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Highland 112 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Robert Vinter (ranked 5345 p4p, 24898 weight class) and Christian Blake (ranked 514 p4p, 596 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robert Vinter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Christian Blake!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Blake does no damage.
Blake decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Blake prevents Vinter from standing back up.
Vinter pushes Blake off and gets back to his feet.
Blake fails with the takedown.
Vinter throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Blake shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Blake showed some decent athleticism there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blake trying to mount his opponent but Vinter defends it.
Vinter pushes Blake off looking to stand but Blake dives back in and keeps control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinter kicks off Blake and gets to his feet.
Blake checks a leg kick nicely.
Blake is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Blake shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Vinter as he avoids it easily.
Blake drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Vinter explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Vinter throws a lazy body kick
and Blake counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blake won't allow Vinter to get back to his feet.
Vinter pushes Blake off and scrambles back to his feet.
A low kick from Vinter misses
and Blake counters with a shoot takedown. Vinter fights it but they end up in guard.
Vinter scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Vinter has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Vinter misses
and Blake decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Vinter's guard.
Vinter scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Blake looks winded!
Blake closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Vinter wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Blake jumps guard but Vinter turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Robert Vinter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christian Blake.
Blake gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Vinter wants to get back to his feet.
Vinter makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Blake tries for a takedown but Vinter circles away easily
and Blake takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Some wild striking there from Blake.
A punch combination from Vinter misses.
Blake drives through with a takedown into guard.
Vinter wriggles free and stands up.
Vinter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blake.
A low kick from Vinter misses
and Blake decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Vinter's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Vinter manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Blake tries to pull guard but Vinter forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Vinter wants to break free but Blake has control.
Blake escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake misses with a combination
and Vinter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vinter tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vinter lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Christian Blake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blake shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vinter pinned against the cage. Vinter gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Blake blocks a low kick nicely.
Nice shot lands for Vinter.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blake will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vinter throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Blake counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Blake.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Vinter dominated that round.
That's time! Vinter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Danga de danga de dang - Vinter scores with a four punch combination!
Blake 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 fighters are working up against the cage. Vinter manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Blake has hold of one of Vinter's legs. Vinter is fighting the takedown attempt but Blake gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blake stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Vinter scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vinter cracks Blake with a right hand to the side of the head.
Good work by Blake as he checks the leg kick.
Blake is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Vinter misses with a combination
and Blake counters with a takedown into side control.
Vinter throws Blake to one side and escapes!
Vinter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blake can do to turn this around?
Blake is breathing heavily.
Vinter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vinter misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake has Vinter up against the cage in a clinch.
Blake tries to pull guard but Vinter won't allow it.
Blake breaks the clinch.
Blake fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Vinter avoids it really well and circles away.
Vinter scores with a jab. Blake acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake closes the distance and clinches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Blake keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vinter's efforts to push away.
Blake is trying to pull guard but Vinter has him pressed against the cage.
Robert Vinter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christian Blake.
Blake prevents Vinter from breaking the clinch.
Vinter is trying to break the clinch but Blake is controlling him.
Blake works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Vinter has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Blake is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Vinter is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinter tries to circle away but Blake has him pinned against the cage.
Blake is struggling to control the position.
Vinter wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vinter can't break the clinch.
Vinter tries to circle away but Blake has him pinned against the cage.
Vinter tries to break the clinch but Blake is controlling the position.
Blake prevents Vinter from breaking the clinch.
Blake tightens his grip and picks Vinter up, before dumping him to the ground. Vinter manages to land in guard.
Vinter uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Blake walks into a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake takes the fight into the clinch.
Vinter tries to circle away but Blake has him pinned against the cage.
Blake stalls.
Vinter has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Blake is trying to pull guard but Vinter turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Blake pulls guard successfully.
Vinter stands up from Blake's guard - Vinter perhaps looking for a knockout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blake clinches with his opponent.
Vinter can't break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Vinter dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Blake will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Vinter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blake lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Vinter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blake fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vinter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blake fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Vinter swings away with a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Vinter, as that shot connected.
Vinter lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Vinter throws a leg kick
and Blake counters with a shoot takedown. Vinter fights it but they end up in guard.
Blake wants to pass the guard but Vinter is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinter wants to stand up but Blake is controlling him.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Vinter manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Blake takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Blake tries to pull guard but Vinter holds him up against the cage and eventually Blake drops back down to his feet.
Robert Vinter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christian Blake.
Vinter wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Blake breaks from the clinch.
Blake blocks a head kick by Vinter.
Blake is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Vinter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vinter lands a jab to Blake's midsection.
Vinter avoids the head kick by Blake.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vinter keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Blake takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Blake throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vinter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blake moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blake walks into a jab.
Blake throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vinter tried to counter with a leg kick but Blake avoided it.
Vinter throws a low kick, looking for Blake's leg but Blake calmly moves out of range.
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!
Vinter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Blake shoots and misses
letting Vinter counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinter connects with a body shot that sends Blake's belly button to the back.
Nice takedown defense from Vinter. No joy for Blake on that attempt.
Vinter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vinter darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A combination from Vinter does no damage.
Vinter jabs Blake to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Vinter with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Vinter lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Blake has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Blake there as he acknowledges the shot.
