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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Horacio Sadaval (ranked 2562 p4p, 3948 weight class) and Limu Emu (ranked 361 p4p, 511 weight class). Sadaval comes to the cage accompanied by Prohibido Olvidar. Horacio Sadaval has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Horacio Sadaval!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Limu Emu!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Bruno Lombardi and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sadaval tries to clinch but Emu moves out of range.
Emu swats away the attempt to clinch by Sadaval.
Sadaval lands a lovely overhand right.
Emu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've been told by Sadaval's head coaches at Kalashnikov ELITE MMA Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Emu misses with a shot to the body
and Sadaval counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A combination from Emu does no damage.
Sadaval has closed the distance and engaged Emu in a clinch.
Emu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sadaval's elbow.
Emu swings wildly with an uppercut but Sadaval uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Sadaval.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sadaval lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Emu lands a right hand.
Sadaval lands with a left to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sadaval doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sadaval swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Emu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sadaval can't find room to land a body shot as Emu controls the action.
Emu blocks an uppercut.
Emu misses with a punch to the body.
Emu blocks an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Emu as the two fighters clinch.
Sadaval lands a right hand that snaps the head of Emu backwards.
Sadaval lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Sadaval fails to land.
Emu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short left from Emu.
Emu has a couple of punches blocked by Sadaval.
Emu blocking some punches.
Emu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sadaval misses with a hook from the clinch.
Emu misses with a body punch.
Sadaval fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Emu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Emu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sadaval blocks a body shot from Emu.
Still in the clinch, Emu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Emu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Emu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Emu blocks an uppercut.
Emu prevents a body shot from Sadaval.
Sadaval blocks a body shot from Emu.
Emu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Emu tries a body shot but Sadaval blocks it.
Emu cracks Sadaval with a nice body shot.
Sadaval scores with a nice hook to the head.
Emu stalling in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Emu takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Emu working aggressively here.
A right handed body shot lands from Emu.
Sadaval prevents a body shot from Emu.
Emu has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Sadaval seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Emu can turn it around.
Sadaval struggles to land a body shot inside as Emu controls his hands.
Sadaval misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sadaval throws a head punch that misses.
Emu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Emu misses with a body punch.
Emu is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emu blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sadaval.
Emu misses with some punches.
Emu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Emu scores with a shot to the side of Sadaval's head.
Emu misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Emu - that landed with a thud.
Sadaval is breathing heavily.
Emu tries to throw a body punch but Sadaval avoids it by throwing Emu back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Sadaval.
Emu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sadaval struggles to land a body shot inside as Emu controls his hands.
Sadaval gets through Emu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sadaval tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Emu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sadaval prevents a body shot from Emu.
Emu tries a body shot but Sadaval blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sadaval creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sadaval lands a left hand.
Sadaval tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Emu's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sadaval fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Emu.
Sadaval throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Emus head.
Sadaval swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Emu trying to stall but Sadaval improves his position.
Sadaval fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sadaval lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Emu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sadaval backwards.
Sadaval misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sadaval swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sadaval tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Emu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sadaval backwards.
Emu blocks an uppercut.
Emu wants to stall.
Emu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Emu misses with a double jab
and Sadaval counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Emu thinking.
Sadaval lands the left hand.
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 Horacio Sadaval will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sadaval checks a low kick from Emu.
Sadaval tries to close the distance and clinch up but Emu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Emu throws out a counter right but Sadaval avoids it with no problem.
Sadaval moves into the clinch.
Sadaval throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Emus head.
Emu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sadaval.
Emu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A hook to the body from Sadaval.
Emu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Emu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sadaval lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sadaval.
Sadaval swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sadaval swings wildly with an uppercut but Emu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Emu pushes Sadaval back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Emu blocking some punches.
Horacio Sadaval has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Emu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sadaval misses with the head strike.
Emu misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emu blocks an uppercut.
Emu misses with some punches.
Sadaval lands a nice shot to the body.
Sadaval fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Emu breaks from the clinch.
Emu tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sadaval is able to avoid easily.
Emu looks to land a left hand but Sadaval moved out of range nicely.
Emu lands with a nice body punch.
Horacio Sadaval is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Emu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sadaval drives through and clinches with Emu against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Emu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Emu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sadaval misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Sadaval fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Sadaval scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sadaval stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sadaval misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sadaval.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Emu lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sadaval lands a left hand.
