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DMMA 73: Barboza vs Contreiras PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Jimenez (ranked 3974 p4p, 5955 weight class) and Semba Rua (ranked 469 p4p, 600 weight class). The key to victory for Roberto Jimenez has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roberto Jimenez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Semba Rua!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jimenez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rua uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jimenez.
Rua misses with the combination.
Jimenez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rua gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jimenez.
Jimenez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rua.
Semba Rua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jimenez moves out of range of the strikes.
Jimenez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rua was well out of range. Poor timing from Jimenez.
A little jabbing left from Rua on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jimenez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rua throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rua swings widly with a right hand
and Rua takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
 It looks like Semba Rua has been cut.
Jimenez scores with a jab. Rua acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jimenez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jimenez is defended easily by Rua.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rua feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jimenezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rua takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Semba Rua is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rua lands with a nice combination. Jimenez backs away looking to recover.
Rua misses with a looping left.
Rua rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jimenez counters with a nice uppercut.
Jimenez ducks under a wild hook from Rua.
Rua misses with an uppercut. Jimenez saw that one coming.
Rua missing with a left hand there. Jimenez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Jimenez was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rua.
A slow jab from Rua misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jimenez misses with a body shot.
Rua let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jimenez works the jab nicely.
Rua missing with a left hand there. Jimenez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jimenez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rua defending well as Jimenez loads up on a big left hand.
Rua takes a swing at Jimenez's ribcage but misses.
Jimenez tries a low kick but Rua avoids it.
A jab from Rua misses.
Rua uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jimenez.
Rua throws a combination that misses
letting Jimenez counter with a right hand.
Jimenez lands a nice hook to Rua's body. Rua takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jimenez misses with a body shot.
Rua tries to bum rush Jimenez with a series of wild strikes but Jimenez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jimenez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jimenez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Jimenez.
A jab from Rua misses.
Jimenez scores with a nice strike.
Rua ducks right into an uppercut from Jimenez.
Rua paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jimenez lands a right hook to the body.
Jimenez looks to land a combination but Rua avoids it well.
Jimenez digs a good hook to Rua's body.
Rua swings widly with a right hand
and Jimenez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rua thinking.
A telegraphed right hand from Rua misses the target.
Jimenez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jimenez is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rua looks to throw the jab but Jimenez is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua scores with a shot to the body.
Rua swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jimenez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jimenez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rua scores with a nice strike.
Rua misses with a left hand
and Jimenez counters with a right hand to the body.
Rua throws a hook but Jimenez blocks it.
Jimenez throws a body shot but no joy.
Rua looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rua misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jimenez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jimenez jabs at Rua's body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jimenez, as that shot connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jimenez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rua.
Jimenez moves away from the strike by Rua.
Rua misses with the combination.
A little feinted left hand from Jimenez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Jimenez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Semba Rua's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jimenez shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rua eats them both and turns towards Jimenez to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Rua throws a shot from downtown. Jimenez moves away and avoids it.
Jimenez is looking for a counter combo.
Rua misses with an uppercut.
Rua misses with an uppercut.
Jimenez misses with a hook to the body
letting Rua counter with a right hand.
Jimenez loads up on a big right hand but Rua slips the punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Rua misses the target.
Rua throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jimenez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rua rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jimenez counters with a left to the body.
Jimenez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Roberto Jimenez is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jimenez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jimenez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
 Jimenez is rocked!
Jimenez misses with a hook
and Rua counters with a big left hand that crumples Jimenez! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Semba Rua!
After winning the bout, Semba Rua thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Champ Johnson (ranked 2990 p4p, 3085 weight class) and Sebastian Bach (ranked 363 p4p, 370 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by DMX - Ain't No Sunshine . The key to victory for Champ Johnson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Champ Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Sebastian Bach!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson moves away from the strike by Bach.
Johnson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bach counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnson lands with a shot to the body.
Bach misses with a combination
and Johnson counters with a right hand to the body.
Bach falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big left from Bach misses.
Johnson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bach looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Johnson throws an off balance right hand
enabling Bach to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at MONEY TEAM!!! in the buildup to the fight.
Johnson thuds his right hand into Bach's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bach shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Johnson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet but Bach drags him back down.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Bach working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Bach cracks Johnson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Johnson pushes Bach away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Bach gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Johnson throws Bach to one side and escapes!
Sloppy strikes from Bach. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bach defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Johnson clinches up against the cage.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
Bach shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Johnson pushes Bach off and gets back to his feet.
Bach throws a head kick that misses
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bach throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
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!
Bach bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
Johnson trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Johnson defending against the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bach scoring with punches from side control.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
Bach working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to buck Bach off.
Bach has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Johnson is not content to let Bach control the position.
Bach looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Johnson is avoiding damage well.
Bach thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Johnson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Bach.
Johnson is trying to buck Bach off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bach tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bach has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Johnson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bach throws a strike aimed at the side of Johnson's head but Johnson avoids it well.
Johnson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Bach is controlling him well.
Bach lands an elbow.
Bach prevents Johnson from escaping the position.
Bach tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Johnson is trying to buck Bach off.
Johnson bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Johnson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bach.
Champ Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bach tries to score a power double leg takedown but Johnson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bach somewhat.
