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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Monika Sly (ranked 5488 p4p, 5085 weight class) and Xavier DeJesus (ranked 589 p4p, 570 weight class). DeJesus has chosen Fond my mind as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Monika Sly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Xavier DeJesus!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from DeJesus.
DeJesus works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from DeJesus.
Sly connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
 It looks like Xavier DeJesus has been cut.
Sly gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Monika Sly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sly misses the shot to the body.
DeJesus connects with a leg kick.
DeJesus looks to land a combination but Sly avoids it well.
Sly throws a jab when DeJesus was well out of range.
DeJesus throws a series of punches but Sly avoids them all with ease.
DeJesus loads up on a big right hand but Sly slips the punch.
Sly with a jab.
Sly misses with a looping right.
DeJesus is looking for the big counter here.
A punch lands to the side of DeJesus 's head but he takes it in his stride.
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!
The fighters circling - DeJesus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good exchange - Sly coming out on top.
Sly jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sly is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sly ducks under a wild hook from DeJesus.
Sly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. DeJesus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Sly misses the target.
Sly throws a body shot but no joy.
Sly throws a body punch but DeJesus moves out of range.
Sly stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sly scores with a jab to the head.
Sly connects with a single shot there.
That has opened up Xavier DeJesus's cut even more.
Sly lands with an overhand left.
DeJesus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sly.
DeJesus feints and as Sly raises his hands in defense, DeJesus changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
DeJesus is standing up over Sly. Sly looks to escape but DeJesus dives into side control.
Sly trying his best to control but DeJesus has mounted him.
DeJesus is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Sly has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Sly!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
DeJesus pushes Sly off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Some wild striking there from DeJesus.
Monika Sly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sly lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
DeJesus has closed the distance and engaged Sly in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Sly fails to land.
Sly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sly lands with a light punch inside.
Sly pushes DeJesus back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
DeJesus wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch on the inside from Sly fails to land.
Sly lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of DeJesus backwards.
Sly scores with an uppercut up the middle.
DeJesus trying to stall but Sly improves his position.
Sly misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Sly.
Sly misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeJesus wants to break the clinch but can't.
Still in the clinch, Sly scores with a nice short uppercut.
DeJesus looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sly lands with a light punch inside.
Sly lands a nice shot to the body.
Sly digs a right hand underneath DeJesus's ribcage. DeJesus let out a lung full of air as it connected.
DeJesus looks winded!
DeJesus blocks a body shot from Sly.
Sly tries a body shot but DeJesus blocks it.
Sly lands a body shot.
Sly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Sly lands with a short shot to the head.
Sly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sly lands a nice shot to the body.
Sly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Sly scores with a shot to the side of DeJesus's head.
The cut above Xavier DeJesus's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Sly scores with a shot to the side of DeJesus's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sly lands a body shot.
Sly lands with a right to the head.
Sly lands with a short shot to the head.
Sly lands a nice uppercut.
Sly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A nice left hand lands by Sly.
Sly lands a body punch in the clinch.
DeJesus wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sly pushes DeJesus back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Sly.
A body shot lands from Sly.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sly scores with a shot to the side of DeJesus's head.
A left hand lands to the body for Sly.
Sly makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Xavier DeJesus's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Sly lands a right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Monika Sly dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Xavier DeJesus's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
DeJesus misses with a looping right.
Sly dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sly bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've been informed that DeJesus has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Sly lands a jab.
 DeJesus is rocked!
Sly throws a jab when DeJesus was well out of range.
DeJesus tries to close the distance and clinch but Sly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but DeJesus was well out of range. Poor timing from Sly.
Sly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice straight punches there by Sly. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sly.
DeJesus is still on wobbly legs! Can Sly finish him?
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Xavier DeJesus's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Monika Sly!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rich Mahogany (ranked 4973 p4p, 2964 weight class) and Terrance Graves (ranked 534 p4p, 376 weight class). Mahogany's entrance music is Litty. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rich Mahogany!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Terrance Graves!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahogany throws a sloppy head kick and Graves moves out of range easily.
Mahogany takes one to the chin there.
Jab, jab by Graves - just one landing.
Graves throws a low kick but Mahogany avoids it.
