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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryo Hamada (ranked 22683 p4p, 3625 weight class) and DJ Costune (ranked 595 p4p, 438 weight class). Costune has chosen God Save The Queen as his entrance music. Ryo Hamada could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to DJ Costune's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryo Hamada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, DJ Costune!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Ben Hemmingworth and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Costune walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Costune misses with a wild combination.
Costune 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.
Hamada throws a low kick but Costune moves out of range easily.
Costune misses with a few strikes there.
Hamada throws out a loose jab but Costune uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hamada lands a nice looking body shot.
Ryo Hamada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Costune finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hamada swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Costune checks the leg kick.
Hamada thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hamada throws a lazy right hand but Costune sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As Hamada backs off Costune throws a huge counter combo but Hamada manages to avoid it all.
Hamada has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Hamada is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hamada lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Costune lands with an uppercut that bounces Hamada off the cage and back into range.
Hamada with a nice calf kick.
A jab lands there for Hamada.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Costune throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Costune ducks under a wild hook from Hamada.
Hamada tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Costune keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hamada.
Costune fails to land with a series of punches.
Hamada tried to counter with a leg kick but Costune avoided it.
Hamada misses with a low kick.
Hamada throws a low kick but Costune moves out of range easily.
Costune looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamada avoids a punch combination nicely.
Costune misses with the combination.
Hamada tries to clinch but Costune is having none of it.
Hamada misses with a straight right.
Some wild striking there from Costune.
Hamada misses with a straight left.
Nice shot by Hamada.
Costune tried to score with a low kick but Hamada checks it.
Hamada closes the distance and clinches up with Costune, looking for a takedown. Hamada pushes Costune against the cage but Costune circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hamada looks to land a left hand but Costune moved out of range nicely.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hamada or perhaps it was just good defense by Costune, which made it look bad.
Hamada scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hamada tests Costune's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hamada misses with an uppercut. Costune saw that one coming.
Hamada looks to throw the jab but Costune is out of range.
Hamada lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costune looks to land a combination but Hamada avoids it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Costune throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hamada.
Costune lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A slow jab from Hamada misses its intended target.
Costune throws out a counter right but Hamada avoids it with no problem.
Costune misses with a double jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hamada's corner calls for a 1-2. Hamada obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Costune lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hamada backs up against the cage.
Costune swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Costune slips a jab from Hamada.
Costune swinging wildly here.
Costune throws a right and a left that Hamada avoids nicely.
Hamada throws a low kick but it's checked well by Costune.
Hamada throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sloppy strikes from Costune. Those never looked like landing.
Hamada lands with a hook. Costune tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hamada cracks Costune with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hamada fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Costune, pushing him back against the cage.
Costune has Hamada pressed against the cage, preventing Hamada from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Costune breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costune throws a right and a left that Hamada avoids nicely.
Hamada was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hamada throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Costune sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hamada is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hamada takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Decent striking displayed by Hamada there.
Hamada just misses with a punch to the body.
Costune throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Costune throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hamada takes a swing at Costune's ribcage but misses.
As Hamada backs off Costune throws a huge counter combo but Hamada manages to avoid it all.
Hamada swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hamada pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A left lands for Hamada.
Costune moves away from the strike by Hamada.
Hamada scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A big left from Hamada misses.
Costune avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Costune.
Costune is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Hamada thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hamada connects with a body shot.
Hamada throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Costune steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hamada.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamada misses with a hook.
Hamada throws a jab but it's blocked by Costune.
Jab from Hamada.
Hamada waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Costune.
Hamada swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Costune counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Costune thuds his right hand into Hamada's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Costune swinging wildly here.
Costune bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hamada pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hamada connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Costune throws a series of punches but Hamada moves out of range.
Costune gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hamada.
Hamada misses with an uppercut. Costune saw that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hamada misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Despite the aggression on Costune's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Costune looks to land a combination but Hamada avoids it well.
It looked like Hamada was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Costune.
Hamada moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hamada throws out a loose jab but Costune uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hamada waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Costune.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ryo Hamada dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Costune jabs Hamada to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Costune slips a jab from Hamada.
Despite the aggression on Costune's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Costune checks a low kick from Hamada.
Ryo Hamada is winning the standup battle so far.
Hamada scores with a nice head shot.
Costune misses with a low kick as Hamada jumps back.
Hamada misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Costune.
A combination from Costune does no damage.
Hamada throws a shot from downtown. Costune moves away and avoids it.
Hamada misses with a looping right.
Costune throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hamada.
Costune lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hamada circles away quickly and effectively.
A left and a right from Costune both land. Nice combination.
Costune moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Costune uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hamada.
Hamada throws a hook but Costune avoids it easily.
A big left from Hamada misses.
Costune misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hamada swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Costune misses with a series of wild punches.
Costune slips under a jab from Hamada.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamada swings widly with a right hand
and Costune counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
DJ Costune is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hamada missing with a left hand there. Costune was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Good standup being displayed there by Hamada as he connects with a hook.
Hamada throws a hook but Costune blocks it.
DJ Costune is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hamada connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Costune's hands.
Hamada takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Costune misses with a jab, cross combination.
Costune throws a body punch but Hamada moves out of range.
No joy there for Costune, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Costune moves out of range as Hamada strikes.
Costune checks a low kick from Hamada.
A head kick by Hamada misses
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Costune counters with a stiff right hand.
Costune takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hamada throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Costune sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Costune ducks under a wild hook from Hamada.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A bone on bone clash there as Hamada blocks the leg kick.
Hamada bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Costune's head.
Costune takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hamada throws a leg kick but Costune sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hamada goes for a double leg but Costune avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Costune continues to drive forward.
Costune looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamada misses with some punches.
Hamada is trying to push Costune away but Costune has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hamada wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Costune has him pressed against the cage.
Costune prevents Hamada from breaking the clinch.
Hamada wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Costune has him pressed against the cage.
Hamada manages to break the clinch.
Costune misses with a series of wild punches.
Hamada swings for the body but Costune moves out of range.
Costune keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hamada.
Hamada works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hamada pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hamada misses with a straight right.
Costune has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A swing and a miss from Hamada.
Costune throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hamada.
Costune throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hamada.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamada avoids a punch combination nicely.
Costune fails to land with a series of punches.
A little feinted left hand from Hamada on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Costune cracks a nice hook into Hamada's ribs.
Hamada is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Costune.
Costune takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hamada throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Costune stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hamada connects with a single shot there.
Costune throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hamada.
Hamada throws out a leg kick but Costune moves out of range and Hamada only half commits.
Hamada throws a low kick, looking for Costune's leg but Costune calmly moves out of range.
A nice side step and Costune releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Costune staying out of range there.
Hamada closes this distance looking for a takedown but Costune circles away.
