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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Taz McKane (ranked 4786 p4p, 4762 weight class) and Nacho Palhares (ranked 575 p4p, 577 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taz McKane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nacho Palhares!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Eliza Hachem and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
McKane tries to close the distance and clinch up but Palhares swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Palhares steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from McKane.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McKane tries to close the distance and clinch up but Palhares swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Palhares tries to counter by closing the distance.
McKane tries to close the distance and clinch but Palhares swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Palhares steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from McKane.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKane fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Palhares, pushing him back against the cage.
McKane displaying some good clinch control by pressing Palhares up against the cage.
Palhares has McKane pushed against the cage.
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.
McKane stalling against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Palhares.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Palhares stalling in the clinch.
McKane has Palhares pushed against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Taz McKane.
I think McKane has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 10:9
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 10:9
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taz McKane!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexei Rodionovich (ranked 3823 p4p, 5752 weight class) and Van Der Veer Jr (ranked 539 p4p, 672 weight class). Rodionovich's entrance music is Svarga & Drygva - Volnitsa. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexei Rodionovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Van Der Veer Jr!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Francis DeMontford and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodionovich thuds his right hand into Der Veer Jr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rodionovich keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rodionovich takes a swing at Der Veer Jr's ribcage but misses.
Rodionovich closes the distance and pushes Der Veer Jr back into the cage.
Der Veer Jr goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rodionovich prevents it.
Rodionovich scores with a knee to the head.
 It looks like Van Der Veer Jr has been cut.
Rodionovich working the clinch nicely. Der Veer Jr is working for position but Rodionovich cracks him with a big knee to the head! Der Veer Jr crumples up against the cage and Rodionovich lands two more shots before the ref can save Der Veer Jr! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Alexei Rodionovich!
As Alexei Rodionovich got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Hard work, hard victory!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Morioka Shigemasa (ranked 3803 p4p, 6909 weight class) and Atilla Dorn (ranked 472 p4p, 672 weight class). Shigemasa's entrance music is Seek and Destroy. A fine choice. Atilla Dorn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Morioka Shigemasa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Atilla Dorn!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Donatello Bradman and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shigemasa staying out of range there.
Shigemasa went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Dorn doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dorn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shigemasa drives through and clinches with Dorn against the cage.
We've been hearing reports that Shigemasa has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Shigemasa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Atilla Dorn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shigemasa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shigemasa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dorn. Dorn obviously looking to wear him down.
Dorn lands a nice shot that snaps Shigemasa's head back.
A punch combination from Dorn misses.
Dorn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dorn throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Shigemasa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Shigemasa jabs Dorn right on the nose. Dorn blinks but takes it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dorn throws a head kick but Shigemasa moves out of range.
Dorn connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Shigemasa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dorn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dorn told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shigemasa.
Shigemasa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dorn with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A combination from Shigemasa does no damage.
Dorn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shigemasa throws a sloppy head kick and Dorn moves out of range easily.
Shigemasa throws a shot from downtown. Dorn moves away and avoids it.
A countering left hand to the body from Dorn misses.
Dorn throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dorn slips a straight right by Shigemasa.
Shigemasa clinches with his opponent.
Dorn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shigemasa blocks it with crossed arms.
Dorn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shigemasa avoids it.
Shigemasa avoiding damage as Dorn throws knees to the body.
Shigemasa lands with a right to the head.
Shigemasa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dorns head.
Dorn tries to land knees in the clinch but Shigemasa avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shigemasa breaks from the clinch.
Morioka Shigemasa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dorn misses with a looping right.
Shigemasa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dorn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dorn with the inside leg kick.
Dorn scores with a push kick.
Dorn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shigemasa avoids the body shot from Dorn.
A low kick lands for Dorn.
Shigemasa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dorn throws out the jab.
Nice body punch from Dorn.
Shigemasa closes the distance and pushes Dorn back into the cage.
Shigemasa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shigemasa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shigemasa manages to break the clinch.
Shigemasa clinches.
Shigemasa stalling in the clinch but Dorn improves position.
Dorn tries to throw a body punch but Shigemasa avoids it by throwing Dorn back against the cage.
Dorn tries a body shot but Shigemasa blocks it.
Dorn misses with a body punch.
Shigemasa breaks from the clinch.
Shigemasa misses with an uppercut.
Dorn looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dorn tries to clinch but Shigemasa moves away
and Shigemasa counters with a nice kick to the body.
Dorn scores with a head kick.
Shigemasa has closed the distance and engaged Dorn in a clinch.
Dorn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Come on Shigemasa - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Shigemasa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shigemasa manages to break the clinch.
Dorn throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Shigemasa's waist but Shigemasa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dorn off to one side.
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!
Shigemasa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dorn throws a body shot but no joy.
It appears Shigemasa was looking to counter with a kick there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dorn darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Shigemasa pushes Dorn up against the cage in a clinch.
Dorn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shigemasa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Shigemasa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dorn misses with a punch to the body.
Dorn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shigemasa misses with the head strike.
Dorn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shigemasa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dorn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dorn misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Morioka Shigemasa will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Shigemasa has Dorn up against the cage in a clinch.
Dorn lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dorn landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dorn landing knees to the head.
 It looks like Morioka Shigemasa has been cut.
Dorn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shigemasa avoids it.
Shigemasa takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dorn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dorn is working Shigemasa over against the cage.
Shigemasa breaks from the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dorn.
Shigemasa went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dorn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shigemasa avoids the body shot from Dorn.
Good leg kick by Shigemasa.
Dorn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick misses from Shigemasa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shigemasa throws out a loose jab but Dorn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dorn drives through and clinches with Shigemasa against the cage.
Dorn misses with a knee strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Dorn.
Shigemasa blocks an uppercut.
Shigemasa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dorn misses with a body shot.
Shigemasa moves into the clinch.
Dorn struggles to land a body shot inside as Shigemasa controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shigemasa.
A nice left hand lands by Shigemasa.
A right handed body shot lands from Dorn.
Dorn landing knees to the head.
Dorn struggles to land a body shot inside as Shigemasa controls his hands.
Dorn tries to throw a body punch but Shigemasa avoids it by throwing Dorn back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dorn tries to work over Shigemasa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Atilla Dorn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dorn tries to work over Shigemasa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dorn tries a body shot but Shigemasa blocks it.
