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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anton Matilla (ranked 4139 p4p, 4300 weight class) and Fredrico Schmico (ranked 454 p4p, 469 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anton Matilla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fredrico Schmico!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Ben Hemmingworth and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schmico is looking to clinch.
Schmico thows a leg kick but Matilla checks it
and Matilla counters with a right hand to the body.
Schmico gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Matilla counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Matilla blocks a head kick by Schmico.
Matilla is looking to counter with head kicks.
Matilla looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Schmico throws an off balance right hand
and Matilla counters with a stiff right hand.
A low kick from Schmico is predictable there
and Matilla counters with a straight right hand.
Schmico tries to clinch but Matilla moves out of range.
Matilla is looking to counter punch.
Matilla lands a slapping body shot.
Schmico misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Matilla checks a leg kick.
Matilla is looking to counter punch.
Schmico misses with a takedown
and Matilla counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Anton Matilla has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fredrico Schmico.
Schmico looks winded!
Schmico throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Matilla counters with a nice right hand that sends Schmico toppling to the canvas! Schmico scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Matilla finish him?!
 Schmico is rocked!
 It looks like Fredrico Schmico has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matilla throws a powerful right kick. Schmico tried to block low but the kick was high! Schmico was taken right off of his feet! Matilla jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Anton Matilla!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alex Martens (ranked 3721 p4p, 3201 weight class) and Andrew Nichols (ranked 436 p4p, 393 weight class). Martens comes to the cage accompanied by The XX - Intro. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alex Martens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andrew Nichols!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Donatello Bradman and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martens tries to score with a low kick but Nichols moves his leg out of the way.
Martens tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nichols counters with a nice low kick that buckles Martens's knee momentarily.
Nichols blocks the body kick.
Nichols just misses with a punch to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Martens looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nichols plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nichols does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nichols chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nichols connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Martens momentarily.
Martens shoots for a double leg takedown but Nichols sprawls well. He's pushed Martens's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nichols.
Martens avoids a kick to the body.
Nichols with a hook.
 Martens is rocked!
Nichols jabs at Martens's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nichols throws a body shot but no joy.
Nichols fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martens has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nichols gets underhooks to prevent Martens's takedown attempt.
Nichols digs a right hand underneath Martens's ribcage. Martens let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nichols lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nichols throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Martenss head.
Martens throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nichols blocks it with crossed arms.
Nichols misses with some punches.
Nichols throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Martenss head.
Martens trying to control the position but instead, Nichols has worked for underhooks and has pushed Martens into the cage.
Martens misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Martens misses with a knee strike.
Nichols tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Martens slowing the pace effectively.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nichols obliges.
Nichols unloads a knee to the mid-section. Martens lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nichols tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Martens trying to control the position but instead, Nichols has worked for underhooks and has pushed Martens into the cage.
Martens trying to stall but Nichols improves his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nichols misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nichols lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nichols wants to stall.
Nichols stops a takedown attempt from Martens.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Martens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nichols stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Nichols scores with a knee to the head.
Oh Martens is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
 It looks like Alex Martens has been cut.
Nichols working the clinch nicely. Martens is working for position but Nichols cracks him with a big knee to the head! Martens crumples up against the cage and Nichols lands two more shots before the ref can save Martens! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Andrew Nichols!
After the big win, Andrew Nichols made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Money Inc. (160Q with Proof ) 165$ and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jin Yi (ranked 1788 p4p, 4354 weight class) and Oliver Allen (ranked 255 p4p, 549 weight class). Yi comes into the arena with Wobble blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jin Yi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oliver Allen!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Ben Hemmingworth and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Allen throws a body punch but Yi moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Yi.
Yi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Allen.
Allen throws a lazy right hand but Yi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yi throws a looping overhand right but Allen ducks down to avoid it.
Allen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Allen throws a hook but Yi blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yi slips a jab and a cross from Allen.
Yi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Yi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Yi throws a jab but it's blocked by Allen.
Allen misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yi changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Allen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Oliver Allen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Allen jabs Yi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Allen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Allen throws a right hand that misses
and Yi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Allen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yi at a distance.
Allen throws a looping overhand right but Yi ducks down to avoid it.
Yi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Allen on the side of the head.
Allen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Oliver Allen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yi loads up on a big right hand but Allen slips the punch.
Yi doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Yi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yi lands a leg kick that knocks Allen off balance momentarily.
Yi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Yi throws a right hand that misses
and Allen counters with a right hand to the body.
Yi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Allen's corner calls for a 1-2. Allen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Yi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Allen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Allen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Yi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Allen pinned against the cage. Allen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A combination from Allen does no damage.
Yi throwing a counter right hand but Allen manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen scores with a jab. Yi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Yi throws an off balance right hand
and Allen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Allen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Allen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Allen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Allen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Allen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Yi misses with an uppercut. Allen saw that one coming.
Allen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Allen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Yi on the side of the head.
Yi misses the shot to the body.
Yi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Allen's head.
Allen throws an off balance right hand
and Yi counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Allen is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yi arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Allen's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jin Yi!
An out of breath Jin Yi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Venali Paetmar (ranked 1466 p4p, 3329 weight class) and Bobolo Jubbly (ranked 193 p4p, 403 weight class). Paetmar comes to the cage accompanied by Powerwolf - Amen & Attack. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Venali Paetmar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bobolo Jubbly!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Darius Henderson and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jubbly darts in looking for a takedown but Paetmar gets double underhooks and turns Jubbly into the cage.
Jubbly showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Paetmar.
Jubbly shoots in looking for a takedown. Paetmar tries to sprawl out of it but Jubbly keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Paetmar manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jubbly is defended easily by Paetmar.
Venali Paetmar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobolo Jubbly.
Jubbly shoots and misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jubbly.
It looked like Paetmar was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jubbly shoots and misses
and Paetmar counters with a three punch combo that has Jubbly backing up. Jubbly nods at Paetmar to acknowledge the strikes.
A combination from Paetmar does no damage.
