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Outlaw 10 - 205 Round 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carey Bolden (ranked 6743 p4p, 25316 weight class) and Jonathan Jimenez Jimenez (ranked 670 p4p, 687 weight class). Carey Bolden 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Carey Bolden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonathan Jimenez Jimenez!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jimenez Jimenez fails with the takedown.
Bolden throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jimenez Jimenez.
Jimenez Jimenez fails to land the takedown.
Jonathan Jimenez Jimenez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jimenez Jimenez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bolden as he jumps to the side.
Carey Bolden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonathan Jimenez Jimenez.
Bolden closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jimenez Jimenez is looking for a sweep. Bolden is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bolden trying to control from half guard but Jimenez Jimenez is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimenez Jimenez is holding on to half guard well.
Bolden is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jimenez Jimenez has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bolden is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jimenez Jimenez is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Bolden works his way into full mount!
That's two 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.
Jimenez Jimenez is squirming around, avoiding Bolden's attempts to control the action.
Jimenez Jimenez is trying desperately to improve position.
Bolden has hold of Jimenez Jimenez's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Jimenez Jimenez manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Jimenez Jimenez is squirming around, avoiding Bolden's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolden is working for a guillotine from mount but Jimenez Jimenez frees his head quite easily.
Bolden punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bolden trying to control but Jimenez Jimenez is having none of it.
Jimenez Jimenez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolden trying to control but Jimenez Jimenez is having none of it.
Jimenez Jimenez is trying to stand up.
Bolden looking to control but Jimenez Jimenez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bolden lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bolden working Jimenez Jimenez over with strikes here.
Jimenez Jimenez tries to hold on but Bolden pushes him away.
Bolden manages to capitalize on a mistake by Jimenez Jimenez to take his back!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Carey Bolden dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jimenez Jimenez shoots in but no luck this time.
Bolden gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jimenez Jimenez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bolden turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Bolden manages to end up in side control.
Jimenez Jimenez is not content to let Bolden control the position.
Bolden decides to take the fight back to the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bolden shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jimenez Jimenez's guard.
Jimenez Jimenez is looking to stand back up but Bolden counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Jimenez Jimenez.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Jimenez Jimenez has eaten all the pies!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jimenez Jimenez is doing well to control the position and prevent Bolden from advancing to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimenez Jimenez has a hand on Bolden's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Bolden takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Jimenez Jimenez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jimenez Jimenez can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jimenez Jimenez is still trying to improve position.
Bolden will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jimenez Jimenez is squirming around, avoiding Bolden's attempts to control the action.
Bolden tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bolden pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez Jimenez is squirming around, avoiding Bolden's attempts to control the action.
Bolden controlling from the full mount.
Bolden trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jimenez Jimenez tries to hold on but Bolden postures up.
Bolden lands with some strikes.
Bolden looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez Jimenez tries to reverse the position but Bolden maintains control.
Bolden controlling the position easily from mount.
Bolden putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Jimenez Jimenez working to try and regain half guard.
Bolden trying to control but Jimenez Jimenez is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolden controlling from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bolden lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bolden is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jimenez Jimenez can do to turn this around?
Bolden trying to control but Jimenez Jimenez is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Carey Bolden dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Jimenez Jimenez shoots in and bounces Bolden off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Jimenez Jimenez would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Bolden has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jimenez Jimenez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jimenez Jimenez is stalling in the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bolden is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolden seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bolden prevents Jimenez Jimenez from standing back up.
Jimenez Jimenez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bolden.
Jimenez Jimenez is trying to get back to full guard.
Jimenez Jimenez is controlling Bolden's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Jimenez Jimenez is trying to get back to full guard.
Jonathan Jimenez Jimenez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Jimenez Jimenez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bolden stalling.
Bolden uses his free foot to push down on Jimenez Jimenez's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Jimenez Jimenez.
Jimenez Jimenez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jimenez Jimenez flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Bolden working Jimenez Jimenez over with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolden landing strikes from the mount and Jimenez Jimenez is in trouble!
