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SMASH: Torsten vs Sonni PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Carter (ranked 1069 p4p, 1558 weight class) and Seiryu Machida (ranked 164 p4p, 236 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michael Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 11 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seiryu Machida!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick lands for Carter.
Carter misses with a hook
and Machida counters with a straight right hand.
Machida lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Carter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Machida.
Machida is trying to counter with his kicks.
Carter slips under a jab.
Carter moves out of range of the body kick.
A swing and a miss from Machida.
A jab from Machida misses.
Carter throwing a counter right hand but Machida manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machida scores with a sloppy right hand. Carter should have avoided that one.
 It looks like Michael Carter has been cut.
Machida misses with a straight left.
Machida scores with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Carter uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Machida has time to react.
Machida uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carter.
Carter takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Carter misses with a kick to the body.
Carter looks to throw the jab but Machida is out of range.
Machida is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Machida connects with a good right hand that stumbles Carter. Carter circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter misses with a hook
letting Machida counter with a right hand.
Good shot there by Carter.
Michael Carter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Machida throws a looping overhand right but Carter ducks down to avoid it.
Machida throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carter connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice jab there from Carter.
Machida slips under a jab from Carter.
Machida tries a quick counter leg kick but Carter is wise to it.
Carter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Carter throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Machida to counter with a crisp jab.
Machida delivers a nice body kick.
A solid body kick from Machida.
Carter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Machida.
A little feinted left hand from Carter on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Carter is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Carter checks a leg kick.
A quick step to the side and Carter tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carter throws a right hand that misses
and Machida counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Carter misses with a low kick.
A big right from Carter misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter throws an off balance right hand
enabling Machida to counter with a crisp jab.
Carter lands with an uppercut that bounces Machida off the cage and back into range.
Carter slips under a jab from Machida.
Carter throws a body kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Machida on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carter falls off balance throwing a combination
and Machida counters with a solid body kick.
Machida throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A low kick from Carter misses
enabling Machida to counter with a crisp jab.
Carter moves out of range of the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Seiryu Machida dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Carter's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Machida connects with a looping right hand.
Carter misses with a hook.
Machida throws out a counter right but Carter avoids it with no problem.
Machida slips a jab and a cross from Carter.
Machida throws a leg kick
and Carter counters with a good low kick that Machida was not able to check.
Carter throws a looping overhand right but Machida ducks down to avoid it.
Carter motions for Machida to come forward. Carter throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Machida now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Carter throws a hook but Machida avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machida misses with an uppercut.
Carter is looking to counter punch.
Carter moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Carter throws a body punch but Machida moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter throws the kick towards the body but Machida avoids it.
Machida throws out a powerful jab.
Carter misses with a straight left.
Carter misses with a body kick.
Machida staying out of range there.
Machida now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Machida lands with a thumping leg kick.
Machida throws a front kick that sends Carter stumbling back into the cage.
Machida throws a body shot but no joy.
Carter throwing a counter right hand but Machida manages to avoid it.
Machida staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Carter will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nice body kick there by Carter.
Carter looks to throw the jab but Machida is out of range.
Machida throws a big shot that misses.
Carter is looking to counter punch.
Machida looks to throw the jab but Carter is out of range.
Machida lands a nice looking body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carter takes a jab right on the kisser.
Carter moves out of range as Machida strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Carter on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Carter.
Carter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Machida sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Machida bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Carter throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Machida moves away from the strike by Carter.
Machida appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Carter comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Machida takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Machida slips a straight right by Carter.
Machida follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Machida wants to slow Carter down by chopping away at his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Machida.
Carter connects with a single shot there.
Carter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Machida keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Machida displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Carter throws out the jab.
Carter misses with a hook. Machida ducked under it nicely.
Machida throws out a counter right but Carter avoids it with no problem.
Carter with a hook.
Good exchange - Carter coming out on top.
Machida slips a jab from Carter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Carter dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Michael Carter's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A head kick misses from Machida.
A low kick lands for Carter.
Carter misses with a kick to the body
and Machida makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Carter really felt that one!
Carter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Machida.
Carter is looking to counter punch.
Carter throws an off balance right hand
and Machida counters with a good, hard body kick but Carter shrugs it off.
Machida thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Carter if he has to take too many more of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machida throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Carter's head.
Nice uppercut there from Machida.
Michael Carter's cut is getting worse.
Machida circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Carter to the canvas! Carter doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Machida keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Seiryu Machida!
Seiryu Machida tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lorenzo Bataglia (ranked 1587 p4p, 1645 weight class) and Klahan Metharom (ranked 95 p4p, 103 weight class). Klahan Metharom 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 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lorenzo Bataglia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Klahan Metharom!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Metharom clobbers Bataglia with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bataglia with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Metharom avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Metharom throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bataglia.
Lorenzo Bataglia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bataglia lands a high kick!
A nice inside leg kick there by Bataglia. That's going to slow Metharom down.
A head kick from Metharom lands but Bataglia takes it in his stride.
Metharom lands a jab to the head.
Bataglia lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Metharom scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Metharom tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bataglia slips under a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Bataglia misses the target.
Metharom thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bataglia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bataglia lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Metharom at a distance.
Metharom throws a jab when Bataglia was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Metharom scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bataglia swings for the body but Metharom moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Metharom.
Bataglia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Metharom.
Bataglia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Metharom's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bataglia connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Metharom scrambles back to his feet.
Metharom looks to land a right hand but Bataglia moved out of range.
Bataglia looks for the body kick but Metharom saw that one coming.
Metharom uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bataglia.
Bataglia misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Metharom on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Metharom swinging wildly here.
Bataglia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Metharom. That did some damage!
Bataglia throws a head kick that misses.
It seemed like Metharom was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Metharom defending well as Bataglia loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bataglia jabs Metharom right on the nose. Metharom blinks but takes it well.
Bataglia looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bataglia fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Metharom blocks a head kick by Bataglia.
Bataglia shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Metharom eats them both and turns towards Bataglia to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Metharom bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bataglia's head backwards.
Bataglia throws a front kick aimed at Metharom's knee but Metharom avoids it well.
Metharom doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Metharom throws a hook but Bataglia blocks it.
Bataglia throws a leg kick
and Metharom counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Metharom waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bataglia.
Bataglia lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Metharom at a distance.
Metharom misses with a body shot.
Bataglia fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Metharom takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Metharom takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bataglia thows a left - swing and a miss!
As Bataglia backs off Metharom throws a huge counter combo but Bataglia manages to avoid it all.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bataglia connects with a leg kick.
Metharom throws a right hand that Bataglia ducks under and follows up with a left that Bataglia also avoids with ease.
Metharom uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bataglia.
Metharom misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bataglia throws a shot from downtown. Metharom moves away and avoids it.
Metharom stuns Bataglia with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Metharom moves away from the strike by Bataglia.
Bataglia misses with a low kick.
Metharom tries a head kick but it misses.
Bataglia is looking to counter with head kicks.
Bataglia throws a sloppy head kick and Metharom moves out of range easily.
Bataglia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bataglia throws out a loose jab but Metharom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bataglia takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Metharom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Metharom pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Metharom thuds his right hand into Bataglia's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Metharom avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little jabbing left from Metharom on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Metharom staying out of range there.
Metharom is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bataglia with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Metharom misses with an uppercut
and Bataglia counters with a stiff right hand.
A swing and a miss from Metharom.
Metharom scores with a jab.
Bataglia lands a lovely overhand right.
Bataglia looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bataglia throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Metharom stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bataglia moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bataglia misses with an uppercut. Metharom saw that one coming.
Bataglia connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Metharom drops his hands momentarily and Bataglia takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Metharom. Bataglia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Metharom swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Metharom takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Lorenzo Bataglia will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Metharom throws an off balance right hand
and Bataglia counters with a nice uppercut.
Bataglia fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Metharom looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A big right from Metharom misses.
Bataglia lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Metharom throws out a loose jab but Bataglia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Metharom gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bataglia.
Bataglia throws a leg kick that is checked
and Metharom counters with a stiff right hand.
Bataglia throws a shot from downtown. Metharom moves away and avoids it.
Metharom moves away from the strike by Bataglia.
Bataglia throws a shot from downtown. Metharom moves away and avoids it.
