Camacho avoiding damage as Shain throws knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Shain.
Shain tries to land knees in the clinch but Camacho avoids the damage to the body.
Shain lands a damaging elbow.
Shain trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shain.
Camacho breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shain misses with a looping left.
Camacho is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Donk. Camacho catches Shain right on the button with a cross.
Shain ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Shain closes the distance and clinches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sampson Shain comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Shain has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sampson Shain!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Derrick (ranked 1294 p4p, 13950 weight class) and Iain Reilly (ranked 188 p4p, 751 weight class). Reilly has chosen Dubliners - Fields of Athenry as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joe Derrick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 35 - 0, fighting out of New York, Iain Reilly!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reilly ducks under a wild hook from Derrick.
Reilly misses with an uppercut.
Derrick seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Derrick clobbers Reilly with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Joe Derrick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reilly just misses with a punch to the body.
Derrick scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Derrick displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reilly throws out the jab.
Derrick misses with a jab to the body
and Reilly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Derrick ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Derrick pushes Reilly up against the cage in a clinch.
Reilly takes a knee to the side of the body.
Derrick is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reilly is defending well for now.
Derrick scores with a shot to the side of Reilly's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Derrick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Derrick looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Still in the clinch, Reilly scores with a nice short uppercut.
Reilly throws a head punch that misses.
Reilly avoiding damage as Derrick throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Derrick.
Reilly misses with a punch on the inside.
Reilly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Derrick tries to land knees in the clinch but Reilly avoids the damage to the body.
A short right from Reilly.
Derrick landing knees to the head.
It looks like Iain Reilly has been cut.
Reilly wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Reilly struggles to land a body shot inside as Derrick controls his hands.
Reilly misses with some punches.
Derrick blocking some punches.
Derrick lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Derrick tries a body shot but Reilly blocks it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Derrick throws an elbow but misses.
Derrick using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Derrick comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
 Reilly is rocked!
Reilly looks winded!
Derrick creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Reilly's defenses.
Reilly is still on wobbly legs! Can Derrick finish him?
Derrick creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Reilly's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Reilly drops to his knees and Derrick pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Derrick!
An out of breath Joe Derrick thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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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 34 - 37 - 0, fighting out of London, Severo Del Bosque!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abraham Durden!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durden attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Durden lands with a nice body punch.
Durden with a nice calf kick.
Durden throws out a leg kick but Del Bosque moves out of range and Durden only half commits.
Durden connects with a good right hand that stumbles Del Bosque. Del Bosque circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Durden motions for Del Bosque to come forward. Durden throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Durden's coach down at Roosters Coop was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Durden's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Durden slips a jab from Del Bosque.
Del Bosque throws a jab but it's blocked by Durden.
Durden throws a jab when Del Bosque was well out of range.
Durden misses with a looping right.
Durden checks the leg kick nicely there.
Durden misses with a low kick.
Del Bosque misses with a low kick.
A low kick lands for Del Bosque.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durden throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Durden moves out of range as Del Bosque throws a body kick.
Abraham Durden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Durden throws a leg kick but Del Bosque sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Durden misses with a body shot.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Del Bosque.
Del Bosque looks to land a left hand but Durden moved out of range nicely.
Durden changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Durden finds it's way through Del Bosque's defenses.
Del Bosque misses with an uppercut.
Durden tries a quick counter leg kick but Del Bosque is wise to it.
Durden with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Durden avoids the head kick by Del Bosque.
Del Bosque tries a low kick but Durden avoids it.
Del Bosque misses with an uppercut.
An inside leg kick lands from Durden.
A good leg kick by Del Bosque.
Durden tried to score with a low kick but Del Bosque checks it.
Del Bosque jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Durden avoids the body shot from Del Bosque.
Del Bosque tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Durden will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Del Bosque was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Durden with a nice cross.
Del Bosque feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Durdens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Durden throws a body shot but no joy.
Del Bosque digs a good body shot into Durden's ribs.
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!