Mahogany appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Graves walks into a jab.
Graves throws a body shot but no joy.
Graves misses with a low kick.
Mahogany stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It looks like Terrance Graves has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahogany goes for a double leg but Graves avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Graves continues to drive forward.
Graves is trying to counter with his kicks.
Graves lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mahogany misses with a hook from the clinch.
Graves lands with a short punch from the clinch.
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!
Graves can't find room to land a body shot as Mahogany controls the action.
I was talking to Mahogany's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Mahogany trying to control the position but instead, Graves has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mahogany into the ropes.
Graves scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahogany's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mahogany shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Graves as he jumps to the side.
Graves lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Graves slips a jab from Mahogany.
Mahogany misses the jab.
Graves lunges at Mahogany with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mahogany's hand.
Graves avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Graves misses with a body shot
letting Mahogany counter with a right hand.
Graves misses with a hook. Mahogany ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Mahogany wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves misses the shot to the body.
Graves throws a hook but Mahogany avoids it easily.
Graves throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mahogany on the side of the head.
Terrance Graves is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Graves connects with a jab.
Graves moves out of range of the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mahogany lands with an overhand left.
Mahogany misses with a head kick.
Mahogany moves out of range of the strikes.
Mahogany throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Mahogany.
That kick from Graves tenderised Mahogany's leg. Mahogany is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Graves
and Mahogany counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Graves looking for a sweep. Not yet Graves, not yet.
Mahogany trying to control the position from guard on top but Graves is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Graves is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Graves tries to pass to full mount but Mahogany defends it.
Mahogany looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
We've been informed that Graves has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Mahogany actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graves controlling the pace.
Mahogany trying to get back to full guard but Graves takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Mahogany can't escape the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Terrance Graves dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Terrance Graves's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A head kick misses from Mahogany.
Graves doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Graves throws a leg kick
and Mahogany counters with a stiff right hand.
Graves walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mahogany checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mahogany half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Mahogany tries to clinch up.
Graves moves forwards but Mahogany connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Graves throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Graves misses with an uppercut.
Graves moves out of range as Mahogany strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice jab there from Graves.
 It looks like Rich Mahogany has been cut.
Graves avoids the head kick by Mahogany.
A swing and a miss from Mahogany.
A nice leg kick from Graves, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves cracks Mahogany with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mahogany on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mahogany takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mahogany throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Graves on the side of the head.
Mahogany scores with the left hand. Graves knows he should have avoided that one.
Graves misses with an uppercut. Mahogany saw that one coming.
Mahogany thows a left - swing and a miss!
It seemed like Graves was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Graves slips under a jab.
Graves getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mahogany throws a jab when Graves was well out of range.
Mahogany shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mahogany trying to control but Graves is working from the bottom.
Graves looking for a sweep. Not yet Graves, not yet.
Mahogany trying to control the position from guard on top but Graves is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mahogany controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Mahogany wants to control from the top but Graves keeps moving.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahogany drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Graves dives on top into guard.
Mahogany wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Graves is now in half guard.
Mahogany is trying to maintain the position but Graves is very close to passing his half guard.
Mahogany slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Mahogany isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Graves stacks Mahogany on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Graves!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graves trying to control the action but Mahogany is working from the bottom.
Graves controls the position from side control.
Mahogany is trying to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mahogany is working hard here to advance position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Terrance Graves will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.
Mahogany looks to land a left hand but Graves moved out of range nicely.
Graves pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mahogany throws a right hand that misses
and Graves counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mahogany thinking.
Graves fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mahogany.
Mahogany throws a big shot that misses.
Mahogany slips under a jab.
Graves takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Graves looks for the body kick but Mahogany saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mahogany throws a head kick but Graves moves out of range.
Mahogany is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mahogany moves in looking to clinch but Graves pushes him off.
Graves swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mahogany slips a jab from Graves.
Mahogany half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Graves loads up on a big right hand but Mahogany slips the punch.
Graves lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mahogany cracks Graves with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sloppy strikes from Graves. Those never looked like landing.
Mahogany appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Mahogany scores with a jab to the jaw.
Graves throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Graves defending well as Mahogany loads up on a big left hand.