Blake walks into a stiff left hand from Vinter.
Blake throws a sloppy head kick and Vinter moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vinter pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Blake back to the cage. Vinter follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Blake shoots in but Vinter avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Blake just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromVinter.
Vinter misses with a low kick.
As Vinter backs off Blake throws a huge counter combo but Vinter manages to avoid it all.
Blake misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
As Blake looks to move away, Vinter throws a big counter combo but Blake just gets out of the way.
Vinter lands a jab-cross combination.
Vinter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blake with a poor takedown
and Vinter counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Vinter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vinter, 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Vinter!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Manny Luciano (ranked 3210 p4p, 4159 weight class) and Mathieu Arsenault (ranked 209 p4p, 259 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Manny Luciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mathieu Arsenault!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arsenault is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Luciano.
Arsenault gets tackled into the cage by Luciano. Luciano maintains the clinch.
Arsenault blocking some punches.
Luciano throws a head punch that misses.
Arsenault is trying to break the clinch but Luciano has him pressed against the cage.
Luciano tries to work over Arsenault's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Luciano fails to land.
Arsenault working hard to break the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Luciano.
Luciano struggles to land a body shot inside as Arsenault controls his hands.
Arsenault looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Luciano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Luciano tries to throw a body punch but Arsenault avoids it by throwing Luciano back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luciano stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Arsenault wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short left from Luciano.
Arsenault is looking to break free of the clinch but Luciano has double underhooks.
Arsenault is trying to force a seperation but Luciano has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luciano scores with a nice hook to the head.
Luciano keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Arsenault's efforts to push away.
Nice body punch from Luciano.
Arsenault wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Luciano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Luciano tries a body shot but Arsenault blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Luciano.
Luciano lands a left hand.
Luciano struggles to land a body shot inside as Arsenault controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Arsenault.
Luciano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Luciano has Arsenault pressed against the cage, preventing Arsenault from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Luciano misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Luciano fails to land.
A short left from Luciano.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Luciano.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Luciano fails to land.
Luciano scores with a hook to the body.
Luciano can't find room to land a body shot as Arsenault controls the action.
Arsenault blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Arsenault wants to get back to striking at distance but Luciano won't allow it.
Arsenault is trying to break the clinch but Luciano has him pressed against the cage.
Luciano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Arsenault wants to break free but Luciano has control.
Luciano has Arsenault pressed against the cage, preventing Arsenault from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Luciano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Luciano lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arsenault is trying to break the clinch but Luciano has him pressed against the cage.
Luciano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Arsenault blocking some punches.
Arsenault wants to get back to striking at distance but Luciano won't allow it.
Luciano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Luciano has Arsenault pressed against the cage, preventing Arsenault from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arsenault working hard to break the clinch.
Luciano tries a body shot but Arsenault blocks it.
Luciano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Arsenault blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Luciano - that landed with a thud.
Luciano misses with some punches.
Luciano keeps control of Arsenault as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Luciano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Luciano creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Luciano is working Arsenault over against the cage.
Luciano has a couple of punches blocked by Arsenault.
Luciano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Luciano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Arsenault is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Arsenault wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Arsenault blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arsenault blocks a body shot from Luciano.
Luciano tries a body shot but Arsenault blocks it.
Luciano pushes Arsenault back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Luciano tries to work over Arsenault's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Arsenault blocks a body shot from Luciano.
Luciano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Luciano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Luciano throws a punch but it's blocked by Arsenault.
A short uppercut from Luciano.
Arsenault is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Luciano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Arsenault is trying to break the clinch but Luciano is controlling him.
Luciano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Arsenault wants to break free but Luciano has control.
Arsenault blocks a body shot from Luciano.
Luciano definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Luciano struggles to land a body shot inside as Arsenault controls his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Luciano 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.
Arsenault swings away with a body shot that misses
and Luciano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Arsenault misses with a hook
and Arsenault takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Luciano looks to clinch
and Arsenault counters with a straight right hand.
Luciano throws a right hand that misses
letting Arsenault counter with a right hand.
Luciano throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Arsenault counters with a left to the body.
Luciano misses the shot to the body.
Luciano defending well as Arsenault loads up on a big left hand.
Luciano digs a good hook to Arsenault's body.
Arsenault misses with a left hand
and Luciano counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Luciano is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arsenault throws a right hand that misses
and Luciano counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Arsenault.
Luciano throws an overhand right that lands on Arsenault's shoulder, as Arsenault tries to avoid the shot.
Luciano forces Arsenault back against the cage and clinches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Luciano.
Luciano tries a body shot but Arsenault blocks it.
Arsenault tries to break free but Luciano pushes him back against the cage.
Arsenault blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Arsenault blocks an uppercut.
Luciano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Luciano is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Arsenault can do to turn this around?
Luciano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Arsenault looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Luciano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Luciano misses with a body punch.
Arsenault blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luciano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Luciano misses with a body punch.
Arsenault takes a shot to the head.
Luciano pushes Arsenault back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Arsenault takes a shot to the head.
Arsenault wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Luciano has him pressed against the cage.
Arsenault is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Luciano scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Good body shot from Luciano.
Arsenault blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Arsenault is trying to break the clinch but Luciano has him pressed against the cage.
