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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shaun Brownie (ranked 2082 p4p, 2103 weight class) and Nils Ragnaar (ranked 289 p4p, 291 weight class). Ragnaar is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Mustasch - The Wave. Nils Ragnaar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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194
20 - 13 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
KO power |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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 22 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shaun Brownie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Nils Ragnaar!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, John Mangel and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brownie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar throws a one two combo.
Brownie missing with a left hand there. Ragnaar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brownie misses with an uppercut. Ragnaar saw that one coming.
Good exchange - Brownie coming out on top.
Ragnaar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brownie looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Brownie checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ragnaar just misses with a punch to the body.
Ragnaar shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Brownie throws a looping overhand right but Ragnaar ducks down to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Ragnaar.
Brownie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ragnaar misses with a looping right.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ragnaar.
Ragnaar throws a head kick that misses.
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!
Ragnaar needs to keep his hands up - Brownie had a free shot at his head there.
Ragnaar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Brownie lands with a hook. Ragnaar tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnaar walks into a left hand.
Ragnaar with a nice calf kick.
Brownie's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ragnaar connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Brownie scrambles back to his feet.
Brownie misses with a hook
and Ragnaar counters with a one-two to the body.
Brownie avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ragnaar takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Brownie misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brownie. Ragnaar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brownie feints and as Ragnaar raises his hands in defense, Brownie changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brownie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ragnaar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brownie is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ragnaar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brownie.
Ragnaar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Brownie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brownie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Brownie trying to control but Ragnaar is working from the bottom.
Brownie not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ragnaar wants to stand and escape but Brownie is having none of it.
Brownie throwing strikes but missing.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Brownie showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Brownie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ragnaar.
Brownie misses with an uppercut.
Brownie blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Ragnaar.
Brownie swings for the body but Ragnaar moves out of range.
Brownie tries to bum rush Ragnaar with a series of wild strikes but Ragnaar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ragnaar lands a nice looking kick to the body. Brownie takes a step back to recover.
Brownie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ragnaar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brownie scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ragnaar preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Brownie misses with a head shot. Ragnaar uses the momentum to regain guard.
Brownie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brownie 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.
Brownie won't allow Ragnaar to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brownie looking to pass the guard.
Brownie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Brownie stands up over Ragnaar, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ragnaar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brownie wants to control from the top but Ragnaar keeps moving.
Brownie slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ragnaar seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Brownie throwing strikes but missing.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Shaun Brownie will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
A shot to the body from Brownie misses
and Ragnaar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ragnaar misses with a body shot.
Ragnaar ducks under a wild hook from Brownie.
No joy there for Brownie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nils Ragnaar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brownie throws the left hand but Ragnaar avoids the punch easily.
Brownie jabs Ragnaar to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ragnaar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ragnaar lands a leg kick that knocks Brownie off balance momentarily.
Brownie blocks a head kick by Ragnaar.
Brownie shoots in for a double leg but Ragnaar sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Brownie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ragnaar.
A big right from Ragnaar misses.
As Ragnaar looks to move away, Brownie throws a big counter combo but Ragnaar just gets out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnaar with a nice calf kick.
Brownie misses with a hook.
Ragnaar on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brownie lands an overhand right.
Brownie looks to land a left hand but Ragnaar moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brownie throws the left hand but Ragnaar avoids the punch easily.
Brownie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ragnaar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ragnaar slips a jab from Brownie.
Brownie works Ragnaar's body with a nice hook.
Ragnaar throws a sloppy head kick and Brownie moves out of range easily.
Brownie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brownie lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Brownie dips to his left and cracks Ragnaar with an uppercut!
Ragnaar fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ragnaar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brownie.
Both fighters circling a little - Ragnaar finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheers as Ragnaar lands an impressive looking overhand right. Brownie doesn't seem phased though.
Brownie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ragnaar misses the jab.
Ragnaar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Brownie wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ragnaar ducks under a wild hook from Brownie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar jabs Brownie right on the nose. Brownie blinks but takes it well.
Ragnaar plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ragnaar lands with a nice body kick.
Brownie is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Brownie looks to score with a jab to the body but Ragnaar is just out of range.
Ragnaar unleashes a big counter combination but Brownie bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ragnaar throws a body punch but Brownie moves out of range.
Brownie moves out of range of the body kick.
Brownie takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Brownie throws a body shot but no joy.
Brownie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ragnaar can pounce on him.
Ragnaar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brownie with a jab.
Brownie instigates a clinch.
Ragnaar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Ragnaar.
Brownie looking to throw knees to the head but Ragnaar is blocking nicely.
Ragnaar tries to work over Brownie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brownie slows down the pace here.
Brownie lands a damaging elbow.
Ragnaar throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Brownie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brownie goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ragnaar prevents it.
Ragnaar digs a right hand into Brownie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Brownie's gas tank.
Brownie avoiding damage.
Ragnaar throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Brownie tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shaun Brownie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ragnaar throws an elbow that misses.
Ragnaar misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brownie backwards.
Ragnaar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ragnaar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brownie tries to land a knee to the head but Ragnaar blocks with his arms.
Ragnaar swings wildly with an uppercut but Brownie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ragnaar avoids a wild elbow strike from Brownie.
Ragnaar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ragnaar lands a body shot in the clinch.
Brownie misses with an elbow over the top.
Ragnaar throws a head punch that misses.
Ragnaar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nils Ragnaar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brownie throws a poor cross that misses
and Ragnaar counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ragnaar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brownie.
Ragnaar has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ragnaar tries to bum rush Brownie with a series of wild strikes but Brownie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A little feinted left hand from Brownie on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Brownie throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ragnaar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nils Ragnaar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A punch lands to the side of Ragnaar 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ragnaar lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Brownie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ragnaar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ragnaar.
A leg kick checked by Brownie.
Brownie scores with a three punch combo!
Brownie takes a swing at Ragnaar's ribcage but misses.
Ragnaar throws the kick towards the body but Brownie avoids it.
Ragnaar connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Brownie momentarily.
Ragnaar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brownie.
Ragnaar throws the kick towards the body but Brownie avoids it.
Brownie throws an overhand right that lands on Ragnaar's shoulder, as Ragnaar tries to avoid the shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brownie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brownie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ragnaar throws a solid leg kick but Brownie takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ragnaar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brownie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ragnaar feints a counter leg kick.
Ragnaar throws a hook but Brownie blocks it.
Ragnaar looks to land a combination but Brownie avoids it well.
Ragnaar throws a head kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Brownie misses the target.
Brownie misses with the combination.
Brownie looks to land a combination but Ragnaar avoids it well.
Ragnaar lands a head shot.
Ragnaar clobbers Brownie with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Brownie shoots in and drives through. Ragnaar sprawls well.
Ragnaar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brownie takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ragnaar lands a right hook to the body.
Ragnaar's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Brownie connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ragnaar scrambles back to his feet.
Brownie walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brownie takes a jab right on the kisser.
An inside leg kick lands from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Brownies jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ragnaar moves away from the strike by Brownie.
Brownie wants to clinch up but Ragnaar keeps it at a distance.
Ragnaar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Brownie wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Brownie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ragnaar plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
 Brownie is rocked!
Brownie gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Ragnaar points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Brownie wakes up just in time to hear Ragnaar thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nils Ragnaar!
