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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Glen Hoddle (ranked 1199 p4p, 1078 weight class) and Kai Chisaki (ranked 171 p4p, 150 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Glen Hoddle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kai Chisaki!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chisaki pushes Hoddle up against the cage in a clinch.
Chisaki has a couple of punches blocked by Hoddle.
Hoddle misses with some punches.
Hoddle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chisaki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hoddle lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hoddle works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Chisaki pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hoddle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hoddle throws a punch but it's blocked by Chisaki.
Hoddle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chisaki working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hoddle has a couple of punches blocked by Chisaki.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hoddle.
Hoddle throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chisakis head.
Hoddle digs a right hand underneath Chisaki's ribcage. Chisaki let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Chisaki misses with the head strike.
Chisaki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chisaki misses with a punch on the inside.
Hoddle swings wildly with an uppercut but Chisaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hoddle throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoddle lands a hook that snaps the head of Chisaki backwards.
Hoddle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hoddle.
Hoddle scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hoddle is struggling to control the position.
Hoddle tries to stall but Chisaki uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Chisaki pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hoddle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hoddle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hoddle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chisaki's elbow.
Hoddle working aggressively here.
Hoddle is looking to control Chisaki's arms but Chisaki gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hoddle has his back to the cage.
Hoddle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hoddle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hoddle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hoddle's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hoddle tries a body shot but Chisaki blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoddle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chisaki has a couple of punches blocked by Hoddle.
Chisaki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hoddles head.
Chisaki prevents a body shot from Hoddle.
Hoddle misses with a punch to the body.
Chisaki throws an elbow but it misses.
A head punch on the inside from Hoddle fails to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chisaki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hoddle blocking some punches.
A short right from Hoddle on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chisaki.
Hoddle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hoddle is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Chisaki prevents a body shot from Hoddle.
Hoddle lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chisaki backwards.
Hoddle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hoddle has a couple of punches blocked by Chisaki.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoddle takes an elbow to the temple.
Hoddle lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chisaki backwards.
Hoddle lands a shot to the body.
Chisaki has a couple of punches blocked by Hoddle.
Hoddle working aggressively here.
Hoddle misses with a punch on the inside.
Hoddle lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chisaki backwards.
Chisaki misses with an elbow over the top.
Chisaki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Hoddle scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hoddle throws a punch but it's blocked by Chisaki.
Chisaki makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hoddle lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chisaki lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hoddle can't find room to land a body shot as Chisaki controls the action.
Chisaki blocking some punches.
Hoddle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hoddle misses with the head strike.
Hoddle lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chisaki prevents a body shot from Hoddle.
A short uppercut from Hoddle.
Chisaki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chisaki swings wildly with an uppercut but Hoddle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chisaki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hoddle misses with the head strike.
Chisaki tries a body shot but Hoddle blocks it.
Chisaki lands an elbow just above Hoddle 's eye.
 It looks like Glen Hoddle has been cut.
Hoddle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hoddle presses Chisaki against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The referee calls for Hoddle to work.
Chisaki tries a body shot but Hoddle blocks it.
Hoddle can't find room to land a body shot as Chisaki controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chisaki.
Hoddle lands with a light punch inside.
Chisaki lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hoddle backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Glen Hoddle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Glen Hoddle's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Chisaki has closed the distance and engaged Hoddle in a clinch.
Hoddle blocking some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Chisaki lands a left hand.
A body shot lands from Hoddle.
With the fighters up against the cage, Chisaki throws an elbow but misses.
Chisaki creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hoddle's defenses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hoddle lands a body punch.
Hoddle lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chisaki blocking some punches.
Hoddle blocks the elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chisaki.
Hoddle misses with a punch to the body.
Hoddle misses with some punches.
A short body shot lands from Hoddle as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hoddle.
Hoddle throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoddle has a couple of punches blocked by Chisaki.
Chisaki throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hoddle taking a breather.
Hoddle has Chisaki pressed against the cage.
Hoddle working aggressively here.
Hoddle is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hoddle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hoddle is struggling to control the position.
Chisaki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chisaki throws a punch but it's blocked by Hoddle.
Nice body punch from Hoddle - that landed with a thud.
A short body shot lands from Chisaki as the two fighters clinch.
Hoddle tries to throw a body punch but Chisaki avoids it by throwing Hoddle back against the cage.
Chisaki gets through Hoddle's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hoddle throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chisaki can't find room to land a body shot as Hoddle controls the action.
Hoddle pressing his opponent against the cage.
Chisaki prevents a body shot from Hoddle.
Chisaki scores with a shot to the side of Hoddle's head.
Good body shot from Hoddle.
Chisaki misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hoddle.
Hoddle takes a shot to the head.
Hoddle working aggressively here.
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!
Chisaki lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hoddle blocks an uppercut.
Hoddle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hoddle throws a head punch that misses.
Chisaki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hoddle backwards.
Chisaki lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hoddle misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoddle digs a right hand into Chisaki's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Chisaki's gas tank.
Chisaki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chisaki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hoddle lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chisaki throws a head punch that misses.
Chisaki blocks a body shot from Hoddle.
Hoddle lands a right hand.
Chisaki blocks an uppercut.
Hoddle wants to stall.
Chisaki lands with a left to the head.
Hoddle lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hoddle misses with the head strike.
Hoddle blocks an uppercut.
Chisaki blocks a body shot from Hoddle.
Chisaki blocking some punches.
Chisaki lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chisaki looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Chisaki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chisaki.
Chisaki lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hoddle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chisaki's elbow.
Chisaki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hoddle is leaning against Chisaki and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right from Hoddle.
Hoddle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chisaki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hoddle misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chisaki.
Hoddle tries a body shot but Chisaki blocks it.
A bit of stalling here from Hoddle.
Glen Hoddle has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Chisaki lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hoddle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chisaki comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hoddle misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kai Chisaki will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Glen Hoddle's cut.
That's time! Hoddle's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
Chisaki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It seemed like Chisaki was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hoddle thuds a left hand into Chisaki's body.
Hoddle connects with a body shot that sends Chisaki's belly button to the back.
Chisaki fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hoddle, pushing him back against the cage.
Chisaki lands an elbow just above Hoddle 's eye.
A nice left hand lands by Chisaki.
Hoddle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Hoddle.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hoddle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Chisaki on the inside.
Chisaki misses with a punch to the body.
Chisaki lands a nice elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Hoddle fails to land.
Chisaki throws a punch but it's blocked by Hoddle.
Chisaki looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoddle takes an elbow to the forehead.
Glen Hoddle's cut is getting worse.
Chisaki misses with the head strike.
Chisaki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hoddle pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hoddle stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hoddle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chisaki.
Chisaki has a couple of punches blocked by Hoddle.
Still in the clinch, Hoddle scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hoddle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hoddle works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hoddle misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Hoddle scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Chisaki.
Hoddle lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chisaki or not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Hoddle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right hand to the body from Hoddle.
Chisaki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hoddle lands an uppercut.
 Chisaki is rocked!
Chisaki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chisaki is still on wobbly legs! Can Hoddle finish him?
Chisaki looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Chisaki seems to have recovered his senses.
Chisaki has a couple of punches blocked by Hoddle.
A short uppercut from Hoddle.
Hoddle tries to throw a body punch but Chisaki avoids it by throwing Hoddle back against the cage.
Hoddle throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chisakis head.
Chisaki misses with some punches.
Hoddle has a couple of punches blocked by Chisaki.
Hoddle stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Chisaki misses with some punches.
Good body shot from Hoddle.
A head punch on the inside from Hoddle fails to land.
Hoddle scores with a shot to the side of Chisaki's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Hoddle - that landed with a thud.
Chisaki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chisaki working aggressively here.
Hoddle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hoddle holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Chisaki misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Hoddle.
A short right from Hoddle.
Hoddle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hoddle throws a punch but it's blocked by Chisaki.
Hoddle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hoddle working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Chisaki just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hoddle's brow.