Hamada showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Costune.
Hamada lands a right hook to the body.
Nice cross by Hamada.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hamada misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costune moves out of range of the strikes.
Hamada misses with a hook
and Costune counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hamada tried to score with a low kick but Costune checks it.
Costune loads up on a big right hand but Hamada slips the punch.
Hamada pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Costune fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hamada. Costune does a little dance to reset his feet.
A cross from Hamada lands.
Hamada with a hook.
Costune misses with a double jab.
It looked like Hamada wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A jab lands there for Hamada.
Hamada is looking to clinch but Costune is avoiding it.
Hamada clobbers Costune with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hamada is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Costune.
Costune is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Costune keeps the fight on the outside.
Good exchange - Hamada coming out on top.
Hamada tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Costune lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Hamada looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Costune!
Costune wants to get back to his feet.
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 Ryo Hamada will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Sloppy strikes from Hamada. Those never looked like landing.
Hamada looks to score with a jab to the body but Costune is just out of range.
Costune lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Costune misses with a two punch combination.
Costune slips under a jab.
Costune slips a straight right by Hamada.
Hamada misses with a right hand
and Costune counters with a two punch combo.
Costune throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hamada.
Hamada tries to clinch up but Costune circles away and keeps his distance.
Costune slips under a jab.
Costune moves away from the strike by Hamada.
Costune showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hamada.
Hamada throws a lazy right hand but Costune sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costune throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hamada misses with an uppercut
and Hamada takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hamada thuds a left hand into Costune's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Costune throws a right and a left that Hamada avoids nicely.
Hamada clinches up with Costune and pushes him back against the cage.
Costune breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamada misses with an uppercut.
Hamada looks to score with a jab to the body but Costune is just out of range.
Costune staying out of range there.
Despite the aggression on Costune's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Costune has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hamada finds it's way round the side to connect with Costune's head.
Hamada throws a looping overhand right but Costune ducks down to avoid it.
Hamada moves out of range as Costune strikes.
Hamada misses with a looping left.
Hamada with a jab.
Costune avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sloppy strikes from Costune. Those never looked like landing.
Costune lands a jab-cross combination.
Costune tries to work over Hamada's front leg with a kick but Hamada checks it.
Hamada shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hamada swings for the body but Costune moves out of range.
Hamada shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Costune sprawls well. Costune wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hamada gets slowly back to his feet.
Hamada shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Costune pinned against the cage. Costune gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamada lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hamada looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Costune drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hamada misses with the combination.
Hamada lands a lovely overhand right.
Costune rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hamada moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hamada checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hamada throws a front kick aimed at Costune's knee but Costune avoids it well.
Costune steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hamada.
Hamada with a nice cross.
Hamada throws a looping overhand right but Costune ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costune throws a right hand that Hamada ducks under and follows up with a left that Hamada also avoids with ease.
Hamada throws out a loose jab but Costune uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hamada throws a shot from downtown. Costune moves away and avoids it.
Costune takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A combination from Costune does no damage.
Hamada tries to land a leg kick but Costune saw it coming and moves away.
Hamada swings for the body but Costune moves out of range.
Costune fails to land with a series of punches.
Costune slips under a jab from Hamada.
DJ Costune has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hamada throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big left from Hamada misses.
Hamada's corner calls for a 1-2. Hamada obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A slow jab from Hamada misses its intended target.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hamada.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryo Hamada. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Costune checks a low kick from Hamada.
Hamada checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Costune keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hamada.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamada just misses with a punch to the body.
Costune slips under a jab from Hamada.
Costune is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hamada with a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Costune. Those never looked like landing.
Costune ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sloppy strikes from Hamada. Those never looked like landing.
Costune swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hamada avoids the body shot from Costune.
Hamada is looking to counter punch.
Hamada throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Costune misses with a wild combination.
Costune feints a jab promting Hamada to slip. Costune then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hamada slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
 It looks like Ryo Hamada has been cut.
Hamada checks a low kick from Costune.
Hamada avoids a punch combination nicely.
Costune takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Costune goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ryo Hamada is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Costune misses with a double jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to DJ Costune.
Well Hamada has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryo Hamada!
Ryo Hamada seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Repus Revorg (ranked 1984 p4p, 22856 weight class) and Akara Kongsangchai (ranked 256 p4p, 573 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Repus Revorg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Akara Kongsangchai!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, John Mangel and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kongsangchai throws a right hand that misses
and Revorg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kongsangchai throws a head kick that misses.
As Kongsangchai backs away, Revorg returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Revorg ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kongsangchai tries to clinch but Revorg moves away
and Revorg counters with an inside leg kick.
Kongsangchai misses with a left hand
and Revorg counters with a thumping low kick.
Kongsangchai forces Revorg back against the cage and clinches.
Revorg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kongsangchai lands with a short shot to the head.
Revorg swings wildly with an uppercut but Kongsangchai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Revorg lands a shot to the body.
Revorg scores with a hook to the body.
Kongsangchai working aggressively here.
Revorg is working Kongsangchai over against the cage.
Kongsangchai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Revorg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Revorg misses with a punch to the body.
Kongsangchai misses with some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kongsangchai blocks an uppercut.
Revorg has a couple of punches blocked by Kongsangchai.
Revorg lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kongsangchai looks to throw an elbow but misses.
I was talking to Revorg's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Revorg pulls guard.
Kongsangchai has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Revorg is proving hard to escape from.
Kongsangchai is fighting to break Revorg's control of his arms but Revorg is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Revorg looking for a triangle here. Kongsangchai is fighting it but it looks tight! Revorg pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Kongsangchai is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Repus Revorg!
During a confident post fight interview, Repus Revorg 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobo Brazil (ranked 3095 p4p, 3404 weight class) and Jeppe Bjoergen (ranked 358 p4p, 378 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobo Brazil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jeppe Bjoergen!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Steve Erwin and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brazil thows a body kick. Bjoergen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Brazil gets a clinch.
Bjoergen looking to stall.
Bjoergen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brazil misses with some punches.
Brazil misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brazil lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Brazil fails to land.
Brazil misses with a punch on the inside.
Brazil breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brazil throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brazil connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bjoergen. Bjoergen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bjoergen tried to score with a low kick but Brazil checks it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Brazil checks a leg kick.
Brazil swinging wildly here.
Bjoergen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brazil closes the distance and clinches up with Bjoergen, looking for a takedown. Brazil pushes Bjoergen against the cage but Bjoergen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bjoergen drops his hands momentarily and Brazil takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A jab from Brazil does it's job there.
Brazil scores with a decent looking hook.
Bjoergen closes the distance and clinches.
Brazil misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brazil breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bjoergen lands a high kick!
It looks like Bobo Brazil has been cut.