Sadaval misses with a short punch on the inside.
Emu can't find room to land a body shot as Sadaval controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sadaval creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Emu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sadaval tries to throw a body punch but Emu avoids it by throwing Sadaval back against the cage.
Emu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sadaval blocks a body shot from Emu.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Emu.
Emu misses with a punch on the inside.
Emu is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Emu.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sadaval lands with a left to the head.
Sadaval blocks a body shot from Emu.
Sadaval blocks a body shot from Emu.
Emu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sadaval fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Emu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Emu working aggressively here.
Sadaval misses with a punch on the inside.
Emu throws a head punch that misses.
Emu manages to break the clinch.
Sadaval slips a jab from Emu.
Emu throws a body shot but no joy.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Emu 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 Sadaval has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sadaval and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sadaval checks the leg kick nicely there.
Emu swings for the body but Sadaval moves out of range.
Emu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sadaval connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Emu misses with a left hand
and Sadaval counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Emu cracks Sadaval with a good jab.
Emu keeps the fight on the outside.
Sadaval tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Emu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emu connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sadaval momentarily.
Emu throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sadaval counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Emu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sadaval lands a jab to the head.
Emu throws a low kick but Sadaval avoids it.
Sadaval closes the distance and clinches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Emu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sadaval or not.
Sadaval lands a left hand.
Sadaval throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sadaval tries to throw a body punch but Emu avoids it by throwing Sadaval back against the cage.
A short right from Emu.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sadaval swings wildly with an uppercut but Emu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sadaval swings wildly with an uppercut but Emu uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Horacio Sadaval 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. This is the final round!
Emu throws a leg kick but Sadaval moved away.
Sadaval wants to clinch up but Emu keeps it at a distance.
Sadaval gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Emu.
Emu is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Emu misses with a punch to the body.
Sadaval gets through Emu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Emu blocks an uppercut.
Emu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Limu Emu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Emu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Emu misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Sadaval on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emu keeps the fight on the outside.
Sadaval tries to clinch up but Emu circles away and keeps his distance.
A nice leg kick from Emu, right into the meat of the thigh.
Emu uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sadaval tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Emu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emu throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sadaval.
Sadaval seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Emu.
Emu looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sadaval is fending him off so far but Emu persists. Nope, Sadaval circles away and we're back to standing.
Sadaval appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Emu. Sadaval does a little dance to reset his feet.
Emu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Emu throws a big shot that misses.
Emu throws a body shot but no joy.
Sadaval tries to clinch but Emu is having none of it.
Emu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Emu throws a body shot but no joy.
Sadaval closes the distance and pushes Emu back into the cage.
Sadaval throws a head punch that misses.
Limu Emu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Sadaval fails to land.
Sadaval lands with a short shot to the head.
Sadaval lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sadaval lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Emu backwards.
Sadaval misses with some punches.
Sadaval working aggressively here.
Emu has a couple of punches blocked by Sadaval.
Emu tries to throw a body punch but Sadaval avoids it by throwing Emu back against the cage.
Sadaval blocks a body shot from Emu.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Emu cracks Sadaval with a nice body shot.
Sadaval lands with a left to the head.
Emu tries a body shot but Sadaval blocks it.
Sadaval struggles to land a body shot inside as Emu controls his hands.
Emu tries a body shot but Sadaval blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Emu.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Emu.
Emu tries to throw a body punch but Sadaval avoids it by throwing Emu back against the cage.
Sadaval swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Emu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sadaval misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sadaval blocks an uppercut.
Emu breaks from the clinch.
Sadaval fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sadaval is looking to clinch but Emu is avoiding it.
Emu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sadaval stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sadaval is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sadaval ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sadaval tries to clinch up
and Emu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Emu misses the body punch
and Sadaval counters by clinching up.
Emu can't find room to land a body shot as Sadaval controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Emu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emu stalls.
Emu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sadaval fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Emu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sadaval is looking to clinch but Emu is avoiding it.
Emu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Emu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Emu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sadaval wants to clinch but Emu slips to the side
letting Emu counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sadaval tries to clinch up.
Emu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sadaval is looking to clinch.
