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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Henry Dooseldorf (ranked 5850 p4p, 2723 weight class) and Zett Jukassa (ranked 687 p4p, 385 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Henry Dooseldorf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zett Jukassa!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dooseldorf throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dooseldorf lunges at Jukassa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jukassa's hand.
Dooseldorf jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jukassa looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jukassa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dooseldorf uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jukassa.
Jukassa misses the shot to the body.
Jukassa slips a jab from Dooseldorf.
Jukassa misses with a wild body shot.
Jukassa misses with a looping left.
A slow jab from Dooseldorf misses its intended target.
A slow jab from Dooseldorf misses its intended target.
Dooseldorf moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dooseldorf ducks under a wild hook from Jukassa.
Jukassa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jukassa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dooseldorf.
Dooseldorf misses with an uppercut. Jukassa saw that one coming.
Dooseldorf's corner calls for a 1-2. Dooseldorf obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Henry Dooseldorf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Dooseldorf misses.
Dooseldorf tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jukassa was well out of range. Poor timing from Dooseldorf.
Dooseldorf has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Dooseldorf misses.
A swing and a miss from Jukassa.
Dooseldorf bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Jukassa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dooseldorf lands a body shot.
Dooseldorf on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dooseldorf misses the shot to the body.
Jukassa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jukassa throws a big shot that misses.
Dooseldorf avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A head kick misses from Dooseldorf.
Jukassa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dooseldorf moves away.
Jukassa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dooseldorf.
Jukassa scores with a jab. Dooseldorf acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dooseldorf connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jukassa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dooseldorf sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jukassa lands a jab to the head.
Jab from Jukassa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jukassa. Dooseldorf does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jukassa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dooseldorf moves out of range as Jukassa strikes.
Jukassa looks to throw the jab but Dooseldorf is out of range.
Dooseldorf looks to land a right hand but Jukassa moved out of range.
Jukassa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dooseldorf misses with a wild body shot.
Jukassa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dooseldorf slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jukassa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dooseldorf throws out the jab.
Dooseldorf misses with a straight left.
Jukassa stuns Dooseldorf with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dooseldorf jabs at Jukassa's body.
Jukassa lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Dooseldorf.
Jukassa jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
 Dooseldorf is rocked!
Jukassa misses with a straight right.
Dooseldorf lands a nice hook to Jukassa's body. Jukassa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jukassa. Dooseldorf does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jukassa misses with a hook.
Dooseldorf scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jukassa moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jukassa takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jukassa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dooseldorf misses with a left hand
letting Jukassa counter with a right hand.
Jukassa jabs at Dooseldorf's body.
Dooseldorf misses with a left hand
and Jukassa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oh Dooseldorf is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dooseldorf connects with a jab.
Jukassa looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jukassa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dooseldorf.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jukassa throws out a loose jab but Dooseldorf uses good head movement to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Dooseldorf misses the target.
Dooseldorf seems to have got his legs back now.
Dooseldorf lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jukassa tests Dooseldorf's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dooseldorf on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dooseldorf misses with a right hand
and Jukassa scores with a counter punch that sends Dooseldorf to the canvas! Jukassa smells blood - he's punishing Dooseldorf with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Dooseldorf has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zett Jukassa!
Zett Jukassa bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Abdelrahman Camara (ranked 586 p4p, 1318 weight class) and Naoko Marui (ranked 70 p4p, 146 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abdelrahman Camara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Naoko Marui!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Marui.
Marui is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Camara.
Camara rushes Marui and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Camara.
Marui's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Camara prevents a body shot from Marui.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marui.
Camara misses with a hook from the clinch.
Camara misses with a punch to the body.
Marui blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Camara throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Camara misses with a body punch.
Marui working aggressively here.
Camara blocks a body shot from Marui.
Camara tries to work over Marui's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marui struggles to land a body shot inside as Camara controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Camara.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marui.
Marui lands a body shot.
Marui can't find room to land a body shot as Camara controls the action.
Camara lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marui blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Camara swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camara blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marui.
Marui misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Camara tries to throw a body punch but Marui avoids it by throwing Camara back against the cage.
Camara scores with a shoulder strike.
Marui struggles to land a body shot inside as Camara controls his hands.
Camara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marui swings wildly with an uppercut but Camara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Camara lands a hook to the side of the head.
Camara has a couple of punches blocked by Marui.
Camara misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Camara.
Marui misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marui tries to throw a body punch but Camara avoids it by throwing Marui back against the cage.
Camara lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Camara scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short left from Marui.
Marui lands a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marui throws a punch but it's blocked by Camara.
Camara lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Marui.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marui struggles to land a body shot inside as Camara controls his hands.
Camara misses with a hook to the ribs.
Camara lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Camara misses with a punch on the inside.
Camara misses with the head strike.
Marui lands a hook that snaps the head of Camara backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Camara fails to land.
Marui misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marui tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Camara pushes Marui back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marui.
Camara throws a punch but it's blocked by Marui.
A short left from Camara.
Camara fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marui pushes Camara back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Camara lands a nice shot to the body.
Marui lands with a left to the head.
Camara blocks an uppercut.
Camara lands with a left to the head.
Marui misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Camara misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camara lands a left hand.
Camara misses with a punch to the body.
Camara misses with a punch on the inside.
Marui misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Camara fails to land.
Marui doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Camara works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Marui can't find room to land a body shot as Camara controls the action.