Bataglia misses with a hook
and Metharom connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
 Bataglia is rocked!
Bataglia fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Oh Bataglia is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lorenzo Bataglia is winning the standup battle so far.
Metharom ducks under a wild hook from Bataglia.
Bataglia seems to have got his legs back now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bataglia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Metharom.
Bataglia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Metharom throws a right hand that Bataglia ducks under and follows up with a left that Bataglia also avoids with ease.
Metharom jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Metharom blocks a jab.
Bataglia throws a body shot but no joy.
Metharom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bataglia manages to avoid it.
Bataglia looks to land a right hand but Metharom moved out of range.
Bataglia throws a big shot that misses.
Metharom let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Metharom moves away from the strike by Bataglia.
Metharom looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Metharom in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Metharom has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bataglia.
Bataglia attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Metharom thows a body kick. Bataglia tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Metharom misses with a straight left.
Metharom throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Metharom looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Metharom's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bataglia throws a hook but Metharom blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Metharom misses with a few strikes there.
Bataglia takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bataglia lands with a nice body punch.
Metharom throws a body punch but Bataglia moves out of range.
Metharom avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bataglia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Metharom! But no joy.
Metharom checks a low kick from Bataglia.
Metharom connects with the punch.
Metharom throws out a loose jab but Bataglia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bataglia throws a lazy uppercut
and Metharom counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Metharom missing with a left hand there. Bataglia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Donk. Metharom catches Bataglia right on the button with a cross.
Bataglia blocks a jab.
A big left from Metharom misses.
Bataglia shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Metharom loads up on a big right hand but Bataglia slips the punch.
Bataglia is looking to counter with head kicks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bataglia. That's going to slow Metharom down.
Metharom throws a lazy uppercut
and Bataglia counters with a nice uppercut.
Bataglia fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Metharom is out of range.
Bataglia tests Metharom's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bataglia throws a series of punches but Metharom avoids them all with ease.
Bataglia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Metharom.
Metharom misses with a body kick.
Bataglia lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Metharom circles away quickly and effectively.
Bataglia misses with a looping left.
Bataglia throws a head kick that misses.
Metharom slips under a jab.
Metharom misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Metharom throws a nice looking combination but Bataglia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Metharom lands with a straight right. Bataglia didn't see that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Metharom misses with a wild body shot.
Metharom throws a nice head kick!
A slapping leg kick lands for Metharom.
Nice shot lands for Bataglia.
Bataglia tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Metharom is able to avoid easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bataglia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bataglia fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Metharom.
Metharom uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bataglia.
Bataglia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Metharom sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Metharom throws a lazy right hand but Bataglia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bataglia throws a poor cross that misses
and Metharom counters with a body kick that stops Bataglia in his tracks momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Klahan Metharom will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Bataglia throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bataglia rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Metharom counters with a head kick that drops Bataglia to the mat! Bataglia scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Metharom avoids the body shot from Bataglia.
Metharom unleashes a big counter combination but Bataglia bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Metharom throws a sloppy head kick and Bataglia moves out of range easily.
Metharom throws a shot to the body.
A jab from Bataglia misses.
Bataglia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bataglia lands with a kick to the temple. Metharom shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bataglia throws out a loose jab but Metharom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bataglia misses with a hook.
Bataglia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Metharom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Metharom lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bataglia takes a step back to recover.
Bataglia takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bataglia throws a sloppy head kick and Metharom moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Metharom swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bataglia was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bataglia walks into a left hand.
Metharom connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bataglia. Bataglia circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Metharom misses the jab.
Bataglia loads up on a big right hand but Metharom slips the punch.
Metharom staying out of range there.
Metharom slips under a jab.
Bataglia throws a leg kick that misses.
Bataglia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Metharom steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Bataglia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Metharom. That did some damage!
Bataglia misses with an uppercut. Metharom saw that one coming.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Metharom checks a leg kick.
Metharom looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Metharom tries to land a front kick but Bataglia steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Metharom will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Metharom.
Bataglia throws a series of punches but Metharom moves out of range.
A nice side step and Metharom releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Metharom throws a head kick that misses.
Metharom misses the jab.
Bataglia was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Metharom throws a hook but Bataglia avoids it easily.
Bataglia throws a low kick but it's checked well by Metharom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Metharom lands a nice shot to the body.
Metharom walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Metharom getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bataglia looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Metharom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bataglia misses with a lunging right hand
and Metharom counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bataglia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bataglia fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Metharom is out of range.
Jab from Bataglia.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Metharom drops his hands momentarily and Bataglia takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A big left from Bataglia misses.
Metharom fails to land with a series of punches.
A big right from Metharom misses.
Bataglia has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bataglia there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bataglia fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Metharom has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Metharom tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bataglia takes a swing at Metharom's ribcage but misses.
Metharom lands with a good body shot.
Metharom scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bataglia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Metharom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Bataglia misses.
Metharom slips under a jab from Bataglia.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Metharom connects with a single shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Metharom lands a high kick!
Bataglia moves out of range as Metharom strikes.
Bataglia scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Metharom stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bataglia.
Bataglia lands with a shot to the body.
Nice shot by Metharom.
Metharom connects with a single shot there.
Bataglia slips a jab from Metharom.
Bataglia fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Metharom.
Bataglia throws a jab when Metharom was well out of range.
Bataglia moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMetharom.
The crowd cheers as Metharom lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bataglia doesn't seem phased though.
Bataglia checks a leg kick.
Bataglia dips to his left and cracks Metharom with an uppercut!
And that's the end of the fight!
Klahan Metharom comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Metharom has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Klahan Metharom!
Klahan Metharom gave a mention to KOMBAT KLOTHING in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aristides Abel (ranked 1429 p4p, 975 weight class) and Shaun Brownie (ranked 213 p4p, 146 weight class). Abel comes to the cage accompanied by Express Yourself. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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 24 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aristides Abel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shaun Brownie!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brownie swings widly with a right hand
and Abel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brownie scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Abel has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Total Impact MMA/KT in the buildup to the fight.
Brownie throws a hook to the side of Abel's head but Abel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Abel appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Brownie throws a series of punches but Abel moves out of range.
Abel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brownie digs a good hook to Abel's body.
Abel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brownie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brownie scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Brownie tries to advance to mount but can't.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abel is trying to buck Brownie off.
Abel is not content to let Brownie control the position.
Abel is trying to buck Brownie off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brownie wants to control but Abel is keeping him busy.
Abel wants to get back to his feet.
Brownie trying to control the action but Abel is working from the bottom.
Abel is trying to buck Brownie off.
Brownie working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Brownie is looking to take a break and control but Abel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sloppy strikes there by Brownie.
Abel is working to avoid the ground and pound but Brownie connects with a decent elbow.
Abel wants to get back to his feet but Brownie drags him back down.
Brownie creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Abel is trying to buck Brownie off.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brownie sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Abel is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Brownie slows the pace down.
Brownie advances to mount.
Abel is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Brownie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Abel is desperately trying to improve his position but Brownie has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abel is working hard here to advance position.
Abel is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Brownie lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Abel wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Brownie lands a nice shot to the head.
Abel is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Brownie raining down hammerfists from mount.
Brownie landing strikes from the mount and Abel is in trouble!
Brownie controlling from mount.
Brownie tries to control but Abel wriggling away.
Abel trying desperately to get to his feet.
Brownie lands a big shot there that rocks Abel but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Brownie working Abel over with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abel tries to buck Brownie off but he can't manage it.
Brownie thowing shots but they're missing.
Brownie can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Abel is looking to escape.
Brownie unloading with bombs!
Brownie dominating with strikes here.
Abel is trying to stand up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brownie unloading with bombs!
Abel wants to try and get back to his feet.
Brownie fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
BOOM! Brownie connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Abel is rocked!
BOOM! Brownie connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Oh Abel is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brownie working Abel over with strikes here.
Abel is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Brownie connects with a bit shot that sees Abel covering up! More strikes from Brownie and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Brownie is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shaun Brownie!
Shaun Brownie decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dom Cruz (ranked 852 p4p, 764 weight class) and Muuka Laine (ranked 49 p4p, 47 weight class). Laine has chosen Thats Not Me as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dom Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Muuka Laine!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Laine needs to keep his hands up - Cruz had a free shot at his head there.
Cruz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Laine in his tracks.