Paetmar scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've been told by Paetmar's head coaches at Hotrod Express MMA Training that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Paetmar throws a sloppy head kick and Jubbly moves out of range easily.
Bobolo Jubbly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paetmar goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jubbly fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Paetmar lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jubbly backs up against the cage.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jubbly.
Jubbly fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jubbly gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Paetmar counters with a left and a right that stings Jubbly.
Paetmar stuffs the takedown attempt from Jubbly. Jubbly gets slowly back to his feet.
Paetmar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jubbly fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Paetmar avoids it really well and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jubbly shoots in but Paetmar avoids the takedown attempt easily.
It looked like Paetmar was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Jubbly has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Paetmar.
Jubbly misses with a takedown attempt - Paetmar sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jubbly shoots in for a takedown but Paetmar shows good takedown defense.
Jubbly avoids the head kick by Paetmar.
Jubbly bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Paetmar is looking to reverse the position.
Paetmar wants to control but Jubbly postures up.
Jubbly is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Paetmar is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Paetmar tries to bench press Jubbly off him but Jubbly keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paetmar gets back to half guard.
Jubbly prevents Paetmar from improving his position.
Jubbly wants to free his trapped foot but Paetmar is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Paetmar wants to control but Jubbly is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Jubbly passes to side control.
Paetmar sneaks back into half guard.
Paetmar wants to control but Jubbly is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Paetmar is defending against the submission attempts here by Jubbly.
Paetmar moves into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jubbly thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Paetmar looking for a sweep. Not yet Paetmar, not yet.
Jubbly trying to control the position from guard on top but Paetmar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jubbly is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Paetmar working a defensive guard here.
Jubbly tries to free his leg and advance position but Paetmar is retaining full guard.
Jubbly is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Jubbly stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Paetmar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Paetmar looking to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Venali Paetmar dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jubbly shoots in for a takedown but Paetmar shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
It looked like Paetmar was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Paetmar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - Paetmar scores with a four punch combination!
Jubbly is trying hard to land a takedown here. Paetmar sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Paetmar with the inside leg kick.
Jubbly tries for a takedown but Paetmar circles away easily
and Paetmar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Venali Paetmar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobolo Jubbly.
Jubbly shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Paetmar as he jumps to the side.
Paetmar is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jubbly misses with a takedown
and Paetmar counters with a good low kick that Jubbly was not able to check.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jubbly shoots in looking for a takedown. Paetmar tries to sprawl out of it but Jubbly keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Paetmar manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jubbly tries for a takedown but Paetmar sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jubbly drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Paetmar 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.
Jubbly drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jubbly jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Paetmar 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.
Paetmar keeping moving, preventing Jubbly from controlling successfully.
Paetmar not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Paetmar is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jubbly is controlling him.
Paetmar is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jubbly stays in close to Paetmar's body and controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Paetmar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jubbly thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Paetmar looking for a sweep. Not yet Paetmar, not yet.
Paetmar keeping moving, preventing Jubbly from controlling successfully.
Paetmar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jubbly trying to control but Paetmar is working from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Jubbly drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jubbly jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Paetmar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Paetmar is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jubbly misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Paetmar is looking for a counter combo.
Paetmar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jubbly counters with a takedown into side control.
Paetmar throws Jubbly to one side and escapes!
Venali Paetmar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paetmar stuffs the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jubbly closes the distance and clinches up with Paetmar, looking for a takedown. Jubbly pushes Paetmar against the cage but Paetmar circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Paetmar moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Jubbly shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Paetmar as he avoids it easily.
Paetmar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jubbly can do to turn this around?
Paetmar scores with a nice body kick.
Paetmar goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Paetmar delivers a nice body kick.
Jubbly shoots for a takedown but Paetmar saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Paetmar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jubbly shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Paetmar as he avoids it easily.
Jubbly has his takedown stuffed
and Paetmar counters with a one-two to the body.
Jubbly is breathing heavily.
An inside leg kick lands from Paetmar.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jubbly shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Paetmar pinned against the cage. Paetmar gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paetmar scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Paetmar keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jubbly fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Paetmar avoids it really well and circles away.
Jubbly with a poor takedown
and Paetmar counters with a nice uppercut.
Paetmar digs a good hook to Jubbly's body.
Jubbly takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Venali Paetmar dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Paetmar lands a nice looking body kick.
Jubbly closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Paetmar quickly recovers to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paetmar has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jubbly is working away from the top position though.
Paetmar is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Jubbly is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Paetmar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Paetmar is trying to maintain the position but Jubbly is very close to passing his half guard.
Paetmar is defending against the submission attempts here by Jubbly.
Bobolo Jubbly has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jubbly stops Paetmar from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jubbly is trying to control. Paetmar wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Paetmar tries to roll over but Jubbly keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paetmar is trying is best to control the position here.
Paetmar trying to hold on to Jubbly's head to control him but Jubbly postures up.
Jubbly is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Jubbly looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Jubbly is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Jubbly is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Paetmar is just riding it out for now. Jubbly eventually gives up the hold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Paetmar trying to hold on to Jubbly's head to control him but Jubbly postures up.
Jubbly prevents Paetmar from improving his position.
Jubbly is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Paetmar is looking to improve his position.
Paetmar moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Paetmar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jubbly is one step ahead there.
Jubbly tries to free his leg and advance position but Paetmar is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jubbly is still trying to improve position.
Paetmar is trying to control the position but Jubbly postures up.
Jubbly looking to pass the guard.
Paetmar looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Paetmar is trying to keep Jubbly in close.
Jubbly stopping the sweep attempt from Paetmar.
Jubbly stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Paetmar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Paetmar keeping moving, preventing Jubbly from controlling successfully.
Jubbly passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jubbly working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Jubbly wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Paetmar, who protects the arm well.
Paetmar can't do much from the bottom here.
Paetmar is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Venali Paetmar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jubbly is trying to get an arm triangle but Paetmar is defending well.