Manny Luciano has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Luciano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Luciano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arsenault prevents a body shot from Luciano.
Luciano misses with a punch to the body.
Luciano lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luciano can't find room to land a body shot as Arsenault controls the action.
A right hand to the body from Luciano.
Luciano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Arsenault's elbow.
Luciano struggles to land a body shot inside as Arsenault controls his hands.
Luciano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Arsenault looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Luciano struggles to land a body shot inside as Arsenault controls his hands.
Arsenault is trying to break free.
Luciano misses with a punch to the body.
Luciano lands a body shot in the clinch.
Luciano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Luciano lands a hook to the side of the head.
Arsenault blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Arsenault.
Arsenault is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Arsenault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luciano misses with a body punch.
Luciano throws a head punch that misses.
Luciano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Luciano lands a nice shot to the body.
Luciano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Luciano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Arsenault's elbow.
Good body shot from Luciano.
Arsenault tries to circle away but Luciano has him pinned against the cage.
Luciano misses with a punch on the inside.
Luciano throws a head punch that misses.
Luciano struggles to land a body shot inside as Arsenault controls his hands.
Arsenault has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Arsenault tries to break the clinch but Luciano is controlling the position.
Arsenault wants to get back to striking at distance but Luciano won't allow it.
Luciano misses with a punch on the inside.
Luciano tries a body shot but Arsenault blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Luciano dominated that second round.
That's time! Luciano's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Luciano misses with a straight left.
Arsenault misses with an uppercut
and Luciano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Luciano tries to clinch up but Arsenault circles away and keeps his distance.
Luciano throws a combination that misses
and Arsenault counters with a nice uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Arsenault.
Luciano scores with a body shot.
Arsenault swings widly with a right hand
and Luciano counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arsenault pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Arsenault 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.
Arsenault misses with a hook.
Luciano throwing a counter right hand but Arsenault manages to avoid it.
Luciano misses with a looping right.
Arsenault slips under a jab from Luciano.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arsenault throws a jab but it's blocked by Luciano.
It looked like Luciano wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Luciano misses with a body shot.
Luciano works over Arsenault's head and body with a nice combination.
Luciano's jab looks to have found its range, popping Arsenault under the eye.
Luciano lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Arsenault at a distance.
Luciano steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Arsenault.
Luciano steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Arsenault.
Luciano throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Luciano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
 It looks like Manny Luciano has been cut.
Arsenault misses with an uppercut. Luciano saw that one coming.
Luciano tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Arsenault manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luciano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Luciano throws an overhand right that lands on Arsenault's shoulder, as Arsenault tries to avoid the shot.
Arsenault keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Luciano.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Arsenault! But no joy.
Luciano closes the distance and lands a one-two.
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!
Sloppy strikes from Arsenault. Those never looked like landing.
Arsenault missing with a left hand there. Luciano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Arsenault swats away the attempt to clinch by Luciano.
Arsenault misses with a right hand
and Luciano counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nice body punch from Arsenault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luciano ducks under a wild hook from Arsenault.
Luciano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice jab there from Luciano.
Arsenault lands with a shot to the body.
Mathieu Arsenault has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Luciano connects with a single shot there.
Luciano throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Arsenault to counter with a crisp jab.
Arsenault misses with a hook.
Arsenault throws out a loose jab but Luciano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luciano digs a good hook to Arsenault's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luciano moves out of range of the strikes.
Luciano looks to score with a jab to the body but Arsenault is just out of range.
Luciano moves away from the strike by Arsenault.
Arsenault misses with a body shot.
Luciano swings for the body but Arsenault moves out of range.
Arsenault misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arsenault throws an overhand right that lands on Luciano's shoulder, as Luciano tries to avoid the shot.
Manny Luciano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luciano swings for the body but Arsenault moves out of range.
Arsenault swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Arsenault misses with a straight left.
Luciano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arsenault moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Manny Luciano.
Well Luciano 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:26
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manny Luciano!
Manny Luciano took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'first i wanna tank da man above for protection and blessings , next i wanna say tanks to my braddahs at KingsJiuJitsuAcademy for da great camp , lastly i wanna tank my manager for taking me in and seeing da champion in my blood. das 2 down 1 more to go and im in da next round! LETSCRAP!'.
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Renzo Brown really struggled with his weight cut for this fight. After coming in at 138.5, he had two hours to cut the additional weight. He was unable to do so and as a result, his fight with Couscous Mahoo was cancelled. |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Oscar De La Douche (ranked 5567 p4p, 3295 weight class) and Ryan Rafferty (ranked 307 p4p, 216 weight class). Rafferty is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Metallica- The Four Horsemen. Oscar De La Douche has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oscar De La Douche !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryan Rafferty!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Douche walks into a stiff left hand from Rafferty.
Ryan Rafferty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rafferty scores with a punch to the head.
Rafferty's jab looks to have found its range, popping Douche under the eye.
Rafferty throws the left hand but Douche avoids the punch easily.
Rafferty misses with a left hand
and Douche counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Rafferty!
Sloppy strikes there by Douche .
Douche working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rafferty can't do much from the bottom here.
Douche landing strikes.
Rafferty is working to avoid the ground and pound but Douche connects with a decent elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rafferty is trying to control Douche 's posture but Douche avoids it.