Laine misses with a low kick.
Cruz cracks Laine with a good jab.
Cruz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Laine misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Laine throws a shot from downtown. Cruz moves away and avoids it.
Laine stuns Cruz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cruz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cruz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Laine counters with a body kick.
Cruz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cruz misses the jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laine moves forwards but Cruz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Laine jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Laine keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cruz throws a lazy uppercut
and Laine counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cruz defending well as Laine loads up on a big left hand.
Laine moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Laine lets loose with a powerful body kick. Cruz will feel that in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cruz. That did some damage!
Cruz takes a swing at Laine's ribcage but misses.
Laine swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cruz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cruz throws a jab when Laine was well out of range.
Laine only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Laine defending well as Cruz loads up on a big left hand.
Cruz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Laine slips a jab from Cruz.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Laine.
Cruz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Laine has time to react.
Cruz throws a hook to the side of Laine's head but Laine sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Laine has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Cruz looks to land a combination but Laine avoids it well.
Cruz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Laine throws a leg kick but Cruz sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cruz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Laine throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dom Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz takes one to the chin there.
Laine moves out of range as Cruz strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Cruz.
Laine fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cruz on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Laine.
A big left from Cruz misses.
Laine only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Cruz slips under a jab from Laine.
It looked like Cruz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cruz throws an off balance right hand
and Laine counters with a straight right hand.
Cruz on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cruz takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cruz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Laine throws a nice inside leg kick.
Laine gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cruz.
Laine steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cruz.
Laine is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cruz had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
A swing and a miss from Cruz.
A slow jab from Cruz misses its intended target.
Muuka Laine is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cruz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Laine circles away quickly and effectively.
Cruz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cruz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cruz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Laine.
Cruz throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Cruz ducks under a wild hook from Laine.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Laine sprawls well. Laine wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cruz gets slowly back to his feet.
Laine was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Laine lands a glancing blow to the side of Cruz's head.
Cruz throws a right hand that Laine ducks under and follows up with a left that Laine also avoids with ease.
Laine unleashes a big counter combination but Cruz bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A punch lands to the side of Cruz 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Laine throws a low kick but Cruz moves out of range easily.
A little feinted left hand from Cruz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cruz connects with a right hand. Laine shakes it off.
Laine lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cruz needs to keep his hands up - Laine had a free shot at his head there.
A solid body kick from Cruz.
Laine is looking to score with low kicks.
Laine jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cruz swings for the body but Laine moves out of range.
Laine lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cruz takes a step back to recover.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laine's corner calls for a 1-2. Laine obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cruz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A low kick from Laine misses
and Cruz counters with a series of strikes. Laine will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cruz checks the leg kick.
Laine lands a jab to Cruz's midsection.
Cruz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Laine under the eye.
Laine pushes Cruz away with a front kick.
Cruz throws the kick towards the body but Laine avoids it.
Laine feints and then cracks Cruz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cruz down.
Cruz throws a series of punches but Laine avoids them all with ease.
Cruz throws a jab when Laine was well out of range.
Cruz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laine.
Cruz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Laine checks it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cruz misses with an uppercut
and Cruz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cruz checks a leg kick nicely.
Cruz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cruz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Muuka Laine will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Laine throws a leg kick but Cruz sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Laine throws a shot to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Cruz checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cruz was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Laine fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cruz checks it well.
Laine connects with a solid leg kick.
Cruz throws the left hand but Laine avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Laine misses.
Cruz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Muuka Laine seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cruz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Cruz might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Cruz avoids the body shot from Laine.
It looked like Cruz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cruz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Cruz throws a jab when Laine was well out of range.
Cruz loads up on a big right hand but Laine slips the punch.
Laine fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cruz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cruz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Laine.
Cruz throws a head kick but Laine moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laine throws a looping overhand right but Cruz ducks down to avoid it.
Cruz throws a head kick that misses
and Laine counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine cracks Cruz with a right hand to the side of the head.
A low kick lands for Laine.
Laine moves forwards but Cruz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cruz throws a hook but Laine blocks it.
Laine swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cruz.
Laine fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cruz.
A head kick misses from Cruz.
Laine gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cruz.
Laine throws a front kick that sends Cruz stumbling back into the cage.
Laine dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cruz. That did some damage!
Cruz throws a hook to the side of Laine's head but Laine sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cruz throws a head kick that misses.
Laine lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laine misses with a low kick.
Cruz tries a head kick but it misses.
Laine slips a straight right by Cruz.
Cruz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Laine. Laine obviously looking to wear him down.
Laine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cruz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Cruz. Those never looked like landing.
Laine lands with a kick to the temple. Cruz shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Cruz closes the distance and clinches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cruz - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
With the fighters up against the cage, Laine throws an elbow but misses.
Cruz misses with a punch to the body.
Laine breaks from the clinch.
Laine bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Laine throws a body punch but Cruz moves out of range.
Laine scores with a nice strike.
Cruz takes one to the chin there.
Laine dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cruz. That did some damage!
Laine walks into a stiff left hand from Cruz.
Cruz moves out of range of the body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Cruz misses the target.
A lazy left from Cruz finds it's target.
Laine avoids the body shot from Cruz.
A countering left hand to the body from Laine misses.
Cruz slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laine moves out of range as Cruz strikes.
Cruz lands a jab to the nose.
Laine connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cruz momentarily.
Laine lands a glancing blow to the side of Cruz's head.
Cruz misses with a hook.
Laine slips under a jab from Cruz.
Cruz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cruz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Laine.
A big right from Cruz misses.
Cruz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cruz looks to land a combination but Laine avoids it well.
Cruz throws a body punch but Laine moves out of range.
Cruz backing away here, and Laine unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Cruz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Laine scores with a jab to the head.
A good leg kick by Laine.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laine fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cruz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Good shot there by Laine.
Cruz is rocked!
Cruz throws a wild body kick that Laine sees coming a mile off.
Oh Cruz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laine throws out a powerful jab.
That kick from Laine tenderised Cruz's leg. Cruz is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cruz ducks under a wild hook from Laine.
Laine on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cruz stalks Laine and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Laine's face. Laine staggers backwards, shaken.
Cruz seems to have got his legs back now.
Cruz will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Cruz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Laine staying out of range there.
Laine thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Cruz if he has to take too many more of those.
Laine lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cruz's sensitive parts.
Laine fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cruz on the side of the head.
Laine works over Cruz's head and body with a nice combination.
Laine ducks under a wild hook from Cruz.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A bone on bone clash there as Cruz blocks the leg kick.
Laine slips a jab from Cruz.
Laine swings for the body but Cruz moves out of range.
Cruz throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Laine counter with a right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Muuka Laine showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Laine ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cruz misses with an uppercut.
Cruz looks for the body kick but Laine saw that one coming.
Laine looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Laine slips a jab from Cruz.
A nice side step and Laine releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Laine throws a head kick but Cruz moves out of range.
Cruz misses with a double jab.
Cruz wants to land a leg kick but Laine is out of range.
Laine missing with a left hand there. Cruz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cruz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Laine lunges at Cruz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cruz's hand.
Laine avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laine scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cruz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Laine's sensitive parts.
Cruz throws a right hand that Laine ducks under and follows up with a left that Laine also avoids with ease.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laine throws a solid leg kick but Cruz takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Laine.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cruz throws out the jab.
Cruz slips a jab and a cross from Laine.
Cruz throws a solid leg kick but Laine takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cruz.
Cruz throws a sloppy head kick and Laine moves out of range easily.
Cruz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Cruz misses.
Laine throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cruz misses with a body kick.
Laine takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Laine throws a good cross that connects.
Some wild striking there from Cruz.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice uppercut lands for Laine. That snapped Cruz's head back.
A nice leg kick lands there from Laine.
Laine throws a body punch but Cruz moves out of range.
Cruz swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Cruz lands a nice hook to Laine's body. Laine takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Laine connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laine fails to land with a series of punches.
Laine connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cruz has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Laine.
An inside leg kick lands from Laine.
Cruz throws a one two combo.
Cruz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dom Cruz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters circling - Laine throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Laine steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cruz.
Laine let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Cruz throws a sloppy head kick and Laine moves out of range easily.
Laine lands a nice hook to Cruz's body. Cruz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Laine connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cruz fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Laine to the ground. Cruz is now in Laine's guard.