Paetmar wants to control but Jubbly postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobolo Jubbly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Paetmar 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Venali Paetmar!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Banana Republic (ranked 3153 p4p, 911 weight class) and Ultima Kekkonen (ranked 368 p4p, 121 weight class). Banana Republic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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4 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Banana Republic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ultima Kekkonen!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kekkonen with a nice cross.
It looks like Banana Republic has been cut.
Kekkonen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Republic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Republic was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A low kick lands for Kekkonen.
Republic takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Republic misses the shot to the body.
Republic has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cope's in the buildup to the fight.
Nice defenses there by Republic.
Ultima Kekkonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kekkonen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Republic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kekkonen tries to close the distance and clinch but Republic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kekkonen has Republic up against the cage in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Republic's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kekkonen tries to work over Republic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kekkonen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kekkonen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Republic backwards.
Republic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kekkonen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Republic counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kekkonen thumps Republic with a low kick.
Kekkonen tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kekkonen punishes Republic's body with a nice straight punch.
Kekkonen misses with a kick to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Republic.
Kekkonen misses with a left hand
and Republic counters with a stiff right hand.
Kekkonen is looking to clinch.
Kekkonen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Republic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Republic slips under a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Republic misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Republic lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kekkonen throws a push kick but Republic slaps the foot to one side.
Kekkonen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Republic was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kekkonen.
Kekkonen rushes Republic and presses him up against the cage.
Kekkonen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kekkonen misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Kekkonen fails to land.
Republic prevents a body shot from Kekkonen.
Kekkonen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kekkonen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kekkonen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Republic's elbow.
Kekkonen tries to work over Republic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kekkonen misses with a body punch.
Republic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Kekkonen.
Republic is looking to counter punch.
Kekkonen wants to clinch up but Republic keeps it at a distance.
A little feinted left hand from Republic on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A low kick from Kekkonen misses
and Republic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Republic takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ultima Kekkonen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Banana Republic'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.
Republic avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A quick step to the side and Republic tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kekkonen throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Republic counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab from Kekkonen finds it's way through Republic's defenses.
Kekkonen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Republic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kekkonen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Republic counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kekkonen looks to land a left hand but Republic moved out of range nicely.
Republic on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kekkonen dips to his left and cracks Republic with an uppercut!
Kekkonen has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kekkonen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Republic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Republic throwing a counter right hand but Kekkonen manages to avoid it.
Kekkonen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kekkonen in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Kekkonen tries to clinch but Republic moves out of range.
Kekkonen lands with an overhand left.
Kekkonen throws a big shot that misses.
Kekkonen throws a head kick but Republic moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Republic tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kekkonen throws a leg kick but Republic moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kekkonen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A counter left hand to the body from Republic misses its target.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Kekkonen cracks a nice hook into Republic's ribs.
Kekkonen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Republic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Republic was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kekkonen swings widly with a right hand
and Republic counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kekkonen stuns Republic with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kekkonen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
It looked like Republic wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kekkonen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Kekkonen.
Kekkonen looks to clinch
and Kekkonen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kekkonen misses with a low kick.
It looked like Republic wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Kekkonen. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Kekkonen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Republic has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kekkonen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kekkonen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Republic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kekkonen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kekkonen throws a looping overhand right but Republic ducks down to avoid it.
Republic is looking to counter punch.
Republic blocks a head kick by Kekkonen.
Kekkonen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Republic is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kekkonen throws the left hand but Republic avoids the punch easily.
Kekkonen looks to throw a body kick
and Republic counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ultima Kekkonen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Banana Republic's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kekkonen moves into the clinch.
Kekkonen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kekkonen misses with a punch on the inside.
Kekkonen struggles to land a body shot inside as Republic controls his hands.
Kekkonen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kekkonen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Republic wants to get back to striking at distance but Kekkonen won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kekkonen scores with a hook to the body.
Kekkonen pushes Republic back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Republic manages to break the clinch.
Kekkonen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Republic misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kekkonen misses with a looping left.
Kekkonen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kekkonen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A low kick from Kekkonen misses
and Republic counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Republic takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kekkonen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Republic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kekkonen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Republic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Banana Republic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kekkonen throws a lazy head kick
and Kekkonen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Republic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kekkonen throws out the jab.
Kekkonen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kekkonen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Republic is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kekkonen swings widly with a right hand
enabling Republic to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kekkonen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Republic to counter with a crisp jab.
Republic swings for the body but Kekkonen moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Kekkonen misses the target.
Republic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kekkonen.
Republic appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Republic looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Kekkonen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Republic doesn't seem phased though.
Banana Republic's cut is getting worse.
Kekkonen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Republic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kekkonen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kekkonen looks to throw the jab but Republic is out of range.
Kekkonen throws a series of punches but Republic moves out of range.
It looked like Republic was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kekkonen.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kekkonen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Republic tries to counter by clinching up but Kekkonen breaks away and moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ultima Kekkonen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kekkonen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ultima Kekkonen!
Ultima Kekkonen thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Steel Ii (ranked 970 p4p, 4068 weight class) and Kahdi Mandinos (ranked 142 p4p, 486 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Steel Ii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Kahdi Mandinos!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Darius Henderson and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mandinos avoids the head kick by Steel Ii.
Mandinos looks to land a right hand but Steel Ii moved out of range.
Steel Ii throws a nice inside leg kick.
Steel Ii scores with a nice strike.
Steel Ii gets tackled into the cage by Mandinos. Mandinos maintains the clinch.
Steel Ii's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Steel Ii fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mandinos has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mandinos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Steel Ii throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mandinos moves forwards but Steel Ii connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Steel Ii feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mandinos looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mandinos working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel Ii looking to pass the guard.
Steel Ii wants to control from the top but Mandinos keeps moving.
Steel Ii sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Mandinos throws his legs up looking for a submission but Steel Ii uses it to pass to side control.
Steel Ii is looking to take a break and control but Mandinos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mandinos tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Mandinos managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Steel Ii.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Steel Ii working away.
Steel Ii content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Mandinos is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Steel Ii trying to control from half guard but Mandinos is working away.
