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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kalid Ali (ranked 5094 p4p, 25504 weight class) and Pedro Penduko (ranked 538 p4p, 650 weight class). Pedro Penduko 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kalid Ali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pedro Penduko!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Ben Hemmingworth and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ali looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ali throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Penduko to regain full guard.
Penduko is pulling down on Ali's head to control his posture.
Ali stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Penduko has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Ali manages to get his head free but now Penduko has transitioned to an armbar! Ali grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Penduko! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pedro Penduko!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jose Ferreira (ranked 6121 p4p, 5680 weight class) and Antonio Brown (ranked 628 p4p, 603 weight class). Brown has chosen AB - Pit not the Palace as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go 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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jose Ferreira!
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, Antonio Brown!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Hugh Johnson and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ferreira.
Ferreira looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Brown wants to control but Ferreira postures up.
Ferreira working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
You can see the frustration on Brown's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ferreira has hold of Brown's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Brown tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Ferreira cranks the arm and Brown screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Brown, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Jose Ferreira!
In defeat, Antonio Brown stepped up to the mic, saying 'Mike add Miami we need Miami please Mike add Miami'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tripp Faller (ranked 2681 p4p, 24787 weight class) and Bradley Johnson (ranked 362 p4p, 647 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Bradley Johnson enters the cage!
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tripp Faller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bradley Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, John Mangel and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson misses with the combination.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Faller drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Johnson is pushing Faller's head away, looking to escape. Faller manages to hold on to the position though.
Johnson dodges the ground and pound from Faller.
Faller scores with a couple of short elbows.
Faller looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Faller taking a breather here.
Johnson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Faller tries to advance to mount but Johnson denies him.
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.
Faller thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Johnson told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Faller working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Johnson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Faller throwing shots but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Johnson is trying to stand back up but Faller is controlling him
Faller wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working.
Faller is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Faller wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to kick Faller off but Faller keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Faller is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Faller prevents Johnson from standing back up.
Well, if Faller is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Johnson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Johnson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Faller.
Johnson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Faller. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Faller not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Faller prevents Johnson from standing back up.
Faller trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Faller is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Johnson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Faller.
Faller missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Johnson pushes Faller off looking to stand but Faller dives back in and keeps control.
Faller is looking to advance position but Johnson won't allow it.
Faller stops Johnson from getting back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Faller misses with a takedown attempt - Johnson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Johnson slaps away a takedown attempt from Faller, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Faller needs to keep his hands up - Johnson had a free shot at his head there.
Faller has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Faller there as he acknowledges the shot.
Faller moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Faller slips under a jab from Johnson.
Faller changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Johnson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Faller trying to control the position but Johnson is working away.
Johnson is trying to buck Faller off.
Johnson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson prevents Faller from improving position.
Johnson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tripp Faller dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Faller changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Johnson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Johnson dodges the ground and pound from Faller.
Faller tries to move to mount but Johnson blocks the move with his legs.
Faller scores with a couple of short elbows.
Faller has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Faller misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Johnson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The strikes coming from Faller are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Faller is putting a hurting on Johnson here, landing some big shots from side control.
Johnson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faller lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Johnson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Johnson pushes Faller away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Faller gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Faller working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet but Faller drags him back down.
Faller throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Johnson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Johnson tries to escape but Faller is in control.
Faller trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Faller tries to move to mount but Johnson blocks the move with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Johnson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Faller is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Johnson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Faller looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Johnson is looking to regain half guard here but Faller keeps moving and retains side control.
Faller wants to control but Johnson is keeping him busy.
Johnson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Faller are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Faller prevents Johnson from escaping the position.
Faller is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Faller working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Faller landing strikes.
Faller takes a little break here. Johnson wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Johnson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Faller prevents Johnson from escaping the position.
Faller throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Faller wants to control but Johnson is keeping him busy.
Faller in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faller lands a few punches from side control.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet but Faller is dominant here and he's now got Johnson's back!
Faller scores with punches and elbows.
I would not like to be Johnson right now.
Faller lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Johnson hold on?!