Camara lands a right hand.
Marui tries to throw a body punch but Camara avoids it by throwing Marui back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Camara.
Camara lands a right hand that snaps the head of Marui backwards.
Camara blocking some punches.
Marui tries to throw a body punch but Camara avoids it by throwing Marui back against the cage.
Marui misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Camara.
Camara lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Marui.
Camara tries to throw a body punch but Marui avoids it by throwing Camara back against the cage.
Camara digs a right hand into Marui's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Marui's gas tank.
Marui tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Camara's elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Camara scores with a shot to the side of Marui's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camara pushes Marui back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marui.
Marui misses with some punches.
Camara lands a right hand.
Camara misses with the head strike.
Marui working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Camara swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Camara has a couple of punches blocked by Marui.
Camara tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marui blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Camara blocks a body shot from Marui.
Camara tries to work over Marui's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Camara.
Marui tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Camara's elbow.
Camara throws a punch but it's blocked by Marui.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Camara is leaning against Marui and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Camara tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Camara lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Marui.
Marui takes a shot to the head.
Marui blocks an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Abdelrahman Camara dominated that round.
That's time! Camara's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Marui misses with the combination.
Camara is looking to clinch but Marui is avoiding it.
Marui looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Marui uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Camara.
Camara darts in and clinches Marui up against the cage.
Camara lands a right hand.
Camara prevents a body shot from Marui.
Marui can't find room to land a body shot as Camara controls the action.
Camara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Camara lands a body punch.
Marui doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Camara.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Camara.
Camara misses with a hook from the clinch.
Camara is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marui can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Camara.
Marui tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Camara's elbow.
Marui tries to throw a body punch but Camara avoids it by throwing Marui back against the cage.
Camara stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Camara misses with a hook to the ribs.
Camara misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marui prevents a body shot from Camara.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marui goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marui tries to throw a body punch but Camara avoids it by throwing Marui back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Camara.
A nice left hand lands by Marui.
Marui misses with a body punch.
Marui fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marui misses with a punch to the body.
Marui doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Camara lands an uppercut.
Camara misses with a body punch.
Camara pushes Marui back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Camara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marui's elbow.
Camara lands a left hand that snaps the head of Marui backwards.
Camara lands with a light punch inside.
Camara is working Marui over against the cage.
Camara working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
 Marui is rocked!
Camara softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Marui is still on wobbly legs! Can Camara finish him?
Camara throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Marui is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Camara lands a body punch.
Marui misses with a punch on the inside.
Marui scores with a shot to the side of Camara's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camara lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Marui backwards.
A short left from Camara.
Marui takes a shot to the head.
Camara misses with a short punch on the inside.
Camara works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Camara lands a left hand that snaps the head of Marui backwards.
A hook to the body from Camara.
Camara scores with a shot to the side of Marui's head.
Marui can't find room to land a body shot as Camara controls the action.
Camara lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Camara blocks an uppercut.
Camara lands with a right to the head.
Camara dips a shoulder and cracks Marui with a mighty uppercut! Marui falls back against the cage and Camara unloads with a barrage of strikes! Marui is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Camara screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abdelrahman Camara!
During a confident post fight interview, Abdelrahman Camara thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Wilson (ranked 1500 p4p, 4076 weight class) and Anthony Sinclair (ranked 220 p4p, 511 weight class). Wilson comes to the cage accompanied by Under the knife. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Billy Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Anthony Sinclair!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wilson has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Sinclair is trying to keep an underhook but Wilson manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Wilson wants to pass the guard but Sinclair is defending well.
Sinclair desperately trying to maintain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sinclair wants to get back to full guard.
Wilson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Wilson is thwarting Sinclair's attempts to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sinclair on the ground.
Sinclair wants to get back to full guard.
Wilson working Sinclair over with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinclair trying to control but Wilson postures up.
Wilson trying to mount his opponent but Sinclair defends it.
Wilson prevents Sinclair from improving his position.
Wilson is taking a breather. Sinclair 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.
Wilson winds up and cracks Sinclair with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Wilson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wilson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wilson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair trying to hold on to Wilson's head to control him but Wilson postures up.
Wilson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sinclair knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Wilson is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Sinclair is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Wilson wants to control the pace but Sinclair is squirming around nicely.
Wilson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Wilson working the ground and pound effectively.
Sinclair tries to reverse the position but Wilson maintains control.
Sinclair is squirming around, avoiding Wilson's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Wilson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sinclair has hold of Wilson's hands but Wilson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Wilson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Wilson stops Sinclair from getting back to his feet.
Wilson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sinclair does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Wilson controlling the pace.
Sinclair regains full guard. Nicely done.
Wilson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sinclair swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wilson chips away with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson lands a couple of digs.
Wilson wants to pass the guard but Sinclair is keeping the position.
Wilson preventing the sweep.
Sinclair looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Wilson passes into side control.
Sinclair prevents Wilson from moving into mount.
Wilson controlling from side mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wilson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Wilson cracks Sinclair with a big elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Wilson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wilson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wilson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sinclair sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wilson looks to land a right hand but Sinclair moved out of range.
Sinclair misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wilson with a hook.
Wilson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sinclair.
Wilson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wilson wants it to stay on the feet.
Wilson moves into range and connects with a jab.
A lazy left from Wilson finds it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circling - Wilson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wilson throws out a powerful jab.
Wilson throws out a loose jab but Sinclair uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sinclair lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Sinclair throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wilson's waist but Wilson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sinclair off to one side.