Steel Ii prevents Mandinos from improving his position.
Mandinos flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mandinos flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Mandinos trying to control but Steel Ii postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Steel Ii keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Mandinos walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mandinos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Steel Ii connects with a high kick.
Mandinos misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Steel Ii to counter with a crisp jab.
Steel Ii throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mandinos on the side of the head.
Steel Ii connects with the punch.
Steel Ii lands with a nice combination. Mandinos backs away looking to recover.
Steel Ii throws a head kick but Mandinos moves out of range.
Mandinos is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mandinos wants to clinch
and Steel Ii counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mandinos is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel Ii connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mandinos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Steel Ii swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mandinos works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Steel Ii moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
It looks like Steel Ii has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Mandinos drives through and clinches with Steel Ii against the cage.
Steel Ii misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Steel Ii.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Steel Ii.
It looks like Kahdi Mandinos has been cut.
Steel Ii misses with an elbow strike.
Mandinos drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Steel Ii gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mandinos fails to pull the fight into his guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Steel Ii dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kahdi Mandinos's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A nice leg kick from Steel Ii, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mandinos gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Steel Ii.
Steel Ii dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Steel Ii throws a head kick that misses
and Mandinos counters with a shoot takedown. Steel Ii fights it but they end up in guard.
Steel Ii is adopting a defensive guard.
Steel Ii wants to sweep here but Mandinos controlling him for the moment.
Mandinos trying to control the position from guard on top but Steel Ii is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steel Ii seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Mandinos wants to control from the top but Steel Ii keeps moving.
Mandinos is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandinos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Steel Ii wants to stand but Mandinos is controlling the position.
Mandinos looking to pass the guard.
Mandinos stopping the sweep attempt from Steel Ii.
Steel Ii is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mandinos can do to turn this around?
Steel Ii trying to control the position.
Steel Ii can't keep his opponent in guard - Mandinos advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Mandinos is looking for a kimura but Steel Ii is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mandinos to get the leverage.
Mandinos is working for a submission of some sort.
Steel Ii is looking for a sweep. Mandinos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel Ii moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Mandinos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mandinos is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Alex Steel Ii overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Steel Ii is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Steel Ii controlling the position.
Steel Ii wants to sweep but no luck.
Mandinos looking to pass the guard.
Mandinos landing with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Steel Ii wants to sweep but no luck.
Mandinos lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mandinos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Steel Ii is on top in guard.
Mandinos keeping moving, preventing Steel Ii from controlling successfully.
Mandinos looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mandinos is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Steel Ii with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mandinos throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Steel Ii with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mandinos working a defensive guard but Steel Ii manages to pass into side control anyway.
Mandinos tries to buck Steel Ii off but Steel Ii is having none of it.
Mandinos seems a little lost for a moment, as Steel Ii dominates the positioning.
Mandinos wants to control but Steel Ii postures up.
Mandinos tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mandinos sneaks back into half guard.
Mandinos looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mandinos throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
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 Alex Steel Ii will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kahdi Mandinos's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice shot lands for Steel Ii.
Mandinos takes the fight into the clinch.
Steel Ii is struggling to control the position.
Mandinos is trying to push Steel Ii away but Steel Ii has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Steel Ii breaks from the clinch.
Jab from Steel Ii.
Steel Ii lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mandinos throws a jab when Steel Ii was well out of range.
Steel Ii lands with a kick to the temple. Mandinos shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A big left from Steel Ii misses.
Horrible takedown attempt by Mandinos or perhaps it was just good defense by Steel Ii, which made it look bad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel Ii misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Steel Ii throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Steel Ii misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mandinos fails in his attempt to clinch.
That kick from Steel Ii tenderised Mandinos's leg. Mandinos is trying to keep his angry face on.
Alex Steel Ii is winning the standup battle so far.
Steel Ii clinches with his opponent.
Steel Ii struggles to land a body shot inside as Mandinos controls his hands.
Mandinos takes a shot to the head.
Mandinos works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Mandinos preventing the sweep.
Steel Ii pulls Mandinos in to control the position.
Mandinos is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mandinos advances position into side control!
Steel Ii tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mandinos wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Mandinos.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steel Ii prevents Mandinos from moving into mount.
Mandinos tries for a kimura but Steel Ii is defending well.
Mandinos lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Steel Ii down.
Steel Ii gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Mandinos is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Steel Ii is not content to let Mandinos control the position.
Steel Ii gets back to full guard.
Mandinos working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Steel Ii's head.
Mandinos tries to free his leg and advance position but Steel Ii is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel Ii is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mandinos pushing down on Steel Ii's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Steel Ii is looking for a sweep. Mandinos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mandinos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mandinos is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Steel Ii has managed to free his arm - good work.
Steel Ii is looking to control Mandinos's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Steel Ii avoid being mounted?
Steel Ii manages to get to full guard.
Mandinos trying to control but Steel Ii is working from the bottom.
Steel Ii trying to keep a closed guard but Mandinos is proving a slippery customer.
Steel Ii uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Mandinos's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel Ii missing with a left hand there. Mandinos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mandinos tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A nice combination there by Steel Ii.
Steel Ii lands a really nice looking cross but Mandinos seems unphased.
Mandinos has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Steel Ii.
Steel Ii throws a sloppy head kick and Mandinos moves out of range easily.
Mandinos is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mandinos throws a right hand that misses
and Steel Ii counters with a three punch combo that has Mandinos backing up. Mandinos nods at Steel Ii to acknowledge the strikes.
Steel Ii avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alex Steel Ii is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Steel Ii lands with an uppercut that bounces Mandinos off the cage and back into range.
Steel Ii tests Mandinos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Steel Ii throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kahdi Mandinos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mandinos lunges at Steel Ii with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Steel Ii's hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Steel Ii showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Steel Ii, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Steel Ii!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Megnus Maximus Jr Maximus Jr (ranked 1846 p4p, 1512 weight class) and John Fuller (ranked 267 p4p, 215 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Megnus Maximus Jr Maximus Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Fuller!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Skip Squint and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maximus Jr tries to bum rush Fuller with a series of wild strikes but Fuller uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fuller rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maximus Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It looked like Maximus Jr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fuller jabs at Maximus Jr's body.