Faller is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Johnson defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Johnson is trying to stand back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Faller lands shots from the back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tripp Faller 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Johnson swings for the body but Faller moves out of range.
Johnson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Faller fails with a takedown attempt.
Johnson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Faller.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnson lands a slapping body shot.
Faller shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Johnson is trying to defend but Faller finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Faller looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Faller working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faller prevents Johnson from standing back up.
Faller is trying to control. Johnson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Faller thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Faller is trying to control the action in half guard but Johnson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
Johnson kicks Faller off and gets back to his feet.
Johnson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tripp Faller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big left from Johnson misses.
Faller avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Johnson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faller takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Faller tries for a takedown but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Johnson misses with a hook. Faller ducked under it nicely.
Faller is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Faller shoots in but no luck this time.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Faller saw that one coming.
Faller drops down looking for a counter takedown but Johnson sprawls and moves away.
Johnson scores with a sloppy right hand. Faller should have avoided that one.
Faller misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Johnson fakes the leg kick and cracks Faller in the body.
Johnson lands the left hand.
Faller looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Johnson lands with a straight right. Faller didn't see that one coming.
Johnson lands a big right hand that sends Faller crashing to the mat! Johnson stays standing though and waves Faller back to his feet!
 Faller is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a quick head kick that knocks Faller silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Johnson is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bradley Johnson!
Bradley Johnson decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tiago Lima (ranked 1877 p4p, 2877 weight class) and Luke Bowy (ranked 264 p4p, 384 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tiago Lima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luke Bowy!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Hugh Johnson and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bowy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lima rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bowy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bowy slips a straight right by Lima.
Lima sends Bowy crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Lima is motioning to the referee to let Bowy up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
 It looks like Luke Bowy has been cut.
Lima takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lima throws a lazy uppercut
and Bowy finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Bowy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lima keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bowy.
Bowy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lima rushes Bowy with punches - Bowy moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Bowy goes down! Lima follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tiago Lima!
Tiago Lima decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Catchy Cartwright (ranked 697 p4p, 1680 weight class) and Agnieszka Ostrowski (ranked 79 p4p, 184 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cartwright might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Spiders. Ostrowski has chosen Mystery Girl- Yeah Yeah Yeahs as his entrance music. Catchy Cartwright had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Catchy Cartwright!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Agnieszka Ostrowski!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Damien Edna and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ostrowski lands a head shot.
Cartwright blocks a jab.
Cartwright throws a shot from downtown. Ostrowski moves away and avoids it.
Ostrowski is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ostrowski misses with a looping right.
Cartwright drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ostrowski sprawls and moves away.
Ostrowski misses the shot to the body.
Cartwright uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ostrowski.
Ostrowski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cartwright counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ostrowski thuds his right hand into Cartwright's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cartwright ducks under a wild hook from Ostrowski.
Cartwright half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Ostrowski avoids the body shot from Cartwright.
Ostrowski scores with a body shot.
Cartwright shoots in looking for a takedown. Ostrowski tries to sprawl out of it but Cartwright keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ostrowski manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ostrowski looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Agnieszka Ostrowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ostrowski tests Cartwright's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ostrowski throws an off balance right hand
and Cartwright counters with a takedown into side control.
Ostrowski is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Cartwright asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Cartwright is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ostrowski is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ostrowski is pushing Cartwright's head away, looking to escape. Cartwright manages to hold on to the position though.
Ostrowski is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Cartwright trying to control the position but Ostrowski is working away.
Cartwright misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Cartwright working the body and head with strikes.
Ostrowski is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Cartwright has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Ostrowski takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Cartwright lands an elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ostrowski is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ostrowski is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ostrowski is pushing Cartwright's head away, looking to escape. Cartwright manages to hold on to the position though.
Cartwright tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cartwright has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Cartwright prevents Ostrowski from escaping the position.
Cartwright fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Ostrowski is trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cartwright wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ostrowski keeps working.
Cartwright tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ostrowski wants to get back to his feet.
Cartwright postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Ostrowski wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cartwright grinds an elbow into Ostrowski's temple.
