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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jon Sterling (ranked 2913 p4p, 3366 weight class) and Gustavo Figueroa (ranked 174 p4p, 200 weight class). Sterling comes to the cage accompanied by ILovE. Figueroa is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Watch Your Back - The Coathangers. 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jon Sterling !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gustavo Figueroa!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Reed Andrews and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sterling misses with an uppercut
and Figueroa counters with a low kick, right behind Sterling 's knee.
Sterling has been working on his boxing with his coaches at 3Band MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Sterling throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Figueroa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Sterling throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sterling throws a combination that misses
and Figueroa counters with a slapping leg kick.
Figueroa takes the fight into the clinch.
Sterling tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sterling blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Figueroa stalling the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Figueroa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Figueroa.
Sterling really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Figueroa has a couple of punches blocked by Sterling .
Still in the clinch, Figueroa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Figueroa has a couple of punches blocked by Sterling .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Figueroa throws a punch but it's blocked by Sterling .
A nice right hand lands inside from Figueroa.
Figueroa gets through Sterling 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Figueroa.
Figueroa lands with a right to the head.
A shot in the inside from Figueroa.
Figueroa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Figueroa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Figueroa.
Figueroa breaks the clinch.
Figueroa has managed to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Figueroa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sterling tries to close the distance and clinch up but Figueroa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Figueroa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sterling can't get the takedown.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Figueroa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Figueroa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Figueroa moves into the clinch.
Figueroa scores with a shoulder strike.
Sterling is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Figueroa gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Sterling . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sterling jumps guard.
Sterling working a defensive guard here.
Sterling throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Sterling keeping moving, preventing Figueroa from controlling successfully.
Sterling throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Figueroa slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Figueroa tries to free his leg and advance position but Sterling is retaining full guard.
Figueroa is still trying to improve position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Figueroa is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sterling misses with a body shot
and Figueroa counters with a good low kick that Sterling was not able to check.
Figueroa instigates a clinch.
Sterling being controlled against the cage.
Figueroa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Figueroa lands with a light punch inside.
Sterling blocks an uppercut.
Figueroa lands an uppercut.
Sterling is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Figueroa to keep the fight standing.
Figueroa breaks the clinch.
Figueroa moves into the clinch.
A short right from Figueroa on the inside.
Figueroa scores with a shoulder strike.
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!
Sterling 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Figueroa misses with some punches.
Figueroa lands with a left to the head.
Figueroa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Figueroa lands with a light punch inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gustavo Figueroa dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Figueroa moves into the clinch successfully.
Sterling has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Figueroa avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sterling .
A short right from Figueroa.
A short right from Figueroa on the inside.
Sterling swings wildly with an uppercut but Figueroa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Figueroa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sterling tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Figueroa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sterling misses with a looping left.
Sterling looks to score with a jab to the body but Figueroa is just out of range.
Sterling misses the body punch
letting Figueroa counter with a right hand.
Sterling tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Figueroa was well out of range. Poor timing from Sterling .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Figueroa takes the fight into the clinch.
Figueroa slowing the pace effectively.
Figueroa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sterling throws a head punch that misses.
Figueroa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Figueroa lands with a light punch inside.
Still in the clinch, Figueroa scores with a nice short uppercut.
 Sterling is rocked!
Figueroa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Figueroa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Figueroa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Figueroa's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Figueroa.
Figueroa continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Figueroa lands with a light punch inside.
Figueroa lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters up against the cage, Sterling throws an elbow but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Figueroa.
Oh Sterling is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Figueroa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Figueroa moves into the clinch successfully.
Figueroa has a couple of punches blocked by Sterling .
Figueroa misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sterling .
Sterling blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Figueroa slowing the pace effectively.
Figueroa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sterling has Figueroa pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Figueroa manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sterling .
Sterling seems to have got his legs back now.
Figueroa gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sterling .
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Sterling . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Figueroa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sterling being controlled against the cage.
Gustavo Figueroa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Figueroa scores with a shot to the side of Sterling 's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Figueroa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Figueroa throws a big uppercut that drops Sterling ! More strikes from Figueroa and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Sterling lies dazed against the cage as Figueroa celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gustavo Figueroa!
Gustavo Figueroa gave a mention to Carnage Clothing in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Branibar Voiwar (ranked 2056 p4p, 4878 weight class) and Aaron Spears (ranked 277 p4p, 568 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Branibar Voiwar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron Spears!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Alyssa Summers and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voiwar misses with a hook.
Voiwar fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Voiwar lands a nice looking kick to the body. Spears takes a step back to recover.
Voiwar walks into a jab.
Spears scores with a nice strike.
Spears throws an overhand right that lands on Voiwar's shoulder, as Voiwar tries to avoid the shot.
Voiwar keeps the fight on the outside.
A big left from Spears misses.
Voiwar throwing a counter right hand but Spears manages to avoid it.
Spears checks a leg kick.
Voiwar slips under a jab.
A combination from Spears does no damage.
We've been told by Voiwar's head coaches at Panda Sprawl n Brawl that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Voiwar moves away from the strike by Spears.
Voiwar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spears.
Spears lands with a right hand.
Spears misses with a lunging right hand
and Voiwar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spears throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Voiwar slips a jab from Spears.
Spears looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spears scores with a jab to the head.
Voiwar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Voiwar connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Voiwar.
Spears lands a jab to the nose.
Voiwar lands a lovely overhand right.
A slapping leg kick lands for Voiwar.
Spears on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Spears's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Voiwar connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Spears scrambles back to his feet.
Voiwar throws a solid leg kick but Spears takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Voiwar.
Spears blocks a leg kick.
Voiwar scores with a push kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spears on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Spears misses with a straight right.
Spears throws a big shot that misses.
Spears punishes Voiwar's body with a nice straight punch.
Voiwar ducks under a wild hook from Spears.
Voiwar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Spears.
Voiwar is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voiwar jabs Spears to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Voiwar circles away from the clinch attempt.
And Voiwar counters with a quick kick to the body but Spears blocks it.
Voiwar goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Spears looks to land a right hand but Voiwar moved out of range.
Branibar Voiwar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Spears avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A swing and a miss from Voiwar.
Spears throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Voiwar throws a head kick but Spears moves out of range.
Voiwar slips under a jab from Spears.
Voiwar walks into a left hand.
Voiwar tries to land a leg kick but Spears saw it coming and moves away.