We've been told by Maximus Jr's head coaches at Desert Fitness & Training (14 Elite Coaches) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Fuller throws a sloppy head kick and Maximus Jr moves out of range easily.
Maximus Jr misses with a body punch
and Fuller counters with a takedown into side control.
Fuller looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Maximus Jr is avoiding damage well.
Maximus Jr tries to bench press Fuller off him but Fuller keeps the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fuller throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Maximus Jr is looking for a sweep.
Check out the look on Fuller's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Fuller misses with the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fuller throws a strike aimed at the side of Maximus Jr's head but Maximus Jr avoids it well.
Maximus Jr tries to bench press Fuller off him but Fuller keeps the position.
Fuller wants to lay and pray for a moment but Maximus Jr keeps working.
Maximus Jr stops Fuller from passing to mount.
Fuller lands a nice forearm strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maximus Jr struggling a bit here.
Fuller tries to stand but Maximus Jr is controlling his head.
Fuller decides to stand back up. Fuller steps back and let's Maximus Jr get back to his feet.
Fuller digs a good hook to Maximus Jr's body.
Fuller looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Maximus Jr!
Maximus Jr dodges the ground and pound from Fuller.
Fuller has control of an arm but Maximus Jr manages to advance to Fuller's back!
Fuller rolls, trying to escape but Maximus Jr keeps control of the position.
Maximus Jr is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Fuller is defending well though. Maximus Jr let's go of the attempt for now.
Maximus Jr doesn't have the hooks in and Fuller manages to turn into his guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Maximus Jr is trying to control the position but Fuller postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maximus Jr manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fuller manages to get himself to full guard.
Fuller thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Fuller trying to keep a closed guard but Maximus Jr is proving a slippery customer.
Maximus Jr wants to control from the top but Fuller keeps moving.
Maximus Jr trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Maximus Jr postures up.
Fuller looking for a guillotine here but Maximus Jr defends easily.
Fuller trying to keep a closed guard but Maximus Jr is proving a slippery customer.
Fuller manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Maximus Jr manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maximus Jr utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Maximus Jr looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fuller drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Fuller jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Fuller throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fuller has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Maximus Jr is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Fuller is controlling him.
Fuller sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Maximus Jr's guard.
Fuller lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Fuller is looking to take a break and control but Maximus Jr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Maximus Jr tries to roll over but Fuller keeps him under control.
Maximus Jr wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maximus Jr won't allow Fuller to pass to mount.
Fuller trying to control the action but Maximus Jr is working from the bottom.
Fuller trying to mount his opponent but Maximus Jr defends it.
Fuller is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Maximus Jr is just riding it out for now. Fuller eventually gives up the hold.
Fuller prevents Maximus Jr from improving his position.
Fuller trying to control from half guard but Maximus Jr is working away.
Fuller tries to pass to full mount but Maximus Jr defends it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Fuller dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Maximus Jr on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fuller misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Maximus Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Maximus Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fuller moves away from the strike by Maximus Jr.
Maximus Jr throws a hook to the side of Fuller's head but Fuller sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maximus Jr takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A swing and a miss from Maximus Jr.
Fuller swings for the body but Maximus Jr moves out of range.
Fuller moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fuller tries for a takedown but Maximus Jr circles away easily
letting Maximus Jr counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fuller tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Maximus Jr defends well and Fuller ends up having to push Maximus Jr into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Maximus Jr throws a series of punches but Fuller moves out of range.
Fuller dives in for a single leg takedown but Maximus Jr sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Marcus Megnus Maximus Jr Maximus Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Fuller.
Maximus Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fuller looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
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!
Donk. Fuller catches Maximus Jr right on the button with a cross.
Maximus Jr takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maximus Jr ducks under a wild hook from Fuller.
Maximus Jr throws a right hand that Fuller ducks under and follows up with a left that Fuller also avoids with ease.
A swing and a miss from Fuller.
John Fuller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fuller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maximus Jr shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fuller loads up on a big right hand but Maximus Jr slips the punch.
Maximus Jr is looking for a counter combo.
Fuller throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Maximus Jr on the side of the head.
Fuller swings for the body but Maximus Jr moves out of range.
Maximus Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fuller.
Fuller missing with a left hand there. Maximus Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maximus Jr cracks a nice hook into Fuller's ribs.
Maximus Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fuller was well out of range. Poor timing from Maximus Jr.
Fuller thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fuller's jab looks to have found its range, popping Maximus Jr under the eye.
Fuller shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Maximus Jr is trying to defend but Fuller finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maximus Jr moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maximus Jr is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Maximus Jr is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Maximus Jr working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fuller.
Fuller lands a couple of digs.
Maximus Jr is trying to control the position but Fuller postures up.
Fuller pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Maximus Jr is keeping the position for now.
Maximus Jr trying to control the position here.
Fuller sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Maximus Jr's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuller trying to pass the guard but Maximus Jr defending well.
Maximus Jr desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Fuller not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fuller trying to mount his opponent but Maximus Jr defends it.
Fuller moves nicely into side control.
Fuller in side control lands a decent elbow.
Maximus Jr prevents Fuller from improving position.
Maximus Jr is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maximus Jr struggling a bit here.
Maximus Jr manages to work his way to half guard, despite Fuller's best efforts.
Maximus Jr trying to control from the bottom.
Fuller working the head and body with strikes.
Fuller with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Fuller throwing shots but Maximus Jr is blocking nicely.
Fuller moves into full mount! Maximus Jr won't be happy about that!
Fuller can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Maximus Jr is looking to escape.
Fuller pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Maximus Jr squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Fuller showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Good shot there by Fuller.
Maximus Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fuller unleashes a big counter combination but Maximus Jr bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
John Fuller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fuller takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Maximus Jr closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fuller tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Maximus Jr swivels and escapes.
Maximus Jr misses with a hook.
