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ENIGMA 139 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alejandro Laguera (ranked 2596 p4p, 5010 weight class) and Magnus Larsen (ranked 251 p4p, 366 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alejandro Laguera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 2, fighting out of London, Magnus Larsen!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larsen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Larsen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Laguera.
Larsen moves away from the strike by Laguera.
Laguera looks to land a left hand but Larsen moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circling - Laguera throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Laguera throws a jab but it's blocked by Larsen.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Larsen throws a head kick that Laguera semi-blocks.
Laguera has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Torcida MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Laguera takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Larsen slips a straight right by Laguera.
Laguera walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Laguera looks to land a right hand but Larsen moved out of range.
Laguera moves out of range of the strikes.
Larsen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Larsen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Larsen ducks right into an uppercut from Laguera.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Larsen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lagueras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Larsen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Laguera has time to react.
Laguera checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A little feinted left hand from Laguera on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Larsen lands with a good body shot.
Nice defenses there by Laguera.
Larsen throws a lazy right hand but Laguera sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A swing and a miss from Laguera.
Larsen misses with a looping left.
Laguera closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Laguera lands a nice looking body shot.
Larsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Larsen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Larsen swings for the body but Laguera moves out of range.
Laguera throws a lazy right hand but Larsen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Larsen throws a head kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Laguera on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Larsen misses with a wild body shot.
Larsen moves out of range as Laguera strikes.
Laguera misses with an uppercut.
Nice uppercut lands for Larsen. That snapped Laguera's head back.
Larsen throws a shot from downtown. Laguera moves away and avoids it.
Larsen ducks under a wild hook from Laguera.
Larsen throws a head kick that misses.
Laguera throwing a counter right hand but Larsen manages to avoid it.
Larsen slips a jab from Laguera.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laguera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laguera with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Larsen to score with a decent uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsen scores with a jab to the head.
Larsen connects with a leg kick.
Laguera lunges at Larsen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Larsen's hand.
Larsen misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Laguera wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Larsen connects with the punch.
Larsen has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Larsen works over Laguera's head and body with a nice combination.
Larsen lands a nice looking body shot.
Laguera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Larsen moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Larsen! But no joy.
Laguera misses the jab.
Laguera takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Laguera dips to his left and cracks Larsen with an uppercut!
Laguera displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Larsen throws out the jab.
Larsen misses with a straight right.
Laguera throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Larsen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Laguera lands a right hook to the body.
Larsen throws a body shot but no joy.
Laguera scores with a crisp jab that stopped Larsen in his tracks.
Laguera uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Larsen.
Larsen fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Larsen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Laguera is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Larsen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Larsen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Larsen slips under a jab from Laguera.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Larsen! But no joy.
Laguera with a hook.
Laguera with a hook.
Larsen slips under a jab.
A big right from Laguera misses.
Larsen misses with a double jab.
Larsen misses the jab.
Laguera takes a swing at Larsen's ribcage but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Larsen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Larsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laguera.
Laguera pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Larsen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Larsen misses the shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Larsen.
Laguera swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Laguera paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larsen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Larsen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laguera.
Larsen throws out a counter right but Laguera avoids it with no problem.
Larsen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Laguera misses with an uppercut.
Larsen lands a right hook to the body.
Laguera avoids a kick to the body.
Laguera throws an overhand right that lands on Larsen's shoulder, as Larsen tries to avoid the shot.
Laguera lands with a nice body punch.
Laguera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Larsen manages to avoid it.
Larsen moves out of range of the strikes.
Larsen misses with a hook. Laguera ducked under it nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Laguera on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Laguera missing with a left hand there. Larsen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Larsen needs to keep his hands up - Laguera had a free shot at his head there.
Larsen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An inside leg kick lands from Larsen.
Laguera waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Larsen.
Laguera throws a looping overhand right but Larsen ducks down to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Larsen.
Larsen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Magnus Larsen will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Larsen connects with a body shot.
Alejandro Laguera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Larsen ducks under a wild hook from Laguera.
Larsen throws a shot to the body.
Laguera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Larsen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Laguera has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Larsen.
Laguera looks to land a left hand but Larsen moved out of range nicely.
Larsen throws a leg kick which misses Laguera's front leg but catches the back leg as Laguera tries to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Larsen. Laguera does a little dance to reset his feet.
Laguera throws a big shot that misses.
Larsen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Laguera has time to react.
Laguera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Larsen.
Laguera throws a body shot but no joy.
Larsen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Larsen slips under a jab.
Nice straight punches there by Laguera. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Laguera.
Laguera misses with a right hand
and Larsen counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Larsen misses with a low kick.
Laguera is looking to counter punch.
Larsen moves out of range as Laguera strikes.
A slow jab from Laguera misses its intended target.
Larsen throws a low kick but Laguera avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsen blocks a jab.
Laguera misses with a body shot.
Laguera smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Larsen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Larsen lands with a right hand.
Larsen throws a head kick that misses.
Nice body punch from Laguera.
Larsen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A cross from Larsen lands.
Larsen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Laguera.
Laguera works Larsen's body with a nice hook.
Laguera pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Larsen throws a body punch but Laguera moves out of range.
Larsen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Laguera throws a looping overhand right but Larsen ducks down to avoid it.
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!
Laguera throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Larsen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Laguera.
Laguera throws a shot from downtown. Larsen moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laguera ducks under a wild hook from Larsen.
Larsen misses the shot to the body.
Larsen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Larsen swings for the body but Laguera moves out of range.
Laguera works Larsen's body with a nice hook.
Magnus Larsen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big right from Laguera misses.
Laguera pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A decent looking cross lands there for Laguera.
Laguera digs a good body shot into Larsen's ribs.
Laguera missing with a left hand there. Larsen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Larsen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Laguera lands a head shot.
 Larsen is rocked!
Larsen walks into a stiff left hand from Laguera.
Larsen is still on wobbly legs! Can Laguera finish him?
Larsen slips a straight right by Laguera.
A telegraphed right hand from Laguera misses the target.
Laguera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Larsen manages to avoid it.
Larsen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Laguera looks to land a right hand but Larsen moved out of range.
Larsen seems to have recovered his senses.
Laguera misses with a hook. Larsen ducked under it nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Larsen misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Laguera misses.
Laguera takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Larsen slips under a jab.
Larsen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Larsen.
Laguera lands with a cross.
Larsen staying out of range there.
Larsen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Laguera scores with a shot to the body.
A jab from Laguera finds it's way through Larsen's defenses.
Larsen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Larsen defending well as Laguera loads up on a big left hand.
Larsen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laguera.
Laguera just misses with a punch to the body.
Larsen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Laguera is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Laguera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Larsen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laguera with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Larsen to score with a decent uppercut.
Laguera avoids the body shot from Larsen.
Larsen throws a head kick that Laguera semi-blocks.
Laguera just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laguera throws a hook but Larsen blocks it.