Hoddle presses Chisaki against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hoddle throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hoddle struggles to land a body shot inside as Chisaki controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoddle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chisaki.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hoddle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hoddle blocks an elbow strike from Chisaki.
Hoddle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hoddle dodges an elbow strike from Chisaki.
Hoddle lands a left hand.
Hoddle lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hoddle pushes Chisaki back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hoddle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hoddle lands a big right hand that drops Chisaki! The killer instinct kicks in and Hoddle finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Hoddle!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Glen Hoddle!
Glen Hoddle spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Law (ranked 1249 p4p, 2044 weight class) and Toran Roth (ranked 176 p4p, 273 weight class). Law comes to the cage accompanied by Country Boy Can Survive. The crowd seem to be enjoying Roth's choice of entrance music: Dogodine u Prizrenu. Toran Roth has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tyson Law's chin.
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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 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tyson Law!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 14 - 2, fighting out of London, Toran Roth!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Law shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Roth as he avoids it easily.
Roth keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Law is defended easily by Roth.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyson Law. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roth fails to land with a series of punches.
Law tries for a takedown but Roth sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Roth will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Law changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roth throws a nice looking combination but Law bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Law tries to counter with a takedown but Roth is quick to defend against it.
Roth fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Law, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Law goes for a takedown attempt but Roth pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Roth fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Law lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Roth has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Roth moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Roth misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Roth throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Law.
Law appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Law shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Roth sprawls well. Roth wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Law gets slowly back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Law looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Roth is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Law shoots in for a takedown but Roth shows good takedown defense.
Roth tries to counter by closing the distance.
Roth misses with a few strikes there.
Law rushes Roth and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Law fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Roth is fighting off a takedown attempt but Law is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Roth to the mat. Roth regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roth wants to stand but Law is controlling the position.
Law trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Law landing with the ground and pound.
Roth is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Law defends well.
Law 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.
Roth not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Roth has momentary wrist control but Law slips an elbow through the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roth has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Law can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Law postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Law tries to free his leg and advance position but Roth is retaining full guard.
Roth is trying to control the position but Law postures up.
Law wants to control from the top but Roth keeps moving.
We've been hearing good reports from Law's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Law distracts Roth with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Law stopping the sweep attempt from Roth.
Law lands a couple of elbows.
Law is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Law is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Law got a little sloppy there for a moment and Roth has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Law has managed to get both his arms back between Roth's legs - danger averted.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Law's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Law trying to control the position from guard on top but Roth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Law postures up in Roth's guard and throws a big left but Roth blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Law wants to control from the top but Roth keeps moving.
Law landing with the ground and pound.
Roth wants to get back to his feet but Law is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Roth controls Law momentarily but Law frees himself.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Law thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Law content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Law passes into half guard.
Law lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Law lands strikes from half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Law winds up and cracks Roth with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Law looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Roth with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Law is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Roth defends it well.
Law trying to control the action but Roth is working from the bottom.
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 Tyson Law will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Law looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nice sprawl there from Roth as Law shoots in.
Law shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Roth defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyson Law. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Law scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roth wants to get back to his feet.
Roth is looking to control Law's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Roth avoid being mounted?
Law working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roth has hold of Law's hands but Law slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Roth is looking to escape.
Roth taking some punishment here, with Law in his half guard.
Law is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Roth is just riding it out for now. Law eventually gives up the hold.
Law looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Law looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Tyson Law overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Law is looking for a kimura but Roth is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Law to get the leverage.
Roth is trying to stand up here but Law is controlling him well.
Law is looking for a kimura but Roth is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Law to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roth is trying to stand up here but Law is controlling him well.
Law looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Roth is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Law scores with a couple of nice shots.
Roth looks like he's trying to stand up.
Law is trying to control the action in half guard but Roth is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Law connects with a nice short shot to Roth's temple.
Roth is trying to stand.
Law is looking for a kimura but Roth is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Law to get the leverage.
Law is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Roth has managed to free his arm - good work.
Law slips a nice elbow through Roth's hands, connecting with Roth's forehead.
Roth is trying to stand.
Law looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Law lands with a punch from half guard.
Law is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Law working Roth over with strikes.
Law is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Roth tries to kick Law off but Law keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Law slips a nice elbow through Roth's hands, connecting with Roth's forehead.
Law is working for a submission of some sort.
Roth is looking for a sweep. Law is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Law trying to control from Roth's half guard. Roth has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roth working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Law doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Law manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Roth is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Law prevents Roth from getting back to his feet.
Law distracts Roth with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Law slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Law tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Roth tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Law wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Law looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Roth is trying to control Law's posture but Law avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Law dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Law changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Roth tries to avoid it but Law manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Roth to the ground. Roth escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Roth misses with the combination.
Law misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Roth lands a two punch combo.
Law shoots in for a double leg but Roth sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyson Law. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roth throws a head kick but Law moves out of range.
Law misses with a takedown
and Roth counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roth tries a head kick but it misses.
Law tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Roth defends well and Law ends up having to push Roth into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Roth lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Law is trying to pull guard but Roth turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Law is looking for a takedown.
Roth's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Roth stuffs the takedown attempt from Law. Law gets slowly back to his feet.
Roth swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Toran Roth seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sloppy strikes from Roth. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Law feints and as Roth raises his hands in defense, Law changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Roth has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Law is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roth is trying to break free.
Law goes for a takedown attempt but Roth pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Roth throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Law counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Nice strikes from Law there.
Roth tries to kick Law off but Law keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Roth wants to improve his position but Law is controlling well.
Law is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Roth defends it well.
Law lands with a punch from half guard.
Toran Roth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roth is trying to stand.
Law working the head and body with strikes.
Law frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Law looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Law avoids the attempt from Roth to control.
A nice elbow there by Law.
Tyson Law is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Roth is working to get back to half guard.
Roth is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Law can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Roth is looking to escape.
Roth is in a horrible position here. Law smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Law controlling his opponent.
Law trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Roth is trying to stand.
Roth tries to hold on but Law pushes him away.
Law trying to control but Roth is having none of it.
Law cracks Roth with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Law sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Law can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Roth is looking to escape.
Roth swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tyson Law.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Law, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyson Law!
Tyson Law very nearly forgot to thank Neon Zombie -Laundry 20% 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 Keith Rodgers (ranked 1063 p4p, 521 weight class) and Welter Weight (ranked 141 p4p, 67 weight class). Weight has chosen They say that I'm Crazy as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be fireworks!
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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 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keith Rodgers !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Welter Weight!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Weight misses the target.
The crowd cheers as Rodgers lands an impressive looking overhand right. Weight doesn't seem phased though.
Rodgers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Weight.
Weight throws out a counter right but Rodgers avoids it with no problem.
Rodgers lands a body shot.
Rodgers misses with a looping right.
Rodgers cracks Weight with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rodgers throws a lazy uppercut
and Weight counters with a nice uppercut.
Rodgers connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Weight will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Weight takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rodgers throws an off balance right hand
enabling Weight to counter with a crisp jab.
Rodgers has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Mentor Gym in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodgers misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodgers misses with a wild body shot.
Rodgers ducks under a wild hook from Weight.
Rodgers throwing a counter right hand but Weight manages to avoid it.
Rodgers with a nice calf kick.
Rodgers dodges the punch combination from Weight.
Rodgers throws a body punch but Weight moves out of range.
Weight throws out a counter right but Rodgers avoids it with no problem.
Weight throws a sloppy body shot
and Rodgers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Weight stalks Rodgers and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rodgers 's face. Rodgers staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Keith Rodgers has been cut.
Rodgers scores with a hook to the body. Weight takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Weight ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Weight moves away from the strike by Rodgers .
Weight throws out a counter right but Rodgers avoids it with no problem.
Weight stuffs the takedown attempt from Rodgers . Rodgers gets slowly back to his feet.
Weight appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Weight.
Rodgers misses with a hook to the body
and Weight cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Rodgers misses.
Rodgers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Weight.
Rodgers looks to land a left hand but Weight moved out of range nicely.