An out of breath Nils Ragnaar thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Shu Fang Tzeng (ranked 2189 p4p, 2667 weight class) and Aleksander Kazimierz (ranked 118 p4p, 147 weight class). Tzeng's entrance music is Mantra Chant. A fine choice. Kazimierz has chosen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WJFjXtHcy4 as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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21 - 29 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Brawler
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BJJ Red Belt
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shu Fang Tzeng!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 29 - 2, fighting out of London, Aleksander Kazimierz!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Darius Henderson and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tzeng takes a kick to the side of the head.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Tzeng.
Tzeng is trying to get an arm triangle but Kazimierz is defending well.
Kazimierz has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kazimierz manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Tzeng is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kazimierz is just riding it out for now. Tzeng eventually gives up the hold.
Tzeng trying to control from half guard but Kazimierz is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kazimierz wants to control but Tzeng is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazimierz might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Tzeng haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Tzeng is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kazimierz wants to get back to full guard.
Kazimierz tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Kazimierz is trying to control but can't.
Tzeng is looking for a kimura but Kazimierz is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tzeng to get the leverage.
Kazimierz regains full guard. Nicely done.
Tzeng trying to control the position from guard on top but Kazimierz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Tzeng slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Tzeng tries for a kimura but Kazimierz is defending well.
Tzeng looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Tzeng working away.
Kazimierz is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tzeng wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kazimierz, who protects the arm well.
Kazimierz sneaks back into half guard.
Kazimierz wants to get back to full guard.
Tzeng seems to be looking for submissions.
Kazimierz is defending against the submission attempts here by Tzeng.
Kazimierz gets back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kazimierz trying to control the position.
Kazimierz keeping full guard, as Tzeng tries to pass.
Tzeng thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Tzeng stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kazimierz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tzeng trying to control the position from guard on top but Kazimierz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Kazimierz connects with a nice looking jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Shu Fang Tzeng will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kazimierz tries to sprawl but Tzeng drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Kazimierz kicks Tzeng off and gets back to his feet.
Kazimierz lands a head kick. Tzeng smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Tzeng shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kazimierz is trying to defend but Tzeng finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Kazimierz manages to escape and get back to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tzeng gets the takedown into side control.
Tzeng wants to control but Kazimierz is keeping him busy.
Tzeng tries to advance to mount but Kazimierz denies him.
Tzeng thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kazimierz tries to buck Tzeng off but Tzeng is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tzeng working away.
Tzeng taking a break here but Kazimierz is having none of it and regains half guard.
Tzeng seems to be working for a kimura but Kazimierz defends the submission attempt.
Tzeng wants to control but Kazimierz is keeping him busy.
Tzeng seems to be looking for submissions.
Kazimierz is concentrating on defense, preventing Tzeng from advancing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kazimierz is trying to stand back up but Tzeng is controlling him
Kazimierz works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kazimierz wants to sweep here but Tzeng controlling him for the moment.
Tzeng is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Tzeng is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Kazimierz is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Kazimierz has escaped and now he's on top!
Kazimierz controlling from the top position.
Kazimierz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tzeng looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tzeng keeping moving, preventing Kazimierz from controlling successfully.
Tzeng working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kazimierz doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kazimierz manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Aleksander Kazimierz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tzeng had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kazimierz defends it easily.
Tzeng has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Kazimierz postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tzeng looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tzeng looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kazimierz stays in close to Tzeng's body and controls the position.
Kazimierz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tzeng is looking for a triangle but Kazimierz pushes his legs off easily.
Kazimierz is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kazimierz stands and throws Tzeng's legs to the side, diving into side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksander Kazimierz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Kazimierz darts in and clinches Tzeng up against the cage.
Kazimierz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kazimierz successfully pulls guard.
Kazimierz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tzeng's guard.
Tzeng is trying to control the position but Kazimierz postures up.
Tzeng looking for a guillotine here but Kazimierz defends easily.
Tzeng trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tzeng wants to sweep here but Kazimierz controlling him for the moment.
Kazimierz wants to control from the top but Tzeng keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tzeng has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kazimierz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tzeng is working an open guard so Kazimierz takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Tzeng looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tzeng circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kazimierz rushes Tzeng and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kazimierz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A right-left combo lands from Kazimierz.
Tzeng takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kazimierz tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tzeng defends well and Kazimierz ends up having to push Tzeng into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Tzeng changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Tzeng drives through with a takedown into Kazimierz's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Kazimierz is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kazimierz is trying to force a seperation but Tzeng has the dominant position.
Kazimierz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kazimierz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kazimierz shoots for a double leg takedown but Tzeng sprawls well. He's pushed Kazimierz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kazimierz jabs Tzeng to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kazimierz shoots in but no luck this time.
Shu Fang Tzeng has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aleksander Kazimierz.
Kazimierz gets caught flat footed, as Tzeng shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kazimierz pushes Tzeng off and gets back to his feet.
Good standup being displayed there by Kazimierz as he connects with a hook.
Tzeng shoots in and bounces Kazimierz off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kazimierz uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tzeng gets the takedown into side control.
Kazimierz bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Kazimierz closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Tzeng did well to prevent Kazimierz getting side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tzeng actively working from the bottom here.
Tzeng wants to control but Kazimierz is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Tzeng looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tzeng has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kazimierz is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazimierz trying to control the action but Tzeng is working from the bottom.
Kazimierz is controlling the pace.
Tzeng wants to control but Kazimierz is keeping busy.
Tzeng is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kazimierz pulls his head out easily.
Tzeng makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tzeng.
Tzeng working for a triangle but Kazimierz defends it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aleksander Kazimierz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kazimierz has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aleksander Kazimierz!
Aleksander Kazimierz tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Richard Morrison (ranked 1401 p4p, 2825 weight class) and Phony Phontana (ranked 155 p4p, 289 weight class). Phontana has chosen Scarface Trap Remix as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Richard Morrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Phony Phontana!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phontana misses with a head kick.
Morrison slips a jab from Phontana.
Phony Phontana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phontana misses with a left hand
and Morrison counters with a low kick, right behind Phontana 's knee.
Phontana misses with a wild combination.
Morrison went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Phontana throws a lazy right hand but Morrison sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Phontana gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Morrison counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Phontana thinking.
Phontana has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Morrison with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Phontana throws a looping overhand right but Morrison ducks down to avoid it.
Morrison lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Phontana throws a hook but Morrison blocks it.
Morrison is looking to counter punch.
Phontana misses with an attempted mid kick.
Phontana scores with a kick to the midsection.
Phontana has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Morrison finds it's way round the side to connect with Phontana's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Phontana throws a sloppy head kick
and Morrison counters with a stiff right hand.
Phontana swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Morrison counters with a right hand to the body.
Phontana throws a right hand that misses
and Morrison counters with a left and a right... And another left! Phontana is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richard Morrison!
A very excited looking Richard Morrison made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated Phony Phontana had this to say: 'Every Day Above Ground Is A Good Day.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Benson Bonanza (ranked 1079 p4p, 1749 weight class) and Slash Shredder (ranked 116 p4p, 192 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Benson Bonanza has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Benson Bonanza seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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11 - 10 - 2 |
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Excellent boxer
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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 22 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Benson Bonanza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 2, fighting out of London, Slash Shredder!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Chris Dean and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonanza takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bonanza just misses with a punch to the body.
Shredder ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bonanza moves away.