Cruz trying to control the position from guard on top but Laine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laine is looking to stand up but Cruz isn't so interested in that idea.
Cruz is looking to pass into half guard but Laine pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Laine is in guard.
Cruz looking for a sweep. Not yet Cruz, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Laine 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.
Laine's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Let's hope that Laine has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Laine postures up.
Laine slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Laine preventing the sweep.
Laine works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Laine prevents Cruz from improving his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Muuka Laine comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Laine winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Muuka Laine!
Muuka Laine opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Harry McQuirre (ranked 871 p4p, 1227 weight class) and Philip Ziskie (ranked 104 p4p, 136 weight class). Harry McQuirre could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Philip Ziskie's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry McQuirre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 18 - 1, fighting out of New York, Philip Ziskie!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ziskie closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Decent striking displayed by Ziskie there.
Ziskie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McQuirre manages to avoid it.
McQuirre throws a big counter combination but Ziskie scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
McQuirre cracks Ziskie with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ziskie takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
McQuirre connects with an inside leg kick.
McQuirre throws a sloppy head kick and Ziskie moves out of range easily.
Ziskie has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
McQuirre throws a jab but it's blocked by Ziskie.
Ziskie looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ziskie swings widly with a right hand
and McQuirre counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ziskie thinking.
Ziskie scores with a one two! McQuirre had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Harry McQuirre has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McQuirre connects with a leg kick.
McQuirre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ziskie.
McQuirre has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Total Impact MMA/KT in the buildup to the fight.
McQuirre ducks under a wild hook from Ziskie.
McQuirre thinks about countering with a head kick.
Ziskie misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McQuirre swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McQuirre chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ziskie can pounce on him.
McQuirre avoids the body shot from Ziskie.
Ziskie takes a jab right on the kisser.
 It looks like Philip Ziskie has been cut.
McQuirre motions for Ziskie to come forward. McQuirre throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ziskie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ziskie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McQuirre can pounce on him.
Ziskie throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
McQuirre displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ziskie.
Ziskie throws a body kick that misses
and McQuirre counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McQuirre takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McQuirre staying out of range there.
Ziskie misses with a body shot
letting McQuirre counter with a right hand.
 Ziskie is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McQuirre chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McQuirre keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ziskie is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down McQuirre rather than just go for the knockout.
Ziskie stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McQuirre.
Ziskie lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ziskie throws a hook but McQuirre avoids it easily.
Ziskie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McQuirre.
McQuirre uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ziskie.
A little feinted left hand from McQuirre on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ziskie lands with a shot to the body.
McQuirre fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ziskie has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ziskie clobbers McQuirre with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Harry McQuirre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McQuirre lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ziskie will feel that in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McQuirre plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
McQuirre swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ziskie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McQuirre.
McQuirre checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ziskie throws a poor cross that misses
and McQuirre counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ziskie takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
McQuirre defending well as Ziskie loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ziskie. McQuirre does a little dance to reset his feet.
McQuirre lands a nice shot to the body.
McQuirre checks a leg kick.
Ziskie throws a body kick that misses
and McQuirre counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McQuirre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McQuirre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ziskie throws a quick head kick that skims the top of McQuirre's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McQuirre lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Harry McQuirre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - McQuirre throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ziskie tries to counter with a clinch but McQuirre shakes him off and moves away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McQuirre checks a leg kick.
McQuirre throws a head kick that misses.
McQuirre with a nice calf kick.
Ziskie misses with a looping right.
McQuirre lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
McQuirre connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ziskie throws a leg kick which misses McQuirre's front leg but catches the back leg as McQuirre tries to avoid it.
McQuirre throws a sloppy head kick and Ziskie moves out of range easily.
McQuirre lands a nice shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Harry McQuirre dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
McQuirre is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
McQuirre scores with the left hand. Ziskie knows he should have avoided that one.
McQuirre tries to work over Ziskie's front leg with a kick but Ziskie checks it.
Ziskie rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McQuirre counters with a good low kick that Ziskie was not able to check.
McQuirre throws a nice head kick!
Ziskie moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McQuirre misses with a looping left.
Ziskie now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ziskie looks to throw the jab but McQuirre is out of range.
McQuirre with a nice calf kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ziskie tries to score with a low kick but McQuirre moves his leg out of the way.
Ziskie cracks McQuirre with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A punch lands to the side of McQuirre 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McQuirre bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ziskie scores with a body shot.
Harry McQuirre is winning the standup battle so far.
Ziskie shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. McQuirre eats them both and turns towards Ziskie to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
McQuirre misses with the combination.
A jab from McQuirre finds it's way through Ziskie's defenses.
Ziskie throws a right and a left that both miss.
McQuirre is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ziskie can do to turn this around?
McQuirre throws a head kick that misses.
Ziskie tries a quick counter leg kick but McQuirre is wise to it.
The crowd cheers as McQuirre lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ziskie doesn't seem phased though.
Ziskie throws a front kick aimed at McQuirre's knee but McQuirre avoids it well.
That kick from Ziskie tenderised McQuirre's leg. McQuirre is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ziskie misses with a right hand
letting McQuirre counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McQuirre looks to score with a jab to the body but Ziskie is just out of range.
Ziskie looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ziskie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McQuirre manages to avoid it.
McQuirre pushes Ziskie away with a front kick.
McQuirre checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ziskie misses the jab.
McQuirre connects with the punch.
Ziskie's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McQuirre misses with a leg kick
and Ziskie counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ziskie thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ziskie is looking to take a break and control but McQuirre is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
McQuirre wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ziskie sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McQuirre defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McQuirre is trying to stand up here but Ziskie is controlling him well.
Ziskie thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McQuirre's head.
McQuirre pushes Ziskie off looking to stand but Ziskie dives back in and keeps control.
Still in half guard, Ziskie seems content to control.
Ziskie is trying to control the action in half guard but McQuirre is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
McQuirre is trying to stand.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ziskie with a nice cross.
McQuirre takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McQuirre slips a jab from Ziskie.
Ziskie dives in and grabs McQuirre's left leg, looking for a takedown. McQuirre pushes down on Ziskie's head and hops out.
Ziskie takes a head kick and keeps coming.
McQuirre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McQuirre fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ziskie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McQuirre thuds a left hand into Ziskie's body.
Ziskie swings for the body but McQuirre moves out of range.
McQuirre slips a jab from Ziskie.
Ziskie lands a leg kick that knocks McQuirre off balance momentarily.
Ziskie fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ziskie looks to score with a jab to the body but McQuirre is just out of range.
McQuirre checks a low kick from Ziskie.
A shot to the liver by Ziskie. Beautiful body shot.
McQuirre throws a head kick but Ziskie moves out of range.
Ziskie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McQuirre can pounce on him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Philip Ziskie will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
McQuirre uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ziskie.
McQuirre misses with a right hand
and Ziskie counters with a nice body shot.
McQuirre slaps away a takedown attempt from Ziskie, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ziskie shoots in and drives through. McQuirre sprawls well.
Ziskie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but McQuirre swivels and escapes.
A little feinted left hand from McQuirre on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Harry McQuirre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Philip Ziskie.
McQuirre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McQuirre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McQuirre scoring well with a low kick there.
McQuirre throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ziskie's head.
McQuirre misses with a straight left.
Ziskie swings for the body but McQuirre moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McQuirre takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
McQuirre with the inside leg kick.
Ziskie shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ziskie shoots in and bounces McQuirre off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
McQuirre keeping moving, preventing Ziskie from controlling successfully.
Ziskie is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McQuirre wants to stand but Ziskie is controlling the position.
Ziskie is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ziskie stops McQuirre from standing up.
Ziskie pushing down on McQuirre's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
McQuirre keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ziskie takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ziskie thows a huge punch but McQuirre dodges it nicely.
Ziskie prevents McQuirre from standing back up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ziskie takes one to the chin there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McQuirre jabs Ziskie to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ziskie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and McQuirre counters with a stiff right hand.
Ziskie shoots in looking for a takedown. McQuirre tries to sprawl out of it but Ziskie keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. McQuirre manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A jab from McQuirre misses.
Ziskie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McQuirre sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McQuirre keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ziskie.
McQuirre is looking to counter with head kicks.
Ziskie lands a jab to the head.