Laguera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Larsen.
Laguera walks into a stiff left hand from Larsen.
Larsen lands a head kick. Laguera smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Laguera misses the body punch
and Larsen counters with a two punch combo.
A big left from Laguera misses.
Laguera on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice cross by Laguera.
Nice straight punches there by Laguera. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Laguera.
Laguera looks to land a left hand but Larsen moved out of range nicely.
Laguera throws a right and a left that Larsen avoids nicely.
Laguera backing away here, and Larsen unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Larsen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Larsen staying out of range there.
It seemed like Larsen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laguera walks into a stiff left hand from Larsen.
Laguera lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Laguera.
A little jabbing left from Larsen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Laguera throws the left hand but Larsen avoids the punch easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alejandro Laguera dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Larsen looks to score with a jab to the body but Laguera is just out of range.
Laguera throws out a loose jab but Larsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Larsen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Laguera.
Laguera connects with the punch.
Larsen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Larsen connects with a body shot that sends Laguera's belly button to the back.
Larsen throws a shot from downtown. Laguera moves away and avoids it.
Laguera misses with a looping left.
Larsen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lagueras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Laguera is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Larsen.
Laguera scores with a nice head shot.
Larsen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Larsen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Larsen works the jab nicely.
Laguera takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Larsen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Larsen avoids the body shot from Laguera.
Laguera loads up on a big right hand but Larsen slips the punch.
Larsen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laguera throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Laguera misses with an uppercut.
Laguera sizes up Larsen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Larsen lands a head kick!
Larsen defending well as Laguera loads up on a big left hand.
Laguera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Larsen moves away.
Larsen scores with a body shot.
Laguera drops Larsen with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Larsen looks back up at him and smiles so Laguera waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
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 jab from Laguera misses.
Laguera misses with a left hand
and Larsen counters with a good low kick that Laguera was not able to check.
Larsen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Laguera throws out the jab.
Larsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laguera throwing a counter right hand but Larsen manages to avoid it.
Larsen slips a straight right by Laguera.
A nice inside leg kick there by Larsen. That's going to slow Laguera down.
Laguera throws a jab when Larsen was well out of range.
Laguera misses with a wild body shot.
Laguera throws a lazy right hand but Larsen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Larsen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Laguera circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Laguera takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Larsen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Laguera checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Laguera has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Larsen.
Laguera looks to score with a jab to the body but Larsen is just out of range.
Laguera gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Larsen.
Laguera throws the left hand but Larsen avoids the punch easily.
Laguera walks into a jab.
Laguera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Larsen manages to avoid it.
Laguera misses with a wild body shot.
Laguera misses with a looping right.
Larsen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Laguera throws out the jab.
Nice body punch from Larsen.
Laguera keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Larsen.
Larsen scores with a leg kick.
Laguera walks forward, straight into a front kick from Larsen.
Larsen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Laguera misses.
Laguera dodges the punch combination from Larsen.
Larsen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Laguera throws out the jab.
Laguera jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Larsen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Larsen connects with an inside leg kick.
Larsen slips under a jab.
Larsen swings widly with a right hand
and Laguera makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Laguera connects with the punch.
Larsen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Larsen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Laguera misses with an uppercut.
Laguera looks to land a left hand but Larsen moved out of range nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Laguera there.
Laguera lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
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!
Larsen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Larsen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Laguera circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Laguera misses the target.
Larsen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lagueras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Larsen moves away from the strike by Laguera.
Larsen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Larsen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Laguera moves forwards but Larsen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Larsen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Larsen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Laguera.
A jab from Laguera finds it's way through Larsen's defenses.
Larsen with a nice cross.
Larsen misses with a body shot.
Laguera uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Larsen has time to react.
Laguera misses with a straight left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Larsen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Laguera.
Laguera misses the jab.
Laguera misses with a looping right.
A jab lands there for Laguera.
Laguera scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Larsen doesn't seem bothered though.
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 Alejandro Laguera.
Well Laguera has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alejandro Laguera!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Isaac Ebe (ranked 2668 p4p, 2774 weight class) and Chad Coleman (ranked 314 p4p, 320 weight class). Chad Coleman has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Isaac Ebe's chin.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Isaac Ebe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Coleman!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ebe misses with a hook. Coleman ducked under it nicely.
Coleman appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Coleman 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.
Ebe lands an overhand right.
Coleman moves out of range of the strikes.
Coleman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ebe.
Jab by Ebe.
Ebe swings away with a body shot that misses
and Coleman counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Ebe!
Coleman cracks Ebe with a big right hand but Ebe just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Ebe struggling a bit here.
Coleman landing a few strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ebe struggling a bit here.
Coleman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ebe taking a bit of punishment here - Coleman scoring with strikes.
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Ebe tries to control but Coleman manages to take his back.
Ebe just trying to survive but Coleman is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Coleman trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Coleman lands punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman not allowing Ebe to control his hands.
Ebe defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Ebe can't escape the position.
Ebe trying to control but not successfully.
Ebe's corner are yelling at him, telling him to just focus on controlling Coleman's hands.
Coleman gets his hands free as Ebe looks to control.
Ebe is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Coleman is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Coleman looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Coleman throwing damaging strikes from the back! Ebe could be in trouble here!
Ebe breaks Coleman's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Coleman manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ebe fails to pull guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ebe jumps guard but Coleman turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ebe manages to pull guard.
Ebe has momentary wrist control but Coleman slips an elbow through the middle.
Coleman with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ebe is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Coleman wants to control from the top but Ebe keeps moving.
Ebe looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ebe is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Coleman postures up and lands a big shot to Ebe's brow.
Coleman throwing strikes from guard but Ebe blocks nicely.
Ebe had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Coleman defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman postures up.
Ebe pulls Coleman in close to prevent any damage.
Coleman content to stall in guard here.
Ebe escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Coleman gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Coleman works over Ebe with some ground and pound from guard.
Ebe is looking for a triangle but Coleman pushes his legs off easily.
Coleman working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ebe's head.
Coleman keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ebe's head.
Ebe looking for subs off his back but Coleman has passed one foot through into half guard.
Coleman is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ebe has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman is thwarting Ebe's attempts to control the position.
Coleman seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Coleman lands with a punch from half guard.
Ebe looking for submissions off his back.
Ebe is looking to control Coleman's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ebe avoid being mounted?
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Coleman connects with a nice short shot to Ebe's temple.
Ground and pound from Coleman.
Coleman wants to control but Ebe is keeping him busy.
Ebe wants to control but Coleman is keeping busy.
Coleman is nestled in close to Ebe, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Coleman dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Coleman shoots in and drives through. Ebe sprawls well.
Ebe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Coleman shoots in looking for a takedown but Ebe manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Coleman's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Coleman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ebe stuffs the takedown attempt from Coleman. Coleman gets slowly back to his feet.