Graves lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Graves misses with a hook. Mahogany ducked under it nicely.
Rich Mahogany has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Terrance Graves is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Graves.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mahogany.
Mahogany throws a head kick that misses
letting Graves counter with a right hand.
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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Mahogany. Graves does a little dance to reset his feet.
Graves has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Graves has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Graves there as he acknowledges the shot.
Graves misses with a leg kick
and Mahogany counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Graves is refusing to be controlled, as Mahogany sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahogany is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Graves defends it well.
Mahogany is trying to work for a kimura but Graves is defending well.
Mahogany seems to be working for a kimura but Graves defends the submission attempt.
Mahogany is looking for a kimura but Graves is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mahogany to get the leverage.
Rich Mahogany overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Graves regains full guard. Nicely done.
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.
Graves is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mahogany has gone for a leg lock! Graves slips out almost immediately though and dives into Mahogany's guard.
Mahogany looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Graves passes into half guard.
Graves seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mahogany does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mahogany looking for submissions off his back.
Mahogany actively working from the bottom here.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Terrance Graves.
I've got Graves 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Terrance Graves!
Our winner, Terrance Graves, 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.
Rich Mahogany spoke after the fight, saying 'Congratulations Pice O'Xit. You were a hell of an opponent. I will go home and take solace in my many leatherbound volumes.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Einar Kyrvänsyylä (ranked 3763 p4p, 4090 weight class) and Peetu Tam (ranked 455 p4p, 474 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Einar Kyrvänsyylä!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Peetu Tam!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tam looks to throw the jab but Kyrvänsyylä is out of range.
A head kick by Tam misses
and Kyrvänsyylä counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tam thinking.
Tam moves out of range of the strikes.
Tam on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Peetu Tam has been cut.
Kyrvänsyylä takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tam shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kyrvänsyylä defends it nicely.
Tam shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tam throws a leg kick
and Kyrvänsyylä counters with a crisp one two that drops Tam! Kyrvänsyylä thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Tam to his feet! Tam is in big trouble!
Tam backs away from a small jab... but Kyrvänsyylä lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Tam crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Kyrvänsyylä with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Einar Kyrvänsyylä!
Einar Kyrvänsyylä spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Snail Tail (ranked 2234 p4p, 2584 weight class) and Giuseppe De Rossi (ranked 262 p4p, 301 weight class). Tail comes to the ring accompanied by Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline. De Rossi has chosen Thousand Foot Krutch: War of Change as his entrance music. Snail Tail looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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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 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Snail Tail!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Giuseppe De Rossi!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Rossi moves into range and clinches up with Tail.
De Rossi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
De Rossi lands a hook that snaps the head of Tail backwards.
De Rossi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tail blocks it with crossed arms.
Tail blocks an uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. De Rossi obliges.
Tail is breathing heavily.
Tail has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
De Rossi lands a damaging elbow.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
De Rossi lands a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice right hand lands inside from De Rossi.
Tail working hard to break the clinch.
De Rossi prevents Tail from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Rossi misses with a knee to the head.
De Rossi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tail's face.
It looks like Snail Tail has been cut.
De Rossi working aggressively here.
De Rossi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
De Rossi throws an elbow that misses.
De Rossi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
De Rossi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tail tries to circle away but De Rossi has him pinned against the ropes.
Tail blocks an elbow strike.
De Rossi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tail's efforts to push away.
De Rossi throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Rossi lands a left hand.
Tail wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
De Rossi misses with a knee to the head.
De Rossi misses with a knee to the head.
Tail is trying to break free.
De Rossi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
De Rossi throws an elbow that misses.
De Rossi throws a head punch that misses.
Tail blocks an uppercut.
De Rossi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tail's efforts to push away.
De Rossi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Rossi pushes off an throws an elbow but Tail leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by De Rossi.
De Rossi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tail has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
De Rossi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tail blocks it with crossed arms.
De Rossi throws a punch but it's blocked by Tail.
De Rossi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
De Rossi misses with a punch on the inside.
Tail is trying to force a seperation but De Rossi has the dominant position.
De Rossi throws a punch but it's blocked by Tail.
De Rossi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tail is keeping busy.
