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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Manny Franco (ranked 24252 p4p, 2699 weight class) and Chilli Bloke (ranked 272 p4p, 162 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manny Franco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chilli Bloke!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Bruno Lombardi and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bloke staying out of range there.
Franco is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bloke.
Bloke looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bloke getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bloke throws a nice looking combination but Franco bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bloke throws a series of punches but Franco avoids them all with ease.
Bloke takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Franco connects with a crisp jab.
Franco connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bloke's hands.
 It looks like Chilli Bloke has been cut.
Franco looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Franco avoids a punch combination nicely.
Franco lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bloke misses with a wild body shot.
Bloke connects with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bloke takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bloke looks to throw the jab but Franco is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco missing with a left hand there. Bloke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Franco looks to score with a jab to the body but Bloke is just out of range.
Franco missing with a left hand there. Bloke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Franco lands with a kick to the ribs.
Franco staying out of range there.
Franco scores with the left hand. Bloke knows he should have avoided that one.
Franco connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bloke's hands.
 Bloke is rocked!
Bloke moves out of range as Franco strikes.
Bloke is still on wobbly legs! Can Franco finish him?
Franco misses with a right hand
letting Bloke counter with a right hand.
Bloke seems to have recovered his senses.
A slow jab from Bloke misses its intended target.
Franco is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bloke lands a nice shot to the body.
Franco lands with a good body shot.
Bloke is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bloke throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
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!
Franco is looking to slow Bloke down with leg kicks.
Franco thumps Bloke with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloke misses with a hook. Franco ducked under it nicely.
Bloke waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Franco.
Franco throwing a counter right hand but Bloke manages to avoid it.
Bloke throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Franco appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Franco throws a lazy right hand but Bloke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bloke fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Franco takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Franco ducks under a wild hook from Bloke.
Franco keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bloke.
Bloke misses with a straight right.
It looked like Franco wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Franco throws a leg kick that misses.
Franco throws a body punch but Bloke moves out of range.
Bloke looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Franco slips under a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bloke. Franco does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bloke jabs at Franco's body.
Franco avoids the body shot from Bloke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloke moves out of range of the strikes.
Bloke defending well as Franco loads up on a big left hand.
Bloke ducks under a wild hook from Franco.
Bloke just misses with a punch to the body.
Bloke avoids a kick to the body.
Bloke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Franco feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Blokes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A low kick lands for Franco.
Bloke throws a jab when Franco was well out of range.
Franco throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Franco throws a low kick but Bloke avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Bloke.
Bloke is looking for the big counter here.
Franco misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bloke scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Franco throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bloke blocks a jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Bloke misses.
Bloke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Franco throws the left hand but Bloke avoids the punch easily.
Bloke throws a right and a left that Franco avoids nicely.
Bloke will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Franco wants to slow Bloke down by chopping away at his legs.
Bloke throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Franco.
Bloke has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Franco finds it's way round the side to connect with Bloke's head.
Bloke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Franco misses the target.
Franco scores with the left hand. Bloke knows he should have avoided that one.
Bloke takes a swing at Franco's ribcage but misses.
Franco lands a glancing blow to the side of Bloke's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Franco dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chilli Bloke's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bloke staying out of range there.
Franco thows a leg kick but Bloke checks it
and Bloke counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Franco throws a push kick but Bloke slaps the foot to one side.
Franco lands a left and a right that send Bloke crashing to the mat, dazed. Franco thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Bloke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bloke is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Franco with a body shot.
Bloke misses with a straight left.
It looked like Franco was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bloke.
Franco tries to work over Bloke's front leg with a kick but Bloke checks it.
Franco misses with a straight left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Franco throws a body kick that misses.
Bloke scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Franco throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bloke misses with a double jab.
Franco appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Franco is looking to score with low kicks.
Franco dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Franco misses with an uppercut.
Bloke appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloke throws a shot from downtown. Franco moves away and avoids it.
Franco staying out of range there.
Bloke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bloke slips a jab and a cross from Franco.
Bloke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Franco.
Manny Franco is winning the standup battle so far.
Bloke misses with a body shot.
Chilli Bloke is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Franco slips a straight right by Bloke.
Bloke lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bloke swings for the body but Franco moves out of range.
Bloke ducks under a wild hook from Franco.
Bloke is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Franco rather than just go for the knockout.
Bloke wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Franco misses with a straight left.
Franco misses with a wild body shot.
Bloke is looking for the big counter here.
Bloke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Franco.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloke misses with a wild body shot.
Franco throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Franco takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bloke throws a shot from downtown. Franco moves away and avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slow jab from Franco misses its intended target.
Franco stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bloke misses with a wild body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Franco!
Bloke throws a nice looking combination but Franco bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Franco misses with a wild body shot.
Bloke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Franco.
It seemed like Bloke was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bloke takes a swing at Franco's ribcage but misses.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Bloke might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Franco has got the better of the exchanges.
Franco misses the shot to the body.
Bloke swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bloke just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloke slips a straight right by Franco.
Franco throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bloke counters with an outside leg kick.
Franco throws a looping overhand right but Bloke ducks down to avoid it.
Franco throws a hook but Bloke blocks it.
Bloke avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bloke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Franco scores with a decent looking hook.
Bloke throws a series of strikes that have Franco backpedaling.
Franco looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bloke lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bloke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Franco.
No joy there for Bloke, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bloke misses with an uppercut. Franco saw that one coming.
Franco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bloke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franco uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bloke.
Franco throws an overhand right that lands on Bloke's shoulder, as Bloke tries to avoid the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Franco takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Some wild striking there from Bloke.
Franco throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bloke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bloke fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bloke thuds a left hand into Franco's body.
Bloke 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.
Bloke drops his hands momentarily and Franco takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bloke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Franco.
Franco moves away from the strike by Bloke.
Bloke misses with a body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Bloke. That snapped Franco's head back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Chilli Bloke will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Chilli Bloke's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Franco drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Franco throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bloke moves out of range as Franco throws a body kick.
Bloke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Franco.
Bloke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Franco manages to avoid it.
Franco throws a nice outside leg kick.
Franco misses with an uppercut.
Bloke with a jab.
Bloke ducks under a wild hook from Franco.
Bloke is looking for the big counter here.
Franco bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bloke wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bloke throws a front kick aimed at Franco's knee but Franco avoids it well.
Bloke blocks a head kick by Franco.
Bloke jabs at Franco's body.
Franco throws a body punch but Bloke moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco throws a right hand that misses
and Bloke counters with a straight right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Franco. Bloke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bloke fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Franco misses with an uppercut. Bloke saw that one coming.
Bloke appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bloke scores with a shot to the body.
Franco throws a chopping leg kick but Bloke manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nice straight punches there by Bloke. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bloke.
Bloke moves out of range of the body kick.
Bloke is looking for the big counter here.
Franco staying out of range there.
Bloke misses the jab.
Franco keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Franco falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bloke counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloke lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Franco swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice side step and Bloke releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bloke looks to score with a jab to the body but Franco is just out of range.
Bloke takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bloke, as that shot connected.
Franco slips a jab from Bloke.
Bloke throws a jab but it's blocked by Franco.
Bloke throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A clash of legs there as Bloke blocks the low kick.
Franco swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bloke misses with a straight right.
Franco tries to land a front kick but Bloke steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Franco scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Franco swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bloke throws out a counter right but Franco avoids it with no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloke stuns Franco with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bloke misses with a wild body shot.
Franco moves forwards but Bloke connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bloke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Franco.
Franco uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bloke.
Franco thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bloke connects with a looping right hand.
Franco swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Bloke checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bloke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Franco sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Franco wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bloke moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bloke cracks a nice hook into Franco's ribs.
The fighters circling - Franco throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franco pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bloke looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bloke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bloke feints a jab promting Franco to slip. Bloke then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Franco slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
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!
Bloke walks into a jab.
Bloke with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Franco scores with a punch to the head.
Bloke takes a shot right to the bread basket.
An inside leg kick lands from Franco.
Bloke misses with a hook.
Franco swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Franco throws a wild body kick that Bloke sees coming a mile off.
Franco defending well as Bloke loads up on a big left hand.
Franco swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bloke fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chilli Bloke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bloke 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Chilli Bloke!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Ipitan (ranked 24218 p4p, 3498 weight class) and Orn Frostulfsson (ranked 552 p4p, 380 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Excellent MT
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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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, King Ipitan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Orn Frostulfsson!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, John Kavanagh and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ipitan looks to land a left hand but Frostulfsson moved out of range nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ipitan.