Brazil lands with an uppercut that bounces Bjoergen off the cage and back into range.
Brazil lands the left hand.
Bjoergen tries to clinch but Brazil moves out of range.
Bjoergen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brazil moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from Brazil misses the target.
Bobo Brazil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brazil throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Brazil scores with a push kick.
Brazil is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Brazil scores with a decent looking hook.
Brazil scores with a nice head shot.
Brazil keeps Bjoergen at a distance using the push kick.
Brazil jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Brazil is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bjoergen misses with a leg kick.
Brazil punishes Bjoergen's body with a nice straight punch.
Brazil looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Brazil misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bjoergen tries to keep at a distance but Brazil has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bjoergen blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brazil lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bjoergen backwards.
Brazil throws a punch but it's blocked by Bjoergen.
Brazil's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brazil working aggressively here.
Brazil misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brazil throws a punch but it's blocked by Bjoergen.
Brazil working aggressively here.
Bjoergen stalls.
Bjoergen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Brazil struggles to land a body shot inside as Bjoergen controls his hands.
Brazil swings wildly with an uppercut but Bjoergen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bjoergen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brazil has a couple of punches blocked by Bjoergen.
Brazil fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brazil creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjoergen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brazil has a couple of punches blocked by Bjoergen.
Brazil lands a shoulder strike.
 It looks like Jeppe Bjoergen has been cut.
Bjoergen misses with some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bjoergen blocking some punches.
Brazil swings wildly with an uppercut but Bjoergen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bjoergen has a couple of punches blocked by Brazil.
Bjoergen pushes Brazil back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bjoergen throws a head punch that misses.
Brazil throws a head punch that misses.
Brazil misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bjoergen.
Bjoergen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brazil lands a left hand.
Bjoergen effectively controlling the action here.
Brazil misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bobo Brazil dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Brazil pushes Bjoergen up against the cage in a clinch.
Bjoergen lands a shoulder strike.
Brazil can't break the clinch.
Brazil tries to work over Bjoergen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brazil lands a shot to the body.
Brazil breaks the clinch.
Brazil connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bjoergen momentarily.
Brazil lands a jab.
Brazil throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brazil throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bjoergen tries to clinch there but Brazil circles away.
Brazil lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjoergen misses with the combination.
Brazil throws a right hand that misses
and Bjoergen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brazil looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Brazil scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bjoergen swinging wildly here.
Brazil plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bjoergen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Brazil tries to close the distance and clinch but Bjoergen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bjoergen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bjoergen throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Brazil to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brazil throws a body punch but Bjoergen moves out of range.
Brazil tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bjoergen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brazil avoids the body shot from Bjoergen.
Brazil drives through and clinches with Bjoergen against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from Bjoergen.
Bjoergen blocking some punches.
Bjoergen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brazil swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brazil throws a punch but it's blocked by Bjoergen.
Bjoergen is pushing Brazil up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Brazil gets through Bjoergen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brazil misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brazil throws a punch but it's blocked by Bjoergen.
Brazil tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Brazil throws a head punch that misses.
Bjoergen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Brazil is keeping busy.
Brazil misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brazil fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brazil cracks Bjoergen with a nice body shot.
Brazil lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Brazil scores with a nice short uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Brazil.
Brazil tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bobo Brazil has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Brazil tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brazil throws a head punch that misses.
Brazil working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brazil's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brazil lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bjoergen's sensitive parts.
Brazil misses with a head kick.
Decent striking displayed by Brazil there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brazil cracks Bjoergen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Brazil thows a left - swing and a miss!
A head kick from Brazil lands but Bjoergen takes it in his stride.
Bjoergen throws a wild body kick that Brazil sees coming a mile off.
Brazil uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bjoergen.
Brazil throwing a counter right hand but Bjoergen manages to avoid it.
Brazil scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Brazil takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bobo Brazil is winning the standup battle so far.
Bjoergen wants to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bobo Brazil dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Brazil misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bjoergen throws a body kick that misses
and Brazil counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Brazil gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Bjoergen counters with a nice body shot.
Bjoergen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bjoergen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bjoergen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brazil. That's going to slow Bjoergen down.
Brazil tries to clinch there but Bjoergen circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brazil scores with a one two! Bjoergen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bjoergen moves in looking to clinch but Brazil pushes him off.
Jeppe Bjoergen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brazil displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brazil fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bjoergen.
Bjoergen drops his hands momentarily and Brazil takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bjoergen throws a solid leg kick but Brazil takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bjoergen.
Brazil lands a jab.
Brazil lands with a straight right. Bjoergen didn't see that one coming.
Brazil connects with a looping right hand.
Bjoergen throws a wild body kick that Brazil sees coming a mile off.
Brazil throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bjoergen unleashes a big counter combination but Brazil bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Brazil connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bjoergen. Bjoergen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Brazil clinches up with Bjoergen and pushes him back against the cage.
Bobo Brazil is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brazil swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brazil throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bjoergens head.
Brazil manages to break the clinch.
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!
Bjoergen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Brazil is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bjoergen can do to turn this around?
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bjoergen misses with a body punch.
Brazil lands a shoulder strike.
Brazil tries to work over Bjoergen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brazil creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brazil has a couple of punches blocked by Bjoergen.
Bjoergen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Brazil misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjoergen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brazil misses with a punch on the inside.
Bjoergen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Brazil lands a right hand.
Brazil softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Brazil jumps guard but Bjoergen turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Brazil misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brazil lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Brazil.
Brazil breaks the clinch.
Bjoergen avoids the head kick by Brazil.
Brazil throws a head kick but Bjoergen moves out of range.
Brazil lunges at Bjoergen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bjoergen's hand.
Bjoergen misses with a kick to the body
and Brazil counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brazil closes the distance and pushes Bjoergen back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brazil throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Brazil on the inside.
Brazil blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bjoergen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brazil has a couple of punches blocked by Bjoergen.
A short uppercut from Brazil.
Brazil wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bjoergen pushes Brazil back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brazil swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Brazil.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jeppe Bjoergen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brazil blocks an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobo Brazil showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Brazil, 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobo Brazil!
Bobo Brazil managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Brooklyn Apothecary, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Beardsley (ranked 1274 p4p, 2301 weight class) and Anton Meshkov (ranked 164 p4p, 288 weight class). Anton Meshkov has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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284
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Beardsley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Anton Meshkov!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Ben Hemmingworth and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beardsley connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Meshkov ducks under a wild hook from Beardsley.
Beardsley takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Beardsley takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Meshkov catches Beardsley with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Beardsley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Meshkov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Beardsley closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Anton Meshkov has been cut.
Beardsley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Beardsley staying out of range there.
Beardsley fires out a quick counter leg kick but Meshkov just manages to avoid it.