Sadaval fails with an attempt to clinch.
Emu with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sadaval counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Horacio Sadaval is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A low kick from Emu is predictable there
and Sadaval counters by moving into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Limu Emu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sadaval has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Horacio Sadaval!
After the fight, Horacio Sadaval 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stryder Yuri (ranked 726 p4p, 1064 weight class) and Adam East (ranked 114 p4p, 168 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stryder Yuri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Adam East!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Lou da Vinci and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yuri uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from East.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yuri looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yuri fails in his attempt to clinch.
East looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yuri closes the distance and pushes East back into the cage.
Yuri works on East's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch on the inside from East fails to land.
East lands with a light punch inside.
Yuri lands a body punch in the clinch.
East blocks a punch to the side of the head.
East has a couple of punches blocked by Yuri.
East working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
East is trying to break free.
Yuri goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
East is trying to break the clinch but Yuri has him pressed against the cage.
Yuri blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Yuri.
East looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Yuri lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuri swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yuri misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Yuri fails to land.
East lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yuri backwards.
Stalling in the clinch from Yuri.
Yuri blocking some punches.
Yuri lands with a light punch inside.
Yuri misses with a hook to the ribs.
East tries to circle away but Yuri has him pinned against the cage.
East misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Yuri scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yuri blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yuri tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yuri creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yuri misses with some punches.
East lands a hook to the side of the head.
East blocks a punch to the side of the head.
East wants to break free but Yuri has control.
Yuri lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of East backwards.
East wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuri keeps control of East as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
East lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yuri backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
East prevents a body shot from Yuri.
East blocks a body shot from Yuri.
Yuri misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yuri throws a punch but it's blocked by East.
East misses with a punch on the inside.
East blocking some punches.
East misses with a punch on the inside.
East lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Yuri - that landed with a thud.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yuri.
East digs a right hand into Yuri's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Yuri's gas tank.
East throws a head punch that misses.
Yuri manages to break the clinch.
East keeps the fight on the outside.
Yuri instigates a clinch.
East is leaning against Yuri and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Yuri lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuri blocks an uppercut.
East scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yuri can't find room to land a body shot as East controls the action.
Yuri misses with a punch to the body.
East lands a shot to the body.
East working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
East breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yuri moves into the clinch successfully.
East lands with a short shot to the head.
East blocks an uppercut.
East misses with a hook from the clinch.
East tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yuri's elbow.
Yuri breaks the clinch.
East ducks under a wild hook from Yuri.
East looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yuri cracks East with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
East punishes Yuri's body with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yuri moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Yuri.
East blocking some punches.
Yuri fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
East throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yuris head.
East throws a head punch that misses.
East throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Yuri keeps the fight in the clinch, despite East's efforts to push away.
Yuri misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yuri.
Yuri blocks an uppercut.
Yuri tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
East digs a right hand underneath Yuri's ribcage. Yuri let out a lung full of air as it connected.
East working aggressively here.
A short right from Yuri on the inside.
Yuri misses with a punch to the body.
East breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yuri looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
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 Stryder Yuri 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.
Yuri darts in trying to clinch
and East connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
 It looks like Stryder Yuri has been cut.
Yuri is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
East avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yuri tries to clinch but East moves out of range.
East looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
East slips under a jab.
East throws out a counter right but Yuri avoids it with no problem.
Yuri tries to clinch but East moves away
and East counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yuri tries to clinch but East is having none of it.
Yuri closes the distance looking to clinch
and East counters with a straight right hand.
Yuri moves to clinch but East breaks away
and East counters with a crisp right that sends Yuri to the canvas! East follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adam East!
After winning the bout, Adam East thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Glacius Frank Jr. (ranked 3606 p4p, 4193 weight class) and Brent Jackson (ranked 471 p4p, 513 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Glacius Frank Jr.!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brent Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Dean Styles and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson tries to clinch but Frank Jr. moves out of range.
Jackson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Frank Jr. slips under a jab.
Frank Jr. sizes up Jackson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
 It looks like Brent Jackson has been cut.
Jackson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jackson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Frank Jr. cracks a nice hook into Jackson's ribs.
Jackson tries to score with a low kick but Frank Jr. moves his leg out of the way.