Bonanza looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Shredder scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A slow jab from Shredder misses its intended target.
Bonanza throws a sloppy head kick and Shredder moves out of range easily.
Bonanza uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shredder.
Shredder digs a good hook to Bonanza's body.
Good exchange - Shredder coming out on top.
Slash Shredder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shredder lands a slapping body shot.
A big left from Shredder misses.
Shredder scores with a nice right hand.
Donk. Shredder catches Bonanza right on the button with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice sprawl there from Shredder as Bonanza shoots in.
A jab lands there for Shredder.
Bonanza throws a head kick that misses.
Shredder looks to score with a jab to the body but Bonanza is just out of range.
Bonanza shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bonanza missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shredder looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bonanza thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Shredder keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bonanza lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bonanza thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bonanza lands with a punch from half guard.
Bonanza throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bonanza throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Shredder to regain full guard.
Shredder keeping full guard, as Bonanza tries to pass.
Bonanza throwing strikes from guard but Shredder blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonanza missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Shredder working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bonanza.
Shredder wants to get back to his feet but Bonanza is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bonanza throws a big right hand that misses.
Bonanza trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bonanza scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bonanza makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Shredder has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Deathsquad. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Bonanza working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Shredder working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bonanza.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonanza working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Shredder working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bonanza.
Shredder preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bonanza throws a strike but Shredder rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bonanza working for a triangle but Shredder defends it easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bonanza is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bonanza is looking for a triangle but Shredder pushes his legs off easily.
Shredder trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bonanza's guard.
Bonanza working for a triangle but Shredder defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shredder tries to stand but Bonanza is controlling from the bottom.
Bonanza had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Shredder defends it easily.
Bonanza might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bonanza working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Shredder has passed into half guard!
Shredder tries to stand and escape but Bonanza is controlling the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Slash Shredder will probably get the nod.
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.
Shredder ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Shredder swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bonanza counters with a straight right hand.
Shredder punishes Bonanza's body with a nice straight punch.
Shredder lands a slapping body shot.
Shredder tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bonanza was well out of range. Poor timing from Shredder.
Bonanza walks into a stiff left hand from Shredder.
Bonanza tries to score a power double leg takedown but Shredder sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bonanza somewhat.
Shredder is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bonanza rather than just go for the knockout.
Bonanza takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shredder throws out a loose jab but Bonanza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bonanza slips under a jab from Shredder.
Bonanza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shredder.
Nice shot lands for Shredder.
Bonanza throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shredder fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bonanza on the side of the head.
Shredder connects with a jab.
Shredder misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bonanza.
Shredder just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBonanza.
Shredder throws a body shot but no joy.
Shredder throws a lazy uppercut
and Bonanza counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Shredder misses with a wild body shot.
Bonanza appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Shredder works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Shredder throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shredder digs a good body shot into Bonanza's ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bonanza. Shredder does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shredder lands a nice looking body shot.
Bonanza fails to land the takedown.
It seemed like Shredder was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Shredder has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bonanza moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shredder ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bonanza moves away.
It appears Bonanza was looking to counter with a kick there.
Shredder misses with a hook
and Bonanza counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shredder lands with a hook. Bonanza tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Shredder with a jab.
Shredder dips to his left and cracks Bonanza with an uppercut!
Bonanza moves away from the strike by Shredder.
Shredder fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bonanza manages to avoid it.
Shredder swings for the body but Bonanza moves out of range.
Shredder is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bonanza lands with a nice body kick.
Shredder swings for the body but Bonanza moves out of range.
Good exchange - Shredder coming out on top.
A left lands for Shredder.
Bonanza throws a head kick but Shredder moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Shredder lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bonanza doesn't seem phased though.
Bonanza slips under a jab.
Bonanza tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Slash Shredder seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shredder misses the shot to the body.
Bonanza avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shredder misses with a straight left.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bonanza.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benson Bonanza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bonanza defending well as Shredder loads up on a big left hand.
Shredder lands with a right hand.
Shredder fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bonanza manages to avoid it.
Bonanza lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bonanza tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bonanza walks into a jab.
Shredder connects with a crisp jab.
Shredder has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Shredder misses the shot to the body.
Shredder moves out of range of the body kick.
Shredder feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bonanzas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bonanza is trying hard to land a takedown here. Shredder sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Shredder thuds a left hand into Bonanza's body.
Bonanza fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shredder scores with a jab to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Shredder. Bonanza does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shredder throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bonanza on the side of the head.
Shredder bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bonanza's head backwards.
Shredder uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bonanza.
Shredder lands with an overhand left.
Shredder loads up on a big right hand but Bonanza slips the punch.
Shredder is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bonanza misses with a hook. Shredder ducked under it nicely.
Shredder throws a big shot that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Shredder misses the target.
Shredder cracks a nice hook into Bonanza's ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Slash Shredder showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Bonanza's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Bonanza doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bonanza misses with a body kick.
Bonanza takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Shredder uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bonanza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Shredder on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bonanza just misses with a punch to the body.
Shredder connects with a nice looking jab.
Shredder scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Shredder lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Shredder loads up on a big right hand but Bonanza slips the punch.
Bonanza swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bonanza misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonanza shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Shredder fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bonanza on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shredder throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bonanza stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Shredder misses with a straight left.
Bonanza was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Shredder ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bonanza moves away.
Shredder throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shredder lands with a hook. Bonanza tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bonanza 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 Shredder has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Shredder and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Shredder uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bonanza.
Shredder missing with a left hand there. Bonanza was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bonanza throws a counter high kick but Shredder was just alert enough to avoid it.
A left lands for Shredder.
A jab from Shredder does it's job there.
A big left from Shredder misses.
Shredder lands with a nice body punch.
Bonanza looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Shredder listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Shredder digs a good hook to Bonanza's body.
Bonanza walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Shredder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Shredder.
Bonanza throws a body shot but no joy.
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!
Bonanza avoids the body shot from Shredder.
Benson Bonanza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Slash Shredder 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.
Bonanza slips a jab from Shredder.
It looked like Bonanza wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bonanza lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Shredder clobbers Bonanza with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Slash Shredder is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bonanza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shredder misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bonanza.
Bonanza was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bonanza looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Shredder is fending him off so far but Bonanza persists. Nope, Shredder circles away and we're back to standing.
Bonanza has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bonanza there as he acknowledges the shot.
Shredder clobbers Bonanza with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bonanza just misses with a punch to the body.
Shredder bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bonanza throws a lazy right hand but Shredder sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shredder lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Shredder tests Bonanza's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bonanza throws the left hand but Shredder avoids the punch easily.
Bonanza has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Shredder finds it's way round the side to connect with Bonanza's head.
Shredder throws a body punch but Bonanza moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Shredder does it's job there.
Shredder throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bonanza stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Decent striking displayed by Shredder there.
Shredder scores with a hook.
Bonanza gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Shredder.
Shredder cracks a nice hook into Bonanza's ribs.
Shredder connects with a body shot that sends Bonanza's belly button to the back.
Bonanza throws a head kick but Shredder moves out of range.
Good shot there by Shredder.
Bonanza tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheers as Shredder lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bonanza doesn't seem phased though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bonanza gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Shredder scores with a shot to the body.
Bonanza takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Shredder moves out of range of the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shredder takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Shredder connects with a nice looking jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Shredder, as that shot connected.