Isaac Ebe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chad Coleman.
Ebe scores with a nice head shot.
Ebe keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ebe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Coleman was well out of range. Poor timing from Ebe.
Coleman gets the takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Ebe's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Coleman working the head with strikes.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Ebe struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ebe tries to improve position but can't.
Ebe takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Coleman lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Ebe down.
Ebe is trying to control Coleman's posture but Coleman avoids it.
Coleman has control of an arm but Ebe manages to advance to Coleman's back!
Coleman tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Ebe looking to secure an arm triangle but Coleman defends it well.
Coleman tries to buck Ebe off but Ebe takes his back!
Coleman is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Coleman trying to control the action but Ebe just sinks the hooks in.
Coleman wants to get back to his feet.
Ebe seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Ebe looking for the choke from the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ebe looking for the choke from the back.
Ebe is trying to stick to Coleman's back but Coleman is turning into Ebe. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Ebe's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Coleman.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coleman postures up and lands a big shot to Ebe's brow.
Ebe is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ebe working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Coleman has passed into half guard!
Ground and pound from Coleman.
Coleman lands with a punch from half guard.
Coleman is looking to take a break and control but Ebe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ebe looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Coleman is looking for a kimura but Ebe is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Coleman to get the leverage.
Coleman working Ebe over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ebe controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Ebe trying to control but Coleman postures up.
Ebe is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Coleman pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coleman is trying to control. Ebe wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Coleman slips a nice elbow through Ebe's hands, connecting with Ebe's forehead.
Ebe is trying to control but Coleman passes into side control!
Coleman trying to control the position but Ebe is working away.
Ebe wants to control but Coleman postures up.
Ebe is not content to let Coleman control the position.
Ebe is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Coleman off and has taken his back!
Coleman can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ebe looking for the choke but no joy.
Coleman preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Ebe.
Ebe working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Ebe is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Coleman knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Coleman for a finish.
Ebe working for a choke but Coleman is defending well.
Coleman showing good submission defense here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Isaac Ebe will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Ebe misses with a wild body shot.
Coleman shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ebe sprawls well. Ebe wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Coleman gets slowly back to his feet.
Ebe defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Coleman.
Ebe lands with a hook. Coleman tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ebe throws out a loose jab but Coleman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Coleman is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Coleman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Isaac Ebe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chad Coleman.
Nice defenses there by Coleman.
Ebe lands with a cross.
A big right from Ebe misses.
A swing and a miss from Ebe.
Coleman tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coleman closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Coleman lands in his opponent's guard.
Coleman looking to pass the guard.
Ebe looking for a guillotine here but Coleman defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman wants to control from the top but Ebe keeps moving.
Ebe is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Coleman defends well.
Ebe is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Coleman defends well.
Coleman distracts Ebe with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ebe keeping moving, preventing Coleman from controlling successfully.
Ebe escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Coleman gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ebe working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Coleman doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Coleman manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ebe working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Coleman doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Coleman manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ebe had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Coleman defends it easily.
Coleman trying to control but Ebe is working from the bottom.
Ebe is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Coleman trying to control the position from guard on top but Ebe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ebe has an active guard here but Coleman has managed to pass into half guard.
Ebe trying to control from the bottom.
Coleman winds up and cracks Ebe with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Coleman.
Ebe is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Coleman pulls his head out easily.
Coleman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ebe with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ebe on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Coleman is trying to control the action in half guard but Ebe is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from Coleman there.
Ebe taking some punishment here, with Coleman in his half guard.
Ebe is looking to control Coleman's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ebe avoid being mounted?
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Coleman lands a nice short elbow.
Ebe has hold of Coleman's hands but Coleman slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ground and pound from Coleman.
Coleman looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Coleman is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ebe doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Coleman.
Coleman wants to work for an arm triangle but Ebe is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ebe wants to control but Coleman is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Coleman landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Coleman is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ebe is looking for a sweep. Coleman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Coleman moves into full mount! Ebe won't be happy about that!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coleman scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ebe?
Coleman has hold of Ebe's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Ebe manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Ebe wants to hold on but Coleman pushes him away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chad Coleman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Coleman has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chad Coleman!
An out of breath Chad Coleman 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie McDermott (ranked 2045 p4p, 3312 weight class) and Lewis Clarke (ranked 255 p4p, 375 weight class). McDermott comes to the cage accompanied by I'm Shipping up to Boston. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddie McDermott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Lewis Clarke!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDermott lands a body shot.
McDermott throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
McDermott uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Clarke.
Clarke slips a straight right by McDermott.
McDermott slips under a jab from Clarke.
McDermott misses with a straight right.
Clarke walks forward, straight into a front kick from McDermott.
Clarke misses with an uppercut
and McDermott counters with a straight right hand.
McDermott pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Clarke blocks a jab.
Clarke looks to land a left hand but McDermott moved out of range nicely.
Clarke lands a body shot.
Clarke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McDermott circles away quickly and effectively.
McDermott is looking to counter punch.
Clarke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McDermott manages to avoid it.
Clarke checks a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McDermott misses with an uppercut
and Clarke counters with a nice uppercut.
No joy there for McDermott, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McDermott throws a looping overhand right but Clarke ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDermott ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clarke moves away.
Clarke feints and then cracks McDermott's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McDermott down.
Clarke blocks the body kick.
Clarke scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
McDermott lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McDermott misses with a leg kick.
McDermott defending well as Clarke loads up on a big left hand.
McDermott throwing a counter right hand but Clarke manages to avoid it.
McDermott lands a nice looking body kick.
Clarke swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McDermott half committed to a counter leg kick.
Clarke misses with a looping right.
An attempted straight right counter from McDermott misses the target.
McDermott misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Clarke throws a lazy right hand but McDermott sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McDermott swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
McDermott throws a looping overhand right but Clarke ducks down to avoid it.
McDermott looking to land some kicks to the body here.
McDermott takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clarke throws a body punch but McDermott moves out of range.
Clarke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Clarke lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Clarke looks to land a combination. McDermott sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Clarke slips under a jab from McDermott.
McDermott throws a leg kick
and Clarke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Clarke misses with a wild body shot.
Clarke throws a nice looking combination but McDermott bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Clarke throws an off balance right hand
and McDermott makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
McDermott misses with a looping left.
Clarke jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
McDermott throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Clarke's head.
McDermott misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Clarke feints a counter leg kick.
Clarke jabs at McDermott's body.
McDermott turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McDermott lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clarke cracks McDermott with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A punch combination from Clarke misses.
Clarke ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McDermott goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Clarke takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Clarke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from McDermott misses.
Clarke scores with a jab. McDermott acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Clarke throws a right and a left that McDermott avoids nicely.
Clarke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clarke fails to land with a series of punches.
McDermott scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Clarke misses its intended target.
McDermott is looking for a counter combo.
