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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kwawi Mumba (ranked 3235 p4p, 3259 weight class) and Ludko Struja Jr (ranked 440 p4p, 443 weight class). Struja Jr is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Wu-Tang Clan - C.R.E.A.M.. Kwawi Mumba could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ludko Struja Jr's chin.
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kwawi Mumba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ludko Struja Jr!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mumba ducks under a wild hook from Struja Jr.
Mumba misses with a looping left.
Nice takedown defense from Mumba. No joy for Struja Jr on that attempt.
Mumba was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mumba walks into a left hand.
Mumba tries to bum rush Struja Jr with a series of wild strikes but Struja Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Struja Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mumba throwing a counter right hand but Struja Jr manages to avoid it.
Struja Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mumba sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Mumba misses its target.
Struja Jr misses with a wild body shot.
A quick step to the side and Mumba tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mumba shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Struja Jr takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mumba moves out of range as Struja Jr strikes.
Struja Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mumba.
Mumba takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Struja Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Mumba's shoulder, as Mumba tries to avoid the shot.
Mumba fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Struja Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Mumba listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mumba lands the left hand.
 It looks like Ludko Struja Jr has been cut.
Mumba connects with a looping right hand.
Mumba slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
 Struja Jr is rocked!
Kwawi Mumba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Struja Jr throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mumba counters with a big right hand! Oh Struja Jr is in trouble here! Mumba follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kwawi Mumba!
After winning the bout, Kwawi Mumba 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 Kron Gracie (ranked 2191 p4p, 3206 weight class) and Brock Dredd (ranked 321 p4p, 434 weight class). 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kron Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Brock Dredd!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie avoids a kick to the body.
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dredd lands a nice shot to the body.
Gracie lands with a nice body punch.
Gracie throws a big shot that misses.
Gracie scores with a hook to the body. Dredd takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dredd keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gracie.
A jab lands there for Gracie.
We've been hearing reports that Gracie has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gracie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A jab from Gracie misses.
Dredd appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Gracie stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gracie misses with a hook. Dredd ducked under it nicely.
Gracie lands a jab to Dredd's midsection.
Dredd swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Gracie.
A little jabbing left from Dredd on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gracie dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dredd with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Brock Dredd is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dredd throws a low kick but Gracie avoids it.
Kron Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie throws a hook but Dredd blocks it.
Dredd tries a quick counter leg kick but Gracie is wise to it.
Dredd scores with a shot to the body.
Dredd with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gracie to score with a decent uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie cracks a nice hook into Dredd's ribs.
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!
Dredd cracks Gracie with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gracie throws a hook but Dredd avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dredd! But no joy.
Gracie lands a jab to the head.
Dredd misses with a hook
and Gracie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dredd as he jumps to the side.
Dredd finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gracie swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dredd bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gracie takes a swing at Dredd's ribcage but misses.
Dredd looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gracie closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Dredd quickly recovers to half guard.
Dredd keeping control of the position.
Gracie seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dredd does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dredd moves into full guard.
Gracie stopping the sweep attempt from Dredd.
Gracie chips away with some ground and pound.
Dredd wants to sweep but no luck.
Gracie postures up in Dredd's guard and throws a big left but Dredd blocks it.
Gracie postures up in Dredd's guard and throws a big left but Dredd blocks it.
Dredd controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gracie postures up in Dredd's guard and throws a big left but Dredd blocks it.
Dredd is pulling down on Gracie's head. It's preventing any offense from Gracie, at least for the moment.
Dredd is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gracie landing with the ground and pound.
Gracie with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gracie 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.
Dredd is looking to stand up but Gracie isn't so interested in that idea.
Gracie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dredd looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kron Gracie dominated that round.
That's time! Gracie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gracie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gracie throws an overhand right that lands on Dredd's shoulder, as Dredd tries to avoid the shot.
Dredd looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dredd.
Dredd bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gracie thuds his right hand into Dredd's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dredd feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gracies jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gracie throws an overhand right that lands on Dredd's shoulder, as Dredd tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dredd. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dredd throws an overhand right that lands on Gracie's shoulder, as Gracie tries to avoid the shot.
Dredd throws an overhand right that lands on Gracie's shoulder, as Gracie tries to avoid the shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Gracie misses the target.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Dredd defending well as Gracie loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dredd walks into a stiff left hand from Gracie.
Gracie rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dredd counters with a nice body shot.
Gracie shoots for a takedown but Dredd saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gracie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dredd can do to turn this around?
Gracie lands with a hook. Dredd tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Gracie throws a hook but Dredd avoids it easily.
A shot to the liver by Gracie. Beautiful body shot.
Dredd lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice defenses there by Gracie.
A nice leg kick from Dredd, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gracie goes for a double leg but Dredd avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dredd continues to drive forward.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Dredd to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kron Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries a body shot but Dredd blocks it.
Gracie lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie throws a punch but it's blocked by Dredd.
Gracie lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gracie misses with the head strike.
Dredd tries a body shot but Gracie blocks it.
Gracie tries a body shot but Dredd blocks it.
Dredd tries to work over Gracie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dredd throws a punch but it's blocked by Gracie.
Gracie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dredd ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Dredd looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dredd misses with a low kick.
Gracie lands a glancing blow to the side of Dredd's head.
Gracie moves away from the strike by Dredd.
Gracie takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Gracie avoids the body shot from Dredd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dredd uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
Dredd moves away from the strike by Gracie.
Gracie connects with a body shot that sends Dredd's belly button to the back.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dredd moves away.
Dredd with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gracie to score with a decent uppercut.
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.
Dredd throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range.
Gracie lands with a cross.
Dredd takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gracie thuds his right hand into Dredd's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gracie cracks Dredd with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dredd was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie missing with a left hand there. Dredd was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dredd moves away.
Despite the aggression on Dredd's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Dredd looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Dredd scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie misses with a straight right.
Dredd takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gracie throws an overhand right that lands on Dredd's shoulder, as Dredd tries to avoid the shot.
Gracie swings widly with a right hand
and Dredd counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Dredd does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gracie is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Dredd is just out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kron Gracie dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dredd manages to avoid it.
Dredd swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gracie throws a looping overhand right but Dredd ducks down to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dredd! But no joy.
Gracie lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gracie.
Nice body punch from Gracie.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gracie.
Gracie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dredd's waist but Dredd gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gracie off to one side.
Gracie misses with a few strikes there.
And Dredd responds with a good body kick, but Gracie manages to step out the way in time.
Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie throws a right hand that Dredd ducks under and follows up with a left that Dredd also avoids with ease.
Dredd staying out of range there.
Dredd throws out a leg kick but Gracie moves out of range and Dredd only half commits.
Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gracie fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dredd looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gracie keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dredd was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dredd lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dredd misses with the combination.
Gracie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dredd 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.
Gracie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dredd.
Gracie is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie lands with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dredd. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brock Dredd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dredd throws a leg kick but Gracie moved away.
Jab, jab by Gracie - just one landing.
Dredd throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie connects with a crisp jab.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
Dredd fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gracie throws a jab but it's blocked by Dredd.
Dredd looks to land a right hand but Gracie moved out of range.
Gracie bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dredd's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie checks a leg kick nicely.
Gracie scores with a hook.
Gracie throws out a loose jab but Dredd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dredd.
Dredd wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gracie darts in looking for a takedown but Dredd gets double underhooks and turns Gracie into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kron Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dredd softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dredd misses with some punches.
Dredd doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dredd.
Gracie breaks from the clinch.
Gracie blocks a leg kick.
Dredd slips a jab from Gracie.
Gracie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jab by Gracie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie lands a slapping body shot.
Kron Gracie is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dredd lands a slapping body shot.
Dredd throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gracie thuds his right hand into Dredd's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dredd has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dredd there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dredd looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dredd lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gracie at a distance.
Gracie misses with a hook.
Dredd wants to slow Gracie down by chopping away at his legs.
Gracie takes a swing at Dredd's ribcage but misses.
Gracie lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
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 Kron Gracie.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gracie, 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 William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kron Gracie!
During a confident post fight interview, Kron Gracie 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ted Bremner (ranked 3648 p4p, 2201 weight class) and Dill Nickle (ranked 202 p4p, 129 weight class). 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ted Bremner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dill Nickle!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nickle avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nickle defending well as Bremner loads up on a big left hand.
Nickle has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nickle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nickle struggles to land a body shot inside as Bremner controls his hands.
Nickle wants a takedown but no success here.
A right hand to the body from Bremner.
Bremner throws a head punch that misses.
Nickle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nickle blocks an uppercut.
Bremner tries to work over Nickle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Bremner.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bremner.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nickle is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bremner is defending well.
Bremner lands a left hand.
Bremner stalling in the clinch.
Nickle tries to score a body lock takedown but Bremner shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ted Bremner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dill Nickle.
Bremner misses with some punches.
Bremner misses with the head strike.
Bremner lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickle drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bremner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nickle drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bremner pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bremner wants to slow Nickle down by chopping away at his legs.
Bremner looks to land a left hand but Nickle moved out of range nicely.
Nickle is looking to clinch.
Bremner throws a right hand that misses
and Nickle counters with a straight right hand.
Nickle lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bremner has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Nickle fails to land.
Nickle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nickle working aggressively here.
A short right from Nickle on the inside.
Bremner lands with a light punch inside.
A shot in the inside from Nickle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bremner breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bremner scores with a head kick.
It looks like Dill Nickle has been cut.
Nickle drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nickle gets a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Bremner fails to land.
Nickle has hold of one of Bremner's legs. Bremner is fighting the takedown attempt but Nickle gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Nickle working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nickle with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nickle with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bremner managing to control the position.
Bremner is trying to control the position but Nickle postures up.
Nickle connects with a couple of short punches.
Bremner utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nickle missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickle lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bremner wants to stand and escape but Nickle is having none of it.
Nickle throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nickle drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Bremner dives on top into guard.
Nickle is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Nickle has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bremner is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Nickle has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Bremner is looking to defend but Nickle has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Bremner! Nickle pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Bremner taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Dill Nickle!
Dill Nickle 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Moshe Weiss (ranked 958 p4p, 857 weight class) and Shahzad Abdelrahman (ranked 132 p4p, 120 weight class). Abdelrahman has chosen Blow The Whistle as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Moshe Weiss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shahzad Abdelrahman!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A right-left combo lands from Abdelrahman.
We've been hearing reports that Weiss has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Abdelrahman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Abdelrahman connects with a good right hand that stumbles Weiss. Weiss circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Weiss ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shahzad Abdelrahman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Weiss walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Weiss bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Weiss misses with a body shot.
Weiss staying out of range there.
Abdelrahman lands the left hand.
Weiss throws an overhand right that lands on Abdelrahman's shoulder, as Abdelrahman tries to avoid the shot.
Abdelrahman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Weiss.
Weiss shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Abdelrahman as he avoids it easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Weiss comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Weiss defending well as Abdelrahman loads up on a big left hand.
Weiss jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Abdelrahman is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Abdelrahman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Abdelrahman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Abdelrahman throws a hook but Weiss blocks it.
Abdelrahman stuffs the takedown.
Abdelrahman tries to work over Weiss's front leg with a kick but Weiss checks it.
Abdelrahman throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Weiss on the side of the head.
Weiss is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Weiss.
Abdelrahman misses with an uppercut.
Abdelrahman takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Weiss closes this distance looking for a takedown but Abdelrahman circles away.
Abdelrahman lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Moshe Weiss. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Abdelrahman uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Weiss has time to react.
Abdelrahman 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.
Weiss bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Weiss looking to score a takedown here. Abdelrahman is defending well but Weiss drives through and ends up in Abdelrahman's guard.
Weiss looking to pass the guard.
Weiss postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Abdelrahman is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Weiss, into his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Weiss has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Abdelrahman can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Abdelrahman stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Abdelrahman finds it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Weiss moves forwards but Abdelrahman connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Abdelrahman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Weiss closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Weiss wants to control but Abdelrahman is keeping him busy.
Weiss working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Weiss tries to advance to mount but Abdelrahman denies him.
Weiss tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdelrahman is not content to let Weiss control the position.
Weiss goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Abdelrahman rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Weiss's guard! Nice work there by Abdelrahman!
Abdelrahman stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdelrahman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Abdelrahman ducks under a wild hook from Weiss.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Weiss.
Weiss drives through with a takedown into guard.
Abdelrahman manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Weiss moves out of range of the strikes.
Abdelrahman scores with a sloppy right hand. Weiss should have avoided that one.
Abdelrahman leaves Weiss with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Weiss throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Abdelrahman to counter with a crisp jab.
Weiss throws a hook but Abdelrahman avoids it easily.
Abdelrahman looks to throw the jab but Weiss is out of range.