Fuller gets tackled into the cage by Maximus Jr. Maximus Jr maintains the clinch.
Maximus Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maximus Jr tries to clinch up.
Fuller punishes Maximus Jr's body with a nice straight punch.
Fuller misses with a hook.
Maximus Jr throws a series of punches but Fuller moves out of range.
Fuller misses with a wild combination.
Fuller misses with a hook to the body
and Maximus Jr counters with a series of strikes. Fuller will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fuller connects with the punch.
Maximus Jr lands a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maximus Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Maximus Jr missing with a left hand there. Fuller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fuller looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Maximus Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Maximus Jr cracks Fuller with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fuller avoids the head kick by Maximus Jr.
Marcus Megnus Maximus Jr Maximus Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fuller throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Maximus Jr stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fuller has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fuller will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Maximus Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fuller connects with a good right hand that stumbles Maximus Jr. Maximus Jr circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd cheers as Fuller lands an impressive looking overhand right. Maximus Jr doesn't seem phased though.
Maximus Jr wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Maximus Jr tests Fuller's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fuller blocks a head kick by Maximus Jr.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Maximus Jr. Fuller does a little dance to reset his feet.
John Fuller is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuller uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maximus Jr.
Maximus Jr throws a hook to the side of Fuller's head but Fuller sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maximus Jr lands with an uppercut that bounces Fuller off the cage and back into range.
Fuller throws out a leg kick but Maximus Jr moves out of range and Fuller only half commits.
Maximus Jr throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Maximus Jr throws a nice looking combination but Fuller bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fuller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maximus Jr moves away.
Maximus Jr misses with a head kick.
Fuller with the counter takedown but Maximus Jr avoids it easily.
Fuller misses with a two punch combination.
Fuller looks to score with a jab to the body but Maximus Jr is just out of range.
Maximus Jr misses with a right hand
and Fuller counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Maximus Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice sprawl there from Maximus Jr as Fuller shoots in.
Marcus Megnus Maximus Jr Maximus Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Fuller.
Fuller checks a low kick from Maximus Jr.
Marcus Megnus Maximus Jr Maximus Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A right-left combo lands from Maximus Jr.
Fuller with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Maximus Jr to score with a decent uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuller jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fuller throws a good cross that connects.
Fuller has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Maximus Jr scores with a nice right hand.
Maximus Jr takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Maximus Jr ducks right into an uppercut from Fuller.
Maximus Jr throws a leg kick but Fuller sees it coming and moves out of range.
Maximus Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fuller connects with a body shot that sends Maximus Jr's belly button to the back.
Maximus Jr walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fuller lands a head shot.
Maximus Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Fuller.
Fuller bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maximus Jr moves away from the strike by Fuller.
Maximus Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fuller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maximus Jr throws a jab when Fuller was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Maximus Jr 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fuller darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Fuller wants to take a breather but Maximus Jr is having none of it.
Fuller is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Maximus Jr is looking to improve his position.
Marcus Megnus Maximus Jr Maximus Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maximus Jr is trying to stand back up but Fuller is controlling him
Fuller has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fuller looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Fuller takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
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 Marcus Megnus Maximus Jr Maximus Jr.
I think Fuller 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:30
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Fuller!
John Fuller decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Derwent Bolt (ranked 1208 p4p, 1174 weight class) and Aleks Kuznetsov (ranked 178 p4p, 176 weight class). Aleks Kuznetsov is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Derwent Bolt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aleks Kuznetsov!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Damien Edna and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bolt cracks Kuznetsov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kuznetsov needs to keep his hands up - Bolt had a free shot at his head there.
Nice straight punches there by Bolt. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bolt.
Bolt checks the leg kick.
Bolt paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bolt tests Kuznetsov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bolt drops Kuznetsov with a straight right hand, right on the button! Bolt follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Derwent Bolt!
After the fight, Derwent Bolt was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jihadi Joseph (ranked 664 p4p, 846 weight class) and Jake Drake (ranked 70 p4p, 91 weight class). Drake has chosen Lose Yourself as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jihadi Joseph!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jake Drake!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Bruno Hogan and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joseph lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A jab from Drake misses.
Drake shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Joseph counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Joseph displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Drake.
Drake ducks under a wild hook from Joseph.
Horrible takedown attempt by Drake or perhaps it was just good defense by Joseph, which made it look bad.
Jihadi Joseph has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Drake.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake misses with a looping right.
An attempted straight right counter from Joseph misses the target.
Joseph stuffs the takedown.
Drake doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Joseph counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Joseph. No joy for Drake on that attempt.
Joseph ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Drake connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Joseph motions for Drake to come forward. Joseph throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Drake changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Joseph lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Joseph throws a shot to the body.
Drake fails with the takedown.
Joseph is looking to counter punch.
Drake scores with a takedown into Joseph's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake postures up in Joseph's guard and throws a big left but Joseph blocks it.
Drake with a flurry of punches that miss.
Joseph wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Joseph working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Drake.
Joseph preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Drake throws an elbow that misses. Joseph uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Drake's guard. Nice move by Joseph!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph is stalling in the full guard.
Drake bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Joseph's guard.
Drake looking to pass the guard.
Joseph wants to sweep but no luck.
Drake pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Joseph is keeping the position for now.
Joseph pulls Drake in close to his closed guard and prevents Drake from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joseph keeping moving, preventing Drake from controlling successfully.
Drake in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drake in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Joseph keeping full guard, as Drake tries to pass.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Drake accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Drake stands and throws Joseph's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Check out the look on Drake's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jihadi Joseph will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Drake takes one on the button.
Drake connects with the punch.
Nice straight punches there by Joseph. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Joseph.
Drake on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Joseph defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Drake.
Joseph half committed to a counter leg kick.
Drake takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Drake lunges at Joseph with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Joseph's hand.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Drake.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joseph can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Joseph wants to control but Drake postures up.
Joseph manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Drake trying to get back to full guard but Joseph takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Drake is desperately trying to improve his position but Joseph has a good base and remains in mount.