Frostulfsson dives in for a single leg takedown but Ipitan sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Orn Frostulfsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frostulfsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ipitan.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ipitan.
Nice cross by Ipitan.
Frostulfsson shoots in but no luck this time.
Ipitan lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Frostulfsson.
King Ipitan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Orn Frostulfsson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ipitan or perhaps it was just good defense by Frostulfsson, which made it look bad.
Ipitan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Frostulfsson tries to avoid it but Ipitan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Frostulfsson to the ground. Frostulfsson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Frostulfsson fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frostulfsson shoots for a double leg takedown but Ipitan sprawls well. He's pushed Frostulfsson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A quick step to the side and Ipitan tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ipitan is looking to clinch.
Frostulfsson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ipitan takes the fight into the clinch.
Ipitan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ipitan looking to throw knees to the head but Frostulfsson is blocking nicely.
Frostulfsson blocks an uppercut.
Ipitan has a couple of punches blocked by Frostulfsson.
Ipitan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ipitan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Frostulfsson backwards.
Ipitan tries to land a knee to the head but Frostulfsson blocks with his arms.
Frostulfsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ipitan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ipitan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ipitan tries a knee to the head but Frostulfsson blocks it.
Ipitan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ipitan misses with some punches.
Ipitan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ipitan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Frostulfsson jumps guard but Ipitan stands there with Frostulfsson around his waist. Frostulfsson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frostulfsson blocks an elbow strike.
Frostulfsson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ipitan smiles and moves away.
Frostulfsson tried to score with a low kick but Ipitan checks it.
Ipitan wants to clinch
and Frostulfsson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Frostulfsson misses with a takedown attempt
and Ipitan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ipitan dives in and grabs Frostulfsson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Frostulfsson pushes down on Ipitan's head and hops out.
Ipitan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ipitan checks a low kick from Frostulfsson.
An attempted straight right counter from Ipitan misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ipitan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Frostulfsson as he jumps to the side.
Frostulfsson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ipitan appears to be looking for a big counter.
Frostulfsson shoots in and drives through. Ipitan sprawls well.
Frostulfsson closes the distance and clinches up with Ipitan, looking for a takedown. Frostulfsson pushes Ipitan against the cage but Ipitan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Frostulfsson dives in and grabs Ipitan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ipitan pushes down on Frostulfsson's head and hops out.
Frostulfsson looks winded!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ipitan.
Ipitan leaves Frostulfsson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ipitan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sloppy strikes from Frostulfsson. Those never looked like landing.
Ipitan takes the fight into the clinch.
Ipitan misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ipitan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ipitan misses with an elbow strike.
Ipitan scores with a shoulder strike.
Ipitan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Frostulfsson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ipitan seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Frostulfsson can turn it around.
Ipitan misses with the head strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Frostulfsson.
Ipitan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ipitan tries to land a knee to the head but Frostulfsson blocks with his arms.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Frostulfsson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ipitan gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ipitan misses with a punch to the body.
Ipitan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Frostulfsson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ipitan misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
King Ipitan dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ipitan tries to clinch there but Frostulfsson circles away.
Ipitan fails with a takedown attempt.
Frostulfsson darts in looking for a takedown but Ipitan gets double underhooks and turns Frostulfsson into the cage.
Ipitan throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Frostulfsson.
Ipitan closes the distance and pushes Frostulfsson back into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ipitan.
Ipitan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Frostulfsson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ipitan misses with a knee strike.
Ipitan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ipitan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Frostulfsson or not.
Frostulfsson blocks the elbow strike.
Frostulfsson missing with knees to the body.
Ipitan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ipitan throws a knee to the head but misses.
King Ipitan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ipitan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ipitan misses with some punches.
Frostulfsson tries to pull guard but Ipitan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Frostulfsson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ipitan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
King Ipitan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Orn Frostulfsson.
Frostulfsson looking for a takedown.
Frostulfsson blocks an elbow strike.
Ipitan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Frostulfsson can do to turn this around?
Frostulfsson blocking some punches.
Ipitan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Frostulfsson.
Ipitan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ipitan is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Frostulfsson blocks a body shot from Ipitan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frostulfsson fails to pull guard.
Ipitan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ipitan lands a right hand.
Frostulfsson tries a knee to the head but Ipitan blocks it.
Ipitan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Frostulfsson.
Ipitan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Frostulfsson blocks it with crossed arms.
Frostulfsson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Frostulfsson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Frostulfsson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Frostulfsson can't keep his opponent in guard - Ipitan advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Frostulfsson trying to control here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Frostulfsson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Frostulfsson tries to get to full guard but Ipitan has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ipitan trying to mount his opponent but Frostulfsson defends it.
Ipitan controlling the pace.
Frostulfsson is staying active underneath Ipitan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ipitan is trying to work for a kimura but Frostulfsson is defending well.
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.
Ipitan is trying a forearm choke I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ipitan with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Frostulfsson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
King Ipitan dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Ipitan stuffs the takedown.
Ipitan is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ipitan throws a head kick that misses.
Frostulfsson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ipitan throws a big counter combination but Frostulfsson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Frostulfsson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
King Ipitan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Orn Frostulfsson.
Frostulfsson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ipitan but Ipitan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ipitan goes for a double leg but Frostulfsson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Frostulfsson continues to drive forward.
Ipitan tries to land a knee to the head but Frostulfsson blocks with his arms.
Ipitan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ipitan misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ipitan working aggressively here.
Frostulfsson drags the fight down to the ground.
Frostulfsson controls Ipitan momentarily but Ipitan frees himself.
Ipitan forces his way into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ipitan in particular looking to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ipitan is trying to control the action in half guard but Frostulfsson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Frostulfsson gets full guard.
Frostulfsson keeping moving, preventing Ipitan from controlling successfully.
Ipitan passes Frostulfsson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ipitan moves nicely into side control.
Frostulfsson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ipitan wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ipitan advances to mount.
Ipitan is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Frostulfsson is surviving well by controlling Ipitan's body position as best he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ipitan with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Ipitan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Frostulfsson is desperately trying to improve his position but Ipitan has a good base and remains in mount.
King Ipitan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ipitan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ipitan looking to control and managing it successfully.
Frostulfsson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Orn Frostulfsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ipitan controlling the position easily from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
King Ipitan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ipitan 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 John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... King Ipitan!
Our winner, King Ipitan, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wingers Son (ranked 3329 p4p, 24159 weight class) and Tim Riggins (ranked 189 p4p, 278 weight class). Wingers Son has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wingers Son!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tim Riggins!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Columbo Gatti and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Son pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Riggins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Son moves away.
Riggins defending well as Son loads up on a big left hand.
Nice body kick from Son.
Son throws an overhand right that lands on Riggins's shoulder, as Riggins tries to avoid the shot.
No luck for Riggins with that takedown attempt.
Son thows a left - swing and a miss!
Son takes a swing at Riggins's ribcage but misses.
Riggins throws a looping overhand right but Son ducks down to avoid it.
Son bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Riggins's head backwards.
Son walks into a stiff left hand from Riggins.
Riggins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Son.
Riggins with the counter takedown but Son avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Son lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Riggins circles away quickly and effectively.
Riggins drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Son defends it well.
Son stuns Riggins with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Son throws a lazy right hand but Riggins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Riggins changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Son throws a shot from downtown. Riggins moves away and avoids it.
Riggins looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Son misses with a body shot.
Riggins gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Riggins tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Son lands a nice looking body shot.
Son looks to score with a jab to the body but Riggins is just out of range.
Riggins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Son.
Son dodges the punch combination from Riggins.
Son throws out a loose jab but Riggins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Son throws a hook but Riggins blocks it.
A good leg kick by Son.
Son misses with an uppercut. Riggins saw that one coming.
Riggins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Son.
Riggins moves out of range of the strikes.
Riggins throws a lazy right hand but Son sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Riggins fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Son avoids it really well and circles away.
Wingers Son has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Riggins.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Son lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Son keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Riggins.
Riggins drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Son is trying to buck Riggins off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riggins trying to control the action but Son is working from the bottom.
Riggins thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Son is not content to let Riggins control the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Riggins is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Son is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
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.
Son is pushing Riggins's head away, looking to escape. Riggins manages to hold on to the position though.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Riggins looks to land a right hand but Son moved out of range.