Abdelrahman thows a leg kick but Weiss checks it
and Weiss counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Abdelrahman has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Weiss is on him like a limpet, forcing Abdelrahman back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shahzad Abdelrahman dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice defenses there by Abdelrahman.
Nice defenses there by Weiss.
Weiss attempts a counter takedown but Abdelrahman avoids it well and moves away.
Weiss ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Abdelrahman throws a hook but Weiss avoids it easily.
Weiss moves out of range as Abdelrahman strikes.
Weiss cracks Abdelrahman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Weiss misses with a wild body shot.
Weiss throws a shot from downtown. Abdelrahman moves away and avoids it.
Abdelrahman shapes to counter with a head kick.
Weiss slips a jab and a cross from Abdelrahman.
Weiss keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Abdelrahman lands with an uppercut that bounces Weiss off the cage and back into range.
Weiss cracks a nice hook into Abdelrahman's ribs.
Abdelrahman misses with a straight right.
Abdelrahman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Weiss blocks a leg kick.
Abdelrahman 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.
Abdelrahman gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Weiss.
Weiss drops his hands momentarily and Abdelrahman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Weiss drives through with a takedown into Abdelrahman's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Abdelrahman is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weiss throws a punch but it's blocked by Abdelrahman.
Weiss misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Abdelrahman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Weiss presses Abdelrahman against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Weiss wants a takedown.
Abdelrahman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No joy there for Abdelrahman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fighters circle momentarily. Weiss darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Weiss ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Abdelrahman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Abdelrahman stuffs the takedown.
Weiss throws a big shot that misses.
Abdelrahman looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Weiss slips a straight right by Abdelrahman.
Weiss throws the left hand but Abdelrahman avoids the punch easily.
Abdelrahman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Horrible takedown attempt by Weiss or perhaps it was just good defense by Abdelrahman, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Moshe Weiss. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Abdelrahman lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weiss slips a jab from Abdelrahman.
Weiss moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Weiss stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Abdelrahman.
Shahzad Abdelrahman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Weiss throws a body punch but Abdelrahman moves out of range.
Abdelrahman appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Weiss looks to score with a jab to the body but Abdelrahman is just out of range.
Weiss misses with a body shot.
Weiss lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Abdelrahman looks to land a body kick but Weiss moved away.
Good standup being displayed there by Weiss as he connects with a hook.
Abdelrahman misses with a straight right.
Shahzad Abdelrahman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Weiss ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Weiss checks the leg kick nicely there.
Abdelrahman jabs Weiss right on the nose. Weiss blinks but takes it well.
Weiss misses with a body shot.
Weiss steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Abdelrahman.
Weiss misses with a straight left.
Weiss shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Abdelrahman.
Nice uppercut lands for Abdelrahman. That snapped Weiss's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weiss looks to score with a jab to the body but Abdelrahman is just out of range.
Weiss showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Abdelrahman.
Weiss appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Abdelrahman scores with a nice right hand.
Weiss throws a hook to the side of Abdelrahman's head but Abdelrahman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Abdelrahman slips under a jab.
Weiss takes a swing at Abdelrahman's ribcage but misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Weiss checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A jab from Abdelrahman misses.
Weiss cracks Abdelrahman with an open hand slap.
Abdelrahman misses the shot to the body.
Weiss blocks a jab.
Abdelrahman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Weiss.
Abdelrahman lands with a straight right. Weiss didn't see that one coming.
Abdelrahman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Weiss.
Abdelrahman connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Weiss chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Abdelrahman can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdelrahman throws a hook but Weiss blocks it.
Weiss tries for a takedown but Abdelrahman sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Weiss throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Abdelrahman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abdelrahman throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Abdelrahman misses with a double jab.
A head kick misses from Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman lands with a hook. Weiss tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Weiss gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Weiss scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Abdelrahman throws out a loose jab but Weiss uses good head movement to avoid it.
Weiss misses with a hook. Abdelrahman ducked under it nicely.
Abdelrahman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Weiss tests Abdelrahman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Donk. Weiss catches Abdelrahman right on the button with a cross.
Weiss misses the jab.
Weiss misses with a lunging right hand
and Weiss takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Abdelrahman paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shahzad Abdelrahman 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Abdelrahman scores with a nice head shot.
Nice defenses there by Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Weiss will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Weiss is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman scores with a jab.
Abdelrahman swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Weiss.
Abdelrahman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Abdelrahman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Abdelrahman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Abdelrahman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Weiss.
Abdelrahman throws a big shot that misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Weiss blocks the leg kick.
Abdelrahman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Weiss misses the jab.
Abdelrahman throws a wild body kick that Weiss sees coming a mile off.
Weiss looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Abdelrahman goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Abdelrahman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Abdelrahman appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Abdelrahman misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Abdelrahman misses its intended target.
Abdelrahman moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Abdelrahman takes one to the side of the head.
A punch combination from Abdelrahman misses.
The crowd cheers as Weiss lands an impressive looking overhand right. Abdelrahman doesn't seem phased though.
Abdelrahman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Weiss sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Weiss shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Abdelrahman pinned against the cage. Abdelrahman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Moshe Weiss. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Abdelrahman misses with an uppercut. Weiss saw that one coming.
Abdelrahman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Abdelrahman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Abdelrahman misses with an uppercut. Weiss saw that one coming.
Horrible takedown attempt by Weiss or perhaps it was just good defense by Abdelrahman, which made it look bad.
Weiss on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Abdelrahman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Weiss.
Abdelrahman swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Moshe Weiss has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shahzad Abdelrahman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Weiss thows a left - swing and a miss!
Weiss throws a jab when Abdelrahman was well out of range.
Weiss throws the left hand but Abdelrahman avoids the punch easily.
Abdelrahman throws a jab when Weiss was well out of range.
Weiss throws a body shot but no joy.
A solid leg kick lands there for Abdelrahman.
Weiss connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Abdelrahman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Abdelrahman misses with a left hand
and Weiss counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Abdelrahman scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Weiss takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Abdelrahman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Abdelrahman connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Weiss momentarily.
Weiss ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abdelrahman moves away.
Weiss misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdelrahman cracks Weiss with a good jab.
A swing and a miss from Weiss.
Weiss is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Weiss connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Abdelrahman's hands.
Abdelrahman with a hook.
Weiss darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Weiss misses with an uppercut.