Johnson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Johnson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bach ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice shot by Johnson.
It looks like Sebastian Bach has been cut.
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!
Bach throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
Johnson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Johnson is looking to clinch but Bach is avoiding it.
Bach with the counter takedown but Johnson avoids it easily.
Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bach.
Johnson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bach with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Johnson to score with a decent uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Champ Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sebastian Bach's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bach pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson throwing a counter right hand but Bach manages to avoid it.
Bach uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Johnson scores with a punch to the head.
Johnson walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Bach drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Johnson swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Bach's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Champ Johnson!
Champ Johnson was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aubrey Grant (ranked 1604 p4p, 2226 weight class) and Billy Irish (ranked 209 p4p, 276 weight class). Aubrey Grant has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Aubrey Grant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Billy Irish!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grant with a hook.
Irish throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Irish throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Grant counters with a thumping low kick.
Irish swings for the body but Grant moves out of range.
Grant swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Irish throws a hook but Grant blocks it.
As Irish looks to move away, Grant throws a big counter combo but Irish just gets out of the way.
Irish throws a big shot that misses.
Grant throws a counter high kick but Irish was just alert enough to avoid it.
Irish takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Irish fails with the takedown.
Grant swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Grant wants to land a leg kick but Irish is out of range.
Irish tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Irish misses with a series of wild punches.
Grant fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Irish throws a lazy uppercut
and Grant counters with a nice uppercut.
Irish works the jab nicely.
Grant has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Grant scores with a leg kick.
Grant will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grant scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irish swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Irish throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Grant. That's going to slow Irish down.
Irish looks to throw the jab but Grant is out of range.
Grant takes the fight into the clinch.
Grant scores with a knee to the head.
Grant blocks an uppercut.
Irish lands a left hand.
Irish swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Irish can't find room to land a body shot as Grant controls the action.
Irish lands with a light punch inside.
Grant working aggressively here.
Grant makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Grant misses with some punches.
Irish tries to work over Grant's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grant lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grant lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant unloads a knee to the mid-section. Irish lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Grant blocking some punches.
Grant with a knee to the head.
Grant lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Grant tries a knee to the head but Irish blocks it.
Grant looking to throw knees to the head but Irish is blocking nicely.
Irish holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Grant's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Irish takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Billy Irish has been cut.
Still in the clinch, Irish scores with a nice short uppercut.
Irish controlling the action here for a moment.
Grant struggles to land a body shot inside as Irish controls his hands.
Grant lands a knee to the head.
Grant lands a right hand that snaps the head of Irish backwards.
A shot in the inside from Irish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irish jumps guard but Grant stands there with Irish around his waist. Irish gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Grant lands a shoulder strike.
Irish fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Grant.
Grant breaks from the clinch.
Irish fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Grant staying out of range there.
Grant steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Irish.
Grant throws a body shot but no joy.
Irish scores with a crisp jab that stopped Grant in his tracks.
Grant chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Grant waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Irish.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Irish! But no joy.
Irish misses with a body shot
and Grant counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grant keeps Irish at a distance using the push kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Grant.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Irish misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grant.
Grant scores with a leg kick.
Grant lands with a nice body punch.
Irish is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Irish lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Grant lands with a thumping leg kick.
Grant misses with a wild body shot.
Irish slips under a jab.
Irish swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Irish throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grant on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Grant fakes the leg kick and cracks Irish in the body.
Grant slips a straight right by Irish.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grant is looking to clinch but Irish is avoiding it.
Irish on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Irish takes a swing at Grant's ribcage but misses.
Grant throwing a counter right hand but Irish manages to avoid it.
Grant bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aubrey Grant dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Billy Irish's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Irish throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grant throws a low kick, looking for Irish's leg but Irish calmly moves out of range.
Irish closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Grant did well to prevent Irish getting side control.
Irish is keen to just control but Grant is a slippery customer.
Grant makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Grant.
Irish must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Irish has gone for a leg lock! Grant slips out almost immediately though and dives into Irish's guard.
Irish looking to control but Grant passes into half guard.
Grant will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Grant stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant trying to mount his opponent but Irish defends it.
Irish is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Irish is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Irish trying to control but Grant postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Grant performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Grant wants to free his trapped foot but Irish is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Irish tries to roll over but Grant keeps him under control.
Irish is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Grant's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Grant's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Irish's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Grant trying to control but not successfully.
A lull in the action here.
Grant is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Irish can do to turn this around?
Irish is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Grant is defending well though. Irish let's go of the attempt for now.
Irish has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Irish is persistently looking for the submission but Grant is defending it well.
Grant manages to reverse the position and now he's in Irish's guard. Nice work there by Grant.
Grant showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Grant got a little sloppy there for a moment and Irish has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Grant has managed to get both his arms back between Irish's legs - danger averted.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Billy Irish will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Billy Irish's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A shot to the liver by Irish. Beautiful body shot.
Grant with a nice cross.
Irish's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Irish gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Irish fails with a takedown attempt.
Grant steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Irish.
Irish shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Grant as he avoids it easily.
Irish decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Grant regains full guard. Nicely done.
Irish looking to sit in guard and control but Grant gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grant sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Irish is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Grant defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irish looking to hit a scissor sweep but Grant is one step ahead there.