Douche scoring with punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Douche wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rafferty, who protects the arm well.
Rafferty looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Douche looks up at the clock and then as Rafferty takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Douche smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Rafferty taking punishment in the form of punches.
Douche grinds an elbow into Rafferty's temple.
Rafferty taking punishment in the form of punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rafferty is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Douche tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Douche cracks Rafferty with a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A lull in the action here.
Rafferty struggling a bit here.
Douche lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Rafferty down.
Douche scores with punches from side control.
Douche lands an elbow.
Douche 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.
Douche creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
 Rafferty is rocked!
You can see the frustration on Rafferty's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rafferty is still in real trouble! Can Douche finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douche cracks Rafferty with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Douche immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Rafferty is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Douche !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oscar De La Douche !
Oscar De La Douche spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tom Finn (ranked 3077 p4p, 2414 weight class) and Seamus Murphy (ranked 195 p4p, 158 weight class). Murphy is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Molly Malone- The Dubliners. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tom Finn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Seamus Murphy!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finn shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Murphy manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Murphy has his foot on Finn's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Finn works his way back into a safe position though.
Finn has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Finn postures up.
Murphy looking for a guillotine here but Finn defends easily.
Murphy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Finn haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murphy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Finn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Finn scoring with some ground and pound.
Finn is working Murphy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Finn chips away with some ground and pound.
Finn 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.
Murphy has his foot on Finn's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Finn works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Finn doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Finn manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Murphy trying to keep a closed guard but Finn is proving a slippery customer.
Murphy is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Finn is aware though and is defending well.
Murphy wants to hit a sweep here but Finn passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Murphy there!
Murphy 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.
Murphy is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finn trying to control but Murphy is having none of it.
Murphy tries to lock up and control but Finn gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Finn postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Murphy looks a forlorn figure.
Finn prevents Murphy from getting the reversal.
Finn sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Murphy is looking to improve his position but Finn isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy is still trying to improve position.
Finn controlling the pace for now.
Murphy takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Finn lands a nice shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murphy manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Finn in particular looking to stall.
Finn prevents Murphy from improving his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Finn dominated that 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.
Murphy looks to clinch
and Finn counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Murphy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Murphy actively working from the bottom here.
Finn prevents Murphy from improving his position.
Finn trying to control the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finn lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy is looking to improve his position.
Finn trying to control from half guard but Murphy is working away.
Murphy makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Murphy.
Murphy looking for a triangle here. Finn is fighting it but it looks tight! Murphy pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Finn is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Seamus Murphy!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between AJ Llewellyn (ranked 3273 p4p, 1997 weight class) and Dwight Schrute (ranked 426 p4p, 286 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, AJ Llewellyn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dwight Schrute!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schrute misses with a takedown attempt
and Llewellyn decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Schrute's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Schrute is on top in guard.
Llewellyn has an active guard here but Schrute has managed to pass into half guard.
Llewellyn slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Llewellyn is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Llewellyn looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Llewellyn escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Schrute gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Llewellyn has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Schrute can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Schrute passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Llewellyn looking for submissions off his back.
Schrute tries to pass to full mount but Llewellyn defends it.
Llewellyn looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Schrute pushes past his half guard into mount!
Llewellyn is squirming around, avoiding Schrute's attempts to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Llewellyn is trying to stand.
Llewellyn is working to get back to half guard.
You get the feeling that Llewellyn really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Llewellyn working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Llewellyn really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Schrute scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Llewellyn is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Schrute trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Llewellyn is bucking up trying to escape but Schrute cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Llewellyn squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Llewellyn has given up his back.
Schrute struggling to keep hold of the position.
Schrute is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Llewellyn is defending well though. Schrute let's go of the attempt for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schrute is looking to control Llewellyn but Llewellyn is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Llewellyn is trying to get back to his feet but Schrute has full control of the position and if anything, Llewellyn has just worked his way into a worse spot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Llewellyn is in bad spot here.
Llewellyn is working hard here to advance position.
Llewellyn breaks Schrute's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Llewellyn slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Schrute is trying to keep Llewellyn in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schrute keeping moving, preventing Llewellyn from controlling successfully.
Schrute keeping full guard, as Llewellyn tries to pass.
Schrute is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Schrute is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Llewellyn works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Llewellyn wants to control but Schrute is keeping him busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dwight Schrute dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
No luck for Schrute with that takedown attempt.
Schrute fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Llewellyn throws a jab when Schrute was well out of range.
Schrute swings for the body but Llewellyn moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schrute. Llewellyn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Llewellyn is looking to counter the offense by Schrute and move into the clinch.
Schrute tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schrute gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Llewellyn counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Llewellyn controlling the pace.
Schrute actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Llewellyn works his way into full mount!
Llewellyn controlling the position easily from mount.
Llewellyn looking to control but Schrute is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Llewellyn controlling from mount.
Llewellyn avoids the attempt from Schrute to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Llewellyn controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schrute is trying to escape the mount.
Schrute keeps trying to improve his position.
Llewellyn looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schrute is looking to get to half guard.
Llewellyn tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Schrute can't escape the position.
Llewellyn looking to control and managing it successfully.
Llewellyn has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Schrute bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Schrute got a little sloppy there for a moment and Llewellyn has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Schrute has managed to get both his arms back between Llewellyn's legs - danger averted.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Llewellyn keeping moving, preventing Schrute from controlling successfully.