Weiss changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Abdelrahman tries to avoid it but Weiss manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Abdelrahman to the ground. Abdelrahman escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Weiss throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Abdelrahman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Abdelrahman scores with a body shot.
Abdelrahman scores with a nice head shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman thumps Weiss with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice cross by Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Weiss has time to react.
Nice defenses there by Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Abdelrahman swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Weiss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdelrahman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Abdelrahman stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Abdelrahman wants it to stay on the feet.
Abdelrahman tests Weiss's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Abdelrahman scores with a nice right hand.
Abdelrahman connects with the punch.
Weiss shoots in but no luck this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Weiss shoots in for a double leg but Abdelrahman sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Weiss has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Weiss there as he acknowledges the shot.
Weiss misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abdelrahman.
Weiss misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Abdelrahman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Weiss 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.
Abdelrahman swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Weiss.
Decent striking displayed by Abdelrahman there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shahzad Abdelrahman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Abdelrahman 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shahzad Abdelrahman!
Our winner, Shahzad Abdelrahman, 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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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Michael Bostic (ranked 941 p4p, 1101 weight class) and Aslanbek Akhtankhanov (ranked 51 p4p, 59 weight class). Bostic comes into the arena with Move blaring out of the sound system. Aslanbek Akhtankhanov has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Michael Bostic's chin.
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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 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Bostic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aslanbek Akhtankhanov!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bostic tries to move into range but Akhtankhanov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bostic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Akhtankhanov misses with a body shot.
Nice shot by Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov connects with a body shot that sends Bostic's belly button to the back.
Akhtankhanov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Akhtankhanov connects with the punch.
 Bostic is rocked!
and Akhtankhanov counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Bostic! He's just covering up as Akhtankhanov starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aslanbek Akhtankhanov!
Aslanbek Akhtankhanov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Jones (ranked 1419 p4p, 912 weight class) and Blade Wilson (ranked 215 p4p, 137 weight class). Kevin Jones 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blade Wilson!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Wilson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jones works over Wilson with some ground and pound from guard.
Wilson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wilson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Wilson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones won't allow Wilson to sweep him here.
Wilson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Wilson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jones throws a big right hand that misses.
Wilson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jones's guard.
Jones 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.
Jones trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson wants to pass the guard but Jones is keeping the position.
Wilson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
I've been told that Wilson has been drilling his wrestling of late, which has already helped him take this fight to the mat. Let's see how much of an impact it has on the outcome of the ground game.
Jones wants to sweep here but Wilson controlling him for the moment.
Jones working a defensive guard but Wilson passes into half guard.
Wilson trying to control the pace.
Jones is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Jones is trying to control but can't.
Jones is trying to get back to full guard.
Jones has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wilson is working away from the top position though.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Jones has his hands clasped together around Wilson's back. He's all about the action.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jones scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a left hand
and Wilson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
 It looks like Kevin Jones has been cut.
Jones has his takedown stuffed
and Wilson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wilson ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Wilson clinches with his opponent.
Wilson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Jones trying to control from Wilson's half guard. Wilson has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Wilson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wilson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jones. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wilson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jones's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Jones looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Wilson postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Wilson from controlling successfully.
Wilson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Jones wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wilson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Blade Wilson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kevin Jones'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.
Wilson throws a chopping leg kick but Jones manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Wilson clinches.
Wilson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Wilson.
Wilson gets underhooks to prevent Jones's takedown attempt.
Jones's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jones drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wilson tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wilson is pressed up against the cage. Jones has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wilson down to the mat. Wilson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Wilson's shoulder, as Wilson tries to avoid the shot.
Wilson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jones to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kevin Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones being controlled here momentarily.
Wilson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jones stays in close to Wilson's body and controls the position.
Wilson trying to keep a closed guard but Jones is proving a slippery customer.
Jones wants to control from the top but Wilson keeps moving.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Jones slips nicely into half guard.
Jones moves into full mount! Wilson won't be happy about that!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is working to get back to half guard.
Jones has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Wilson's face.
Jones lands a heavy elbow.
BOOM! Jones connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jones can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wilson is looking to escape.
Wilson has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Jones's lack of action.
Jones wants to control but Wilson is keeping him busy.
Wilson is looking for a sweep. Jones is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jones working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Jones thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wilson's head.
Jones works his way into full mount!
Wilson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jones throwing strikes here but Wilson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Jones connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Wilson tries to reverse the position but Jones maintains control.
Wilson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jones controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Wilson is surviving well by controlling Jones's body position as best he can.
Wilson is squirming around, avoiding Jones's attempts to control the action.
Wilson is working to get back to half guard.
Jones landing shots from mount.
Jones trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jones lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones looking to finish Wilson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Wilson!
Wilson is squirming around, avoiding Jones's attempts to control the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Jones dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kevin Jones's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Jones looks to land a right hand but Wilson moved out of range.
Jones stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wilson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jones.
Wilson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jones tries to keep at a distance but Wilson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wilson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wilson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wilson can do to turn this around?
Wilson misses with a punch to the body.
Wilson can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones has his takedown stuffed
and Wilson counters with a stiff right hand.
Wilson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jones looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wilson is fending him off so far but Jones persists. Nope, Wilson circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Wilson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jones thuds a left hand into Wilson's body.
Jones takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wilson thuds his right hand into Jones's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kevin Jones's cut is getting worse.
Jones throws a hook but Wilson blocks it.
Nice takedown defense from Wilson. No joy for Jones on that attempt.
Wilson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Wilson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jones misses with a right hand
enabling Wilson to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones is rocked!
Jones misses with a hook
and Wilson counters with a big left hand that crumples Jones! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Blade Wilson!
Blade Wilson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jim Reefer (ranked 621 p4p, 807 weight class) and DaMatti Matikainen (ranked 70 p4p, 88 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Reefer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, DaMatti Matikainen!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matikainen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
It looks like DaMatti Matikainen has been cut.
A low kick lands for Reefer.
Reefer misses the shot to the body.
Reefer is looking to clinch but Matikainen is avoiding it.
DaMatti Matikainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matikainen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Matikainen tries to land a leg kick but Reefer saw it coming and moves away.
Matikainen lands with an uppercut that bounces Reefer off the cage and back into range.
A jab from Matikainen does it's job there.
Matikainen tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice shot lands for Matikainen.
Reefer has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Primal Concrete Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Matikainen tries to score with a low kick but Reefer moves his leg out of the way.
Reefer tries to clinch but Matikainen moves out of range.
Reefer tries to clinch up
enabling Matikainen to counter with a crisp jab.