Durden connects with an inside leg kick.
Del Bosque checks the leg kick nicely there.
Del Bosque pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durden with a nice calf kick.
Durden is looking to slow Del Bosque down with leg kicks.
Durden moves out of range of the body kick from Del Bosque.
Del Bosque lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Durden swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Del Bosque.
Del Bosque throws a nice outside leg kick.
A jab from Del Bosque finds it's way through Durden's defenses.
Del Bosque tries to land a front kick but Durden steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Durden looks to score with a jab to the body but Del Bosque is just out of range.
Durden looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Del Bosque misses with a body kick.
Durden lands a nice leg kick that just misses Del Bosque's sensitive parts.
Durden checks a leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Durden.
Durden connects with an inside leg kick.
Del Bosque misses with a leg kick.
Del Bosque looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Del Bosque attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Del Bosque is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Durden walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Del Bosque lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durden scoring well with a low kick there.
A big right from Del Bosque misses.
Durden is looking to score with low kicks.
Durden throws a solid leg kick but Del Bosque takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Durden.
A big right from Durden misses.
Del Bosque looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Durden uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Del Bosque.
Del Bosque tries a head kick but it misses.
Durden attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Durden lands a leg kick that knocks Del Bosque off balance momentarily.
Durden lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Good work by Del Bosque as he checks the leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Del Bosque darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Durden lands a leg kick that knocks Del Bosque off balance momentarily.
Del Bosque tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Durden moves out of range as Del Bosque throws a body kick.
Durden throws out a counter right but Del Bosque avoids it with no problem.
Del Bosque scores with a punch to the head.
Durden 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Durden fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Del Bosque.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Del Bosque lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Durden has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Durden and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Del Bosque bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Del Bosque checks a leg kick.
Del Bosque throws a jab when Durden was well out of range.
Del Bosque throws a head kick that misses.
Durden works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Durden moves out of range as Del Bosque throws a body kick.
Durden throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Durden looks for the body kick but Del Bosque saw that one coming.
Durden attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Durden moves out of range of the body kick.
Del Bosque fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Durden manages to avoid it.
Durden throws a body punch but Del Bosque moves out of range.
Del Bosque moves out of range of the strikes.
Del Bosque punishes Durden's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Del Bosque 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.
Del Bosque throws a jab but it's blocked by Durden.
Del Bosque rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Durden counters with a nice uppercut.
Good leg kick by Del Bosque.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Abraham Durden will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Durden misses with a leg kick.
Del Bosque is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Durden lands an overhand right.
Del Bosque avoids a kick to the body.
Durden fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Del Bosque on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice shot by Del Bosque.
Del Bosque keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Durden fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Del Bosque throws a lazy right hand but Durden sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Durden! But no joy.
Del Bosque has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Del Bosque attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Del Bosque looks to land a left hand but Durden moved out of range nicely.
Durden only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Durden misses the target.
Durden swings for the body but Del Bosque moves out of range.
Durden's corner calls for a 1-2. Durden obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Durden misses with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Durden throws out a powerful jab.
Durden blocks a head kick by Del Bosque.
Durden doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Del Bosque jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Durden avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durden connects with a solid leg kick.
Durden connects with a crisp jab.
Durden delivers a nice body kick.
Del Bosque misses with an attempted mid kick.
Del Bosque on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Durden. Durden obviously looking to wear him down.
Del Bosque takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Durden turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Del Bosque keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Durden.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Del Bosque might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Del Bosque connects with the punch.
The fighters circling - Del Bosque throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Durden closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Good exchange - Durden coming out on top.
Durden misses with a hook. Del Bosque ducked under it nicely.
Del Bosque seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Durden thumps Del Bosque with a low kick.
Durden throws an off balance right hand
and Del Bosque counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Durden lands a nice leg kick that just misses Del Bosque's sensitive parts.
Del Bosque takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Durden connects with a single shot there.
Del Bosque takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Durden misses the target.