Joseph tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Joseph controlling from the full mount.
Drake is in all sorts of trouble here.
Joseph controlling from the full mount.
Drake is looking to improve his position but Joseph isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph controlling from the full mount.
Joseph is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Drake can do to turn this around?
Drake wants to control but Joseph is having none of it.
Joseph tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Drake is trying desperately to improve position.
Joseph sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Drake is looking to get to half guard.
Joseph takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Drake is wriggling around trying to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drake wants to hold on but Joseph pushes him away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Joseph trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Drake gets back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jihadi Joseph dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Drake misses with an uppercut. Joseph saw that one coming.
Joseph takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Drake misses with a body shot
and Joseph counters with a right hand to the body.
We've been told by Joseph's head coaches at No Stepchild - No Entrance that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Drake fails with a takedown attempt.
Joseph lands with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Joseph.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake misses with a left hand
and Joseph counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jab from Joseph.
Drake comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jihadi Joseph is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Drake jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Drake fails with the takedown
and Joseph counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Drake throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Joseph's waist but Joseph gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Drake off to one side.
Jihadi Joseph has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Drake.
Drake looks to land a right hand but Joseph moved out of range.
Drake avoids the body shot from Joseph.
Jake Drake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Joseph pinned against the cage. Joseph gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Drake misses with a takedown
and Joseph connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Joseph buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Drake lands with a straight right. Joseph didn't see that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drake swings widly with a right hand
and Joseph counters with a stiff right hand.
Drake walks into a straight right hand from Joseph.
Drake is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph cracks Drake on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Drake falls backwards against the cage. Joseph follows up with more strikes that drop Drake to his knees. Joseph keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Drake! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jihadi Joseph!
During a confident post fight interview, Jihadi Joseph 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Juan Christiano (ranked 160 p4p, 341 weight class) and Keisuke Matsuzaka (ranked 25 p4p, 50 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Christiano might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Jesus Built My Hotrod. 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 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juan Christiano!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Keisuke Matsuzaka!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Ron Honeybunn and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matsuzaka misses with a straight left.
Christiano throws a lazy body kick
letting Matsuzaka counter with a right hand.
Christiano moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Matsuzaka has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Matsuzaka takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A slow jab from Christiano misses its intended target.
Christiano throws a hook to the side of Matsuzaka's head but Matsuzaka sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Christiano throws a wild body kick that Matsuzaka sees coming a mile off.
Juan Christiano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matsuzaka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matsuzaka swings widly with a right hand
and Matsuzaka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Christiano defending well as Matsuzaka loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christiano connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Matsuzaka momentarily.
Christiano misses with a body shot.
Matsuzaka is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Christiano misses with a body shot.
Matsuzaka throws a leg kick but Christiano sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Matsuzaka takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Christiano misses with a lunging right hand
and Matsuzaka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Christiano throws a leg kick that is checked
and Christiano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Christiano lands the left hand.
Christiano looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christiano connects with a good right hand that stumbles Matsuzaka. Matsuzaka circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
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!
Christiano misses with a right hand
and Matsuzaka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Matsuzaka throws a series of punches but Christiano avoids them all with ease.
Christiano is looking to counter with a body kick.
Matsuzaka just misses with a punch to the body.
Christiano throws a leg kick
and Christiano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Matsuzaka misses with an uppercut
and Christiano counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Christiano lands a nice shot to the body.
Matsuzaka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Christiano looks to score with a jab to the body but Matsuzaka is just out of range.
It seemed like Matsuzaka was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christiano scores with a decent looking hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Christiano.
Christiano lands a body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka throws a big shot that misses.
Christiano scores with a hook to the body. Matsuzaka takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Christiano takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Christiano stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christiano on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Christiano fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Matsuzaka has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
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!
Christiano fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Matsuzaka is out of range.
Matsuzaka throws a leg kick which misses Christiano's front leg but catches the back leg as Christiano tries to avoid it.
A jab from Christiano misses.
Matsuzaka takes a swing at Christiano's ribcage but misses.
Christiano steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Matsuzaka.
Christiano throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Matsuzaka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Christiano dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Christiano lands a lovely overhand right.
Christiano is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Matsuzaka can do to turn this around?
Matsuzaka throws a hook but Christiano blocks it.
Matsuzaka throws a lazy uppercut
and Christiano counters with a nice leg kick.
Christiano takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Juan Christiano is winning the standup battle so far.
Christiano connects with a solid leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Matsuzaka might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Christiano has got the better of the exchanges.
Matsuzaka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Christiano.
Matsuzaka feints a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matsuzaka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matsuzaka on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Christiano lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christiano just misses with a punch to the body.
Christiano rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Matsuzaka counters with an inside leg kick.
Matsuzaka moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Christiano pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Christiano.
Christiano throws a nice outside leg kick.
Christiano tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Matsuzaka is able to avoid easily.
Matsuzaka doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Christiano connects with the punch.
Christiano cracks Matsuzaka with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsuzaka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Christiano misses with an uppercut. Matsuzaka saw that one coming.
Christiano takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice straight punches there by Matsuzaka. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Matsuzaka.
Christiano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matsuzaka.
Good leg kick by Christiano.
Christiano tries to move into range but Matsuzaka moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
It looks like Juan Christiano has been cut.
Christiano slips a straight right by Matsuzaka.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christiano throws a head kick but Matsuzaka moves out of range.
Christiano throws an off balance right hand
and Matsuzaka counters with a nice uppercut.
Matsuzaka throws a lazy uppercut
and Christiano counters with a low kick, right behind Matsuzaka 's knee.
Matsuzaka just misses with a punch to the body.
Christiano cracks a nice hook into Matsuzaka's ribs.
Christiano is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Matsuzaka.
Christiano misses with a wild combination.
Matsuzaka looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Christiano lands a front kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsuzaka takes a kick to the side of the head.
Matsuzaka takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Christiano throws a poor cross that misses
and Matsuzaka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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!
Christiano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Christiano quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
A cross from Christiano lands.