Shigemasa stalling in the clinch.
Dorn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shigemasa's elbow.
Dorn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shigemasa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shigemasa breaks the clinch.
Dorn takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dorn wants to clinch up but Shigemasa keeps it at a distance.
Shigemasa throws a sloppy head kick
and Dorn counters with a nice body shot.
Shigemasa needs to keep his hands up - Dorn had a free shot at his head there.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dorn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dorn struggles to land a body shot inside as Shigemasa controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dorn tries to work over Shigemasa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shigemasa prevents a body shot from Dorn.
Shigemasa working aggressively here.
Dorn misses with a knee to the head.
Dorn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shigemasa backwards.
Dorn keeps control of Shigemasa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Shigemasa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dorn attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A shot to the liver by Dorn. Beautiful body shot.
Dorn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shigemasa lands a front kick.
Dorn throws a leg kick that is checked
and Shigemasa counters with a stiff right hand.
Shigemasa checks a leg kick.
Dorn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shigemasa counters with a nice uppercut.
Dorn throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shigemasa darts in and clinches Dorn up against the cage.
Shigemasa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
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!
Shigemasa throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dorn.
Dorn lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dorn chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Shigemasa closes the distance and pushes Dorn back into the cage.
Dorn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dorn landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dorn crunches a lovely knee into Shigemasa's ribcage.
Dorn tries a body shot but Shigemasa blocks it.
Dorn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shigemasa.
Shigemasa managing to block the knees to the body from Dorn.
Dorn tries to land knees in the clinch but Shigemasa avoids the damage to the body.
Shigemasa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dorn bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Shigemasa's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Atilla Dorn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Morioka Shigemasa's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Dorn misses with a wild body shot.
Shigemasa thuds a left hand into Dorn's body.
Dorn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shigemasa was well out of range. Poor timing from Dorn.
Dorn 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.
Shigemasa pushes Dorn up against the cage in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Dorn.
Still in the clinch, Shigemasa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dorn as Shigemasa tries to tie him up.
Shigemasa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shigemasa has Dorn up against the cage in a clinch.
Dorn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dorn looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Shigemasa breaks from the clinch.
Shigemasa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shigemasa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dorn, pushing him back against the cage.
Dorn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dorn using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Dorn.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dorn working Shigemasa over with knees to the body.
Dorn lands a left hand.
Dorn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dorn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dorn misses with a body punch.
Dorn missing with knees to the body.
Shigemasa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shigemasa.
Dorn crunches a lovely knee into Shigemasa's ribcage.
Shigemasa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shigemasa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shigemasa pushes Dorn away with a front kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shigemasa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shigemasa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Morioka Shigemasa is winning the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dorn bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Shigemasa's head backwards.
A solid body kick from Dorn.
Dorn scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shigemasa doesn't seem bothered though.
Shigemasa swats away the attempt to clinch by Dorn.
Dorn fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Shigemasa drives through and clinches with Dorn against the cage.
Shigemasa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dorn's elbow.
The referee calls for Shigemasa to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Shigemasa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dorn presses Shigemasa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dorn misses with a body punch.
Dorn gets through Shigemasa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dorn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dorn has a couple of punches blocked by Shigemasa.
A right hook to the body lands for Shigemasa.
Dorn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shigemasa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dorn tries to throw a body punch but Shigemasa avoids it by throwing Dorn back against the cage.
Dorn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shigemasa's elbow.
Dorn with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dorn scores with a shoulder strike.
Dorn misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dorn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dorn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Shigemasa's efforts to push away.
Shigemasa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dorn misses with a knee strike.
Dorn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shigemasa looking to stall.
Shigemasa controlling the action here for a moment.
Dorn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shigemasa is defending well for now.
Dorn has Shigemasa pressed against the cage, preventing Shigemasa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dorn.
Shigemasa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Atilla Dorn.
I think Dorn 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 Topper Green scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Atilla Dorn!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sirus Hall (ranked 1538 p4p, 23803 weight class) and Bruno Souppe (ranked 230 p4p, 807 weight class). Hall comes to the cage accompanied by Thin Lizzy - Cold Sweat. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sirus Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bruno Souppe!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Skip Squint and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Hall finds it's way through Souppe's defenses.
Hall takes one on the button.
Hall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A shot to the liver by Hall. Beautiful body shot.
Hall lands a left and a right that sends Souppe crashing to the canvas! Hall dives into mount looking to finish!
 Souppe is rocked!
It looks like Bruno Souppe has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Hall! Souppe is hurt baaadly! Hall is firing away with more strikes - Souppe is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sirus Hall!
Our winner, Sirus Hall, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Psiris Fuhren (ranked 1877 p4p, 2545 weight class) and Jim Beam (ranked 281 p4p, 368 weight class). Fuhren comes into the arena with Everybody Dies blaring out of the sound system. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Psiris Fuhren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jim Beam!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Chris Dean and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beam just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Beam.
An attempted straight right counter from Fuhren misses the target.
Beam scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fuhren doesn't seem bothered though.
Fuhren lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Jim Beam has been cut.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Beam has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Beam lands with a good body shot.
Jim Beam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beam fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fuhren feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Beam.
Beam lands a nice hook to Fuhren's body. Fuhren takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A lazy body kick from Beam
and Fuhren counters with a nice uppercut.
Beam dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Beam goes for a double leg but Fuhren avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Fuhren continues to drive forward.
Beam keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fuhren takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beam throws out a loose jab but Fuhren uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beam moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuhren misses with a body shot.
Beam lands with a good body shot.
Fuhren moves out of range of the leg kick from Beam.
A counter left hand to the body from Fuhren misses its target.
Beam works the jab nicely.
Beam looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A counter left hand to the body from Fuhren misses its target.
Beam misses the jab.
Fuhren wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Beam decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Beam misses with a head shot. Fuhren uses the momentum to regain guard.
Fuhren utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fuhren preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fuhren wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Beam trying to control the position from guard on top but Fuhren is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Beam trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beam working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fuhren keeping moving, preventing Beam from controlling successfully.
Fuhren controlling Beam's posture.
Beam postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Beam preventing the sweep.