Grant avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Irish wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Grant is now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Grant looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Grant moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Irish.
Irish is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Grant is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Irish tries to lock up and control but Grant gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Grant prevents Irish from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Irish tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Grant controlling the position easily from mount.
Irish is wriggling around trying to escape.
Grant manages to capitalize on a mistake by Irish to take his back!
Aubrey Grant overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Irish trying to control but not successfully.
Grant controlling from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Irish trying to control the hands but Grant won't let him.
Grant biding his time, looking for the opening.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Aubrey Grant showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Grant has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aubrey Grant!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maverick Diaz (ranked 2473 p4p, 2728 weight class) and Javon Reese (ranked 309 p4p, 345 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maverick Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Javon Reese!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reese shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Diaz throws a looping overhand right but Reese ducks down to avoid it.
Reese looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Sloppy strikes from Diaz. Those never looked like landing.
Reese throws a big counter head kick but Diaz avoids it with no problem.
Reese throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Diaz throws a hook to the side of Reese's head but Reese sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reese avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Reese slips a straight right by Diaz.
Diaz tests Reese's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice defenses there by Reese.
Reese feints the counter takedown.
Reese slips under a jab.
Reese looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Reese has closed the distance and engaged Diaz in a clinch.
Reese has Diaz pressed against the cage, preventing Diaz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Diaz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Diaz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Diaz manages to break the clinch.
Diaz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz throws a right hand that Reese ducks under and follows up with a left that Reese also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz looks to land a left hand but Reese moved out of range nicely.
Diaz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Diaz on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A big left from Diaz misses.
Reese throws a big counter head kick but Diaz avoids it with no problem.
Reese steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Diaz is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Diaz throws the left hand but Reese avoids the punch easily.
Diaz misses with a looping left.
Diaz looks to land a left hand but Reese moved out of range nicely.
Diaz lands with a straight right. Reese didn't see that one coming.
Reese tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diaz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reese moves into the clinch.
Reese jumps guard but Diaz stands there with Reese around his waist. Reese gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Diaz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz missing with a left hand there. Reese was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Reese defending well as Diaz loads up on a big left hand.
A head kick misses from Reese.
Diaz looks to throw the jab but Reese is out of range.
Reese ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Reese with the counter takedown but Diaz avoids it easily.
Reese closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reese tries to land a knee to the head but Diaz blocks with his arms.
Reese tries to land knees in the clinch but Diaz avoids the damage to the body.
Diaz manages to break the clinch.
Diaz lands a nice hook to Reese's body. Reese takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A jab from Diaz does it's job there.
It looks like Javon Reese has been cut.
Reese has taken the fight to the clinch.
Reese lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Reese tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Diaz avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reese misses with a knee to the head.
Reese trying to land knees to the body.
Reese tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Diaz just stands there and leans against the cage.
Diaz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Reese takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Diaz avoids the body shot from Reese.
Diaz looks to land a right hand but Reese moved out of range.
Diaz throws a hook but Reese avoids it easily.
Reese misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reese misses with a head kick.
Reese uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Reese slips a jab and a cross from Diaz.
Reese throws a head kick that misses
and Diaz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reese looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diaz lands a big right hand that sends Reese crashing to the mat! Diaz stays standing though and waves Reese back to his feet!
 Reese is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz cracks Reese with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Reese falls to his knees and Diaz doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maverick Diaz!
A relieved looking Maverick Diaz thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rogan Grimes (ranked 2174 p4p, 2542 weight class) and Joseph Futeran (ranked 233 p4p, 263 weight class). Rogan Grimes 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rogan Grimes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Joseph Futeran!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grimes misses with a looping left.
Grimes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Futeran ducks under a wild hook from Grimes.
Grimes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Futeran has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
The fighters circling - Grimes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grimes motions for Futeran to come forward. Grimes throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Futeran misses with a body punch
and Grimes counters with a body kick.
Grimes throws a poor cross that misses
and Futeran counters with a good low kick that Grimes was not able to check.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grimes throws a push kick but Futeran slaps the foot to one side.
Grimes has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Futeran ducks under a wild hook from Grimes.
A low kick from Grimes is predictable there
and Futeran counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Grimes.
Grimes misses with a hook. Futeran ducked under it nicely.
Futeran wants to counter the offense by Grimes and move into the clinch position.
Grimes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Futeran wants to slow Grimes down by chopping away at his legs.
Futeran ducks under a wild hook from Grimes.
Futeran shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Grimes as he jumps to the side.
Grimes throws a body shot but no joy.
Grimes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Futeran throws out a counter right but Grimes avoids it with no problem.
Grimes throws a head kick but Futeran moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Futeran tries to clinch up but Grimes circles away and keeps his distance.
Grimes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Futeran sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Despite the aggression on Futeran's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A swing and a miss from Grimes.
Grimes drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Grimes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Grimes cracks Futeran with a right hand to the side of the head.
Futeran shoots in but no luck this time.
It looked like Grimes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Futeran lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice cross by Grimes.
Futeran moves out of range of the leg kick from Grimes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Futeran looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Grimes is fending him off so far but Futeran persists. Nope, Grimes circles away and we're back to standing.