Reefer jabs Matikainen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matikainen misses with a wild body shot.
Matikainen cracks Reefer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Reefer thumps Matikainen with a low kick.
Reefer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Matikainen throws a leg kick but Reefer checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matikainen looks to land a left hand but Reefer moved out of range nicely.
A low kick from Reefer is predictable there
and Matikainen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Matikainen 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.
Matikainen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Reefer circles away quickly and effectively.
Reefer scoring well with a low kick there.
Reefer misses the shot to the body.
Reefer misses with a wild body shot.
Reefer tries to clinch there but Matikainen circles away.
Matikainen misses with a low kick.
Reefer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Reefer misses with a hook. Matikainen ducked under it nicely.
Reefer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Matikainen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reefer.
Reefer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matikainen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Reefer lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matikainen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Matikainen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Reefer takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matikainen. Reefer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matikainen throws a leg kick but Reefer sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Matikainen scores with a nice head shot.
Jab from Matikainen.
Reefer walks into a left hand.
Reefer connects with a leg kick.
Matikainen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Reefer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Matikainen to score with a decent uppercut.
Matikainen throws a poor cross that misses
and Reefer counters with an outside leg kick.
Matikainen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reefer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Matikainen misses with a straight left.
It appears Reefer was looking to counter with a kick there.
Reefer connects with a leg kick.
Matikainen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reefer throws out the jab.
Matikainen misses with a two punch combination.
Matikainen throws a jab but it's blocked by Reefer.
Matikainen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Matikainen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reefer.
Matikainen misses with a hook.
Matikainen avoids a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reefer misses with a body shot.
Matikainen is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Reefer had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Matikainen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reefer.
Reefer throws a hook but Matikainen blocks it.
Matikainen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reefer quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Matikainen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Matikainen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Reefer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Reefer needs to keep his hands up - Matikainen had a free shot at his head there.
Matikainen feints and then cracks Reefer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Reefer down.
Matikainen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Matikainen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Matikainen throws a push kick but Reefer slaps the foot to one side.
Matikainen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reefer.
A nice leg kick from Matikainen, right into the meat of the thigh.
Matikainen moves out of range of the body kick.
Donk. Reefer catches Matikainen right on the button with a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matikainen tries to score with a low kick but Reefer moves his leg out of the way.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Matikainen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reefer connects with a jab.
Matikainen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Reefer throws a half hearted mid kick.
Matikainen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reefer.
Reefer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Matikainen throws out the jab.
Reefer 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.
Reefer throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Matikainen counters with a body kick.
Reefer lands a slapping body shot.
Reefer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reefer takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Matikainen throws a solid leg kick but Reefer takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Matikainen.
Reefer throws a solid leg kick but Matikainen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Reefer.
Matikainen cracks a nice hook into Reefer's ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matikainen lands with an overhand left.
Reefer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Matikainen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Matikainen's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Matikainen duly obliges.
Reefer walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
DaMatti Matikainen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on DaMatti Matikainen's cut.
That's time! Reefer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Matikainen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Reefer is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Matikainen scores with a hook to the body. Reefer takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A combination from Matikainen does no damage.
Reefer moves out of range of the strikes.
Reefer throws a front kick that sends Matikainen stumbling back into the cage.
Reefer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matikainen moves away.
Matikainen lands with a shot to the body.
Donk. Reefer catches Matikainen right on the button with a cross.
Matikainen scores with a nice strike.
Matikainen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some bone on bone action there as Reefer checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Reefer tries to clinch up.
Reefer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Matikainen.
Reefer lands a nice shot to the body.
Reefer walks into a straight right hand from Matikainen.
Matikainen staying out of range there.
Matikainen avoids the body shot from Reefer.
Matikainen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reefer scores with a jab to the body.
Matikainen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Matikainen throws a head kick that misses.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Reefer might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A head kick misses from Reefer.
Matikainen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Reefer walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Matikainen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Reefer.
Matikainen lands with a slapping head kick.
Reefer wants to clinch up but Matikainen keeps it at a distance.
Reefer wants to land a leg kick but Matikainen is out of range.
Matikainen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Matikainen throws a jab but it's blocked by Reefer.
Matikainen moves out of range as Reefer strikes.
Reefer misses with a kick to the body.
Matikainen throws a poor cross that misses
and Reefer finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Matikainen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reefer lands with a right hand.
Reefer ducks right into an uppercut from Matikainen.
Reefer moves out of range of the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reefer swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Reefer lands a head shot.
That has opened up DaMatti Matikainen's cut even more.
Reefer misses with a body shot.
Matikainen throws a front kick that sends Reefer stumbling back into the cage.
Matikainen checks a leg kick.
Matikainen lands a leg kick that knocks Reefer off balance momentarily.
A big left from Reefer misses.
Reefer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matikainen.
Reefer 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.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Matikainen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
DaMatti Matikainen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Matikainen throws a front kick that sends Reefer stumbling back into the cage.
Matikainen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Matikainen misses the target.
Reefer looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Matikainen throws a series of punches but Reefer moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Reefer.
Reefer throws a quick counter kick to the body but Matikainen avoids it.
Reefer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Matikainen.
Reefer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matikainen was well out of range. Poor timing from Reefer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Matikainen 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 Reefer has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Reefer and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Reefer punishes Matikainen's body with a nice straight punch.
Matikainen digs a good hook to Reefer's body.
Matikainen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Matikainen scores with a nice strike.
Reefer works Matikainen's body with a nice hook.
Reefer misses with a straight left.
Matikainen throws a jab but it's blocked by Reefer.
Reefer slips a straight right by Matikainen.
Reefer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reefer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Reefer.
Reefer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matikainen.
Reefer is looking to counter punch.
Matikainen slips under a jab from Reefer.
Matikainen replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Reefer blocks it well.
Reefer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matikainen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Reefer misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matikainen staying out of range there.
A countering left hand to the body from Matikainen misses.
Matikainen avoids a kick to the body.
Reefer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matikainen was well out of range. Poor timing from Reefer.
Reefer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reefer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Matikainen throws a wild body kick that Reefer sees coming a mile off.
Reefer throws a body punch but Matikainen moves out of range.
Reefer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Matikainen, pushing him back against the cage.
Reefer misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reefer.
Matikainen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Matikainen blocks a body shot from Reefer.
Reefer misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matikainen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reefer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reefer misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Reefer on the inside.