Beam postures up.
Beam is fighting to break Fuhren's control of his arms but Fuhren is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Fuhren is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Beam trying to control but Fuhren is working from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Fuhren is trying to keep Beam in close.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beam misses with a takedown attempt
and Fuhren connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Beam fails with a takedown attempt.
Psiris Fuhren has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Beam.
Beam throws a big shot that misses.
Beam scores with a nice strike.
Nice takedown defense from Fuhren. No joy for Beam on that attempt.
Beam throws a leg kick
and Fuhren counters with a stiff right hand.
Fuhren keeps the fight on the outside.
Beam tries a head kick but it misses.
Beam plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Psiris Fuhren is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fuhren keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Fuhren steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Beam.
A counter left hand to the body from Fuhren misses its target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuhren swats away the attempt to clinch by Beam.
Beam does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Beam throws a head kick that misses
and Fuhren cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Beam closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short left from Fuhren.
Fuhren working aggressively here.
Fuhren swings wildly with an uppercut but Beam uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fuhren lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Beam is rocked!
Fuhren holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Beam is still on wobbly legs! Can Fuhren finish him?
Fuhren lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fuhren lands with a right to the head.
Fuhren is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fuhren swings wildly with an uppercut but Beam uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fuhren misses with the head strike.
Beam is trying to break free.
Fuhren working aggressively here.
Fuhren misses with a body punch.
Beam tries to break the clinch but Fuhren is controlling the position.
Beam goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Beam manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Fuhren is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jim Beam will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jim Beam's cut.
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.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Fuhren takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Beam seems to have recovered his senses.
Beam throws a solid leg kick but Fuhren takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Beam.
Beam throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fuhren.
Beam connects with the punch.
Fuhren looks to clinch
and Fuhren takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fuhren uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Beam.
Beam throws a big shot that misses.
Beam wants to slow Fuhren down by chopping away at his legs.
A big right from Beam misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick by Beam misses
and Beam takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Beam shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Fuhren pushes Beam off and gets back to his feet.
Fuhren is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beam will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Fuhren misses with a looping left.
Beam throws a right and a left that Fuhren avoids nicely.
Beam just misses with a punch to the body.
Beam throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fuhren takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Beam swats away the attempt to clinch by Fuhren.
Beam wants to land a leg kick but Fuhren is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Fuhren on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fuhren avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Beam misses with a hook to the body
and Fuhren counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Beam tries to close the distance and clinch but Fuhren swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fuhren is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Beam.
Beam throws a body shot but no joy.
Fuhren misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beam just misses with a punch to the body.
Beam shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fuhren is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Beam actively working from the bottom here.
Beam makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Beam.
Beam is looking for a triangle but Fuhren pushes his legs off easily.
Fuhren looking to pass the guard.
Fuhren looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Beam is looking to sweep but instead, Fuhren has passed into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beam is looking to control Fuhren's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Beam avoid being mounted?
Fuhren not doing much here.
Beam missing with punches from the bottom.
Fuhren is looking to advance position but Beam won't allow it.
Fuhren keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Beam moves into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Beam wants to sweep here but Fuhren controlling him for the moment.
Fuhren is stalling in the full guard.
Beam throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Fuhren stands and throws Beam's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Beam tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Fuhren wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Beam is still trying to improve position.
Fuhren stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Beam tries to clinch but Fuhren moves out of range.
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 Psiris Fuhren will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jim Beam's cut.
That's time! Fuhren's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Beam avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Beam scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fuhren in his tracks.
Fuhren throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Beam stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Beam throws a poor cross that misses
and Fuhren counters with a nice uppercut.
Fuhren throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Beam stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Beam with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Fuhren counter with a right hand.
Jim Beam seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Beam pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Beam does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Beam takes the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fuhren lands with a right to the head.
Beam wants a takedown.
Beam trying to control the position but instead, Fuhren has worked for underhooks and has pushed Beam into the cage.
Beam tries a body shot but Fuhren blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beam tries to throw a body punch but Fuhren avoids it by throwing Beam back against the cage.
Fuhren lands an uppercut.
Beam blocking some punches.
Fuhren lands with a light punch inside.
Fuhren scores with a nice hook to the head.
Beam lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fuhren lands a right hand.
Beam lands with a light punch inside.
Fuhren tries to work over Beam's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fuhren tries to throw a body punch but Beam avoids it by throwing Fuhren back against the cage.
Beam misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Beam fails to land.
Fuhren swings wildly with an uppercut but Beam uses good head movement to avoid it.
Psiris Fuhren has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fuhren takes a shot to the head.
Beam blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Fuhren.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short left from Fuhren.
Beam lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fuhren lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuhren lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Beam to his knees! Fuhren keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Psiris Fuhren!
Psiris Fuhren decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luka Marka (ranked 1229 p4p, 2899 weight class) and Obama Filth (ranked 180 p4p, 418 weight class). Marka kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. Filth is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Beat the Bastards. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luka Marka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Obama Filth!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, John Mangel and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filth swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marka misses with a lunging right hand
and Filth counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Marka. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Marka.
Filth takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Marka lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Filth at a distance.
Marka throws a jab when Filth was well out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Filth misses.
Marka looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Filth is fending him off so far but Marka persists. Nope, Filth circles away and we're back to standing.
Marka throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Filth counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Marka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Filth throws out the jab.
Filth misses with a hook. Marka ducked under it nicely.
Marka misses the jab.
Filth's coach down at Hell Warriors Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Filth's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Marka loads up on a big right hand but Filth slips the punch.
Filth throws a body shot but no joy.
Marka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Filth manages to avoid it.
Filth misses with a straight left.
Filth scores with a nice head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Filth. Marka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marka on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Marka closes the distance but Filth moves to the side
and Filth counters with a stiff right hand.
Filth throws a shot from downtown. Marka moves away and avoids it.
Filth avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A nice side step and Filth releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Marka throws a big shot that misses.
Marka misses the body punch
and Filth counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marka closes the distance and pushes Filth back into the cage.
Filth is looking to break free of the clinch but Marka has double underhooks.
Marka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Filth breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marka darts in trying to clinch
and Filth counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marka misses with an uppercut.