Grimes looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Rogan Grimes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joseph Futeran.
Futeran connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Grimes momentarily.
Futeran has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Grimes finds it's way round the side to connect with Futeran's head.
Futeran throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grimes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Futeran blocks a head kick by Grimes.
Futeran keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Futeran fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Grimes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Grimes throws the left hand but Futeran avoids the punch easily.
Futeran keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Futeran tries to clinch
and Grimes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Futeran with a nice cross.
Grimes circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grimes takes a swing at Futeran's ribcage but misses.
Grimes cracks Futeran with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Futeran takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rogan Grimes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Futeran moves out of range of the strikes.
Futeran blocks a head kick by Grimes.
An inside leg kick from Futeran misses.
Grimes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rogan Grimes dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Grimes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Futeran will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Futeran takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Futeran lands a right hook to the body.
Futeran tried to score with a low kick but Grimes checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Futeran looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Futeran 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.
Futeran tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Grimes counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Futeran defending well as Grimes loads up on a big left hand.
Grimes throws a head kick that misses.
Grimes scores with a leg kick.
Grimes throws a hook to the side of Futeran's head but Futeran sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Futeran connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Grimes lands a high kick!
Futeran steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grimes.
Grimes motions for Futeran to come forward. Grimes throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Futeran finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Grimes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Futeran.
Grimes throwing a counter right hand but Futeran manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimes throws a hook but Futeran blocks it.
Futeran looks to land a combination but Grimes avoids it well.
Grimes fires out a quick counter leg kick but Futeran just manages to avoid it.
Grimes misses with a looping right.
A little jabbing left from Futeran on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Grimes swings for the body but Futeran moves out of range.
Grimes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Futeran instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grimes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Futeran backwards.
Grimes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Futeran throws a poor cross that misses
and Grimes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grimes lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Grimes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Grimes misses the target.
Futeran takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rogan Grimes is winning the standup battle so far.
Futeran avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grimes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Futeran sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Grimes throws a sloppy head kick
and Futeran counters with a left and a right that stings Grimes.
Rogan Grimes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Futeran scores with a hook.
Grimes thumps Futeran with a low kick.
Grimes throws a half hearted mid kick.
Grimes throws a nice outside leg kick.
Grimes moves out of range of the strikes.
Grimes throwing a counter right hand but Futeran manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Futeran is looking to score with low kicks.
Grimes throws a leg kick
and Futeran counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Futeran throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Futeran misses with a low kick.
Futeran has taken the fight to the clinch.
Grimes cracks Futeran with a nice body shot.
A short right from Grimes on the inside.
Grimes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grimes throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Futeran.
Grimes misses with the head strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rogan Grimes dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Futeran misses with a takedown attempt - Grimes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Grimes throws a jab but it's blocked by Futeran.
Futeran uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Grimes has time to react.
Futeran moves out of range of the body kick from Grimes.
Futeran is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Grimes with a body shot.
Grimes tries to land a body kick
and Futeran counters with a low kick, right behind Grimes 's knee.
Grimes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick lands for Grimes.
Futeran chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Grimes can pounce on him.
Grimes lands a leg kick that knocks Futeran off balance momentarily.
Futeran has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimes checks a leg kick.
It looked like Grimes was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Grimes lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Grimes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Futeran throws out the jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Grimes checks a leg kick.
Grimes misses with a wild body shot.
Futeran lands a lovely overhand right.
Futeran tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Grimes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grimes throws a jab but it's blocked by Futeran.
Grimes misses with a lunging right hand
and Futeran counters with a straight right hand.
Grimes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Futeran sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Joseph Futeran has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Futeran moves out of range as Grimes strikes.
Grimes throws an overhand right that lands on Futeran's shoulder, as Futeran tries to avoid the shot.
Futeran fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Grimes on the side of the head.
Grimes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grimes throws a right hand that misses
and Grimes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grimes moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Grimes throws a poor cross that misses
and Futeran cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grimes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Futeran tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grimes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimes has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Grimes there as he acknowledges the shot.
Futeran just misses with a punch to the body.
Futeran takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Grimes misses with a hook. Futeran ducked under it nicely.
Futeran was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Grimes throws a lazy head kick
and Futeran counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grimes attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Futeran misses with a double jab.
A shot to the liver by Futeran. Beautiful body shot.
Futeran has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Futeran there as he acknowledges the shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Grimes. That's going to slow Futeran down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Futeran buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Grimes swats away the attempt to clinch by Futeran.
Futeran is trying hard to land a takedown here. Grimes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Grimes throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Futeran takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Futeran avoids the body shot from Grimes.
Futeran swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A clash of legs there as Futeran blocks the low kick.
Grimes throws a poor cross that misses
and Futeran counters with a nice uppercut.
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 Rogan Grimes.
Well Grimes has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rogan Grimes!
A victorious Rogan Grimes thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eric Brooks (ranked 804 p4p, 1485 weight class) and Benjamin Sisko (ranked 117 p4p, 201 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Eric Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Benjamin Sisko!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooks walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sisko checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sisko drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Brooks defends it well.
Sisko works the jab nicely.
Sisko slips under a jab.
Brooks wants to slow Sisko down by chopping away at his legs.