Rodgers has Weight up against the cage in a clinch.
Weight presses Rodgers against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Weight.
Weight breaks from the clinch.
Weight throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Weight defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rodgers .
A combination from Weight does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Weight throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rodgers makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rodgers throws a big shot that misses.
Weight throws out a counter right but Rodgers avoids it with no problem.
Rodgers 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.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rodgers .
Rodgers lands a jab.
Rodgers motions for Weight to come forward. Rodgers throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rodgers misses with a wild body shot.
Weight keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rodgers throws an off balance right hand
and Rodgers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Weight misses with a jab, cross combination.
Weight keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rodgers .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weight avoids the body shot from Rodgers .
Rodgers instigates a clinch.
Rodgers tries to work over Weight's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rodgers throws a head punch 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!
Weight breaks from the clinch.
Rodgers throws the left hand but Weight avoids the punch easily.
Rodgers throws a low kick but Weight avoids it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rodgers .
Weight bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Weight lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rodgers at a distance.
Weight misses with a two punch combination.
Weight takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Keith Rodgers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodgers comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rodgers misses with a hook.
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 Keith Rodgers will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Keith Rodgers 's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Weight lands with a nice combination. Rodgers backs away looking to recover.
Rodgers misses the jab.
Rodgers looks to land a right hand but Weight moved out of range.
Rodgers looks to score with a jab to the body but Weight is just out of range.
Rodgers throws a leg kick but Weight checks it.
Rodgers misses with a left hand
and Weight counters with a stiff right hand.
Rodgers dodges the punch combination from Weight.
Rodgers scores with a nice head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodgers ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rodgers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Weight throws out a counter right but Rodgers avoids it with no problem.
Weight takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rodgers 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 Weight has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Weight and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Weight takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rodgers scores with a nice strike.
Rodgers tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Weight counters with a left and a right... And another left! Rodgers is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Welter Weight!
During a confident post fight interview, Welter Weight thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Christ (ranked 795 p4p, 1347 weight class) and Shane Raffington (ranked 116 p4p, 205 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Raffington's choice of entrance music: Logan Lucky. Shane Raffington struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 206.9lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jon Christ!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shane Raffington!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christ moves out of range of the strikes.
Christ displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Raffington throws out the jab.
Christ lands a jab-cross combination.
Christ loads up on a big right hand but Raffington slips the punch.
Raffington now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Christ lands a head kick. Raffington smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Raffington displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Christ throws out the jab.
Raffington looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Raffington.
Nice cross by Raffington.
It looks like Jon Christ has been cut.
Raffington lands a big right hand that sends Christ crashing to the mat! Raffington stays standing though and waves Christ back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Christ has managed to clinch.
Raffington scores with a hook to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Raffington throws a head punch that misses.
Christ doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raffington prevents a body shot from Christ.
Christ breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Christ throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Raffington sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Christ misses with a looping left.
Raffington 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.
Raffington misses with an uppercut. Christ saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Raffington throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Christ looks for the body kick but Raffington saw that one coming.
Christ takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Christ slips under a jab from Raffington.
Raffington throws a half hearted mid kick.
Raffington ducks under a wild hook from Christ.
Raffington throws an overhand right that lands on Christ's shoulder, as Christ tries to avoid the shot.
Christ is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raffington thuds his right hand into Christ's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Raffington lands a big right hand that sends Christ crashing to the mat! Raffington stays standing though and waves Christ back to his feet!
 Christ is rocked!
Jon Christ's cut is getting worse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raffington throws a series of punches but Christ moves out of range.
Oh Christ is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Raffington throws a lazy uppercut
and Christ counters with a stiff right hand.
Christ seems to have got his legs back now.
Raffington loads up on a big right hand but Christ slips the punch.
Christ jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Raffington looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Raffington throws a looping overhand right but Christ ducks down to avoid it.
Christ throws a poor cross that misses
and Raffington counters with a stiff right hand.
Raffington attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
An attempted straight right counter from Christ misses the target.
Raffington walks into a left hand.
Christ throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Raffington.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christ tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raffington was well out of range. Poor timing from Christ.
Raffington swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Christ counters with a series of strikes. Raffington will be more careful next time no doubt.
Raffington swings widly with a right hand
and Christ counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Raffington throws a predictable looking body shot
and Christ counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Raffington lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jon Christ's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Christ misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Christ is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Raffington misses with a hook. Christ ducked under it nicely.
Christ is looking to counter punch.
Raffington throws out a loose jab but Christ uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oooooh!!! Raffington has knocked Christ down with a huge combo! Raffington steps away and waves a wobbly Christ back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Christ staying out of range there.
Christ throws a sloppy head kick and Raffington moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raffington gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Christ uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Raffington.
Christ lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Raffington throws a hook but Christ blocks it.
Christ throws a hook but Raffington avoids it easily.
Christ bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Christ moves out of range as Raffington strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Christ on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Raffington slips under a jab.
Raffington listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jeez, Jon Christ's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Christ slips a jab from Raffington.
Christ lands a lovely overhand right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Raffington dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jon Christ's cut.
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.
Raffington throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Christ counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Raffington 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.
Raffington clobbers Christ with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Raffington throws a right hand that Christ ducks under and follows up with a left that Christ also avoids with ease.
Raffington thuds his right hand into Christ's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Christ connects with a looping right hand.
Raffington throws a lazy right hand but Christ sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Christ showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Raffington.
Raffington throws an off balance right hand
and Christ counters with a nice uppercut.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Raffington!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jon Christ's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Shane Raffington!
Shane Raffington bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Camble (ranked 567 p4p, 647 weight class) and Razkan Karmax (ranked 79 p4p, 88 weight class). Karmax has chosen BloodSports as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Camble!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Razkan Karmax!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camble has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Karmax.
A swing and a miss from Karmax.
Karmax takes a swing at Camble's ribcage but misses.
Camble rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Karmax counters with a left and a right that stings Camble.
Karmax works Camble's body with a nice hook.
Karmax misses with a straight right.
Camble throws a hook to the side of Karmax's head but Karmax sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Karmax has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Camble is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Camble drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A jab from Karmax misses.
Camble connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Camble misses with a lunging right hand
and Karmax connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Camble finds it's way through Karmax's defenses.
Camble keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A swing and a miss from Camble.
Camble shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Karmax is trying to defend but Camble finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Karmax is defending against the submission attempts here by Camble.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camble prevents Karmax from improving his position.
Camble wants to pass to mount but Karmax is defending the position.
Camble trying to control the action but Karmax is working from the bottom.
Karmax is looking to control Camble's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Karmax avoid being mounted?
Karmax keeping hold of Camble's head, controlling as best he can.
Camble winds up and cracks Karmax with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Karmax regains full guard. Nicely done.
Camble scoring with punches to the head and body.
Karmax looking for a sweep. Not yet Karmax, not yet.
Karmax not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karmax is pulling down on Camble's head to control his posture.
Camble trying to control but Karmax is working from the bottom.
Karmax keeping full guard, as Camble tries to pass.
Camble wants to control from the top but Karmax keeps moving.
Karmax controlling the position.
Karmax wants to sweep here but Camble controlling him for the moment.
Karmax not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camble looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Camble with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Karmax to score with a decent uppercut.
Camble tries to score a power double leg takedown but Karmax sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Camble somewhat.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Karmax! But no joy.
Karmax lands a leg kick that knocks Camble off balance momentarily.
Karmax works Camble's body with a nice hook.
Camble throws a lazy right hand but Karmax sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Karmax looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Karmax lunges at Camble with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Camble's hand.
Camble looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camble misses with a series of wild punches.
A little jabbing left from Karmax on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Camble slips a straight right by Karmax.
Camble misses with a hook.
Karmax throws a big shot that misses.
Camble misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheers as Camble lands an impressive looking overhand right. Karmax doesn't seem phased though.
Camble throws a body punch but Karmax moves out of range.
A nice leg kick from Camble, right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Camble throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The fighters circling - Camble throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Karmax appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Camble misses with an uppercut. Karmax saw that one coming.