Clarke lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
McDermott fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Clarke on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clarke misses with a looping right.
Clarke scores with a jab to the jaw.
McDermott defending well as Clarke loads up on a big left hand.
Clarke wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Clarke misses with a combination
and McDermott connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Clarke lands with a nice body punch.
McDermott defending well as Clarke loads up on a big left hand.
McDermott bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McDermott throws a hook but Clarke blocks it.
Clarke feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McDermotts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McDermott looks to land a right hand but Clarke moved out of range.
McDermott scores with a jab.
McDermott with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Clarke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McDermott.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lewis Clarke will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
McDermott throws a right hand that misses
and Clarke counters with a one-two to the body.
McDermott moves out of range of the strikes.
McDermott looks to land a left hand but Clarke moved out of range nicely.
Clarke misses with a hook.
Clarke just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromMcDermott.
McDermott throws a sloppy head kick
and Clarke counters with a left and a right that stings McDermott.
Clarke lands with a good body shot.
Clarke throws a combination that misses
and McDermott counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Clarke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Clarke unleashes a big counter combination but McDermott bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
McDermott fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clarke manages to avoid it.
McDermott has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Clarke takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
McDermott looks to land a right hand but Clarke moved out of range.
Clarke walks into a straight right hand from McDermott.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clarke stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McDermott.
Clarke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McDermott moves away.
McDermott connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Clarke's hands.
McDermott rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Clarke counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDermott takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McDermott throws a series of punches but Clarke avoids them all with ease.
Clarke doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
McDermott misses with a wild body shot.
Clarke avoids the body shot from McDermott.
McDermott misses with a hook
and Clarke counters with a three punch combo that has McDermott backing up. McDermott nods at Clarke to acknowledge the strikes.
The fighters circle momentarily. Clarke darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
McDermott walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
McDermott uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Clarke has time to react.
McDermott throws a chopping leg kick but Clarke manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Clarke looks to throw the jab but McDermott is out of range.
Clarke misses with a straight right.
Clarke looks to score with a jab to the body but McDermott is just out of range.
Clarke misses with a looping left.
McDermott shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Clarke lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - McDermott throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
No joy there for Clarke, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McDermott misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've been told by McDermott's head coaches at Desert Fitness & Training (14 Elite Coaches) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Clarke waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McDermott.
Clarke connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McDermott avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
McDermott throwing a counter right hand but Clarke manages to avoid it.
McDermott tries a head kick but it misses.
Lewis Clarke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Clarke swings widly with a right hand
and McDermott counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McDermott misses with a looping left.
Clarke keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
McDermott ducks under a wild hook from Clarke.
Clarke misses with a body shot.
McDermott scores with a jab to the body.
McDermott showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Clarke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for McDermott, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A jab from McDermott misses.
McDermott avoids the body shot from Clarke.
McDermott uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clarke.
Clarke slips a straight right by McDermott.
A nice side step and Clarke releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Clarke is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McDermott.
Clarke pivots, looking for a leg kick but McDermott is out of range and Clarke settles back down.
Clarke tries to bum rush McDermott with a series of wild strikes but McDermott uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McDermott scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Clarke doesn't seem bothered though.
A clash of legs there as Clarke blocks the low kick.
Clarke comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McDermott turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McDermott misses with an uppercut. Clarke saw that one coming.
A little jabbing left from Clarke on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McDermott takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Clarke scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clarke fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Clarke 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.
Decent striking displayed by McDermott there.
A head kick misses from McDermott.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
McDermott goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Clarke with the inside leg kick.
Clarke scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Clarke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Clarke throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McDermott on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McDermott looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Clarke looks to score with a jab to the body but McDermott is just out of range.
McDermott walks into a jab.
McDermott moves out of range of the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lewis Clarke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
McDermott blocks a jab.
McDermott tries to land a body kick
and Clarke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Clarke throws a jab but it's blocked by McDermott.
McDermott lands a lovely overhand right.
Clarke lands a nice looking body shot.
A head kick misses from McDermott.
Clarke looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Clarke with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Clarke uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Clarke stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
McDermott throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clarke misses with a looping left.
Nice body punch from McDermott.
McDermott moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clarke scores with a three punch combo!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarke misses the shot to the body.
McDermott swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
McDermott throws a big shot that misses.
Clarke is looking for the big counter here.
Clarke fails to land with a series of punches.
McDermott uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Clarke.
An attempted straight right counter from McDermott misses the target.
Clarke misses with a body shot.
Clarke takes a jab right on the kisser.
McDermott cracks Clarke with a right hand to the side of the head.
Clarke throws a big shot that misses.
Clarke throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McDermott counters with a two punch combo.
McDermott just misses with a punch to the body.
Clarke misses with a hook. McDermott ducked under it nicely.
McDermott steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Clarke.
Clarke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McDermott was well out of range. Poor timing from Clarke.
McDermott thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clarke throws a leg kick which misses McDermott's front leg but catches the back leg as McDermott tries to avoid it.
Clarke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McDermott throws a lazy head kick
and Clarke counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clarke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McDermott moves away.
McDermott ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Clarke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Clarke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from McDermott does it's job there.
Clarke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McDermott manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Clarke misses the target.
Clarke moves out of range of the strikes.
Clarke fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Clarke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McDermott.
McDermott misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clarke avoids the head kick by McDermott.
Clarke defending well as McDermott loads up on a big left hand.
Clarke looks to throw the jab but McDermott is out of range.
Lewis Clarke is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
McDermott misses with an uppercut. Clarke saw that one coming.
Clarke thumps McDermott with a low kick.
McDermott avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Clarke ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Eddie McDermott has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
No joy there for Clarke, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A big left from McDermott misses.
Clarke punishes McDermott's body with a nice straight punch.
McDermott takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Clarke lands with a straight right. McDermott didn't see that one coming.
McDermott uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Clarke.
McDermott throwing a counter right hand but Clarke manages to avoid it.
Nice shot by McDermott.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDermott connects with a leg kick.
McDermott connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Clarke to the floor! McDermott dives in looking for the finish!
Clarke is rocked!
 It looks like Lewis Clarke has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McDermott is looking for a kimura here.
Clarke is still in real trouble! Can McDermott finish him?
McDermott wants to work for an arm triangle but Clarke is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McDermott landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Clarke blocking the ground and pound attempt from McDermott.
McDermott passes into side control, despite Clarke's attempt to control the position.
McDermott in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Clarke tries to buck McDermott off but McDermott is having none of it.
McDermott lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
McDermott scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Clarke is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and McDermott can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eddie McDermott!
A very excited looking Eddie McDermott 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Dawkins (ranked 1548 p4p, 3417 weight class) and Pudd Nelson (ranked 229 p4p, 427 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dawkins might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Harry Slash And The Slashtones - This Is Extreme. Nelson has chosen Desperado - Eagles as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Danny Dawkins has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Danny Dawkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pudd Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Nelson.