Sisko dips to his left and cracks Brooks with an uppercut!
Brooks misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sisko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brooks scores with a shot to the body.
Sisko misses with a hook. Brooks ducked under it nicely.
Brooks displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sisko.
Brooks walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Brooks dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sisko. That did some damage!
Sisko shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Brooks is trying to defend but Sisko finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brooks is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks is defending against the submission attempts here by Sisko.
Sisko wants to free his trapped foot but Brooks is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Sisko throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Brooks is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at London MMA Club, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Sisko wants to take a breather but Brooks is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Brooks has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sisko is working away from the top position though.
Sisko has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sisko punishing his opponent with strikes.
Brooks tries to lock up and control but Sisko gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sisko looking to ground and pound but Brooks is blocking nicely.
Sisko looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Brooks is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Sisko has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Brooks prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Sisko trying to control but Brooks is having none of it.
Sisko working for a submission but Brooks is keeping him at bay.
Brooks is squirming around, avoiding Sisko's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sisko putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Brooks bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Brooks trying to control the position from guard on top but Sisko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sisko had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Brooks defends it easily.
Sisko looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brooks postures up.
Sisko has his foot on Brooks's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Brooks works his way back into a safe position though.
Brooks stands up and waves to Sisko to follow him.
Brooks misses with a series of wild punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin Sisko dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sisko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brooks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sisko takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Brooks gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Brooks has momentary wrist control but Sisko slips an elbow through the middle.
Sisko wants to control from the top but Brooks keeps moving.
Brooks is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Brooks in particular looking to stall.
Sisko controlling the position well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sisko is looking to control Brooks's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sisko avoid being mounted?
Brooks is keen to just control but Sisko is a slippery customer.
Brooks wants to pass to mount but Sisko is defending the position.
Sisko is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Brooks moves into full mount! Sisko won't be happy about that!
Brooks wants to control the pace but Sisko is squirming around nicely.
Sisko wants to control but Brooks is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin Sisko has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brooks with a couple of short strikes.
Brooks trying to control but Sisko is having none of it.
Brooks postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sisko looks a forlorn figure.
Brooks trying to control but Sisko is having none of it.
Sisko wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Brooks.
Sisko really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks controlling the position easily from mount.
Sisko really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sisko is squirming around, avoiding Brooks's attempts to control the action.
Sisko is trying to escape the mount.
Brooks controlling from the full mount.
Sisko is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks looking to control but Sisko is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sisko is trying desperately to improve position.
Brooks can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sisko is looking to escape.
Brooks thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Sisko is working to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brooks wants to control the pace but Sisko is squirming around nicely.
Sisko is trying to escape the mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Brooks dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Brooks moves to clinch but Sisko breaks away
so Sisko counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Sisko working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Sisko slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Brooks is looking for a sweep.
Brooks struggling a bit here.
Sisko taking a breather here.
Sisko advances to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sisko looking to control but Brooks is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks tries to lock up and control but Sisko gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Brooks bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Brooks trying to control the position from guard on top but Sisko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brooks 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.
Sisko is looking to cinch up a triangle. Brooks throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Sisko's body to avoid the submission. Sisko has instead reached around Brooks's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Sisko arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Benjamin Sisko!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Rocksteady (ranked 1559 p4p, 2064 weight class) and Shape Shifter (ranked 209 p4p, 263 weight class). Rocksteady kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Red Right Hand. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Shape Shifter was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Solid boxing
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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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Rocksteady!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Shape Shifter!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rocksteady scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shifter doesn't seem bothered though.
Rocksteady misses with a left hand
and Shifter counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Shifter.
Rocksteady keeping full guard, as Shifter tries to pass.
Rocksteady might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rocksteady pulls Shifter in to control the position.
Rocksteady not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Shifter has gone for a leg lock! Rocksteady slips out almost immediately though and dives into Shifter's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shifter keeping full guard, as Rocksteady tries to pass.
Shifter had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rocksteady defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shifter escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rocksteady gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rocksteady got a little sloppy there for a moment and Shifter has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rocksteady has managed to get both his arms back between Shifter's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shifter has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Rocksteady is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Shifter.
Rocksteady in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Shifter trying to remain calm as Rocksteady controls from the top position.
Rocksteady working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Shifter is working to avoid the ground and pound but Rocksteady connects with a decent elbow.
Shifter tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Shifter is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Rocksteady's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Rocksteady is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rocksteady lands with a punch from half guard.
Rocksteady works his foot free and advances to mount.
Shifter is in all sorts of trouble here.
Shifter regains half guard.
Rocksteady prevents Shifter from improving his position.
Shifter actively working from the bottom here.
Shifter looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shifter has hold of Rocksteady's hands but Rocksteady slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Shifter looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Rocksteady pushes past his half guard into mount!
Shifter working to try and regain half guard.
Rocksteady landing strikes from the mount.
Rocksteady can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Shifter is looking to escape.
Shifter is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rocksteady working the ground and pound effectively.
Rocksteady with shots to the head and body - Shifter looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shifter tries to reverse the position but Rocksteady maintains control.
Rocksteady looking to control but Shifter is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rocksteady looking to finish Shifter with some ground and pound. This is bad for Shifter!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rocksteady working Shifter over with strikes here.