De Rossi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Rossi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
De Rossi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tail has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tail wants to break free but De Rossi has control.
De Rossi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
De Rossi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
We've been informed that De Rossi has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
De Rossi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Rossi is pushing Tail up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tail wants to get back to striking at distance but De Rossi won't allow it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tail dodges an elbow strike from De Rossi.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Giuseppe De Rossi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Snail Tail'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.
De Rossi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tail, pushing him back against the ropes.
De Rossi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Still in the clinch, De Rossi scores with a nice short uppercut.
De Rossi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
De Rossi looking to stall.
Tail is looking to break free of the clinch but De Rossi has double underhooks.
De Rossi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
De Rossi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Rossi misses with a knee to the head.
Tail's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
De Rossi has managed to clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, De Rossi throws an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tail blocks the elbow strike.
De Rossi tries a knee to the head but Tail blocks it.
De Rossi prevents Tail from breaking the clinch.
De Rossi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tail wants to break free but De Rossi has control.
De Rossi scores with a knee to the head.
Tail blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Rossi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
De Rossi throws an elbow but it misses.
Tail's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tail blocks an elbow strike from De Rossi.
Tail's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Rossi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Rossi closes the distance and clinches.
De Rossi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tail has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
De Rossi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
De Rossi misses with a knee to the head.
Tail breaks from the clinch.
De Rossi has closed the distance and engaged Tail in a clinch.
Tail blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
De Rossi misses with a knee to the head.
De Rossi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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!
Tail blocks the elbow strike.
Giuseppe De Rossi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tail tries to circle away but De Rossi has him pinned against the ropes.
Tail blocks the elbow strike.
De Rossi tries to land a knee to the head but Tail blocks with his arms.
De Rossi tries a knee to the head but Tail blocks it.
De Rossi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tail has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tail is trying to force a seperation but De Rossi has the dominant position.
De Rossi with a knee to the head.
De Rossi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
De Rossi is breathing heavily.
Tail breaks the clinch.
De Rossi moves into range and clinches up with Tail.
De Rossi looking to throw knees to the head but Tail is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Rossi working aggressively here.
De Rossi tries a knee to the head but Tail blocks it.
De Rossi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tail escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
De Rossi clinches with his opponent.
De Rossi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
With the fighters up against the ropes, De Rossi throws an elbow but misses.
De Rossi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De Rossi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tail is keeping busy.
De Rossi has a couple of punches blocked by Tail.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Giuseppe De Rossi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Snail Tail's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
De Rossi gets a clinch.
De Rossi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
De Rossi misses with a knee strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tail.
A nice glancing elbow lands by De Rossi.
De Rossi tries a knee to the head but Tail blocks it.
De Rossi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tail has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
De Rossi tries a knee to the head but Tail blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Rossi has a couple of punches blocked by Tail.
De Rossi tries a knee to the head but Tail blocks it.
De Rossi tries to land a knee to the head but Tail blocks with his arms.
De Rossi connects with a knee to the head.
De Rossi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Rossi tries to land knees in the clinch but Tail avoids the damage to the body.
De Rossi has Tail pressed against the ropes, preventing Tail from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tail can't break the clinch.
Tail tries to break free but De Rossi pushes him back against the ropes.
De Rossi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
De Rossi misses with an elbow strike.
De Rossi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
De Rossi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tail blocking some punches.
De Rossi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
De Rossi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Rossi taking a breather.
De Rossi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
De Rossi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tail is trying to break free.
De Rossi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tail blocks it with crossed arms.
Tail blocks an elbow strike from De Rossi.
Tail escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
De Rossi has closed the distance and engaged Tail in a clinch.
Nice elbow from De Rossi.
De Rossi throws a punch but it's blocked by Tail.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, De Rossi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Rossi misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from De Rossi fails to land.
De Rossi misses with a knee to the head.
De Rossi throws a knee to the head but misses.
De Rossi throws a knee to the head but misses.
De Rossi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
De Rossi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tail is looking to break free of the clinch but De Rossi has double underhooks.
Tail escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
De Rossi pushes Tail up against the ropes in a clinch.
Tail working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Rossi misses with the head strike.
De Rossi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
De Rossi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tail blocks it with crossed arms.