Son with a jab.
Riggins checks a low kick from Son.
Riggins feints the counter takedown.
The fight stays on the outside here - Riggins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Son fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Son throws a poor cross that misses
and Riggins decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Son's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wingers Son dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Son throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Riggins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That kick from Son tenderised Riggins's leg. Riggins is trying to keep his angry face on.
Son rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Riggins counters with a nice uppercut.
Son uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Riggins.
Son cracks a nice hook into Riggins's ribs.
Son misses with a straight left.
Son throws a quick inside leg kick.
Riggins walks into a stiff left hand from Son.
Riggins throws a one two combo.
Son gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Son takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Son rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Riggins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Riggins let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Son throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Riggins feints the counter takedown.
Riggins misses with a hook. Son ducked under it nicely.
Son appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Wingers Son is winning the standup battle so far.
Son moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Riggins slips a jab from Son.
Son is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Riggins can do to turn this around?
Son connects with an inside leg kick.
Riggins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Riggins doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Son stuffs the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riggins misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
An inside leg kick lands from Son.
Riggins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Son.
Son is looking to chop away at Riggins's legs.
Son throws a jab but it's blocked by Riggins.
Riggins throws out a counter right but Son avoids it with no problem.
Riggins's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Son wants to land a leg kick but Riggins is out of range.
Son throws the left hand but Riggins avoids the punch easily.
Riggins takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wingers Son is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Riggins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Son.
Son with a nice cross.
Riggins dives in for a single leg takedown but Son sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Wingers Son has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Riggins.
Riggins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Riggins tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Riggins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Son paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Son takes a swing at Riggins's ribcage but misses.
Riggins changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Riggins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riggins throws a series of strikes that have Son backpedaling.
Wingers Son seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut there from Son.
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!
Riggins connects with a single shot there.
Riggins misses with a looping left.
Son appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Son throws a lazy uppercut
and Riggins decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Son's guard.
Son wants to stand but Riggins is controlling the position.
Son keeping moving, preventing Riggins from controlling successfully.
Son wants to get back to his feet but Riggins is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Riggins looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Son is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Son wants to stand but Riggins is controlling the position.
Riggins stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Son swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Son swings for the body but Riggins moves out of range.
Riggins drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Son defends it well.
Son cracks Riggins with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Son throws a hook but Riggins avoids it easily.
Riggins closes the distance and clinches up with Son, looking for a takedown. Riggins pushes Son against the cage but Son circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Son throws an overhand right that lands on Riggins's shoulder, as Riggins tries to avoid the shot.
Son throws a hook but Riggins blocks it.
Riggins takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Son misses with a low kick.
A jab from Son does it's job there.
Riggins tries to close the distance and clinch but Son swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Son looks to land a right hand but Riggins moved out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Riggins.
Son appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Son scores with a jab. Riggins acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice defenses there by Riggins.
Son misses with a looping left.
Riggins is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Riggins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Son.
Son looks to throw the jab but Riggins is out of range.
Riggins misses with a hook. Son ducked under it nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wingers Son dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Son lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A low kick from Son is predictable there
and Riggins decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Son's guard.
Son wants to get back to his feet but Riggins is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Son keeping full guard, as Riggins tries to pass.
Riggins passes into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riggins is working for a kimura but Son is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Son wants to get back to his feet.
Riggins is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riggins is pressing down on Son's thigh, looking to free his foot. Son is holding on for now.
Son wants to get back to his feet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Son scores with a shot to the body.
Son throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Son throws the left hand but Riggins avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Riggins chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Son can pounce on him.
Son throws a right and a left that both miss.
Son lands the left hand.
Son moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Son clobbers Riggins with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Son jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Riggins shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Son as he jumps to the side.
A jab lands there for Son.
Son throws a nice inside leg kick.
Son ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Riggins moves away.
Son tries a low kick but Riggins avoids it.
Riggins feints the counter takedown.
Riggins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Son.
Son fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Riggins manages to avoid it.
Riggins changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Riggins missing with a left hand there. Son was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Son swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Riggins takes a swing at Son's ribcage but misses.
Riggins looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Son is fending him off so far but Riggins persists. Nope, Son circles away and we're back to standing.
Riggins shoots in for a takedown but Son shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wingers Son has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Riggins.
Son fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Riggins has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Son throws a looping overhand right but Riggins ducks down to avoid it.
Riggins staying out of range there.
Riggins with the counter takedown but Son avoids it easily.
Riggins tests Son's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Son lands with a cross.
Son throws a hook to the side of Riggins's head but Riggins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Riggins changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Son connects with a nice looking jab.
A shot to the body from Son misses
enabling Riggins to counter with a crisp jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Riggins is defended easily by Son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Son throws a series of punches but Riggins moves out of range.
Riggins is looking to clinch.
Son waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Riggins.
Riggins tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Riggins is looking to clinch.
Son scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Son throws a lazy right hand but Riggins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Riggins tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Son misses with a wild body shot.
Son scores with a jab to the head.
Son with the inside leg kick.
Tim Riggins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A telegraphed right hand from Son misses the target.
Son smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Riggins gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Son's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Son throws a jab when Riggins was well out of range.
Wingers Son is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Son throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wingers Son showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Son, 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wingers Son!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Beneke (ranked 2638 p4p, 24144 weight class) and Raining Blood (ranked 343 p4p, 617 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Beneke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raining Blood!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Eddie Farnsworth and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beneke misses with a looping right.
Nice defenses there by Blood.
Blood closes the distance and clinches.
Beneke is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Blood doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blood pushes off an throws an elbow but Beneke leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Blood lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Blood misses with a punch on the inside.
Beneke working hard to break the clinch.
Beneke jumps guard but Blood turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Beneke missing with knees to the body.
Blood tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Beneke's elbow.
Good body shot from Blood.
Blood lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Beneke or not.
Beneke wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Blood has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beneke is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Blood to keep the fight standing.
Blood lands with a light punch inside.
Beneke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Beneke has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Doom's Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Blood fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blood darts in and clinches Beneke up against the cage.
Blood prevents Beneke from breaking the clinch.
Blood working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Blood.
Blood working aggressively here.
Blood lands with a left to the head.
Blood lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Beneke backwards.
Blood lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blood has a couple of punches blocked by Beneke.
A short right from Blood.
Blood pushes Beneke back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Beneke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Blood.
Blood has Beneke pressed against the cage, preventing Beneke from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Beneke working hard to break the clinch.
Beneke is looking to break free of the clinch but Blood has double underhooks.
Beneke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blood throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blood scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Blood scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Blood lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Beneke backwards.
Blood lands a body punch.
Beneke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blood throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Blood.
Blood scores with a shoulder strike.
Beneke can't break the clinch.
Beneke has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Beneke breaks the clinch.
Blood tries to close the distance and clinch but Beneke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Beneke throws a shot from downtown. Blood moves away and avoids it.
Blood is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Blood doesn't manage to clinch there - Beneke circles away.
Blood looks to land a combination but Beneke avoids it well.
Beneke connects with a jab.
Beneke rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Blood connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blood swings for the body but Beneke moves out of range.
Blood slips a straight right by Beneke.
Blood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beneke.
Blood is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Beneke circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blood moves out of range of the strikes.
Beneke throws a leg kick but Blood checks it.
Beneke gets tackled into the cage by Blood. Blood maintains the clinch.
Beneke blocks an uppercut.
Beneke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood clinches with his opponent.
Beneke wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Beneke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blood is working Beneke over against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Blood.
Blood gets through Beneke's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Beneke tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Blood smiles and moves away.
Blood tries to bum rush Beneke with a series of wild strikes but Beneke uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blood moves into range and clinches up with Beneke.
Blood digs a right hand into Beneke's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Beneke's gas tank.
Beneke is breathing heavily.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Blood.
Blood working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Blood presses Beneke against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Blood throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Benekes head.
Blood works on Beneke's body with a couple of short punches.
Blood scores with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Blood - that landed with a thud.
Blood scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Blood scores with a shoulder strike.
Blood digs a right hand into Beneke's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Beneke's gas tank.
Blood tries to throw a body punch but Beneke avoids it by throwing Blood back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blood.
Nice body punch from Blood.
Blood lands a nice shot to the body.
Beneke tries to break the clinch but Blood is controlling the position.
Blood scores with a shoulder strike.
Beneke wants to break the clinch but can't.