Jimenez Jimenez squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Jimenez Jimenez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bolden. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jimenez Jimenez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bolden landing strikes from the mount and Jimenez Jimenez is in trouble!
Bolden with the ground and pound from mount.
A nice elbow there by Bolden.
Bolden lands a big elbow.
Bolden cracks Jimenez Jimenez with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bolden trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolden landing strikes from the mount and Jimenez Jimenez is in trouble!
Bolden trying to control but he's not successful this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bolden landing strikes from the mount.
Carey Bolden is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bolden scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jimenez Jimenez?
And that's the end of the fight!
Carey Bolden showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bolden 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carey Bolden!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike Barnes (ranked 25272 p4p, 6740 weight class) and John Puckett (ranked 549 p4p, 498 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Puckett!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes's jab looks to have found its range, popping Puckett under the eye.
Barnes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Puckett on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Barnes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Barnes really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Barnes lands an overhand right.
Barnes with a nice cross.
Barnes lands with a slapping head kick.
Barnes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Puckett. That did some damage!
Barnes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Puckett shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Barnes but Barnes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Barnes works over Puckett's head and body with a nice combination.
 Puckett is rocked!
Puckett shoots in for a takedown but Barnes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Barnes lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Puckett is still on wobbly legs! Can Barnes finish him?
Nice straight punches there by Barnes. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Barnes.
Barnes sizes up Puckett with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nice uppercut there from Barnes.
Barnes feints with a jab and clips Puckett right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Puckett is sent crashing into the canvas and Barnes leaps in for the kill! Puckett tries to get to his feet but Barnes is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Puckett is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Barnes!
Mike Barnes 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Woodie Maykit (ranked 6354 p4p, 25303 weight class) and Kritoff Ajer (ranked 670 p4p, 747 weight class). Kritoff Ajer has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Woodie Maykit's chin.
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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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Woodie Maykit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kritoff Ajer!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ajer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maykit swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maykit circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maykit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ajer throws a good cross that connects.
Maykit definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Maykit circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maykit throwing a counter right hand but Ajer manages to avoid it.
Ajer wants to clinch up but Maykit keeps it at a distance.
Ajer darts in trying to clinch
and Maykit counters with a nice uppercut.
Ajer moves out of range of the leg kick from Maykit.
Ajer tries to clinch up but Maykit circles away and keeps his distance.
Maykit misses with the combination.
Ajer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maykit paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ajer tries to clinch but Maykit moves out of range.
Maykit looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maykit tried to score with a low kick but Ajer checks it.
Ajer fails with an attempt to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Maykit misses the target.
Ajer lands a jab to the nose.
Maykit keeps the fight on the outside.
Ajer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ajer checks a low kick from Maykit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maykit attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ajer throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Maykit bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Ajer is looking to get back to his feet here but Maykit is keeping cool and he's managed to take Ajer's back.
Ajer covering up well under a series of strikes from Maykit.
Ajer is trying to get back to his feet but Maykit has full control of the position and if anything, Ajer has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Maykit has got one arm under Ajer's chin. This could be trouble... Ajer trying to control the other hand but Maykit gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Ajer has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Woodie Maykit!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Devon Flee (ranked 4592 p4p, 3474 weight class) and Fookin Bum (ranked 98 p4p, 79 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Devon Flee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fookin Bum!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bum bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Flee misses with a straight right.
Flee misses with an uppercut. Bum saw that one coming.
Flee slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Flee throws a body shot but no joy.
Bum closes the distance and pushes Flee back into the cage.
Bum dodges an elbow strike from Flee.
Flee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Flee misses with an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bum.
Flee struggles to land a body shot inside as Bum controls his hands.
Flee is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bum working aggressively here.
Bum blocks an elbow strike.
Flee throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bum throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Flees head.
Bum lands with a short shot to the head.
Flee takes a shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Flee throws an elbow but it misses.
Bum blocks an elbow strike from Flee.
Bum throws a head punch that misses.
Flee misses with a punch to the body.
Flee pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bum avoids a wild elbow strike from Flee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bum blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Bum fails to land.
Bum working aggressively here.
Bum lands an uppercut.
Flee throws an elbow but it misses.