Durden wants to land a leg kick but Del Bosque is out of range.
Durden thuds his right hand into Del Bosque's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A jab from Durden finds it's way through Del Bosque's defenses.
Del Bosque throws a jab but it's blocked by Durden.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Durden lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Del Bosque has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Del Bosque and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Durden checks a low kick from Del Bosque.
Del Bosque looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Del Bosque throws a solid leg kick but Durden takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Del Bosque.
Del Bosque works the jab nicely.
Durden looks to land a body kick but Del Bosque moved away.
Del Bosque avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Del Bosque throwing a counter right hand but Durden manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Durden misses its intended target.
Del Bosque appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Del Bosque ducks under a wild hook from Durden.
Durden blocks a low kick nicely.
Del Bosque throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Durden looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Del Bosque with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Durden to score with a decent uppercut.
Durden throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Del Bosque.
Durden defending well as Del Bosque loads up on a big left hand.
Del Bosque tries to land a front kick but Durden steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Durden.
Durden feints and then cracks Del Bosque's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Del Bosque down.
Durden uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Del Bosque.
Durden takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Durden checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Durden throws out a counter right but Del Bosque avoids it with no problem.
Del Bosque catches Durden with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Durden throws a chopping leg kick but Del Bosque manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Durden connects with a nice looking jab.
Durden scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Durden checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A chopping leg kick lands by Durden.
Del Bosque checks a leg kick nicely.
Durden pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Del Bosque throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Del Bosque throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durden misses with a hook. Del Bosque ducked under it nicely.
Durden lands a leg kick that knocks Del Bosque off balance momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Durden missing with a left hand there. Del Bosque was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Durden scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Del Bosque ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Durden misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Del Bosque counters with a nice body kick.
Durden uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Del Bosque.
Durden finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Abraham Durden seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Del Bosque throws a hook but Durden blocks it.
Del Bosque lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Durden checks a leg kick.
Durden throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Durden ducks under a wild hook from Del Bosque.
A combination from Del Bosque does no damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Durden ducks under a wild hook from Del Bosque.
Del Bosque swings for the body but Durden moves out of range.
Durden fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Del Bosque.
Del Bosque with a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Abraham Durden showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.
Del Bosque ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Del Bosque lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Del Bosque throws a jab when Durden was well out of range.
Del Bosque looks to land a left hand but Durden moved out of range nicely.
Del Bosque 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.
Durden is looking to score with low kicks.
Durden finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Durden misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Del Bosque.
Del Bosque throws a low kick but Durden avoids it.
Durden throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Durden ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Durden misses the shot to the body.
Durden takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durden with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Del Bosque keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Del Bosque swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Del Bosque throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Durden's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Durden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Del Bosque manages to avoid it.
Del Bosque checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Bosque throws a jab but it's blocked by Durden.
Del Bosque is looking to score with low kicks.
Durden lands the left hand.
Durden lands with a thumping leg kick.
Del Bosque is looking to land body kicks.
A low kick lands for Del Bosque.
Durden fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Durden misses with a looping right.
Durden throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Durden throws a low kick, looking for Del Bosque's leg but Del Bosque calmly moves out of range.
Del Bosque shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Del Bosque misses the shot to the body.
Del Bosque gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Durden.
Durden throws out a powerful jab.
Del Bosque walks into a straight right hand from Durden.
Durden avoids a punch combination nicely.
Severo Del Bosque has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durden connects with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Durden tries to work over Del Bosque's front leg with a kick but Del Bosque checks it.
Del Bosque looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Durden sizes up Del Bosque with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Del Bosque staying out of range there.
Durden lands a jab.
Del Bosque dodges the punch combination from Durden.
Del Bosque misses with a hook. Durden ducked under it nicely.
Del Bosque lands with a thumping leg kick.
Del Bosque throws a jab but it's blocked by Durden.
Del Bosque throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Durden sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Durden misses with a wild body shot.