Shredder dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shredder. Bonanza does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shredder lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bonanza takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Shredder thuds a left hand into Bonanza's body.
Shredder avoids a kick to the body.
Shredder connects with a right hand. Bonanza shakes it off.
Shredder connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shredder scores with a hook.
Shredder stuns Bonanza with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bonanza closes this distance looking for a takedown but Shredder circles away.
Shredder with a nice cross.
And that's the end of the fight!
Slash Shredder comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Shredder 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 Darius Henderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Slash Shredder!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cesare Borgia (ranked 1147 p4p, 555 weight class) and Malik El Shabazz (ranked 160 p4p, 80 weight class). Borgia's entrance music is Eye Of The Tiger. A fine choice. 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 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cesare Borgia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Malik El Shabazz!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Ben Hemmingworth and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
El Shabazz scores with a jab. Borgia acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A slow jab from Borgia misses its intended target.
A nice combination there by El Shabazz.
El Shabazz slaps away a takedown attempt from Borgia, before circling back to the center of the mat.
El Shabazz lunges at Borgia with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Borgia's hand.
Borgia looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A jab from El Shabazz misses.
El Shabazz misses with a hook. Borgia ducked under it nicely.
El Shabazz lands a jab to the head.
El Shabazz tries to clinch up.
El Shabazz lunges at Borgia with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Borgia's hand.
El Shabazz dips to his left and cracks Borgia with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
El Shabazz walks into a jab.
Borgia just misses with a punch to the body.
Borgia throws the left hand but El Shabazz avoids the punch easily.
El Shabazz throws out a powerful jab.
Borgia looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
El Shabazz wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borgia showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Borgia is fighting to break El Shabazz's control of his arms but El Shabazz is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Borgia content to stall in guard here.
Borgia trying to control but El Shabazz is working from the bottom.
Borgia slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Borgia throwing strikes but missing.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Borgia sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Borgia shoots in but no luck this time.
Borgia looks for a takedown but El Shabazz sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cesare Borgia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Borgia shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Borgia showed some decent athleticism there.
El Shabazz is looking for a sweep. Borgia is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Shabazz moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
El Shabazz has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Borgia has passed into side control.
Borgia controls the position.
El Shabazz can't do much from the bottom here.
Borgia is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, El Shabazz has escaped the position, nice work there.
Borgia tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borgia looking to control but instead El Shabazz has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Borgia wants to advance to full mount but El Shabazz doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Borgia throwing strikes but missing.
Borgia not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
El Shabazz keeping moving, preventing Borgia from controlling successfully.
Borgia wants to pass the guard but El Shabazz is keeping the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Malik El Shabazz will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Borgia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but El Shabazz moves away.
Malik El Shabazz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Borgia slips under a jab from El Shabazz.
El Shabazz scores with a sloppy right hand. Borgia should have avoided that one.
Borgia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as El Shabazz throws out the jab.
El Shabazz has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
El Shabazz swings for the body but Borgia moves out of range.
A jab from Borgia misses.
El Shabazz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Borgia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
El Shabazz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Borgia.
El Shabazz throws a poor cross that misses
and Borgia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
El Shabazz misses the jab.
Borgia ducks right into an uppercut from El Shabazz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
El Shabazz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Borgia misses with a wild body shot.
Borgia misses with a wild body shot.
El Shabazz let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Borgia throws a big shot that misses.
Borgia moves out of range as El Shabazz strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Shabazz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Borgia tests El Shabazz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
El Shabazz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Borgia.
Borgia cracks El Shabazz with a right hand to the side of the head.
El Shabazz is looking to clinch.
Borgia feinted with a counter takedown.
Borgia takes one on the button.
Borgia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from El Shabazz.
Good shot there by El Shabazz.
Borgia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as El Shabazz throws out the jab.
Borgia ducks under a wild hook from El Shabazz.
Borgia appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Borgia dives in for a single leg takedown but El Shabazz sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
El Shabazz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
El Shabazz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Borgia has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
El Shabazz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Borgia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from El Shabazz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Borgia swats away the attempt to clinch by El Shabazz.
Borgia looks to score with a jab to the body but El Shabazz is just out of range.
Borgia throws an ugly left hook that misses
and El Shabazz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Borgia misses with a body shot.
Borgia thows a left - swing and a miss!
El Shabazz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Borgia.
Borgia shoots in but El Shabazz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Borgia changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
El Shabazz tries to bum rush Borgia with a series of wild strikes but Borgia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Borgia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from El Shabazz.
El Shabazz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Borgia.
El Shabazz lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by El Shabazz.
Borgia cracks El Shabazz with a good jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borgia needs to keep his hands up - El Shabazz had a free shot at his head there.
El Shabazz throws a nice outside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from El Shabazz. Borgia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Borgia is looking to counter punch.
El Shabazz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Borgia shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has El Shabazz pinned against the cage. El Shabazz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cesare Borgia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Borgia tries to move into range but El Shabazz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
El Shabazz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That kick from El Shabazz tenderised Borgia's leg. Borgia is trying to keep his angry face on.
Borgia shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Borgia was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Borgia lands some shots froms side control.
Borgia throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and El Shabazz works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Borgia is looking to stall here but El Shabazz recovers full guard.
Borgia postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Borgia trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but El Shabazz manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
El Shabazz wants to pass the guard but Borgia is keeping the position.
Borgia trying to keep a closed guard but El Shabazz is proving a slippery customer.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Malik El Shabazz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Borgia takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Borgia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from El Shabazz.
Borgia takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
El Shabazz has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Good exchange - Borgia coming out on top.
Borgia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from El Shabazz.
Borgia takes a jab right on the kisser.
Borgia on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Borgia ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
El Shabazz lands a head shot.
El Shabazz throws the left hand but Borgia avoids the punch easily.
Borgia misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by El Shabazz.
El Shabazz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Borgia.
Borgia feinted with a counter takedown.
El Shabazz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Borgia circles away quickly and effectively.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
El Shabazz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Borgia looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Borgia looks to land a left hand but El Shabazz moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borgia shoots for a takedown but El Shabazz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Borgia dodges the punch combination from El Shabazz.
Borgia tries to score a power double leg takedown but El Shabazz sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Borgia somewhat.
A swing and a miss from Borgia.
Borgia dives in and scores a takedown into El Shabazz's guard.
El Shabazz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Borgia tries to regain full guard. Instead though, El Shabazz has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
El Shabazz prevents Borgia from getting the reversal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borgia sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Borgia tries to roll over but El Shabazz keeps him under control.
Borgia wants to get back to full guard but El Shabazz has mounted him!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
El Shabazz looking to control and managing it successfully.
El Shabazz prevents Borgia from getting the reversal.
El Shabazz controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Shabazz tries to control but Borgia wriggling away.
Borgia is desperately trying to improve his position but El Shabazz has a good base and remains in mount.
Cesare Borgia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Borgia is working hard here to advance position.
El Shabazz tries to control but Borgia wriggling away.
Borgia is in all sorts of trouble here.
Borgia wants to control but El Shabazz is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borgia is looking to get to half guard.
El Shabazz sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Cesare Borgia overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Let's hope that El Shabazz has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Malik El Shabazz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Borgia is squirming around, avoiding El Shabazz's attempts to control the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Malik El Shabazz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got El Shabazz 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 John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Malik El Shabazz!