Cartwright connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Ostrowski some visible discomfort.
Ostrowski is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Catchy Cartwright dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ostrowski lunges at Cartwright with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cartwright's hand.
Cartwright looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cartwright is rocked!
Cartwright definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cartwright stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ostrowski.
Ostrowski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ostrowski lands a left and a right that send Cartwright crashing to the mat, dazed. Ostrowski thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Oh Cartwright is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Cartwright closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ostrowski to the mat! Ostrowski manages to get full guard.
Ostrowski is looking to stand up but Cartwright isn't so interested in that idea.
Cartwright throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cartwright loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ostrowski wants to stand and escape but Cartwright is having none of it.
Cartwright seems to have got his legs back now.
Cartwright is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ostrowski is looking to stand up but Cartwright isn't so interested in that idea.
Cartwright with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cartwright prevents Ostrowski from getting back to his feet.
Cartwright lands a couple of digs.
Cartwright prevents Ostrowski from getting back to his feet.
Cartwright is looking to work some ground and pound but Ostrowski has wrist control.
Cartwright is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Cartwright trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ostrowski is looking to stand up but Cartwright isn't so interested in that idea.
Cartwright trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright postures up in Ostrowski's guard and throws a big left but Ostrowski blocks it.
Catchy Cartwright overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cartwright won't allow Ostrowski to get back to his feet.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Cartwright moves out of range as Ostrowski strikes.
Ostrowski connects with a crisp jab.
Ostrowski misses with an uppercut
and Cartwright counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ostrowski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ostrowski wants to stand but Cartwright is controlling the position.
Cartwright postures up in Ostrowski's guard and throws a big left but Ostrowski blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright stops Ostrowski from standing up.
Cartwright scoring with some ground and pound.
Ostrowski wants to get back to his feet but Cartwright is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cartwright scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cartwright trying to control the position from guard on top but Ostrowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ostrowski is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cartwright is controlling him.
Cartwright throwing strikes but missing.
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.
Cartwright prevents Ostrowski from getting back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ostrowski lands a nice hook to Cartwright's body. Cartwright takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Agnieszka Ostrowski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ostrowski misses with a body shot.
Ostrowski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ostrowski lands a jab to Cartwright's midsection.
Ostrowski misses with an uppercut
and Cartwright makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cartwright jabs Ostrowski to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ostrowski tries a head kick but it misses.
Cartwright was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ostrowski with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Agnieszka Ostrowski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cartwright lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Cartwright takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cartwright takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ostrowski throws a hook but Cartwright blocks it.
Ostrowski throws a big shot that misses.
Ostrowski lands with a cross.
Ostrowski throws a jab but it's blocked by Cartwright.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ostrowski comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cartwright slips under a jab.
Cartwright ducks right into an uppercut from Ostrowski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ostrowski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ostrowski throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cartwright throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ostrowski's waist but Ostrowski gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cartwright off to one side.
A countering left hand to the body from Ostrowski misses.
Cartwright moves away from the strike by Ostrowski.
Cartwright attempts a counter takedown but Ostrowski avoids it well and moves away.
Ostrowski with a nice cross.
Ostrowski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cartwright uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ostrowski.
Ostrowski loads up on a big right hand but Cartwright slips the punch.
Cartwright tries to counter with a takedown but Ostrowski is quick to defend against it.
No luck for Cartwright with that takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Catchy Cartwright. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cartwright drops his hands momentarily and Ostrowski needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Cartwright just on the top of the head. Cartwright drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Cartwright - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Agnieszka Ostrowski!
Agnieszka Ostrowski is the new featherweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vern Vurris (ranked 764 p4p, 1345 weight class) and Steven Shewmaker (ranked 124 p4p, 198 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vern Vurris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steven Shewmaker!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Donatello Bradman and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vurris moves into the clinch.
Vurris struggles to land a body shot inside as Shewmaker controls his hands.
Shewmaker jumps guard.
Shewmaker looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Vurris puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Shewmaker is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Vurris wants to pass the guard but Shewmaker is defending well.