Bum scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bum blocks an elbow strike from Flee.
Bum lands with a light punch inside.
Bum throws a punch but it's blocked by Flee.
Bum misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bum lands a left hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bum.
Bum avoids the elbow strike from Flee, against the cage.
Flee tries a body shot but Bum blocks it.
Bum gets through Flee's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bum lands a left hand that snaps the head of Flee backwards.
Flee is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bum blocks an elbow strike from Flee.
Flee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Flee just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bum's brow.
Flee misses with an elbow strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bum.
Bum working aggressively here.
Bum misses with some punches.
Bum lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bum gets through Flee's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bum blocks an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bum.
Bum throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Flees head.
 Flee is rocked!
Bum lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Oh Flee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bum pushes Flee against the cage. Bum is working some dirty boxing. Bum pushes off with a quick right hook! Flee goes down! Flee tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Bum moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fookin Bum!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Luke Menzies (ranked 6247 p4p, 6761 weight class) and Darius Morgandorffer (ranked 484 p4p, 502 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Menzies might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Madison Beer - Blue (Live from The Ellen DeGeneres Show). Darius Morgandorffer is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Luke Menzies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Darius Morgandorffer!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Menzies throws a sloppy head kick
and Morgandorffer counters with a takedown into side control.
Menzies throws Morgandorffer to one side and escapes!
Menzies looks for a takedown but Morgandorffer sprawls well.
Morgandorffer tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Menzies gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Morgandorffer counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Morgandorffer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morgandorffer with a flurry of punches that miss.
Morgandorffer stopping the sweep attempt from Menzies.
Menzies knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Morgandorffer on the ground.
Menzies looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Morgandorffer has picked Menzies up and slammed him! Menzies can't keep hold of the triangle and Morgandorffer manages to pass to side control!
Menzies manages to get back to half guard.
Morgandorffer passes to full mount!
Menzies is squirming around, avoiding Morgandorffer's attempts to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgandorffer with a couple of short strikes.
Morgandorffer in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Morgandorffer looking to secure an arm triangle but Menzies defends it well.
Menzies is trying to escape the mount.
Morgandorffer lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Morgandorffer has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Menzies's face.
Menzies in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Menzies wants to control but Morgandorffer is having none of it.
Menzies is in a horrible position here. Morgandorffer smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Menzies wants to hold on but Morgandorffer pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Menzies is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Morgandorffer lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Morgandorffer scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Menzies?
Menzies is rocked!
Morgandorffer lands a big shot there that rocks Menzies but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Oh Menzies is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Morgandorffer lands a heavy elbow.
Morgandorffer has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Morgandorffer prevents Menzies from getting the reversal.
Morgandorffer postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Menzies bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Morgandorffer and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darius Morgandorffer!
Darius Morgandorffer thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Finlay McShane (ranked 5148 p4p, 6405 weight class) and Khabib Nurmagomedov (ranked 542 p4p, 621 weight class). Finlay McShane 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Finlay McShane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Khabib Nurmagomedov!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McShane scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Nurmagomedov wants to control but McShane is keeping busy.
McShane has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
McShane wants to take his opponent's back but Nurmagomedov doesn't allow it.
Nurmagomedov blocking the ground and pound.
McShane looking to secure an arm triangle but Nurmagomedov defends it well.
McShane wants to take Nurmagomedov's back here but Nurmagomedov is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmagomedov is desperately trying to improve his position but McShane has a good base and remains in mount.
Nurmagomedov felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Nurmagomedov is squirming around, avoiding McShane's attempts to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McShane looking for a guillotine from mount but Nurmagomedov is having none of it.
McShane goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Nurmagomedov turns into him and now he's in McShane's guard.
McShane manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nurmagomedov manages to get himself to full guard.
McShane trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nurmagomedov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McShane wants to control from the top but Nurmagomedov keeps moving.
Nurmagomedov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McShane. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Nurmagomedov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
McShane is trying to control the position from the bottom.
McShane is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
McShane is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McShane looking for a triangle here. Nurmagomedov is fighting it but it looks tight! McShane pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Nurmagomedov is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Finlay McShane!