Schrute works a leg free and moves into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
AJ Llewellyn dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Schrute lands a high kick!
Llewellyn takes a swing at Schrute's ribcage but misses.
Schrute tries to clinch
and Llewellyn makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Schrute jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Schrute thumps Llewellyn with a low kick.
Llewellyn seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Schrute throws a body shot but no joy.
Llewellyn half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Schrute closes the distance and clinches up with Llewellyn, looking for a takedown. Schrute pushes Llewellyn against the cage but Llewellyn circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Schrute throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Llewellyn counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Llewellyn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Llewellyn tries a body shot but Schrute blocks it.
Schrute drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Llewellyn gets the underhooks and prevents it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Llewellyn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Llewellyn lands a body shot.
Schrute takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Llewellyn is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Schrute is defending well.
Schrute tries to land a knee to the head but Llewellyn blocks with his arms.
Llewellyn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Schrute's elbow.
Llewellyn lands a takedown into guard.
Our spies down at at Catch Wrestling L.A. inform us that Schrute has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Llewellyn is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Llewellyn advances position into side control!
Llewellyn controlling the position from side mount.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Llewellyn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Llewellyn trying to control the position but Schrute is working away.
Llewellyn is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Schrute's shoulder. That is not cool.
Llewellyn seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Schrute for as long as he can get away with.
Schrute is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Llewellyn's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Schrute actively working from the bottom here.
Llewellyn sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schrute is trying to get back to full guard.
Llewellyn slows the pace down in half guard.
Schrute is trying to control but can't.
Llewellyn looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dwight Schrute is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Schrute shoots for a double leg takedown but Llewellyn sprawls well. He's pushed Schrute's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Llewellyn changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
AJ Llewellyn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dwight Schrute.
Llewellyn shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Schrute's guard.
Llewellyn controlling from the top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
AJ Llewellyn showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Llewellyn has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... AJ Llewellyn!
Dwight Schrute was interviewed post fight and said 'Back to the beet farm for a few weeks. Great fight! I'll be back!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maro Pjetlic (ranked 308 p4p, 1318 weight class) and Titus Lesnar (ranked 45 p4p, 172 weight class). Pjetlic comes to the cage accompanied by Legend. Lesnar is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Next Big Thing. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Maro Pjetlic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Titus Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pjetlic throws a shot from downtown. Lesnar moves away and avoids it.
Pjetlic throws a good cross that connects.
 It looks like Titus Lesnar has been cut.
Pjetlic connects with a single shot there.
Lesnar fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
We've been told by Pjetlic's head coaches at DC Dragon Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lesnar throws a hook to the side of Pjetlic's head but Pjetlic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pjetlic connects with a body shot that sends Lesnar's belly button to the back.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pjetlic, as that shot connected.
Lesnar slips a jab and a cross from Pjetlic.
Lesnar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pjetlic.
Pjetlic connects with a body shot.
Lesnar throws a big shot that misses.
A quick step to the side and Pjetlic tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lesnar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pjetlic.
Pjetlic darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pjetlic misses with a hook.
Lesnar scores with a hook to the body. Pjetlic takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pjetlic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lesnar looks to land a right hand but Pjetlic moved out of range.
Pjetlic dodges the punch combination from Lesnar.
Pjetlic appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pjetlic moves away.
Pjetlic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pjetlic jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pjetlic throws a looping overhand right but Lesnar ducks down to avoid it.
Lesnar gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lesnar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pjetlic.
Lesnar just misses with a punch to the body.
Pjetlic was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pjetlic misses with a looping left.
Lesnar shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lesnar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pjetlic.
Pjetlic throws a looping overhand right but Lesnar ducks down to avoid it.
Lesnar throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pjetlic.
A big left from Pjetlic misses.
Lesnar lands with a nice combination. Pjetlic backs away looking to recover.
Pjetlic just misses with a punch to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lesnar scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pjetlic blocks the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pjetlic throws a shot from downtown. Lesnar moves away and avoids it.
Pjetlic looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A jab from Pjetlic finds it's way through Lesnar's defenses.
Pjetlic lands a really nice looking cross but Lesnar seems unphased.
Pjetlic ducks under a wild hook from Lesnar.
Lesnar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pjetlic swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Pjetlic moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pjetlic is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lesnar lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lesnar tries a low kick but Pjetlic avoids it.
Pjetlic moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pjetlic cracks a nice hook into Lesnar's ribs.
Maro Pjetlic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pjetlic throws a shot from downtown. Lesnar moves away and avoids it.
Pjetlic ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pjetlic catches Lesnar with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That has opened up Titus Lesnar's cut even more.
Pjetlic wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pjetlic moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pjetlic jabs Lesnar right on the nose. Lesnar blinks but takes it well.
Pjetlic lands with a straight right. Lesnar didn't see that one coming.
Pjetlic wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Titus Lesnar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lesnar darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pjetlic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lesnar was well out of range. Poor timing from Pjetlic.
Pjetlic scores with a body shot.
Lesnar clobbers Pjetlic with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pjetlic scores with a nice strike.
The cut above Titus Lesnar's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Pjetlic lands a glancing blow to the side of Lesnar's head.