Durden throws a leg kick but Del Bosque sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Durden throws a front kick aimed at Del Bosque's knee but Del Bosque avoids it well.
Del Bosque throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice cross by Durden.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Del Bosque.
Durden tries a quick counter leg kick but Del Bosque is wise to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Bosque keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Del Bosque misses with a low kick.
Durden blocks a jab.
Durden buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Del Bosque connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice cross by Durden.
Del Bosque throws a front kick aimed at Durden's knee but Durden avoids it well.
Del Bosque misses with a kick to the body.
Del Bosque throws a chopping leg kick but Durden manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Durden fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Durden connects with a body shot that sends Del Bosque's belly button to the back.
Durden takes one on the button.
Durden scores with a leg kick.
Del Bosque swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Del Bosque on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Durden. Durden obviously looking to wear him down.
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!
Del Bosque tries to work over Durden's front leg with a kick but Durden checks it.
Durden scoring well with a low kick there.
Durden connects with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durden turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Durden is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Del Bosque.
Durden fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Del Bosque has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Del Bosque staying out of range there.
Durden chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Del Bosque looks to land a left hand but Durden moved out of range nicely.
Del Bosque throws the left hand but Durden avoids the punch easily.
A clash of legs there as Del Bosque blocks the low kick.
Del Bosque's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Durden connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Del Bosque scrambles back to his feet.
Del Bosque uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Durden.
Del Bosque on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Durden. Durden obviously looking to wear him down.
Del Bosque misses with a kick to the body.
Del Bosque checks a low kick from Durden.
Durden tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Durden tries to work over Del Bosque's front leg with a kick but Del Bosque checks it.
Durden tests Del Bosque's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Abraham Durden is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Durden moves out of range as Del Bosque strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abraham Durden comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Durden has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abraham Durden!
Severo Del Bosque spoke after the fight, saying 'Don’t Worry Ill Be Back Fans'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jensen Chelios (ranked 1390 p4p, 1658 weight class) and Vlad Darko (ranked 198 p4p, 232 weight class). Darko has chosen Ominous Drumming as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jensen Chelios!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 2, fighting out of New York, Vlad Darko!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Chelios.
Good exchange - Chelios coming out on top.
Chelios tries to clinch up but Darko circles away and keeps his distance.
Darko 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.
Jab, jab by Chelios - just one landing.
Chelios throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chelios misses with a hook. Darko ducked under it nicely.
Darko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Darko throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Chelios lands with a cross.
Chelios wants to slow Darko down by chopping away at his legs.
Darko looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Darko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice defenses there by Chelios.
Chelios ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Chelios throws a jab but it's blocked by Darko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chelios tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Darko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Darko throws out a counter right but Chelios avoids it with no problem.
A slow jab from Chelios misses its intended target.
Chelios scores with a nice strike.
Darko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Darko looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Chelios throws a lazy right hand but Darko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chelios throws a body punch but Darko moves out of range.
It seemed like Darko was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Darko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chelios gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A head punch on the inside from Chelios fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Chelios lands with a light punch inside.
Chelios tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chelios throws a punch but it's blocked by Darko.
Chelios has a couple of punches blocked by Darko.
Darko stalling.
Chelios has a couple of punches blocked by Darko.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Chelios lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chelios misses with a short punch on the inside.
Darko prevents a body shot from Chelios.
Darko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chelios working aggressively here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chelios misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darko is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Darko prevents a body shot from Chelios.
Darko stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Chelios struggles to land a body shot inside as Darko controls his hands.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Darko.
A shot in the inside from Chelios.
Chelios can't find room to land a body shot as Darko controls the action.
Chelios misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chelios misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chelios throws a punch but it's blocked by Darko.
A shot in the inside from Chelios.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chelios lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Darko.
Chelios lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Darko backwards.
Chelios misses with a body punch.
Chelios misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chelios has a couple of punches blocked by Darko.
Chelios swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Darko effectively controlling the action here.
Darko just leaning against Chelios, taking a breather.