Ziskie misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McQuirre throws out a loose jab but Ziskie uses good head movement to avoid it.
McQuirre misses with a hook. Ziskie ducked under it nicely.
Ziskie slips a jab and a cross from McQuirre.
Ziskie is looking to chop away at McQuirre's legs.
A head kick misses from McQuirre.
Ziskie tries a quick counter leg kick but McQuirre is wise to it.
McQuirre throws a sloppy head kick and Ziskie moves out of range easily.
McQuirre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ziskie decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ziskie is keen to just control but McQuirre is a slippery customer.
McQuirre pushes Ziskie off looking to stand but Ziskie dives back in and keeps control.
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 Harry McQuirre.
I think McQuirre 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 James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry McQuirre!
In his post fight interview, Harry McQuirre started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jin Yi (ranked 636 p4p, 1021 weight class) and Vladimir Punchsky (ranked 95 p4p, 155 weight class). Yi comes to the cage accompanied by Wobble. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jin Yi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vladimir Punchsky!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Punchsky throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Punchsky throws the left hand but Yi avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Yi was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Punchsky.
Punchsky has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Punchsky connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Yi's hands.
A slapping leg kick lands for Punchsky.
Nice uppercut there from Yi.
Punchsky throws a leg kick
and Punchsky takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Punchsky misses with a looping right.
Yi throws a big shot that misses.
Punchsky lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Punchsky misses with a few strikes there.
Yi half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Punchsky just misses with a punch to the body.
Yi misses with a wild body shot.
A combination from Punchsky does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Punchsky misses with a leg kick.
Yi staying out of range there.
Punchsky rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yi takes a swing at Punchsky's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Punchsky misses the target.
Yi feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Yi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Punchsky.
Punchsky looks to score with a jab to the body but Yi is just out of range.
Yi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A jab from Punchsky does it's job there.
Punchsky looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Yi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Punchsky.
Punchsky looks to score with a jab to the body but Yi is just out of range.
We've been hearing reports that Yi has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Punchsky swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yi counters with a single leg into guard. Punchsky didn't expect that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Punchsky keeping moving, preventing Yi from controlling successfully.
Punchsky looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Yi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Punchsky swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Yi keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Punchsky's head.
Yi content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Yi is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Yi passes Punchsky's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Yi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Punchsky's head.
Yi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Yi is looking to advance position but Punchsky won't allow it.
Punchsky is looking to improve his position.
Yi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Punchsky's head.
Yi is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Punchsky doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Yi.
Punchsky is concentrating on defense, preventing Yi from advancing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yi stalling.
Yi stops Punchsky from getting back to his feet.
Yi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Punchsky does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Yi is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Yi slips a nice elbow through Punchsky's hands, connecting with Punchsky's forehead.
Yi is trying to control the action in half guard but Punchsky is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Yi prevents Punchsky from improving his position.
Yi looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jin Yi dominated that round.
That's time! Yi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Yi sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Vladimir Punchsky is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Punchsky keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yi.
Despite the aggression on Punchsky's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Yi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Punchsky is fending him off so far but Yi persists. Nope, Punchsky circles away and we're back to standing.
Punchsky misses with a hook. Yi ducked under it nicely.
Yi moves away from the strike by Punchsky.
Yi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yi avoids the body shot from Punchsky.
Punchsky throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the body from Yi misses
and Punchsky counters with a straight right hand.
Yi misses with a lunging right hand
and Punchsky cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Punchsky keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punchsky misses with a hook. Yi ducked under it nicely.
Yi slips a jab and a cross from Punchsky.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Yi slips under a jab.
Yi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Yi throws a leg kick
and Punchsky cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A thudding body kick lands there by Punchsky!
Punchsky throws a body shot but no joy.
Punchsky gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Punchsky feints a jab promting Yi to slip. Punchsky then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Yi slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punchsky throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Yi to counter with a crisp jab.
Vladimir Punchsky seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Punchsky throws a jab when Yi was well out of range.
Yi fires out a quick counter leg kick but Punchsky just manages to avoid it.
Yi throws a leg kick
and Punchsky counters with a stiff right hand.
Punchsky ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Punchsky throws out a counter right but Yi avoids it with no problem.
Punchsky comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Punchsky moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Yi misses with a takedown
and Punchsky counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jin Yi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Punchsky lands a head shot.
Punchsky misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Yi counters with a stiff right hand.
Punchsky fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punchsky staying out of range there.
And Punchsky responds with a good body kick, but Yi manages to step out the way in time.
Vladimir Punchsky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Punchsky swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Punchsky throws a series of punches but Yi avoids them all with ease.
Yi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Punchsky takes one to the chin there.
Yi dives in for a single leg takedown but Punchsky sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Yi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Punchsky backwards.
Punchsky working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yi taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Punchsky has a couple of punches blocked by Yi.
Punchsky manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yi misses with a right hand
enabling Punchsky to counter with a crisp jab.
Punchsky connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Yi's hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Punchsky uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Yi has time to react.
Yi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Punchsky's waist but Punchsky gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Yi off to one side.
Punchsky ducks under a wild hook from Yi.
Nice shot by Yi.
Yi feints and as Punchsky raises his hands in defense, Yi changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Yi stopping the sweep attempt from Punchsky.
Yi wants to control from the top but Punchsky keeps moving.
Yi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Yi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Punchsky showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Yi. Punchsky does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yi misses with a leg kick.
Yi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Yi connects with the punch.
Punchsky slips under a jab.
Yi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Punchsky sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Yi somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the body from Punchsky misses
and Yi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yi thows a leg kick but Punchsky checks it
and Punchsky counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yi looks for a takedown but Punchsky sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punchsky looks to land a combination but Yi avoids it well.
Yi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Vladimir Punchsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Punchsky lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Punchsky bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Yi's head backwards.
Punchsky lands a head shot.
Yi catches Punchsky with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Yi tests Punchsky's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Punchsky fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yi manages to avoid it.
It looked like Yi was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Punchsky throws a half hearted mid kick.
Yi scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yi throws a poor cross that misses
and Punchsky cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Punchsky throws a series of strikes that have Yi backpedaling.
Punchsky takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Yi gets a takedown into half guard.
Yi 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.
Punchsky blocking the ground and pound attempt from Yi.
Yi is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Yi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Yi sitting in guard here, content to control.
Punchsky looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yi trying to control but Punchsky is working from the bottom.
Yi is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Punchsky is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Yi is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Yi 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.
Yi passes Punchsky's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Punchsky wants to get back to his feet.
Yi is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Yi tries to pass the half guard into mount. Punchsky knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Punchsky is refusing to be controlled, as Yi sits in half guard.
Yi prevents Punchsky from standing back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A looping hook to the body misses from Punchsky. Yi does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Yi misses.
Yi blocks a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vladimir Punchsky comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Punchsky has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladimir Punchsky!
After winning the bout, Vladimir Punchsky thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Jin Yi spoke after the fight, saying 'Next time, there will be no next time.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rayful Edmond (ranked 483 p4p, 1434 weight class) and Frog Ribbit (ranked 67 p4p, 185 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rayful Edmond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frog Ribbit!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribbit misses with a straight left.
Ribbit misses with a wild body shot.
Ribbit throws a body punch but Edmond moves out of range.
Edmond drops Ribbit with a beautiful combination! Ribbit stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Edmond is looking for the KO!
Ribbit is rocked!
It looks like Frog Ribbit has been cut.
Ribbit misses with a hook to the body
and Edmond counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Ribbit badly! Edmond follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Ribbit out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Edmond finished him against the cage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rayful Edmond!
An out of breath Rayful Edmond 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Domonic Dilbrandt (ranked 308 p4p, 934 weight class) and Dewey Decimal (ranked 19 p4p, 53 weight class). Dilbrandt's entrance music is The Champ is Here. A fine choice. Decimal has chosen The Dewey Decimal Rap as his entrance music. Domonic Dilbrandt has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Domonic Dilbrandt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dewey Decimal!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Decimal.
Decimal takes one on the button.
Decimal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Decimal moves away from the strike by Dilbrandt.
Decimal lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dilbrandt's sensitive parts.
Decimal throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Dilbrandt throws a leg kick which misses Decimal's front leg but catches the back leg as Decimal tries to avoid it.
Dilbrandt lands a high kick!
Decimal avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dilbrandt swinging wildly here.