Frank Jr. feints a jab and as Jackson dips his head, Frank Jr. unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Jackson right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Jackson falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Frank Jr. smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Glacius Frank Jr.!
Our winner, Glacius Frank Jr., made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Charles Sobhraj (ranked 3708 p4p, 3806 weight class) and Jackson Davis (ranked 199 p4p, 206 weight class). Sobhraj comes into the arena with hurragutt blaring out of the sound system. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Charles Sobhraj!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jackson Davis!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Chad Campbell and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobhraj is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sobhraj swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sobhraj throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Davis was covering up waiting for the punch and Sobhraj finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Our spies down at at 3Band MMA inform us that Davis has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Sobhraj preventing the sweep.
Sobhraj pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Davis is keeping the position for now.
Sobhraj scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Davis looking for a sweep. Not yet Davis, not yet.
Davis working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis has his foot on Sobhraj's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sobhraj works his way back into a safe position though.
Davis has momentary wrist control but Sobhraj slips an elbow through the middle.
Davis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Davis is on top in guard.
Sobhraj not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Davis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sobhraj pulls Davis in to control the position.
Davis trying to control but Sobhraj is working from the bottom.
Sobhraj is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobhraj is trying to keep Davis in close.
Sobhraj seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Davis avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sobhraj trying to control the position.
Davis trying to control but Sobhraj is working from the bottom.
Davis wants to pass the guard but Sobhraj is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis trying to control the position from guard on top but Sobhraj is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Sobhraj has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Davis can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Davis trying to control but Sobhraj is working from the bottom.
Davis pushes down on Sobhraj's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sobhraj keeping control of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sobhraj trying to control here.
Davis not doing much here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sobhraj is trying to get back to full guard.
Sobhraj trying to control but Davis postures up.
Sobhraj is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Davis stalks Sobhraj and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sobhraj's face. Sobhraj staggers backwards, shaken.
Davis tries to keep at a distance but Sobhraj has taken the fight into the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sobhraj creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sobhraj is trying to drag Davis to the mat but Davis just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Sobhraj slowing the pace effectively.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jackson Davis will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sobhraj keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Davis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Davis gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Davis manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Sobhraj takes a swing at Davis's ribcage but misses.
Davis lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davis is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Davis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sobhraj moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short right from Sobhraj on the inside.
Sobhraj creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Davis is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Davis throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sobhraj.
Sobhraj is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Davis gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Davis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sobhraj.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobhraj is stalling here.
Sobhraj drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Sobhraj. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sobhraj lands a right hand.
Sobhraj is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sobhraj changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Davis fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sobhraj fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Davis manages to avoid it.
Sobhraj on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sobhraj lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Davis as Sobhraj shoots in.
Davis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sobhraj.
Davis throws out a powerful jab.
Davis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sobhraj on the side of the head.
No joy there for Davis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A decent looking cross lands there for Davis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sobhraj shoots in for a double leg but Davis sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Davis connects with a jab.
Davis lands with an uppercut that bounces Sobhraj off the cage and back into range.
Davis avoids the body shot from Sobhraj.
Davis lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Davis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sobhraj manages to avoid it.
Sobhraj gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Davis.
Sobhraj takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Davis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Davis connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Davis cracks Sobhraj with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sobhraj chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Davis can pounce on him.
Sobhraj looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Davis!
Davis bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Davis lands with a slapping head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobhraj takes a swing at Davis's ribcage but misses.
Sobhraj throws a lazy uppercut
and Davis counters with a nice uppercut.
Davis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Davis closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Sobhraj's guard.
Sobhraj trying to keep a closed guard but Davis is proving a slippery customer.
Sobhraj seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Davis looking to pass the guard.
Sobhraj looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jackson Davis has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sobhraj is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis throwing strikes from guard but Sobhraj blocks nicely.
Davis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sobhraj looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sobhraj looking for a guillotine here but Davis defends easily.
Davis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davis trying to control the position from guard on top but Sobhraj is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Davis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sobhraj is keeping the position for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Davis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Sobhraj's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Sobhraj goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sobhraj takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sobhraj punishes Davis's body with a nice straight punch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Davis.
Davis blocks a jab.
Sobhraj slips under a jab.
Jackson Davis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Davis misses with a few strikes there.