Jab, jab by Meshkov - just one landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meshkov misses with an uppercut. Beardsley saw that one coming.
Beardsley is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Beardsley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Meshkov.
Beardsley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Meshkov looks to score with a jab to the body but Beardsley is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meshkov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Meshkov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Meshkov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Meshkov throws a shot from downtown. Beardsley moves away and avoids it.
Beardsley swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Meshkov might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A telegraphed right hand from Meshkov misses the target.
Beardsley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Beardsley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Meshkov.
A head kick from Beardsley lands but Meshkov takes it in his stride.
Meshkov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Meshkov slips under a jab from Beardsley.
Beardsley tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Meshkov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Meshkov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Beardsley clinches with his opponent.
Beardsley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beardsley tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Meshkov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beardsley throws a head kick that misses.
Anton Meshkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Meshkov.
Meshkov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Meshkov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Beardsley connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Meshkov throws a series of strikes that have Beardsley backpedaling.
Beardsley avoids the body shot from Meshkov.
Beardsley is looking to counter punch.
Beardsley scores with a hook.
Beardsley ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Beardsley clinches with his opponent.
Beardsley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Beardsley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Beardsley lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Meshkov.
Meshkov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Beardsley backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beardsley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Meshkov with a hook.
Meshkov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Beardsley misses the target.
Meshkov misses with an uppercut. Beardsley saw that one coming.
Beardsley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Meshkov moves away.
Beardsley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Meshkov manages to avoid it.
Beardsley scores with a jab.
Meshkov just misses with a punch to the body.
Beardsley thinks about countering with a head kick.
Beardsley misses with a few strikes there.
Meshkov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Beardsley wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meshkov throws a hook but Beardsley blocks it.
As Meshkov looks to move away, Beardsley throws a big counter combo but Meshkov just gets out of the way.
Beardsley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Meshkov looks to land a right hand but Beardsley moved out of range.
Beardsley on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Beardsley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Meshkov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick misses from Beardsley.
Meshkov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Beardsley had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beardsley defending well as Meshkov loads up on a big left hand.
Beardsley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Meshkov moves away.
Good exchange - Beardsley coming out on top.
Beardsley has managed to clinch.
Beardsley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Beardsley takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meshkov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
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 Peter Beardsley will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Anton Meshkov's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A head kick misses from Beardsley.
Beardsley throws a series of punches but Meshkov avoids them all with ease.
Meshkov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Beardsley throws an off balance right hand
and Meshkov counters with a right hand to the body.
Good exchange - Beardsley coming out on top.
Meshkov lands a lovely overhand right.
Beardsley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Meshkov.
Meshkov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Beardsley.
Beardsley misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beardsley lands a nice looking body shot.
Beardsley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Meshkov counters with a two punch combo.
Peter Beardsley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meshkov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Meshkov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Beardsley throws a head kick that half lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Meshkov.
Beardsley missing with a left hand there. Meshkov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Beardsley loads up on a big right hand but Meshkov slips the punch.
Meshkov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Beardsley.
Beardsley appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Beardsley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Meshkov.
Meshkov misses with a body shot
and Meshkov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice cross by Meshkov.
Meshkov lands with a good body shot.
Beardsley doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Beardsley throws a sloppy head kick and Meshkov moves out of range easily.
Beardsley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Beardsley darts in and clinches Meshkov up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beardsley works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Beardsley misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beardsley misses with a punch on the inside.
Meshkov can't break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Meshkov.
Beardsley prevents Meshkov from breaking the clinch.
Beardsley pushes Meshkov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Beardsley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Meshkov breaks the clinch.
Beardsley lands a nice shot that snaps Meshkov's head back.
Meshkov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Beardsley fires out a quick counter leg kick but Meshkov just manages to avoid it.
Meshkov dips to his left and cracks Beardsley with an uppercut!
Beardsley misses the jab.
Beardsley ducks under a wild hook from Meshkov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beardsley scores with a hook to the body. Meshkov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Beardsley scores with a hook to the body. Meshkov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Beardsley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Meshkov.
An inside leg kick lands from Beardsley.
Meshkov misses with a straight left.
Beardsley slips under a jab.
Beardsley throws a quick counter head kick but Meshkov was just out of range.
Beardsley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Meshkov.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Beardsley, as that shot connected.
Beardsley lands a jab to the head.
Meshkov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Beardsley forces Meshkov back against the cage and clinches.
Beardsley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Beardsley listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meshkov drops his hands momentarily and Beardsley takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Peter Beardsley is winning the standup battle so far.
Meshkov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Meshkov misses the jab.
Meshkov looks to land a right hand but Beardsley moved out of range.
Beardsley with a nice cross.
Meshkov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Beardsley was well out of range. Poor timing from Meshkov.
Meshkov misses with an uppercut.
Meshkov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Beardsley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Meshkov throws a right hand that misses
and Beardsley counters with a low kick, right behind Meshkov 's knee.
Meshkov is breathing heavily.
OH! Meshkov has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Beardsley smells blood and charges in for the finish! Beardsley unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Meshkov sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Peter Beardsley!
In his post fight interview, Peter Beardsley started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yellow Belt Casey (ranked 2228 p4p, 2655 weight class) and Jaxon Bremner (ranked 226 p4p, 259 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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150
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yellow Belt Casey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jaxon Bremner!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Donatello Bradman and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Casey defending well as Bremner loads up on a big left hand.
Casey slips under a jab from Bremner.
Bremner slips a straight right by Casey.
Bremner's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Casey connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bremner scrambles back to his feet.
Bremner throws a jab when Casey was well out of range.
Bremner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Casey.
A little jabbing left from Bremner on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Casey missing with a left hand there. Bremner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Casey shoots in and drives through. Bremner sprawls well.
Bremner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Casey.
Bremner misses with a looping right.
Casey slips under a jab.
Casey misses with a hook. Bremner ducked under it nicely.
Casey misses the jab.
Casey ducks under a wild hook from Bremner.
Casey moves out of range as Bremner strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bremner throws a looping overhand right but Casey ducks down to avoid it.
Casey misses with a looping right.
Bremner misses with a looping right.
Casey was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Casey defending well as Bremner loads up on a big left hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Bremner as he connects with a hook.
Bremner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bremner looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bremner lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Casey is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Bremner's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Casey looks to land a right hand but Bremner moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bremner connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jaxon Bremner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bremner missing with a left hand there. Casey was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Casey swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A chopping leg kick lands by Casey.
Casey avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Casey is looking to counter punch.
Nice shot by Casey.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Casey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Casey misses with a hook.
Bremner looks to land a right hand but Casey moved out of range.
Bremner throws out a loose jab but Casey uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bremner.
Casey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bremner lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Casey misses with a hook.
Bremner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Casey.
Casey misses with a looping right.
Bremner misses with a hook.
Bremner throws a hook but Casey blocks it.