De Rossi lands an elbow that stopped Tail in his tracks for a moment.
Tail manages to break the clinch.
De Rossi moves into range and clinches up with Tail.
De Rossi looking to slow down the pace here.
De Rossi misses with an elbow over the top.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tail breaks the clinch.
Snail Tail has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
De Rossi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tail, pushing him back against the ropes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Giuseppe De Rossi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got De Rossi 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 25:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giuseppe De Rossi!
Giuseppe De Rossi 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between William OConnor (ranked 2708 p4p, 2750 weight class) and Bruno Niedzwiedzinski (ranked 363 p4p, 367 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 11 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, William OConnor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Bruno Niedzwiedzinski!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Niedzwiedzinski rushes OConnor and presses him up against the ropes.
Niedzwiedzinski lands a right hand that snaps the head of OConnor backwards.
OConnor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
OConnor takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like William OConnor has been cut.
Niedzwiedzinski landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Niedzwiedzinski trying to land knees to the body.
Niedzwiedzinski throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Niedzwiedzinski misses with a body punch.
OConnor creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
We've been informed that Niedzwiedzinski has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
OConnor throws an elbow but it's blocked.
OConnor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
OConnor looking to throw knees to the head but Niedzwiedzinski is blocking nicely.
Nice elbow from OConnor.
Niedzwiedzinski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
OConnor takes an elbow to the forehead.
A hook to the body from Niedzwiedzinski.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Still in the clinch, Niedzwiedzinski scores with a nice short uppercut.
Niedzwiedzinski with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Niedzwiedzinski.
OConnor is breathing heavily.
Niedzwiedzinski lands a body punch in the clinch.
Niedzwiedzinski blocks an elbow strike from OConnor.
OConnor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Niedzwiedzinski gets through OConnor's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
OConnor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niedzwiedzinski scores with a knee to the head.
 OConnor is rocked!
Niedzwiedzinski unloads with a big right hand that wobbles OConnor! He's leaning against the ropes trying to keep his feet but Niedzwiedzinski is unloading with more strikes now! OConnor drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruno Niedzwiedzinski!
Bruno Niedzwiedzinski 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 Anurak Bualuang (ranked 1790 p4p, 1727 weight class) and Kyle Kristian Galeos (ranked 196 p4p, 180 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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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 15 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anurak Bualuang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyle Kristian Galeos!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galeos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Galeos throws a right and a left that Bualuang avoids nicely.
Bualuang lands a nice hook to Galeos's body. Galeos takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Galeos throws a jab when Bualuang was well out of range.
Bualuang closes the distance and clinches.
Bualuang lands a hook that snaps the head of Galeos backwards.
Galeos is trying to force a seperation but Bualuang has the dominant position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Galeos.
Bualuang lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Galeos tries to stall but Bualuang uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bualuang softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Bualuang throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Galeoss head.
Galeos tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bualuang just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Galeos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bualuang avoids it.
Bualuang throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Galeoss head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bualuang lands a hook that snaps the head of Galeos backwards.
Galeos fails to pull guard.
Galeos tries to circle away but Bualuang has him pinned against the ropes.
Bualuang lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bualuang lands a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Bualuang.
Bualuang digs a right hand into Galeos's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Galeos's gas tank.
Bualuang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bualuang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anurak Bualuang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bualuang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Galeos.
Galeos steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bualuang. That one must have hurt.
Bualuang lands a lovely overhand right.
It looks like Kyle Kristian Galeos has been cut.
Bualuang clinches up against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Bualuang fails to land.
Bualuang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Galeos misses with a series of wild punches.
Bualuang lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Galeos misses with a double jab.
Galeos stalks Bualuang and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bualuang's face. Bualuang staggers backwards, shaken.
Nice body punch from Bualuang.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bualuang has managed to clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bualuang.
Bualuang lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bualuang.
Bualuang lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Galeos or not.
Bualuang lands a shoulder strike.
Bualuang gets through Galeos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Bualuang.
A left hand lands to the body for Bualuang.
A short right from Galeos on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Bualuang as the two fighters clinch.
Bualuang lands with a short shot to the head.
Bualuang gets through Galeos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Galeos is rocked!
A short left from Bualuang.