Filth let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nice uppercut there from Filth.
Marka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marka ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Filth defending well as Marka loads up on a big left hand.
Marka wants to clinch.
Marka throws a jab but it's blocked by Filth.
Filth connects with a looping right hand.
Marka moves to clinch but Filth breaks away
and Filth counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Marka thinking.
A big right from Marka misses.
Marka throws a body shot but no joy.
A right-left combo lands from Filth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marka ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Filth.
Marka looks to score with a jab to the body but Filth is just out of range.
Filth staying out of range there.
Filth throws an overhand right that lands on Marka's shoulder, as Marka tries to avoid the shot.
Marka throws a poor cross that misses
and Filth cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marka misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Filth cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab from Filth finds it's way through Marka's defenses.
 Marka is rocked!
A big right from Filth misses.
Marka lands a right hook to the body.
Filth looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Marka takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Marka rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Filth counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Obama Filth is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Filth moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marka throws a jab but it's blocked by Filth.
Filth slips under a jab from Marka.
It seemed like Filth was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Marka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Filth.
Marka tries to close the distance and clinch but Filth swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from Filth misses.
Filth bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Marka scores with a nice head shot.
Marka has managed to clinch.
Filth lands with a left to the head.
Filth has a couple of punches blocked by Marka.
Filth breaks the clinch.
Filth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marka was well out of range. Poor timing from Filth.
Marka takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Luka Marka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Filth. Marka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Filth just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marka works Filth's body with a nice hook.
Marka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Obama Filth dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The fighters circling - Marka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Filth has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Marka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Filth now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Marka smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Marka tries to clinch but Filth moves out of range.
Filth uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Filth misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Marka misses the target.
Marka misses with an uppercut.
Marka staying out of range there.
Marka throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Filth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marka moves away.
A big left from Filth misses.
Filth jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marka closes the distance but Filth moves to the side
and Filth counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marka throws a jab when Filth was well out of range.
A slow jab from Filth misses its intended target.
Filth looks to land a left hand but Marka moved out of range nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Marka on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Marka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Filth.
Filth lands a nice shot that snaps Marka's head back.
Marka wants to clinch.
Marka looks to score with a jab to the body but Filth is just out of range.
A jab lands there for Marka.
A shot to the body from Marka misses
and Filth counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Filth lands a nice shot that snaps Marka's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marka slips under a jab.
Marka uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Filth.
Filth connects with a body shot.
Marka throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Marka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Filth thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marka shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Filth defends it nicely.
Filth is looking for the big counter here.
Filth throws a looping overhand right but Marka ducks down to avoid it.
Marka throws a lazy right hand but Filth sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Filth throws out a counter right but Marka avoids it with no problem.
Filth misses with a body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Marka misses its target.
Marka throws an off balance right hand
and Filth counters with a nice uppercut.
Filth gets tackled into the cage by Marka. Marka maintains the clinch.
Filth pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little jabbing left from Filth on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filth takes a swing at Marka's ribcage but misses.
Obama Filth seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Filth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marka.
Marka misses with a jab to the body
and Filth cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marka misses with a straight right.
Marka tries to clinch but Filth is having none of it.
Filth displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Marka.
Filth throws a hook but Marka avoids it easily.
Filth throws a jab but it's blocked by Marka.
Marka scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Marka looks to land a right hand but Filth moved out of range.
Filth doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Filth lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Filth misses with a looping right.
Marka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Filth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filth scores with a jab.
Filth just misses with a punch to the body.
Marka has taken the fight to the clinch.
I was talking to Marka's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Marka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
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!
Filth's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marka misses with a right hand
and Filth counters with a straight right hand.
Nice body punch from Marka.
Filth misses with a straight right.
Filth with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Filth closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A shot to the liver by Marka. Beautiful body shot.
Nice defenses there by Marka.
Marka swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Marka just misses with a punch to the body.
Marka thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Obama Filth showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Marka moves in looking to clinch but Filth pushes him off.
Filth throws a lazy uppercut
and Marka counters with a nice uppercut.
Marka misses with an uppercut.
Marka slips under a jab from Filth.
Marka swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Filth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marka slips under a jab from Filth.
Marka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Filth manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Marka looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Marka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Filth.
Marka loads up on a big right hand but Filth slips the punch.
Marka misses with a hook. Filth ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab by Filth.
Marka misses with a jab to the body
and Filth counters with a stiff right hand.
Marka uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Filth has time to react.
Filth takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Filth now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Filth jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big right from Marka misses.
Marka looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Filth!
Filth sneaks out the side door and pushes Marka away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
A shot to the body from Marka misses
and Filth counters with a stiff right hand.
Filth lands a nice shot that snaps Marka's head back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marka misses with a right hand
and Filth counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A slow jab from Marka misses its intended target.
Marka slips under a jab.
Marka cracks Filth with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Filth works Marka's body with a nice hook.
Luka Marka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filth keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marka.
Filth looks to score with a jab to the body but Marka is just out of range.
Marka is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Filth connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Marka's hands.
Marka jabs at Filth's body.
Marka connects with a body shot that sends Filth's belly button to the back.
Filth works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Filth moves away from the strike by Marka.
Filth dips to his left and cracks Marka with an uppercut!
Jab from Filth.
Oh Marka is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Marka.
Marka seems to have got his legs back now.
Marka takes one to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filth changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Marka defending well as Filth loads up on a big left hand.
Filth catches Marka with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Marka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Marka misses the target.
Marka shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Filth as he jumps to the side.
Nice shot by Filth.
Marka misses with a lunging right hand
and Filth counters with a nice uppercut.
Filth misses with a two punch combination.
Marka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A little jabbing left from Filth on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Filth lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marka misses with a lunging right hand
and Marka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marka misses with a wild body shot.
Filth digs a good hook to Marka's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Filth connects with a crisp jab.
Marka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Filth was well out of range. Poor timing from Marka.
Marka takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Filth scores with a punch to the head.
Marka takes a jab right on the kisser.
Filth misses the shot to the body.
Filth avoids the body shot from Marka.
Filth throws a lazy right hand but Marka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A quick step to the side and Marka tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marka gets a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Filth breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Obama Filth comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Filth winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Obama Filth!