Beneke tries to break free but Blood pushes him back against the cage.
Blood lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Beneke backwards.
Beneke tries to pull guard but Blood forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Beneke can't break the clinch.
Blood makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Blood gets through Beneke's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Blood lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Blood scores with a shoulder strike.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Blood lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Beneke tries to break free but Blood pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blood lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Beneke backwards.
Beneke takes a shot to the head.
Blood prevents Beneke from breaking the clinch.
Blood throws an elbow that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blood.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Raining Blood dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Blood tries to clinch there but Beneke circles away.
Beneke stuns Blood with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Beneke misses with a hook. Blood ducked under it nicely.
Blood blocks a jab.
Blood tries to clinch there but Beneke circles away.
Blood clinches up with Beneke and pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from Blood on the inside.
Beneke blocking some punches.
Blood has a couple of punches blocked by Beneke.
Still in the clinch, Blood scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Blood.
Blood tries to throw a body punch but Beneke avoids it by throwing Blood back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Blood.
Beneke jumps guard and drags Blood to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Blood stops Beneke from standing up.
Blood wants to stand and escape but instead Beneke has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beneke drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Beneke jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Blood really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Beneke. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beneke drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Beneke jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Beneke drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Beneke jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Beneke stops Blood from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beneke is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Blood is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Beneke is controlling him.
Blood avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Beneke thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Blood preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Beneke stops Blood from standing up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Blood can do anything to dispel that myth.
Beneke drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Beneke jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Beneke throws a looping overhand right but Blood ducks down to avoid it.
Blood throws a series of punches but Beneke moves out of range.
Beneke swings widly with a right hand
and Blood counters with a one-two to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Blood pushes off an throws an elbow but Beneke leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Beneke tries to pull guard but Blood won't allow it.
Raining Blood seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Blood makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Blood has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Beneke jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Blood walks away with a smile on his face. Beneke gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Beneke circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood rushes Beneke and presses him up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Blood.
A short right from Blood.
Beneke looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Blood lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Beneke has had enough of the clinch but Blood keeps him there for the moment.
Blood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blood lands with a right to the head.
Beneke is trying to pull guard but Blood turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Beneke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blood misses with an elbow over the top.
Beneke is trying to push Blood away but Blood has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short uppercut from Blood.
Blood has Beneke pressed against the cage, preventing Beneke from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blood.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blood.
Blood scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Blood lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blood tries to work over Beneke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blood lands an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Beneke's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Beneke breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blood bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blood rushes Beneke and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Beneke looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Blood throws an elbow that misses.
Beneke is trying to drag Blood to the mat but Blood just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Beneke is trying to break the clinch but Blood has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blood gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Blood lands a nice uppercut.
Blood misses with a body punch.
Blood scores with a hook to the body.
Beneke wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Blood lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Blood lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Blood misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Blood fails to land.
Blood lands a shot to the body.
Blood lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Blood lands with a short shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Raining Blood showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Beneke's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Blood rushes Beneke and presses him up against the cage.
Blood lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Blood creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Beneke's defenses.
 It looks like Mark Beneke has been cut.
Beneke wants to break free but Blood has control.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blood.
Beneke wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Beneke is trying to break the clinch but Blood has him pressed against the cage.
A short uppercut from Blood.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Blood just misses with a elbow thrown towards Beneke's brow.
Blood gets through Beneke's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Blood lands an elbow that stopped Beneke in his tracks for a moment.
Beneke takes a shot to the head.
Blood lands with a short shot to the head.
Beneke blocking some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Blood fails to land.
Blood lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Blood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blood misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blood lands a hook that snaps the head of Beneke backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blood.
Beneke looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Beneke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Beneke blocks the elbow strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Blood.
Beneke is trying to break free.
Blood gets through Beneke's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
 Beneke is rocked!
Beneke tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Beneke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blood moves away from the strike by Beneke.
Beneke throws a low kick, looking for Blood's leg but Blood calmly moves out of range.
Blood throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Blood tries to close the distance and clinch but Beneke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Beneke throws a right hand that misses
and Blood counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Beneke thinking.
Blood tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blood clinches.
Blood tries to work over Beneke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blood creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Blood working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Blood on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beneke jumps guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Beneke manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Blood scores with a nice hook to the head.
Blood lands a right hand.
Blood tries to throw a body punch but Beneke avoids it by throwing Blood back against the cage.
Blood misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blood misses with an elbow over the top.
Blood is leaning against Beneke and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Beneke tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Blood smiles and moves away.
Beneke thows a left - swing and a miss!
Beneke closes the distance and clinches up with Blood, looking for a takedown. Beneke pushes Blood against the cage but Blood circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Beneke moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBlood.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Beneke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blood slips under a jab.
Blood is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Beneke throws an overhand right that lands on Blood's shoulder, as Blood tries to avoid the shot.
Blood is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Blood tries to close the distance and clinch up but Beneke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A little feinted left hand from Beneke on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Raining Blood is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blood has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beneke drags the fight down to the ground.
Blood wants to stand and escape but instead Beneke has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Beneke won't allow Blood to get back to his feet.
Beneke postures up in Blood's guard and throws a big left but Blood blocks it.
Beneke is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Blood is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Beneke pushes down on Blood's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Beneke is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beneke is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Raining Blood is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Beneke decides to stand and escape the position.
Beneke misses with a straight right.
Blood closes the distance and pushes Beneke back into the cage.
Blood has Beneke pressed against the cage, preventing Beneke from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Beneke has had enough of the clinch but Blood keeps him there for the moment.
Mark Beneke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Beneke tries to circle away but Blood has him pinned against the cage.
Beneke is trying to break free.
Blood cracks Beneke with a nice body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Blood.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raining Blood comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Blood winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raining Blood!
Raining Blood thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Toby MacAlister (ranked 2149 p4p, 2431 weight class) and Cau Ryhein (ranked 285 p4p, 318 weight class). MacAlister kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Megadeth - This Was My Life. Cau Ryhein has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Toby MacAlister's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toby MacAlister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cau Ryhein!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Bruno Lombardi and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacAlister moves out of range as Ryhein strikes.
MacAlister throws a jab when Ryhein was well out of range.
MacAlister throws a shot from downtown. Ryhein moves away and avoids it.
Ryhein misses with a low kick.
MacAlister swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ryhein looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ryhein moves in looking to clinch but MacAlister pushes him off.
MacAlister throws a big counter combination but Ryhein scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
MacAlister misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
MacAlister seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Ryhein throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
MacAlister lands with an uppercut that bounces Ryhein off the cage and back into range.
Ryhein avoids the body shot from MacAlister.
Ryhein looks to score with a jab to the body but MacAlister is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacAlister misses with a shot to the body
enabling Ryhein to counter with a crisp jab.
Ryhein throws a head kick but MacAlister moves out of range.
MacAlister fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ryhein pulls out of a head kick attempt.
MacAlister throws a good cross that connects.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacAlister lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ryhein misses with an uppercut. MacAlister saw that one coming.
MacAlister is looking for a counter combo.
MacAlister looks to throw the jab but Ryhein is out of range.
MacAlister wants to clinch but Ryhein slips to the side
and Ryhein finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Ryhein misses with a body kick.
Ryhein misses with a straight left.
MacAlister avoids the head kick by Ryhein.
Ryhein connects with a single shot there.
MacAlister throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
MacAlister throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ryhein wants to clinch up but MacAlister keeps it at a distance.
Ryhein will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
An attempted straight right counter from MacAlister misses the target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
MacAlister scores with a hook.
Ryhein misses with a low kick.
MacAlister was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ryhein fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but MacAlister is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryhein throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ryhein misses with a straight left.
Ryhein misses with a hook.
MacAlister misses the shot to the body.
Ryhein throws out a loose jab but MacAlister uses good head movement to avoid it.
MacAlister throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ryhein stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ryhein swings widly with a right hand
and MacAlister counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
MacAlister lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ryhein backwards.
MacAlister breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
MacAlister throws a lazy right hand but Ryhein sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ryhein looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
MacAlister waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ryhein.
Ryhein tries to move into range but MacAlister moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
MacAlister scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ryhein doesn't seem bothered though.
A combination from MacAlister does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryhein fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and MacAlister has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
MacAlister swats away the attempt to clinch by Ryhein.
MacAlister misses with a straight left.