A less than humble Malik El Shabazz misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Edison Atunes (ranked 445 p4p, 1223 weight class) and Joseph Ducreux (ranked 64 p4p, 168 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edison Atunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Joseph Ducreux!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Topper Green and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ducreux dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Atunes doesn't manage to clinch there - Ducreux circles away.
Ducreux throws a counter combo.
Atunes misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Ducreux was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ducreux uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Atunes.
Atunes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Atunes looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Atunes lands with an uppercut that bounces Ducreux off the cage and back into range.
Joseph Ducreux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ducreux fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Atunes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A jab from Atunes does it's job there.
 It looks like Joseph Ducreux has been cut.
Ducreux darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
 It looks like Edison Atunes has been cut.
Atunes lands with an uppercut that bounces Ducreux off the cage and back into range.
Ducreux throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Atunes avoids the head kick by Ducreux.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Atunes closes the distance and clinches.
Ducreux escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atunes looks for the body kick but Ducreux saw that one coming.
Atunes throws a body shot but no joy.
Ducreux misses with a body kick.
Ducreux fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Atunes manages to avoid it.
Ducreux throws a body kick that misses.
Ducreux swings widly with a right hand
and Atunes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ducreux throws a leg kick
and Atunes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jab by Ducreux.
Ducreux throws a right hand that Atunes ducks under and follows up with a left that Atunes also avoids with ease.
Ducreux misses with a kick to the body
and Atunes counters with a stiff right hand.
That has opened up Joseph Ducreux's cut even more.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Atunes checks a leg kick.
Atunes blocks the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ducreux delivers a nice body kick.
Atunes shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Atunes misses with a wild body shot.
Ducreux scores with a nice right hand.
Ducreux swings for the body but Atunes moves out of range.
Ducreux takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ducreux throws a jab when Atunes was well out of range.
Atunes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ducreux scores with a three punch combo!
Ducreux with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ducreux throws a nice inside leg kick.
Atunes misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ducreux throws the kick towards the body but Atunes avoids it.
Atunes lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Atunes connects with a nice looking jab.
Ducreux jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ducreux lands a really nice looking cross but Atunes seems unphased.
Ducreux uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Atunes.
Atunes connects with a leg kick.
Atunes misses the shot to the body.
A low kick lands for Atunes.
Ducreux ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Atunes moves away.
Atunes finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ducreux swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Atunes misses with a low kick as Ducreux jumps back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ducreux misses with a head kick.
Atunes pushes Ducreux up against the cage in a clinch.
Ducreux lands 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!
Atunes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Atunes looking to throw knees to the head but Ducreux is blocking nicely.
Atunes can't find room to land a body shot as Ducreux controls the action.
Ducreux escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Atunes just misses with a punch to the body.
Atunes backing away here, and Ducreux unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Ducreux uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Atunes has time to react.
Ducreux throws a sloppy body shot
and Atunes counters with a straight right hand.
The cut above Joseph Ducreux's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Atunes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ducreux. That did some damage!
Ducreux stuns Atunes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Atunes throws a jab but it's blocked by Ducreux.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Edison Atunes will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ducreux loads up on a big right hand but Atunes slips the punch.
Joseph Ducreux seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ducreux throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ducreux throws out a leg kick but Atunes moves out of range and Ducreux only half commits.
Ducreux throws a body kick that misses
enabling Atunes to counter with a crisp jab.
Atunes walks into a stiff left hand from Ducreux.
Atunes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ducreux moves away.
Ducreux throws a looping overhand right but Atunes ducks down to avoid it.
Atunes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ducreux.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ducreux on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Atunes. Atunes obviously looking to wear him down.
A bone on bone clash there as Ducreux blocks the leg kick.
Ducreux throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ducreux connects with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ducreux uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Atunes has time to react.
Ducreux with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A swing and a miss from Ducreux.
Ducreux getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Atunes slips under a jab.
Atunes appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ducreux pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ducreux goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ducreux looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ducreux stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ducreux misses with a hook
and Atunes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ducreux looks for the body kick but Atunes saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atunes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Donk. Ducreux catches Atunes right on the button with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Atunes.
The fighters circling - Ducreux throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little feinted left hand from Atunes on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice straight punches there by Atunes. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Atunes.
A jab from Atunes misses.
Ducreux throws a sloppy head kick and Atunes moves out of range easily.
Atunes tries to clinch up.
Atunes tries to clinch up but Ducreux circles away and keeps his distance.
Ducreux rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Atunes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Joseph Ducreux's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Ducreux throws the left hand but Atunes avoids the punch easily.
Ducreux tries to land a front kick but Atunes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ducreux throws out a loose jab but Atunes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Atunes misses with a wild body shot.
Ducreux throws a predictable looking body shot
and Atunes counters with a nice body shot.
Ducreux takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Atunes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Atunes throws a good cross that connects.
Ducreux throws a lazy body kick
and Atunes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Joseph Ducreux's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Edison Atunes!
As Edison Atunes got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: He will probably die later. '.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tico Tico (ranked 1055 p4p, 595 weight class) and Ibrahim Cuntmara (ranked 60 p4p, 31 weight class). Tico comes to the cage accompanied by Paco De Lucia - Tico Tico . Cuntmara comes into a darkened arena with his song building. $$ Hoes mad $$ kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tico Tico!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 11 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ibrahim Cuntmara!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Ben Hemmingworth and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cuntmara lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tico takes one to the side of the head.
A big right from Cuntmara misses.
Cuntmara throws a body shot but no joy.
Tico keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cuntmara.
Cuntmara takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
It seemed like Cuntmara was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tico scoring well with a low kick there.
Cuntmara swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tico feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Cuntmara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cuntmara throws a right hand that misses
and Tico counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tico lands with an overhand left.
A lazy left from Cuntmara finds it's target.
It looks like Tico Tico has been cut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tico darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cuntmara moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Tico misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ibrahim Cuntmara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cuntmara buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cuntmara. Tico shrugs it off though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuntmara defending well as Tico loads up on a big left hand.
Cuntmara misses the jab.
Cuntmara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tico.
Cuntmara throws a body kick that misses.
Cuntmara has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tico finds it's way round the side to connect with Cuntmara's head.
Cuntmara lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tico staying out of range there.
Cuntmara takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A big right from Cuntmara misses.
Tico takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tico scores with a sloppy right hand. Cuntmara should have avoided that one.
Tico ducks under a wild hook from Cuntmara.
Cuntmara misses with a body shot.
Tico appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cuntmara.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cuntmara swings for the body but Tico moves out of range.
Tico slips under a jab from Cuntmara.
Cuntmara throws a poor cross that misses
and Tico counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tico throws a jab when Cuntmara was well out of range.
Cuntmara looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cuntmara getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cuntmara misses with a left hand
and Tico counters with a thumping low kick.
Cuntmara lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tico is rocked!
Cuntmara waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tico.
Oh Tico is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cuntmara lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tico circles away quickly and effectively.
Tico looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Tico seems to have got his legs back now.
Cuntmara tries to land a front kick but Tico steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A head kick misses from Cuntmara.
Tico lands a glancing blow to the side of Cuntmara's head.
Cuntmara takes a swing at Tico's ribcage but misses.
Tico throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tico looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tico moves out of range of the strikes.
Cuntmara lands a body shot.
Cuntmara is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cuntmara throws a hook to the side of Tico's head but Tico sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tico scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tico is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cuntmara connects with the punch.