Billy Wilson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Sinclair.
Good shot there by Wilson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sinclair looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sinclair moves out of range as Wilson strikes.
Wilson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Wilson throws a jab when Sinclair was well out of range.
Sinclair shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wilson defends it nicely.
Wilson misses with an uppercut.
A punch lands to the side of Sinclair 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wilson looks to land a left hand but Sinclair moved out of range nicely.
Sinclair has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Wilson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sinclair's guard.
Wilson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wilson trying to control but Sinclair is working from the bottom.
Wilson looking to sit in guard and control but Sinclair gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wilson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wilson wants to sweep but no luck.
Wilson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sinclair can do to turn this around?
Sinclair is looking to work some ground and pound but Wilson has wrist control.
Sinclair trying to control the position from guard on top but Wilson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wilson throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Sinclair trying to stand up but can't free himself from Wilson's guard.
Wilson looking for a guillotine here but Sinclair defends easily.
Wilson throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Sinclair escapes and throws Wilson's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Sinclair looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Wilson wants to control but Sinclair is having none of it.
Wilson sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Wilson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wilson tries to get out of the position.
Wilson wants to improve his position but Sinclair is controlling well.
Sinclair is looking for a kimura but Wilson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sinclair to get the leverage.
Wilson wants to get back to full guard.
Sinclair trying to control the action but Wilson is working from the bottom.
Wilson trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sinclair.
Wilson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Wilson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Wilson wants to sweep here but Sinclair controlling him for the moment.
Wilson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Wilson connects with a couple of short punches.
Wilson trying to control but Sinclair is working from the bottom.
Wilson looking to sit in guard and control but Sinclair gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sinclair preventing the sweep.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Wilson dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Wilson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sinclair quickly recovers to half guard.
Wilson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sinclair does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Wilson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Sinclair is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wilson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sinclair has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wilson is working away from the top position though.
Wilson lands with a punch from half guard.
Sinclair is staying active underneath Wilson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Billy Wilson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wilson slips a nice elbow through Sinclair's hands, connecting with Sinclair's forehead.
Wilson is looking to take a break and control but Sinclair is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Wilson connects with a nice short shot to Sinclair's temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ground and pound from Wilson.
Sinclair trying to control from the bottom.
Wilson working Sinclair over with strikes.
Wilson is thwarting Sinclair's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson wants to take a breather but Sinclair is having none of it.
Wilson is stalling here. Sinclair is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Wilson seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Sinclair has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Wilson tries to bench press Sinclair off him but Sinclair keeps the position.
Sinclair tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Wilson is looking for a sweep.
Wilson gets back to half guard.
Sinclair wants to control but Wilson is keeping him busy.
Wilson is looking for a sweep. Sinclair is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sinclair trying to control the action but Wilson is working from the bottom.
Wilson tries to roll over but Sinclair keeps him under control.
Wilson wants to get back to full guard but Sinclair has passed into side control.
Wilson is trying to work for a sweep but Sinclair has mounted him!
Sinclair controlling from the full mount.
Sinclair jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Wilson is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Wilson and Sinclair has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Wilson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Sinclair seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Sinclair advances nicely into full mount.
Sinclair wants to finish this one by submission but Wilson is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Sinclair.
Wilson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Wilson wants to get back to full guard.
Wilson is working hard here to advance position.
Sinclair not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sinclair trying to control the pace.
Wilson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair seems to be working for a kimura but Wilson defends the submission attempt.
Sinclair missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wilson has a hand on Sinclair's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Sinclair takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Sinclair controlling his opponent.
Wilson is desperately trying to improve his position but Sinclair has a good base and remains in mount.
Anthony Sinclair has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Poor strikes thrown by Sinclair there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Billy Wilson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sinclair thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Sinclair comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wilson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Wilson!
A very excited looking Billy Wilson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated Anthony Sinclair had this to say: 'Well, I didn't expect that, I thought I was going to win this one, as I said in the pre-fight interview, but I couldn't. I want to thank my fans and my team for the support, I will train more to come back better than ever.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Riyu Mendes (ranked 3643 p4p, 6126 weight class) and Branibar Voiwar (ranked 464 p4p, 642 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Riyu Mendes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Branibar Voiwar!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Voiwar.
Mendes takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Mendes takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Mendes looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Voiwar throws a head kick but Mendes moves out of range.
Voiwar takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mendes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Voiwar connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mendes scrambles back to his feet.
Voiwar throws a nice outside leg kick.
Voiwar looks to throw a body kick
and Mendes counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Mendes misses the jab.
Voiwar throws a low kick, looking for Mendes's leg but Mendes calmly moves out of range.
A head kick from Voiwar lands but Mendes takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mendes takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Mendes misses with a kick to the body.
Mendes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Voiwar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Mendes.
Mendes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mendes avoids the body shot from Voiwar.
Mendes keeps the fight on the outside.
Mendes tests Voiwar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Voiwar, as that shot connected.
Mendes throws out a leg kick but Voiwar moves out of range and Mendes only half commits.
Voiwar connects with an inside leg kick.
Mendes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Voiwar can pounce on him.
Voiwar ducks right into an uppercut from Mendes.
Branibar Voiwar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mendes throws the kick towards the body but Voiwar avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mendes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Voiwar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Voiwar has Mendes up against the cage in a clinch.
Voiwar tries to work over Mendes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mendes breaks from the clinch.