Camble throws a jab but it's blocked by Karmax.
A thudding body kick lands there by Camble!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Razkan Karmax will probably get the nod.
That's time! Camble's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
No joy there for Karmax, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Camble waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Karmax.
Camble throws an overhand right that lands on Karmax's shoulder, as Karmax tries to avoid the shot.
Camble throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Camble shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Camble showed some decent athleticism there.
Camble looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Karmax with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Karmax preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Camble slows the pace down in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camble prevents Karmax from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camble thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Karmax's head.
Camble thows a huge punch but Karmax dodges it nicely.
Camble is trying to control the action in half guard but Karmax is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Karmax tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Camble has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Karmax can't escape the position.
Camble lands a nice shot to the head.
Karmax wants to hold on but Camble pushes him away.
Camble jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Karmax is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Karmax and Camble has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Camble tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camble wants to lay and pray for a moment but Karmax keeps working.
Karmax is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Karmax tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Camble wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Camble is working Karmax over with some ground and pound from side control.
Mike Camble overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Karmax gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Karmax regains full guard. Nicely done.
Camble stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Karmax swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Camble trying to control the position from guard on top but Karmax is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Camble looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camble sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Karmax looking to control.
Camble loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Camble scoring with punches to the head and body.
Camble makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Camble wants to control from the top but Karmax keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Camble's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Karmax pulls Camble in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camble wants to control from the top but Karmax keeps moving.
Karmax trying to control the position.
Camble trying to control but Karmax is working from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Camble throwing strikes but missing.
Camble wants to pass the guard but Karmax is keeping the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Karmax throws an overhand right that lands on Camble's shoulder, as Camble tries to avoid the shot.
Mike Camble seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Camble misses with a straight right.
Camble fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
It seemed like Karmax was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Camble dominated that second round.
That's time! Camble's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Camble gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Karmax counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Karmax takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Camble throws a lazy uppercut
and Karmax counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Camble thinking.
Camble shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Camble dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Camble on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Camble scores with a four punch combination!
Razkan Karmax seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Camble swings widly with a right hand
and Karmax counters with a straight right hand.
Karmax takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Camble swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Karmax throws a body shot but no joy.
Camble uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karmax.
Karmax moves out of range of the body kick from Camble.
Camble waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Karmax.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camble closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Camble throws a lazy uppercut
and Karmax counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Camble jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Karmax doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Karmax misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Camble.
Karmax lands the left hand.
Karmax throws a jab but it's blocked by Camble.
A little feinted left hand from Camble on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Karmax throws a shot from downtown. Camble moves away and avoids it.
Camble misses with a hook. Karmax ducked under it nicely.
Karmax keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Camble lands a glancing blow to the side of Karmax's head.
Camble gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Camble is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Karmax knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Karmax manages to work his way to half guard, despite Camble's best efforts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camble prevents Karmax from improving his position.
Camble is thwarting Karmax's attempts to control the position.
Karmax wants to improve his position but Camble is controlling well.
Karmax is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Camble's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Camble's back!
Camble tries to roll but Karmax sticks to his back.
Camble is working hard here to advance position.
Karmax is looking to control Camble but Camble is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Camble tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karmax with shots to the head and body - Camble looks very uncomfortable down there.
Karmax landing strikes from the mount.
Camble can't escape the position.
Karmax dominating with strikes here.
Karmax lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Camble regains half guard.
Karmax wants to control but Camble is keeping him busy.
Karmax is looking to pass Camble's guard but actually Camble recovers to full guard.
Camble controls Karmax momentarily but Karmax frees himself.
Karmax trying to control but Camble is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karmax throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Camble keeping moving, preventing Karmax from controlling successfully.
Karmax is in close to Camble's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Karmax is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Camble wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Camble looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Karmax postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Karmax scoring with some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Razkan Karmax comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Karmax has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Razkan Karmax!
During a confident post fight interview, Razkan Karmax thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aonghus Mormaer (ranked 537 p4p, 479 weight class) and Buster Glover (ranked 76 p4p, 65 weight class). Buster Glover is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 18 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Aonghus Mormaer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Buster Glover!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glover lands with a good body shot.
Mormaer has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Infamous Duranto Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Mormaer throws a looping overhand right but Glover ducks down to avoid it.
Mormaer's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mormaer duly obliges.
Mormaer has Glover up against the cage in a clinch.
Mormaer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Glover.
Glover misses with a punch to the body.
Mormaer stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Mormaer tries to land knees in the clinch but Glover avoids the damage to the body.
A shot in the inside from Glover.
Glover tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mormaer missing with knees to the body.
Mormaer tries to land knees in the clinch but Glover avoids the damage to the body.
Glover tries to throw a body punch but Mormaer avoids it by throwing Glover back against the cage.
Mormaer tries to pull guard but Glover won't allow it.
Mormaer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Glover blocks it with crossed arms.
Glover lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mormaer tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mormaer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short body shot lands from Glover as the two fighters clinch.
Glover managing to block the knees to the body from Mormaer.
Glover's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Glover just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glover lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mormaer's sensitive parts.
Glover throws a lazy right hand but Mormaer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Glover looks to land a left hand but Mormaer moved out of range nicely.
Glover throws a body punch but Mormaer moves out of range.
Mormaer walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Glover connects with a jab.
Glover works Mormaer's body with a nice hook.
A low kick from Glover is predictable there
and Mormaer counters by moving into the clinch.
Mormaer is trying to pull guard but Glover turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aonghus Mormaer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Glover misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Glover scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mormaer missing with knees to the body.
Mormaer tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Glover smiles and moves away.
Glover wants to land a leg kick but Mormaer is out of range.
Mormaer has Glover up against the cage in a clinch.
Mormaer successfully pulls guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Glover would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Glover is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glover avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Glover is looking to stand up but Mormaer won't let him.
Mormaer manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Glover manages to get himself to full guard.
Mormaer drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mormaer jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Mormaer wants to control from the top but Glover keeps moving.
Mormaer is really struggling to control Glover but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Glover really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mormaer. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mormaer thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mormaer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Glover is keeping the position for now.
Mormaer is pushing down on Glover's leg trying to pass to half guard. Glover is fighting to maintain full guard but Mormaer has managed to sneak the leg through.
Glover is refusing to be controlled, as Mormaer sits in half guard.
Mormaer is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Mormaer is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Glover has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Mormaer is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Glover has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mormaer has hold of Glover's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Glover manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mormaer can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Glover is looking to escape.
Glover is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Mormaer with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Mormaer is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Glover has managed to escape the submission attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aonghus Mormaer dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Glover thumps Mormaer with a low kick.
Glover bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Glover attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Glover connects with a body shot.
Mormaer just misses with a punch to the body.
Glover looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mormaer misses with a head kick.
Mormaer tries to clinch but Glover is having none of it.
A punch combination from Glover misses.
Donk. Glover catches Mormaer right on the button with a cross.
Glover connects with an inside leg kick.
Buster Glover seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good standup being displayed there by Glover as he connects with a hook.
Glover misses with a hook. Mormaer ducked under it nicely.
Mormaer is looking to counter the offense by Glover and move into the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Glover.
Mormaer moves into the clinch successfully.
Mormaer successfully pulls guard.
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!
Glover wants to get up but he can't break Mormaer's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mormaer controls Glover momentarily but Glover frees himself.
Mormaer looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mormaer is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mormaer is working for a kimura but Glover is defending it quite comfortably.
Glover is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Mormaer is looking for a kimura but Glover is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mormaer to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mormaer is working for a submission of some sort.
Mormaer wants to take a breather but Glover is having none of it.
Mormaer trying to advance position but Glover counters by regaining guard.
Mormaer drops back looking for a leg! Glover is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Glover manages to kick Mormaer off! Mormaer jumps back into Glover's guard.
Mormaer drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Glover manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Mormaer has Glover in his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glover wants to get up but he can't break Mormaer's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Mormaer is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Mormaer working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Glover doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Mormaer is tightening it up a little... Glover has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Glover reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Glover taps out! Nice BJJ there by Mormaer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Aonghus Mormaer!