A less than humble Obama Filth misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
Luka Marka spoke after the fight, saying 'Luka Marka took an IQ test today and scored 112.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Fury (ranked 888 p4p, 1398 weight class) and Tarmo Rajantaka (ranked 138 p4p, 199 weight class). John Fury has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Fury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tarmo Rajantaka!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Bruno Hogan and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rajantaka takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fury throws a right hand that misses
and Rajantaka counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rajantaka's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fury under the eye.
It looks like John Fury has been cut.
Fury catches Rajantaka with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fury misses with a jab to the body
and Rajantaka counters with a thumping low kick.
Rajantaka moves in looking to clinch but Fury pushes him off.
Fury drops Rajantaka with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Rajantaka looks back up at him and smiles so Fury waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Rajantaka is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Fury engages and cracks Rajantaka with a massive lead left hook - Rajantaka tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Fury is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Fury!
After the fight, John Fury was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Raleigh St. Clair (ranked 976 p4p, 1056 weight class) and Kurt Cobain (ranked 123 p4p, 136 weight class). Cobain has chosen Smells Like Teen Spirit 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Raleigh St. Clair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kurt Cobain!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Summer Carpenter and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cobain scores with a punch to the head.
St. Clair throws a hook but Cobain blocks it.
Cobain swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cobain works the jab nicely.
St. Clair misses with a left hand
enabling Cobain to counter with a crisp jab.
Cobain lands a big uppercut and St. Clair crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but St. Clair looks OK. Cobain waves St. Clair back to his feet!
St. Clair is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cobain walks into a left hand.
Oh St. Clair is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cobain 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.
St. Clair tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Cobain defends well and St. Clair ends up having to push Cobain into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
St. Clair working aggressively here.
St. Clair seems to have got his legs back now.
St. Clair misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cobain working some nice short punches in the clinch.
St. Clair swings away with an uppercut that misses.
St. Clair digs a right hand into Cobain's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cobain's gas tank.
A head punch blocked on the inside by St. Clair.
St. Clair blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cobain scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from St. Clair fails to land.
Cobain stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Cobain lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of St. Clair backwards.
Cobain has a couple of punches blocked by St. Clair.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobain lands a hook to the side of the head.
St. Clair misses with a short punch on the inside.
St. Clair misses with a hook from the clinch.
St. Clair lands a hook to the side of the head.
St. Clair throws a head punch that misses.
Cobain blocking some punches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cobain - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for St. Clair.
St. Clair misses with the head strike.
St. Clair lands on the inside with an uppercut.
St. Clair tries to work over Cobain's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cobain blocking some punches.
Cobain prevents a body shot from St. Clair.
Cobain manages to break the clinch.
Cobain on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A big left from St. Clair misses.
Cobain fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. St. Clair looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A big left from Cobain misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St. Clair clinches with his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cobain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
St. Clair lands with an uppercut that bounces Cobain off the cage and back into range.
Cobain scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. St. Clair doesn't seem bothered though.
St. Clair tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Cobain defends well and St. Clair ends up having to push Cobain into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Cobain stalls.
St. Clair misses with a shot to the kidneys.
St. Clair fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cobain.
Cobain's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
St. Clair doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
St. Clair fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
St. Clair lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cobain blocking some punches.
Cobain misses with a punch to the body.
St. Clair tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cobain blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobain blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Cobain.
St. Clair swings wildly with an uppercut but Cobain uses good head movement to avoid it.
St. Clair misses with a hook from the clinch.
St. Clair lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cobain or not.
Nice body punch from St. Clair.
Cobain content to slow the pace in the clinch.
St. Clair doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
St. Clair swings wildly with an uppercut but Cobain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cobain taking a breather.
St. Clair throws a punch but it's blocked by Cobain.
Cobain digs a right hand into St. Clair's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on St. Clair's gas tank.
Cobain manages to break the clinch.
Cobain scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. St. Clair doesn't seem bothered though.
Cobain takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St. Clair with the inside leg kick.
St. Clair jabbing away but nothing is landing.
St. Clair missing with a left hand there. Cobain was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cobain misses with a looping right.
St. Clair looks to land a left hand but Cobain moved out of range nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab, jab by Cobain - just one landing.
Cobain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cobain moves out of range of the strikes.
Cobain is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by St. Clair.
St. Clair tries to land a front kick but Cobain steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jab from St. Clair.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St. Clair throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Cobain was covering up waiting for the punch and St. Clair finishes the takedown easily into guard.
St. Clair throws a big right hand that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kurt Cobain will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cobain moves out of range as St. Clair strikes.
St. Clair misses the shot to the body.
Cobain takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cobain moves out of range of the body kick from St. Clair.
Cobain lands a jab to the nose.
Cobain just misses with a punch to the body.
Cobain sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Cobain staying out of range there.
Cobain lands with an uppercut that bounces St. Clair off the cage and back into range.
Cobain throws a body shot but no joy.
St. Clair jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Cobain clobbers St. Clair with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kurt Cobain seems to be getting the better of the standup.
St. Clair scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cobain connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cobain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
St. Clair misses with a left hand
and Cobain counters with a lovely straight right hand!
St. Clair moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobain connects with a looping right hand.
Cobain throws an overhand right that lands on St. Clair's shoulder, as St. Clair tries to avoid the shot.
Cobain smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
St. Clair tries for a takedown but Cobain sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cobain throws a poor cross that misses
and Cobain takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
St. Clair misses with the combination.
St. Clair tries for a takedown but Cobain circles away easily
letting Cobain counter with a right hand.
St. Clair uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cobain.
St. Clair avoids the body shot from Cobain.
St. Clair fakes the leg kick and cracks Cobain in the body.
St. Clair misses with a leg kick
and St. Clair takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
St. Clair misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cobain stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from St. Clair.
St. Clair throws a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Cobain misses the target.
A slow jab from Cobain misses its intended target.
St. Clair feinted with a counter takedown.
Cobain checks the leg kick nicely there.
St. Clair misses with a right hand
and Cobain counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheers as Cobain lands an impressive looking overhand right. St. Clair doesn't seem phased though.
St. Clair moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jab by St. Clair.
A swing and a miss from Cobain.