Shifter is looking to improve his position but Rocksteady isn't that keen on the idea.
Shifter tries to improve his position but instead Rocksteady has taken his back!
Shifter can't escape the position.
Rocksteady tries to keep control of the position but Shifter is staying busy.
Rocksteady softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Shifter is rocked!
Rocksteady has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Shifter is still in real trouble! Can Rocksteady finish him?
Shifter tries to escape but Rocksteady has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Shifter seems to have recovered his senses.
Rocksteady working for a choke but Shifter is defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Rocksteady dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rocksteady tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shifter was well out of range. Poor timing from Rocksteady.
Shifter doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jab, jab by Rocksteady - just one landing.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
The fighters circling - Rocksteady throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rocksteady gets caught napping as Shifter dives in and scores a takedown. Rocksteady manages to retain guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rocksteady bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Shifter's guard.
Rocksteady wants to pass the guard but Shifter is keeping the position.
Shifter working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rocksteady doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rocksteady manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shifter has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Rocksteady is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Shifter.
Shifter is looking to regain half guard here but Rocksteady keeps moving and retains side control.
Rocksteady wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shifter keeps working.
James Rocksteady overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Shifter is trying to get back to half guard.
Rocksteady tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Shifter is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shifter takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Shifter gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Shifter is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Shifter strikes from the bottom but Rocksteady uses the opportunity to move to side control.
Rocksteady is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Shifter knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocksteady trying to control the action but Shifter is working from the bottom.
Shifter is trying to improve his position.
Shifter sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Rocksteady is taking a breather. Shifter says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Shifter looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Shifter throws a strike from the bottom but Rocksteady passes into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Shifter manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Shifter with the ground and pound but Rocksteady uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Rocksteady looking to control.
Shifter pushing down on Rocksteady's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Rocksteady is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shifter can do to turn this around?
Shifter 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.
Rocksteady regains full guard. Nicely done.
Rocksteady seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Rocksteady is adopting a defensive guard.
Shifter slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rocksteady manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Rocksteady moves into full mount! Shifter won't be happy about that!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Rocksteady dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Rocksteady misses with a straight right.
Shifter dives in for a single leg takedown but Rocksteady sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Rocksteady shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Shifter manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Shifter working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Rocksteady has passed into half guard!
Shifter looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shifter looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rocksteady works his way into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shifter misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Shifter is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Rocksteady lands some shots froms side control.
Shifter tries to buck Rocksteady off but Rocksteady is having none of it.
Rocksteady landing strikes.
Rocksteady blocks the strikes from Shifter.
Shifter is looking for a sweep.
Rocksteady is looking to take a break and control but Shifter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Shifter tries to bench press Rocksteady off him but Rocksteady keeps the position.
James Rocksteady is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocksteady wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shifter keeps working.
Shifter is looking for a sweep.
Rocksteady lands some shots froms side control.
Rocksteady wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shifter keeps working.
Shifter is looking for a sweep.
Shifter is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Rocksteady off and has taken his back!
Rocksteady wants to escape the position.
Rocksteady is working hard here to advance position.
Shifter is looking for the choke from the back position but Rocksteady is controlling his hands well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shifter avoiding Rocksteady 's attempts to control his hands.
Rocksteady tries to escape but Shifter has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Shifter has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Rocksteady has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
I really don't envy Rocksteady right now.
Shifter is not going to allow Rocksteady to sit and survive in this position.
Shifter has his arm under Rocksteady's chin here. Game over son! Shifter squeezes tightly and Rocksteady is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Shape Shifter!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Macca Outback (ranked 594 p4p, 863 weight class) and Anthony Camacho (ranked 90 p4p, 137 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Macca Outback!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anthony Camacho!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Outback moves out of range as Camacho strikes.
Outback displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Camacho throws out the jab.
Camacho wants to clinch up but Outback keeps it at a distance.
Camacho tries to clinch up.
Outback steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Camacho.
Outback is looking to counter punch.
Outback moves out of range of the strikes.
Camacho waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Outback.
Anthony Camacho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Outback misses.
Camacho ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Outback stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Outback stuns Camacho with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Outback staying out of range there.
Camacho throws a hook but Outback blocks it.
Camacho misses with a lunging right hand
and Outback counters with a good low kick that Camacho was not able to check.
Camacho throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Outback counters with a nice body kick.
Camacho avoids the body shot from Outback.
Camacho misses with a straight left.
Camacho getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Camacho with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've been told by Outback's head coaches at GWad's Playpen that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Camacho throws a hook but Outback blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camacho works the jab nicely.
Camacho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Outback was well out of range. Poor timing from Camacho.
Camacho missing with a left hand there. Outback was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Camacho throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Camacho moves to clinch but Outback breaks away
and Outback connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Outback throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Camacho stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Outback misses with a hook.
Camacho wants to counter the offense by Outback and move into the clinch position.
Camacho with a nice cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camacho uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Outback has time to react.
Outback with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Camacho avoids the body shot from Outback.
Camacho lands a jab to Outback's midsection.
Camacho throws a right hand that misses
and Outback counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Camacho throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Outback stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Camacho is looking to clinch.