Reefer misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but DaMatti Matikainen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on DaMatti Matikainen'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. This is the final round!
Reefer throws a looping overhand right but Matikainen ducks down to avoid it.
Matikainen swings for the body but Reefer moves out of range.
Reefer is looking to counter punch.
Reefer tests Matikainen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Matikainen lunges at Reefer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Reefer's hand.
Matikainen misses with a low kick.
Matikainen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Reefer. Reefer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Matikainen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Reefer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Reefer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Reefer lands with a right hand.
Matikainen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Reefer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reefer checks a leg kick.
Matikainen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Matikainen connects with a single shot there.
Matikainen throws a nice looking combination but Reefer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Matikainen throws a solid leg kick but Reefer takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Matikainen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matikainen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Matikainen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Matikainen tries a head kick but it misses.
Matikainen gets tackled into the cage by Reefer. Reefer maintains the clinch.
Reefer misses with a punch on the inside.
Reefer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reefer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Matikainen has a couple of punches blocked by Reefer.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reefer.
Matikainen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reefer tries a body shot but Matikainen blocks it.
Reefer can't find room to land a body shot as Matikainen controls the action.
Reefer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Matikainen's elbow.
A short right from Reefer on the inside.
Matikainen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reefer scores with a nice strike.
Reefer misses with a body shot.
Reefer moves out of range of the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matikainen cracks Reefer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Reefer tries to land a front kick but Matikainen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Matikainen with a nice cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matikainen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Reefer is out of range.
Reefer throwing a counter right hand but Matikainen manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Reefer.
Matikainen misses with a body kick.
Matikainen throws a leg kick
and Reefer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Matikainen blocks a jab.
Matikainen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Reefer is able to avoid easily.
Matikainen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Matikainen lands with an overhand left.
Matikainen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Reefer backs up against the cage.
Matikainen avoids the body shot from Reefer.
That kick from Reefer tenderised Matikainen's leg. Matikainen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Reefer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Reefer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matikainen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Matikainen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matikainen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Reefer. That did some damage!
A telegraphed right hand from Reefer misses the target.
Matikainen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Matikainen keeps the fight on the outside.
Reefer scores with a nice right hand.
Matikainen throws out a loose jab but Reefer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reefer throws a body kick that misses.
Matikainen connects with an inside leg kick.
Matikainen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Matikainen swats away the attempt to clinch by Reefer.
Matikainen walks into a left hand.
Matikainen throws a leg kick but Reefer moved away.
Matikainen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reefer.
A leg kick checked by Reefer.
Jim Reefer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matikainen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matikainen throws a leg kick which misses Reefer's front leg but catches the back leg as Reefer tries to avoid it.
Matikainen staying out of range there.
Matikainen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reefer throws out the jab.
Reefer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matikainen moves away from the strike by Reefer.
Reefer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Matikainen to score with a decent uppercut.
Matikainen walks into a stiff left hand from Reefer.
Reefer lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Reefer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Matikainen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Reefer lands a nice looking body shot.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Matikainen. Reefer shrugs it off though.
Matikainen lands with an uppercut that bounces Reefer off the cage and back into range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matikainen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Matikainen looks to land a right hand but Reefer moved out of range.
Reefer appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Reefer misses the shot to the body.
Matikainen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to DaMatti Matikainen.
I've got Matikainen winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... DaMatti Matikainen!
A very excited looking DaMatti Matikainen 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ispa Mfer (ranked 759 p4p, 1313 weight class) and Red Yabattoir (ranked 45 p4p, 70 weight class). Yabattoir has chosen Them A Big Chatter Box as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent MT
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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 12 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Ispa Mfer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Red Yabattoir!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mfer lands with a straight right. Yabattoir didn't see that one coming.
Yabattoir cracks Mfer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jab, jab by Mfer - just one landing.
Nice cross by Mfer.
Yabattoir has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mfer finds it's way round the side to connect with Yabattoir's head.
Mfer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yabattoir throws a hook but Mfer blocks it.
The fighters circling - Yabattoir throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mfer bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Mfer lands with an overhand left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yabattoir connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mfer momentarily.
Yabattoir throws a lazy right hand but Mfer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yabattoir just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Mfer wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Yabattoir throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mfer on the side of the head.
Yabattoir feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mfers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Yabattoir slips under a jab.
Mfer looks to land a left hand but Yabattoir moved out of range nicely.
Yabattoir throws out a counter right but Mfer avoids it with no problem.
Mfer misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yabattoir clinches up with Mfer and pushes him back against the cage.
Yabattoir blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yabattoir lands with a short shot to the head.
Yabattoir misses with a punch on the inside.
Yabattoir lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mfer or not.
A short right from Mfer.
Mfer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A swing and a miss from Mfer.
Yabattoir's coach down at Chakuriki LA Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Yabattoir's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Yabattoir scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mfer in his tracks.
Ispa Mfer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yabattoir throws a body punch but Mfer moves out of range.
We've been told by Mfer's head coaches at Räkälä that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mfer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Yabattoir ducks under a wild hook from Mfer.
Mfer moves out of range of the strikes.
Yabattoir has Mfer up against the cage in a clinch.
Yabattoir can't get the takedown.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yabattoir blocking some punches.
Yabattoir successfully pulls guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mfer stands up from Yabattoir's guard - Mfer perhaps looking for a knockout.
Yabattoir moves away from the strike by Mfer.
And Yabattoir tries to counter it with a takedown but Mfer pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Nice uppercut there from Yabattoir.
Mfer works over Yabattoir's head and body with a nice combination.
Mfer loads up on a big right hand but Yabattoir slips the punch.
Ispa Mfer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mfer misses the shot to the body.
Mfer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Decent striking displayed by Yabattoir there.
Mfer misses with a hook. Yabattoir ducked under it nicely.
Yabattoir fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mfer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yabattoir throws out a counter right but Mfer avoids it with no problem.
A left and a right from Mfer both land. Nice combination.
A punch lands to the side of Yabattoir 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Yabattoir has a takedown stuffed.
Mfer throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yabattoir slips under a jab from Mfer.
Mfer lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Yabattoir blocks a leg kick.
Yabattoir avoids the body shot from Mfer.
Yabattoir takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mfer misses with an uppercut. Yabattoir saw that one coming.
Yabattoir takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mfer misses with a hook.
Mfer works Yabattoir's body with a nice hook.
Mfer slips under a jab.
A jab from Mfer misses.
Yabattoir swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yabattoir looks to land a left hand but Mfer moved out of range nicely.