Dawkins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dawkins gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nelson.
Dawkins looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nelson lands with an uppercut that bounces Dawkins off the cage and back into range.
Nelson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dawkins.
Nelson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nelson staying out of range there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nelson.
Nice jab there from Nelson.
Nelson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dawkins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dawkins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dawkins feinted with a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dawkins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nelson closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dawkins.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dawkins.
Dawkins lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dawkins prevents the takedown attempt.
Nelson misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawkins goes for a takedown in the clinch but Nelson prevents it.
Dawkins blocking some punches.
Dawkins blocking some punches.
Dawkins is trying to trip Nelson. He has hold of a leg but Nelson is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Dawkins persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Nelson wants to stand up but Dawkins is controlling him.
Dawkins landing with the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dawkins accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nelson has momentary wrist control but Dawkins slips an elbow through the middle.
Nelson looking to control.
Dawkins 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.
Nelson is trying to control the position but Dawkins postures up.
Dawkins stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nelson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins is looking to work some ground and pound but Nelson has wrist control.
Dawkins postures up in Nelson's guard and throws a big left but Nelson blocks it.
Dawkins in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nelson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dawkins is one step ahead there.
Nelson is pulling down on Dawkins's head to control his posture.
Dawkins lands a couple of digs.
Dawkins keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Nelson's head.
Dawkins wants to control from the top but Nelson keeps moving.
Dawkins postures up in Nelson's guard and throws a big left but Nelson blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins is looking to work some ground and pound but Nelson has wrist control.
Dawkins might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dawkins lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dawkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Nelson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nelson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dawkins.
Dawkins postures up and lands a big shot to Nelson's brow.
Dawkins trying to control but Nelson is working from the bottom.
Nelson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dawkins defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dawkins postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dawkins postures up in Nelson's guard and throws a big left but Nelson blocks it.
Nelson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nelson is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Dawkins frees his head nicely. Oh but Nelson has switched to an armbar! Dawkins is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Pudd Nelson!
A victorious Pudd Nelson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Danny Dawkins had this to say: 'I don't care about a belt, I don't care about a title, (smacking himself in the forehead for emphasis to increase the blood flow), on this night, I will work for free.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Henry Colt (ranked 1271 p4p, 2351 weight class) and Tahboule Alawi (ranked 73 p4p, 130 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Alawi's choice of entrance music: The Ruler of Everything. On his way into the cage it seems that Henry Colt has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Henry Colt seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Henry Colt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tahboule Alawi!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Colt misses
and Alawi counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Alawi.
Alawi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Alawi trying to control but Colt is working from the bottom.
Colt trying to control the position here.
Alawi tries to free his leg and advance position but Colt is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Colt is pulling down on Alawi's head. It's preventing any offense from Alawi, at least for the moment.
Alawi postures up in Colt's guard and throws a big left but Colt blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alawi trying to control the position from guard on top but Colt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Colt holds on and takes a little breather.
Colt is looking to stand up but Alawi isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Alawi has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Colt throws a shot to the body.
Colt moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Alawi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Colt throws out the jab.
Colt looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Colt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And Alawi tries to counter it with a takedown but Colt pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Alawi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nice straight punches there by Colt. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Colt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colt scores with the left hand. Alawi knows he should have avoided that one.
Alawi is looking to clinch but Colt is avoiding it.
A solid body kick from Colt.
Henry Colt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Colt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alawi fails with the takedown.
Colt lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Colt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alawi.
Alawi is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Colt throws a head kick that misses.
Alawi blocks a head kick by Colt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Colt.
Colt looks to score with a jab to the body but Alawi is just out of range.
And Alawi tries to counter it with a takedown but Colt pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Colt lands with a thumping leg kick.
Colt keeps Alawi at a distance using the push kick.
Colt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Colt throws a head kick that misses
and Alawi counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Colt!
Colt tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Alawi wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Alawi creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Colt sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alawi swings around for an armbar but Colt sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Alawi's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Colt trying to control the position from guard on top but Alawi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alawi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alawi lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Colt has his hands on Alawi's head, controlling the position.
Alawi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Alawi slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Alawi scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Alawi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Alawi trying to control the position from guard on top but Colt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Colt dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Colt misses with a body kick.
Colt looks to throw a body kick
and Alawi counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Colt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alawi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alawi is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Colt misses the jab.
Alawi fails to land the takedown.
Alawi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Colt lunges at Alawi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Alawi's hand.
Alawi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Colt throws a head kick that misses.
Colt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alawi can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colt finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Colt misses with a looping right.
Alawi blocks the body kick.
Alawi throws out a counter right but Colt avoids it with no problem.
Alawi blocks a leg kick.
Alawi feints the counter takedown.
Colt thuds a left hand into Alawi's body.
Colt throws a head kick that misses.
Alawi is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Colt looks to score with a jab to the body but Alawi is just out of range.
Alawi tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Colt looks to land a left hand but Alawi moved out of range nicely.
Alawi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Colt swats away the attempt to clinch by Alawi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alawi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Colt circles away.
Colt throws a big counter combination but Alawi scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Henry Colt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tahboule Alawi.
Colt throws a leg kick that misses.
Henry Colt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alawi staying out of range there.
Colt leaves Alawi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Colt connects with a looping right hand.
Colt tries to land a front kick but Alawi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Alawi moves out of range of the strikes.
Colt throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Alawi counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Colt is doing well to control the position and prevent Alawi from advancing to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colt moves into full guard.
Colt seems keen to control Alawi's posture.
Alawi slips nicely into half guard.
Alawi is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Tahboule Alawi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Alawi trying to pass the guard but Colt defending well.
Alawi is keen to just control but Colt is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Alawi 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.
Alawi is working for a submission of some sort.
Alawi looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Alawi is working for a kimura but Colt is defending it quite comfortably.
Colt avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Alawi.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alawi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Alawi wants to advance to full mount but Colt doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Colt dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Colt throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Alawi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Colt throws a head kick that misses.
Colt finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Alawi tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Alawi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Alawi goes for a double leg but Colt avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Colt continues to drive forward.
Colt with a hook.
Colt misses with a hook
and Alawi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Colt breaks from the clinch.
Alawi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Colt is fending him off so far but Alawi persists. Nope, Colt circles away and we're back to standing.
Colt was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Colt throws a body kick that misses.
Colt tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Alawi tries to counter with a clinch but Colt shakes him off and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alawi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Colt sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Alawi somewhat.
Henry Colt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tahboule Alawi.
Colt misses with a body shot.
Alawi tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Colt throws a big shot that misses.
Colt connects with a leg kick.
Colt looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Alawi avoids the head kick by Colt.
And Alawi tries to counter it with a takedown but Colt pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Colt throws a shot to the body.
The crowd cheers as Colt lands an impressive looking overhand right. Alawi doesn't seem phased though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alawi blocks the body kick.