Outback swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Outback throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Camacho stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Camacho throws an off balance right hand
and Outback cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Camacho. Outback does a little dance to reset his feet.
Camacho throws a shot from downtown. Outback moves away and avoids it.
Camacho 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Camacho misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Outback to counter with a crisp jab.
Outback with the inside leg kick.
Outback lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Camacho throws a hook but Outback avoids it easily.
Outback was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Outback moves out of range of the strikes.
Camacho connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
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 Macca Outback will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A low kick lands for Outback.
Camacho throws a hook but Outback blocks it.
Outback misses with a double jab.
Outback works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Outback lands a body shot.
Outback works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Camacho doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Outback ducks under a wild hook from Camacho.
Outback moves out of range as Camacho strikes.
Outback scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Outback throws a jab but it's blocked by Camacho.
Macca Outback is winning the standup battle so far.
Camacho throws a jab but it's blocked by Outback.
Camacho misses the body punch
and Outback connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Camacho lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Camacho might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Outback has got the better of the exchanges.
Camacho tries to clinch
and Outback makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Outback sends Camacho crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Outback is motioning to the referee to let Camacho up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
It looks like Anthony Camacho has been cut.
Camacho 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Outback throws a jab but it's blocked by Camacho.
Camacho tries to counter by closing the distance.
Outback ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Outback slips under a jab.
Outback appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Outback misses the shot to the body.
Camacho misses with a right hand
and Outback counters with a straight right hand.
Camacho misses with an uppercut
and Camacho takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Camacho slips a jab from Outback.
Camacho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Camacho looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A little feinted left hand from Outback on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Camacho misses with a looping right.
It looked like Outback wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Camacho closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camacho misses with a punch on the inside.
Camacho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Camacho tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Outback smiles and moves away.
Outback misses with a lunging right hand
and Camacho counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Outback just misses with a punch to the body.
Outback slips a jab from Camacho.
Outback throws out a loose jab but Camacho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Camacho on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Camacho misses with a right hand
and Outback makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Camacho throws a poor cross that misses
and Outback counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Outback with a nice cross.
Camacho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Camacho wants to counter with a clinch but Outback pushes him away.
Camacho missing with a left hand there. Outback was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Outback ducks under a wild hook from Camacho.
Outback half committed to a counter leg kick.
Camacho moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Outback swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Camacho rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Outback counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Camacho throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Outback to counter with a crisp jab.
Outback lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Macca Outback dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Anthony Camacho's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Outback cracks Camacho with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Camacho throws a poor cross that misses
and Outback counters with a crisp right hand that drops Camacho! Outback lets Camacho back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Camacho is rocked!
Camacho takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Camacho is still on wobbly legs! Can Outback finish him?
Outback waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Camacho.
Camacho tests Outback's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Camacho seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Outback throws a nice outside leg kick.
Camacho is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Outback.
Outback lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camacho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Camacho's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Camacho misses with a straight left.
No joy there for Camacho, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Outback is looking to counter punch.
Outback is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Camacho can do to turn this around?
Camacho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Outback.
Camacho throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Outback counters with a leg kick.
Outback feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Camachos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Camacho throws a jab when Outback was well out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Outback on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Camacho misses with a left hand
and Outback counters with a lovely straight right hand!
An inside leg kick lands from Outback.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Outback misses with a looping right.
Camacho misses with a straight left.
Outback scores with the left hand. Camacho knows he should have avoided that one.
Outback throws a nice inside leg kick.
Camacho misses with a right hand
and Outback connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Camacho lands a right hook to the body.
Outback throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Outback drops his hands momentarily and Camacho takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A slow jab from Camacho misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camacho misses the jab.
Outback throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Camacho counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Camacho misses with a hook.
Macca Outback is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Good shot there by Outback.
Camacho swings widly with a right hand
and Outback counters with a nice uppercut.
Outback throws a body punch but Camacho moves out of range.
Outback scores with a jab to the jaw.
Outback misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Camacho was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Outback uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Camacho.
An attempted straight right counter from Outback misses the target.
Camacho has Outback up against the cage in a clinch.
Outback's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Outback ducks under a wild hook from Camacho.
Camacho walks into a stiff left hand from Outback.
A shot to the body from Camacho misses
letting Outback counter with a right hand.
Camacho has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Camacho throws a predictable looking body shot
and Outback counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Camacho throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Outback makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Anthony Camacho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Camacho throws a hook but Outback blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Macca Outback showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Outback, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Macca Outback!
Macca Outback 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Raminus Polus (ranked 513 p4p, 662 weight class) and Gustav Harakka (ranked 76 p4p, 99 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raminus Polus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gustav Harakka!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Phil Schofield and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harakka tries a low kick but Polus avoids it.
Harakka throws an overhand right that lands on Polus's shoulder, as Polus tries to avoid the shot.
Harakka throws a head kick that misses.
Polus is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Harakka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harakka misses with a wild body shot.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harakka swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Polus.
 It looks like Raminus Polus has been cut.
Polus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Harakka throws a shot from downtown. Polus moves away and avoids it.
Polus is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polus misses with a straight left.
Harakka throws a chopping leg kick but Polus manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Polus feinted with a counter takedown.