Sobhraj missing with a left hand there. Davis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Davis throws a big shot that misses.
Sobhraj looks to score with a jab to the body but Davis is just out of range.
Davis swings widly with a right hand
and Sobhraj counters by moving into the clinch.
Sobhraj avoiding damage.
Davis manages to break the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davis lands with a cross.
Sobhraj shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Davis pinned against the cage. Davis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobhraj takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Davis connects with a crisp jab.
Sobhraj throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Davis's waist but Davis gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sobhraj off to one side.
Davis cracks Sobhraj with a right hand to the side of the head.
A jab from Sobhraj misses.
Davis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sobhraj manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Davis on his heels. He'll look to pass Davis's guard now, I'm sure.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Davis is on top in guard.
Davis not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Davis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davis won't allow Sobhraj to sweep him here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sobhraj is on top in guard.
Sobhraj is fighting to break Davis's control of his arms but Davis is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Davis is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Sobhraj frees his head nicely. Oh but Davis has switched to an armbar! Sobhraj is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Jackson Davis!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Jensen (ranked 2111 p4p, 3003 weight class) and Vinicius Honorio (ranked 275 p4p, 388 weight class). Honorio has chosen Through the Darkness by Vinicius Honorio as his entrance music. Kevin Jensen has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevin Jensen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vinicius Honorio!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Eddie Farnsworth and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Honorio tries to clinch up but Jensen circles away and keeps his distance.
Jensen swings for the body but Honorio moves out of range.
Jensen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Honorio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jensen looks to land a left hand but Honorio moved out of range nicely.
And Honorio tries to counter it with a takedown but Jensen pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Honorio tries to clinch up but Jensen circles away and keeps his distance.
Jensen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jensen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice uppercut there from Jensen.
Jensen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Honorio circles away quickly and effectively.
Honorio shoots in and gets a takedown into Jensen's guard.
Jensen is wriggling around but Honorio manages to pass to half guard.
Jensen is looking to control Honorio's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jensen avoid being mounted?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jensen tries to roll over but Honorio keeps him under control.
Honorio not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jensen wants to get back to full guard.
Jensen kicks Honorio off and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jensen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Honorio manages to avoid it.
Honorio swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jensen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jensen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Honorio was well out of range. Poor timing from Jensen.
Honorio changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jensen looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Honorio tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Honorio trying to control the position but Jensen is working away.
Honorio is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jensen has escaped the position, nice work there.
Honorio is chipping away with strikes.
Honorio tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jensen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jensen is working hard here to advance position.
Honorio is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jensen is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Honorio controls the position from side control.
Jensen tries to improve position but can't.
Jensen wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Honorio has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Jensen's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Jensen is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Honorio!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Vinicius Honorio!
After winning the bout, Vinicius Honorio thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Kevin Jensen spoke after the fight, saying 'congrats to my opponent. I'll work harder and be back stronger next time.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Caelan Aengus (ranked 2410 p4p, 1602 weight class) and Suriyan Sitsongrit (ranked 300 p4p, 214 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Caelan Aengus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Suriyan Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jorge Garcia and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Aengus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Aengus throws the left hand but Sitsongrit avoids the punch easily.
Aengus blocks the body kick.
Nice straight punches there by Aengus. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Aengus.
It looks like Suriyan Sitsongrit has been cut.
Sitsongrit takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sitsongrit ducks right into an uppercut from Aengus.
The fighters circling - Sitsongrit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Aengus takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Aengus connects with a right hand. Sitsongrit shakes it off.
Sitsongrit slips a jab and a cross from Aengus.
Aengus definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sitsongrit slips a jab from Aengus.
Sitsongrit let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aengus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sitsongrit.
Aengus connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
 Sitsongrit is rocked!
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aengus manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit is still on wobbly legs! Can Aengus finish him?
Sitsongrit displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Aengus.
Aengus lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Sitsongrit - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Aengus!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Caelan Aengus!
A victorious Caelan Aengus 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Michal Sykora (ranked 1331 p4p, 1969 weight class) and Sean Dash (ranked 79 p4p, 119 weight class). Michal Sykora 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michal Sykora!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sean Dash!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Kavanagh and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dash lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sykora throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dash takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sean Dash seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sykora.
Sykora closes the distance and clinches.