Shewmaker is trying to maintain the position but Vurris is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vurris is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vurris working Shewmaker over with strikes here.
Shewmaker tries to reverse the position but Vurris maintains control.
Shewmaker taking shots to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Vurris cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Shewmaker tries to reverse the position but Vurris maintains control.
Vurris raining down shots from the mount!
Vurris landing shots from mount.
Shewmaker wants to control but Vurris is having none of it.
Vurris scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Shewmaker?
It looks like Steven Shewmaker has been cut.
Vurris scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Shewmaker?
That has opened up Steven Shewmaker's cut even more.
Shewmaker tries to hold on but Vurris pushes him away.
Vurris is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Shewmaker to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Shewmaker shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vurris can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Shewmaker is looking to escape.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Shewmaker sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Vurris seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The cut above Steven Shewmaker's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Vurris winds up and cracks Shewmaker with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Steven Shewmaker's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Steven Shewmaker's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Vern Vurris!
Vern Vurris 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 Charles Luciano (ranked 539 p4p, 781 weight class) and Robert Munson (ranked 76 p4p, 112 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charles Luciano!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robert Munson!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Darius Henderson and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munson throws a good cross that connects.
That kick from Munson tenderised Luciano's leg. Luciano is trying to keep his angry face on.
Munson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Luciano takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Munson scores with a jab to the body.
Munson scores with a sloppy right hand. Luciano should have avoided that one.
Munson misses with a jab to the body
and Luciano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Robert Munson has been cut.
Munson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
As Munson looks to move away, Luciano throws a big counter combo but Munson just gets out of the way.
Munson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Munson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Luciano has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Munson scores with a push kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luciano avoids a kick to the body.
Luciano is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Munson lands a nice shot that snaps Luciano's head back.
Munson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Luciano paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Luciano swats away the attempt to clinch by Munson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Luciano as he checks the leg kick.
Munson is looking to clinch.
Luciano 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.
Luciano looks to land a left hand but Munson moved out of range nicely.
Luciano drops his hands momentarily and Munson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Luciano takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Munson scores with a hook.
Luciano tries to keep at a distance but Munson has taken the fight into the clinch.
The referee calls for Munson to work.
Luciano throws a head punch that misses.
Luciano working aggressively here.
Luciano misses with a punch to the body.
Luciano is stalling here.
A shot in the inside from Luciano.
Luciano pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Munson punishes Luciano's body with a nice straight punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Munson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Luciano takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Munson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Luciano. That did some damage!
Luciano looks to land a right hand but Munson moved out of range.
Luciano misses with the combination.
Luciano takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Munson misses the shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Munson there.
Munson lands with a cross.
Munson sizes up Luciano with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nice defenses there by Munson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Luciano.
Luciano half committed to a counter leg kick.
Munson ducks under a wild hook from Luciano.
Munson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've been told by Luciano's head coaches at Ice Cream Parlour that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Luciano waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Munson.
A jab from Munson does it's job there.
Munson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Luciano.
Luciano throws a jab but it's blocked by Munson.
Munson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Munson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Munson looks to throw the jab but Luciano is out of range.
Munson wants to clinch up but Luciano keeps it at a distance.
Decent striking displayed by Munson there.
Munson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Munson gets a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munson jumps guard but Luciano stands there with Munson around his waist. Munson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Luciano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Luciano.
Munson scores with a shot to the side of Luciano's head.
Munson trying to stall but Luciano improves his position.
Munson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Luciano just stands there and leans against the cage.
Luciano lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Munson backwards.
Munson misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Munson.
Luciano's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Munson connects with a nice looking jab.
Munson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Luciano.
Robert Munson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Luciano lands with a right hand.
Luciano goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Munson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Luciano staying out of range there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Munson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robert Munson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Munson scoring well with a low kick there.
A jab from Munson finds it's way through Luciano's defenses.
Munson lands a leg kick that knocks Luciano off balance momentarily.
Munson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Luciano is out of range and Munson settles back down.
Luciano moves away from the strike by Munson.
It looked like Luciano was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Munson.
A good leg kick by Munson.