Colt connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Alawi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Colt looks to land a body kick but Alawi moved away.
Alawi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Henry Colt is winning the standup battle so far.
Colt throws a lazy uppercut
and Alawi counters with a takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Colt is trying to improve his position.
Alawi lands an elbow.
An elbow from Alawi crashes against the mat.
Alawi working away.
Alawi goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Colt rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Alawi's guard! Nice work there by Colt!
Alawi has an active guard here but Colt has managed to pass into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Alawi manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Alawi is pulling down on Colt's head. It's preventing any offense from Colt, at least for the moment.
Colt got a little sloppy there for a moment and Alawi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Colt has managed to get both his arms back between Alawi's legs - danger averted.
Alawi working a defensive guard here.
Colt slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Tahboule Alawi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alawi looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Colt passes into side control.
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.
Colt wants to control but Alawi is keeping him busy.
Alawi is trying to get back to half guard.
Colt just content to control the position.
Colt tries to move to mount but Alawi blocks the move with his legs.
Alawi manages to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Henry Colt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Colt, 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henry Colt!
An out of breath Henry Colt 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Jones (ranked 1734 p4p, 2544 weight class) and Micka Slice (ranked 239 p4p, 328 weight class). Slice is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Legend. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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202
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 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 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Micka Slice!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Slice keeping his opponent close.
Jones tries to move into full mount but can't pass Slice's legs.
Jones working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
We've been hearing good reports from Jones's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Slice!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones working the ground and pound effectively.
Jones wants to control the pace but Slice is squirming around nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones working Slice over with strikes here.
Jones pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jones lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jones working Slice over with strikes here.
Slice is rocked!
Jones postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Slice badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Jones around the waist but Jones pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Jones is the winner by TKO! Jones jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin Jones!
Kevin Jones bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Michael Bostic (ranked 1715 p4p, 1843 weight class) and Dill Nickle (ranked 94 p4p, 104 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bostic might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Move. Dill Nickle will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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26
143
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148
9 - 7 - 0 |
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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 - 9 - 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 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dill Nickle!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nickle just misses with a punch to the body.
Nickle throws a combination. Bostic tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nickle avoids the head kick by Bostic.
Good work by Nickle as he checks the leg kick.
A left and a right from Nickle both land. Nice combination.
Bostic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bostic throws a wild body kick that Nickle sees coming a mile off.
Nickle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bostic throws out the jab.
Nickle takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Nickle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bostic connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nickle momentarily.
Sloppy strikes from Nickle. Those never looked like landing.
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!
Nickle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Bostic, right into the meat of the thigh.
An inside leg kick lands from Bostic.
Bostic thows a leg kick but Nickle checks it
and Nickle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bostic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nickle.
Bostic half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bostic fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nickle has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nickle misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bostic half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nickle throws a body punch but Bostic moves out of range.
Bostic looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Nickle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bostic tried to counter with a leg kick but Nickle avoided it.
Michael Bostic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bostic moves away from the strike by Nickle.
Bostic misses with a body kick.
Nickle is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Nickle gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Nickle wants to stand and escape but Bostic is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bostic landing some decent shots from guard.
Bostic postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bostic advances to half guard.
Nickle on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nickle manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Bostic keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Nickle.
A head punch on the inside from Nickle fails to land.
Nickle lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bostic.
Nickle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nickle.
Bostic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickle scores with a shoulder strike.
Nickle lands a nice uppercut.
Bostic is trying to drag Nickle to the mat but Nickle just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bostic lands with a short shot to the head.
Bostic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nickle lands an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bostic drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Nickle gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Nickle throws a punch but it's blocked by Bostic.
A nice left hand lands by Nickle.
Nickle misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bostic is trying to drag Nickle to the mat but Nickle just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Bostic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bostic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nickle blocks a low kick nicely.
Bostic slips a straight right by Nickle.
Dill Nickle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bostic tries to score with a low kick but Nickle moves his leg out of the way.
Bostic looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
No luck for Bostic with that takedown attempt.
Nickle throws a lazy right hand but Bostic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice leg kick from Bostic, right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nickle keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dill Nickle dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nickle looks to land a left hand but Bostic moved out of range nicely.
Bostic misses with a series of wild punches.
Bostic pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nickle is out of range and Bostic settles back down.
Nickle tries to bum rush Bostic with a series of wild strikes but Bostic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nickle lands with a good body shot.
Nickle avoids a kick to the body.
Nickle missing with a left hand there. Bostic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bostic appears to be looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nickle misses with a right hand
and Bostic counters with a three punch combo that has Nickle backing up. Nickle nods at Bostic to acknowledge the strikes.
Good work by Nickle as he checks the leg kick.
Nickle throws a body shot but no joy.
Nickle jabs Bostic right on the nose. Bostic blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bostic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nickle.
Nickle misses with a looping left.
Bostic lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Bostic.
Bostic bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nickle has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
An inside leg kick from Bostic misses.
Bostic swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nickle misses with a straight left.
Bostic misses with a head kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nickle! But no joy.
Nickle misses the shot to the body.
Bostic half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nickle misses with a double jab
and Bostic makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bostic lands a front kick.
Bostic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Donk. Bostic catches Nickle right on the button with a cross.
Nickle misses with a combination
and Bostic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bostic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nickle.
Bostic throws a leg kick which misses Nickle's front leg but catches the back leg as Nickle tries to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nickle lands a nice shot that snaps Bostic's head back.
Bostic lands a right hook to the body.
Nickle throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bostic stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bostic fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nickle, pushing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nickle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nickle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nickle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bostic wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bostic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bostic tries to work over Nickle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nickle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bostic pushes Nickle back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bostic tries to work over Nickle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nickle keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bostic's efforts to push away.
Nickle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nickle working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nickle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Bostic.
Nickle has a couple of punches blocked by Bostic.
Bostic displaying some good clinch control by pressing Nickle up against the cage.
Bostic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Nickle fails to land.
Nickle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nickle has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bostic seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Nickle can turn it around.
Bostic lands with a short shot to the head.
Nickle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nickle misses with some punches.
Bostic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nickle misses with the head strike.
Bostic has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Nickle uses from the top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nickle wants to get up but he can't break Bostic's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Nickle gets to his feet. Bostic looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Michael Bostic will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Bostic uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nickle has time to react.
Bostic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bostic slips under a jab.
Nickle blocks a head kick by Bostic.
Nickle looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bostic throws the kick towards the body but Nickle avoids it.
Nickle misses with a jab to the body
and Bostic counters with a nice double leg into side control. Nickle won't be happy with that.
Nickle is trying to get back to his feet.
Bostic 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.
Bostic in side control lands a decent elbow.
Nickle is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Bostic has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Bostic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nickle keeps working.
Nickle pushes Bostic away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Bostic gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Bostic scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickle is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Michael Bostic overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bostic working the body and head with strikes.