A swing and a miss from Pjetlic.
Lesnar lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lesnar moves forwards but Pjetlic connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pjetlic lands a nice shot to the body.
Lesnar scores with a nice strike.
Lesnar looks to land a left hand but Pjetlic moved out of range nicely.
Pjetlic fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lesnar looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pjetlic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Lesnar. Those never looked like landing.
Lesnar takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lesnar looks winded!
Pjetlic with a jab.
Lesnar on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Titus Lesnar's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A slow jab from Pjetlic misses its intended target.
Pjetlic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lesnar moves away.
Lesnar takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pjetlic lands the left hand.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Titus Lesnar's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Maro Pjetlic!
A relieved looking Maro Pjetlic thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brett Shoenfeld (ranked 276 p4p, 751 weight class) and Millard Masters (ranked 17 p4p, 46 weight class). Masters has chosen Enter the Sandman as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Brett Shoenfeld has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brett Shoenfeld!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Millard Masters!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shoenfeld takes a swing at Masters's ribcage but misses.
Masters throws out a counter right but Shoenfeld avoids it with no problem.
Shoenfeld misses with a straight left.
Shoenfeld moves out of range of the strikes.
Masters looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shoenfeld throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Masters slaps away a takedown attempt from Shoenfeld, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Masters stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Masters wants it to stay on the feet.
Shoenfeld looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Shoenfeld throws a big shot that misses.
Masters misses with the combination.
Masters throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shoenfeld half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A punch combination from Masters misses.
Shoenfeld lunges at Masters with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Masters's hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shoenfeld looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shoenfeld passes Masters's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Shoenfeld wants to pass the guard but Masters is defending well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Shoenfeld in particular looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masters makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Masters.
Shoenfeld passes Masters's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Shoenfeld trying to mount his opponent but Masters defends it.
Shoenfeld is working hard here to advance position.
Shoenfeld passes to side control.
Shoenfeld tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Shoenfeld has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Shoenfeld wants to control but Masters is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masters is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Shoenfeld takes a little break here. Masters wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Masters is trying to control Shoenfeld's posture but Shoenfeld avoids it.
Shoenfeld tries to move to mount but Masters blocks the move with his legs.
Masters tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Shoenfeld wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Masters is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shoenfeld trying to control the action but Masters is working from the bottom.
Shoenfeld goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Masters has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Shoenfeld but great work by Masters.
Masters looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Shoenfeld is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Masters off and has taken his back!
Masters prevents Shoenfeld from getting a body triangle.
Shoenfeld looking to break Masters's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Masters remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Shoenfeld will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Shoenfeld trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Shoenfeld working for a choke but Masters is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masters tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Shoenfeld fails to move to back control.
Masters slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Shoenfeld prevents Masters from improving his position.
Shoenfeld wants to pass the guard but Masters is defending well.
Masters has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Masters manages to get to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brett Shoenfeld dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Shoenfeld swinging wildly here.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Shoenfeld shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Masters manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Shoenfeld won't allow Masters to sweep him here.
Masters can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Shoenfeld controls the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Masters is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Masters looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shoenfeld manages to get to full guard.
Masters trying to control the position from guard on top but Shoenfeld is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masters trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Masters wants to control from the top but Shoenfeld keeps moving.
Shoenfeld working a defensive guard here.
Shoenfeld looking to hit a scissor sweep but Masters is one step ahead there.
Masters pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shoenfeld is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Shoenfeld keeping moving, preventing Masters from controlling successfully.
Shoenfeld working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Masters doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Shoenfeld is tightening it up a little... Masters has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Masters reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Masters taps out! Nice BJJ there by Shoenfeld!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Brett Shoenfeld!
Brett Shoenfeld is the new bantamweight champion!
Brett Shoenfeld took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Pound Town INC for their support in the buildup to the fight.
Millard Masters was interviewed post fight and said 'Damn, I will go back to the gym and get stronger'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Guilherme Godoi (ranked 296 p4p, 123 weight class) and Murtaz Vatsadze (ranked 37 p4p, 13 weight class). Vatsadze is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Guerilla Radio/ R.A.M.. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Guilherme Godoi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Murtaz Vatsadze!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Godoi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good standup being displayed there by Godoi as he connects with a hook.
Godoi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vatsadze was well out of range. Poor timing from Godoi.
Vatsadze is looking to clinch.
Godoi throwing a counter right hand but Vatsadze manages to avoid it.
Vatsadze tries to clinch but Godoi moves away
letting Godoi counter with a right hand.
Vatsadze works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Godoi scores with a three punch combo!
Godoi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vatsadze.
Vatsadze lands a right hook to the body.
Vatsadze swings widly with a right hand
and Godoi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Murtaz Vatsadze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vatsadze slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Vatsadze misses with a straight right.
Vatsadze throws a predictable looking body shot
and Godoi counters with a nice uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vatsadze looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
An attempted straight right counter from Godoi misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vatsadze scores with a hook.
Vatsadze tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Godoi counter with a right hand.
It looks like Murtaz Vatsadze has been cut.
Godoi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A shot to the liver by Godoi. Beautiful body shot.