Ryhein throws a leg kick that is checked
and MacAlister counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ryhein misses with a hook. MacAlister ducked under it nicely.
An inside leg kick from Ryhein misses.
It looked like MacAlister was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
MacAlister moves out of range as Ryhein strikes.
MacAlister was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
MacAlister scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ryhein doesn't seem bothered though.
Ryhein displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as MacAlister throws out the jab.
MacAlister comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
MacAlister throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ryhein stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ryhein cracks MacAlister with an open hand slap.
Ryhein throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Toby MacAlister has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice uppercut there from Ryhein.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryhein throws a body shot but no joy.
Ryhein takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ryhein moves out of range of the body kick from MacAlister.
Ryhein drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
MacAlister misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ryhein.
Ryhein defending well as MacAlister loads up on a big left hand.
Ryhein 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.
MacAlister throws an overhand right that lands on Ryhein's shoulder, as Ryhein tries to avoid the shot.
MacAlister throws a shot from downtown. Ryhein moves away and avoids it.
A jab from MacAlister misses.
MacAlister throws a hook to the side of Ryhein's head but Ryhein sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
MacAlister scores with a head kick. Ryhein tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ryhein throws a push kick but MacAlister slaps the foot to one side.
It looked like MacAlister wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
MacAlister with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Toby MacAlister dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Toby MacAlister's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
MacAlister moves into the clinch successfully.
MacAlister lands a shoulder strike.
MacAlister tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
MacAlister blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
MacAlister struggles to land a body shot inside as Ryhein controls his hands.
MacAlister makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
MacAlister lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
MacAlister swings away with an uppercut that misses.
MacAlister misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ryhein misses with the head strike.
A right hook to the body lands for MacAlister.
Ryhein misses with a body punch.
MacAlister lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryhein blocks a punch to the side of the head.
MacAlister struggles to land a body shot inside as Ryhein controls his hands.
MacAlister lands with a short punch from the clinch.
MacAlister lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
MacAlister misses with a punch to the body.
Ryhein scores with a shot to the side of MacAlister's head.
MacAlister working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, MacAlister scores with a nice short uppercut.
MacAlister lands a hook that snaps the head of Ryhein backwards.
Ryhein is rocked!
MacAlister lands with a right to the head.
Ryhein is still on wobbly legs! Can MacAlister finish him?
Ryhein misses with a punch to the body.
MacAlister misses with a punch on the inside.
MacAlister tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ryhein blocking some punches.
Ryhein wants to break free but MacAlister has control.
Ryhein has a couple of punches blocked by MacAlister.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from MacAlister.
Ryhein blocks an uppercut.
Ryhein misses with a punch on the inside.
Ryhein blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ryhein is looking to break free of the clinch but MacAlister has double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from MacAlister fails to land.
MacAlister breaks from the clinch.
MacAlister cracks Ryhein with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Ryhein tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but MacAlister pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Ryhein is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Toby MacAlister!
During a confident post fight interview, Toby MacAlister thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Reico Huust (ranked 1779 p4p, 2645 weight class) and Horley Gore (ranked 159 p4p, 225 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Reico Huust!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Horley Gore!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Russell Pearce and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huust throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gore looks to throw the jab but Huust is out of range.
Huust was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Huust throws a lazy uppercut
and Gore counters with a stiff right hand.
A nice leg kick from Huust, right into the meat of the thigh.
Huust lands an overhand right.
Gore takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Huust takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gore throws a poor cross that misses
letting Huust counter with a right hand.
Huust is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Huust misses with a low kick.
Gore is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Huust swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reico Huust seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Huust swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gore counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gore steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Huust.
Gore is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gore on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Huust fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gore closes the distance and pushes Huust back into the cage.
Huust swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gore gets through Huust's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gore misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gore blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Huust really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Huust tries to throw a body punch but Gore avoids it by throwing Huust back against the cage.
Huust scores with a shoulder strike.
Gore is looking for a takedown.
Huust misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gore lands a left hand.
Huust misses with some punches.
Huust breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Huust tests Gore's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Huust misses with a hook
and Gore counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gore moves into range and clinches up with Huust.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Gore 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.
A left hand lands to the body for Huust.
Huust lands a shot to the body.
Huust definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Huust lands with a left to the head.
Huust misses with a punch to the body.
Gore blocking some punches.
Huust misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gore prevents a body shot from Huust.
Gore drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gore goes for a takedown in the clinch but Huust prevents it.
Reico Huust has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Horley Gore.
Huust pushes Gore back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Huust cracks Gore with a nice body shot.
Gore has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Huust is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gore is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Huust pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Gore tries to throw a body punch but Huust avoids it by throwing Gore back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gore tries to work over Huust's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gore tries to score a body lock takedown but Huust shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Huust tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gore's elbow.
Gore is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Huust gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Huust escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Huust looks to land a right hand but Gore moved out of range.
Gore tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Huust throws a shot to the body.
Gore takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Huust circles away from the clinch attempt.
Huust misses with a shot to the body
and Huust takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Huust buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Huust lands a lovely overhand right.
Huust looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A left lands for Huust.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huust scoring well with a low kick there.
Huust with a nice calf kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gore shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Huust as he avoids it easily.
As Gore looks to move away, Huust throws a big counter combo but Gore just gets out of the way.
Gore takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Huust fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Huust buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gore scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gore checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gore looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gore's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Huust scores with a nice head shot.
Huust tries to bum rush Gore with a series of wild strikes but Gore uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gore tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Gore moves out of range as Huust strikes.
Gore feints the counter takedown.
Huust throws a hook but Gore blocks it.
Gore checks the leg kick.
Gore tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Reico Huust 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.
Huust drives through and clinches with Gore against the cage.
Gore tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Huust's elbow.
Huust is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gore can do to turn this around?
Gore blocking some punches.
Huust digs a right hand underneath Gore's ribcage. Gore let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Huust blocks a body shot from Gore.
Gore has clasped his hands together around Huust's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Gore throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Gore sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Huust is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The strikes coming from Gore are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Huust parries the strikes from Gore easily there. Gore is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Huust to escape.
Gore misses with the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gore with the ground and pound but Huust regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Gore not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gore is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Huust reverses the position - he's now on top in Gore's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gore has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Huust off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Gore throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Huust is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Huust swings widly with a right hand
and Gore connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Huust misses with a shot to the body
and Gore connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Huust lands a glancing blow to the side of Gore's head.
Gore checks a low kick from Huust.
Huust darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Huust lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Huust pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gore is out of range and Huust settles back down.
Huust misses with the body kick
and Gore counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gore.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gore loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gore postures up in Huust's guard and throws a big left but Huust blocks it.
Gore loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Horley Gore has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gore pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Huust is keeping the position for now.
Gore lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gore postures up in Huust's guard and throws a big left but Huust blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gore cracks Huust with a solid left hand.
Gore throws a big right hand that misses.
Gore throwing strikes but missing.
Gore throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Huust works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Huust working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gore.
Gore is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gore trying to control the position from guard on top but Huust is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huust throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gore lands a really nice looking cross but Huust seems unphased.
Gore ducks under a wild hook from Huust.
Huust lands a jab to the head.
Gore shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Huust misses with a low kick.
Huust ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Huust tries to sprawl but Gore drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Gore lands strikes from half guard.
Gore missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Huust regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Gore.
Gore stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Huust swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gore trying to control the position from guard on top but Huust is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gore throwing strikes from guard but Huust blocks nicely.
Gore trying to control the position from guard on top but Huust is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gore is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Huust working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gore.
Gore with a flurry of punches that miss.
Huust controlling the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Huust throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gore! But no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Horley Gore showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Huust misses the shot to the body.
Gore misses the shot to the body.
Gore uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Huust.
Huust scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gore misses with a hook. Huust ducked under it nicely.
Huust staying out of range there.
Huust digs a good hook to Gore's body.
Gore misses with a body shot.
Huust went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Gore goes for a double leg but Huust avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Huust continues to drive forward.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Huust.
Gore is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Huust.
Some wild striking there from Huust.
Gore looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huust throws a solid leg kick but Gore takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Huust.
Huust misses with a straight right.
Gore lands a nice shot to the body.
Huust scores with a leg kick.
Huust lands with a kick to the ribs.
Huust thows a leg kick but Gore checks it
and Gore decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Huust's guard.
Gore trying to move into half guard but instead Huust has managed to sweep!