Dilbrandt misses with a looping right.
Dilbrandt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Decimal jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dilbrandt keeps the fight on the outside.
Decimal rushes Dilbrandt and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dilbrandt tries to break free but Decimal pushes him back against the cage.
Dilbrandt blocks an uppercut.
Dilbrandt trying to control the position but instead, Decimal has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dilbrandt into the cage.
Decimal blocks an uppercut.
Decimal throws a punch but it's blocked by Dilbrandt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dilbrandt misses with a punch to the body.
Dilbrandt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Decimal's elbow.
We've been informed that Decimal has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Decimal digs a right hand into Dilbrandt's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dilbrandt's gas tank.
Decimal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Decimal lands an uppercut.
Dilbrandt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Decimal throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dilbrandt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Decimal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dilbrandt lands a really nice looking cross but Decimal seems unphased.
A big left from Dilbrandt misses.
And Decimal tries to counter it with a takedown but Dilbrandt pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Decimal tries to clinch but Dilbrandt moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dilbrandt.
Decimal clinches up against the cage.
Dilbrandt struggles to land a body shot inside as Decimal controls his hands.
Decimal throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Decimal creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dilbrandt blocking some punches.
Decimal misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt stalling in the clinch but Decimal improves position.
I was talking to Dilbrandt's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Decimal stalling in the clinch but Dilbrandt improves position.
Dilbrandt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Decimal fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt manages to break the clinch.
Decimal tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dilbrandt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Decimal throws out a powerful jab.
Dilbrandt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Decimal throws a series of punches but Dilbrandt moves out of range.
Dilbrandt attempts a counter takedown but Decimal avoids it well and moves away.
Dilbrandt throws a leg kick but Decimal sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Decimal closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Dilbrandt counter with a right hand.
Dilbrandt avoids the body shot from Decimal.
Dilbrandt does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
And Decimal tries to counter it with a takedown but Dilbrandt pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Decimal throws a good cross that connects.
Decimal walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dilbrandt goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Decimal.
Dewey Decimal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Dilbrandt misses its intended target.
Dilbrandt connects with a right hand. Decimal shakes it off.
Dilbrandt's jab looks to have found its range, popping Decimal under the eye.
Decimal tries to clinch there but Dilbrandt circles away.
Dilbrandt is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dilbrandt. Decimal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dilbrandt throws a body kick that misses.
A jab from Dilbrandt does it's job there.
Dilbrandt scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dilbrandt is looking to land body kicks.
Decimal feints the counter takedown.
Decimal tries to close the distance and clinch but Dilbrandt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dilbrandt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Decimal tries to counter with a clinch but Dilbrandt shakes him off and moves away.
Decimal gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dilbrandt blocks an uppercut.
Dilbrandt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Decimal.
Dilbrandt throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Decimal tries to throw a body punch but Dilbrandt avoids it by throwing Decimal back against the cage.
A short right from Decimal.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Decimal lands a hook that snaps the head of Dilbrandt backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decimal lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dilbrandt lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from Decimal - that landed with a thud.
Decimal lands an uppercut.
Decimal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Decimal lands a shoulder strike.
Decimal lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Decimal slows down the pace here.
Dilbrandt will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Decimal up against the cage.
Decimal lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Decimal doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dilbrandt pushes Decimal back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dilbrandt lands an uppercut.
Dilbrandt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Some bone on bone action there as Decimal checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Domonic Dilbrandt will probably get the nod.
That's time! Dilbrandt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dilbrandt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Decimal.
Decimal throws a series of strikes that have Dilbrandt backpedaling.
Dilbrandt throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Decimal in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Decimal throws a jab when Dilbrandt was well out of range.
Decimal has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt misses with a low kick.
Decimal misses with a hook.
Decimal slips a straight right by Dilbrandt.
A leg kick checked by Decimal.
Dilbrandt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Decimal.
Decimal throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dilbrandt counters with a stiff right hand.
Dilbrandt takes one on the button.
Dilbrandt connects with a good right hand that stumbles Decimal. Decimal circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dilbrandt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Decimal moves away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dilbrandt ducks under a wild hook from Decimal.
Dilbrandt wants to slow Decimal down by chopping away at his legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dilbrandt misses with a low kick as Decimal jumps back.
A shot to the liver by Dilbrandt. Beautiful body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dilbrandt darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Decimal tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dilbrandt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dilbrandt turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Decimal connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dilbrandt lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jab from Decimal.
Decimal moves into range and clinches up with Dilbrandt.
Decimal misses with some punches.
Decimal swings wildly with an uppercut but Dilbrandt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dilbrandt tries to throw a body punch but Decimal avoids it by throwing Dilbrandt back against the cage.
Decimal swings wildly with an uppercut but Dilbrandt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Decimal'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.
Decimal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Decimal tries to work over Dilbrandt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dilbrandt takes a shot to the head.
Decimal throws a head punch that misses.
Dilbrandt blocks a body shot from Decimal.
Decimal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decimal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Decimal trying to control the position but instead, Dilbrandt has worked for underhooks and has pushed Decimal into the cage.
Decimal throws a head punch that misses.
Decimal throws a punch but it's blocked by Dilbrandt.
A right hook to the body lands for Dilbrandt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Decimal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Decimal swings wildly with an uppercut but Dilbrandt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dilbrandt is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dilbrandt breaks the clinch.
A slow jab from Decimal misses its intended target.
Decimal swings widly with a right hand
and Dilbrandt makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Decimal really felt that one!
Decimal doesn't manage to clinch there - Dilbrandt circles away.
Decimal gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Decimal wants to clinch up but Dilbrandt keeps it at a distance.
Decimal doesn't manage to clinch there - Dilbrandt circles away.
Dilbrandt quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Dilbrandt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dilbrandt tries to land a leg kick but Decimal saw it coming and moves away.
Decimal throws the left hand but Dilbrandt avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt misses the jab.
Dilbrandt is looking to land body kicks.
That kick from Dilbrandt tenderised Decimal's leg. Decimal is trying to keep his angry face on.
Decimal looks to land a right hand but Dilbrandt moved out of range.
Dilbrandt is looking to counter punch.
Dilbrandt throws a low kick but Decimal avoids it.
Decimal jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dilbrandt takes one to the side of the head.
Dilbrandt cracks Decimal with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Decimal 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.
Dilbrandt throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dilbrandt clobbers Decimal with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Decimal looks to throw the jab but Dilbrandt is out of range.
Dilbrandt connects with a good right hand that stumbles Decimal. Decimal circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dilbrandt bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Decimal's head.
Decimal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Decimal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dilbrandt manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Decimal misses with a wild body shot.
Dilbrandt blocks a jab.
Decimal tries to clinch but Dilbrandt is having none of it.
Decimal scores with a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dilbrandt.
Decimal is looking to slow Dilbrandt down with leg kicks.
Decimal misses with a body shot.
Decimal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dilbrandt is looking to counter punch.
Decimal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dilbrandt manages to avoid it.
Dilbrandt went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Decimal moves out of range of the body kick.
Decimal tries to counter by closing the distance.
Decimal takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dilbrandt lands with a shot to the body.
Decimal moves into range and clinches up with Dilbrandt.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dilbrandt.
Decimal tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dilbrandt's elbow.
Dilbrandt takes a shot to the head.
Dilbrandt is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Decimal misses with some punches.
Decimal taking a breather.
Dilbrandt manages to break the clinch.
Domonic Dilbrandt is winning the standup battle so far.
Decimal tries to close the distance and clinch but Dilbrandt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Decimal slips a jab and a cross from Dilbrandt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Domonic Dilbrandt will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Decimal moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dilbrandt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Decimal throws a lazy right hand but Dilbrandt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Decimal lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dilbrandt misses with a body shot.
Decimal throws a body shot but no joy.
Dilbrandt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slow jab from Decimal misses its intended target.
Decimal thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dilbrandt changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Decimal throws a jab when Dilbrandt was well out of range.
A quick step to the side and Dilbrandt tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dilbrandt tries to move into range but Decimal moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Decimal misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dilbrandt gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dilbrandt thuds his shin into the meat of Decimal's side.
Decimal tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dilbrandt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Decimal misses with a right hand
and Dilbrandt counters with a straight right hand.
Decimal throws a hook but Dilbrandt avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dilbrandt uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Decimal has time to react.