Bremner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bremner misses with an uppercut.
Casey is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Bremner misses.
The fighters circling - Bremner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Casey feinted with a counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bremner throws out a loose jab but Casey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Casey misses with a hook.
Casey throws a looping overhand right but Bremner ducks down to avoid it.
Casey thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bremner misses with an uppercut.
Bremner throws a hook but Casey avoids it easily.
Casey throwing a counter right hand but Bremner manages to avoid it.
Bremner misses with a straight right.
Bremner is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bremner thuds his right hand into Casey's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Casey avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bremner misses with a hook. Casey ducked under it nicely.
Bremner moves away from the strike by Casey.
The fighters circling - Bremner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bremner misses with a looping right.
Casey throws a jab when Bremner was well out of range.
Casey closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jaxon Bremner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Casey slips a straight right by Bremner.
Casey jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bremner lands a head shot.
Casey throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
It seemed like Bremner was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bremner looks to throw the jab but Casey is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bremner misses with a straight left.
Bremner blocks the body kick.
Casey throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Casey defending well as Bremner loads up on a big left hand.
Casey ducks under a wild hook from Bremner.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bremner.
Bremner throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Casey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bremner throws a jab but it's blocked by Casey.
Bremner misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Casey swings for the body but Bremner moves out of range.
Bremner looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bremner misses with a straight left.
A quick step to the side and Casey tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bremner throws a lazy uppercut
and Casey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Casey throws out a loose jab but Bremner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bremner misses with a looping right.
Casey with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bremner defending well as Casey loads up on a big left hand.
Bremner bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Casey's head backwards.
Bremner throws a big shot that misses.
Bremner connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Casey momentarily.
Casey waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bremner.
Casey swings for the body but Bremner moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Casey misses with a body shot.
Bremner misses with a looping right.
Nice uppercut there from Casey.
Casey slips a straight right by Bremner.
A big left from Bremner misses.
Bremner ducks under a wild hook from Casey.
A little jabbing left from Bremner on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bremner ducks under a wild hook from Casey.
Casey slips a jab from Bremner.
Casey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Casey displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bremner throws out the jab.
Bremner slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Casey throws a right hand that Bremner ducks under and follows up with a left that Bremner also avoids with ease.
Bremner darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Casey takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Casey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Casey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bremner.
A jab from Bremner misses.
Casey walks into a straight right hand from Bremner.
Bremner throws an overhand right that lands on Casey's shoulder, as Casey tries to avoid the shot.
Bremner lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jaxon Bremner dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bremner keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bremner misses with a lunging right hand
letting Casey counter with a right hand.
Casey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Casey closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Bremner's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bremner 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.
Bremner working for a triangle but Casey defends it easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Casey trying to control but Bremner is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bremner manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Casey manages to get himself to full guard.
Bremner looking to sit in guard and control but Casey gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Casey got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bremner has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Casey has managed to get both his arms back between Bremner's legs - danger averted.
Bremner looking to hit a scissor sweep but Casey is one step ahead there.
Casey trying to control but Bremner is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bremner wants to hit a sweep here but Casey passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Bremner there!
Bremner can't escape the position.
Bremner is squirming around, avoiding Casey's attempts to control the action.
Bremner is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bremner slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Casey prevents Bremner from improving his position.
Casey trying to pass the guard but Bremner defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bremner trying to control here.
Bremner is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Casey is staying active.
Bremner is looking to improve his position.
Casey is trying to control the action in half guard but Bremner is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Casey is really struggling to control Bremner but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Bremner is trying to get back to full guard.
Bremner gets back to full guard.
Casey stopping the sweep attempt from Bremner.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bremner working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Casey has passed into half guard!
Casey is keen to just control but Bremner is a slippery customer.
Bremner is looking to improve his position.
Yellow Belt Casey overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Casey trying to pass the guard but Bremner defending well.
Casey prevents Bremner from improving his position.
Bremner moves into full guard.
Bremner wants to sweep but no luck.
Bremner manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Casey manages to get himself to full guard.
Casey wants to sweep here but Bremner controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bremner postures up and lands a big shot to Casey's brow.
Casey keeping moving, preventing Bremner from controlling successfully.
Bremner not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bremner throwing strikes but missing.
Bremner stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Casey swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Casey is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yellow Belt Casey dominated that second round.
That's time! Casey's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Bremner sizes up Casey with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Casey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Casey on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Casey throws a jab when Bremner was well out of range.
Bremner throws a jab but it's blocked by Casey.
Casey defending well as Bremner loads up on a big left hand.
Casey appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Casey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bremner.
Casey misses with a straight right.
Bremner looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Casey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bremner throws an overhand right that lands on Casey's shoulder, as Casey tries to avoid the shot.
Bremner misses with a straight right.
Casey swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Casey on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bremner connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Casey's hands.
Casey staying out of range there.
Casey ducks under a wild hook from Bremner.
A swing and a miss from Bremner.
Bremner misses with an uppercut. Casey saw that one coming.
Casey lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bremner at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bremner walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bremner misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Casey misses.
Casey misses with a looping right.
It seemed like Bremner was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bremner throws out a loose jab but Casey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Casey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Casey is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bremner lands a jab to the nose.
Bremner throws a looping overhand right but Casey ducks down to avoid it.
Bremner throws a big shot that misses.
Casey throws a looping overhand right but Bremner ducks down to avoid it.
Bremner lands a nice leg kick that just misses Casey's sensitive parts.
Casey works Bremner's body with a nice hook.
Casey connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bremner. Bremner circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Casey tries for a takedown but Bremner sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Casey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bremner slips under a jab from Casey.
It seemed like Bremner was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jaxon Bremner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bremner lands a glancing blow to the side of Casey's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Casey connects with a jab.
Bremner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Casey throws a series of strikes that have Bremner backpedaling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Casey moves forwards but Bremner connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bremner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Casey ducks under a wild hook from Bremner.
Bremner misses with a hook. Casey ducked under it nicely.
Casey throws a lazy right hand but Bremner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bremner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Casey sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Casey fails with a takedown attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bremner. That's going to slow Casey down.
Bremner defending well as Casey loads up on a big left hand.
Bremner lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bremner lands with a hook. Casey tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Casey avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bremner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Casey throwing a counter right hand but Bremner manages to avoid it.
Bremner throws a big shot that misses.
Casey looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bremner misses with a looping left.
Bremner misses with a straight right.
Casey slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Casey throws a hook but Bremner avoids it easily.
Casey shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bremner looks to throw the jab but Casey is out of range.
Casey swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Casey moves out of range as Bremner strikes.
Casey lands with an overhand left.
Casey misses with a hook. Bremner ducked under it nicely.
Casey throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bremner.
Bremner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bremner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Casey.