Polus looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Harakka closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Harakka clobbers Polus with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice defenses there by Polus.
The fighters circling - Harakka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Polus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harakka.
Polus attempts a counter takedown but Harakka avoids it well and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polus takes a swing at Harakka's ribcage but misses.
Harakka throws the kick towards the body but Polus avoids it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Harakka. That's going to slow Polus down.
Harakka jabs Polus right on the nose. Polus blinks but takes it well.
Polus throws a body shot but no joy.
Polus misses with the combination.
Harakka throws a fast counter high kick but Polus manages to duck under it in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harakka throws a hook but Polus avoids it easily.
Polus feinted with a counter takedown.
Harakka throws a wild body kick that Polus sees coming a mile off.
Polus ducks under a wild hook from Harakka.
Polus throws a left and a right that both miss
and Harakka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Harakka lands a nice hook to Polus's body. Polus takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Harakka looks to land a left hand but Polus moved out of range nicely.
Harakka throws out a powerful jab.
Raminus Polus's cut is getting worse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harakka misses with an uppercut. Polus saw that one coming.
Polus misses with a few strikes there.
Polus avoids the body shot from Harakka.
Polus changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Harakka throws a big shot that misses.
Polus swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fighters circle momentarily. Harakka darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harakka drops Polus with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Polus looks back up at him and smiles so Harakka waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Polus is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gustav Harakka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Raminus Polus's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Harakka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harakka connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Polus blocks a low kick nicely.
Harakka has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Harakka dips to his left and cracks Polus with an uppercut!
Harakka 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.
Polus tries to counter with a takedown but Harakka is quick to defend against it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harakka pushes Polus away with a front kick.
Harakka tries to land a leg kick but Polus saw it coming and moves away.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Polus might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polus checks a leg kick nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Polus misses its target.
Harakka throws a jab but it's blocked by Polus.
Polus moves out of range of the strikes.
Harakka throws a leg kick which misses Polus's front leg but catches the back leg as Polus tries to avoid it.
Harakka takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Harakka misses with an uppercut.
Polus attempts a counter takedown but Harakka avoids it well and moves away.
Polus takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harakka throws a leg kick but Polus sees it coming and moves out of range.
Polus tries to counter with a takedown but Harakka is quick to defend against it.
Harakka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Donk. Harakka catches Polus right on the button with a cross.
Raminus Polus's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Harakka cracks Polus with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Harakka has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Polus to stand back up!
Oh Polus is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Polus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harakka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Polus.
Polus seems to have got his legs back now.
Harakka moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harakka lands a big right hand that sends Polus crashing to the mat! Harakka stays standing though and waves Polus back to his feet!
Jeez, Raminus Polus's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Raminus Polus's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Gustav Harakka!
Gustav Harakka seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bento Barboza (ranked 252 p4p, 587 weight class) and Victor Contreiras (ranked 44 p4p, 83 weight class). Barboza comes to the cage accompanied by Angel Of Death. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bento Barboza!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Victor Contreiras!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barboza slips a jab and a cross from Contreiras.
Barboza tried to counter with a leg kick but Contreiras avoided it.
Barboza is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
It looks like Bento Barboza has been cut.
Barboza ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Contreiras swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barboza lands a nice leg kick that just misses Contreiras's sensitive parts.
Contreiras swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Contreiras takes a swing at Barboza's ribcage but misses.
Contreiras misses with a hook to the body
and Barboza counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Victor Contreiras has been cut.
Barboza throws a hook to the side of Contreiras's head but Contreiras sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barboza throws a leg kick but Contreiras sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A little jabbing left from Contreiras on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Contreiras steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barboza.
Contreiras throws out a loose jab but Barboza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barboza tries to clinch up but Contreiras circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Contreiras uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Barboza instigates a clinch.
Barboza scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Barboza throws an elbow but misses.
Barboza throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Contreirass head.
Nice body punch from Barboza - that landed with a thud.
Contreiras misses with a punch on the inside.
Barboza throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Barboza tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barboza goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Barboza.
Barboza pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Barboza misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Barboza.
Contreiras looks winded!
Barboza has Contreiras pressed against the cage, preventing Contreiras from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Contreiras is trying to break the clinch but Barboza has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barboza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barboza goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Contreiras takes an elbow to the forehead.
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!
Contreiras is trying to push Barboza away but Barboza has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Barboza lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That has opened up Victor Contreiras's cut even more.
Barboza tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Contreiras has had enough of the clinch but Barboza keeps him there for the moment.
Barboza throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Contreirass head.
Barboza has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Barboza lands an elbow that stopped Contreiras in his tracks for a moment.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Barboza creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The cut above Victor Contreiras's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Contreiras breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Contreiras chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barboza can pounce on him.
Contreiras takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Barboza moves out of range as Contreiras strikes.
Barboza ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Victor Contreiras seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barboza moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barboza takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Barboza takes a swing at Contreiras's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from Contreiras on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Contreiras with a hook.
Barboza fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Victor Contreiras's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Contreiras connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Barboza's hands.
Barboza lands a jab.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Victor Contreiras's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bento Barboza!
Bento Barboza retains his heavyweight title!
A victorious Bento Barboza thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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