A nice combination there by Voiwar.
Voiwar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mendes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Voiwar throws a sloppy head kick
and Mendes counters with a nice low kick that buckles Voiwar's knee momentarily.
Voiwar throws a quick inside leg kick.
Voiwar throws a sloppy head kick
and Mendes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mendes looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendes throws a monster overhand right that drops Voiwar! Mendes follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Riyu Mendes!
Our winner, Riyu Mendes, 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Mosley (ranked 3372 p4p, 2868 weight class) and Ricardo Morales (ranked 429 p4p, 366 weight class). Mosley comes to the cage accompanied by Anarchy in the UK. On his way into the cage it seems that Arthur Mosley has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Arthur Mosley seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Arthur Mosley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ricardo Morales!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morales digs a good hook to Mosley's body.
Mosley ducks under a wild hook from Morales.
Mosley looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mosley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morales.
Morales misses with a leg kick
and Mosley counters with a nice uppercut.
Mosley ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Morales looks for the body kick but Mosley saw that one coming.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Morales 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 Mosley has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mosley and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mosley moves away from the strike by Morales.
Mosley lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
 It looks like Ricardo Morales has been cut.
We've been informed that Morales has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Nice defenses there by Mosley.
Morales wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mosley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morales moves away.
Morales clobbers Mosley with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Morales misses with a body shot.
Mosley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Morales throws out a loose jab but Mosley uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Morales.
Morales connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mosley counters with a one-two to the body.
Morales tries to land a leg kick but Mosley saw it coming and moves away.
Mosley thinks about countering with a head kick.
Morales is looking to chop away at Mosley's legs.
Mosley misses with an uppercut. Morales saw that one coming.
Ricardo Morales seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mosley ducks right into an uppercut from Morales.
Mosley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morales.
Morales moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Morales fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mosley.
Mosley keeps the fight on the outside.
A jab from Morales misses.
Morales throws a big shot that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Mosley misses the target.
Mosley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Morales misses with a leg kick
and Mosley counters with a left and a right that stings Morales.
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!
Mosley moves out of range of the leg kick from Morales.
Morales clinches up against the cage.
Morales scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Morales lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morales misses with some punches.
Morales has a couple of punches blocked by Mosley.
Mosley gets through Morales's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Morales misses with some punches.
Morales blocks a body shot from Mosley.
Morales makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Morales wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Morales digs a right hand underneath Mosley's ribcage. Mosley let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mosley landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mosley misses with a knee strike.
Morales misses with a punch to the body.
Morales swings wildly with an uppercut but Mosley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mosley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mosley blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Morales fails to land.
Morales tries a body shot but Mosley blocks it.
Morales misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mosley lands with a short shot to the head.
Morales misses with some punches.
Morales blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Morales misses with some punches.
Good body shot from Morales.
Mosley prevents a body shot from Morales.
Morales is trying to break free.
Morales struggles to land a body shot inside as Mosley controls his hands.
Morales tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Morales creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mosley presses Morales against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Morales lands with a short shot to the head.
Mosley tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Morales pushes Mosley back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Morales throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice left hand lands by Morales.
Mosley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
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!
Mosley utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mosley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Morales.
Morales has a couple of punches blocked by Mosley.
Morales struggles to land a body shot inside as Mosley controls his hands.
Morales lands a right hand.
Morales throws a head punch that misses.
Mosley looking to throw knees to the head but Morales is blocking nicely.
Morales tries to throw a body punch but Mosley avoids it by throwing Morales back against the cage.
Morales tries a body shot but Mosley blocks it.
Mosley lands a nice uppercut.
Morales lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mosley backwards.
Mosley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mosley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Morales struggles to land a body shot inside as Mosley controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Mosley fails to land.
Morales misses with the head strike.
Morales scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Morales dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Morales's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A punch lands to the side of Mosley 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mosley throws a jab when Morales was well out of range.
Morales avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Morales looks to clinch
and Mosley counters with a big head kick but Morales shrugs it off.
Mosley checks the leg kick.
Morales misses with a body shot.
Mosley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Morales counters with an outside leg kick.
Morales swings for the body but Mosley moves out of range.
Morales feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mosleys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mosley throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Morales throws a body punch but Mosley moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mosley moves away from the strike by Morales.
Mosley throwing a counter right hand but Morales manages to avoid it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Morales darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ricardo Morales seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mosley's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mosley duly obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morales connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mosley. Mosley circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Morales throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mosley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Morales. That snapped Mosley's head back.
Mosley throws a lazy right hand but Morales sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mosley doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mosley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mosley throws a hook to the side of Morales's head but Morales sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mosley lands a head kick!
Morales is rocked!
Mosley instigates a clinch.
Morales misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mosley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Morales is defending well for now.
Morales swings wildly with an uppercut but Mosley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morales can't find room to land a body shot as Mosley controls the action.
Mosley missing with knees to the body.
Morales swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Morales.
Mosley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mosley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mosley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Morales lands a shot to the body.
Morales throws a punch but it's blocked by Mosley.
Morales doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Morales fails to land.
Mosley scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short left from Morales.
Mosley can't find room to land a body shot as Morales controls the action.
Morales can't find room to land a body shot as Mosley controls the action.
Morales misses with a punch on the inside.
Morales tries a body shot but Mosley blocks it.
Morales swings wildly with an uppercut but Mosley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mosley tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Morales working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mosley tries a body shot but Morales blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Mosley as the two fighters clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mosley misses with a punch on the inside.