Mfer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mfer throws a body punch but Yabattoir moves out of range.
Mfer scores with the left hand. Yabattoir knows he should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mfer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yabattoir moves away.
Yabattoir misses with a body shot.
Yabattoir drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mfer cracks Yabattoir with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mfer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yabattoir.
Yabattoir closes the distance and clinches.
Mfer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yabattoir checks a leg kick.
Yabattoir unleashes a big counter combination but Mfer bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Mfer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yabattoir lands with an overhand left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice defenses there by Mfer.
A little feinted left hand from Mfer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mfer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mfer 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 Yabattoir has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Yabattoir and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Yabattoir blocks a leg kick.
Yabattoir changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ispa Mfer dominated that round.
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.
Yabattoir blocks the body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Mfer misses the target.
Yabattoir on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Yabattoir might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Mfer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mfer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yabattoir loads up on a big right hand but Mfer slips the punch.
Mfer throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Mfer misses.
Mfer scores with a head kick. Yabattoir tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Mfer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Yabattoir walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mfer.
A punch combination from Mfer misses.
Yabattoir shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Yabattoir was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mfer tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Yabattoir wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Yabattoir trying to control the position but Mfer is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Who's going to make the next move?
Mfer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yabattoir can do to turn this around?
Yabattoir is trying to get an arm triangle but Mfer is defending well.
Yabattoir wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Mfer, who protects the arm well.
Yabattoir wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mfer keeps working.
Mfer tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Yabattoir wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Yabattoir tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Yabattoir has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Yabattoir wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mfer keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mfer gets back to half guard.
Yabattoir wants to take a breather but Mfer is having none of it.
Yabattoir seems to be working for a kimura but Mfer defends the submission attempt.
Mfer moves into full guard.
Mfer is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Yabattoir is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yabattoir wants to control from the top but Mfer keeps moving.
Mfer has his hands on Yabattoir's head, controlling the position.
Mfer wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mfer has Yabattoir pulled in close to control his posture.
Yabattoir stops Mfer from standing up.
Yabattoir stays in close to Mfer's body and controls the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Mfer will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Yabattoir displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mfer throws out the jab.
Mfer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yabattoir has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Yabattoir has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Yabattoir gets a takedown into half guard.
Mfer kicks Yabattoir off and gets back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yabattoir blocks a jab.
Mfer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Some bone on bone action there as Yabattoir checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Yabattoir misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mfer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mfer swings for the body but Yabattoir moves out of range.
Mfer has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Mfer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Yabattoir misses with an uppercut.
Mfer scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mfer moves into range and connects with a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mfer darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Yabattoir walks into a left hand.
Mfer connects with a nice looking jab.
Yabattoir is rocked!
Mfer cracks Yabattoir with a hook to the temple - Yabattoir is on wobbly legs here! Mfer swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Yabattoir falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Mfer wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ispa Mfer!
Ispa Mfer took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Bondi MMA 🏝️ for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kwame Redcliffe (ranked 316 p4p, 922 weight class) and Felix Suarez (ranked 55 p4p, 144 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Redcliffe might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Close Your Eyes (And Count To F**k). Suarez is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Mexican Sun. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Granite chin |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kwame Redcliffe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Felix Suarez!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suarez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've been informed that Suarez 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.
Redcliffe throws a leg kick but Suarez moved away.
Suarez feints the counter takedown.
Suarez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Suarez jabs Redcliffe to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Suarez misses with a hook. Redcliffe ducked under it nicely.
Suarez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Redcliffe misses with an uppercut.
Redcliffe scores with a body shot.
Redcliffe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Suarez.
Redcliffe throws a low kick but Suarez avoids it.
Redcliffe sets himself, and Suarez steps forward looking for the clinch! Redcliffe avoids it this time.
Suarez throws a jab when Redcliffe was well out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Redcliffe.
Suarez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Suarez throws a jab when Redcliffe was well out of range.
Suarez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Redcliffe pinned against the cage. Redcliffe gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Good leg kick by Redcliffe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Suarez checks a leg kick.
Redcliffe tries to score with a low kick but Suarez moves his leg out of the way.
Suarez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Suarez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Redcliffe uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Suarez has time to react.
Suarez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Redcliffe sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Suarez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Redcliffe tried to counter with a leg kick but Suarez avoided it.
Redcliffe will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Suarez staying out of range there.
Redcliffe uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Redcliffe scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Suarez moves into the clinch.
Suarez is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Redcliffe to keep the fight standing.
Kwame Redcliffe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felix Suarez.
Suarez is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Redcliffe gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Redcliffe misses with a hook to the ribs.
A hook to the body from Suarez.
Suarez works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suarez looking to pass the guard.
Redcliffe wants to sweep here but Suarez controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suarez trying to control the position from guard on top but Redcliffe 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.
Redcliffe looking for a sweep. Not yet Redcliffe, not yet.
Redcliffe has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Redcliffe bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Suarez's guard.
Redcliffe has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Suarez is proving hard to escape from.
Suarez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Redcliffe stays in close to Suarez's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suarez looking for a sweep. Not yet Suarez, not yet.
Suarez keeps trying to improve his position.
Redcliffe tries to stand but Suarez is controlling from the bottom.
Suarez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Redcliffe stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Suarez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Redcliffe walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Suarez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Suarez looks to score with a jab to the body but Redcliffe is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Suarez. Redcliffe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Suarez has a takedown stuffed.
Redcliffe punishes Suarez's body with a nice straight punch.
Suarez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Redcliffe but Redcliffe pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Redcliffe connects with a body shot.
Suarez jabs Redcliffe right on the nose. Redcliffe blinks but takes it well.
Redcliffe misses with a low kick.
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 Kwame Redcliffe will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Redcliffe throws a quick inside leg kick.
Suarez swings for the body but Redcliffe moves out of range.
Suarez takes one to the side of the head.
Redcliffe takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kwame Redcliffe is winning the standup battle so far.
Suarez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Redcliffe is fending him off so far but Suarez persists. Nope, Redcliffe circles away and we're back to standing.
Suarez throws the left hand but Redcliffe avoids the punch easily.
Redcliffe throws a leg kick
and Suarez counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Redcliffe!
Redcliffe wants to control but Suarez postures up.
Redcliffe tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Suarez wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Redcliffe is not content to let Suarez control the position.
Suarez looking to control but instead Redcliffe has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Redcliffe is trying to get back to full guard.