Gore is looking to stand back up but Huust counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Gore.
Huust wants to take a breather but Gore is having none of it.
Huust prevents Gore from standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Huust seems content to control.
Gore looks like he's trying to stand up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Reico Huust is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Huust lands a leg kick that knocks Gore off balance momentarily.
Huust scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Huust moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huust throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gore counters with a straight right hand.
Gore scores with a hook to the body. Huust takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Huust staying out of range there.
An attempted straight right counter from Huust misses the target.
Huust scores with a punch to the head.
Nice jab there from Huust.
Gore is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Huust's half guard.
Huust blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gore.
Gore missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Huust on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gore lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gore thows a huge punch but Huust dodges it nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huust trying to control here.
Gore throwing shots but Huust is blocking nicely.
Gore throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gore wants to control but Huust is keeping him busy.
Gore thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Huust's head.
Nice strikes from Gore there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gore looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Huust with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Huust is rocked!
Gore moves nicely into side control.
Oh Huust is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gore misses with the ground and pound.
Gore lands a few punches from side control.
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 Reico Huust.
I think Huust 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reico Huust!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Toe Jam (ranked 1190 p4p, 747 weight class) and Darrell Newsome (ranked 156 p4p, 102 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Toe Jam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darrell Newsome!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Lou da Vinci and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jam misses with a hook. Newsome ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Newsome misses.
Jam wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Newsome slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Newsome misses with an uppercut.
Jam throws a hook but Newsome blocks it.
Nice uppercut lands for Jam. That snapped Newsome's head back.
It looks like Darrell Newsome has been cut.
Newsome takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice uppercut there from Newsome.
Newsome throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jam sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Newsome displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jam throws out the jab.
Newsome tries to clinch but Jam moves away
and Jam connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
Jam misses with a looping right.
Jam keeps the fight on the outside.
Newsome has managed to clinch.
Jam wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newsome blocks a body shot from Jam.
Jam scores with a hook to the body.
Jam lands with a left to the head.
Jam escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab from Jam finds it's way through Newsome's defenses.
Jam throws a lazy right hand but Newsome sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Newsome looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jam throws a body shot but no joy.
Jam throws a hook but Newsome avoids it easily.
Newsome tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jam paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jam throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Newsome stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Newsome tries to clinch up but Jam circles away and keeps his distance.
Jam lands a jab.
Jam misses with a hook to the body
and Newsome counters with a stiff right hand.
Newsome avoids the body shot from Jam.
Newsome swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Newsome walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jam bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jam pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newsome avoids the body shot from Jam.
Jam fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Newsome is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Newsome slips under a jab.
Toe Jam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jam scores with a jab. Newsome acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The fighters circling - Jam throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Newsome slips a straight right by Jam.
Jam throws an off balance right hand
and Newsome counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jam lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jam misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Newsome.
Newsome lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Jam misses with a looping right.
A countering left hand to the body from Newsome misses.
Jam looks to land a combination but Newsome avoids it well.
Jam tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Newsome was well out of range. Poor timing from Jam.
We've been told by Jam's head coaches at ubergym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jam lands with a hook. Newsome tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newsome lands with an uppercut that bounces Jam off the cage and back into range.
Newsome throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jam throws a body punch but Newsome moves out of range.
Newsome looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Newsome takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jam swats away the attempt to clinch by Newsome.
Jam misses with a straight right.
Jam jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jam cracks Newsome with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jam throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Newsome connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jam waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Newsome.
Newsome moves out of range as Jam strikes.
Jam scores with a sloppy right hand. Newsome should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Newsome takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Newsome bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jam misses with an uppercut. Newsome saw that one coming.
Newsome throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Newsome scores with a decent looking hook.
Newsome tries to clinch up but Jam circles away and keeps his distance.
Jam throws a shot from downtown. Newsome moves away and avoids it.
Newsome throws a counter combo.
Newsome throws a series of punches but Jam moves out of range.
Jam on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jam misses with a lunging right hand
and Newsome counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Newsome takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jam throws a right hand that misses
and Newsome cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Newsome keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jam swings widly with a right hand
and Jam takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jam misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Newsome.
Jam just misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Toe Jam dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darrell Newsome's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Newsome keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jam.
A swing and a miss from Newsome.
Jam lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jam moves away from the strike by Newsome.
Newsome throws a leg kick but Jam sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jam connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Newsome momentarily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jam.
Newsome takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jam misses with a lunging right hand
and Newsome counters with a nice uppercut.
Newsome moves away from the strike by Jam.
Newsome scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jam throws a big shot that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jam steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Newsome.
Jam stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jam throws a right hand that misses
and Newsome counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Jam misses.
Jam's jab looks to have found its range, popping Newsome under the eye.
Jam misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Newsome.
Newsome connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jam momentarily.
Jam takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jab, jab by Newsome - just one landing.
Jam misses with a hook
and Newsome counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Jam misses.
Jam is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A big left from Jam misses.
Jam pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jam has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jam there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jam looks to land a right hand but Newsome moved out of range.
Newsome dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Jam.
Jam looks to land a right hand but Newsome moved out of range.
Newsome displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jam throws out the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Jam misses the target.
Jam swats away the attempt to clinch by Newsome.
A jab from Jam misses.
Jam misses with a body punch
and Newsome counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jam thinking.
A telegraphed right hand from Jam misses the target.
Jam throws out a loose jab but Newsome uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jam jabs Newsome right on the nose. Newsome blinks but takes it well.
Newsome has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Newsome takes one to the chin there.
Newsome tries to close the distance and clinch but Jam swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jam throws a body punch but Newsome moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newsome moves in looking to clinch but Jam pushes him off.
Newsome slips under a jab.
A swing and a miss from Jam.
Newsome has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A slow jab from Newsome misses its intended target.
Jam misses with a jab to the body
and Newsome counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jam cracks a nice hook into Newsome's ribs.
Jam waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Newsome.
Newsome throws the left hand but Jam avoids the punch easily.
Jam throwing a counter right hand but Newsome manages to avoid it.
Jam throws a hook but Newsome avoids it easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Jam as he connects with a hook.
Toe Jam is winning the standup battle so far.
Jam cracks Newsome with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jam fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Newsome manages to avoid it.
Jam throws the left hand but Newsome avoids the punch easily.
A cross from Jam lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newsome avoids the body shot from Jam.
Jam is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Newsome can do to turn this around?
Nice defenses there by Newsome.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Newsome steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jam.
Jam throws the left hand but Newsome avoids the punch easily.
Jam throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Newsome sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Newsome keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jam.
Newsome steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jam.
Newsome might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Jam moves away from the strike by Newsome.
Jam misses with a straight right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Newsome! But no joy.
Newsome steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jam.
Jam throws a lazy right hand but Newsome sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jam looks to throw the jab but Newsome is out of range.
Newsome jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Newsome tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Toe Jam dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Darrell Newsome's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Jam throws a lazy uppercut
and Newsome counters with a nice uppercut.
Newsome clinches with his opponent.
Good body shot from Jam.
Newsome tries to work over Jam's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jam's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jam keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jam moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jam throws a hook but Newsome blocks it.
Newsome defending well as Jam loads up on a big left hand.
Newsome slips under a jab from Jam.
Newsome looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Newsome moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jam misses with a straight right.
Jam throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Newsome sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jam throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jam keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jam misses with an uppercut
enabling Newsome to counter with a crisp jab.
Jam looks to score with a jab to the body but Newsome is just out of range.
Newsome looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Newsome lands with a nice combination. Jam backs away looking to recover.
Jam thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jam misses the shot to the body.
Jam scores with a nice head shot.
Newsome tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jam swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jam misses with a straight right.
Newsome throws out a counter right but Jam avoids it with no problem.
Jam takes a swing at Newsome's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Newsome.
Newsome ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jam changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jam connects with a nice looking jab.
Darrell Newsome has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Toe Jam is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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!
Jam throws a right hand that Newsome ducks under and follows up with a left that Newsome also avoids with ease.
Newsome unleashes a big counter combination but Jam bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Jam punishes Newsome's body with a nice straight punch.
Jam lands a nice shot that snaps Newsome's head back.
Jam takes a swing at Newsome's ribcage but misses.
Jam looks to score with a jab to the body but Newsome is just out of range.
Jam misses the jab.