Finlay McShane 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Muenster Romano (ranked 5107 p4p, 5379 weight class) and Doug Simms (ranked 576 p4p, 589 weight class). Muenster Romano could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Doug Simms's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Muenster Romano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Doug Simms!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simms gets tackled into the cage by Romano. Romano maintains the clinch.
Simms breaks the clinch.
Muenster Romano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romano has closed the distance and engaged Simms in a clinch.
Romano is struggling to control the position.
Simms blocks an elbow strike from Romano.
Simms avoids the elbow strike from Romano, against the cage.
Simms tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Romano smiles and moves away.
Romano clinches up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simms is trying to pull guard but Romano has him pressed against the cage.
Romano slowing the pace effectively.
Simms is looking for a takedown.
Muenster Romano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Doug Simms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Come on Romano - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Simms has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Romano after a bit of a struggle.
Romano lands a shoulder strike.
 It looks like Doug Simms has been cut.
Simms is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Romano is defending well for now.
Simms wants to break free but Romano has control.
Simms fails to pull guard.
Romano stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Romano has Simms pressed against the cage.
Romano seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simms jumps guard but Romano turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Simms has had enough of the clinch but Romano keeps him there for the moment.
Simms is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Romano gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Romano has Simms pressed against the cage.
Simms is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Romano scores with a nice hook to the head.
Simms is trying to force a seperation but Romano has the dominant position.
Romano pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simms is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Simms can't find room to land a body shot as Romano controls the action.
Romano leaning against his opponent.
Romano gets underhooks to prevent Simms's takedown attempt.
Simms misses with some punches.
Simms blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Romano digs a right hand underneath Simms's ribcage. Simms let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Romano.
Simms trying to control the position but instead, Romano has worked for underhooks and has pushed Simms into the cage.
Romano scores with a nice hook to the head.
Romano is stalling here.
Simms changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Romano fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Romano closes the distance and pushes Simms back into the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Muenster Romano dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Doug Simms's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Romano rushes Simms and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Romano leaning against his opponent.
Simms jumps guard but Romano turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Simms has had enough of the clinch but Romano keeps him there for the moment.
Romano stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Romano blocks a body shot from Simms.
Simms breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romano keeps the fight on the outside.
Romano appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Romano closes the distance and clinches.
Simms trying to land knees to the body.
Simms is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Romano to keep the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simms tries to pull guard but Romano forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Muenster Romano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Doug Simms.
Simms drops down looking for an ankle pick but Romano pulls his leg out and moves away.
Simms tries to keep at a distance but Romano has taken the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Romano.
Romano slows down the pace here.
Romano keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Simms's efforts to push away.
That's two 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.
Simms has Romano pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Romano manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Simms is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Romano pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Simms can't break the clinch.
Romano is pushing Simms up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Romano gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simms drops down looking for an ankle pick but Romano pulls his leg out and moves away.
Romano forces Simms back against the cage and clinches.
Simms tries to break free but Romano pushes him back against the cage.
Simms scores with a shot to the side of Romano's head.
Simms taking a breather.
Romano's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Romano leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simms is trying to pull guard but Romano turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Simms has had enough of the clinch but Romano keeps him there for the moment.
Romano is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Simms jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Romano walks away with a smile on his face. Simms gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Romano moves into range and clinches up with Simms.
Simms wants to stall.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Muenster Romano dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Doug Simms's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Romano avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Romano gets a clinch.
Simms is trying to pull guard but Romano has him pressed against the cage.
Romano lands a body punch.
Simms has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Romano avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Simms is looking for a takedown.
Muenster Romano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Doug Simms.
Romano slows down the pace here.
Simms tries to pull guard but Romano forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simms is trying to break the clinch but Romano has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Simms's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Muenster Romano has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Romano effectively controlling the action here.
Simms is looking to take this one to the mat.
The referee calls for Romano to work.
Simms tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Romano just stands there and leans against the cage.
Simms jumps guard but Romano turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Simms jumps guard but Romano turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Romano pressing his opponent against the cage.
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.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Romano.
Romano just leaning against Simms, taking a breather.