Morales misses with a hook to the ribs.
Morales misses with a body punch.
Morales tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mosley's elbow.
Mosley lands with a short shot to the head.
Mosley lands an uppercut.
Mosley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Morales swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Morales blocks an uppercut.
Mosley looking to throw knees to the head but Morales is blocking nicely.
Morales lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mosley lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morales.
Morales blocking some punches.
Morales is working Mosley over against the cage.
Morales tries to throw a body punch but Mosley avoids it by throwing Morales back against the cage.
Morales misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mosley tries a body shot but Morales blocks it.
Mosley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mosley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Morales scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morales misses with a body punch.
Mosley blocking some punches.
Mosley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mosley scores a nice knee to the body.
Mosley misses with the head strike.
Morales misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mosley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Morales misses with some punches.
Mosley blocks a body shot from Morales.
Mosley trying to land knees to the body.
Mosley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mosley scores with a shoulder strike.
Morales is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
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 Arthur Mosley will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Morales's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Mosley lands a right hook to the body.
Mosley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Morales paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mosley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Morales paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Morales misses with an uppercut. Mosley saw that one coming.
Morales keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mosley doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mosley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Morales digs a good body shot into Mosley's ribs.
Mosley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A combination from Mosley does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morales fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Morales swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mosley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Morales misses with a straight left.
Morales lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mosley at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morales. Mosley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mosley throws a sloppy head kick
and Morales counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Morales throws a hook but Mosley avoids it easily.
Morales lands a head shot.
Mosley clinches up against the cage.
Mosley cracks Morales with a nice body shot.
Ricardo Morales seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Morales tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mosley's elbow.
Morales struggles to land a body shot inside as Mosley controls his hands.
Mosley can't find room to land a body shot as Morales controls the action.
Morales swings wildly with an uppercut but Mosley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mosley tries a knee to the head but Morales blocks it.
Mosley prevents a body shot from Morales.
Morales tries a body shot but Mosley blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Morales.
Morales misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morales misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Morales fails to land.
Mosley scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Morales.
A shot in the inside from Mosley.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mosley misses with a knee to the head.
Mosley prevents a body shot from Morales.
A short uppercut from Morales.
Mosley connects with a knee to the head.
Mosley throws a punch but it's blocked by Morales.
Morales misses with a short punch on the inside.
Morales tries to throw a body punch but Mosley avoids it by throwing Morales back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mosley.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mosley obliges.
Mosley blocks a body shot from Morales.
Morales misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Mosley.
Morales struggles to land a body shot inside as Mosley controls his hands.
Mosley misses with the head strike.
Morales misses with some punches.
Mosley lands with a light punch inside.
Mosley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Morales misses with a punch to the body.
Mosley blocking some punches.
Morales misses with the head strike.
Mosley blocks a body shot from Morales.
Mosley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Morales backwards.
Morales swings wildly with an uppercut but Mosley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morales tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mosley lands a knee to the body.
Morales throws a head punch that misses.
Morales swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morales tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Morales avoiding damage as Mosley throws knees to the body.
Mosley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Morales lands a body shot.
Morales goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mosley misses with a knee strike.
Mosley lands with a light punch inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morales goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morales's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Morales throws out a loose jab but Mosley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mosley throws a hook to the side of Morales's head but Morales sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Morales misses with a low kick.
Morales moves away from the strike by Mosley.
It seemed like Morales was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mosley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Morales throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mosley throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
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 Arthur Mosley.
I think Mosley has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ricardo Morales!
A relieved looking Ricardo Morales thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giant Zuluzinho (ranked 4429 p4p, 2174 weight class) and Havar Bjornbak (ranked 152 p4p, 88 weight class). Bjornbak has chosen Danheim - Berserkir as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Giant Zuluzinho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Havar Bjornbak!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bjornbak misses the shot to the body.
Zuluzinho tries to counter with a takedown but Bjornbak is quick to defend against it.
Zuluzinho closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
 It looks like Giant Zuluzinho has been cut.
Zuluzinho uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bjornbak.
Zuluzinho drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bjornbak sprawls and moves away.
Bjornbak clobbers Zuluzinho with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bjornbak bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bjornbak misses with a left hand
and Zuluzinho counters with a single leg into guard. Bjornbak didn't expect that.
Bjornbak keeping full guard, as Zuluzinho tries to pass.
Bjornbak is trying to control the position but Zuluzinho postures up.
Zuluzinho trying to control but Bjornbak is working from the bottom.
Zuluzinho is pushing down on Bjornbak's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bjornbak is fighting to maintain full guard but Zuluzinho has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bjornbak is trying to maintain the position but Zuluzinho is very close to passing his half guard.
Bjornbak keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuluzinho thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Zuluzinho lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Zuluzinho scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bjornbak has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Zuluzinho is working away from the top position though.
Zuluzinho missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Zuluzinho throwing shots but Bjornbak is blocking nicely.
Zuluzinho will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Zuluzinho looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Zuluzinho not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Zuluzinho connects with a nice short shot to Bjornbak's temple.
Zuluzinho is looking to take a break and control but Bjornbak is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Zuluzinho looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bjornbak manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Zuluzinho wants to pass the guard but Bjornbak is keeping the position.
Bjornbak keeping moving, preventing Zuluzinho from controlling successfully.