Voiwar misses the shot to the body.
Voiwar throws a head kick but Spears moves out of range.
Voiwar lands a nice looking kick to the body. Spears takes a step back to recover.
Voiwar swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Spears swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Voiwar counters with an inside leg kick.
Spears chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Voiwar can pounce on him.
Spears 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spears throws a right and a left that Voiwar avoids nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Voiwar on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Spears is looking to clinch but Voiwar is avoiding it.
Voiwar tried to counter with a leg kick but Spears avoided it.
Spears ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Voiwar moves away.
Voiwar throws a counter high kick but Spears was just alert enough to avoid it.
Voiwar 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.
Spears lands with an overhand left.
Spears misses with a double jab.
Voiwar misses with a body kick.
Voiwar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Voiwar really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Spears lunges at Voiwar with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Voiwar's hand.
A left lands for Spears.
Spears scores with a nice right hand.
Voiwar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A shot to the liver by Voiwar. Beautiful body shot.
Voiwar ducks under a wild hook from Spears.
Voiwar misses with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spears tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Voiwar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aaron Spears seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Voiwar on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Spears misses.
Voiwar throws a sloppy head kick and Spears moves out of range easily.
Spears looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Both fighters circling a little - Voiwar finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Spears cracks Voiwar with a good jab.
Voiwar throws a nice inside leg kick.
Voiwar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spears looks to score with a jab to the body but Voiwar is just out of range.
Nice shot by Spears.
A nice leg kick from Voiwar, right into the meat of the thigh.
Spears throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Voiwar on the side of the head.
Voiwar scores with a head kick.
Voiwar shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Spears.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spears swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Voiwar.
Spears throws a series of punches but Voiwar avoids them all with ease.
Voiwar moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Voiwar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Aaron Spears will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
The fighters circling - Spears throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Spears lands with a straight right. Voiwar didn't see that one coming.
Nice straight punches there by Spears. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Spears.
Voiwar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Voiwar dodges the punch combination from Spears.
Spears lands a leg kick that knocks Voiwar off balance momentarily.
Spears staying out of range there.
Spears throws a jab when Voiwar was well out of range.
Voiwar misses with a looping left.
It seemed like Spears was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Donk. Voiwar catches Spears right on the button with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spears keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Spears connects with a single shot there.
Spears on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
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!
Voiwar shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Voiwar throws out a leg kick but Spears moves out of range and Voiwar only half commits.
Spears misses with a low kick as Voiwar jumps back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Voiwar.
Spears throws an overhand right that lands on Voiwar's shoulder, as Voiwar tries to avoid the shot.
Voiwar throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Spears is looking to clinch but Voiwar is avoiding it.
Spears throws the left hand but Voiwar avoids the punch easily.
Spears misses with a wild body shot.
Voiwar throws a big counter combination but Spears scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Spears takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Voiwar attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Spears with a jab.
Voiwar looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Voiwar fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Spears looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Spears tries to clinch but Voiwar is having none of it.
Voiwar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Voiwar tries a head kick but it misses.
A little jabbing left from Spears on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Spears has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Voiwar.
Spears looks to land a right hand but Voiwar moved out of range.
Voiwar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Voiwar blocks a leg kick.
Voiwar tried to counter with a leg kick but Spears avoided it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spears throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Voiwar to counter with a crisp jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Voiwar.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spears avoids the body shot from Voiwar.
Voiwar smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Spears checks a leg kick.
Voiwar throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Spears's head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Spears.
Spears blocks a leg kick.
Spears moves out of range as Voiwar throws a body kick.
Spears throws out a leg kick but Voiwar moves out of range and Spears only half commits.
Voiwar throws the kick towards the body but Spears avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Spears misses the target.
Spears connects with a body shot that sends Voiwar's belly button to the back.
Voiwar swings for the body but Spears moves out of range.
Voiwar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spears misses with a jab, cross combination.
Spears misses with a looping right.
Voiwar is looking to counter with head kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voiwar takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Spears finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Voiwar throws a quick counter kick to the body but Spears avoids it.
Spears works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Voiwar looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Spears waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Voiwar.
Voiwar takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Spears keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from Spears.
Voiwar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spears moves away.
A little jabbing left from Spears on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Spears misses with a hook. Voiwar ducked under it nicely.
Spears throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Voiwar half committed to a counter leg kick.
Voiwar tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Spears is able to avoid easily.
Voiwar moves out of range of the body kick.
Voiwar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Spears.
Spears clinches up against the cage.
Voiwar dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Spears fails to pull guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Spears tries to pull guard but Voiwar won't allow it.
Spears pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spears looks to land a right hand but Voiwar moved out of range.
Spears keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spears stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Spears checks a leg kick.
Spears waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Voiwar.
Voiwar throws a head kick that Spears semi-blocks.
Voiwar throws a hook but Spears blocks it.
Spears throws a hook to the side of Voiwar's head but Voiwar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Voiwar throws a quick counter kick to the body but Spears avoids it.
A combination from Spears does no damage.
Voiwar blocks a jab.
Voiwar jabs at Spears's body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Aaron Spears will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
An inside leg kick lands from Voiwar.
Spears looks to land a right hand but Voiwar moved out of range.
Voiwar connects with a good right hand that stumbles Spears. Spears circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Spears connects with a solid leg kick.
Spears jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Voiwar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Spears.
Voiwar pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Spears throws a leg kick which misses Voiwar's front leg but catches the back leg as Voiwar tries to avoid it.
Voiwar moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Voiwar misses with a double jab.
Voiwar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Voiwar tries to score with a low kick but Spears moves his leg out of the way.
Voiwar pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A telegraphed right hand from Spears misses the target.
Voiwar takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Voiwar lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Voiwar takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spears keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Voiwar works the jab nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Spears. That snapped Voiwar's head back.
Voiwar slips a jab and a cross from Spears.
Aaron Spears seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Spears throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Voiwar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Spears.
A big left from Spears misses.
Voiwar misses with a straight right.
Voiwar misses with an uppercut.
A little jabbing left from Spears on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Spears misses with a looping right.
Voiwar gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Spears misses with an uppercut
and Voiwar counters with a good low kick that Spears was not able to check.
Spears missing with a left hand there. Voiwar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Voiwar looks for the body kick but Spears saw that one coming.
Spears looks to land a right hand but Voiwar moved out of range.