Munson throws a jab when Luciano was well out of range.
It looked like Luciano wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Luciano keeps the fight on the outside.
Luciano half committed to a counter leg kick.
Luciano misses with a wild body shot.
Munson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Munson connects with a body shot that sends Luciano's belly button to the back.
A nice leg kick from Munson, right into the meat of the thigh.
Munson misses with a body kick.
Munson swings widly with a right hand
and Luciano counters with a good, hard body kick but Munson shrugs it off.
Munson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Munson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munson scores with a hook.
Munson scores with a jab. Luciano acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Munson scores with a jab. Luciano acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Luciano checks a low kick from Munson.
Munson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Munson tries to clinch up.
Nice shot by Munson.
Munson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Luciano lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Munson lands with a hook. Luciano tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Luciano bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Luciano thinks about countering with a head kick.
Munson thumps Luciano with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Munson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Luciano.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luciano misses with a lunging right hand
and Munson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nice shot lands for Munson.
A leg kick checked by Luciano.
Luciano looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Luciano pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Munson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Munson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Luciano.
Munson tries to work over Luciano's front leg with a kick but Luciano checks it.
Luciano appears to be looking for a big counter.
Munson lands with a right hand.
Luciano looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Munson scores with a body shot.
A big right from Luciano misses.
Munson scores with a leg kick.
Luciano misses the jab.
Munson forces Luciano back against the cage and clinches.
Munson misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Luciano blocks a body shot from Munson.
Luciano breaks the clinch.
Munson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Luciano is looking for a counter combo.
Munson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Munson there.
Luciano throws a right and a left that both miss.
Munson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Munson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Munson tries to clinch but Luciano moves out of range.
Munson drives through and clinches with Luciano against the cage.
Munson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Munson has a couple of punches blocked by Luciano.
Luciano blocks an uppercut.
Munson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Luciano working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Munson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Luciano's defenses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Munson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Munson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Luciano lands a right hand that snaps the head of Munson backwards.
Munson lands an elbow that stopped Luciano in his tracks for a moment.
Luciano blocking some punches.
Luciano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Luciano misses with the head strike.
Munson blocking some punches.
Luciano lands a left hand that snaps the head of Munson backwards.
Munson has a couple of punches blocked by Luciano.
Luciano throws a head punch that misses.
Luciano lands an uppercut.
Munson lands a shoulder strike.
Munson has a couple of punches blocked by Luciano.
Munson tries to pull guard but Luciano forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Munson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Munson can't get the takedown.
Munson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Luciano throws a punch but it's blocked by Munson.
Luciano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Munson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Robert Munson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Munson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Luciano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Munson moves away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Munson, as that shot connected.
Munson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Robert Munson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Munson staying out of range there.
Munson moves to clinch but Luciano breaks away
and Luciano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Luciano is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Luciano goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Munson with a nice cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luciano tries to move into range but Munson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Munson jabs Luciano right on the nose. Luciano blinks but takes it well.
Munson lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Luciano ducks under a wild hook from Munson.
Luciano swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Luciano walks into a stiff left hand from Munson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Luciano counters with an inside leg kick.
Luciano scores with a sloppy right hand. Munson should have avoided that one.
Munson thuds his right hand into Luciano's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Luciano slips a jab from Munson.
Luciano half committed to a counter leg kick.
Luciano swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Munson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Munson tries to clinch but Luciano is having none of it.
Both fighters circling a little - Munson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Munson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Luciano in his tracks.
Munson throws a solid leg kick but Luciano takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Munson.
Luciano fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Munson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Luciano is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Luciano sizes up Munson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Luciano throws a chopping leg kick but Munson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Munson throws a right hand that misses
and Luciano counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
 Munson is rocked!
Munson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Luciano counters with a left to the body.
Luciano throws a nice looking combination but Munson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Munson works Luciano's body with a nice hook.
Luciano misses with a body kick.
Munson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Luciano.
Luciano looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Munson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Luciano if he has to take too many more of those.
Munson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Luciano takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Munson looks to land a body kick but Luciano moved away.
A jab from Munson misses.