St. Clair throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cobain throws a poor cross that misses
and St. Clair counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big right from Cobain misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from St. Clair.
St. Clair ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobain throws a right hand that misses
so St. Clair counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Cobain preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
St. Clair throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
St. Clair is looking to work some ground and pound but Cobain has wrist control.
St. Clair has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
St. Clair throws a big elbow that misses.
St. Clair stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cobain swivels though and keeps the full guard.
St. Clair throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cobain works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
St. Clair is looking to work some ground and pound but Cobain has wrist control.
St. Clair is looking to work some ground and pound but Cobain has wrist control.
Cobain controls St. Clair momentarily but St. Clair frees himself.
St. Clair preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St. Clair throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
St. Clair trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
St. Clair is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
St. Clair postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cobain avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cobain working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from St. Clair.
St. Clair with a flurry of punches that miss.
St. Clair missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as St. Clair accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
St. Clair missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kurt Cobain will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
St. Clair bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cobain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St. Clair manages to avoid it.
Cobain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
St. Clair ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cobain lands a nice shot that snaps St. Clair's head back.
Cobain throws an overhand right that lands on St. Clair's shoulder, as St. Clair tries to avoid the shot.
Cobain avoids the body shot from St. Clair.
Cobain lands an overhand right.
St. Clair ducks under a wild hook from Cobain.
St. Clair with the inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cobain on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice defenses there by Cobain.
It seemed like Cobain was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
St. Clair pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cobain gets caught flat footed, as St. Clair shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
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!
St. Clair throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St. Clair throws an elbow that misses. Cobain uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in St. Clair's guard. Nice move by Cobain!
Raleigh St. Clair overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cobain tries to free his leg and advance position but St. Clair is retaining full guard.
St. Clair is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
St. Clair is looking for a triangle but Cobain pushes his legs off easily.
St. Clair isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Cobain stacks St. Clair on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Cobain!
Cobain decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St. Clair connects with a right hand. Cobain shakes it off.
Raleigh St. Clair has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cobain just misses with a punch to the body.
St. Clair keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cobain.
St. Clair throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cobain counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A low kick lands for St. Clair.
St. Clair misses the jab.
Cobain stuns St. Clair with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cobain misses with a straight right.
Cobain scores with a jab to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St. Clair lands with a cross.
St. Clair throws a right hand that misses
and Cobain counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St. Clair moves away from the strike by Cobain.
Cobain walks into a stiff left hand from St. Clair.
St. Clair takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A jab lands there for St. Clair.
Cobain lands a slapping body shot.
St. Clair takes a shot right to the bread basket.
St. Clair misses with a straight left.
Kurt Cobain is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cobain lands with a nice body punch.
St. Clair throws an off balance right hand
and Cobain counters with a straight right hand.
Cobain lands a nice shot that snaps St. Clair's head back.
Cobain slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St. Clair throws a low kick but Cobain moves out of range easily.
St. Clair throws a leg kick
enabling Cobain to counter with a crisp jab.
St. Clair tries to score with a low kick but Cobain moves his leg out of the way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St. Clair looking to score a takedown here. Cobain is defending well but St. Clair drives through and ends up in Cobain's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
St. Clair trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cobain is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Cobain is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
St. Clair is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
St. Clair working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
St. Clair loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cobain preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
St. Clair throws a big elbow that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kurt Cobain comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cobain winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Kurt Cobain!
Kurt Cobain thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Michael Aalto (ranked 244 p4p, 394 weight class) and Brady Jean Baptiste (ranked 34 p4p, 48 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Aalto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Brady Jean Baptiste!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Winston Howard and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aalto walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jean Baptiste checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Aalto throws a hook but Jean Baptiste blocks it.
Jean Baptiste wants to slow Aalto down by chopping away at his legs.
Jean Baptiste throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Aalto misses with a body shot.
Jean Baptiste thows a left - swing and a miss!
Aalto throws a sloppy head kick and Jean Baptiste moves out of range easily.
Aalto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jean Baptiste thows a left - swing and a miss!
Aalto takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jean Baptiste ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aalto moves away.
A jab from Jean Baptiste finds it's way through Aalto's defenses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jean Baptiste throws a leg kick which misses Aalto's front leg but catches the back leg as Aalto tries to avoid it.
Jean Baptiste's coach down at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Jean Baptiste's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Aalto on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jean Baptiste. Jean Baptiste obviously looking to wear him down.
Aalto shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aalto wants to work for an arm triangle but Jean Baptiste is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aalto is just content to waste time from the top position. Jean Baptiste takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Jean Baptiste looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Aalto is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Jean Baptiste is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Aalto postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Jean Baptiste is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Aalto, into his guard.
Aalto wants to sweep here but Jean Baptiste controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aalto looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Aalto throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Aalto being controlled here, momentarily.
Let's hope that Jean Baptiste has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aalto tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Aalto working for a triangle but Jean Baptiste defends it easily.
Jean Baptiste controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jean Baptiste is looking to stand up but Aalto won't let him.
Aalto working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jean Baptiste doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jean Baptiste manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Aalto working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jean Baptiste doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jean Baptiste manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Aalto looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Aalto can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jean Baptiste controls the pace.
Jean Baptiste must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jean Baptiste wants to control from the top but Aalto keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brady Jean Baptiste dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jean Baptiste cracks Aalto with a good jab.
Jean Baptiste throws a hook to the side of Aalto's head but Aalto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Aalto throws a quick counter kick to the body but Jean Baptiste avoids it.
Aalto scores with a leg kick.
Aalto stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jean Baptiste.
Aalto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jean Baptiste swings away with a body shot that misses
and Aalto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jean Baptiste scores with a kick to the midsection.
Jean Baptiste throws a jab but it's blocked by Aalto.
Jean Baptiste has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Aalto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aalto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jean Baptiste avoids the head kick by Aalto.
Jean Baptiste looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jean Baptiste lands a glancing blow to the side of Aalto's head.
Aalto throws a jab but it's blocked by Jean Baptiste.
Jean Baptiste throws a hook to the side of Aalto's head but Aalto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jean Baptiste lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jean Baptiste throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aalto throws a chopping leg kick but Jean Baptiste manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jean Baptiste throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Aalto throws a looping overhand right but Jean Baptiste ducks down to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Aalto.