Good standup being displayed there by Cuntmara as he connects with a hook.
Some wild striking there from Tico.
Tico misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cuntmara slips a jab and a cross from Tico.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tico moves away from the strike by Cuntmara.
Cuntmara connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice shot by Cuntmara.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tico needs to keep his hands up - Cuntmara had a free shot at his head there.
Tico throws a shot from downtown. Cuntmara moves away and avoids it.
Tico is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Tico avoids the body shot from Cuntmara.
Cuntmara misses with a straight right.
Cuntmara is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Tico uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cuntmara.
An attempted straight right counter from Tico misses the target.
Cuntmara misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Tico was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Cuntmara clobbers Tico with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cuntmara moves out of range as Tico throws a body kick.
Cuntmara misses with a body shot.
Tico lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tico lands a body shot.
Cuntmara avoids a kick to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Cuntmara misses.
Cuntmara with the inside leg kick.
Cuntmara scores with a jab. Tico acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ibrahim Cuntmara dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tico Tico's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cuntmara cracks Tico with a good jab.
Cuntmara darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cuntmara throws a hook but Tico blocks it.
Cuntmara misses with an uppercut. Tico saw that one coming.
Cuntmara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tico moves away.
Cuntmara scores with a nice head shot.
Cuntmara sizes up Tico with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cuntmara pounces like a tiger and cracks Tico with a vicious hook! Tico is down but not out! Cuntmara follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ibrahim Cuntmara!
After winning the bout, Ibrahim Cuntmara thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bryant Smith (ranked 1239 p4p, 1122 weight class) and Better Dead (ranked 170 p4p, 156 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by Television - Marquee Moon. Bryant Smith could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Better Dead's chin.
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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 27 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bryant Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Better Dead!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Hugh Johnson and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dead digs a good body shot into Smith's ribs.
Smith lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A left lands for Dead.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dead takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Smith takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dead throws a big shot that misses.
Dead jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dead on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
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!
Nice cross by Smith.
Dead takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
It looks like Better Dead has been cut.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Dead moves out of range easily.
Dead swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A solid body kick from Smith.
Dead is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
A jab from Smith does it's job there.
Smith throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
Dead throws a leg kick but Smith moved away.
Smith connects with a high kick.
Dead throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dead throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
Smith paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dead lands a jab to the nose.
Smith cracks a nice hook into Dead's ribs.
Smith has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Dead misses with a straight left.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sloppy strikes from Dead. Those never looked like landing.
Jab, jab by Smith - just one landing.
Dead might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Dead.
Dead scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Some wild striking there from Dead.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Dead thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smith thumps Dead with a low kick.
Dead misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith scores with a jab to the body.
Smith digs a good hook to Dead's body.
Dead throws an overhand right that lands on Smith's shoulder, as Smith tries to avoid the shot.
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
Smith lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Smith throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dead moves away.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Smith. Dead shrugs it off though.
Smith scores with a hook to the body. Dead takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Smith cracks Dead with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Dead looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Smith finish him?
 Dead is rocked!
Dead is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Smith.
Dead is still on wobbly legs! Can Smith finish him?
Dead looks winded!
Smith drops Dead with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Dead looks back up at him and smiles so Smith waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Dead throws a big shot that misses.
A nice leg kick from Smith, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dead throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dead seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dead takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Smith scores with a leg kick.
Smith lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Smith lands a big uppercut and Dead crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Dead looks OK. Smith waves Dead back to his feet!
Smith ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Smith lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith connects with a leg kick.
Dead ducks into an uppercut from Smith and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bryant Smith!
Bryant Smith very nearly forgot to thank FUClothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Lee (ranked 208 p4p, 201 weight class) and Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau (ranked 33 p4p, 31 weight class). Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Ben Watson and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lee connects with a looping right hand.
Lee cracks Costeau with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Costeau throws a body shot but no joy.
Lee on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lee sizes up Costeau with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lee looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Costeau.
Jab by Costeau.
Costeau throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
Costeau walks into a stiff left hand from Lee.
Costeau moves away from the strike by Lee.
Lee plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee tries to land a body kick
and Costeau counters with a straight right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Lee misses the target.
Costeau swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Lee. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lee.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Costeau throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Costeau misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Costeau paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Costeau was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Costeau lands a right hook to the body.
Lee throws a body kick that misses.
Costeau looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lee lands a nice leg kick that just misses Costeau's sensitive parts.
Lee looks to land a right hand but Costeau moved out of range.
Costeau jabs at Lee's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costeau keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Costeau lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jimmy Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Costeau misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.
Costeau fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Lee lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Costeau at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by Costeau.
Lee lunges at Costeau with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Costeau's hand.
Costeau uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee.
Costeau scores with a jab.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Costeau manages to avoid it.
Lee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Costeau.
Lee takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Costeau looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Lee swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costeau throws a head kick that half lands.
Costeau throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
Lee throws a body kick that misses.
Lee scores with a leg kick.
Lee connects with the punch.
Costeau punishes Lee's body with a nice straight punch.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Costeau is just out of range.
Costeau cracks Lee with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lee gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short uppercut from Costeau.
A short left from Costeau.
Costeau can't find room to land a body shot as Lee controls the action.
Lee working Costeau over with knees to the body.
Costeau looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Costeau controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Costeau backwards.
A short left from Lee.
Costeau working aggressively here.
Costeau fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee breaks from the clinch.
Costeau swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Lee throws out a loose jab but Costeau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Costeau looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lee throws a hook to the side of Costeau's head but Costeau sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lee misses with a looping left.
Costeau wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A right-left combo lands from Costeau.
A telegraphed right hand from Lee misses the target.
Costeau keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lee.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Costeau manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jimmy Lee will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Costeau shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lee lands a jab to the nose.
Costeau checks the leg kick nicely there.
Costeau is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lee with a body shot.
Lee slips under a jab from Costeau.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Costeau does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lee misses with a hook to the body
and Costeau makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Lee really felt that one!
Lee throws the left hand but Costeau avoids the punch easily.
Lee misses with a straight right.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee misses the jab.
Lee scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Costeau throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lee throws a hook but Costeau avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws a leg kick which misses Costeau's front leg but catches the back leg as Costeau tries to avoid it.
Jab by Costeau.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Costeau does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lee thumps Costeau with a low kick.
Costeau ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
The crowd cheers as Lee lands an impressive looking overhand right. Costeau doesn't seem phased though.
Costeau chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lee can pounce on him.
Costeau keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lee moves out of range of the leg kick from Costeau.
A swing and a miss from Lee.
Costeau misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a low kick as Costeau jumps back.
Costeau looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Costeau throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily.
Lee looks to land a body kick but Costeau moved away.
Costeau takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Costeau scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Costeau ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Costeau moves out of range of the body kick from Lee.
Lee works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Costeau.
Lee swings widly with a right hand
and Costeau counters with a right hand to the body.
Costeau uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costeau throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lee tries to counter by clinching up but Costeau breaks away and moves out of range.
Lee avoids the body shot from Costeau.
Lee is looking to counter punch.
Lee takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Costeau throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lee on the side of the head.
Costeau ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Costeau uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Costeau goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Costeau swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lee.
Lee misses with a left hand
and Costeau cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lee changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jimmy Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee wants to clinch.