Simms dodges an elbow strike from Romano.
Simms tries to circle away but Romano has him pinned against the cage.
Romano is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Simms can do to turn this around?
Simms is looking to break free of the clinch but Romano has double underhooks.
Romano tries to land knees in the clinch but Simms avoids the damage to the body.
Simms on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simms is trying to pull guard but Romano has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Romano throws an elbow but misses.
Simms has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Romano after a bit of a struggle.
Simms misses with some punches.
Romano lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Romano prevents the takedown attempt.
Romano trying to land knees to the body.
Simms is trying to break free.
Romano gets underhooks to prevent Simms's takedown attempt.
Simms fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simms blocks an elbow strike from Romano.
Simms is trying to break the clinch but Romano is controlling him.
Simms tries to pull guard but Romano forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Romano digs a right hand into Simms's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Simms's gas tank.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Romano.
Romano lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Romano content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Romano takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Romano slowing the pace effectively.
And that's the end of the fight!
Muenster Romano showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Romano, 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:26
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Muenster Romano!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bartlomiej Brett (ranked 5986 p4p, 3816 weight class) and Rock Lester (ranked 599 p4p, 432 weight class). Brett comes to the cage accompanied by Gangsta (feat. B.G.). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bartlomiej Brett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rock Lester!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lester misses with a few strikes there.
Lester misses with a hook
and Brett counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lester tries to close the distance and clinch but Brett swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brett uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lester.
Brett was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lester wants to clinch up but Brett keeps it at a distance.
Lester will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lester swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brett quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lester is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lester tries to score with a low kick but Brett moves his leg out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester tries to clinch up.
It appears Brett was looking to counter with a kick there.
Lester throws a leg kick
and Brett counters with a nice body shot.
Lester tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brett thinks about countering with a body kick.
Lester throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As Lester looks to move away, Brett throws a big counter combo but Lester just gets out of the way.
Brett tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lester sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Brett somewhat.
As Brett backs off Lester throws a huge counter combo but Brett manages to avoid it all.
Lester throws a leg kick but Brett sees it coming and moves out of range.
Brett was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lester misses with a head kick.
Brett tries to counter with a takedown but Lester is quick to defend against it.
Lester tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lester misses with a combination
and Brett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lester closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Brett to counter with a crisp jab.
Lester fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lester fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brett tried to counter with a leg kick but Lester avoided it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Brett or perhaps it was just good defense by Lester, which made it look bad.
Lester pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brett throwing a counter right hand but Lester manages to avoid it.
Lester wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brett takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lester swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brett tried to counter with a leg kick but Lester avoided it.
Lester tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brett paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lester tries to clinch up.
As Lester backs away, Brett returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Lester tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brett manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lester cracks Brett with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lester will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brett was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Brett looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Lester throws a low kick but Brett moves out of range easily.
Lester clinches.
Brett is trying to pull guard but Lester has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bartlomiej Brett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lester trying to control the position but instead, Brett has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lester into the cage.
Lester is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brett is defending well for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rock Lester dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lester tries to clinch up but Brett circles away and keeps his distance.
Brett was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've been informed that Lester has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Lester moves to clinch but Brett breaks away
and Brett counters with a stiff right hand.
Lester lands a jab-cross combination.
Brett is rocked!
Rock Lester is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lester will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oh Brett is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brett takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Brett seems to have got his legs back now.
Brett circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brett swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lester throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Brett connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lester moves into the clinch.
Lester tries to break the clinch but Brett is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester breaks from the clinch.
Rock Lester seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lester tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brett paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lester tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Brett counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lester tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brett paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lester tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brett paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brett gets a double leg takedown into Lester's guard.
Brett with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brett sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lester wants to stand and escape but Brett is having none of it.
Brett is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Lester is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Lester has escaped and now he's on top!
Lester looking to sit in guard and control but Brett gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brett controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lester wants to stand and escape but Brett is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brett wants to control from the top but Lester keeps moving.
Brett is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Brett trying to control but Lester is working from the bottom.
Brett prevents Lester from getting back to his feet.