Spears throws a lazy uppercut
and Voiwar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Branibar Voiwar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spears takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Spears lunges at Voiwar with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Voiwar's hand.
Voiwar misses with a low kick.
Spears scores with a hook.
Spears throws a body punch but Voiwar moves out of range.
Voiwar seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Spears loads up on a big right hand but Voiwar slips the punch.
Spears's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Spears throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Voiwar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Voiwar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Voiwar missing with a left hand there. Spears was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Spears throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Voiwar counters with a nice body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Spears misses the target.
Spears looks to throw the jab but Voiwar is out of range.
Spears throws out a loose jab but Voiwar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spears blocks the body kick.
Spears throws a big shot that misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Voiwar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spears throws the left hand but Voiwar avoids the punch easily.
Voiwar throws a big shot that misses.
Voiwar connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Spears momentarily.
Voiwar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Spears.
Spears swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Voiwar's jab looks to have found its range, popping Spears under the eye.
Voiwar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spears.
Spears avoids a kick to the body.
Voiwar moves out of range of the strikes.
Spears lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Voiwar connects with a single shot there.
Voiwar lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Spears backs up against the cage.
Spears throws a right and a left that Voiwar avoids nicely.
Voiwar looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
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!
Spears listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Voiwar walks into a stiff left hand from Spears.
Voiwar scores with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spears tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Voiwar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Spears lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Aaron Spears is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sloppy strikes from Spears. Those never looked like landing.
Spears misses with a hook. Voiwar ducked under it nicely.
Spears misses with a right hand
and Voiwar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Spears looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A shot to the body from Spears misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Voiwar misses with the combination.
It seemed like Spears was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Voiwar scores with a push kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spears lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Spears scores with a hook.
Spears lands a glancing blow to the side of Voiwar's head.
Voiwar takes one on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Aaron Spears.
Well Spears has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Aaron Spears!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Masa Satake (ranked 2124 p4p, 3099 weight class) and Lee Stephens (ranked 312 p4p, 424 weight class). Masa Satake has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Great elbows
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Excellent boxer
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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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Masa Satake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lee Stephens!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Columbo Gatti and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice combination there by Stephens.
Both fighters circling a little - Satake finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Stephens or perhaps it was just good defense by Satake, which made it look bad.
Satake swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Satake rushes Stephens and presses him up against the cage.
Stephens looking to slow down the pace here.
I was talking to Satake's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Stephens is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Satake is keeping busy.
Stephens takes an elbow to the temple.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Satake just misses with a elbow thrown towards Stephens's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Satake lands a body punch.
Stephens pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Stephens misses with the head strike.
Satake gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Stephens misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Satake.
Satake gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stephens successfully pulls guard.
Satake looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Satake advances position into side control!
Satake decides to stand up, so the ref orders Stephens to his feet.
Stephens misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Stephens throws a front kick that sends Satake stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stephens shoots in but Satake avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Masa Satake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lee Stephens.
Satake pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stephens blocks a head kick by Satake.
Satake lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Stephens shoots in but Satake avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Stephens misses with a double jab.
Stephens misses with a wild combination.
Stephens misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satake throws a leg kick which misses Stephens's front leg but catches the back leg as Stephens tries to avoid it.
Stephens ducks right into an uppercut from Satake.
Satake tries to work over Stephens's front leg with a kick but Stephens checks it.
Stephens swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stephens fails with the takedown.
Satake throws a lazy right hand but Stephens sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slow jab from Satake misses its intended target.
Stephens closes the distance and pushes Satake back into the cage.
A right hand to the body from Satake.
Satake softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stephens blocks a body shot from Satake.
Satake is pushing Stephens up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Satake pushes Stephens back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Satake lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Satake lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Satake creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stephens's defenses.
Stephens avoids a wild elbow strike from Satake.
Stephens swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Stephens avoids a wild elbow strike from Satake.
Stephens tries to circle away but Satake has him pinned against the cage.
Satake's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Stephens swings wildly with an uppercut but Satake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Satake throws an elbow but it misses.
Satake lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Stephens stalling in the clinch.
Satake digs a right hand underneath Stephens's ribcage. Stephens let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Masa Satake dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Satake throws a quick inside leg kick.
Satake clinches up against the cage.
Satake digs a right hand into Stephens's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Stephens's gas tank.
Stephens pulls guard successfully.
Satake content to stall in guard here.
Stephens is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Satake is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Satake is stalling in the full guard.
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.
Satake wants to pass the guard but Stephens is keeping the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Satake is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stephens can do to turn this around?
Satake stops Stephens from standing up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
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.
Stephens has managed to clinch.
Stephens prevents a body shot from Satake.
Stephens lands a left hand.
Satake lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Stephens.
Stephens is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Satake is keeping busy.
Stephens tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stephens pushes Satake back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Satake creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stephens's defenses.
Satake lands a body punch.
Nice elbow from Satake.
Satake makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stephens is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Satake to keep the fight standing.
Satake stops a takedown attempt from Stephens.
Stephens blocks an elbow strike.
Satake lands a body shot in the clinch.
Satake struggles to land a body shot inside as Stephens controls his hands.
Satake prevents the takedown attempt.
Masa Satake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lee Stephens.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Satake on the inside.
Stephens tries to pull guard but Satake holds him up against the cage and eventually Stephens drops back down to his feet.
Satake lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Stephens.
Stephens is breathing heavily.
Satake gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
We've been informed that Stephens has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
A short body shot lands from Satake as the two fighters clinch.
Stephens is trying to break the clinch but Satake has him pressed against the cage.
Satake cracks Stephens with a nice body shot.
A body shot lands from Satake.
The referee is keeping an eye on Satake - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Satake lands an elbow that stopped Stephens in his tracks for a moment.
Satake lands an elbow just above Stephens 's eye.
Satake lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Satake - that landed with a thud.
Satake lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Stephens takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Satake.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Satake lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Satake gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
 It looks like Lee Stephens has been cut.
Satake lands an elbow just above Stephens 's eye.
Satake controlling the action here for a moment.
Stephens looking to stall.
Satake lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Stephens.
Satake lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Satake cracks Stephens with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Satake - that landed with a thud.
A short left from Satake.
Satake blocking some punches.
Satake lands an elbow just above Stephens 's eye.
Satake lands an elbow just above Stephens 's eye.
Good body shot from Satake.
Nice elbow from Satake.