Costeau is looking for the big counter here.
Costeau looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Costeau misses with a hook. Lee ducked under it nicely.
Jab from Costeau.
Lee tests Costeau's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Costeau takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lee misses with a left hand
and Costeau counters with a left to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jimmy Lee will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Costeau throws a lazy head kick
and Lee counters with a nice kick to the body.
Lee swings widly with a right hand
and Costeau connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Costeau scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the liver by Costeau. Beautiful body shot.
Costeau missing with a left hand there. Lee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lee throwing a counter right hand but Costeau manages to avoid it.
Costeau gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Costeau lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lee takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lee throws an off balance right hand
and Costeau counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Costeau is just out of range.
Costeau flicks out a counter leg kick but Lee steps away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lee slips under a jab.
Lee fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Costeau misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Costeau with a jab.
Lee misses with a body punch
and Costeau counters with a leg kick.
Lee misses with a hook
and Costeau counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lee thinking.
A lazy body kick from Lee
and Costeau cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lee stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Costeau.
Costeau lands a nice hook to Lee's body. Lee takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lee swings widly with a right hand
and Costeau counters with a left to the body.
Jimmy Lee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costeau thows a leg kick but Lee checks it
and Lee counters with a series of strikes. Costeau will be more careful next time no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Costeau checks a low kick from Lee.
Costeau blocks a leg kick.
Lee throws a right hand that misses
enabling Costeau to counter with a crisp jab.
Lee tries a low kick but Costeau avoids it.
A nice leg kick from Lee, right into the meat of the thigh.
Costeau has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Costeau throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Costeau lands with an uppercut that bounces Lee off the cage and back into range.
Costeau avoids a kick to the body.
Lee swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Costeau tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lee is able to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costeau moves away from the strike by Lee.
Costeau jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lee is looking to counter punch.
Costeau throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Costeau throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily.
Costeau keeps Lee at a distance using the push kick.
Costeau uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Costeau scoring well with a low kick there.
Lee throws a leg kick but Costeau sees it coming and checks it nicely.
An inside leg kick from Lee misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Costeau. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
A good leg kick by Lee.
Costeau takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands with an overhand left.
Costeau on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lee. Lee obviously looking to wear him down.
Lee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Costeau.
Lee throws a body shot but no joy.
Lee has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Costeau.
Lee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Costeau.
Costeau looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Costeau moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from Costeau misses.
Good shot there by Costeau.
Costeau misses with a straight left.
Lee looks to throw the jab but Costeau is out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lee has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Lee!
A pretty intense looking Jimmy Lee took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rex Gunn (ranked 127 p4p, 237 weight class) and Charlie River (ranked 6 p4p, 10 weight class). Gunn's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Miami. River is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Waylon Jennings - I've Always Been Crazy. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 28 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rex Gunn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Charlie River!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Hugh Johnson and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from River both land. Nice combination.
River lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
River tries a low kick but Gunn avoids it.
Gunn closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gunn takes one on the chin but seems OK.
River throws a wild body kick that Gunn sees coming a mile off.
River uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gunn.
Gunn on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gunn throws a jab when River was well out of range.
Gunn connects with a good right hand that stumbles River. River circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Charlie River has been cut.
Gunn takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Charlie River seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
River scores with a jab.
River throws a shot to the body.
We've been informed that River 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.
Gunn looks to land a left hand but River moved out of range nicely.
River takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
River thumps Gunn with a low kick.
River wants to land a leg kick but Gunn is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River throws a nice outside leg kick.
A low kick lands for River.
River lunges at Gunn with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gunn's hand.
River throws a hook to the side of Gunn's head but Gunn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gunn definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
River throws a poor cross that misses
and Gunn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
River jabs Gunn right on the nose. Gunn blinks but takes it well.
Gunn cracks River with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
River bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
River looks to land a right hand but Gunn moved out of range.
River scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gunn in his tracks.
Gunn takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gunn misses with an uppercut. River saw that one coming.
Gunn scores with a decent looking hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Gunn misses the target.
River thumps Gunn with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by River.
River throws a body shot but no joy.
Gunn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good leg kick by River.
River lands a nice shot to the body.
River throws a leg kick that misses.
Gunn is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
River looking to land some kicks to the body here.
River throws a hook but Gunn avoids it easily.
Gunn misses with a straight left.
A countering left hand to the body from River misses.
Gunn moves away from the strike by River.
A solid body kick from River.
River clinches with his opponent.
Gunn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gunn on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by River. River obviously looking to wear him down.
A low kick from River misses
and Gunn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gunn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gunn is looking for a counter combo.
Gunn misses with a few strikes there.
Gunn blocks a head kick by River.
Gunn throws a combination. River tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A punch lands to the side of Gunn 's head but he takes it in his stride.
River fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gunn manages to avoid it.
Gunn throwing a counter right hand but River manages to avoid it.
A jab from River misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Gunn misses the target.
The fighters circling - Gunn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gunn takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gunn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by River.
River tests Gunn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
River throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good leg kick by River.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunn throws a jab when River was well out of range.
River tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gunn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
An attempted straight right counter from Gunn misses the target.
River clinches with his opponent.
Gunn manages to break the clinch.
Gunn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gunn takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
River throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
River closes the distance and clinches.
Gunn is trying to push River away but River has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gunn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by River. That's going to slow Gunn down.
River goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gunn throwing a counter right hand but River manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
River throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gunn stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gunn scores with a jab. River acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That has opened up Charlie River's cut even more.
Gunn takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie River dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Charlie River's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gunn misses with a hook.
Gunn throws a looping overhand right but River ducks down to avoid it.
River fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gunn manages to avoid it.
River swings for the body but Gunn moves out of range.
A big right from Gunn misses.
River throws a low kick but Gunn avoids it.
River scores with a decent looking hook.
Gunn is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gunn throws a jab when River was well out of range.
River misses with a hook to the body
and Gunn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gunn misses with an uppercut. River saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
River clinches up against the cage.
River tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gunn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Gunn misses.
Gunn takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
River tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River throws a front kick aimed at Gunn's knee but Gunn avoids it well.
A little feinted left hand from Gunn on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gunn checks a low kick from River.
River misses with a head kick.
Gunn connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed River momentarily.
River throws a leg kick but Gunn checks it.
Gunn was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
River misses with a low kick.
Gunn was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A telegraphed right hand from River misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Gunn.
River ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gunn walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. River checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
River throws a body shot but no joy.
Gunn takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gunn throws a jab when River was well out of range.
River tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
River misses the body punch
and Gunn counters with a left to the body.
Gunn slips a jab from River.
A jab from Gunn finds it's way through River's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gunn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
River lands a jab.
River thuds a left hand into Gunn's body.
River scores with a nice body kick.
Gunn walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gunn defending well as River loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from River misses.
A little feinted left hand from Gunn on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gunn with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling River to score with a decent uppercut.
River tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It looked like Gunn wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from River. Those never looked like landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Gunn misses the target.
River throws out a loose jab but Gunn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gunn walks into a stiff left hand from River.
River moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gunn throws an overhand right that lands on River's shoulder, as River tries to avoid the shot.
River misses with a wild body shot.
Charlie River seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gunn throws a lazy right hand but River sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
River wants to clinch.
River drives through and clinches with Gunn against the cage.