Brett stays in close to Lester's body and controls the position.
Brett won't allow Lester to get back to his feet.
That's four 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.
Lester working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brett.
Brett trying to control the position from guard on top but Lester is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lester throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Brett counters with a stiff right hand.
Lester is looking to clinch.
Brett is looking to counter punch.
Rock Lester seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lester is looking to clinch but Brett is avoiding it.
Lester misses with a wild combination.
Brett swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lester drops Brett with a beautiful combination! Brett stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Lester is looking for the KO!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rock Lester showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! 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.
Brett swats away the attempt to clinch by Lester.
Brett throwing a counter right hand but Lester manages to avoid it.
 It looks like Bartlomiej Brett has been cut.
Lester swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lester pushes Brett up against the cage in a clinch.
Lester has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lester tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brett's elbow.
Brett avoiding damage as Lester throws knees to the body.
Lester trying to control the position but instead, Brett has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lester into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Brett as Lester tries to tie him up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester breaks from the clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Lester.
Lester throws a sloppy head kick
and Brett counters with a straight right hand.
Lester tries to clinch there but Brett circles away.
Lester sizes up Brett with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Brett uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lester.
Brett swats away the attempt to clinch by Lester.
Brett throwing a counter right hand but Lester manages to avoid it.
Lester tries to clinch up but Brett circles away and keeps his distance.
Brett quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lester fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rock Lester is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lester looks to clinch
letting Brett counter with a right hand.
Brett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lester.
Brett avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lester clinches.
Brett keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lester's efforts to push away.
Brett looking for a takedown.
Brett is trying to pull guard but Lester turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brett is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bartlomiej Brett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lester is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Brett is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Brett is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lester misses with a punch on the inside.
Brett tries to pull guard but Lester won't allow it.
Lester prevents a takedown attempt there.
Brett goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lester prevents it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Brett is trying to pull guard but Lester has him pressed against the cage.
Brett drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lester pulls his leg out and moves away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brett avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lester fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Brett, pushing him back against the cage.
Lester tries to land knees in the clinch but Brett avoids the damage to the body.
Lester is trying to push Brett away but Brett has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brett drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lester gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bartlomiej Brett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rock Lester is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Brett is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lester gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rock Lester comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lester winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rock Lester!
The defeated Bartlomiej Brett had this to say: 'My opponent is just better, I need to improve my game even more and keep going, thank you everyone!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Curly Bill Brocius (ranked 4713 p4p, 3457 weight class) and Santino Cabal (ranked 571 p4p, 443 weight class). Cabal comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Chalino Sanchez - Baraja de Oro kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Santino Cabal acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Curly Bill Brocius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Santino Cabal!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brocius missing with a left hand there. Cabal was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brocius scores with a hook.
Cabal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cabal avoids the body shot from Brocius.
Cabal throws a body punch but Brocius moves out of range.
Brocius throws a right hand that misses
and Cabal counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Brocius thinking.
Brocius seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brocius. Cabal does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Brocius misses the target.
Cabal appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Brocius tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brocius looks to score with a jab to the body but Cabal is just out of range.
Cabal throws a lazy right hand but Brocius sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brocius is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Cabal misses its intended target.
Brocius was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Brocius misses with a lunging right hand
and Cabal counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cabal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brocius throws a right hand that misses
and Cabal makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Brocius misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brocius wants to clinch.
Cabal doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cabal with a jab.
Cabal will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cabal on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cabal with a hook.
Brocius doesn't manage to clinch there - Cabal circles away.
Cabal looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cabal misses with a jab to the body
and Brocius counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brocius looks to land a right hand but Cabal moved out of range.
Cabal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brocius.
Cabal circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cabal cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cabal lands with a nice body punch.
Cabal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brocius.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brocius scores with a body shot.
Cabal looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cabal drops his hands momentarily and Brocius takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Brocius takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cabal keeps the fight on the outside.
Brocius throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cabal counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Brocius misses with a left hand
and Cabal counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brocius looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Brocius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cabal manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabal throws a hook but Brocius blocks it.