Satake lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Satake lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Masa Satake dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lee Stephens's cut.
That's time! Satake's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Satake instigates a clinch.
Stephens missing with knees to the body.
Satake content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Satake misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Satake misses with a hook to the ribs.
Satake lands a nice shot to the body.
Stephens dodges an elbow strike from Satake.
Satake lands an elbow just above Stephens 's eye.
Stephens throws an elbow that misses.
Satake tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stephens's elbow.
Satake blocking some punches.
Stephens looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Satake stalling against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stephens trying to control the position but instead, Satake has worked for underhooks and has pushed Stephens into the cage.
Stephens takes an elbow to the forehead.
Satake lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Come on Satake - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Masa Satake has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Stephens's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Stephens breaks from the clinch.
A nice leg kick from Satake, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stephens takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Satake misses with a body shot.
Satake sets himself, and Stephens steps forward looking for the clinch! Satake avoids it this time.
Stephens misses with a takedown attempt - Satake sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Satake checks the leg kick nicely there.
It looked like Satake wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Stephens staying out of range there.
Horrible takedown attempt by Stephens or perhaps it was just good defense by Satake, which made it look bad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stephens misses with a takedown
and Satake counters with an inside leg kick.
Masa Satake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lee Stephens.
Stephens takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A chopping leg kick lands by Satake.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Stephens.
Satake avoids a punch combination nicely.
Satake throws a quick counter head kick but Stephens was just out of range.
That kick from Satake tenderised Stephens's leg. Stephens is trying to keep his angry face on.
Stephens misses with a series of wild punches.
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!
Satake misses with a head kick.
Satake throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stephens takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Satake scores with a jab to the head.
Stephens takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Stephens shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Satake as he jumps to the side.
Satake wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Satake bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Masa Satake is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
 Stephens is rocked!
A left and a right from Satake both land. Nice combination.
Stephens is still on wobbly legs! Can Satake finish him?
A low kick lands for Satake.
Stephens tried to score with a low kick but Satake checks it.
Satake turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Stephens takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Masa Satake is winning the standup battle so far.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stephens wants to break free but Satake has control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Satake cracks Stephens with a nice body shot.
Stephens seems to have recovered his senses.
Stephens is trying to pull guard but Satake turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Stephens fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Stephens tries to score a body lock takedown but Satake shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Stephens throws a head punch that misses.
Stephens wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Satake lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lee Stephens has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stephens blocks the elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Masa Satake showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Satake, 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Masa Satake!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Robert Frost (ranked 1867 p4p, 3833 weight class) and Luiz Mendoza (ranked 111 p4p, 225 weight class). Frost's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, SETH ECT - B.L.A.S.T. 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 bantamweight 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, Robert Frost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Luiz Mendoza!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Chad Campbell and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frost throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Mendoza to counter with a crisp jab.
Frost moves in looking to clinch but Mendoza pushes him off.
We've been told by Frost's head coaches at New York Public Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Frost throws a body shot but no joy.
Frost gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mendoza as Frost tries to tie him up.
Mendoza has had enough of the clinch but Frost keeps him there for the moment.
Frost with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mendoza wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Frost has him pressed against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Frost.
Frost looking to stall.
Frost leaning against his opponent.
Mendoza breaks from the clinch.
Frost gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mendoza.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frost has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mendoza wants to break free but Frost has control.
Frost tries to throw a body punch but Mendoza avoids it by throwing Frost back against the cage.
Mendoza tries to break free but Frost pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from Frost on the inside.
Frost taking a breather.
Frost looking to throw knees to the head but Mendoza is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost has Mendoza pressed against the cage, preventing Mendoza from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Frost lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mendoza backwards.
Frost has Mendoza pressed against the cage, preventing Mendoza from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Frost tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mendoza wants to get back to striking at distance but Frost won't allow it.
Frost lands a shot to the body.
Frost lands an elbow just above Mendoza 's eye.
Frost lands a hook that snaps the head of Mendoza backwards.
Frost gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Frost controlling the action here for a moment.
Frost misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mendoza wants to take the fight to the mat but Frost manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Mendoza is trying to break the clinch but Frost has him pressed against the cage.
Mendoza wants to get back to striking at distance but Frost won't allow it.
Frost looking to throw knees to the head but Mendoza is blocking nicely.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Frost obliges.
Frost keeps control of Mendoza as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Frost landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Frost lands a good knee to the midsection. Mendoza won't want to take too many of those.
Mendoza looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Frost scores with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost lands a good knee to the midsection. Mendoza won't want to take too many of those.
A hook to the body from Frost.
Knees to the body from Frost.
Frost scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mendoza takes an elbow to the temple.
Mendoza is trying to break free.
Frost comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mendoza can't get the takedown.
Frost with a knee to the head.
Frost lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mendoza is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mendoza tries to pull guard but Frost holds him up against the cage and eventually Mendoza drops back down to his feet.
Robert Frost has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luiz Mendoza.
Frost unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mendoza lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mendoza is trying to break the clinch but Frost is controlling him.
Frost comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mendoza wants to break free but Frost has control.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mendoza takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mendoza tries to break free but Frost pushes him back against the cage.
Frost scores a nice knee to the body.
Frost scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost lands a good knee to the midsection. Mendoza won't want to take too many of those.
Frost lands a good knee to the midsection. Mendoza won't want to take too many of those.
Frost lands a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Frost.
Frost is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mendoza is keeping busy.
Mendoza's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Frost lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Frost leaning against his opponent.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Frost lands a nice shot to the body.
Frost lands a good knee to the midsection. Mendoza won't want to take too many of those.
Frost tries to stall but Mendoza uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Frost stalling in the clinch but Mendoza improves position.
Frost keeps control of Mendoza as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Frost misses with a hook to the ribs.
Frost slowing the pace effectively.
Frost lands an elbow inside.
Mendoza is trying to break the clinch but Frost has him pressed against the cage.
A hook to the body from Frost.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Frost obliges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frost tries to throw a body punch but Mendoza avoids it by throwing Frost back against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Frost - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Frost is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Robert Frost.
Mendoza misses with a straight right.
Mendoza lands with a cross.
Frost looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Robert Frost is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mendoza avoids the head kick by Frost.
Mendoza digs a good hook to Frost's body.
Frost tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mendoza swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A telegraphed right hand from Mendoza misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mendoza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mendoza throws a body shot but no joy.