Chelios lands a left hand that snaps the head of Darko backwards.
Darko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Darko is struggling to control the position.
A head punch on the inside from Chelios fails to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jensen Chelios dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Chelios misses with a body punch
and Darko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Darko on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Chelios uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Darko.
Chelios throws a jab but it's blocked by Darko.
Chelios tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Darko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chelios.
Darko appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Chelios wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Chelios swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It seemed like Darko was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chelios throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Darko! But no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Darko. Chelios does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chelios waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Darko.
Darko tries a quick counter leg kick but Chelios is wise to it.
Chelios tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darko fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Darko fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chelios. Darko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jensen Chelios is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Darko doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Darko gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Darko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Chelios can pounce on him.
Darko slips a jab from Chelios.
Darko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chelios misses the jab.
Chelios is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Darko can do to turn this around?
Chelios lands with a hook. Darko tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Chelios.
Chelios takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A chopping leg kick lands by Chelios.
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!
Chelios lands a right hook to the body.
Darko slips under a jab.
Darko is looking to land body kicks.
Darko misses with a wild body shot.
Darko fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Chelios checks it well.
Chelios blocks the body kick.
Chelios misses the shot to the body.
Chelios connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Darko jabs Chelios right on the nose. Chelios blinks but takes it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chelios looks to land a right hand but Darko moved out of range.
Darko looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Chelios shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Darko! But no joy.
Chelios misses the shot to the body.
Chelios throws a body shot but no joy.
Darko defending well as Chelios loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chelios. Darko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Darko looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Chelios throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darko clobbers Chelios with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Darko takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Darko slips a straight right by Chelios.
Chelios throws a looping overhand right but Darko ducks down to avoid it.
Darko is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chelios comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Chelios is looking to score with low kicks.
Darko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Darko throws out a counter right but Chelios avoids it with no problem.
Chelios tries to score with a low kick but Darko moves his leg out of the way.
Chelios throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Darko.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chelios. Darko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Darko moves out of range as Chelios throws a body kick.
A punch lands to the side of Darko 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Chelios swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Darko counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jensen Chelios is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chelios scores with a decent looking hook.
Chelios looks to score with a jab to the body but Darko is just out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jensen Chelios dominated that second round.
That's time! Chelios's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Chelios connects with the punch.
Darko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chelios takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Chelios catches Darko with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Good shot there by Chelios.
Chelios punishes Darko's body with a nice straight punch.
Chelios tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Darko was well out of range. Poor timing from Chelios.
A little jabbing left from Darko on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Chelios moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jensen Chelios seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chelios lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Chelios's jab looks to have found its range, popping Darko under the eye.
Chelios throws a lazy uppercut
and Darko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chelios closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chelios pushes Darko back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Chelios goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Darko is struggling to control the position.
Chelios misses with a body punch.
Darko stalls.
Chelios throws a head punch that misses.
Darko controlling the action here for a moment.
Darko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vlad Darko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Chelios gets through Darko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chelios has a couple of punches blocked by Darko.
Chelios has a couple of punches blocked by Darko.
Chelios lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Darko dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Darko slowing the pace effectively.
Chelios tries to work over Darko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chelios misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Chelios fails to land.
Darko blocking some punches.
Chelios misses with a punch to the body.
Darko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darko prevents a body shot from Chelios.
Chelios letting Darko take a breather here.
Chelios lands a left hand that snaps the head of Darko backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darko.
Chelios has a couple of punches blocked by Darko.
Chelios misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jensen Chelios is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chelios.
Darko is struggling to control the position.
Chelios lands a left hand that snaps the head of Darko backwards.
Darko is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Chelios is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chelios misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chelios lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short left from Chelios.
A short left from Darko.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Darko lands an uppercut.
Darko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Darko lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chelios backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darko lands with a light punch inside.
Darko misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jensen Chelios showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chelios has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jensen Chelios!