A victorious Aonghus Mormaer thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Stalinovich (ranked 345 p4p, 745 weight class) and Charles Tucker (ranked 56 p4p, 107 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Stalinovich might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Hell March. Tucker comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Faith of The Heart kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Charles Tucker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joseph Stalinovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Tucker!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tucker throws the left hand but Stalinovich avoids the punch easily.
Stalinovich connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tucker momentarily.
Stalinovich fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tucker manages to avoid it.
Tucker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tucker misses the jab.
Stalinovich throws a big counter combination but Tucker scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Stalinovich has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tucker.
Nice uppercut there from Tucker.
Stalinovich drives through and clinches with Tucker against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tucker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stalinovich has Tucker pressed against the cage, preventing Tucker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stalinovich misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tucker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stalinovich tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tucker stuns Stalinovich with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker throws an overhand right that lands on Stalinovich's shoulder, as Stalinovich tries to avoid the shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Stalinovich misses the target.
Stalinovich connects with a right hand. Tucker shakes it off.
 It looks like Charles Tucker has been cut.
Stalinovich takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tucker 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.
Tucker moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Stalinovich throws a poor cross that misses
and Tucker counters with a right hand to the body.
The fighters circling - Tucker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stalinovich has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tucker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, Tucker scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tucker swings wildly with an uppercut but Stalinovich uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tucker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stalinovich fails to pull guard.
Tucker lands a body shot in the clinch.
Stalinovich lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Stalinovich.
I was talking to Stalinovich's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A short left from Tucker.
Tucker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot by Stalinovich.
Tucker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tucker only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Tucker takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tucker throws a body shot but no joy.
Stalinovich swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Charles Tucker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Tucker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tucker takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Stalinovich misses with an uppercut. Tucker saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalinovich has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tucker.
Tucker misses the jab.
Stalinovich throwing a counter right hand but Tucker manages to avoid it.
Tucker rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tucker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stalinovich misses with a looping left.
Tucker takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Stalinovich stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tucker.
Tucker lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Stalinovich is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tucker.
Stalinovich takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tucker throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stalinovich counters with a stiff right hand.
Stalinovich takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tucker takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tucker throws a lazy right hand but Stalinovich sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Stalinovich misses its target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Stalinovich.
Stalinovich just misses with a punch to the body.
Good leg kick by Tucker.
Stalinovich misses with a series of wild punches.
Tucker throws out a counter right but Stalinovich avoids it with no problem.
Stalinovich moves out of range of the body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Charles Tucker will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Charles Tucker's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tucker bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tucker misses with a body shot.
Stalinovich swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tucker misses with a right hand
and Stalinovich connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tucker misses with a shot to the body
and Stalinovich counters with a big head kick but Tucker shrugs it off.
Stalinovich scores with a jab.
Tucker chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stalinovich gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tucker.
Stalinovich is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tucker throws an off balance right hand
and Stalinovich counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stalinovich lands a big head kick that sends Tucker to the canvas! Stalinovich follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joseph Stalinovich!
A very excited looking Joseph Stalinovich 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.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dougal McCraken (ranked 101 p4p, 84 weight class) and Tam Yu Tai (ranked 13 p4p, 10 weight class). McCraken comes to the cage accompanied by Bulgine. Yu Tai has chosen Invincible Pole Fighter as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 39 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dougal McCraken!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tam Yu Tai!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCraken misses with a hook. Yu Tai ducked under it nicely.
Yu Tai throws out a counter right but McCraken avoids it with no problem.
Yu Tai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McCraken was well out of range. Poor timing from Yu Tai.
Yu Tai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McCraken.
McCraken ducks right into an uppercut from Yu Tai.
Dougal McCraken seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCraken throws an overhand right that lands on Yu Tai's shoulder, as Yu Tai tries to avoid the shot.
Yu Tai needs to keep his hands up - McCraken had a free shot at his head there.
McCraken lands with a right hand.
McCraken throws a leg kick that is checked
and McCraken takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yu Tai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yu Tai misses with a left hand
and McCraken cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yu Tai 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.
Yu Tai cracks McCraken with an open hand slap.
Nice defenses there by Yu Tai.
McCraken throws a shot from downtown. Yu Tai moves away and avoids it.
Crunch! McCraken slams his shin into Yu Tai's torso.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yu Tai throws a wild body kick that McCraken sees coming a mile off.
McCraken connects with a single shot there.
Yu Tai tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yu Tai scores with a jab.
McCraken throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Yu Tai's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yu Tai fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McCraken is out of range.
McCraken loads up on a big right hand but Yu Tai slips the punch.
Yu Tai fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McCraken.
Yu Tai tries to close the distance and clinch but McCraken swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yu Tai fakes the leg kick and cracks McCraken in the body.
McCraken misses the jab.
Yu Tai ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Yu Tai throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
McCraken throwing a counter right hand but Yu Tai manages to avoid it.
Yu Tai moves in looking to clinch but McCraken pushes him off.
Yu Tai misses with a wild body shot.
McCraken scores with a nice body kick.
Yu Tai moves out of range as McCraken strikes.
It seemed like Yu Tai was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McCraken gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Yu Tai.
McCraken with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yu Tai to score with a decent uppercut.
McCraken swings widly with a right hand
and Yu Tai counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
McCraken lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCraken thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCraken throws a hook but Yu Tai avoids it easily.
Yu Tai misses with a hook.
McCraken has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Yu Tai.
McCraken jabs at Yu Tai's body.
Yu Tai takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A big left from Yu Tai misses.
McCraken dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yu Tai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McCraken.
Yu Tai just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like McCraken was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Yu Tai.
Yu Tai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yu Tai connects with a solid leg kick.
McCraken waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yu Tai.
McCraken throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Yu Tai on the side of the head.
Yu Tai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yu Tai tries a head kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from McCraken. Yu Tai does a little dance to reset his feet.
McCraken keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
McCraken throws a quick counter kick to the body but Yu Tai avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yu Tai misses with a shot to the body
and McCraken counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
McCraken staying out of range there.
McCraken appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
McCraken throws the left hand but Yu Tai avoids the punch easily.
Yu Tai looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McCraken missing with a left hand there. Yu Tai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That kick from McCraken tenderised Yu Tai's leg. Yu Tai is trying to keep his angry face on.
A thudding body kick lands there by Yu Tai!
McCraken throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Yu Tai blocks a jab.
Yu Tai looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yu Tai lands a jab to the nose.
McCraken tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yu Tai was well out of range. Poor timing from McCraken.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Yu Tai, as that shot connected.
Yu Tai lands with a hook. McCraken tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Yu Tai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McCraken.
McCraken pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yu Tai is out of range and McCraken settles back down.
Yu Tai wants to land a leg kick but McCraken is out of range.
McCraken throws a leg kick but Yu Tai moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from McCraken misses.
McCraken moves out of range of the body kick from Yu Tai.
McCraken is looking to counter with a body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yu Tai scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yu Tai swings for the body but McCraken moves out of range.
Yu Tai misses with a body shot.
Yu Tai checks a leg kick.
McCraken keeps the fight on the outside.
Yu Tai throws a wild body kick that McCraken sees coming a mile off.
Yu Tai pushes McCraken up against the cage in a clinch.
McCraken misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yu Tai scores with a shot to the side of McCraken's head.
Nice body punch from Yu Tai.
McCraken swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A left hand lands to the body for Yu Tai.
McCraken comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Yu Tai cracks McCraken with a nice body shot.
Yu Tai can't find room to land a body shot as McCraken controls the action.
Yu Tai scores with a hook to the body.
McCraken is breathing heavily.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yu Tai.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tam Yu Tai will probably get the nod.
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.
Yu Tai lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Yu Tai swings widly with a right hand
and McCraken counters with a nice uppercut.
McCraken scores with a nice right hand.
Yu Tai attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Yu Tai punishes McCraken's body with a nice straight punch.