Dilbrandt looks to land a right hand but Decimal moved out of range.
Decimal gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dilbrandt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dilbrandt misses with a body punch.
Decimal tries a body shot but Dilbrandt blocks it.
Decimal throws a punch but it's blocked by Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt lands with a short shot to the head.
Dilbrandt swings wildly with an uppercut but Decimal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Decimal lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt can't find room to land a body shot as Decimal controls the action.
Decimal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Decimal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dilbrandt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Decimal backwards.
Dilbrandt scores with a hook to the body.
Dilbrandt prevents a body shot from Decimal.
Decimal lands a shoulder strike.
Decimal lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Decimal misses with a short punch on the inside.
Decimal misses with a punch on the inside.
Dilbrandt misses with a body punch.
Decimal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Decimal.
Dilbrandt lands a nice uppercut.
Decimal lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dilbrandt.
Decimal lands a shot to the body.
Decimal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Decimal tries to throw a body punch but Dilbrandt avoids it by throwing Decimal back against the cage.
Dilbrandt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Decimal misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good body shot from Dilbrandt.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dilbrandt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dilbrandt breaks from the clinch.
Dilbrandt keeps the fight on the outside.
Decimal tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A counter left hand to the body from Dilbrandt misses its target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decimal walks into a jab.
Dilbrandt's jab looks to have found its range, popping Decimal under the eye.
A telegraphed right hand from Decimal misses the target.
Dilbrandt throws a leg kick but Decimal moved away.
And Decimal tries to counter it with a takedown but Dilbrandt pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Decimal fails with an attempt to clinch.
Decimal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Decimal looks to land a left hand but Dilbrandt moved out of range nicely.
Decimal jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dilbrandt throws a leg kick that misses.
And Decimal tries to counter it with a takedown but Dilbrandt pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Decimal lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dilbrandt lands a slapping body shot.
Decimal misses with an uppercut.
Dilbrandt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Decimal moves away.
A combination from Decimal does no damage.
Dilbrandt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dilbrandt lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Decimal tries to clinch up.
Dilbrandt throws a push kick but Decimal slaps the foot to one side.
Decimal's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decimal looks to land a left hand but Dilbrandt moved out of range nicely.
Decimal tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dilbrandt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Decimal tries to clinch up but Dilbrandt circles away and keeps his distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dilbrandt slips a jab from Decimal.
Decimal wants to clinch
and Dilbrandt counters with a right hand to the body.
Decimal cracks Dilbrandt with an open hand slap.
Decimal rushes Dilbrandt and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Decimal fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Decimal.
Decimal swings wildly with an uppercut but Dilbrandt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Decimal lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Decimal.
Decimal misses with a short punch on the inside.
Decimal tries to throw a body punch but Dilbrandt avoids it by throwing Decimal back against the cage.
Decimal misses with a punch to the body.
Decimal misses with a punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dewey Decimal really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Decimal throws a wild body kick that Dilbrandt sees coming a mile off.
Dilbrandt lands with an uppercut that bounces Decimal off the cage and back into range.
Decimal throws an off balance right hand
and Dilbrandt counters with a nice leg kick.
Decimal throws a jab but it's blocked by Dilbrandt.
Decimal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dilbrandt.
Decimal clinches up against the cage.
Decimal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Decimal wants to stall.
Dilbrandt can't find room to land a body shot as Decimal controls the action.
Decimal throws a punch but it's blocked by Dilbrandt.
Decimal lands a nice uppercut.
Dilbrandt is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Decimal creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dilbrandt looking to stall.
Dilbrandt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Decimal throws out a loose jab but Dilbrandt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dilbrandt misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dilbrandt ducks under a wild hook from Decimal.
Decimal is looking to clinch.
Dilbrandt takes one to the chin there.
Decimal cracks Dilbrandt with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Decimal has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Decimal has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dewey Decimal seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Decimal misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dilbrandt blocking some punches.
Dilbrandt blocking some punches.
Dilbrandt throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A left hand lands to the body for Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dilbrandt takes a shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Decimal.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dilbrandt lands a hook that snaps the head of Decimal backwards.
Decimal scores with a shot to the side of Dilbrandt's head.
Decimal throws a punch but it's blocked by Dilbrandt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decimal misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Decimal.
Dilbrandt tries to work over Decimal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Decimal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dilbrandt is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Decimal is keeping busy.
Dilbrandt is working Decimal over against the cage.
Decimal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dilbrandt blocks an uppercut.
Dilbrandt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Decimal.
Dilbrandt prevents a body shot from Decimal.
Decimal misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dilbrandt breaks from the clinch.
Dilbrandt slips under a jab from Decimal.
Dilbrandt swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Decimal instigates a clinch.
Dilbrandt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Decimal lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decimal blocks a body shot from Dilbrandt.
Decimal stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Dilbrandt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dilbrandt lands a body punch.
Dilbrandt manages to break the clinch.
Decimal has Dilbrandt up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Decimal.
Dilbrandt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Decimal's elbow.
Decimal lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dilbrandt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dilbrandt breaks the clinch.
Dilbrandt throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dilbrandt lands a lovely overhand right.
Decimal closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Decimal misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dilbrandt is trying to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt gets through Decimal's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good body shot from Dilbrandt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Decimal.
Dilbrandt blocks a body shot from Decimal.
Dilbrandt blocking some punches.
Stalling in the clinch from Dilbrandt.
Decimal has a couple of punches blocked by Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt tries to stall but Decimal uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dilbrandt can't find room to land a body shot as Decimal controls the action.
Decimal working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dilbrandt as Decimal tries to tie him up.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dilbrandt as Decimal tries to tie him up.
Decimal working aggressively here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dewey Decimal dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Decimal thows a left - swing and a miss!
Decimal thows a left - swing and a miss!
Decimal missing with a left hand there. Dilbrandt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little feinted left hand from Dilbrandt on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Decimal moves in looking to clinch but Dilbrandt pushes him off.
Decimal cracks Dilbrandt with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dilbrandt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Decimal throws out the jab.
Dilbrandt appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Decimal tries to clinch up but Dilbrandt circles away and keeps his distance.
Decimal scores with a jab. Dilbrandt acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Decimal takes a jab right on the kisser.
Decimal avoids the head kick by Dilbrandt.
Decimal moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dilbrandt is looking to land body kicks.
Decimal closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Decimal misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dilbrandt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Decimal clinches up with Dilbrandt and pushes him back against the cage.
Dilbrandt is struggling to control the position.
Nice body punch from Dilbrandt - that landed with a thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decimal avoiding damage.
Decimal tries a body shot but Dilbrandt blocks it.
Dilbrandt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dilbrandt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dilbrandt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dilbrandt struggles to land a body shot inside as Decimal controls his hands.
Dilbrandt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Decimal misses with a looping left.
It looked like Dilbrandt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dilbrandt lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Decimal throws a hook but Dilbrandt blocks it.
Dilbrandt throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dilbrandt tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Decimal misses with an uppercut.
As Decimal backs away, Dilbrandt returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dilbrandt is pushing Decimal up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decimal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Decimal throws a punch but it's blocked by Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Decimal crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dilbrandt - the referee stops the clock and Decimal gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dilbrandt. Decimal manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Dilbrandt ducks under a wild hook from Decimal.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dilbrandt. Decimal shrugs it off though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Decimal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Dilbrandt - that will leave a mark!
Decimal is looking to clinch.
Dilbrandt ducks under a wild hook from Decimal.
Decimal tries to clinch up.
Dilbrandt tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Decimal manages to circle out of the way.
Dilbrandt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dilbrandt misses with an attempted mid kick.
Decimal checks a leg kick nicely.
Dilbrandt throws a hook but Decimal blocks it.
Decimal tries to clinch but Dilbrandt is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decimal is looking to clinch but Dilbrandt is avoiding it.
Decimal throws a hook but Dilbrandt avoids it easily.
Dilbrandt with a hook.
Decimal throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dilbrandt counters with a stiff right hand.
Dilbrandt misses the shot to the body.
Decimal missing with a left hand there. Dilbrandt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Decimal lands a head shot.
Dilbrandt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Decimal.
Decimal sizes up Dilbrandt with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Decimal moves in looking to clinch but Dilbrandt pushes him off.
Some bone on bone action there as Decimal checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Decimal tries to counter with a clinch but Dilbrandt shakes him off and moves away.