Zuluzinho throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjornbak avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Zuluzinho wants to control from the top but Bjornbak keeps moving.
Zuluzinho throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bjornbak works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zuluzinho lands a couple of elbows.
Bjornbak preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bjornbak tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Zuluzinho is looking to work some ground and pound but Bjornbak has wrist control.
Zuluzinho landing with the ground and pound.
Zuluzinho throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bjornbak works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zuluzinho throws an elbow that misses. Bjornbak uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Zuluzinho's guard. Nice move by Bjornbak!
Bjornbak won't allow Zuluzinho to sweep him here.
Bjornbak tries to stand but Zuluzinho is controlling from the bottom.
Zuluzinho 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.
Zuluzinho looking for a guillotine here but Bjornbak defends easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zuluzinho is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Giant Zuluzinho dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Giant Zuluzinho'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 fight stays on the outside here - Zuluzinho looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A little jabbing left from Bjornbak on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bjornbak misses with a series of wild punches.
Havar Bjornbak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bjornbak scores with a jab to the jaw.
Zuluzinho looks for a takedown but Bjornbak sprawls well.
Bjornbak swings widly with a right hand
and Zuluzinho counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Zuluzinho throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zuluzinho postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bjornbak keeping moving, preventing Zuluzinho from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuluzinho throws a big elbow that misses.
Zuluzinho landing some decent shots from guard.
Zuluzinho throws a strike but Bjornbak rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bjornbak wants to get up but he can't break Zuluzinho's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Zuluzinho 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.
Zuluzinho seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zuluzinho is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Zuluzinho is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Bjornbak reverses the position - he's now on top in Zuluzinho's guard.
Bjornbak wants to get up but he can't break Zuluzinho's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Zuluzinho has control of Bjornbak's left arm, preventing Bjornbak from doing any damage.
Bjornbak must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Zuluzinho wants to improve his position but instead Bjornbak has moved into half guard.
Bjornbak prevents Zuluzinho from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zuluzinho controlling the position for now.
Zuluzinho is pressing down on Bjornbak's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Zuluzinho looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bjornbak is one step ahead there.
Zuluzinho trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Zuluzinho wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Zuluzinho has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Zuluzinho moves out of range as Bjornbak strikes.
Bjornbak misses with the combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Havar Bjornbak showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Giant Zuluzinho'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!
Zuluzinho looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Zuluzinho trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bjornbak trying to keep a closed guard but Zuluzinho is proving a slippery customer.
Bjornbak working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zuluzinho.
Bjornbak seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Giant Zuluzinho overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Zuluzinho wants to control from the top but Bjornbak keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zuluzinho postures up in Bjornbak's guard and throws a big left but Bjornbak blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjornbak avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Zuluzinho with a flurry of punches that miss.
Zuluzinho trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Zuluzinho is looking to work some ground and pound but Bjornbak has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zuluzinho accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zuluzinho accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Zuluzinho forces Bjornbak back against the cage and clinches.
Bjornbak can't break the clinch.
Bjornbak working hard to break the clinch.
Bjornbak stops a takedown attempt from Zuluzinho.
Bjornbak has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bjornbak prevents the takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zuluzinho wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Giant Zuluzinho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bjornbak escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice takedown defense from Bjornbak. No joy for Zuluzinho on that attempt.
Bjornbak misses with a hook. Zuluzinho ducked under it nicely.
Zuluzinho clinches up with Bjornbak and pushes him back against the cage.
Bjornbak breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zuluzinho tries to clinch up.
Zuluzinho is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bjornbak.
Bjornbak avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bjornbak looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Zuluzinho tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bjornbak paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bjornbak is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zuluzinho.
Zuluzinho fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bjornbak looks to land a left hand but Zuluzinho moved out of range nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bjornbak lands with an uppercut that bounces Zuluzinho off the cage and back into range.
Giant Zuluzinho's cut is getting worse.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zuluzinho bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bjornbak!
Bjornbak just misses with a punch to the body.
Bjornbak defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Zuluzinho.
Bjornbak throws a jab but it's blocked by Zuluzinho.
Zuluzinho uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bjornbak.
Zuluzinho attempts a counter takedown but Bjornbak avoids it well and moves away.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Zuluzinho.
We've been hearing that Zuluzinho has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Zuluzinho misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The ground and pound from Zuluzinho seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Zuluzinho wants to control but Bjornbak is keeping him busy.
Zuluzinho throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjornbak is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Zuluzinho missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Still in half guard, Zuluzinho seems content to control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zuluzinho working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bjornbak blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zuluzinho.
Zuluzinho stalling.
Zuluzinho lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Zuluzinho missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Havar Bjornbak.
I think Bjornbak 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Havar Bjornbak!
During a confident post fight interview, Havar Bjornbak thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean Harrison (ranked 462 p4p, 1146 weight class) and Koskisen Hanski (ranked 20 p4p, 48 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean Harrison!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Koskisen Hanski!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrison takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Good shot there by Hanski.
It looks like Sean Harrison has been cut.
Hanski lunges at Harrison with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Harrison's hand.
Harrison looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Harrison looks to land a left hand but Hanski moved out of range nicely.
Hanski works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hanski digs a good hook to Harrison's body.
Hanski darts in and clinches Harrison up against the cage.
Hanski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hanski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Harrison misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hanski has a couple of punches blocked by Harrison.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harrison.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hanski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Harrison lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Harrison lands a left hand.