Yu Tai ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McCraken cracks Yu Tai with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Yu Tai scoring well with a low kick there.
McCraken looks to throw the jab but Yu Tai is out of range.
McCraken moves out of range of the strikes.
Yu Tai on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McCraken. McCraken obviously looking to wear him down.
Yu Tai throws out a loose jab but McCraken uses good head movement to avoid it.
McCraken throws a lazy right hand but Yu Tai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Yu Tai 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!
McCraken throws a half hearted mid kick.
Yu Tai throws a looping overhand right but McCraken ducks down to avoid it.
McCraken throws a quick counter head kick but Yu Tai was just out of range.
Yu Tai blocks a jab.
McCraken looks to land a left hand but Yu Tai moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCraken rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yu Tai counters with a nice low kick that buckles McCraken's knee momentarily.
McCraken throws a leg kick but Yu Tai sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Yu Tai fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice straight punches there by Yu Tai. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yu Tai.
Nice body kick there by McCraken.
Yu Tai ducks under a wild hook from McCraken.
Yu Tai is looking to slow McCraken down with leg kicks.
Yu Tai takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice uppercut lands for Yu Tai. That snapped McCraken's head back.
Yu Tai digs a good hook to McCraken's body.
Yu Tai takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McCraken scores with a leg kick.
McCraken takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
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!
McCraken wants to slow Yu Tai down by chopping away at his legs.
Yu Tai rushes McCraken and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
McCraken tries to throw a body punch but Yu Tai avoids it by throwing McCraken back against the cage.
McCraken tries to work over Yu Tai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCraken misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yu Tai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McCraken avoids it.
McCraken misses with some punches.
McCraken misses with a body punch.
Yu Tai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yu Tai working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yu Tai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yu Tai makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McCraken tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McCraken misses with some punches.
McCraken tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yu Tai.
A short body shot lands from Yu Tai as the two fighters clinch.
Yu Tai lands a left hand.
Tam Yu Tai seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McCraken breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yu Tai tries to clinch but McCraken is having none of it.
McCraken takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McCraken has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yu Tai.
Yu Tai connects with an inside leg kick.
McCraken throws a jab but it's blocked by Yu Tai.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yu Tai defending well as McCraken loads up on a big left hand.
McCraken takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McCraken swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Yu Tai swings for the body but McCraken moves out of range.
Yu Tai tries to land a front kick but McCraken steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
McCraken throws a shot from downtown. Yu Tai moves away and avoids it.
Yu Tai throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
McCraken throws a jab when Yu Tai was well out of range.
Yu Tai follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Yu Tai lands a glancing blow to the side of McCraken's head.
Yu Tai avoids a kick to the body.
McCraken moves out of range of the strikes.
Yu Tai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
An inside leg kick lands from Yu Tai.
McCraken throws a shot from downtown. Yu Tai moves away and avoids it.
Yu Tai throws a shot to the body.
Yu Tai connects with a solid leg kick.
Yu Tai is looking to land body kicks.
Yu Tai ducks under a wild hook from McCraken.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Yu Tai as he checks the leg kick.
Yu Tai lands with a thumping leg kick.
Yu Tai ducks under a wild hook from McCraken.
Yu Tai misses with a body shot.
McCraken feinted there with a counter leg kick.
McCraken misses with a hook. Yu Tai ducked under it nicely.
McCraken misses with a low kick.
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!
Yu Tai connects with a looping right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yu Tai.
Yu Tai misses with an uppercut.
McCraken fires out a quick counter leg kick but Yu Tai just manages to avoid it.
Yu Tai connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
McCraken takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McCraken lands with a nice body kick.
McCraken is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yu Tai throws a leg kick but McCraken checks it.
McCraken misses with a body shot.
Yu Tai moves away from the strike by McCraken.
Yu Tai avoids a kick to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tam Yu Tai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Yu Tai blocks the body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yu Tai! But no joy.
Yu Tai stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McCraken.
Yu Tai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yu Tai stuns McCraken with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yu Tai misses with a body shot.
McCraken fires out a quick counter leg kick but Yu Tai just manages to avoid it.
Yu Tai looks to land a body kick but McCraken moved away.
Yu Tai stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McCraken.
Yu Tai loads up on a big right hand but McCraken slips the punch.
McCraken swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Yu Tai gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McCraken.
McCraken's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Yu Tai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McCraken.
Yu Tai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McCraken.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yu Tai lands with a shot to the body.
Yu Tai connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McCraken momentarily.
Yu Tai thuds his right hand into McCraken's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
McCraken throws a half hearted mid kick.
Yu Tai checks a leg kick.
Yu Tai doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
McCraken uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yu Tai.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCraken waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yu Tai.
McCraken throws a big shot that misses.
McCraken thumps Yu Tai with a low kick.
A jab from Yu Tai does it's job there.
Yu Tai throws a poor cross that misses
and McCraken counters with a nice low kick that buckles Yu Tai's knee momentarily.
Yu Tai scores with a body shot.
A head kick misses from McCraken.
Yu Tai swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A low kick lands for McCraken.
McCraken throws a leg kick that is checked
and Yu Tai moves into the clinch.
Yu Tai tries to work over McCraken's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McCraken tries to work over Yu Tai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yu Tai cracks McCraken with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yu Tai pushes McCraken back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yu Tai lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McCraken backwards.
Yu Tai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yu Tai makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right hook to the body lands for Yu Tai.
Yu Tai lands with a light punch inside.
Yu Tai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yu Tai digs a right hand underneath McCraken's ribcage. McCraken let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Yu Tai lands with a light punch inside.
Yu Tai digs a right hand underneath McCraken's ribcage. McCraken let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short uppercut from Yu Tai.
McCraken takes a shot to the head.
McCraken fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yu Tai cracks McCraken with a nice body shot.
A short body shot lands from Yu Tai as the two fighters clinch.
Yu Tai digs a right hand underneath McCraken's ribcage. McCraken let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Yu Tai works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Yu Tai lands with a light punch inside.
Yu Tai is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Yu Tai lands with a left to the head.
Yu Tai works on McCraken's body with a couple of short punches.
Yu Tai stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Yu Tai makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McCraken is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yu Tai creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oh McCraken is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yu Tai lands a shoulder strike.
Yu Tai cracks McCraken with a nice body shot.
Yu Tai lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops McCraken to his knees! Yu Tai keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tam Yu Tai!
Tam Yu Tai is the new welterweight champion!
A victorious Tam Yu Tai thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Orlando Sanguinetti (ranked 245 p4p, 189 weight class) and Jack Spratt (ranked 30 p4p, 23 weight class). Spratt has chosen Fit But You Know It as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Orlando Sanguinetti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Spratt!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanguinetti moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sanguinetti throws a shot from downtown. Spratt moves away and avoids it.
Spratt flicks out a counter leg kick but Sanguinetti steps away.
Spratt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sanguinetti.
Sanguinetti lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sanguinetti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spratt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Spratt misses with an uppercut. Sanguinetti saw that one coming.
Sanguinetti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Spratt.
Spratt throws a hook to the side of Sanguinetti's head but Sanguinetti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sanguinetti has been working on his boxing with his coaches at BRAZILIAN TOP TEAM in the buildup to the fight.
Spratt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sanguinetti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spratt manages to avoid it.
Spratt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sanguinetti.
Sanguinetti lands with an overhand left.
Sanguinetti slips a jab from Spratt.
Sanguinetti throws a jab but it's blocked by Spratt.
Sanguinetti moves out of range as Spratt strikes.
Sanguinetti ducks under a wild hook from Spratt.
Spratt looks to land a left hand but Sanguinetti moved out of range nicely.
Sanguinetti throws a shot to the body.
Sanguinetti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Spratt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanguinetti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spratt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Spratt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Spratt takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sanguinetti misses with a straight left.
Sanguinetti misses with a hook
and Spratt counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Sanguinetti misses.
We've been informed that Spratt 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.
A thudding body kick lands there by Spratt!