Suarez looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redcliffe is staying active underneath Suarez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Redcliffe wants to improve his position but Suarez is controlling well.
Redcliffe controlling the position for now.
Suarez is looking for a kimura here.
Suarez stalling away here and it's allowed Redcliffe to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Suarez trying to control but Redcliffe is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Suarez sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Suarez drops back, looking for a kneebar! Redcliffe looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Redcliffe looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Redcliffe!
Redcliffe content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Redcliffe stands up and beckons Suarez to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suarez tests Redcliffe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Redcliffe. That snapped Suarez's head back.
Kwame Redcliffe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Redcliffe cracks a nice hook into Suarez's ribs.
The fighters circling - Suarez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Redcliffe is looking to counter punch.
Suarez moves out of range as Redcliffe strikes.
Suarez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Suarez takes a swing at Redcliffe's ribcage but misses.
Redcliffe throws a leg kick that misses.
Redcliffe fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Suarez is out of range.
Suarez shoots for a double leg takedown but Redcliffe sprawls well. He's pushed Suarez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Redcliffe throws a front kick that sends Suarez stumbling back into the cage.
Redcliffe slips under a jab.
Redcliffe lands with a straight right. Suarez didn't see that one coming.
Redcliffe is looking to score with low kicks.
Redcliffe connects with a nice looking jab.
Redcliffe with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suarez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Redcliffe. Redcliffe obviously looking to wear him down.
Redcliffe scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Redcliffe is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Redcliffe throws a front kick that sends Suarez stumbling back into the cage.
Suarez checks a leg kick.
Kwame Redcliffe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Suarez lands with a good body shot.
Suarez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Redcliffe moves away.
Suarez dives in for a single leg takedown but Redcliffe sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kwame Redcliffe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felix Suarez.
Nice uppercut there from Redcliffe.
Redcliffe throws a low kick but Suarez moves out of range easily.
Suarez gets a clinch.
Redcliffe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Suarez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Redcliffe connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Suarez scrambles back to his feet.
A jab lands there for Redcliffe.
Suarez decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Redcliffe is trying to control but can't.
Redcliffe tries to get to full guard but Suarez has control of the leg.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kwame Redcliffe dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Suarez tries to clinch there but Redcliffe circles away.
Redcliffe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Suarez.
Redcliffe on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Suarez throws a big shot that misses.
Redcliffe stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Suarez just misses with a punch to the body.
Suarez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Redcliffe under the eye.
Suarez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Redcliffe's hands.
Suarez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Suarez throws out a counter right but Redcliffe avoids it with no problem.
Suarez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Redcliffe.
Suarez throws a shot from downtown. Redcliffe moves away and avoids it.
Redcliffe scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck for Suarez with that takedown attempt.
Suarez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A swing and a miss from Suarez.
Redcliffe was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Redcliffe with a nice calf kick.
Redcliffe scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redcliffe connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Redcliffe looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Redcliffe misses with a wild body shot.
Redcliffe throws a big shot that misses.
Redcliffe throws a body shot but no joy.
Redcliffe lands a really nice looking cross but Suarez seems unphased.
Redcliffe moves out of range as Suarez strikes.
Redcliffe is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Redcliffe thumps Suarez with a low kick.
Suarez shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Redcliffe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Suarez can do to turn this around?
The fighters are battling for position here. Redcliffe manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Suarez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Redcliffe lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Redcliffe's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Redcliffe gets to his feet - Suarez follows without any prompting.
Redcliffe throws a wild body kick that Suarez sees coming a mile off.
Suarez misses the jab.
Redcliffe moves out of range of the strikes.
Redcliffe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Suarez moves away.
Suarez now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Suarez misses with an uppercut. Redcliffe saw that one coming.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Redcliffe.
Redcliffe scores with a jab.
Suarez misses the shot to the body.
Suarez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Redcliffe throws a low kick, looking for Suarez's leg but Suarez calmly moves out of range.
Redcliffe throws a leg kick but Suarez moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redcliffe jabs Suarez right on the nose. Suarez blinks but takes it well.
Redcliffe connects with a good right hand that stumbles Suarez. Suarez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Redcliffe connects with an inside leg kick.
Redcliffe gets tackled into the cage by Suarez. Suarez maintains the clinch.
Suarez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Redcliffe misses with some punches.
Redcliffe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Suarez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Redcliffe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Suarez backwards.
Redcliffe throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Suarez looking to slow down the pace here.
Suarez jumps guard and drags Redcliffe to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Redcliffe tries to stand but Suarez is controlling from the bottom.
Redcliffe has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Suarez is working an open guard so Redcliffe takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redcliffe thuds his shin into the meat of Suarez's side.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Redcliffe fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Redcliffe moves out of range as Suarez strikes.
Suarez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Redcliffe tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Suarez ducks under a wild hook from Redcliffe.
Suarez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Redcliffe ducks under a wild hook from Suarez.
Suarez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Redcliffe manages to avoid it.
Suarez throws the left hand but Redcliffe avoids the punch easily.
Redcliffe misses with a lunging right hand
and Redcliffe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A clash of legs there as Suarez blocks the low kick.
Suarez gets the takedown into side control.
Suarez tries for a kimura but Redcliffe is defending well.
Felix Suarez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Redcliffe struggling a bit here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kwame Redcliffe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Redcliffe, 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kwame Redcliffe!
A very excited looking Kwame Redcliffe 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Albatross (ranked 128 p4p, 318 weight class) and Mickey Cowan (ranked 5 p4p, 17 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 bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Albatross!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mickey Cowan!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Albatross smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cowan throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Albatross counter with a right hand.
Cowan lands a jab.
Albatross scores with a leg kick.
A left lands for Albatross.
Cowan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Albatross.
Albatross rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cowan counters with a straight right hand.
Johnny Albatross seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cowan blocks a jab.
Cowan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Albatross throws out the jab.
Cowan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Albatross sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cowan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cowan throws a big shot that misses.
Cowan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cowan throws a hook to the side of Albatross's head but Albatross sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Albatross throws a lazy uppercut
and Cowan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cowan throws a sloppy head kick and Albatross moves out of range easily.
Good exchange - Albatross coming out on top.
Albatross misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cowan.
Cowan appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Oooooh!!! Albatross has knocked Cowan down with a huge combo! Albatross steps away and waves a wobbly Cowan back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Cowan is rocked!
Albatross looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Albatross cracks Cowan with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Johnny Albatross!
Johnny Albatross retains his bantamweight title!
An out of breath Johnny Albatross thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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