Harrison misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hanski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Harrison tries to work over Hanski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harrison breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Koskisen Hanski has been cut.
Harrison misses with a hook to the body
and Hanski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harrison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hanski.
Hanski throws a looping overhand right but Harrison ducks down to avoid it.
Hanski throws a lazy right hand but Harrison sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Harrison was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hanski throws a lazy right hand but Harrison sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Harrison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hanski.
Hanski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harrison.
Hanski scores with a jab.
Harrison throws a hook to the side of Hanski's head but Hanski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harrison avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Hanski.
Harrison moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hanski throws out the jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harrison misses with a straight right.
Hanski has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Hanski missing with a left hand there. Harrison was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hanski has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Harrison lands a really nice looking cross but Hanski seems unphased.
Koskisen Hanski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harrison takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Harrison throws a hook but Hanski avoids it easily.
Harrison looks to land a right hand but Hanski moved out of range.
A little jabbing left from Hanski on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hanski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hanski is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hanski takes the fight into the clinch.
Hanski misses with some punches.
Hanski misses with a punch on the inside.
Harrison misses with a punch on the inside.
Hanski blocks a body shot from Harrison.
Harrison lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hanski.
Harrison misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanski working aggressively here.
A short body shot lands from Harrison as the two fighters clinch.
Hanski looks winded!
Harrison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hanski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harrison sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Harrison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hanski.
Harrison connects with a superb combination that knocks Hanski out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Harrison before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Hanski!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Sean Harrison!
Sean Harrison retains his super heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Sean Harrison thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rod De Minaur (ranked 208 p4p, 645 weight class) and Da Lusen (ranked 23 p4p, 74 weight class). De Minaur comes to the cage accompanied by Seek and Destroy . Rod De Minaur has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rod De Minaur!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Da Lusen!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lusen throws a quick inside leg kick.
De Minaur swings for the body but Lusen moves out of range.
Lusen ducks under a wild hook from De Minaur.
A jab from Lusen finds it's way through De Minaur's defenses.
Lusen lands with a straight right. De Minaur didn't see that one coming.
De Minaur throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lusen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lusen with a hook.
De Minaur misses with a combination
enabling Lusen to counter with a crisp jab.
De Minaur is rocked!
It looks like Rod De Minaur has been cut.
Lusen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Minaur scores with a shot to the body.
De Minaur lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lusen circles away quickly and effectively.
Rod De Minaur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Minaur is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lusen.
Lusen clinches.
I was talking to De Minaur's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lusen lands a hook that snaps the head of De Minaur backwards.
Lusen lands with a left to the head.
De Minaur scores with a hook to the body.
Lusen lands an elbow just above De Minaur 's eye.
Lusen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lusen throws a punch but it's blocked by De Minaur.
Lusen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Minaur blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lusen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of De Minaur backwards.
De Minaur stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
De Minaur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lusen blocks a body shot from De Minaur.
De Minaur lands with a short head shot on the inside.
De Minaur working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lusen stalling.
De Minaur blocks the elbow strike.
De Minaur struggles to land a body shot inside as Lusen controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Lusen to work.
Lusen looking to stall.
De Minaur scores with a shoulder strike.
De Minaur struggles to land a body shot inside as Lusen controls his hands.
Lusen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lusen digs a right hand into De Minaur's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on De Minaur's gas tank.
Lusen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lusen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lusen misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Minaur throws a head punch that misses.
Lusen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
De Minaur lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lusen backwards.
De Minaur misses with the head strike.
Lusen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lusen.
Lusen lands a hook that snaps the head of De Minaur backwards.
De Minaur misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lusen throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Lusen on the inside.
Lusen misses with some punches.
Lusen blocks a body shot from De Minaur.
Lusen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but De Minaur is keeping busy.
Lusen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of De Minaurs head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lusen.
Lusen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lusen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lusen misses with a body punch.
Lusen working aggressively here.
De Minaur misses with some punches.
Lusen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lusen wants to stall.
De Minaur fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Lusen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Minaur lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lusen.
De Minaur tries to throw a body punch but Lusen avoids it by throwing De Minaur back against the cage.
De Minaur blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Minaur lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lusen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lusen blocking some punches.
De Minaur blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from De Minaur on the inside.
De Minaur fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lusen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A hook to the body from De Minaur.
De Minaur scores with a shot to the side of Lusen's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Minaur blocks a body shot from Lusen.
Lusen has De Minaur pushed against the cage.
Lusen working aggressively here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Da Lusen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rod De Minaur's cut.
That's time! De Minaur's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lusen throws a jab when De Minaur was well out of range.
De Minaur connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
De Minaur clinches.
Lusen controlling the action here for a moment.
De Minaur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from De Minaur fails to land.
Lusen's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Lusen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Minaur scores with a shoulder strike.
Lusen throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lusen.
Lusen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Minaur misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lusen prevents a body shot from De Minaur.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Minaur scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from De Minaur.
De Minaur tries a body shot but Lusen blocks it.
Da Lusen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lusen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from De Minaur.
Lusen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
De Minaur lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Minaur.
De Minaur has a couple of punches blocked by Lusen.
De Minaur lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lusen backwards.
De Minaur misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from De Minaur fails to land.
De Minaur digs a right hand underneath Lusen's ribcage. Lusen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lusen taking a breather.
Lusen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt De Minaur or not.
De Minaur has a couple of punches blocked by Lusen.