Good leg kick by Spratt.
The fighters circling - Sanguinetti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sanguinetti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sanguinetti dips to his left and cracks Spratt with an uppercut!
Sanguinetti thuds a left hand into Spratt's body.
Sanguinetti throws a hook but Spratt avoids it easily.
Sanguinetti throws out a loose jab but Spratt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanguinetti throws a right hand that misses
and Spratt counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A swing and a miss from Spratt.
Sanguinetti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Spratt cracks Sanguinetti with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Spratt loads up on a big right hand but Sanguinetti slips the punch.
Spratt misses with a straight left.
Sanguinetti lands a jab to Spratt's midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanguinetti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spratt.
Sanguinetti thuds his right hand into Spratt's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A slow jab from Sanguinetti misses its intended target.
Sanguinetti takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice jab there from Sanguinetti.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spratt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Spratt appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sanguinetti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Spratt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spratt throws a low kick but Sanguinetti avoids it.
Nice shot lands for Sanguinetti.
Sanguinetti is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sanguinetti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Spratt.
Sanguinetti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Spratt lands a leg kick that knocks Sanguinetti off balance momentarily.
Spratt swings for the body but Sanguinetti moves out of range.
Sanguinetti works the jab nicely.
Sanguinetti is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Spratt turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Spratt missing with a left hand there. Sanguinetti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sanguinetti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Spratt throws a sloppy head kick and Sanguinetti moves out of range easily.
Sanguinetti comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Spratt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanguinetti.
Sanguinetti throws a body punch but Spratt moves out of range.
Spratt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sanguinetti.
Spratt changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Spratt slips under a jab from Sanguinetti.
A big right from Sanguinetti misses.
Sanguinetti scores with a crisp jab that stopped Spratt in his tracks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spratt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanguinetti throws a jab but it's blocked by Spratt.
Spratt slips under a jab from Sanguinetti.
Sanguinetti moves out of range as Spratt strikes.
Sanguinetti checks a low kick from Spratt.
Sanguinetti misses with a looping right.
Sanguinetti lands with an uppercut that bounces Spratt off the cage and back into range.
Sanguinetti sizes up Spratt with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Spratt ducks under a wild hook from Sanguinetti.
Spratt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Sanguinetti was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Spratt.
Sanguinetti throws a hook but Spratt blocks it.
Spratt loads up on a big right hand but Sanguinetti slips the punch.
Spratt jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Spratt throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
It looked like Sanguinetti wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Spratt slips under a jab from Sanguinetti.
Sanguinetti misses with a looping right.
Sanguinetti throws an overhand right that lands on Spratt's shoulder, as Spratt tries to avoid the shot.
Sanguinetti loads up on a big right hand but Spratt slips the punch.
Sanguinetti connects with a body shot.
Spratt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Spratt moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Sanguinetti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Spratt throws a wild body kick that Sanguinetti sees coming a mile off.
Spratt misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - Sanguinetti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Spratt throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sanguinetti.
Sanguinetti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Spratt.
Sanguinetti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Spratt throws a low kick but Sanguinetti moves out of range easily.
Sanguinetti on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Spratt. Spratt obviously looking to wear him down.
Sanguinetti throws a body shot but no joy.
Spratt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sanguinetti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Spratt.
Sanguinetti misses with a looping left.
Sanguinetti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Spratt.
Spratt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sanguinetti.
A little jabbing left from Spratt on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanguinetti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sanguinetti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spratt manages to avoid it.
Spratt ducks under a wild hook from Sanguinetti.
Sanguinetti connects with a nice looking jab.
Spratt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sanguinetti throws a hook but Spratt blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Orlando Sanguinetti dominated that round.
That's time! Sanguinetti's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Spratt with a jab.
Spratt misses with an uppercut
and Sanguinetti counters with a nice uppercut.
Sanguinetti takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Spratt throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanguinetti.
Sanguinetti lands with an uppercut that bounces Spratt off the cage and back into range.
Sanguinetti takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Spratt connects with a single shot there.
Sanguinetti throws the left hand but Spratt avoids the punch easily.
Spratt looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sanguinetti is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spratt can do to turn this around?
Spratt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Spratt is looking to score with low kicks.
Spratt slips a straight right by Sanguinetti.
Spratt flicks out a counter leg kick but Sanguinetti steps away.
Nice defenses there by Sanguinetti.
Spratt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spratt swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sanguinetti lands a nice looking body shot.
Spratt fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sanguinetti is out of range.
Sanguinetti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spratt works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Spratt throws a looping overhand right but Sanguinetti ducks down to avoid it.
Spratt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanguinetti throws out the jab.
Spratt slips a jab from Sanguinetti.
Spratt moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanguinetti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spratt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Spratt moves out of range of the strikes.
Spratt ducks under a wild hook from Sanguinetti.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Spratt in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A slow jab from Sanguinetti misses its intended target.
Spratt scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sanguinetti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spratt.
A swing and a miss from Spratt.
Spratt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sanguinetti. That did some damage!
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Spratt might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Sanguinetti has got the better of the exchanges.
Spratt throws a leg kick but Sanguinetti checks it.
Sanguinetti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Spratt.
Spratt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Spratt throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Spratt does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Orlando Sanguinetti is winning the standup battle so far.
Spratt walks into a straight right hand from Sanguinetti.
Spratt throws a lazy right hand but Sanguinetti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Spratt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sanguinetti.
Spratt lands a body shot.
Sanguinetti throws a jab but it's blocked by Spratt.
Sanguinetti misses the shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanguinetti lands a body shot.
Spratt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sanguinetti.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spratt throws a body shot but no joy.
Sanguinetti takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Spratt misses with a hook. Sanguinetti ducked under it nicely.
Spratt takes a swing at Sanguinetti's ribcage but misses.
Spratt slips under a jab.
A big left from Sanguinetti misses.
Sanguinetti avoids a kick to the body.
Spratt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sanguinetti.
Sanguinetti throws a hook but Spratt blocks it.
Sanguinetti clobbers Spratt with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sanguinetti blocks the body kick.
Sanguinetti misses with a straight left.
Sanguinetti throws a right hand that misses
and Spratt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Spratt attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Spratt tries to land a leg kick but Sanguinetti saw it coming and moves away.
Spratt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sanguinetti.
A head kick misses from Spratt.
Spratt throws out a loose jab but Sanguinetti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spratt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanguinetti throws out the jab.
Sanguinetti thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanguinetti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spratt was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Spratt lands with an uppercut that bounces Sanguinetti off the cage and back into range.
Spratt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spratt throws an overhand right that lands on Sanguinetti's shoulder, as Sanguinetti tries to avoid the shot.
Sanguinetti fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Spratt looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sanguinetti misses with a wild body shot.
Spratt counters with a body kick.
Sanguinetti slips under a jab.
Sanguinetti takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sanguinetti avoids the body shot from Spratt.
Spratt lands with an overhand left.
Spratt misses with an uppercut.
Sanguinetti is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Spratt throws the kick towards the body but Sanguinetti avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Sanguinetti misses the target.
Sanguinetti misses with a hook.
A nice side step and Spratt releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sanguinetti avoids the head kick by Spratt.
Spratt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sanguinetti.
Spratt with the inside leg kick.
Spratt tries to score with a low kick but Sanguinetti moves his leg out of the way.
Spratt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanguinetti manages to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spratt throws the left hand but Sanguinetti avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spratt throws a leg kick but Sanguinetti sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sanguinetti throws the left hand but Spratt avoids the punch easily.
Spratt walks into a straight right hand from Sanguinetti.
Spratt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sanguinetti digs a good body shot into Spratt's ribs.
A slow jab from Spratt misses its intended target.
A jab from Sanguinetti does it's job there.
Sanguinetti lunges at Spratt with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Spratt's hand.
Sanguinetti throws the left hand but Spratt avoids the punch easily.
Sanguinetti misses with an uppercut.
Spratt throws a body punch but Sanguinetti moves out of range.
Spratt throws a head kick that misses.