Mendoza gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Frost counters with a thumping low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Frost dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Frost uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mendoza.
Frost tries to clinch but Mendoza is having none of it.
Mendoza lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mendoza throws a looping overhand right but Frost ducks down to avoid it.
Mendoza's corner calls for a 1-2. Mendoza obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Frost tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mendoza paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Frost takes one to the side of the head.
Mendoza missing with a left hand there. Frost was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Frost appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mendoza throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Frost was covering up waiting for the punch and Mendoza finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Mendoza is standing up over Frost. Frost looks to escape but Mendoza dives into side control.
Mendoza wants to control but Frost is keeping him busy.
Frost knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mendoza on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost is trying to get back to half guard.
Mendoza is trying to get an arm triangle but Frost is defending well.
Mendoza is trying to get an arm triangle but Frost is defending well.
Frost is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mendoza tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza happy to just control the position for now.
Frost is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mendoza is trying to get an arm triangle but Frost is defending well.
Frost is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza is trying to get an arm triangle but Frost is defending well.
Mendoza wants to control for a moment but Frost uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Frost wants to control but Mendoza passes into side.
Frost is looking to regain half guard here but Mendoza keeps moving and retains side control.
Mendoza trying to control the position but Frost is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mendoza tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Frost is looking to reverse the position.
Mendoza is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Frost is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mendoza is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Frost is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Luiz Mendoza showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Jab from Mendoza.
Good shot there by Mendoza.
Frost tries to clinch there but Mendoza circles away.
Frost misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mendoza scores with a crisp jab that stopped Frost in his tracks.
A lazy left from Mendoza finds it's target.
Frost takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Frost tries to clinch there but Mendoza circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendoza scores with a jab to the body.
Frost is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mendoza jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza throws a lazy right hand but Frost sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Frost was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mendoza.
Frost darts in and clinches Mendoza up against the cage.
Mendoza wants to break free but Frost has control.
Mendoza jumps guard but Frost turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Mendoza looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Frost.
Mendoza blocks a body shot from Frost.
Frost unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mendoza lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mendoza takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Frost scores a nice knee to the body.
Frost looking to stall.
Frost is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mendoza can do to turn this around?
Frost throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mendozas head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Frost.
Frost tries to stall but Mendoza uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Frost connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mendoza's face.
Frost lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mendoza is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Frost can't find room to land a body shot as Mendoza controls the action.
A bit of stalling here from Frost.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Frost lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mendoza backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost looking to stall.
Frost lands a nice knee to the body.
Frost taking a breather.
Mendoza breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mendoza throws a jab when Frost was well out of range.
Frost was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mendoza tests Frost's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Frost closes the distance and clinches.
Mendoza wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Frost lands with a light punch inside.
Mendoza wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mendoza manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Frost trying to control but Mendoza is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost is really struggling to control Mendoza but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Frost controls from within his opponent's guard.
Frost would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Mendoza escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Frost gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mendoza is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mendoza keeping moving, preventing Frost from controlling successfully.
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.
Frost has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Frost is posturing up here but Mendoza has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Frost tries to roll out but it's too tight and Frost has to tap! Slick submission there by Mendoza!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Luiz Mendoza!
Luiz Mendoza 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.
The defeated Robert Frost had this to say: 'Next time...'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Myles Ruth (ranked 2366 p4p, 4211 weight class) and Hunter Acosta (ranked 303 p4p, 490 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Myles Ruth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hunter Acosta!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Dean Styles and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruth avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Acosta scores with a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Ruth.
Acosta falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ruth counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Acosta thinking.
Ruth lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Acosta takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Acosta takes a swing at Ruth's ribcage but misses.
Acosta looks to land a left hand but Ruth moved out of range nicely.
Ruth throws a jab but it's blocked by Acosta.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Acosta falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ruth counters with a takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Acosta is looking to reverse the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ruth lands some shots froms side control.
Acosta tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Acosta gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ruth landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ruth is thwarting Acosta's attempts to control the position.
Ruth seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Acosta does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Acosta is looking for a sweep. Ruth is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Acosta looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruth wants to take a breather but Acosta is having none of it.
Ruth working Acosta over with strikes.
Acosta taking some punishment here, with Ruth in his half guard.
Ruth controlling the pace.
Acosta keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Acosta tries to get to full guard but Ruth has control of the leg.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ruth passes to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruth trying to control the action but Acosta is working from the bottom.
Ruth working away.
Ruth cracks Acosta with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Ruth advances to full mount.
Acosta is looking to improve his position but Ruth isn't that keen on the idea.
Ruth controlling the position easily from mount.
Acosta is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruth landing strikes, looking to finish!
Acosta is wriggling around trying to escape.
Acosta gets back to half guard.
Ruth looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ruth slows the pace down in half guard.
Acosta gets back to full guard.
Ruth passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Ruth trying to control the position but Acosta is working away.
Ruth is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Acosta is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Myles Ruth dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Acosta misses with a lunging right hand
and Ruth counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice defenses there by Ruth.
No joy there for Acosta, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Acosta swinging wildly here.
Hunter Acosta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruth. Acosta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ruth throws a series of punches but Acosta avoids them all with ease.
Acosta looks to throw the jab but Ruth is out of range.
Acosta misses with a combination
and Ruth counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Acosta misses the jab.
Ruth moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Acosta feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ruths jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ruth moves forwards but Acosta connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruth bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Acosta slips a straight right by Ruth.
Myles Ruth is winning the standup battle so far.
Ruth slips under a jab.
Acosta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruth manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as Ruth lands an impressive looking overhand right. Acosta doesn't seem phased though.
A nice combination there by Ruth.
Ruth closes the distance and pushes Acosta back into the cage.
Ruth stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ruth throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ruth is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ruth creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Acosta misses with a short punch on the inside.
Acosta tries to circle away but Ruth has him pinned against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Ruth.
Ruth is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Acosta can do to turn this around?
Acosta is breathing heavily.
Ruth scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruth lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Acosta backwards.
Ruth lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Acosta is rocked!
Ruth dips a shoulder and cracks Acosta with a mighty uppercut! Acosta falls back against the cage and Ruth unloads with a barrage of strikes! Acosta is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Ruth screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Myles Ruth!