De Minaur misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Minaur works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Minaur blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Minaur misses with a punch on the inside.
Lusen has a couple of punches blocked by De Minaur.
De Minaur misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Lusen.
De Minaur blocks an elbow strike from Lusen.
Lusen misses with an elbow strike.
Lusen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lusen misses with the head strike.
De Minaur lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lusen backwards.
De Minaur dodges an elbow strike from Lusen.
Lusen throws a head punch that misses.
Lusen misses with a punch to the body.
De Minaur tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lusen's elbow.
De Minaur misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lusen is trying to stall.
De Minaur tries to throw a body punch but Lusen avoids it by throwing De Minaur back against the cage.
De Minaur fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lusen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Minaur blocks an uppercut.
De Minaur misses with a punch to the body.
Lusen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of De Minaurs head.
De Minaur lands with a right to the head.
Lusen misses with some punches.
Lusen throws an elbow that misses.
De Minaur lands with a right to the head.
De Minaur throws a head punch that misses.
De Minaur blocks an elbow strike.
Lusen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lusen lands with a light punch inside.
Lusen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Minaur misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Minaur misses with a punch on the inside.
De Minaur blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from De Minaur on the inside.
De Minaur swings wildly with an uppercut but Lusen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lusen is pushing De Minaur up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Minaur pushes Lusen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Minaur lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lusen backwards.
Lusen is rocked!
De Minaur stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lusen is still on wobbly legs! Can De Minaur finish him?
De Minaur misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lusen throws a head punch that misses.
Lusen seems to have recovered his senses.
De Minaur throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lusen is breathing heavily.
Lusen misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from De Minaur fails to land.
Lusen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lusen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lusen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Minaur blocks an uppercut.
Lusen takes a shot to the head.
Lusen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from De Minaur.
De Minaur misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lusen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rod De Minaur dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rod De Minaur's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
De Minaur dodges the punch combination from Lusen.
Lusen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
De Minaur throws a lazy right hand but Lusen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A swing and a miss from De Minaur.
Jab by De Minaur.
De Minaur walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Lusen drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! De Minaur swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Lusen's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rod De Minaur!
Rod De Minaur retains his lightweight title!
A very excited looking Rod De Minaur made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Manny Tavares (ranked 427 p4p, 666 weight class) and Nick Barkley (ranked 57 p4p, 95 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manny Tavares!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Barkley!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tavares throws out a loose jab but Barkley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tavares misses with an uppercut.
Tavares moves out of range as Barkley strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Tavares on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tavares throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Barkley to counter with a crisp jab.
Tavares throws an overhand right that lands on Barkley's shoulder, as Barkley tries to avoid the shot.
Barkley moves out of range of the strikes.
Barkley is trying to counter with his kicks.
Barkley has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Barkley there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tavares ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barkley moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barkley throws a head kick that misses
and Tavares makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tavares uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barkley.
Tavares has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Andy's Sweaty Men in the buildup to the fight.
Barkley defending well as Tavares loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barkley slips under a jab from Tavares.
Barkley connects with an inside leg kick.
Barkley lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tavares explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Tavares throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Barkley looks winded!
Barkley is looking to land body kicks.
Barkley takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tavares misses with a jab, cross combination.
A slow jab from Tavares misses its intended target.
Tavares connects with a stiff jab that staggers Barkley - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Manny Tavares!
Manny Tavares retains his middleweight title!
Manny Tavares seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adils Hallbjornsson (ranked 337 p4p, 1048 weight class) and Drew Barnes (ranked 50 p4p, 119 weight class). Hallbjornsson comes to the cage accompanied by Herr Mannelig. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adils Hallbjornsson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Drew Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hallbjornsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barnes.
Barnes misses with a right hand
and Hallbjornsson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hallbjornsson moves out of range as Barnes strikes.
Barnes throws a body punch but Hallbjornsson moves out of range.
Hallbjornsson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Barnes moves into range and connects with a jab.
Barnes slips a jab from Hallbjornsson.
Barnes throws a poor cross that misses
and Hallbjornsson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hallbjornsson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fist of Fury Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Hallbjornsson swings for the body but Barnes moves out of range.
Hallbjornsson sets himself, and Barnes steps forward looking for the clinch! Hallbjornsson avoids it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes connects with a looping right hand.
Barnes tries to bum rush Hallbjornsson with a series of wild strikes but Hallbjornsson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A little feinted left hand from Hallbjornsson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Barnes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hallbjornsson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes throws a hook but Hallbjornsson avoids it easily.
Drew Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hallbjornsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hallbjornsson ducks under a wild hook from Barnes.
Hallbjornsson slips under a jab.
Barnes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Barnes thows a leg kick but Hallbjornsson checks it
and Hallbjornsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Drew Barnes has been cut.
Barnes closes the distance and clinches up with Hallbjornsson, looking for a takedown. Barnes pushes Hallbjornsson against the cage but Hallbjornsson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Barnes misses the target.
A low kick lands for Hallbjornsson.
A left lands for Barnes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barnes. Hallbjornsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hallbjornsson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
An attempted straight right counter from Hallbjornsson misses the target.
Hallbjornsson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Barnes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes shoots and misses
and Hallbjornsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barnes walks straight into a right hand from Hallbjornsson - that's dropped him! Hallbjornsson jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Barnes from any more punishment! Barnes complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Adils Hallbjornsson!
Adils Hallbjornsson retains his heavyweight title!
Adils Hallbjornsson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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