Nickle is trying to buck Bostic off.
Nickle is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Nickle is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Bostic is controlling him well.
Bostic is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Nickle knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Nickle is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Bostic is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bostic landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Bostic happy to just control the position for now.
Nickle takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bostic remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Nickle is trying to buck Bostic off.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nickle on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bostic grinds an elbow into Nickle's temple.
Nickle pushes Bostic away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Bostic gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Nickle is not content to let Bostic control the position.
Bostic works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Nickle is pushing Bostic's head away, looking to escape. Bostic manages to hold on to the position though.
Nickle takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Nickle wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Bostic works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Nickle wants to get back to his feet.
Bostic working the head with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nickle bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Nickle just misses with a punch to the body.
Bostic throwing a counter right hand but Nickle manages to avoid it.
Nickle takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bostic throws a body kick that misses.
Bostic scores with a hook.
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!
Nickle moves out of range of the leg kick from Bostic.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nickle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bostic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nickle scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Bostic showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bostic has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Michael Bostic!
Michael Bostic bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Tyme (ranked 2020 p4p, 1543 weight class) and Chris Tosanesti (ranked 250 p4p, 200 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Magnus Tyme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Tosanesti!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tosanesti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tyme.
Tosanesti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tyme moves away.
Tosanesti clinches up against the cage.
Tyme misses with a punch on the inside.
Tyme tries a body shot but Tosanesti blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tosanesti.
Tosanesti lands an uppercut.
Tosanesti connects with a knee to the head.
 It looks like Magnus Tyme has been cut.
Tyme misses with the head strike.
Tyme working aggressively here.
Tosanesti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice defenses there by Tosanesti.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tosanesti darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tyme throws a shot from downtown. Tosanesti moves away and avoids it.
Tosanesti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tyme.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A lazy left from Tyme finds it's target.
Tyme gets tackled into the cage by Tosanesti. Tosanesti maintains the clinch.
Tosanesti lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Tosanesti.
Tyme throws a punch but it's blocked by Tosanesti.
Tyme takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tosanesti lands a nice elbow.
Tosanesti creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tyme's defenses.
Tosanesti manages to break the clinch.
Tyme rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tosanesti counters by moving into the clinch.
Tosanesti putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tyme in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tosanesti connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tyme's face.
Tosanesti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A left lands for Tosanesti.
Tosanesti wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've been told by Tyme's head coaches at Dark Knight Fight House that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tosanesti feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Tyme sprawling to the canvas! Tyme rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Tosanesti finish him?!
 Tyme is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tosanesti darts in and clinches Tyme up against the cage.
Oh Tyme is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tosanesti pushes Tyme against the cage. Tosanesti is working some dirty boxing. Tosanesti pushes off with a quick right hook! Tyme goes down! Tyme tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Tosanesti moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Tosanesti!
Chris Tosanesti thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Magnus Tyme was interviewed post fight and said 'I respect my opponent, tonight just wasnt my night, thanks.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Juan David Franco (ranked 906 p4p, 1810 weight class) and James Spencer (ranked 130 p4p, 247 weight class). Franco comes to the cage accompanied by Bullet For My Valentine- Tears Don't Fall. 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 14 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juan David Franco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Spencer!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franco misses with a body kick.
Franco throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spencer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A low kick from Franco misses
and Spencer counters with a stiff right hand.
Franco throws a good cross that connects.
Franco throws out a powerful jab.
Spencer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Spencer is looking to chop away at Franco's legs.
Spencer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Franco tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Franco scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Spencer throws a leg kick but Franco sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Franco throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Spencer takes one to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Franco on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Spencer moves into the clinch.
A short left from Spencer.
Spencer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Franco's efforts to push away.
Franco is looking to break free of the clinch but Spencer has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco breaks from the clinch.
Spencer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Spencer.
A clash of legs there as Franco blocks the low kick.
Spencer connects with an inside leg kick.
A combination from Spencer does no damage.
Franco misses with a leg kick.
Franco throws a sloppy head kick and Spencer moves out of range easily.
Spencer misses with a combination
and Franco counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Franco throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It seemed like Spencer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice jab there from Spencer.
Franco tries a head kick but it misses.
Spencer connects with a crisp jab.
Spencer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spencer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Franco is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franco throws a jab when Spencer was well out of range.
Franco tries a head kick but it misses.
Spencer tries to move into range but Franco moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Franco looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Spencer connects with a solid leg kick.
Spencer sizes up Franco with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Spencer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Franco. That did some damage!
A head kick misses from Franco.
Spencer tests Franco's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A nice leg kick from Franco, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice body kick there by Spencer.
Franco lands a lovely overhand right.
Franco walks into a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Spencer. That's going to slow Franco down.
Franco lands a high kick!
Spencer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Franco moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franco moves forwards but Spencer connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Spencer misses the jab.
Franco throws a sloppy head kick and Spencer moves out of range easily.
Spencer has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Franco throws a hook but Spencer blocks it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Franco.
Spencer throws a shot from downtown. Franco moves away and avoids it.
Spencer misses with a hook.
Franco throws a lazy head kick
and Spencer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Franco takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Spencer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Franco throws out the jab.
Spencer lands a nice hook to Franco's body. Franco takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Franco ducks right into an uppercut from Spencer.
Spencer lands a nice looking kick to the body. Franco takes a step back to recover.
Spencer blocks a leg kick.
Franco throws a poor cross that misses
and Spencer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Franco takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Spencer lunges at Franco with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Franco's hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franco moves away from the strike by Spencer.
Franco tried to score with a low kick but Spencer checks it.
Spencer is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Franco had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Franco moves out of range as Spencer strikes.
Spencer throws a low kick, looking for Franco's leg but Franco calmly moves out of range.
Spencer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Spencer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Spencer jabs Franco right on the nose. Franco blinks but takes it well.
Spencer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Franco.
Spencer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Franco throws the left hand but Spencer avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Franco misses.
Spencer misses with a hook. Franco ducked under it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spencer lands a nice shot that snaps Franco's head back.
A swing and a miss from Spencer.
Spencer works Franco's body with a nice hook.
Spencer throws a hook but Franco avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Spencer dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Spencer throws a lazy uppercut
and Franco counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Spencer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Spencer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Franco throws a big shot that misses.
Franco throws a head kick that misses.
Franco throws a sloppy head kick and Spencer moves out of range easily.
Franco looks to throw the jab but Spencer is out of range.
Spencer connects with the punch.
Spencer lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Spencer connects with a nice looking jab.
Franco is rocked!
Franco misses with a kick to the body.
Oh Franco is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Franco shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spencer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Franco in his tracks.
An inside leg kick lands from Franco.
Franco looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Franco tries a head kick but it misses.
Spencer connects with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Franco misses its intended target.
It seemed like Spencer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Franco seems to have got his legs back now.