After winning the bout, Myles Ruth 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Kobe Bryant (ranked 2737 p4p, 3872 weight class) and Yuxiang Wu (ranked 379 p4p, 496 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Kobe Bryant has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Kobe Bryant seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kobe Bryant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Yuxiang Wu!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jonathan Paton and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bryant scores with a punch to the head.
Bryant throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bryant ducks under a wild hook from Wu.
Good standup being displayed there by Bryant as he connects with a hook.
Wu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wu takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wu tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bryant sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wu somewhat.
Kobe Bryant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wu connects with a jab.
Bryant lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant tries to score a power double leg takedown but Wu sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bryant somewhat.
A combination from Bryant does no damage.
Wu tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bryant throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wu counters with a straight right hand.
Bryant throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bryant throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bryant looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wu drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bryant defends it well.
Bryant gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Wu won't allow Bryant to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Wu presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wu tries to pull guard but Bryant holds him up against the cage and eventually Wu drops back down to his feet.
Kobe Bryant has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yuxiang Wu.
Bryant breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wu walks into a straight right hand from Bryant.
Bryant scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nice body punch from Bryant.
Wu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bryant.
Wu dives in for a single leg takedown but Bryant sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
It looked like Bryant wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wu shoots for a takedown but Bryant saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bryant is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bryant. Wu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bryant drops Wu with a beautiful combination! Wu stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Bryant is looking for the KO!
Wu is rocked!
Bryant rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wu is still on wobbly legs! Can Bryant finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wu fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wu seems to have recovered his senses.
Bryant throws a right and a left that both miss.
It seemed like Wu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bryant fails to land with a series of punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wu! But no joy.
Wu shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bryant as he jumps to the side.
As Wu looks to move away, Bryant throws a big counter combo but Wu just gets out of the way.
Bryant looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bryant swinging wildly here.
Wu shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bryant as he avoids it easily.
Bryant scores with a nice right hand.
The fighters circling - Wu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryant looks to land a combination but Wu avoids it well.
Bryant displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bryant lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A left and a right from Bryant both land. Nice combination.
Wu thuds a left hand into Bryant's body.
Bryant fails to land with a series of punches.
Wu with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Bryant to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Wu misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wu slips a jab from Bryant.
Wu throws out a counter right but Bryant avoids it with no problem.
Bryant throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wu.
Wu is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Wu shoots and misses
and Bryant counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kobe Bryant dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wu drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bryant being controlled here, momentarily.
Wu won't allow Bryant to get back to his feet.
Wu must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bryant manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wu manages to get himself to full guard.
Wu looking to control.
Wu has a closed guard, preventing Bryant from standing up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bryant is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bryant is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wu can do to turn this around?
Bryant stands up from Wu's guard - Bryant perhaps looking for a knockout.
Bryant misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Bryant misses.
Wu defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bryant.
Wu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bryant throws a low kick but Wu avoids it.
Wu jabs Bryant right on the nose. Bryant blinks but takes it well.
Bryant gets a takedown into half guard.
Wu is looking to improve his position.
Wu looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wu trying to control here.
Bryant trying to mount his opponent but Wu defends it.
Wu is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bryant pulls his head out easily.
Bryant seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Wu wants to improve his position but Bryant is controlling well.
Wu wants to control but Bryant is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Wu looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wu tries to roll over but Bryant keeps him under control.
Wu actively working from the bottom here.
Wu is pressing down on Bryant's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bryant seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Kobe Bryant overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Wu working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Bryant has passed into half guard!
Wu wants to improve his position but Bryant is controlling well.
Bryant stands up from half guard.
A solid body kick from Bryant.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bryant!
Bryant throws a one two combo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kobe Bryant dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bryant defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wu.
Bryant lands with a shot to the body.
Bryant misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wu.
Wu is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wu closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Wu is trying to control the action in half guard but Bryant is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Wu is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Wu is pressing down on Bryant's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bryant is holding on for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wu prevents Bryant from standing back up.
Wu is taking a breather. Bryant says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Bryant makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Kobe Bryant is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant misses with the combination.
Bryant throws a body kick that misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bryant.
Bryant throws a right hand that Wu ducks under and follows up with a left that Wu also avoids with ease.
Bryant loads up on a big right hand but Wu slips the punch.
Bryant stuns Wu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kobe Bryant is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bryant lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bryant scores with a jab to the head.
Bryant throws a lazy head kick
and Wu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yuxiang Wu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant feints and then cracks Wu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wu down.
A combination from Bryant does no damage.
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!
Bryant cracks Wu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bryant throws a right and a left that Wu avoids nicely.
Bryant pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wu tests Bryant's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bryant throws a right and a left that Wu avoids nicely.
Wu shoots for a takedown but Bryant saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Wu fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kobe Bryant has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yuxiang Wu.
Wu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bryant fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A swing and a miss from Wu.
Wu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bryant stuffs the takedown attempt from Wu. Wu gets slowly back to his feet.
Wu 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.
Bryant swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wu.
Wu misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryant scores with a spinning back kick!
Bryant ducks under a wild hook from Wu.
Wu shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bryant sprawls well. Bryant wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wu gets slowly back to his feet.
Kobe Bryant is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bryant lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wu lands a glancing blow to the side of Bryant's head.
Bryant lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kobe Bryant showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bryant 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kobe Bryant!
Kobe Bryant bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Mercer (ranked 2009 p4p, 2043 weight class) and Smack Dre (ranked 217 p4p, 124 weight class). Mercer comes to the cage accompanied by Why Can't We Be Friends by WAR. Bobby Mercer could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Smack Dre's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bobby Mercer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Smack Dre!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Eddie Farnsworth and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dre lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mercer lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dre moves in looking to clinch but Mercer pushes him off.
Mercer has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Beasties in the buildup to the fight.
Dre lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mercer throws out a leg kick but Dre moves out of range and Mercer only half commits.
Dre tries to score with a low kick but Mercer moves his leg out of the way.
Mercer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dre.
Dre connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dre scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Mercer is trying to buck Dre off.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Dre working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Dre looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Mercer is avoiding damage well.
Mercer wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Dre working the ground and pound but Mercer is defending the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dre has knee on belly and moves into mount.
The referee warns Mercer that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercer is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Dre controlling the pace for now.
Mercer is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Dre punishing his opponent with strikes.
Dre thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Mercer wants to try and get back to his feet.
Dre punching from mount but Mercer doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Dre looking to finish Mercer with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mercer!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercer is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Dre wants to control the pace but Mercer is squirming around nicely.