Gunn tries to break the clinch but River is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River lands a nice uppercut.
Gunn wants to get back to striking at distance but River won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Gunn's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gunn tries to break free but River pushes him back against the cage.
Gunn scores with a nice hook to the head.
River misses with the head strike.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gunn.
River tries to work over Gunn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gunn misses with a hook from the clinch.
River tries to work over Gunn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gunn breaks from the clinch.
River tries to land a leg kick but Gunn saw it coming and moves away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gunn looks to score with a jab to the body but River is just out of range.
River throws a hook but Gunn blocks it.
A low kick from River is predictable there
and Gunn counters with a straight right hand.
River scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
River dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gunn. That did some damage!
Gunn throws the left hand but River avoids the punch easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie River showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Charlie River'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.
River lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
River throws a sloppy head kick and Gunn moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gunn. River does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gunn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by River.
Gunn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gunn 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.
River throws a head kick but Gunn moves out of range.
Gunn looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Gunn misses with a hook.
Gunn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but River was well out of range. Poor timing from Gunn.
River motions for Gunn to come forward. River throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Gunn misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunn takes a swing at River's ribcage but misses.
River wants to clinch
and Gunn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gunn keeps the fight on the outside.
A little feinted left hand from Gunn on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn just misses with a punch to the body.
River throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gunn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A kick lands to the mid section there for River.
Gunn throws a nice looking combination but River bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fighters circling - Gunn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good leg kick by River.
Gunn slips a straight right by River.
Gunn throws a jab when River was well out of range.
River jabs Gunn right on the nose. Gunn blinks but takes it well.
River gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
River misses with a body shot.
River lands a nice looking body shot.
River bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gunn's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
River tries to clinch up but Gunn circles away and keeps his distance.
It looked like Gunn wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River is looking to clinch but Gunn is avoiding it.
Gunn uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gunn looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gunn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
River lands a body shot.
Gunn dips to his left and cracks River with an uppercut!
Gunn defending well as River loads up on a big left hand.
Gunn takes one to the side of the head.
Gunn moves out of range of the strikes.
That kick from River tenderised Gunn's leg. Gunn is trying to keep his angry face on.
River turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
River looks to land a combination but Gunn avoids it well.
Gunn moves out of range of the strikes.
Gunn swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gunn fails to land with a series of punches.
Gunn sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
River misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gunn.
It looked like Gunn wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gunn moves away from the strike by River.
River connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gunn momentarily.
Gunn misses with a looping left.
River has managed to clinch.
River scores with a nice hook to the head.
River lands a hook to the side of the head.
River tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gunn's elbow.
River prevents Gunn from breaking the clinch.
River trying to control the position but instead, Gunn has worked for underhooks and has pushed River into the cage.
Gunn manages to break the clinch.
Gunn chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before River can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from River. Gunn does a little dance to reset his feet.
River rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gunn counters with a stiff right hand.
River fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gunn.
Gunn scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
River fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gunn manages to avoid it.
River connects with a solid leg kick.
River throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gunn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The cut above Charlie River's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
River connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
River lands with a nice body kick.
River just misses with a punch to the body.
River throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
River throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jab by Gunn.
Gunn throws a shot from downtown. River moves away and avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie River really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Charlie River's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gunn 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.
River avoids a kick to the body.
Gunn stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from River.
River uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gunn.
River throws a head kick that misses
and River takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
River throws a jab when Gunn was well out of range.
Gunn will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
River misses with a wild body shot.
Gunn is looking for a counter combo.
River wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
River's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gunn connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! River scrambles back to his feet.
River fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn ducks under a wild hook from River.
River is looking to score with low kicks.
River connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gunn's hands.
River scores with a hook.
Gunn looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
River getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
River slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
River slips under a jab.
Gunn slips a straight right by River.
Gunn seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
River throws a quick inside leg kick.
River is looking to slow Gunn down with leg kicks.
Gunn throws a hook but River avoids it easily.
A big left from Gunn misses.
River only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunn misses with a hook. River ducked under it nicely.
Gunn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. River sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gunn misses with a looping left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
River tries to clinch but Gunn moves away
and Gunn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gunn tries a low kick but River avoids it.
A nice leg kick lands there from River.
River bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rex Gunn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
River bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gunn's head.
River is looking to clinch.
River throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
River misses with a low kick.
River uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gunn.
River uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
River is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gunn throws a leg kick but River moved away.
A left lands for Gunn.
Gunn walks into a straight right hand from River.
Gunn misses with a few strikes there.
River fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gunn looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
River moves out of range as Gunn strikes.
River throws a jab but it's blocked by Gunn.
River bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
River with a nice cross.
A slow jab from Gunn misses its intended target.
River scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
River goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for River. That snapped Gunn's head back.
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!
River throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
River closes the distance but Gunn moves to the side
and Gunn counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
River jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
River lands a jab to Gunn's midsection.
River tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gunn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
River lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A looping hook to the body misses from River. Gunn does a little dance to reset his feet.
River scores with a body shot.
River throws a leg kick but Gunn sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gunn avoids the body shot from River.
A little feinted left hand from Gunn on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A leg kick checked by Gunn.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie River dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Charlie River's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
River lands a nice shot to the body.
River looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
River gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Charlie River seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
River doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
River lands a body punch in the clinch.
River digs a right hand into Gunn's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gunn's gas tank.
Gunn breaks from the clinch.
River lands the left hand.
Gunn has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from River.
River fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gunn has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
River turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as River checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
River is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
River throws a lazy uppercut
and Gunn counters with a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gunn lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
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.
Gunn takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Gunn misses.
River misses the shot to the body.
Gunn avoids a kick to the body.
Jab from River.
Gunn throws a lazy uppercut
and River counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
River tries to clinch but Gunn is having none of it.
River throws a head kick but Gunn moves out of range.
Gunn is looking to counter punch.
River throws a leg kick
and Gunn counters with a left to the body.
River walks into a straight right hand from Gunn.
A jab lands there for River.
Gunn avoids the body shot from River.
River looks to land a left hand but Gunn moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by River.
Gunn throws a lazy right hand but River sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gunn checks a low kick from River.
A looping hook to the body misses from River. Gunn does a little dance to reset his feet.
River misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gunn drops his hands momentarily and River takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gunn walks into a straight right hand from River.
River jabbing away but nothing is landing.
River throws a looping overhand right but Gunn ducks down to avoid it.
River shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
River lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
River tries to clinch up but Gunn circles away and keeps his distance.
River tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gunn was well out of range. Poor timing from River.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
River was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
River is looking to clinch.
River lands a jab.
A slapping body kick lands there for River.
River throws a right and a left that Gunn avoids nicely.
River throws a jab but it's blocked by Gunn.
An attempted straight right counter from Gunn misses the target.
River lunges at Gunn with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gunn's hand.
Gunn chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before River can pounce on him.
River with the inside leg kick.
A left lands for River.
Gunn scores with the left hand. River knows he should have avoided that one.
River swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from River.
Gunn walks into a stiff left hand from River.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
River listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
River with the inside leg kick.
River uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gunn.
Gunn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by River.
Gunn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gunn swats away the attempt to clinch by River.
Gunn has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from River.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charlie River comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well River has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 45:50
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 45:50
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charlie River!
Charlie River is the new bantamweight champion!
Charlie River decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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