Bremner throws a hook to the side of Casey's head but Casey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters circling - Casey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bremner tests Casey's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bremner takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Casey moves out of range as Bremner strikes.
Bremner scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bremner throws a nice outside leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bremner looks to throw the jab but Casey is out of range.
Bremner throws a jab when Casey was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Casey pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bremner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bremner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bremner lands with a straight right. Casey didn't see that one coming.
Bremner scores with a jab to the head.
Bremner throws a big shot that misses.
Casey tries to counter with a takedown but Bremner is quick to defend against it.
Bremner blocks a jab.
Casey slips under a jab from Bremner.
Casey closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bremner throws a looping overhand right but Casey ducks down to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Bremner. That snapped Casey's head back.
Casey cracks Bremner with a right hand to the side of the head.
Casey fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yellow Belt Casey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Casey slips under a jab.
Casey lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bremner lands a glancing blow to the side of Casey's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jaxon Bremner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bremner 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 John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaxon Bremner!
An out of breath and clearly excited Jaxon Bremner thanked Top Gun Nutrition 160q 4 $150 for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Murphy (ranked 906 p4p, 2487 weight class) and Zygmunt Krol (ranked 121 p4p, 304 weight class). Murphy comes to the cage accompanied by The Black Keys - Little Black Submarines . Krol comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hammer Smashed Face Live kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be a great matchup!
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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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Patrick Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zygmunt Krol!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Chris Dean and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy darts in looking for a takedown but Krol gets double underhooks and turns Murphy into the cage.
Krol misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Krol.
A short left from Murphy.
Nice body punch from Krol - that landed with a thud.
A head punch on the inside from Krol fails to land.
Murphy goes for a takedown in the clinch but Krol prevents it.
Krol lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Krol tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murphy's elbow.
Murphy breaks from the clinch.
Donk. Murphy catches Krol right on the button with a cross.
Murphy seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Murphy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Krol counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Murphy lands with a right hand.
Krol looks to land a right hand but Murphy moved out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy scores with a punch to the head.
Krol throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Krol to the mat! Krol manages to get full guard.
Murphy throwing strikes from guard but Krol blocks nicely.
Krol keeping moving, preventing Murphy from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murphy is looking to work some ground and pound but Krol has wrist control.
Murphy throwing strikes from guard but Krol blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murphy stands up over Krol, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Krol working a defensive guard here.
Krol preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krol can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Murphy controls the pace.
Krol keeping moving, preventing Murphy from controlling successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Murphy throws a looping overhand right but Krol ducks down to avoid it.
Patrick Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy misses with a takedown attempt - Krol sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Krol! But no joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Murphy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murphy shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Krol's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy is looking to work some ground and pound but Krol has wrist control.
Krol has Murphy pulled in close to control his posture.
Murphy not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Krol keeping moving, preventing Murphy from controlling successfully.
Murphy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Murphy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Krol works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Murphy throwing strikes but missing.
Murphy with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Krol utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Murphy lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Krol has momentary wrist control but Murphy slips an elbow through the middle.
Murphy has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Murphy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Krol is pulling down on Murphy's head to control his posture.
Murphy passes into half guard.
Murphy scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Murphy trying to control from Krol's half guard. Krol has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Murphy lands a couple of digs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Murphy dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Murphy looks to land a left hand but Krol moved out of range nicely.
Krol throws a counter combo.
Murphy tries for a takedown but Krol circles away easily
and Krol comes in over the top with a devastating right hand! Murphy stumbles back against the cage, looking to regain his senses but Krol is on him like rabid pit bull! Murphy slumps to the ground under a storm of punches and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zygmunt Krol!
A very excited looking Zygmunt Krol made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ceedee Queen (ranked 1227 p4p, 2172 weight class) and Lou Valentine (ranked 178 p4p, 296 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ceedee Queen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lou Valentine!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Bruno Hogan and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Queen. Valentine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Queen backing away here, and Valentine unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Valentine checks a leg kick.
Ceedee Queen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Queen jabs Valentine to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Queen throws a chopping leg kick but Valentine manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
It seemed like Valentine was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Valentine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Queen.
Queen shoots in for a takedown but Valentine shows good takedown defense.
Queen misses the body punch
and Valentine finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Queen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Valentine swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
An inside leg kick lands from Queen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, jab by Queen - just one landing.
Queen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Valentine is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Valentine scores with a leg kick.
Valentine doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Queen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Queen misses with a wild body shot.
Valentine looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Queen throws a lazy uppercut
and Valentine counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Queen fails with a takedown attempt.
Valentine moves into the clinch.
Valentine lands a left hand that snaps the head of Queen backwards.
Valentine lands a hook that snaps the head of Queen backwards.
Good body shot from Valentine.
Queen tries to break the clinch but Valentine is controlling the position.
Valentine scores with a shoulder strike.
Queen prevents a body shot from Valentine.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine presses Queen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Queen is breathing heavily.
Valentine scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Valentine creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
I was talking to Queen's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valentine lands a left hand that snaps the head of Queen backwards.
Queen tries to work over Valentine's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Valentine misses with some punches.
Valentine keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Queen's efforts to push away.
Valentine lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Valentine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Queen successfully pulls guard.
Valentine pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Queen is keeping the position for now.
Valentine stands and steps away. Queen gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Queen looks to score with a jab to the body but Valentine is just out of range.
Queen throws a right hand that misses
and Valentine counters with a low kick, right behind Queen 's knee.
Queen 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.
Valentine swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Queen misses with a low kick.
It seemed like Valentine was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Queen stuns Valentine with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Queen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Queen shoots in looking for a takedown. Valentine tries to sprawl out of it but Queen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Valentine manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ceedee Queen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Queen feints and then cracks Valentine's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Valentine down.
Valentine keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Queen tests Valentine's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Queen shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Valentine manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine wants to sweep here but Queen controlling him for the moment.
Valentine is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Queen is aware though and is defending well.
Queen postures up and lands a big shot to Valentine's brow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valentine trying to control the position.
Queen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Valentine looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Queen looking to pass the guard.
Valentine looking to hit a scissor sweep but Queen is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Valentine working a defensive guard here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lou Valentine will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Valentine tries to sprawl but Queen drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Valentine has hold of Queen's hands but Queen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Valentine trying to control from the bottom.
Valentine tries to roll over but Queen keeps him under control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Queen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Valentine with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Valentine is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Queen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Queen's back!
Valentine is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Queen is defending well though. Valentine let's go of the attempt for now.
Valentine patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Valentine has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Valentine working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Queen rolls, trying to escape but Valentine keeps control of the position.
Valentine working for the choke.
Queen manages to reverse the position and now he's in Valentine's guard. Nice work there by Queen.
Queen throwing strikes from guard but Valentine blocks nicely.