A short uppercut from Sykora.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sykora.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sykora.
Sykora working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A left hand lands to the body for Sykora.
Sykora has a couple of punches blocked by Dash.
Dash working hard to break the clinch.
Dash can't find room to land a body shot as Sykora controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sykora.
Sykora throws a punch but it's blocked by Dash.
Dash blocks an uppercut.
Sykora lands a body punch.
Sykora throws a punch but it's blocked by Dash.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sykora tries to land a knee to the head but Dash blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sykora.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sykora.
Sykora keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dash's efforts to push away.
Sykora misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Sykora.
Dash misses with a body punch.
Good body shot from Sykora.
Sykora misses with a punch on the inside.
Sykora misses with a punch on the inside.
Dash blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sykora content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sykora has a couple of punches blocked by Dash.
Sykora swings wildly with an uppercut but Dash uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sykora throws a punch but it's blocked by Dash.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dash pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dash moves out of range as Sykora throws a body kick.
Dash lands a jab.
Dash works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sykora takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sykora thuds his right hand into Dash's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dash pushes Sykora up against the cage in a clinch.
Sykora misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dash wants to get back to striking at distance but Sykora won't allow it.
Sykora lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sykora lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dash backwards.
Sykora misses with the head strike.
Sykora scores with a hook to the body.
Sykora scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sykora lands a nice uppercut.
Sykora doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dash.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sykora lands with a light punch inside.
Dash is rocked!
Sykora lands a body punch in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sykora.
Dash is still on wobbly legs! Can Sykora finish him?
Sykora misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dash.
Dash looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sykora.
Sykora lands with a light punch inside.
Sykora lands with a short shot to the head.
Sykora scores with a knee to the head.
Dash blocks an uppercut.
Sykora lands with a left to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sykora.
Dash misses with a punch to the body.
Sykora controlling the action here for a moment.
Dash struggles to land a body shot inside as Sykora controls his hands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sykora working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dash misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sykora.
Sykora presses Dash against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sykora creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Dash's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Dash drops to his knees and Sykora pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michal Sykora!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bartholomew Bainbridge (ranked 2072 p4p, 1630 weight class) and Paul Hunt (ranked 299 p4p, 248 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bartholomew Bainbridge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Russell Pearce and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bainbridge connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hunt. Hunt circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Paul Hunt has been cut.
A nice leg kick from Bainbridge, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bainbridge misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hunt.
Hunt misses with a hook
and Bainbridge counters with a thumping low kick.
Hunt avoids the head kick by Bainbridge.
It seemed like Hunt was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bainbridge lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hunt at a distance.
Bainbridge has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Bainbridge slips a jab from Hunt.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bainbridge.
Hunt throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bainbridge tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hunt manages to circle out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - Hunt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bainbridge. That's going to slow Hunt down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bainbridge connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hunt jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bainbridge lunges at Hunt with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hunt's hand.
Bainbridge throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Hunt to counter with a crisp jab.
Hunt lands a glancing blow to the side of Bainbridge's head.
A head kick by Bainbridge misses
and Hunt counters with a nice body shot.
Hunt lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bainbridge has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hunt.
Bainbridge misses the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunt. Bainbridge does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bainbridge fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hunt just manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bainbridge connects with a crisp jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Bainbridge.
Hunt lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bainbridge throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hunt throws out a loose jab but Bainbridge uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunt throws a wild body kick that Bainbridge sees coming a mile off.
A counter left hand to the body from Bainbridge misses its target.
Bainbridge is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hunt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bainbridge lands a right hand.
Hunt lands an uppercut.
Bainbridge blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hunt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunt.
Bainbridge scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hunt throws a punch but it's blocked by Bainbridge.
Bainbridge lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Bainbridge.
Bainbridge breaks the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hunt. That's going to slow Bainbridge down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bainbridge.
Bainbridge throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hunt appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A big left from Hunt misses.
Bainbridge missing with a left hand there. Hunt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bainbridge throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hunt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A thudding body kick lands there by Hunt!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A good leg kick by Hunt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bainbridge fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hunt looks to land a combination but Bainbridge avoids it well.
Hunt takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hunt avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hunt tries a quick counter leg kick but Bainbridge is wise to it.
Hunt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bainbridge throws a shot to the body.