A very excited looking Jensen Chelios made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ubungu Bamboo Face (ranked 950 p4p, 1853 weight class) and Ispa Murhapuro (ranked 34 p4p, 56 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ubungu Bamboo Face!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Ispa Murhapuro!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bamboo Face throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bamboo Face seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Bamboo Face closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bamboo Face lands in his opponent's guard.
Murhapuro looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bamboo Face avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Our spies down at at JAG Battle Gym inform us that Murhapuro has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Bamboo Face slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Murhapuro has his foot on Bamboo Face's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bamboo Face works his way back into a safe position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhapuro has his foot on Bamboo Face's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bamboo Face works his way back into a safe position though.
Bamboo Face drops back looking for a leg! Murhapuro is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Murhapuro manages to kick Bamboo Face off! Bamboo Face jumps back into Murhapuro's guard.
Murhapuro looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bamboo Face passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bamboo Face content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Murhapuro is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Murhapuro is trying to maintain the position but Bamboo Face is very close to passing his half guard.
Bamboo Face content to control rather than advance.
Murhapuro is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bamboo Face pulls his head out easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murhapuro is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bamboo Face pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Murhapuro wants to get back to full guard.
Murhapuro looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bamboo Face takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Murhapuro looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Murhapuro looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bamboo Face seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bamboo Face is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Murhapuro is just riding it out for now. Bamboo Face eventually gives up the hold.
Nice strikes from Bamboo Face there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bamboo Face looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Murhapuro with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Murhapuro is looking to improve his position.
Murhapuro looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Murhapuro is staying active underneath Bamboo Face, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bamboo Face is pressing down on Murhapuro's thigh, looking to free his foot. Murhapuro is holding on for now.
Bamboo Face wants to lay and pray for a moment but Murhapuro keeps working.
Bamboo Face is working for a submission of some sort.
Murhapuro looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Murhapuro tries to get to full guard but Bamboo Face has control of the leg.
Bamboo Face is looking to advance position but Murhapuro won't allow it.
Murhapuro looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Murhapuro looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bamboo Face takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bamboo Face is pressing down on Murhapuro's thigh, looking to free his foot. Murhapuro is holding on for now.
Murhapuro makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Murhapuro.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ubungu Bamboo Face dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A leg kick checked by Murhapuro.
Bamboo Face tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Murhapuro swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Left hook, right uppercut from Murhapuro.
Murhapuro blocks a head kick by Bamboo Face.
Murhapuro throws an overhand right that lands on Bamboo Face's shoulder, as Bamboo Face tries to avoid the shot.
Bamboo Face is looking to counter the offense by Murhapuro and move into the clinch.
Bamboo Face throws a sloppy head kick
and Murhapuro holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bamboo Face blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bamboo Face pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Murhapuro misses with a two punch combination.
Bamboo Face connects with a solid leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bamboo Face bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bamboo Face.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bamboo Face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bamboo Face in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Ubungu Bamboo Face overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Murhapuro struggling a bit here.
Bamboo Face wants to control but Murhapuro is keeping him busy.
Murhapuro is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Bamboo Face is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Bamboo Face stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Murhapuro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice takedown defense from Murhapuro. No joy for Bamboo Face on that attempt.
Murhapuro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bamboo Face circles away quickly and effectively.
A big left from Bamboo Face misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Murhapuro darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Murhapuro just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Murhapuro as Bamboo Face shoots in.
Bamboo Face sets himself, and Murhapuro steps forward looking for the clinch! Bamboo Face avoids it this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ubungu Bamboo Face. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bamboo Face gets tackled into the cage by Murhapuro. Murhapuro maintains the clinch.
Murhapuro misses with the head strike.
Murhapuro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bamboo Face's elbow.
Murhapuro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bamboo Face tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Murhapuro smiles and moves away.
Bamboo Face avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ispa Murhapuro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bamboo Face throws out a leg kick but Murhapuro moves out of range and Bamboo Face only half commits.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bamboo Face shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Murhapuro wants to get back to full guard.