Brocius with a hook.
Cabal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cabal falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Brocius to counter with a crisp jab.
Cabal is rocked!
Cabal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brocius tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cabal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cabal fails to land with a series of punches.
Cabal swats away the attempt to clinch by Brocius.
Cabal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cabal throws a body shot but no joy.
Cabal throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brocius cracks Cabal with an open hand slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabal throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brocius.
Brocius takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brocius swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brocius closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Brocius lands an uppercut.
Cabal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brocius controlling the action here for a moment.
Cabal content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Brocius misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Cabal.
Brocius is trying to maintain a safe position but Cabal gets an underhook and turns Brocius into the cage.
Brocius stalling in the clinch but Cabal improves position.
Brocius's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brocius looks to score with a jab to the body but Cabal is just out of range.
Cabal throws a body shot but no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Santino Cabal dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice defenses there by Cabal.
Santino Cabal seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cabal tries to keep at a distance but Brocius has taken the fight into the clinch.
Brocius stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cabal lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Brocius.
Cabal lands a shoulder strike.
Brocius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cabal's elbow.
Cabal misses with a body punch.
Brocius tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brocius lands a shoulder strike.
Brocius misses with the head strike.
Brocius misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brocius creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cabal effectively controlling the action here.
Brocius's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brocius lands a shoulder strike.
Brocius misses with the head strike.
Brocius lands a hook that snaps the head of Cabal backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Cabal.
Cabal is trying to force a seperation but Brocius has the dominant position.
Brocius looking to slow down the pace here.
Cabal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brocius lands with a light punch inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Good body shot from Cabal.
Brocius lands a shoulder strike.
Brocius's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cabal throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cabal is working Brocius over against the cage.
Cabal is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cabal.
Brocius tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brocius tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cabal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cabal.
Brocius presses Cabal against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Brocius misses with a body punch.
Brocius lands with a right to the head.
Cabal is trying to break the clinch but Brocius is controlling him.
Cabal stalling.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cabal blocks a body shot from Brocius.
Cabal wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cabal.
Brocius lands with a left to the head.
Brocius breaks from the clinch.
Cabal swings for the body but Brocius moves out of range.
Cabal misses with the combination.
Brocius misses with a hook to the body
enabling Cabal to counter with a crisp jab.
Cabal misses with a combination
and Brocius counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brocius looks to score with a jab to the body but Cabal is just out of range.
Cabal ducks under a wild hook from Brocius.
Brocius misses with a right hand
and Cabal counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Brocius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brocius throws a right hand that misses
and Cabal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cabal swings for the body but Brocius moves out of range.
Brocius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cabal moves away.
Cabal blocks a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Cabal. That snapped Brocius's head back.
Cabal works Brocius's body with a nice hook.
Cabal misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brocius misses with a hook.
Cabal staying out of range there.
Cabal is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabal stuns Brocius with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cabal scores with a nice strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cabal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brocius moves away.
Brocius is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Brocius throws a jab but it's blocked by Cabal.
Curly Bill Brocius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cabal scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A jab from Cabal misses.
It looked like Brocius wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A shot to the body from Brocius misses
and Cabal cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brocius is rocked!
Brocius swings for the body but Cabal moves out of range.
Cabal appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Oh Brocius is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brocius misses with a right hand
and Cabal counters with a big right hand! Oh Brocius is in trouble here! Cabal follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Santino Cabal!
Santino Cabal thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Slice (ranked 3666 p4p, 3516 weight class) and Kane Thoupos (ranked 476 p4p, 454 weight class). Big Slice 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Big Slice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kane Thoupos!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thoupos misses with a few strikes there.
Thoupos digs a good hook to Slice's body.
Thoupos has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Thoupos fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Slice looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Thoupos keeps the fight on the outside.
Thoupos wants to counter the offense by Slice and move into the clinch position.
Slice takes one on the button.
Thoupos clinches.
Thoupos throws a punch but it's blocked by Slice.
Slice definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A short body shot lands from Thoupos as the two fighters clinch.
Thoupos avoids a wild elbow strike from Slice.