Galeos is still on wobbly legs! Can Bualuang finish him?
Galeos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bualuang works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bualuang lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Galeos to his knees! Bualuang keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anurak Bualuang!
After the big win, Anurak Bualuang made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors The Dirty Needle Project and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Torres (ranked 1607 p4p, 3230 weight class) and Senior Tres Santos (ranked 231 p4p, 404 weight class). Torres kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Rodrigo Amarante - Tuyo. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pablo Torres!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Senior Tres Santos!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres scores with a punch to the head.
Torres ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tres Santos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Torres counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Torres gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short left from Torres.
Torres makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tres Santos's coach down at Hero Academia was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Tres Santos's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Torres's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Torres with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tres Santos looks winded!
A jab lands there for Torres.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Torres scores with a shot to the body.
Tres Santos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
An attempted straight right counter from Torres misses the target.
Tres Santos misses with a right hand
and Torres counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tres Santos thinking.
Crack! Torres connects with the perfect overhand right and Tres Santos falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Torres!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pablo Torres!
Pablo Torres is the new heavyweight champion!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Pablo Torres made sure he mentioned Neon Zombie, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dave Ashbourne Jr (ranked 306 p4p, 532 weight class) and Keenwah Granes (ranked 16 p4p, 32 weight class). Ashbourne Jr comes to the ring accompanied by Vertical Horizon - You're A God. Granes has chosen 敢不敢 as his entrance music. Keenwah Granes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dave Ashbourne Jr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keenwah Granes!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Granes shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ashbourne Jr is pressing down on Granes's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Granes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Granes throws a big elbow that misses.
Ashbourne Jr seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Ashbourne Jr knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Granes on the ground.
Granes throws a big right hand that misses.
Granes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ashbourne Jr preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Granes content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Granes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Granes throws a big right hand that misses.
Ashbourne Jr is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Granes is in close to Ashbourne Jr's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ashbourne Jr has control of Granes's left arm, preventing Granes from doing any damage.
Granes throwing strikes but missing.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
A shot to the liver by Granes. Beautiful body shot.
Nice shot by Granes.
Ashbourne Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Granes gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ashbourne Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Keenwah Granes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Granes closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ashbourne Jr manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Granes keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Granes throws a punch but it's blocked by Ashbourne Jr.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ashbourne Jr.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ashbourne Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Granes.
Granes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ashbourne Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Granes tests Ashbourne Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ashbourne Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Ashbourne Jr displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Granes.
The crowd cheers as Granes lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ashbourne Jr doesn't seem phased though.
Granes missing with a left hand there. Ashbourne Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Ashbourne Jr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Granes tries for a takedown but Ashbourne Jr circles away easily
and Ashbourne Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Dave Ashbourne Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keenwah Granes.
Ashbourne Jr listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Ashbourne Jr.
Ashbourne Jr seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Granes fails to land the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Granes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ashbourne Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dave Ashbourne Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Granes gets a takedown into half guard.
Ashbourne Jr is looking to escape.
Granes throwing shots but Ashbourne Jr is blocking nicely.
Granes is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Granes throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Granes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ashbourne Jr's head.
Ashbourne Jr has his hands clasped together around Granes's back. He's all about the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ashbourne Jr trying to control here.
Granes takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Granes is trying to control. Ashbourne Jr wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Granes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nice strikes from Granes there.
Ashbourne Jr has hold of Granes's hands but Granes slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Granes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Granes lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ashbourne Jr avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Granes.
Ashbourne Jr wants to get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Keenwah Granes dominated that round.
That's time! Ashbourne Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Granes lands with a right hand.
Granes misses with a hook
and Ashbourne Jr counters with a left to the body.
Granes has his takedown stuffed
and Ashbourne Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Jab, jab by Ashbourne Jr - just one landing.
Ashbourne Jr with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Granes to score with a decent uppercut.
Granes closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Granes lands in his opponent's guard.
Ashbourne Jr keeping moving, preventing Granes from controlling successfully.
Granes throws a big elbow that misses.
Granes is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Granes looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Granes throws an elbow that misses. Ashbourne Jr uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Granes's guard. Nice move by Ashbourne Jr!
Ashbourne Jr stopping the sweep attempt from Granes.