Decimal throws the left hand but Dilbrandt avoids the punch easily.
Dilbrandt ducks under a wild hook from Decimal.
Dilbrandt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dilbrandt bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Decimal's head.
A punch lands to the side of Dilbrandt 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Decimal misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Dilbrandt. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dilbrandt.
Decimal misses with a straight left.
Dilbrandt throws a big counter combination but Decimal scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Decimal rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Dilbrandt to counter with a crisp jab.
Decimal slips a straight right by Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt throws an overhand right that lands on Decimal's shoulder, as Decimal tries to avoid the shot.
Dilbrandt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Decimal moves away.
Nice shot by Decimal.
Decimal rushes Dilbrandt and presses him up against the cage.
Decimal works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Decimal creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The referee calls for Dilbrandt to work.
Dilbrandt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Decimal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Decimal has a couple of punches blocked by Dilbrandt.
Decimal lands a hook that snaps the head of Dilbrandt backwards.
Decimal has a couple of punches blocked by Dilbrandt.
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 Domonic Dilbrandt.
I think Dilbrandt 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 48:47
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 48:47
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Domonic Dilbrandt!
Domonic Dilbrandt retains his bantamweight title!
Domonic Dilbrandt really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Voodoo Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dick Army Jr (ranked 1246 p4p, 788 weight class) and Mickey Garcia (ranked 190 p4p, 118 weight class). Garcia has chosen S.G. Sinnicks - St Patrick Battalion as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dick Army Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mickey Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Army Jr has taken the fight to the clinch.
Garcia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Garcia throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Army Jrs head.
Garcia tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Army Jr smiles and moves away.
Army Jr moves out of range as Garcia strikes.
Army Jr gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Army Jr tries to land a knee to the head but Garcia blocks with his arms.
Garcia lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Army Jr backwards.
Garcia misses with an elbow strike.
Garcia avoids the elbow strike from Army Jr, against the cage.
Army Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Garcia blocks an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Garcia just misses with a elbow thrown towards Army Jr's brow.
Garcia lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Army Jr tries to land a knee to the head but Garcia blocks with his arms.
Nice elbow from Garcia.
It looks like Dick Army Jr has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Garcia lands a right hand that snaps the head of Army Jr backwards.
Garcia misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Army Jr lands a damaging elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Army Jr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Army Jr looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Army Jr blocks an uppercut.
Army Jr tries to land knees in the clinch but Garcia avoids the damage to the body.
Garcia avoids a wild elbow strike from Army Jr.
Army Jr connects with a knee to the head.
Garcia throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Army Jrs head.
Garcia blocks an uppercut.
Garcia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Army Jr is trying to break the clinch but Garcia is controlling him.
Army Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Army Jr creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Garcia's defenses.
Army Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Army Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Garcia controls the action.
Garcia lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Army Jr backwards.
Garcia is working Army Jr over against the cage.
Garcia misses with a punch to the body.
Army Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Army Jr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Garcia has him pressed against the cage.
Garcia scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Army Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Garcia misses
and Army Jr moves into the clinch.
Army Jr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Garcia is defending well for now.
Garcia tries to pull guard but Army Jr won't allow it.
Army Jr lands a damaging elbow.
Army Jr blocks the elbow strike.
Army Jr wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Army Jr wants to break the clinch but can't.
Army Jr breaks the clinch.
Garcia scores with a body shot.
Army Jr slips a jab from Garcia.
Garcia jabs Army Jr to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Garcia throws a hook but Army Jr avoids it easily.
Garcia misses with a hook
and Army Jr holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Army Jr lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Army Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Army Jr throws a body punch but Garcia moves out of range.
Army Jr moves into the clinch.
Garcia lands a left hand.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Army Jr obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Army Jr misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garcia.
A head punch on the inside from Garcia fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Garcia.
Army Jr lands a nice knee to the body.
Garcia blocks an elbow strike.
Army Jr blocks an elbow strike from Garcia.
Army Jr blocks an elbow strike.
Army Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Army Jr works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Army Jr tries to clinch but Garcia is having none of it.
Army Jr tries to clinch but Garcia is having none of it.
Sloppy strikes from Army Jr. Those never looked like landing.
Garcia throws out a loose jab but Army Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Army Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Army Jr tries to clinch there but Garcia circles away.
Army Jr darts in trying to clinch
and Garcia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dick Army Jr's cut is getting worse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia thuds a left hand into Army Jr's body.
Garcia is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia has taken the fight to the clinch.
Garcia throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Army Jrs head.
Army Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Army Jr misses with a knee to the head.
Army Jr misses with a knee to the head.
Garcia working aggressively here.
Garcia lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Garcia.
Garcia jumps guard but Army Jr turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Dick Army Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mickey Garcia.
Nice body punch from Garcia - that landed with a thud.
Garcia presses Army Jr against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Army Jr is breathing heavily.
A short left from Garcia.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garcia swings wildly with an uppercut but Army Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garcia tries to pull guard but Army Jr forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Garcia looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Garcia digs a right hand underneath Army Jr's ribcage. Army Jr let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mickey Garcia will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dick Army Jr's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Garcia connects with a right hand. Army Jr shakes it off.
Garcia uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Army Jr has time to react.
Army Jr misses with a few strikes there.
A cross from Garcia lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Army Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Army Jr fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Garcia, pushing him back against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Army Jr has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Garcia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Army Jr tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Garcia avoids it.
Garcia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Army Jr lands a knee to the head.
Garcia scores with a shot to the side of Army Jr's head.
A nice left hand lands by Garcia.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Army Jr digs a right hand underneath Garcia's ribcage. Garcia let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Army Jr misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Garcia.
Army Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Garcia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Garcia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Garcia as the two fighters clinch.
Garcia lands an elbow inside.
Army Jr misses with a knee to the head.
Garcia decides to pull guard.
Army Jr trying to stand up but can't free himself from Garcia's guard.
Garcia not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Army Jr wants to stand but Garcia is controlling his posture from full guard.
Garcia throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Garcia has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Army Jr has passed into side control.
Garcia is looking to reverse the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Garcia is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Army Jr's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Army Jr's back!
Garcia wants to control the position but Army Jr frees himself and scrambles - Garcia manages to regain control in side control.
Garcia throws an elbow but Army Jr slips to the side and avoids it well.
Garcia controls the position from side control.
Army Jr parries the strikes from Garcia easily there. Garcia is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Army Jr to escape.
Army Jr defending against the ground and pound.
Army Jr is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Army Jr takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Garcia working the body and head with strikes.
Garcia landing strikes.
Garcia lands an elbow.
Dick Army Jr's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Garcia working the ground and pound but Army Jr is defending the strikes.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Garcia working his ground and pound in the gym.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Garcia scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Army Jr to see if he's OK.
Army Jr is rocked!
Jeez, Dick Army Jr's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dick Army Jr's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mickey Garcia!
A very excited looking Mickey Garcia made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, Dick Army Jr stepped up to the mic, saying 'Sorry dad, please dont beat me!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Baldur Torsten (ranked 83 p4p, 632 weight class) and Yka Sonni (ranked 12 p4p, 83 weight class). Torsten comes to the cage accompanied by Temple of Odin. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Baldur Torsten!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yka Sonni!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sonni fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Torsten avoids it really well and circles away.
Sonni walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Torsten checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sonni swings for the body but Torsten moves out of range.
Sonni shoots in for a takedown but Torsten shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A quick step to the side and Torsten tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sonni misses the jab.
Torsten misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sonni.
Sonni misses with a leg kick
and Torsten cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sonni dives in and scores a takedown into Torsten's guard.
Torsten is looking to stand back up but Sonni counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Torsten.
Torsten wants to control the action here but instead Sonni manages to pass to full mount!
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Sonni working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torsten really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Torsten is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sonni takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Torsten defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Sonni.
Torsten tries to control Sonni's body but Sonni pushes him off. Torsten squirms to his side and now Sonni has his back!
Sonni has the hooks in. Torsten is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Sonni tries to keep control of the position but Torsten is staying busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torsten trying to control the position but Sonni manages to sink in the hooks.
Sonni trying to control momentarily.
Sonni has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Torsten is in real trouble here. Sonni gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Torsten is tapping out! Sonni wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Yka Sonni!
Yka Sonni is the new light heavyweight champion!
A victorious Yka Sonni thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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S |
C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
38% |
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