Mercer is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Dre lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
A nice elbow there by Dre.
Mercer wants to get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dre lands with some strikes.
Mercer wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dre working for a guillotine from mount but Mercer is in no mood to give up.
Dre lands a heavy elbow.
Mercer is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Dre jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Mercer is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Mercer and Dre has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Mercer tries to escape but Dre is in control.
Dre scoring with punches and elbows.
Mercer takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Mercer wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercer takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Dre looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Mercer on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Mercer explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Bobby Mercer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick by Mercer misses
and Dre counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mercer throws a sloppy head kick and Dre moves out of range easily.
A jab from Dre misses.
Mercer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dre ducks under a wild hook from Mercer.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Smack Dre dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dre checks the leg kick.
Mercer lands with a cross.
Mercer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mercer defending well as Dre loads up on a big left hand.
Mercer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dre takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bobby Mercer is winning the standup battle so far.
Mercer throws the left hand but Dre avoids the punch easily.
Mercer throws an off balance right hand
and Dre makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dre with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice straight punches there by Dre. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dre.
Dre 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 crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dre trying to control but Mercer is working from the bottom.
Dre has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dre accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dre stops Mercer from standing up.
Mercer is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Dre presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dre tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mercer just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mercer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dre has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Mercer after a bit of a struggle.
Come on Mercer - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Dre tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mercer just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bobby Mercer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Smack Dre.
Mercer is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dre is keeping busy.
Dre gets control of Mercer's arms and successfully pulls guard. Dre will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Dre has a closed guard, preventing Mercer from standing up.
Mercer controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mercer gets to his feet - Dre follows without any prompting.
Bobby Mercer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mercer throws a right hand that Dre ducks under and follows up with a left that Dre also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercer blocks a leg kick.
Mercer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dre misses with a jab to the body
enabling Mercer to counter with a crisp jab.
Mercer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mercer throws out a loose jab but Dre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dre tries to land a leg kick but Mercer saw it coming and moves away.
Mercer uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dre has time to react.
Mercer throws a big shot that misses.
Mercer uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dre has time to react.
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!
A jab lands there for Mercer.
Dre is rocked!
Mercer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dre is still on wobbly legs! Can Mercer finish him?
Dre steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mercer.
Dre throws the left hand but Mercer avoids the punch easily.
Mercer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dre seems to have recovered his senses.
Dre moves out of range of the strikes.
Dre feints and as Mercer raises his hands in defense, Dre changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mercer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dre.
Dre prevents Mercer from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercer trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Dre keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mercer's head.
Mercer wants to get back to his feet but Dre is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Dre slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Dre wants to control from the top but Mercer keeps moving.
Dre stands and throws Mercer's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dre working the head with strikes.
Dre wants to control but Mercer is keeping him busy.
Mercer is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Dre asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Dre in side control, throwing shots but Mercer defends.
Dre wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mercer keeps working.
Dre misses with the ground and pound.
Mercer tries to escape but Dre is in control.
Dre throwing shots but missing, from side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Mercer dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Dre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dre lands a lovely overhand right.
Dre connects with a leg kick.
Mercer swinging wildly here.
Dre looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mercer throws a leg kick but Dre moved away.
Dre fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dre connects with a leg kick.
Dre connects with a single shot there.
Dre feints and then cracks Mercer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mercer down.
Mercer on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dre jabs Mercer right on the nose. Mercer blinks but takes it well.
Mercer throws a sloppy head kick and Dre moves out of range easily.
Dre lands a nice shot that snaps Mercer's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mercer swings for the body but Dre moves out of range.
Dre avoids the body shot from Mercer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercer misses with a looping left.
Dre tests Mercer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dre scores with a hook to the body. Mercer takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dre fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mercer on the side of the head.
Dre avoids the head kick by Mercer.
Mercer looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dre lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dre avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dre swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mercer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good work by Mercer as he checks the leg kick.
Mercer takes a swing at Dre's ribcage but misses.
Mercer throws a jab when Dre was well out of range.
Dre defending well as Mercer loads up on a big left hand.
A little jabbing left from Dre on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercer misses with a looping left.
Dre chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dre shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mercer defends it nicely.
Mercer thows a left - swing and a miss!
An inside leg kick lands from Dre.
Dre misses with a straight right.
Dre moves forwards but Mercer connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mercer misses with a leg kick.
Dre moves out of range as Mercer strikes.
Mercer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dre, as that shot connected.
Dre has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Dre displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mercer throws out the jab.
Mercer throws a hook to the side of Dre's head but Dre sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big right from Mercer misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dre lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mercer at a distance.
Good shot there by Dre.
A head kick misses from Mercer.
Dre is looking to slow Mercer down with leg kicks.
Mercer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That kick from Dre tenderised Mercer's leg. Mercer is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mercer misses with a kick to the body.
Mercer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dre counters with a straight right hand.
Mercer is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mercer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mercer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mercer looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mercer looks to throw the jab but Dre is out of range.
Dre feints a counter leg kick.
Dre lands a really nice looking cross but Mercer seems unphased.
Mercer swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dre connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mercer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dre.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dre with a nice cross.
Dre jabs Mercer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A head kick from Mercer lands but Dre takes it in his stride.
Dre scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dre lands a slapping body shot.
Mercer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dre.
It seemed like Dre was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dre.
Mercer missing with a left hand there. Dre was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mercer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dre sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mercer moves forwards but Dre connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dre looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mercer is fending him off so far but Dre persists. Nope, Mercer circles away and we're back to standing.
Mercer throws a combination that misses
and Dre counters with a low kick, right behind Mercer 's knee.
Mercer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mercer misses with a right hand
and Dre counters with a stiff right hand.
Dre scores with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Smack Dre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dre 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Smack Dre!
Bobby Mercer spoke after the fight, saying 'I can't be out here losing fights like this. I didn't sign with this organization to get my ass kicked. I gotta step it up. Disappointing.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Slinger (ranked 1302 p4p, 1864 weight class) and Akira Tatakai (ranked 79 p4p, 110 weight class). Slinger comes to the cage accompanied by Hail Mary. Patrick Slinger could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Akira Tatakai's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Patrick Slinger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Akira Tatakai!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Bruno Lombardi and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tatakai checks a leg kick.
Slinger misses with a takedown
and Tatakai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tatakai blocks a leg kick.