Jean Baptiste's corner calls for a 1-2. Jean Baptiste obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Aalto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jean Baptiste.
Aalto lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Aalto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jean Baptiste.
Jean Baptiste lands with a shot to the body.
Brady Jean Baptiste seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jean Baptiste misses the shot to the body.
Aalto throws a head kick but Jean Baptiste moves out of range.
A jab from Jean Baptiste finds it's way through Aalto's defenses.
Aalto throws a low kick but Jean Baptiste moves out of range easily.
Aalto lands a jab to the nose.
Aalto shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jean Baptiste but Jean Baptiste pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Aalto smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aalto 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.
Jean Baptiste slips under a jab.
Jean Baptiste throws a combination that misses
and Aalto counters with a good low kick that Jean Baptiste was not able to check.
Aalto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jean Baptiste only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Aalto throws out a loose jab but Jean Baptiste uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jean Baptiste cracks Aalto with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jean Baptiste misses with an uppercut. Aalto saw that one coming.
Aalto clobbers Jean Baptiste with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Brady Jean Baptiste is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aalto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jean Baptiste is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Aalto with a body shot.
Aalto tries to clinch
and Jean Baptiste counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aalto misses with a lunging right hand
and Jean Baptiste counters with a series of strikes. Aalto will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jean Baptiste connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That kick from Jean Baptiste tenderised Aalto's leg. Aalto is trying to keep his angry face on.
Aalto misses with an uppercut. Jean Baptiste saw that one coming.
Jean Baptiste ducks under a wild hook from Aalto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jean Baptiste connects with a leg kick.
Jean Baptiste throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jean Baptiste moves out of range as Aalto strikes.
A head kick misses from Aalto.
Jean Baptiste is trying to counter with his kicks.
Aalto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aalto checks a leg kick.
Aalto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jean Baptiste misses with a low kick.
Jean Baptiste lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Aalto at a distance.
A shot to the liver by Jean Baptiste. Beautiful body shot.
Aalto throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Aalto walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Aalto throws a shot from downtown. Jean Baptiste moves away and avoids it.
Aalto loads up on a big right hand but Jean Baptiste slips the punch.
Jean Baptiste connects with a good right hand that stumbles Aalto. Aalto circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice sprawl there from Jean Baptiste as Aalto shoots in.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aalto lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jean Baptiste thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jean Baptiste avoids the head kick by Aalto.
Jean Baptiste swats away the attempt to clinch by Aalto.
A bone on bone clash there as Aalto blocks the leg kick.
A quick step to the side and Aalto tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aalto tries to close the distance and clinch but Jean Baptiste swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aalto throws a leg kick which misses Jean Baptiste's front leg but catches the back leg as Jean Baptiste tries to avoid it.
Jean Baptiste moves out of range of the leg kick from Aalto.
Aalto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jean Baptiste.
Aalto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Aalto swings widly with a right hand
and Jean Baptiste counters with a nice uppercut.
Aalto clinches with his opponent.
A short right from Jean Baptiste.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jean Baptiste digs a right hand into Aalto's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Aalto's gas tank.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aalto.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brady Jean Baptiste showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jean Baptiste. Aalto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jean Baptiste lands with a straight right. Aalto didn't see that one coming.
Jean Baptiste avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Aalto seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Jean Baptiste will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Aalto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Aalto with a nice cross.
Jean Baptiste connects with a body shot that sends Aalto's belly button to the back.
Jean Baptiste blocks a leg kick.
Jean Baptiste throws a low kick but Aalto avoids it.
Jean Baptiste keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut there from Jean Baptiste.
Aalto slips a straight right by Jean Baptiste.
Jean Baptiste with the inside leg kick.
A big left from Aalto misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aalto with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jean Baptiste to score with a decent uppercut.
Jean Baptiste connects with a looping right hand.
Aalto misses with a takedown attempt - Jean Baptiste sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Aalto throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jean Baptiste's waist but Jean Baptiste gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Aalto off to one side.
It seemed like Jean Baptiste was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Aalto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jean Baptiste delivers a nice body kick.
Aalto misses with a hook. Jean Baptiste ducked under it nicely.
A little jabbing left from Jean Baptiste on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Aalto looks to land a left hand but Jean Baptiste moved out of range nicely.
Jean Baptiste connects with a single shot there.
Aalto closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jean Baptiste throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jean Baptiste swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jean Baptiste displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aalto throws out the jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jean Baptiste.
Jean Baptiste does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Aalto dips to his left and cracks Jean Baptiste with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aalto scores with a body shot.
Jean Baptiste looks to throw the jab but Aalto is out of range.
Jean Baptiste slips under a jab from Aalto.
Jean Baptiste misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aalto.
Aalto was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Aalto just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice cross by Jean Baptiste.
Aalto shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jean Baptiste as he jumps to the side.
Aalto is looking to slow Jean Baptiste down with leg kicks.
Jean Baptiste throws a push kick but Aalto slaps the foot to one side.
Aalto tries to counter with a takedown but Jean Baptiste is quick to defend against it.
Aalto attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jean Baptiste lands a nice shot to the body.
Aalto takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Aalto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jean Baptiste.
Aalto is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jean Baptiste moves into range and connects with a jab.
A slow jab from Aalto misses its intended target.
A good leg kick by Jean Baptiste.
Aalto slips under a jab from Jean Baptiste.
Aalto ducks under a wild hook from Jean Baptiste.
Aalto cracks Jean Baptiste with a right hand to the side of the head.
Aalto plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Aalto closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Aalto throws a lazy body kick
and Jean Baptiste counters with a nice body shot.
Aalto shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Jean Baptiste manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jean Baptiste looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aalto drops back, looking for a kneebar! Jean Baptiste looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Jean Baptiste looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Jean Baptiste!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jean Baptiste is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Jean Baptiste is looking to take a break and control but Aalto is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Aalto tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jean Baptiste wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Aalto is working hard here to advance position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brady Jean Baptiste really dominated that round.
That's time! Aalto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jean Baptiste takes one to the chin there.
Aalto throws out a leg kick but Jean Baptiste moves out of range and Aalto only half commits.