Luciano lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Luciano takes one on the button.
Munson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Luciano appears to be looking for a big counter.
Munson connects with a solid leg kick.
Luciano throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Luciano has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Luciano there as he acknowledges the shot.
Munson looks to land a body kick but Luciano moved away.
Munson swings widly with a right hand
and Luciano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Munson slips a straight right by Luciano.
Munson lands a lovely overhand right.
Munson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Luciano looks to score with a jab to the body but Munson is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Munson.
Luciano gets off balance looking for a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Munson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Luciano has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Luciano checks a low kick from Munson.
Munson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Munson scores with a push kick.
Munson tries to move into range but Luciano moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Munson with the inside leg kick.
Luciano checks a leg kick.
Luciano takes one on the button.
Munson tries to clinch but Luciano moves out of range.
It looked like Luciano was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Munson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Luciano swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Munson throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Munson really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robert Munson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Luciano turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Luciano drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Munson tries to land a front kick but Luciano steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Munson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Munson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Luciano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Munson avoids a punch combination nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Munson misses.
Munson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Munson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Munson lands a jab-cross combination.
A punch lands to the side of Munson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Munson ducks under a wild hook from Luciano.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Munson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Munson tries to clinch but Luciano moves out of range.
As Munson backs away, Luciano returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Munson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Munson scoring well with a low kick there.
Luciano stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Munson.
A nice inside leg kick there by Luciano. That's going to slow Munson down.
Luciano stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Munson.
That kick from Munson tenderised Luciano's leg. Luciano is trying to keep his angry face on.
Luciano showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Munson.
It looked like Luciano was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Munson.
Munson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Luciano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Luciano moves out of range as Munson throws a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Luciano ducks under a wild hook from Munson.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Munson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Luciano has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Luciano and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Luciano shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Luciano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Munson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Luciano is out of range and Munson settles back down.
Munson lands with a hook. Luciano tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
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!
Munson tries to clinch up but Luciano circles away and keeps his distance.
Luciano was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A big right from Munson misses.
Luciano displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Munson throws out the jab.
Munson connects with a jab.
Munson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Good shot there by Munson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Munson.
Luciano slips a jab from Munson.
Munson takes a swing at Luciano's ribcage but misses.
Munson throws a jab when Luciano was well out of range.
Munson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Luciano's hands.
Munson tries to land a body kick
and Luciano counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Munson with a nice cross.
Luciano takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Munson looks to throw the jab but Luciano is out of range.
Luciano jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Munson has closed the distance and engaged Luciano in a clinch.
Luciano swings wildly with an uppercut but Munson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luciano breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munson with a nice calf kick.
Luciano throws out a leg kick but Munson moves out of range and Luciano only half commits.
A looping hook to the body misses from Luciano. Munson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Munson throws a body kick that misses.
Munson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Munson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Luciano 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.
Munson lands an overhand right.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Munson.
A low kick lands for Munson.
Munson sizes up Luciano with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Munson tests Luciano's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Munson with the inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Munson dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Robert Munson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Luciano swats away the attempt to clinch by Munson.
Munson moves to clinch but Luciano breaks away
enabling Luciano to counter with a crisp jab.
Luciano bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Luciano misses the target.
Munson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Luciano can pounce on him.
Luciano needs to keep his hands up - Munson had a free shot at his head there.
Luciano lands a right hook to the body.
Munson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Luciano under the eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Munson with a jab.
Munson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Munson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Munson throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munson misses with a hook. Luciano ducked under it nicely.
Luciano with the inside leg kick.
Luciano throws a head kick that misses.
Munson takes the fight into the clinch.
Munson lands with a right to the head.
Munson lands a shot to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Munson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Munson pushes Luciano back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Munson jumps guard.
Munson controls Luciano momentarily but Luciano frees himself.
Munson is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Luciano frees his head nicely. Oh but Munson has switched to an armbar! Luciano is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Robert Munson!
Robert Munson is the new light heavyweight champion!
Our winner, Robert Munson, 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.
Charles Luciano was interviewed post fight and said 'Sorry went on weight gain then forgot '.
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