Queen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Queen stands up over Valentine, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Queen postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Queen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Valentine is trying to keep Queen in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Queen trying to control the position from guard on top but Valentine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Queen is looking to work some ground and pound but Valentine has wrist control.
Valentine trying to control the position.
Queen stands up over Valentine, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Valentine tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Valentine controlling the position.
Queen postures up and lands a big shot to Valentine's brow.
Queen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Valentine is trying to keep Queen in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Valentine has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Queen is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Valentine.
Queen working the ground and pound from side control.
Queen throwing strikes but Valentine manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
I wouldn't like to be where Queen is right now.
Valentine works to advance to full mount. Queen defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine lands a big shot there that rocks Queen but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Queen wants to hold on but Valentine pushes him away.
Valentine looking to control but Queen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Valentine goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Queen is on top in guard.
Valentine has control of Queen's left arm, preventing Queen from doing any damage.
Queen is looking to work some ground and pound but Valentine has wrist control.
Queen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valentine is trying to control the position but Queen postures up.
Valentine looking for a guillotine here but Queen defends easily.
Queen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Valentine works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
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 Ceedee Queen will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Valentine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Valentine was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Queen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Valentine swivels and escapes.
Valentine throws a big counter head kick but Queen avoids it with no problem.
Valentine is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Queen.
Queen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Queen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Valentine leaves Queen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A little jabbing left from Valentine on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Queen looks to land a left hand but Valentine moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch lands to the side of Queen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Valentine avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Queen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Queen motions for Valentine to come forward. Queen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Valentine looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Queen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Valentine.
Queen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Valentine.
Queen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Valentine moves away.
Valentine checks a low kick from Queen.
Ceedee Queen is winning the standup battle so far.
Queen throws a lazy right hand but Valentine sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Valentine looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Valentine feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Queens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Valentine getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Queen swings away with a body shot that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Queen tries to land a leg kick but Valentine saw it coming and moves away.
A countering left hand to the body from Valentine misses.
Valentine blocks the body kick.
Queen is looking to wear down Valentine with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Valentine takes a jab right on the kisser.
Valentine scores with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Queen swings widly with a right hand
and Valentine counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Valentine displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Queen throws out the jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valentine moves out of range of the strikes.
A clash of legs there as Valentine blocks the low kick.
Queen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Valentine is out of range.
Queen connects with a body shot.
Queen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Valentine follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Valentine shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Queen manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Queen keeping moving, preventing Valentine from controlling successfully.
Valentine stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Queen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Queen is trying to control the position but Valentine postures up.
Queen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Queen keeping moving, preventing Valentine from controlling successfully.
Queen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Valentine is one step ahead there.
Valentine trying to stand up but can't free himself from Queen's guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Queen throws a poor cross that misses
and Valentine counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Queen scoring well with a low kick there.
Queen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Queen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Valentine sprawls well. Valentine wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Queen gets slowly back to his feet.
Valentine looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ceedee Queen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Valentine feints and then cracks Queen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Queen down.
Queen misses the shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Valentine. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Valentine.
Queen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A little jabbing left from Valentine on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lou Valentine comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Valentine 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Lou Valentine!
Lou Valentine was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Red Crow (ranked 862 p4p, 744 weight class) and Ramon Rabbit (ranked 127 p4p, 114 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Red Crow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ramon Rabbit!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Darius Henderson and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rabbit punishes Crow's body with a nice straight punch.
Rabbit is looking to score with low kicks.
Rabbit throws a body shot but no joy.
Crow lands a leg kick that knocks Rabbit off balance momentarily.
Crow tried to score with a low kick but Rabbit checks it.
Crow walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rabbit throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rabbit lands with a nice body kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rabbit!
Crunch! Crow slams his shin into Rabbit's torso.
Crow lands a lovely overhand right.
Crow has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Total Impact MMA/KT in the buildup to the fight.
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!
Rabbit moves forwards but Crow connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rabbit stuffs the takedown.
Rabbit misses with a left hand
and Crow counters with a right hand to the body.
Crow blocks the body kick.
Rabbit lands a jab to Crow's midsection.
Crow misses with a head kick.
Rabbit pivots, looking for a leg kick but Crow is out of range and Rabbit settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crow slips a jab and a cross from Rabbit.
Ramon Rabbit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donk. Crow catches Rabbit right on the button with a cross.
Crow goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd cheers as Crow lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rabbit doesn't seem phased though.
Rabbit misses with a body shot.
Rabbit lands a body shot.
Crow throws a leg kick but Rabbit sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rabbit now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Rabbit gets cracked there but stands up to it.
 Rabbit is rocked!
Crow misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rabbit dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Crow. That did some damage!
Rabbit lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rabbit misses with a right hand
and Crow counters with an inside leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rabbit looks to throw the jab but Crow is out of range.
Crow throwing a counter right hand but Rabbit manages to avoid it.
Rabbit is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Crow rather than just go for the knockout.
Crow ducks under a wild hook from Rabbit.
Crow shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rabbit misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rabbit lands with a kick to the ribs.
A big right from Crow misses.
Crow misses with a series of wild punches.
A head kick by Rabbit misses
and Crow connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rabbit misses with an uppercut
and Crow counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rabbit scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Crow doesn't seem bothered though.
A lazy left from Rabbit finds it's target.
Rabbit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crow moves away.
Crow throws a leg kick but Rabbit sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rabbit throws out a counter right but Crow avoids it with no problem.
Rabbit misses with a body kick.
Rabbit lands with a kick to the temple. Crow shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rabbit throws a body shot but no joy.
Crow lands a big head kick that sends Rabbit tumbling to the mat! Crow takes a step backwards and waves Rabbit back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Rabbit is still on wobbly legs! Can Crow finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crow scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rabbit swings away with a body shot that misses
and Crow counters with a nice right hand that sends Rabbit toppling to the canvas! Rabbit scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Crow finish him?!
Crow is stalking Rabbit. Rabbit circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Crow, and it's lights out! Rabbit really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Red Crow!
After winning the bout, Red Crow thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Baldomir Barbosa (ranked 567 p4p, 1419 weight class) and Rick Segura (ranked 86 p4p, 203 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Barbosa might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Unfaithful. Segura has chosen Mystic Rick - Press Conference as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Baldomir Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rick Segura!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Chris Dean and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbosa lands a jab to Segura's midsection.
Segura shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Barbosa as he jumps to the side.
Segura scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Barbosa prevents Segura from moving into mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Barbosa is trying to get back to half guard.
Segura working the ground and pound but Barbosa is defending the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa regains half guard.
Barbosa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Segura.
Barbosa tries to roll over but Segura keeps him under control.
Segura scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Segura is nestled in close to Barbosa, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Barbosa moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Segura showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Barbosa working a defensive guard here.
Segura distracts Barbosa with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Barbosa holds on and takes a little breather.