Aalto throws a lazy right hand but Jean Baptiste sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little jabbing left from Jean Baptiste on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Aalto throws a nice outside leg kick.
A nice leg kick from Jean Baptiste, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jean Baptiste lands a head shot.
Donk. Aalto catches Jean Baptiste right on the button with a cross.
Jean Baptiste scores with a sloppy right hand. Aalto should have avoided that one.
Jean Baptiste ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aalto throws a front kick aimed at Jean Baptiste's knee but Jean Baptiste avoids it well.
Aalto walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jean Baptiste.
Aalto throws a leg kick
and Aalto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jean Baptiste throws a head kick but Aalto moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aalto tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jean Baptiste just misses with a punch to the body.
Aalto tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jean Baptiste counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jean Baptiste is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jean Baptiste connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Aalto throws a looping overhand right but Jean Baptiste ducks down to avoid it.
Jean Baptiste blocks a head kick by Aalto.
Aalto misses with a straight left.
An inside leg kick lands from Jean Baptiste.
Jean Baptiste gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Aalto.
Jean Baptiste moves out of range as Aalto strikes.
Jean Baptiste throws a push kick but Aalto slaps the foot to one side.
Aalto was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Aalto.
Aalto misses the jab.
Jean Baptiste moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Aalto takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aalto throws a sloppy head kick and Jean Baptiste moves out of range easily.
Aalto misses with a low kick as Jean Baptiste jumps back.
A punch lands to the side of Aalto 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aalto tries a head kick but it misses.
Jean Baptiste stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Aalto.
Aalto scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jean Baptiste tries to buck Aalto off but Aalto is having none of it.
Michael Aalto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jean Baptiste sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jean Baptiste manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jean Baptiste is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Aalto drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Jean Baptiste manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Aalto has Jean Baptiste in his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aalto wants to sweep here but Jean Baptiste controlling him for the moment.
Aalto keeping moving, preventing Jean Baptiste from controlling successfully.
Jean Baptiste's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Jean Baptiste trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jean Baptiste looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Aalto has his foot on Jean Baptiste's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jean Baptiste works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Aalto has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jean Baptiste can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Aalto wants to sweep here but Jean Baptiste controlling him for the moment.
Aalto is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jean Baptiste defends well.
Jean Baptiste sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Aalto's guard.
Aalto is looking to improve his position.
Jean Baptiste is taking a breather. Aalto says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brady Jean Baptiste dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Jean Baptiste throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jean Baptiste throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aalto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jean Baptiste tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Aalto is able to avoid easily.
Jean Baptiste lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jean Baptiste sizes up Aalto with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jean Baptiste connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Good exchange - Jean Baptiste coming out on top.
Aalto looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Aalto moves away from the strike by Jean Baptiste.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aalto blocks a head kick by Jean Baptiste.
Aalto shoots in but no luck this time.
Aalto misses with a straight right.
Aalto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jean Baptiste follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Aalto throws a right hand that misses
and Jean Baptiste counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Jean Baptiste.
Jean Baptiste misses with a hook. Aalto ducked under it nicely.
As Jean Baptiste backs away, Aalto returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Jean Baptiste misses with a hook.
Aalto changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jean Baptiste tries to avoid it but Aalto manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jean Baptiste to the ground. Jean Baptiste escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Aalto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jean Baptiste scoring well with a low kick there.
Jean Baptiste throws a right and a left that Aalto avoids nicely.
A swing and a miss from Aalto.
Jean Baptiste connects with a jab.
Aalto finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jean Baptiste thows a left - swing and a miss!
Aalto attempts a counter takedown but Jean Baptiste avoids it well and moves away.
Aalto takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Aalto will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Jean Baptiste stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jean Baptiste wants it to stay on the feet.
Aalto will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Jean Baptiste fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jean Baptiste uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aalto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aalto tries a head kick but it misses.
Aalto shoots in but Jean Baptiste avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jean Baptiste lands a head shot.
Aalto takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jean Baptiste lands with a hook. Aalto tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jean Baptiste throws a big shot that misses.
Jean Baptiste blocks a head kick by Aalto.
That kick from Jean Baptiste tenderised Aalto's leg. Aalto is trying to keep his angry face on.
Aalto avoids the body shot from Jean Baptiste.
Aalto lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Jean Baptiste lands with a straight right. Aalto didn't see that one coming.
Jean Baptiste scores with a crisp jab that stopped Aalto in his tracks.
Aalto tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jean Baptiste misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aalto.
Aalto throws a jab but it's blocked by Jean Baptiste.
Jean Baptiste is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Aalto with a body shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Aalto crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jean Baptiste - the referee stops the clock and Aalto gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jean Baptiste. Aalto manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jean Baptiste connects with a solid leg kick.
Jean Baptiste displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aalto throws out the jab.
Nice sprawl there from Jean Baptiste as Aalto shoots in.
Aalto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jean Baptiste manages to avoid it.
Aalto moves forwards but Jean Baptiste connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jean Baptiste checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jean Baptiste clobbers Aalto with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Aalto takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Aalto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aalto tries to land a body kick
enabling Jean Baptiste to counter with a crisp jab.
Jean Baptiste cracks Aalto with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jean Baptiste connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Aalto momentarily.
Aalto lands a nice shot that snaps Jean Baptiste's head back.
Aalto throws a shot from downtown. Jean Baptiste moves away and avoids it.
Good exchange - Jean Baptiste coming out on top.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Aalto 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 Jean Baptiste has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jean Baptiste and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jean Baptiste throws a looping overhand right but Aalto ducks down to avoid it.
Aalto throws a leg kick
and Jean Baptiste connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aalto misses with a body kick.
Jean Baptiste lands a front kick.
Aalto misses with a body shot.
Aalto tries a low kick but Jean Baptiste avoids it.
Nice uppercut lands for Jean Baptiste. That snapped Aalto's head back.
Aalto throws a leg kick but Jean Baptiste sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jean Baptiste connects with an inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brady Jean Baptiste comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jean Baptiste has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 45:50
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 45:50
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brady Jean Baptiste!
Brady Jean Baptiste is the new featherweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Brady Jean Baptiste thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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