Despite the aggression on Tatakai's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Slinger fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tatakai swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tatakai throws the left hand but Slinger avoids the punch easily.
Tatakai avoids the head kick by Slinger.
Slinger doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tatakai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Slinger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tatakai scores with a nice head shot.
Slinger looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Tatakai!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tatakai tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Slinger easily slips into full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatakai is in all sorts of trouble here.
Slinger jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Tatakai manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Slinger trying to control the position but Tatakai is working away.
Tatakai can't do much from the bottom here.
Slinger working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Slinger trying to control the action but Tatakai is working from the bottom.
A lull in the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slinger is working Tatakai over with some ground and pound from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slinger scoring with punches from side control.
Tatakai is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Slinger working the head with strikes.
Slinger is trying to get an arm triangle but Tatakai is defending well.
Tatakai felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Slinger tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Slinger tries for a kimura but Tatakai is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slinger trying to control the action but Tatakai is working from the bottom.
Slinger is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Tatakai is trying to escape and Slinger transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Tatakai is forced to tap! Nice work there by Slinger! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Patrick Slinger!
Post fight, Patrick Slinger stared into the camera and said 'Hard work pays off. Thanks to all of my coaches. Thanks to all the dedicated MMA fans who support me.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Owen Alvarez (ranked 1188 p4p, 2668 weight class) and Conan Kennedy (ranked 161 p4p, 334 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Owen Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conan Kennedy!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, John Kavanagh and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kennedy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big right from Alvarez misses.
Kennedy tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Alvarez counters with a shoot takedown. Kennedy fights it but they end up in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alvarez lands a couple of digs.
Alvarez throws a big right hand that misses.
Kennedy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Alvarez 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.
Alvarez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Alvarez stands up over Kennedy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kennedy trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kennedy has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Alvarez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kennedy's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kennedy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Alvarez is in close to Kennedy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Alvarez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Alvarez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Alvarez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Alvarez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Alvarez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kennedy has control of Alvarez's left arm, preventing Alvarez from doing any damage.
Alvarez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Alvarez throws a big right hand that misses.
Alvarez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kennedy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Alvarez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kennedy holds on and takes a little breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Alvarez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kennedy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Alvarez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Alvarez stands up over Kennedy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Alvarez postures up in Kennedy's guard and throws a big left but Kennedy blocks it.
Alvarez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kennedy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Alvarez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kennedy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Alvarez is one step ahead there.
Kennedy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Alvarez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy is trying to keep Alvarez in close.
Alvarez trying to control but Kennedy is working from the bottom.
Kennedy is trying to keep Alvarez in close.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Alvarez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alvarez slips under a jab from Kennedy.
Kennedy looks to land a body kick but Alvarez moved away.
Kennedy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice leg kick from Kennedy, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Owen Alvarez dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kennedy throws the kick towards the body but Alvarez avoids it.
Alvarez misses with a straight left.
Conan Kennedy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kennedy misses with a few strikes there.
Alvarez appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kennedy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alvarez appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kennedy throws a looping overhand right but Alvarez ducks down to avoid it.
Kennedy throws a sloppy head kick
and Alvarez moves into the clinch.
Alvarez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kennedy can do to turn this around?
Kennedy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kennedy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kennedy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kennedy is looking to break free of the clinch but Alvarez has double underhooks.
Alvarez pushes Kennedy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alvarez tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kennedy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez trying to control the position but instead, Kennedy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Alvarez into the cage.
Kennedy looking to stall.
Alvarez changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kennedy fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kennedy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Alvarez counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kennedy won't be happy with that.
Kennedy taking punishment in the form of punches.
Alvarez trying to control the position but Kennedy is working away.
Alvarez working the ground and pound.
Alvarez working the ground and pound from side control.
Kennedy is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Alvarez asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Kennedy looks to move to half guard but instead Alvarez has passed into mount! Damn!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy wants to control but Alvarez is having none of it.
Alvarez lands a couple of good shots and Kennedy has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alvarez scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Alvarez lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Alvarez softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Kennedy is rocked!
Alvarez is loading up with his shots from the back and Kennedy is in big trouble! Kennedy taps out to strikes and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Owen Alvarez!
A very excited looking Owen Alvarez rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Ottoman (ranked 1252 p4p, 1326 weight class) and Ousmane Cisse (ranked 170 p4p, 180 weight class). Ottoman comes to the cage accompanied by Terminator Theme. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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, Fred Ottoman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ousmane Cisse!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Alyssa Summers and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cisse will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ottoman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cisse.
Cisse misses with a hook.
Cisse takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Ousmane Cisse has been cut.
Cisse walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cisse ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ottoman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cisse looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cisse slips under a jab.
Cisse swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ottoman slips a straight right by Cisse.
Cisse looks to land a combination but Ottoman avoids it well.
Ottoman moves out of range as Cisse strikes.
Cisse throws a right hand that Ottoman ducks under and follows up with a left that Ottoman also avoids with ease.
It looked like Ottoman was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ottoman.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cisse throws out a loose jab but Ottoman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cisse throws a big shot that misses.
Ottoman gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A cross from Ottoman lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ottoman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ottoman takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ottoman moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cisse throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ottoman connects with a right hand. Cisse shakes it off.
Cisse slips under a jab.
Cisse moves out of range of the body kick from Ottoman.
Ottoman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cisse on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cisse looks to throw the jab but Ottoman is out of range.
Ottoman closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cisse avoids the body shot from Ottoman.
Cisse scores with the left hand. Ottoman knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ottoman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cisse throws out a counter right but Ottoman avoids it with no problem.
Ousmane Cisse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cisse cracks Ottoman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cisse misses with a looping right.
Cisse with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cisse misses with a series of wild punches.
Ottoman takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Cisse misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cisse swats away the attempt to clinch by Ottoman.
Nice defenses there by Cisse.
Ottoman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ottoman misses with a hook.
Cisse misses with the combination.
Cisse lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ottoman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ottoman walks into a left hand.
Cisse ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cisse looks to land a right hand but Ottoman moved out of range.
Ottoman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cisse.
Ottoman tests Cisse's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cisse misses with a looping left.
Cisse rushes Ottoman and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Ottoman is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Cisse piles on the pressure and Ottoman crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ousmane Cisse!
Ousmane Cisse 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.
Fred Ottoman spoke after the fight, saying 'The truth is out there.'.
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