Christiano walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Christiano misses with a low kick.
Matsuzaka swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Christiano dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Juan Christiano's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Christiano keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Matsuzaka.
Christiano thinks about countering with a body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Matsuzaka misses the target.
Matsuzaka walks into a jab.
Christiano lands a glancing blow to the side of Matsuzaka's head.
Christiano digs a good hook to Matsuzaka's body.
Christiano on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matsuzaka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Christiano manages to avoid it.
Christiano slips a straight right by Matsuzaka.
Christiano is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Christiano avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christiano throws a leg kick but Matsuzaka sees it coming and moves out of range.
Matsuzaka now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Christiano looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Matsuzaka misses with an uppercut. Christiano saw that one coming.
Matsuzaka moves out of range of the body kick from Christiano.
Matsuzaka cracks a nice hook into Christiano's ribs.
Matsuzaka lands with a straight right. Christiano didn't see that one coming.
Matsuzaka throws an off balance right hand
and Christiano counters with a stiff right hand.
Christiano pushes Matsuzaka away with a front kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsuzaka ducks under a wild hook from Christiano.
Christiano misses with a low kick.
A nice leg kick from Christiano, right into the meat of the thigh.
Matsuzaka cracks a nice hook into Christiano's ribs.
Matsuzaka uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Christiano.
Matsuzaka looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Christiano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matsuzaka punishes Christiano's body with a nice straight punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Christiano connects with a single shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christiano throws a leg kick
and Matsuzaka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Christiano throws a low kick but it's checked well by Matsuzaka.
Christiano wants to slow Matsuzaka down by chopping away at his legs.
Matsuzaka looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Matsuzaka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matsuzaka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Christiano sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice shot lands for Matsuzaka.
Christiano with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Christiano swings for the body but Matsuzaka moves out of range.
Christiano misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsuzaka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Christiano throws out a powerful jab.
Matsuzaka bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Christiano's head.
A jab from Christiano misses.
A nice side step and Matsuzaka releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Christiano fakes the leg kick and cracks Matsuzaka in the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Christiano on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Matsuzaka throws a body punch but Christiano moves out of range.
Christiano throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Juan Christiano did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Juan Christiano's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Matsuzaka blocks a low kick nicely.
Matsuzaka appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Christiano misses with a straight left.
A countering left hand to the body from Matsuzaka misses.
Christiano lands a jab to Matsuzaka's midsection.
Matsuzaka takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Christiano lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Christiano throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Christiano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christiano scores with a jab. Matsuzaka acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Christiano scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Christiano jabs Matsuzaka right on the nose. Matsuzaka blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsuzaka misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Matsuzaka misses the target.
Matsuzaka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Christiano was well out of range. Poor timing from Matsuzaka.
It looked like Christiano was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Matsuzaka.
Christiano misses with a body shot
and Matsuzaka counters with a left to the body.
Christiano bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Christiano chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Christiano swings for the body but Matsuzaka moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsuzaka throws the kick towards the body but Christiano avoids it.
Christiano has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Christiano.
Matsuzaka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matsuzaka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Christiano.
Matsuzaka looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Christiano takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matsuzaka gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Christiano throws a jab but it's blocked by Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka feints a counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christiano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matsuzaka throws a lazy right hand but Christiano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Christiano jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Matsuzaka throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Matsuzaka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Matsuzaka avoids the body shot from Christiano.
Matsuzaka doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Christiano throws a hook to the side of Matsuzaka's head but Matsuzaka sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Matsuzaka stuns Christiano with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Christiano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matsuzaka moves away.
Matsuzaka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matsuzaka throws out a counter right but Christiano avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christiano lands with a kick to the ribs.
Matsuzaka misses the jab.
A quick step to the side and Christiano tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Christiano throws a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Matsuzaka misses.
Good work by Christiano as he checks the leg kick.
Matsuzaka with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Christiano to score with a decent uppercut.
Christiano throws a leg kick that is checked
and Matsuzaka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Christiano does it's job there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Christiano had his way with Keisuke Matsuzaka in that round.
The cut man is working on Juan Christiano's cut.
That's time! Christiano's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Matsuzaka misses with a kick to the body
and Christiano counters with a nice leg kick.
Christiano's corner calls for a 1-2. Christiano obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Matsuzaka has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Christiano.
Matsuzaka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Christiano.
Christiano misses with a leg kick
and Matsuzaka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Christiano is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Matsuzaka fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Christiano looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matsuzaka scores with a body shot.
Christiano moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Christiano. That's going to slow Matsuzaka down.
Christiano throws the left hand but Matsuzaka avoids the punch easily.
Matsuzaka lands a nice looking body shot.
Matsuzaka takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Matsuzaka digs a good hook to Christiano's body.
Matsuzaka bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Christiano's head.
Christiano throws the kick towards the body but Matsuzaka avoids it.
Christiano walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Keisuke Matsuzaka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsuzaka takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Christiano is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Christiano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matsuzaka manages to avoid it.
Matsuzaka now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Christiano is looking to land body kicks.
Matsuzaka is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Christiano with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Christiano throws a push kick but Matsuzaka slaps the foot to one side.
Matsuzaka takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Matsuzaka connects with a body shot.
Christiano throws a low kick, looking for Matsuzaka's leg but Matsuzaka calmly moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Matsuzaka's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Christiano.
Matsuzaka takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Christiano throws a body kick that misses.
Matsuzaka let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Matsuzaka takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Matsuzaka thuds his shin into the meat of Christiano's side.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Christiano scores with a jab to the jaw.
Christiano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matsuzaka's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsuzaka takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Matsuzaka misses with a body shot.
Jab by Christiano.
Matsuzaka keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Matsuzaka throws a counter combo.
Christiano connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Christiano throws a body punch but Matsuzaka moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matsuzaka drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Juan Christiano is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Christiano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matsuzaka.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Christiano showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Christiano 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 50:45
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 50:45
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Christiano!
Juan Christiano retains his welterweight title!
Juan Christiano thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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