Spratt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sanguinetti fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice body kick there by Spratt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spratt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanguinetti.
Spratt takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sanguinetti avoids the body shot from Spratt.
Sanguinetti scores with a nice head shot.
Sanguinetti digs a good hook to Spratt's body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jack Spratt will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Spratt drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sanguinetti throws a body punch but Spratt moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Sanguinetti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sanguinetti misses with an uppercut. Spratt saw that one coming.
That kick from Spratt tenderised Sanguinetti's leg. Sanguinetti is trying to keep his angry face on.
Spratt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sanguinetti misses with a straight right.
Spratt swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sanguinetti 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.
Sanguinetti loads up on a big right hand but Spratt slips the punch.
Spratt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sanguinetti.
Sanguinetti misses with a lunging right hand
and Spratt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Spratt misses with a looping left.
It looked like Sanguinetti was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Spratt.
Spratt staying out of range there.
Sanguinetti checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanguinetti throws a jab but it's blocked by Spratt.
Spratt on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Spratt lands a leg kick that knocks Sanguinetti off balance momentarily.
Spratt misses with a body shot.
Sanguinetti stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spratt throws a hook to the side of Sanguinetti's head but Sanguinetti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Spratt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanguinetti. Spratt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanguinetti connects with a single shot there.
Spratt fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sanguinetti checks it well.
Sanguinetti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spratt.
Spratt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanguinetti.
Sanguinetti throws a looping overhand right but Spratt ducks down to avoid it.
Spratt lands a jab to the nose.
Sanguinetti throws a hook to the side of Spratt's head but Spratt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Spratt lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sanguinetti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spratt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A lazy left from Spratt finds it's target.
Spratt fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sanguinetti is out of range.
Spratt takes a swing at Sanguinetti's ribcage but misses.
Spratt fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sanguinetti is out of range.
Sanguinetti uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Spratt has time to react.
Spratt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanguinetti was well out of range. Poor timing from Spratt.
Spratt looks to land a left hand but Sanguinetti moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Sanguinetti wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanguinetti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Spratt.
A jab from Spratt misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanguinetti connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sanguinetti throws a big shot that misses.
Sanguinetti with a jab.
Sanguinetti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Spratt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Spratt, as that shot connected.
Spratt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sanguinetti.
Spratt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanguinetti.
Spratt misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Sanguinetti wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A jab from Spratt misses.
Sanguinetti was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Spratt staying out of range there.
Spratt on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Spratt staying out of range there.
Spratt throws a fast counter high kick but Sanguinetti manages to duck under it in time.
Sanguinetti misses with a left hand
and Spratt counters with a stiff right hand.
Sanguinetti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sanguinetti is looking to counter punch.
Sanguinetti throws a looping overhand right but Spratt ducks down to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Spratt on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sanguinetti looks to land a left hand but Spratt moved out of range nicely.
Spratt has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A nice leg kick lands there from Spratt.
A telegraphed right hand from Spratt misses the target.
Sanguinetti blocks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanguinetti misses with a hook. Spratt ducked under it nicely.
A slow jab from Sanguinetti misses its intended target.
Spratt misses with an uppercut. Sanguinetti saw that one coming.
Spratt throws a leg kick but Sanguinetti sees it coming and moves out of range.
Spratt throws a leg kick which misses Sanguinetti's front leg but catches the back leg as Sanguinetti tries to avoid it.
Sanguinetti misses with a hook. Spratt ducked under it nicely.
Nice defenses there by Sanguinetti.
Spratt throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanguinetti.
Sanguinetti rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Spratt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sanguinetti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spratt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Spratt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanguinetti was well out of range. Poor timing from Spratt.
Sanguinetti throws a big shot that misses.
Spratt takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Spratt misses with the combination.
Sanguinetti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Spratt slips under a jab.
Spratt with a nice calf kick.
Spratt blocks a jab.
Spratt throws an overhand right that lands on Sanguinetti's shoulder, as Sanguinetti tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanguinetti throws a lazy right hand but Spratt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sanguinetti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spratt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Spratt takes one on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanguinetti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spratt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sanguinetti lands with a cross.
Spratt scores with a jab.
Sanguinetti bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Spratt's head.
Sanguinetti misses with an uppercut. Spratt saw that one coming.
Sanguinetti moves out of range as Spratt strikes.
Nice shot by Sanguinetti.
Sanguinetti lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Spratt at a distance.
Sanguinetti misses the jab.
Nice defenses there by Sanguinetti.
Spratt misses with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spratt slips a jab from Sanguinetti.
Spratt looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sanguinetti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Spratt avoids the body shot from Sanguinetti.
Spratt appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Spratt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Spratt takes a swing at Sanguinetti's ribcage but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Orlando Sanguinetti.
Well Sanguinetti has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Orlando Sanguinetti!
Orlando Sanguinetti decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jubei Akechi (ranked 18 p4p, 243 weight class) and Hugo Loris (ranked 5 p4p, 36 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jubei Akechi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hugo Loris!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akechi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Loris looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Akechi scores with a jab. Loris acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Loris punishes Akechi's body with a nice straight punch.
Loris throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Akechi lands a jab to the nose.
Hugo Loris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Loris misses its intended target.
Loris throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Akechi counters with a shoot takedown. Loris fights it but they end up in guard.
Akechi sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Loris's guard.
Loris is holding on to half guard well.
Akechi lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Well, if Akechi is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Akechi wants to pass to mount but Loris is defending the position.
Akechi will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akechi looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Loris trying to hold on to Akechi's head to control him but Akechi postures up.
Akechi lands with a punch from half guard.
Loris keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Akechi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Akechi 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.
Loris has his hands clasped together around Akechi's back. He's all about the action.
Loris's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Loris trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Akechi throwing shots but Loris is blocking nicely.
Akechi keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Akechi working Loris over with strikes.
Akechi with the ground and pound but Loris uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Akechi looking to sit in guard and control but Loris gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Akechi trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akechi keeping moving, preventing Loris from controlling successfully.
Akechi has control of Loris's left arm, preventing Loris from doing any damage.
Loris is looking to advance position but Akechi has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Loris is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Akechi lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
We've been hearing that Akechi has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Akechi scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Loris?
You get the feeling that Loris really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Akechi working Loris over with strikes here.
Loris tries to hold on but Akechi pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loris bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Loris landing some decent shots from guard.
Akechi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Akechi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Loris gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Loris postures up.
Loris is working Akechi over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Akechi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Loris is one step ahead there.
Akechi is trying to keep Loris in close.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jubei Akechi dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Loris with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A jab from Loris misses.
Nice defenses there by Akechi.
Akechi looks to score with a jab to the body but Loris is just out of range.
Loris feints and then cracks Akechi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Akechi down.
Loris takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Loris throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Akechi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Loris can do to turn this around?
Akechi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Loris.
Akechi swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Loris misses the shot to the body.
Akechi misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loris jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A slow jab from Loris misses its intended target.
Akechi lands a nice hook to Loris's body. Loris takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Loris misses with a hook. Akechi ducked under it nicely.
Akechi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Akechi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Loris.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loris lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Akechi shoots for a double leg takedown but Loris sprawls well. He's pushed Akechi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Akechi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Loris misses with a low kick.
Loris throws a hook but Akechi avoids it easily.
Akechi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Loris thows a left - swing and a miss!
Akechi with a jab.
Loris is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Loris jabs Akechi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Akechi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Akechi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Loris takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Akechi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Akechi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Loris throws a leg kick
and Akechi counters with a single leg into guard. Loris didn't expect that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Akechi won't allow Loris to sweep him here.
Akechi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Loris looking to hit a scissor sweep but Akechi is one step ahead there.
Akechi working some strikes from top position.
Loris is controlling Akechi's posture.
Loris looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loris pulls Akechi in close to prevent any damage.
Akechi looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Akechi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Loris swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Loris is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Akechi rolls with it to try and escape but Loris cranks on the arm and Akechi is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hugo Loris!
Hugo Loris is the new lightweight champion!
After the fight, Hugo Loris was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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