Segura postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Barbosa trying to control the position.
Segura sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two 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.
Segura working some strikes from top position.
Barbosa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Barbosa is trying to control the position from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Barbosa holds on and takes a little breather.
Segura has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Barbosa keeping moving, preventing Segura from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Segura fails with a takedown attempt.
Segura shoots in looking for a takedown. Barbosa tries to sprawl out of it but Segura keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Barbosa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Baldomir Barbosa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Segura.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Barbosa as Segura shoots in.
Segura keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barbosa.
Barbosa just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Segura misses.
Segura misses with a jab to the body
and Barbosa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Rick Segura has been cut.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Segura.
A little feinted left hand from Barbosa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Segura connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Barbosa momentarily.
Segura bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Barbosa struggling a bit here.
Segura scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa parries the strikes from Segura easily there. Segura is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Barbosa to escape.
Barbosa on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Barbosa manages to work his way to half guard, despite Segura's best efforts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Segura throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Segura moves nicely into side control.
Segura tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Barbosa is trying to improve his position.
Segura connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Barbosa some visible discomfort.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Segura in side control lands a decent elbow.
Barbosa is looking to regain half guard here but Segura keeps moving and retains side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rick Segura will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rick Segura's cut.
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.
Segura misses with a takedown attempt
and Barbosa counters with a straight right hand.
Barbosa moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Segura connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Barbosa walks into a stiff left hand from Segura.
Barbosa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Segura counters with a takedown into side control.
Barbosa tries to improve position but can't.
Segura fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Barbosa is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Segura trying to control the action but Barbosa is working from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Segura scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Barbosa to see if he's OK.
Segura working the ground and pound.
Rick Segura has got the better of the ground game so far.
Barbosa tries to buck Segura off but Segura is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa wants to control but Segura postures up.
Segura tries to move into full mount but can't pass Barbosa's legs.
You can see the frustration on Barbosa's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Barbosa regains half guard, as Segura was trying to land strikes.
Barbosa wants to get back to full guard.
Barbosa is looking to control Segura's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Barbosa avoid being mounted?
Barbosa regains full guard. Nicely done.
Segura is looking to work some ground and pound but Barbosa has wrist control.
Barbosa has control of Segura's left arm, preventing Segura from doing any damage.
Segura content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Segura controls Barbosa momentarily but Barbosa frees himself.
Segura wants to sweep but no luck.
Barbosa engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Segura looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Segura keeping full guard, as Barbosa tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa stopping the sweep attempt from Segura.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Segura holds on and takes a little breather.
Barbosa not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Segura keeping moving, preventing Barbosa from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Segura swings for the body but Barbosa moves out of range.
Barbosa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Segura.
A telegraphed right hand from Segura misses the target.
We've been told by Barbosa's head coaches at The Rubber Guard Emporium that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Segura misses with a hook
and Barbosa counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Segura is trying hard to land a takedown here. Barbosa sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Barbosa throwing a counter right hand but Segura manages to avoid it.
Segura lands with a cross.
Segura fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbosa manages to avoid it.
A big right from Segura misses.
Segura getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rick Segura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Segura throws a hook but Barbosa avoids it easily.
Barbosa seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Barbosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Segura misses with a shot to the body
and Barbosa counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Segura throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Segura uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barbosa.
Segura's corner calls for a 1-2. Segura obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Segura showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rick Segura's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Segura misses with a takedown attempt
and Barbosa counters with a nice uppercut.
Barbosa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Barbosa lands an uppercut.
Segura throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barbosas head.
Segura goes for a takedown in the clinch but Barbosa prevents it.
Barbosa lands a right hand.
Segura swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Barbosa.
Segura is trying to drag Barbosa to the mat but Barbosa just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Baldomir Barbosa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Segura.
Segura wants the takedown. Barbosa is fighting it off but Segura persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Barbosa's guard against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barbosa not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Barbosa has his hands on Segura's head, controlling the position.
Barbosa not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Segura works over Barbosa with some ground and pound from guard.
Barbosa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Segura looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Segura throws a strike but Barbosa rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Barbosa controls from within his opponent's guard.
Segura keeping full guard, as Barbosa tries to pass.
Segura tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Segura is keeping the position for now.
Barbosa trying to control but Segura is working from the bottom.
Barbosa stays in close to Segura's body and controls the position.
Segura is trying to keep Barbosa in close.
Barbosa has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Barbosa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Segura is keeping the position for now.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Barbosa postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Baldomir Barbosa is winning the standup battle so far.
Segura dives in for a single leg takedown but Barbosa sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Barbosa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Segura tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Barbosa walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Segura lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Segura thows a left - swing and a miss!
Segura doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Barbosa counters with a straight right hand.
That has opened up Rick Segura's cut even more.
Barbosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Segura was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbosa.
Segura drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Barbosa defends it well.
Segura is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barbosa.
A counter left hand to the body from Barbosa misses its target.
Rick Segura is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Segura throws a poor cross that misses
and Barbosa counters with a straight right hand.
Segura 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.
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!
Barbosa is adopting a defensive guard.
Segura sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Baldomir Barbosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barbosa is trying to control the position but Segura postures up.
Barbosa wants to stand up but Segura is controlling him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Segura in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Barbosa looking for a sweep. Not yet Barbosa, not yet.
Segura slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Baldomir Barbosa showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Segura 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rick Segura!
Rick Segura decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Doe (ranked 420 p4p, 589 weight class) and Tanaka Matsuda (ranked 53 p4p, 80 weight class). Doe comes to the cage accompanied by Clap For The Killers. Matsuda has chosen Avenged Sevenfold - Hail to the King as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Doe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tanaka Matsuda!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Topper Green and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matsuda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doe.
Doe scores with a decent looking hook.
Matsuda scores with a jab. Doe acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Matsuda misses with a straight right.
Matsuda connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Matsuda throws a body shot but no joy.
Matsuda 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.
Doe throws a leg kick
and Matsuda counters with a nice double leg into side control. Doe won't be happy with that.
Matsuda working the strikes but Doe uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Doe has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Doe tries to get to full guard but Matsuda has control of the leg.
Matsuda stalling away here and it's allowed Doe to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matsuda postures up.
Matsuda trying to control the position from guard on top but Doe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doe controls Matsuda momentarily but Matsuda frees himself.
Doe working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Matsuda.
Matsuda lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Matsuda trying to move into half guard but instead Doe has managed to sweep!
Doe would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Doe looking to pass the guard.
Doe tries to stand but Matsuda is controlling from the bottom.
Matsuda is looking to cinch up a triangle. Doe throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Matsuda's body to avoid the submission. Matsuda has instead reached around Doe's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Matsuda arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Tanaka Matsuda!
A very excited looking Tanaka Matsuda made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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