Hunt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bainbridge.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Paul Hunt will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Paul Hunt'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.
Hunt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hunt looks to land a combination but Bainbridge avoids it well.
A low kick from Bainbridge is predictable there
and Hunt makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bainbridge swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hunt tries to score with a low kick but Bainbridge moves his leg out of the way.
Bainbridge swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Hunt misses the target.
Hunt avoids the head kick by Bainbridge.
Hunt counters with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bainbridge's head.
Hunt moves into the clinch.
Bainbridge breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hunt looks to score with a jab to the body but Bainbridge is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt lands a nice shot that snaps Bainbridge's head back.
Hunt takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hunt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bainbridge circles away quickly and effectively.
Bainbridge fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hunt scores with a jab to the body.
Bainbridge lands with a nice body punch.
Hunt throws a poor cross that misses
and Bainbridge counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hunt tries a head kick but it misses.
Bainbridge throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bainbridge comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bainbridge throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bainbridge stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hunt.
Bainbridge moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bainbridge misses with a body shot.
Hunt now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hunt swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bainbridge is looking to counter the offense by Hunt and move into the clinch.
Hunt tries to clinch but Bainbridge moves out of range.
Hunt misses with an uppercut
and Bainbridge counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bainbridge is looking to wear down Hunt with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hunt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bainbridge.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bainbridge throws a leg kick but Hunt checks it.
Bainbridge tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hunt was well out of range. Poor timing from Bainbridge.
Hunt blocks a leg kick.
Bainbridge lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hunt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bainbridge manages to avoid it.
Bainbridge swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hunt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bainbridge fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hunt manages to avoid it.
Hunt throws out a counter right but Bainbridge avoids it with no problem.
Both fighters circling a little - Hunt finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bainbridge lands a jab to Hunt's midsection.
Hunt throws a body shot but no joy.
Bainbridge is looking to counter with head kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt misses with a looping left.
Hunt throws a leg kick but Bainbridge moved away.
Hunt scores with a jab to the body.
Bainbridge uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hunt.
Bainbridge tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hunt connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hunt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bainbridge.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A bone on bone clash there as Bainbridge blocks the leg kick.
Bainbridge throws a sloppy head kick and Hunt moves out of range easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bartholomew Bainbridge will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Paul Hunt's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Bainbridge ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A telegraphed right hand from Hunt misses the target.
Hunt lands a nice hook to Bainbridge's body. Bainbridge takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hunt goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bainbridge takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hunt instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bainbridge lands a right hand.
Hunt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bainbridge lands a body punch.
Bainbridge on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Bainbridge fails to land.
Bainbridge lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunt.
Bainbridge controlling the action here for a moment.
A right hook to the body lands for Hunt.
Bainbridge breaks from the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Hunt. That snapped Bainbridge's head back.
Hunt is looking to clinch.
Hunt misses with a double jab
and Bainbridge counters with a stiff right hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bainbridge.
Hunt comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bainbridge avoids a kick to the body.
As Hunt looks to move away, Bainbridge throws a big counter combo but Hunt just gets out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bainbridge misses with an uppercut. Hunt saw that one coming.
Bainbridge checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bainbridge avoids the head kick by Hunt.
Hunt lands a nice shot to the body.
Bainbridge listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hunt wants to slow Bainbridge down by chopping away at his legs.
Bainbridge is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hunt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunt lands with a good body shot.
Hunt has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bainbridge tries to stall but Hunt uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A shot in the inside from Hunt.
Hunt lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunt.
Bainbridge blocking some punches.
Hunt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bainbridge backwards.
Hunt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bainbridges head.
Bainbridge misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hunt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bainbridge breaks the clinch.
Bainbridge blocks a head kick by Hunt.
Crunch! Bainbridge slams his shin into Hunt's torso.
Hunt slips a straight right by Bainbridge.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bainbridge. Hunt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hunt scores with a jab.
Bainbridge misses the jab.
Bainbridge avoids the body shot from Hunt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bainbridge is looking to clinch.
Hunt follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Hunt throws a body punch but Bainbridge moves out of range.
A big left from Hunt misses.
Bainbridge on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hunt misses with a low kick as Bainbridge jumps back.
It looked like Bainbridge was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Hunt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hunt has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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