Franco throws a sloppy head kick and Spencer moves out of range easily.
Spencer cracks Franco with an open hand slap.
Spencer throws a push kick but Franco slaps the foot to one side.
Franco takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Spencer bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Franco throws a lazy uppercut
and Spencer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Franco stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Spencer.
Spencer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Franco.
Spencer misses with a straight left.
James Spencer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Franco thows a left - swing and a miss!
Franco takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Spencer throws a looping overhand right but Franco ducks down to avoid it.
Spencer scores with a jab. Franco acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spencer lands with a thumping leg kick.
Juan David Franco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Franco throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spencer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Franco.
Franco looks to land a body kick but Spencer moved away.
Franco misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Franco takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Franco jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Spencer connects with a right hand. Franco shakes it off.
Franco takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Spencer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Franco throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Spencer throws a head kick but Franco moves out of range.
Franco swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
An inside leg kick lands from Franco.
Spencer attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Spencer misses with a head kick.
Franco keeps Spencer at a distance using the push kick.
Spencer is breathing heavily.
Spencer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Franco.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franco pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Franco throws a head kick that misses.
Spencer misses with a leg kick
and Franco counters with a solid body kick.
A big left from Spencer misses.
A swing and a miss from Spencer.
Franco throws the left hand but Spencer avoids the punch easily.
Spencer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Spencer throws a lazy head kick
and Franco counters with a nice uppercut.
A good leg kick by Franco.
Spencer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Franco.
Franco is looking to slow Spencer down with leg kicks.
Franco ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Franco throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Franco misses the shot to the body.
Franco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spencer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franco uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spencer.
Spencer throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick misses from Franco.
Franco throws a head kick that misses.
Franco ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spencer moves away.
Franco showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Spencer.
Franco lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Spencer slips under a jab from Franco.
Spencer throws an off balance right hand
and Franco cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spencer misses with a right hand
enabling Franco to counter with a crisp jab.
A punch lands to the side of Spencer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Franco throws a low kick, looking for Spencer's leg but Spencer calmly moves out of range.
Spencer thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but James Spencer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Franco pivots, looking for a leg kick but Spencer is out of range and Franco settles back down.
Spencer is looking for the big counter here.
Franco throws a sloppy head kick and Spencer moves out of range easily.
Spencer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Franco throws a sloppy head kick and Spencer moves out of range easily.
Franco goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Franco looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Franco avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Franco fires out a quick counter leg kick but Spencer just manages to avoid it.
Spencer connects with a looping right hand.
Franco avoids the body shot from Spencer.
An inside leg kick lands from Franco.
A head kick from Franco lands but Spencer takes it in his stride.
Franco tries to land a front kick but Spencer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franco throws a jab but it's blocked by Spencer.
Spencer avoids the body shot from Franco.
Franco throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Franco takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Franco goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Spencer misses.
Spencer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Franco.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Spencer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Franco pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Spencer walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Franco checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Franco throws a lazy head kick
and Spencer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jab from Franco.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Spencer.
Nice uppercut there from Spencer.
Spencer throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Franco cracks Spencer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Spencer throws a shot from downtown. Franco moves away and avoids it.
Franco on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spencer connects with a leg kick.
Franco throws a body shot but no joy.
Spencer defending well as Franco loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Franco. Spencer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spencer lands with a good body shot.
Spencer 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.
Franco wants to slow Spencer down by chopping away at his legs.
Franco throws a sloppy head kick and Spencer moves out of range easily.
Spencer lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Spencer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Spencer scores with a leg kick.
Juan David Franco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Spencer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Spencer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Spencer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Spencer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Spencer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Franco throws a hook to the side of Spencer's head but Spencer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Franco takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Good exchange - Spencer coming out on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spencer stuns Franco with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Franco darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Spencer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Franco throws a big counter combination but Spencer scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A head kick misses from Franco.
Spencer sizes up Franco with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Spencer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Spencer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Spencer with a jab.
That kick from Franco tenderised Spencer's leg. Spencer is trying to keep his angry face on.
Spencer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Franco.
Spencer takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nice defenses there by Franco.
Franco throws a quick counter head kick but Spencer was just out of range.
Spencer with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spencer connects with the punch.
Franco throws a shot from downtown. Spencer moves away and avoids it.
A nice side step and Spencer releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spencer ducks under a wild hook from Franco.
Spencer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Spencer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Franco's sensitive parts.
Spencer swings for the body but Franco moves out of range.
Spencer connects with a nice looking jab.
Spencer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Franco.
Spencer throws a half hearted mid kick.
Franco feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Franco misses with a straight right.
Spencer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Franco throws a body kick that misses
and Spencer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Spencer scores with a leg kick.
Franco pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Franco misses with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good leg kick by Spencer.
Franco misses with a right hand
and Spencer counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Spencer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Spencer 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Spencer!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hrvoje Palmotic (ranked 590 p4p, 628 weight class) and Gunnar Gunnarsson (ranked 96 p4p, 101 weight class). Palmotic comes to the cage accompanied by One day I'll be king. This should be fireworks!
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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 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hrvoje Palmotic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Gunnarsson!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunnarsson scores with a jab.
Palmotic throws a lazy uppercut
and Gunnarsson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jab from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Palmotic takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gunnarsson lands a big head kick that sends Palmotic tumbling to the mat! Gunnarsson takes a step backwards and waves Palmotic back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Palmotic is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A combination from Gunnarsson does no damage.
Palmotic quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Oh Palmotic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Palmotic swings widly with a right hand
and Gunnarsson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Palmotic seems to have got his legs back now.
Hrvoje Palmotic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gunnarsson throws a shot from downtown. Palmotic moves away and avoids it.
Palmotic lands a nice looking body shot.
Palmotic thumps Gunnarsson with a low kick.
We've been told by Palmotic's head coaches at DC Dragon Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A slow jab from Palmotic misses its intended target.
Gunnarsson replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Palmotic blocks it well.
Palmotic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunnarsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Palmotic throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gunnarsson flicks out a counter leg kick but Palmotic steps away.
Palmotic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Palmotic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gunnarsson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gunnarsson slips under a jab from Palmotic.
Palmotic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Despite the aggression on Gunnarsson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Palmotic gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Gunnarsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gunnarsson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Palmotic on the side of the head.
Gunnarsson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Palmotic has time to react.
Palmotic misses with a combination
enabling Gunnarsson to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmotic throws a shot from downtown. Gunnarsson moves away and avoids it.
Gunnarsson follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Palmotic does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A cross from Gunnarsson lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gunnarsson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gunnarsson has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Palmotic delivers a nice body kick.
Palmotic throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gunnarsson counters with a left right combination that sends Palmotic crashing to the mat - Gunnarsson wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Palmotic out for a TKO! Devastating finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gunnar Gunnarsson!
Gunnar Gunnarsson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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