Jam feints a jab promting Newsome to slip. Jam then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Newsome slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Jam misses with a hook.
Newsome stuns Jam with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jam takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jam ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Newsome moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Newsome! But no joy.
Newsome slips a jab from Jam.
Jam dips to his left and cracks Newsome with an uppercut!
Newsome ducks under a wild hook from Jam.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Newsome! But no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jam cracks Newsome with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jam misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Newsome to counter with a crisp jab.
Jam misses with a right hand
and Newsome counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Newsome moves out of range of the strikes.
Jam throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Newsome misses with a straight right.
Newsome lands with a nice body punch.
Newsome connects with a right hand. Jam shakes it off.
Newsome misses with an uppercut.
Jam throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Newsome stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jam misses with a body shot.
Jam throws a lazy right hand but Newsome sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jam throws an off balance right hand
and Newsome counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four 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!
Good exchange - Newsome coming out on top.
Newsome connects with a jab.
Jam is rocked!
Jam throws a lazy uppercut
and Newsome counters with a big right hand! Oh Jam is in trouble here! Newsome follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darrell Newsome!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lesley Dancer (ranked 926 p4p, 1008 weight class) and Archie Oliveira (ranked 138 p4p, 146 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lesley Dancer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Archie Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Chad Campbell and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dancer has managed to clinch.
Oliveira tries for a takedown. No joy.
Dancer throws a head punch that misses.
Dancer misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hand to the body from Oliveira.
Dancer definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Oliveira tries to score a body lock takedown but Dancer shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Oliveira can't get the takedown.
Lesley Dancer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Archie Oliveira.
Oliveira tries for a takedown. No joy.
Dancer gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Oliveira.
A shot in the inside from Dancer.
Dancer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Oliveira 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.
Dancer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dancer lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dancer.
Dancer misses with a body punch.
Dancer is fighting off a takedown attempt but Oliveira is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Dancer to the mat. Dancer regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oliveira throws an elbow that misses. Dancer uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Oliveira's guard. Nice move by Dancer!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dancer trying to control the position from guard on top but Oliveira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dancer defends well.
Oliveira escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dancer gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dancer won't allow Oliveira to sweep him here.
Oliveira is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dancer defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dancer is one step ahead there.
Oliveira is looking to cinch up a triangle. Dancer throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Oliveira's body to avoid the submission. Oliveira has instead reached around Dancer's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Oliveira arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Archie Oliveira!
A very excited looking Archie Oliveira 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Jair Brown (ranked 115 p4p, 428 weight class) and Jørgen Kristiansen (ranked 21 p4p, 65 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jair Brown!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jørgen Kristiansen!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Chad Campbell and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kristiansen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Kristiansen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brown.
Brown scores with a leg kick.
Jair Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Kristiansen.
Kristiansen throws a hook to the side of Brown's head but Brown sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brown throws a hook but Kristiansen avoids it easily.
It seemed like Kristiansen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kristiansen throws a nice looking combination but Brown bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice shot by Brown.
Kristiansen fails to land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kristiansen. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick lands from Brown.
Kristiansen misses with a left hand
and Brown counters with a nice uppercut.
We've been told by Brown's head coaches at Grooming Champions that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kristiansen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Jair Brown has been cut.
Brown pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kristiansen is out of range and Brown settles back down.
Brown thuds his right hand into Kristiansen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown connects with a nice looking jab.
Brown scores with a jab.
Brown scoring well with a low kick there.
Brown thumps Kristiansen with a low kick.
Kristiansen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Brown scores with a hook to the body. Kristiansen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A low kick lands for Brown.
Kristiansen throws a body kick that misses
and Brown counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brown showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kristiansen.
Brown lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Brown's corner calls for a 1-2. Brown obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Brown closes the distance and pushes Kristiansen back into the cage.
Brown misses with a punch to the body.
Kristiansen lands a right hand.
Brown tries to work over Kristiansen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kristiansen lands an uppercut.
Kristiansen misses with a punch on the inside.
Brown digs a right hand into Kristiansen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kristiansen's gas tank.
Brown lands with a right to the head.
Kristiansen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brown lands a shoulder strike.
Brown lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kristiansen backwards.
Kristiansen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brown is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kristiansen throws a head punch that misses.
Brown takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brown.
A short left from Brown.
Kristiansen breaks from the clinch.
Kristiansen throws a leg kick but Brown moved away.
Kristiansen misses with a right hand
and Brown counters with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kristiansen is trying to counter with his kicks.
Brown is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Brown lands a leg kick that knocks Kristiansen off balance momentarily.
Kristiansen looks to land a combination but Brown avoids it well.
Brown lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Brown scores with a jab to the head.
Brown fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kristiansen, pushing him back against the cage.
Kristiansen tries a body shot but Brown blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kristiansen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kristiansen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brown has him pressed against the cage.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brown swings wildly with an uppercut but Kristiansen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kristiansen lands with a left to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kristiansen.
Kristiansen misses with a body punch.
Kristiansen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brown.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Kristiansen fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kristiansen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kristiansen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kristiansen has a couple of punches blocked by Brown.
Brown fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kristiansen blocks an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Brown.
Brown working aggressively here.
Kristiansen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kristiansen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A hook to the body from Kristiansen.
A body shot lands from Brown.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
Brown throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kristiansen blocking some punches.
Brown lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kristiansen backwards.
Brown lands a left hand.
Brown misses with a punch to the body.
Brown blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kristiansen blocking some punches.
Brown lands a left hand.
Kristiansen has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Brown seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kristiansen can turn it around.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brown creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brown working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kristiansen.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jair Brown dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jair Brown's cut.
That's time! Brown's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Brown scores with a hook.
Brown fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kristiansen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Brown buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Brown.
Kristiansen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Brown on the side of the head.
Brown tries to work over Kristiansen's front leg with a kick but Kristiansen checks it.
Brown lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brown connects with a body shot that sends Kristiansen's belly button to the back.
Brown throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown staying out of range there.
Brown connects with a body shot that sends Kristiansen's belly button to the back.
Kristiansen throws the left hand but Brown avoids the punch easily.
Brown scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Brown scores with a hook to the body. Kristiansen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kristiansen defending well as Brown loads up on a big left hand.
Kristiansen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Brown scoring well with a low kick there.
Kristiansen connects with a looping right hand.
Jair Brown is winning the standup battle so far.
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Kristiansen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kristiansen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brown stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kristiansen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brown was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Brown lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Brown with a jab.
Kristiansen misses with an uppercut. Brown saw that one coming.
Kristiansen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Brown connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kristiansen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kristiansen tries to keep at a distance but Brown has taken the fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kristiansen has a couple of punches blocked by Brown.
Kristiansen swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kristiansen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
Brown prevents a body shot from Kristiansen.
Kristiansen blocking some punches.
Kristiansen tries a body shot but Brown blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brown.
Jair Brown has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kristiansen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brown gets through Kristiansen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kristiansen tries a body shot but Brown blocks it.
Brown lands a nice uppercut.
Kristiansen misses with a body punch.
Brown working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Brown on the inside.
Brown misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kristiansen tries to throw a body punch but Brown avoids it by throwing Kristiansen back against the cage.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kristiansen tries to work over Brown's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brown working aggressively here.
Kristiansen misses with a punch to the body.
Kristiansen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brown's elbow.
Brown lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brown misses with a body punch.
Kristiansen blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Brown on the inside.
Kristiansen misses with some punches.
Kristiansen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brown cracks Kristiansen with a nice body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brown.
Kristiansen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kristiansen tries to work over Brown's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brown lands with a light punch inside.
Brown misses with a body punch.
Brown cracks Kristiansen with a nice body shot.
Kristiansen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Browns head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Brown.
Kristiansen struggles to land a body shot inside as Brown controls his hands.
Brown is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kristiansen can do to turn this around?
Kristiansen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kristiansen tries to throw a body punch but Brown avoids it by throwing Kristiansen back against the cage.
Kristiansen wants to break free but Brown has control.
Brown scores with a nice hook to the head.
Brown tries a body shot but Kristiansen blocks it.
Brown swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brown lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brown prevents a body shot from Kristiansen.
Brown misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brown tries to throw a body punch but Kristiansen avoids it by throwing Brown back against the cage.
Kristiansen blocking some punches.
Brown gets through Kristiansen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kristiansen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brown misses with a punch to the body.