Thoupos lands with a short shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Thoupos scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thoupos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Slice just misses with a elbow thrown towards Thoupos's brow.
Slice throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thoupos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thoupos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Slice backwards.
Thoupos takes a shot to the head.
Thoupos swings wildly with an uppercut but Slice uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thoupos.
Thoupos dodges an elbow strike from Slice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Slice fails to land.
Slice blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Slice swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Slice lands a nice uppercut.
Thoupos swings wildly with an uppercut but Slice uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thoupos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Slice backwards.
Slice misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thoupos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Thoupos throws a head punch that misses.
Thoupos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Thoupos tries to work over Slice's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thoupos tries to work over Slice's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Slice pushes off an throws an elbow but Thoupos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Slice fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thoupos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thoupos takes a shot to the head.
Thoupos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Slice swings wildly with an uppercut but Thoupos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thoupos misses with a body punch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Slice just misses with a elbow thrown towards Thoupos's brow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thoupos can't find room to land a body shot as Slice controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slice gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Thoupos tries to throw a body punch but Slice avoids it by throwing Thoupos back against the cage.
Slice lands a hook that snaps the head of Thoupos backwards.
Slice blocks a body shot from Thoupos.
Slice misses with some punches.
Thoupos blocks an uppercut.
Thoupos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thoupos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Slice lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Thoupos.
The referee is keeping an eye on Slice - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Slice misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thoupos can't find room to land a body shot as Slice controls the action.
Thoupos struggles to land a body shot inside as Slice controls his hands.
Thoupos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Slice swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Slice on the inside.
Thoupos is leaning against Slice and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Slice is breathing heavily.
Thoupos lands a left hand.
Thoupos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thoupos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slice throws a head punch that misses.
Slice lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Slice lands with a right to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thoupos.
Slice misses with an elbow strike.
Thoupos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Thoupos can't find room to land a body shot as Slice controls the action.
Thoupos misses with a punch to the body.
Slice has a couple of punches blocked by Thoupos.
Slice blocks an uppercut.
Thoupos lands a nice uppercut.
Thoupos tries a body shot but Slice blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thoupos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thoupos lands a body punch.
Slice lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Slice looking to stall.
Thoupos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thoupos lands a body punch in the clinch.
Thoupos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Thoupos fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thoupos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hand to the body from Thoupos.
A short left from Thoupos.
Thoupos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Thoupos presses Slice against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Slice misses with an elbow over the top.
A short right from Thoupos.
Thoupos lands with a left to the head.
Thoupos gets through Slice's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thoupos lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Slice or not.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Thoupos.
Thoupos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Slice backwards.
Slice swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Slice blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thoupos blocks an elbow strike from Slice.
Thoupos scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thoupos works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Thoupos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Thoupos digs a right hand underneath Slice's ribcage. Slice let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Thoupos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Thoupos is working Slice over against the cage.
Thoupos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Slice's elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kane Thoupos 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.
Thoupos connects with the punch.
Thoupos jabs at Slice's body.
Slice misses the jab.
Slice closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Thoupos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thoupos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Slice misses with an elbow strike.
Slice swings wildly with an uppercut but Thoupos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thoupos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Thoupos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Slice's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Slice.
A short uppercut from Thoupos.
Slice is rocked!
Thoupos throws a punch but it's blocked by Slice.
Oh Slice is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thoupos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thoupos misses with a punch on the inside.
Thoupos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thoupos throws a punch but it's blocked by Slice.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Thoupos as Slice tries to tie him up.
Slice blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Slice fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Slice blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thoupos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Slice seems to have got his legs back now.
Thoupos blocks the elbow strike.
Slice misses with the head strike.
Slice misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Thoupos.
Thoupos misses with a body punch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Slice throws an elbow but misses.
Thoupos lands with a short shot to the head.
Thoupos avoids the elbow strike from Slice, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Thoupos.
Thoupos scores with a shot to the side of Slice's head.
Thoupos lands a big right hand that drops Slice! The killer instinct kicks in and Thoupos finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Thoupos!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kane Thoupos!
Our winner, Kane Thoupos, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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