Vatsadze misses with a left hand
and Godoi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vatsadze missing with a left hand there. Godoi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Godoi seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Vatsadze on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A big left from Godoi misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vatsadze. Godoi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vatsadze closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vatsadze creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godoi is looking to break free of the clinch but Vatsadze has double underhooks.
Godoi blocks a body shot from Vatsadze.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vatsadze misses with a body punch.
Godoi is working Vatsadze over against the cage.
Vatsadze misses with a hook to the ribs.
Godoi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vatsadze prevents a body shot from Godoi.
Vatsadze tries to throw a body punch but Godoi avoids it by throwing Vatsadze back against the cage.
Godoi blocks an uppercut.
Godoi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Godoi lands with a short shot to the head.
Godoi blocking some punches.
Godoi wants to break free but Vatsadze has control.
Godoi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vatsadze.
Vatsadze blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Godoi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vatsadze backwards.
Godoi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Godoi tries a body shot but Vatsadze blocks it.
Godoi has a couple of punches blocked by Vatsadze.
Godoi content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Vatsadze throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vatsadze.
Vatsadze's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vatsadze working aggressively here.
Vatsadze lands a nice uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Godoi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vatsadze has him pressed against the cage.
Godoi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vatsadze struggles to land a body shot inside as Godoi controls his hands.
Vatsadze lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vatsadze misses with a body punch.
Vatsadze tries to throw a body punch but Godoi avoids it by throwing Vatsadze back against the cage.
Godoi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vatsadze is trying to stall.
Vatsadze swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Godoi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vatsadze throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Godoi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Vatsadze as the two fighters clinch.
Godoi presses Vatsadze against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vatsadze pushes Godoi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Godoi wants to stall.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Vatsadze takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Vatsadze tries a body shot but Godoi blocks it.
Godoi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vatsadze tries to clinch but Godoi moves away
and Vatsadze takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vatsadze tries to clinch but Godoi moves away
and Godoi counters with a straight right hand.
Vatsadze throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Godoi throws a hook but Vatsadze blocks it.
A countering left hand to the body from Vatsadze misses.
Nice straight punches there by Vatsadze. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vatsadze.
Godoi is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Vatsadze moves in looking to clinch but Godoi pushes him off.
A little feinted left hand from Godoi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Godoi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Godoi jabs Vatsadze to the body, keeping him at a distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Guilherme Godoi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Murtaz Vatsadze's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Vatsadze throws a poor cross that misses
and Godoi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vatsadze has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Godoi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vatsadze.
A cross from Vatsadze lands.
Vatsadze digs a good body shot into Godoi's ribs.
Godoi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vatsadze.
Guilherme Godoi is winning the standup battle so far.
Godoi moves forwards but Vatsadze connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vatsadze darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vatsadze throws a predictable looking body shot
and Godoi counters with a stiff right hand.
Vatsadze uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Godoi.
Godoi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vatsadze manages to avoid it.
A big left from Godoi misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vatsadze throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little feinted left hand from Godoi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Vatsadze catches Godoi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Vatsadze moves into the clinch successfully.
Vatsadze lands with a left to the head.
A short body shot lands from Vatsadze as the two fighters clinch.
Godoi lands with a light punch inside.
Godoi blocking some punches.
Vatsadze can't find room to land a body shot as Godoi controls the action.
Vatsadze pushes Godoi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murtaz Vatsadze seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Godoi works on Vatsadze's body with a couple of short punches.
A shot in the inside from Godoi.
Vatsadze pushes Godoi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vatsadze tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Godoi is stalling here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Godoi working aggressively here.
Godoi has a couple of punches blocked by Vatsadze.
Vatsadze tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Godoi's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vatsadze throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Godois head.
Godoi prevents a body shot from Vatsadze.
Vatsadze misses with a punch on the inside.
Godoi throws a punch but it's blocked by Vatsadze.
Vatsadze blocks an uppercut.
Godoi lands a nice uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Godoi tries to throw a body punch but Vatsadze avoids it by throwing Godoi back against the cage.
Vatsadze lands a shoulder strike.
Godoi works on Vatsadze's body with a couple of short punches.
Vatsadze tries to stall but Godoi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Godoi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Godoi misses with the head strike.
Vatsadze throws a head punch that misses.
Vatsadze tries a body shot but Godoi blocks it.
Vatsadze lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Godoi backwards.
Godoi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Godoi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Godoi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Godoi.
Vatsadze is breathing heavily.
Vatsadze fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Godoi.
Godoi cracks Vatsadze with a nice body shot.
Godoi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vatsadze.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Godoi.
Godoi working hard to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Godoi.
Godoi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vatsadze.
Godoi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vatsadze backwards.
Godoi working hard to break the clinch.
Godoi lands a hook that snaps the head of Vatsadze backwards.
Vatsadze throws a punch but it's blocked by Godoi.
Godoi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Godoi lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Godoi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Godoi blocks a body shot from Vatsadze.
Vatsadze goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Godoi tries to break the clinch but Vatsadze is controlling the position.
Vatsadze makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Godoi presses Vatsadze against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Vatsadze doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Godoi is looking to break free of the clinch but Vatsadze has double underhooks.
Vatsadze misses with a short punch on the inside.
Godoi gets through Vatsadze's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The referee calls for Godoi to work.
Vatsadze tries to work over Godoi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Godoi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vatsadze or not.
Godoi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vatsadze gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Godoi circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Godoi counter with a right hand.