Murhapuro looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Murhapuro wants to control but Bamboo Face is keeping busy.
Murhapuro is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bamboo Face's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bamboo Face's back!
Murhapuro working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Bamboo Face tries to escape the position.
Bamboo Face preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Murhapuro.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bamboo Face just trying to survive but Murhapuro is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Bamboo Face preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Murhapuro.
Bamboo Face rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Murhapuro seems to be working for a kimura but Bamboo Face defends the submission attempt.
Bamboo Face tries to kick Murhapuro off but Murhapuro keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Bamboo Face is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Murhapuro pulls his head out easily.
Murhapuro is trying to work for a kimura but Bamboo Face is defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ispa Murhapuro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Murhapuro throws the left hand but Bamboo Face avoids the punch easily.
A nice combination there by Murhapuro.
Bamboo Face closes the distance and clinches up with Murhapuro, looking for a takedown. Bamboo Face pushes Murhapuro against the cage but Murhapuro circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Murhapuro wants to counter with a clinch but Bamboo Face pushes him away.
Bamboo Face throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murhapuro wants to counter with a clinch but Bamboo Face pushes him away.
Bamboo Face shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Murhapuro steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bamboo Face.
A jab from Murhapuro misses.
Bamboo Face ducks under a wild hook from Murhapuro.
Bamboo Face shoots in looking for a takedown. Murhapuro tries to sprawl out of it but Bamboo Face keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Murhapuro manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ubungu Bamboo Face. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhapuro throws a poor cross that misses
and Bamboo Face counters with a one-two to the body.
Murhapuro throws a hook to the side of Bamboo Face's head but Bamboo Face sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murhapuro might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Murhapuro connects with a single shot there.
Murhapuro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhapuro's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bamboo Face under the eye.
Murhapuro closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bamboo Face shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Murhapuro sprawls well. Murhapuro wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bamboo Face gets slowly back to his feet.
Murhapuro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bamboo Face throws a sloppy head kick and Murhapuro moves out of range easily.
Bamboo Face tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Murhapuro swivels and escapes.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bamboo Face is defended easily by Murhapuro.
A big right from Murhapuro misses.
Bamboo Face closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Murhapuro to the mat! Murhapuro manages to get full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhapuro is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Murhapuro working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Bamboo Face has passed into half guard!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murhapuro tries to roll over but Bamboo Face keeps him under control.
Murhapuro looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Murhapuro tries to roll over but Bamboo Face keeps him under control.
Bamboo Face slows the pace down in half guard.
Murhapuro looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bamboo Face is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Murhapuro doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bamboo Face.
Murhapuro looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Murhapuro looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Murhapuro looking for submissions off his back.
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.
Murhapuro actively working from the bottom here.
Murhapuro looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Murhapuro tries to roll over but Bamboo Face keeps him under control.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bamboo Face in particular looking to stall.
Murhapuro actively working from the bottom here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bamboo Face trying to pass the guard but Murhapuro defending well.
Bamboo Face is working hard here to advance position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ispa Murhapuro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Murhapuro has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ispa Murhapuro!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Expendable Crewman V (ranked 881 p4p, 844 weight class) and Aiu BangYou (ranked 29 p4p, 25 weight class). Crewman V comes to the cage accompanied by Star Trek. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Expendable Crewman V!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aiu BangYou!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crewman V stuffs the takedown.
Crewman V connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Aiu BangYou has been cut.
BangYou ducks under a wild hook from Crewman V.
BangYou throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crewman V sees it coming and avoids it easily.
BangYou closes the distance and clinches.
Crewman V pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Decent striking displayed by Crewman V there.
BangYou keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crewman V.
BangYou's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Crewman V connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! BangYou scrambles back to his feet.
BangYou is looking to clinch but Crewman V is avoiding it.
Crewman V drops BangYou with a straight right hand, right on the button! Crewman V follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Expendable Crewman V!