Granes trying to control the position here.
Granes working a defensive guard but Ashbourne Jr manages to pass into side control anyway.
Ashbourne Jr working away.
Granes tries to bench press Ashbourne Jr off him but Ashbourne Jr keeps the position.
Granes struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Granes manages to work his way to half guard, despite Ashbourne Jr's best efforts.
Ashbourne Jr not doing much here.
Ashbourne Jr is trying to control. Granes wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Granes is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Granes is staying active underneath Ashbourne Jr, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ashbourne Jr is really struggling to control Granes but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Granes is looking for a sweep. Ashbourne Jr is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ashbourne Jr is trying to control the action in half guard but Granes is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Granes moves into full guard.
Ashbourne Jr tries to stand but Granes is controlling from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Granes wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Granes scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Granes throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Ashbourne Jr to regain full guard.
Ashbourne Jr has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Granes has passed into side control.
Granes connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Ashbourne Jr some visible discomfort.
An elbow from Granes crashes against the mat.
Ashbourne Jr is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Granes is controlling him well.
Granes looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Ashbourne Jr is avoiding damage well.
Granes tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Granes working away.
Granes wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ashbourne Jr, who protects the arm well.
Granes throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Granes throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Granes scores with punches from side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Granes cracks Ashbourne Jr with a big elbow.
Granes trying to control the action but Ashbourne Jr is working from the bottom.
Granes looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Ashbourne Jr is avoiding damage well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Keenwah Granes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ashbourne Jr connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ashbourne Jr moves into the clinch.
Granes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Granes can't find room to land a body shot as Ashbourne Jr controls the action.
Ashbourne Jr blocks a body shot from Granes.
Ashbourne Jr lands a hook to the side of the head.
Granes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Granes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ashbourne Jr or not.
Granes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ashbourne Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Granes.
Ashbourne Jr is trying to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ashbourne Jr lands a shoulder strike.
Ashbourne Jr wants to get back to striking at distance but Granes won't allow it.
Granes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ashbourne Jr breaks from the clinch.
Granes clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ashbourne Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Granes.
Ashbourne Jr manages to break the clinch.
Granes shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ashbourne Jr defends it nicely.
Ashbourne Jr swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Dave Ashbourne Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Granes misses with a hook. Ashbourne Jr ducked under it nicely.
Granes uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Granes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Good work by Ashbourne Jr as he checks the leg kick.
Ashbourne Jr throws a nice looking combination but Granes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Granes swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ashbourne Jr. Granes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ashbourne Jr moves into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ashbourne Jr.
Granes lands an uppercut.
Granes throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Granes tries a body shot but Ashbourne Jr blocks it.
Granes scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Granes.
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!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Granes.
Ashbourne Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Granes misses with a punch on the inside.
Ashbourne Jr taking a breather.
Granes has a couple of punches blocked by Ashbourne Jr.
Granes can't find room to land a body shot as Ashbourne Jr controls the action.
Granes working aggressively here.
Ashbourne Jr trying to control the position but instead, Granes has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ashbourne Jr into the ropes.
Ashbourne Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Granes shoots for a double leg takedown but Ashbourne Jr sprawls well. He's pushed Granes's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dave Ashbourne Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keenwah Granes.
Granes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ashbourne Jr, as that shot connected.
Ashbourne Jr misses with a hook. Granes ducked under it nicely.
Granes throws an off balance right hand
and Ashbourne Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Granes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Granes now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Granes drives through with a takedown into Ashbourne Jr's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Granes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Granes postures up and lands a big shot to Ashbourne Jr's brow.
Granes wants to control from the top but Ashbourne Jr keeps moving.
Granes lands a couple of elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Granes landing some decent shots from guard.
Ashbourne Jr is rocked!
Granes trying to control but Ashbourne Jr is working from the bottom.
Oh Ashbourne Jr is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Granes connects with a couple of short punches.
Keenwah Granes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Granes with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
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!
Granes chips away with some ground and pound.
Granes gets to his feet and stands over Ashbourne Jr, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Ashbourne Jr felt that one! Granes unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Ashbourne Jr from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keenwah Granes!
Keenwah Granes is the new bantamweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Keenwah Granes thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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