Brown scores with a nice hook to the head.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brown can't find room to land a body shot as Kristiansen controls the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jair Brown dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jair Brown's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Brown lands with a hook. Kristiansen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Brown tests Kristiansen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brown with a hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brown. That's going to slow Kristiansen down.
Kristiansen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Brown's hands.
Brown fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A jab from Kristiansen misses.
Kristiansen throws an off balance right hand
and Brown counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown lands a nice looking body shot.
Donk. Brown catches Kristiansen right on the button with a cross.
Brown swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Brown tries to clinch up but Kristiansen circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kristiansen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Brown connects with a jab.
Brown cracks Kristiansen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kristiansen looks to land a right hand but Brown moved out of range.
Kristiansen throws a sloppy body shot
and Kristiansen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kristiansen ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Nice shot by Brown.
A decent looking cross lands there for Brown.
Brown moves away from the strike by Kristiansen.
Kristiansen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Brown catches Kristiansen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kristiansen throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown scores with a leg kick.
Brown darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kristiansen walks into a jab.
Brown connects with the punch.
Brown turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kristiansen moves away from the strike by Brown.
Brown takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kristiansen cracks Brown with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brown.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brown.
Brown throws a hook to the side of Kristiansen's head but Kristiansen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brown moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kristiansen misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Brown.
Kristiansen blocks a body shot from Brown.
Kristiansen misses with a punch on the inside.
Brown lands an uppercut.
Brown lands with a right to the head.
Kristiansen lands with a light punch inside.
Brown prevents a body shot from Kristiansen.
Kristiansen takes a shot to the head.
Brown fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brown fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brown lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brown misses with the head strike.
A hook to the body from Brown.
Kristiansen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Brown misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brown has a couple of punches blocked by Kristiansen.
Brown tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kristiansen's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brown.
Kristiansen tries to throw a body punch but Brown avoids it by throwing Kristiansen back against the cage.
Brown swings wildly with an uppercut but Kristiansen uses good head movement 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!
Kristiansen misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kristiansen.
Kristiansen swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Kristiansen.
A shot in the inside from Brown.
Kristiansen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brown misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Brown.
Brown misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brown lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kristiansen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kristiansen throws a punch but it's blocked by Brown.
Brown misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kristiansen blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brown.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kristiansen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kristiansen tries a body shot but Brown blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jair Brown clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Jair Brown's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Brown throws the left hand but Kristiansen avoids the punch easily.
Brown works the jab nicely.
Kristiansen misses with an uppercut. Brown saw that one coming.
Good shot there by Brown.
Good leg kick by Brown.
Kristiansen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kristiansen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brown throws the left hand but Kristiansen avoids the punch easily.
Brown connects with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good exchange - Brown coming out on top.
Nice body punch from Kristiansen.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kristiansen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brown connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kristiansen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kristiansen throws a body shot but no joy.
Kristiansen looks to land a right hand but Brown moved out of range.
Brown connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Brown connects with a nice looking jab.
Brown scores with a jab. Kristiansen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Brown lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kristiansen's sensitive parts.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Brown, as that shot connected.
A good leg kick by Brown.
Kristiansen ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Kristiansen throws out a counter right but Brown avoids it with no problem.
Brown swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Brown misses with a leg kick.
Brown backing away here, and Kristiansen unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws out a leg kick but Kristiansen moves out of range and Brown only half commits.
Kristiansen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Brown ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kristiansen takes a swing at Brown's ribcage but misses.
Kristiansen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kristiansen 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.
Jørgen Kristiansen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brown dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kristiansen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Brown checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kristiansen misses with a body shot.
Brown fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kristiansen on the side of the head.
A low kick lands for Brown.
Brown slips a jab from Kristiansen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kristiansen misses with an uppercut.
Brown closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Kristiansen on the inside.
Kristiansen has a couple of punches blocked by Brown.
Kristiansen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brown has a couple of punches blocked by Kristiansen.
Brown fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kristiansen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kristiansen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brown lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Brown has a couple of punches blocked by Kristiansen.
Kristiansen misses with a body punch.
Kristiansen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brown lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kristiansen misses with a punch to the body.
Brown lands with a short shot to the head.
Kristiansen throws a head punch that misses.
Brown lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kristiansen or not.
Brown lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four 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!
Brown working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A shot in the inside from Brown.
Brown goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brown has a couple of punches blocked by Kristiansen.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brown lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brown struggles to land a body shot inside as Kristiansen controls his hands.
Kristiansen lands an uppercut.
Brown can't find room to land a body shot as Kristiansen controls the action.
Kristiansen has a couple of punches blocked by Brown.
A frustrated look appears on Kristiansen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Brown misses with a punch on the inside.
Brown blocks a body shot from Kristiansen.
Kristiansen lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Brown.
Kristiansen blocks an uppercut.
Brown lands a hook that snaps the head of Kristiansen backwards.
Kristiansen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kristiansen presses Brown against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jair Brown had his way with Jørgen Kristiansen in that round.
The cut man is working on Jair Brown's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Brown with a nice cross.
Kristiansen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brown counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brown walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kristiansen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kristiansen appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kristiansen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kristiansen throws a body shot but no joy.
Kristiansen missing with a left hand there. Brown was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brown lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Brown takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kristiansen drops his hands momentarily and Brown takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nice uppercut lands for Brown. That snapped Kristiansen's head back.
Kristiansen throws a hook to the side of Brown's head but Brown sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As Kristiansen backs away, Brown returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brown looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kristiansen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brown looks to throw the jab but Kristiansen is out of range.
Kristiansen throws an off balance right hand
letting Brown counter with a right hand.
Kristiansen throws a hook but Brown avoids it easily.
Kristiansen throws a sloppy body shot
and Brown counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kristiansen tries to move into range but Brown moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Brown bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kristiansen's head.
Brown connects with a leg kick.
Kristiansen moves away from the strike by Brown.
Kristiansen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kristiansen is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Donk. Brown catches Kristiansen right on the button with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Brown.
Kristiansen throws the left hand but Brown avoids the punch easily.
Brown lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kristiansen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brown scores with a nice strike.
Kristiansen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brown.
Brown lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kristiansen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brown has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kristiansen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Brown counters with a good low kick that Kristiansen was not able to check.
Brown lands an overhand right.
Kristiansen cracks Brown with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Brown scores with a jab to the jaw.
Brown lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kristiansen throws a body kick that misses
letting Brown counter with a right hand.
Brown feints and then cracks Kristiansen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kristiansen down.
Kristiansen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brown can pounce on him.
Brown slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kristiansen throws out a loose jab but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kristiansen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Brown connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Good standup being displayed there by Brown as he connects with a hook.
Brown is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown's corner calls for a 1-2. Brown obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Brown throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kristiansen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kristiansen throws out a counter right but Brown avoids it with no problem.
Brown moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kristiansen walks into a jab.
Kristiansen lands a body shot.
Brown lands with a thumping leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Brown misses the target.
Brown cracks Kristiansen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Kristiansen.
Brown scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jair Brown showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brown 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 50:45
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jair Brown!
Jair Brown retains his lightweight title!
An out of breath Jair Brown 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 Kiase Quama (ranked 577 p4p, 719 weight class) and Mikail Spartakov (ranked 73 p4p, 89 weight class). 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 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kiase Quama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mikail Spartakov!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Chad Campbell and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quama throws a big shot that misses.
Spartakov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Spartakov slips a jab from Quama.
Spartakov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Spartakov misses with a hook
and Quama counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Mikail Spartakov has been cut.
Quama missing with a left hand there. Spartakov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A countering left hand to the body from Spartakov misses.
Spartakov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Spartakov moves away from the strike by Quama.
Quama misses with a right hand
and Spartakov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Kiase Quama has been cut.
Spartakov misses with a right hand
and Quama counters with a straight right hand.
Kiase Quama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Spartakov.
Quama misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Spartakov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Quama definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Quama connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quama swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spartakov defending well as Quama loads up on a big left hand.
A little jabbing left from Spartakov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Spartakov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Spartakov feints a counter leg kick.
Quama uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Spartakov.
Quama swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Spartakov counters with a stiff right hand.
Spartakov misses with a looping right.
Spartakov stuns Quama with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Quama throws a lazy uppercut
and Spartakov counters with a crisp right hand that drops Quama! Spartakov lets Quama back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quama rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Spartakov counters with a crisp right that sends Quama to the canvas! Spartakov follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mikail Spartakov!
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