Vatsadze misses with a jab to the body
and Godoi counters with a crisp right hand that drops Vatsadze! Godoi lets Vatsadze back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Vatsadze is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vatsadze tests Godoi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Guilherme Godoi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Murtaz Vatsadze's cut.
That's time! Godoi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Godoi misses with an uppercut.
Vatsadze throws a looping overhand right but Godoi ducks down to avoid it.
Vatsadze avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vatsadze now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Godoi slips a straight right by Vatsadze.
Vatsadze misses with a wild body shot.
Godoi throws an overhand right that lands on Vatsadze's shoulder, as Vatsadze tries to avoid the shot.
Vatsadze connects with a body shot that sends Godoi's belly button to the back.
A big right from Vatsadze misses.
A slow jab from Godoi misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Godoi slips under a jab.
Godoi appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Vatsadze throws a jab but it's blocked by Godoi.
Vatsadze steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Godoi.
Vatsadze throws an off balance right hand
letting Godoi counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godoi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vatsadze.
Vatsadze takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Vatsadze takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vatsadze closes the distance but Godoi moves to the side
and Godoi counters with a right hand to the body.
Vatsadze misses with a left hand
and Godoi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Godoi lands a nice looking body shot.
Godoi works Vatsadze's body with a nice hook.
Godoi looks to land a left hand but Vatsadze moved out of range nicely.
Vatsadze closes the distance but Godoi moves to the side
and Godoi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vatsadze closes the distance looking to clinch
and Godoi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vatsadze is still on wobbly legs! Can Godoi finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vatsadze throws a head kick but Godoi moves out of range.
Vatsadze seems to have recovered his senses.
Vatsadze darts in trying to clinch
and Godoi counters with a left to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Godoi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vatsadze manages to avoid it.
Godoi scores with a jab to the head.
Vatsadze connects with a nice looking jab.
Godoi seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Godoi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vatsadze can do to turn this around?
Vatsadze throws a combination that misses
enabling Godoi to counter with a crisp jab.
Godoi lands a jab to Vatsadze's midsection.
Godoi throws a shot to the body.
Godoi stuns Vatsadze with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vatsadze takes a jab right on the kisser.
Godoi looks to land a right hand but Vatsadze moved out of range.
Godoi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vatsadze.
Vatsadze clinches up against the cage.
Godoi breaks the clinch.
A big left from Vatsadze misses.
Vatsadze gets a clinch.
Vatsadze throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Godoi presses Vatsadze against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Vatsadze wants to stall.
Godoi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Godoi scores with a hook to the body.
Godoi lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godoi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vatsadze's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Godoi pushes Vatsadze back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right hand to the body from Godoi.
Murtaz Vatsadze has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Godoi'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.
Godoi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Godoi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Guilherme Godoi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Godoi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Godoi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Godoi cracks Vatsadze with a right hand to the side of the head.
Godoi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Vatsadze on the side of the head.
Vatsadze swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Godoi counters with a right hand to the body.
A nice combination there by Godoi.
And that's the end of the fight!
Guilherme Godoi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Godoi 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Guilherme Godoi!
An out of breath Guilherme Godoi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between New Home (ranked 248 p4p, 118 weight class) and Maurice Tillet (ranked 39 p4p, 18 weight class). Home comes to the cage accompanied by Ransom. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Maurice Tillet was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, New Home!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Maurice Tillet!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Home missing with a left hand there. Tillet was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Home lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tillet throws a jab when Home was well out of range.
Tillet defending well as Home loads up on a big left hand.
Tillet looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Home blocks a jab.
Tillet loads up on a big right hand but Home slips the punch.
Tillet moves out of range of the strikes.
Home throws an overhand right that lands on Tillet's shoulder, as Tillet tries to avoid the shot.
Tillet avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Home throws a hook but Tillet avoids it easily.
Home tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Home throws a jab but it's blocked by Tillet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tillet! But no joy.
Home feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tillets jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Home throws a big shot that misses.
Tillet manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Home on his heels. He'll look to pass Home's guard now, I'm sure.
Home uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
New Home is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Home throws an overhand right that lands on Tillet's shoulder, as Tillet tries to avoid the shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Home, as that shot connected.
Home moves in looking to clinch but Tillet pushes him off.
Home gets caught flat footed, as Tillet shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tillet landing with the ground and pound.
Tillet postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Home is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Home 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tillet looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Tillet throws a big right hand that misses.
Tillet has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Icon Sport Laboratories. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Home has momentary wrist control but Tillet slips an elbow through the middle.
Tillet throws a big elbow that misses.
Home is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tillet working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Home has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Tillet has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tillet changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Home fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Home throws out a loose jab but Tillet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Home jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tillet shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Home manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Tillet distracts Home with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Home is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tillet is in close to Home's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Home knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tillet on the ground.
Home wants to get back to his feet but Tillet is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tillet is working Home over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Home is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tillet works over Home with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tillet throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tillet trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tillet works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Tillet working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
 Home is rocked!
Home is in trouble now - Tillet has advanced to mount!
Home is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Tillet cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Oh Home is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Home is trying to stand.
Tillet lands a big shot to the head and Home winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Maurice Tillet! Maurice Tillet retains his welterweight title!
Maurice Tillet seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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