Expendable Crewman V decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Butch Thighpunch (ranked 555 p4p, 1441 weight class) and Ivan Krylov (ranked 85 p4p, 205 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Butch Thighpunch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ivan Krylov!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Krylov finds it's target.
Krylov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Thighpunch swings away with a body shot that misses
and Thighpunch takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab lands there for Krylov.
Thighpunch changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Krylov looks to land a left hand but Thighpunch moved out of range nicely.
Krylov throws a head kick that misses
and Thighpunch counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Ivan Krylov has been cut.
Krylov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Thighpunch defends it nicely.
Some wild striking there from Krylov.
Thighpunch connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thighpunch works the jab nicely.
Thighpunch seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Krylov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Thighpunch counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thighpunch bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Butch Thighpunch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thighpunch misses with a jab, cross combination.
Krylov throws a big counter head kick but Thighpunch avoids it with no problem.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thighpunch. Krylov does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Krylov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Krylov throws a series of punches but Thighpunch moves out of range.
Thighpunch swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Thighpunch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Krylov throws a lazy right hand but Thighpunch sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Krylov moves out of range as Thighpunch strikes.
Krylov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thighpunch counters with a nice body shot.
Krylov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Thighpunch is out of range and Krylov settles back down.
Krylov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Krylov doesn't manage to clinch there - Thighpunch circles away.
Krylov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thighpunch was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Krylov scores with a nice right hand.
Thighpunch throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Krylov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thighpunch manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krylov tries to clinch up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krylov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Thighpunch defends it nicely.
Krylov takes one on the button.
Thighpunch misses with a wild body shot.
Krylov walks into a jab.
Krylov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Thighpunch manages to break the clinch.
Krylov swings for the body but Thighpunch moves out of range.
Krylov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thighpunch counters with a straight right hand.
Krylov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thighpunch counters with a nice uppercut.
That has opened up Ivan Krylov's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Krylov misses.
Ivan Krylov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krylov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Thighpunch counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Krylov is rocked!
Butch Thighpunch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Krylov.
Thighpunch cracks Krylov with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Krylov falls to his knees and Thighpunch doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Butch Thighpunch!
Butch Thighpunch 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 Donnie Larkin (ranked 422 p4p, 790 weight class) and Gene Parmesan (ranked 56 p4p, 121 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Donnie Larkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gene Parmesan!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larkin dips to his left and cracks Parmesan with an uppercut!
Parmesan misses with a looping left.
Nice shot lands for Larkin.
Larkin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Larkin lands a nice looking body shot.
Parmesan stuns Larkin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Parmesan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Parmesan connects with the punch.
 It looks like Donnie Larkin has been cut.
Larkin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Parmesan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Larkin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Larkin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Parmesan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Parmesan lands a nice looking kick to the body. Larkin takes a step back to recover.
Larkin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Larkin is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Parmesan's half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Larkin lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Larkin is looking to take a break and control but Parmesan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larkin looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parmesan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Larkin pulls his head out easily.
Parmesan tries to get to full guard but Larkin has control of the leg.
Larkin controlling the pace.
Larkin working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Larkin is working for a submission of some sort.
Larkin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Parmesan's head.
Parmesan wants to get back to full guard.
Larkin stalling.
Larkin trying to control from half guard but Parmesan is working away.
Larkin maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Parmesan could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Larkin has cracked it and Parmesan is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Larkin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Donnie Larkin!
Donnie Larkin bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mattias Lundgren (ranked 469 p4p, 702 weight class) and Javier Pinales (ranked 67 p4p, 117 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mattias Lundgren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Javier Pinales!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lundgren fails with the takedown
and Pinales counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Pinales is trying for a kimura here. Lundgren looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Pinales wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Javier Pinales!
A determined Javier Pinales didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
Mattias Lundgren was interviewed post fight and said 'Sometines your opponent getsthebetter of you, tonight was one of those nights and I was unprepared. To all my fans sorry, I'll come back stronger and to my opponent congratulations but I'll be seing you again soon I'm sure.'.
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