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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Serra (ranked 4924 p4p, 3537 weight class) and Desmond Okafor (ranked 552 p4p, 469 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Serra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Desmond Okafor!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Serra displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Okafor throws out the jab.
Okafor tries to bum rush Serra with a series of wild strikes but Serra uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Okafor misses with an uppercut. Serra saw that one coming.
Okafor attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Okafor looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Serra is looking to counter the offense by Okafor and move into the clinch.
Serra avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Serra throws the left hand but Okafor avoids the punch easily.
Nice straight punches there by Okafor. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Okafor.
Serra throws a jab when Okafor was well out of range.
Okafor swings for the body but Serra moves out of range.
Serra takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
 It looks like Jack Serra has been cut.
Okafor looks to score with a jab to the body but Serra is just out of range.
Okafor has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Okafor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Serra.
Serra throwing a counter right hand but Okafor manages to avoid it.
Serra looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Serra looks to throw the jab but Okafor is out of range.
Okafor walks into a left hand.
A big right from Okafor misses.
Serra wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Okafor with a nice cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Serra is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Okafor.
Okafor misses with a low kick.
Desmond Okafor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okafor walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Serra looks to land a right hand but Okafor moved out of range.
Okafor misses with a right hand
and Serra counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Serra misses the jab.
Okafor scores with a punch to the head.
Okafor tries to score with a low kick but Serra moves his leg out of the way.
Okafor stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Serra moves away from the strike by Okafor.
Serra tries to counter by clinching up but Okafor breaks away and moves out of range.
Serra jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Okafor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Serra keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Okafor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Okafor looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Okafor lunges at Serra with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Serra's hand.
Okafor moves out of range as Serra strikes.
Okafor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Serra was well out of range. Poor timing from Okafor.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Okafor misses with a body kick.
Okafor is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Okafor misses with an uppercut. Serra saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Serra instigates a clinch.
Serra lands an uppercut.
Serra swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Serra tries to pull guard but Okafor forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Serra blocks a body shot from Okafor.
Okafor blocks an uppercut.
Okafor tries to work over Serra's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Okafor gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Serra blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Serra.
Serra goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Serra tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Serra tries to work over Okafor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Okafor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Serra lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Serra ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Serra no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Serra is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Okafor has his hands clasped together but Serra extends and breaks Okafor's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Serra.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jack Serra!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boxing Man (ranked 3318 p4p, 3448 weight class) and Doyle Brunson (ranked 450 p4p, 461 weight class). Boxing Man has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Boxing Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Doyle Brunson!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brunson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Man counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Brunson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brunson looks to throw the jab but Man is out of range.
Brunson throws a jab but it's blocked by Man.
Man throws a shot from downtown. Brunson moves away and avoids it.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Brunson 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.
Brunson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Man!
Brunson working the ground and pound but Man is defending the strikes.
Brunson is chipping away with strikes.
Man on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Man tries to get out of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brunson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Man is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Brunson cracks Man with a big elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brunson working the ground and pound from side control.
Brunson working the ground and pound from side control.
Brunson controlling the position.
Brunson cracks Man with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Brunson lands some shots froms side control.
Brunson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Man is not content to let Brunson control the position.
Man takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brunson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Brunson is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Brunson passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Man!
Brunson raining down hammerfists from mount.
Brunson with the ground and pound from mount.
 Man is rocked!
Brunson landing shots from mount.
Oh Man is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Brunson! Man is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Doyle Brunson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akimbo Spice (ranked 2043 p4p, 2218 weight class) and Rakeem Marley (ranked 308 p4p, 331 weight class). Marley has chosen Damian Marley - Welcome to Jamrock as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Rakeem Marley was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Great wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Akimbo Spice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rakeem Marley!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spice connects with a body shot that sends Marley's belly button to the back.
Spice has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Spice misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Marley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spice throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marley throws a leg kick but Spice sees it coming and moves out of range.
Spice misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Spice throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Marley throws out a counter right but Spice avoids it with no problem.
Spice throws a low kick but Marley avoids it.
Spice missing with a left hand there. Marley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spice throws a head kick but Marley moves out of range.
Marley throws a counter combo.
Marley misses with a two punch combination.
Spice throws a sloppy head kick and Marley moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marley slips a jab and a cross from Spice.
Marley throws a big counter head kick but Spice avoids it with no problem.
Spice throws a sloppy head kick and Marley moves out of range easily.
Despite the aggression on Marley's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Spice misses with a left hand
and Marley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Spice throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Marley's head.
Marley avoids the head kick by Spice.
Marley is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marley on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Spice.
Spice sizes up Marley with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Marley thuds his right hand into Spice's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Marley fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Spice.
Marley lands a big head kick that sends Spice tumbling to the mat! Marley takes a step backwards and waves Spice back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Akimbo Spice has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spice falls off balance throwing a combination
and Marley counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Spice is breathing heavily.
Spice looks to score with a jab to the body but Marley is just out of range.
Marley blocks a head kick by Spice.
Marley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Spice moves out of range as Marley strikes.
Spice throws a head kick that Marley semi-blocks.
Spice misses with a few strikes there.
Marley takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Spice throws a head kick that misses
and Marley counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Spice to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Marley!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Rakeem Marley!
During a confident post fight interview, Rakeem Marley 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Thorvald Nansen (ranked 1631 p4p, 2268 weight class) and Showtime Sitsongrit (ranked 223 p4p, 297 weight class). Nansen comes to the cage accompanied by Benny Jamz - Torden. The crowd seem to be enjoying Sitsongrit's choice of entrance music: ศึกษานารี - LABANOON. 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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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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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 14 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thorvald Nansen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Showtime Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nansen throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Sitsongrit counters with a one-two to the body.
Nansen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sitsongrit flicks out a counter leg kick but Nansen steps away.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nansen scores with a body shot.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Nansen is just out of range.
Sitsongrit lands a left and a right that send Nansen crashing to the mat, dazed. Sitsongrit thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Nansen is rocked!
It looks like Thorvald Nansen has been cut.
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!
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nansen seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Oh Nansen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nansen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nansen seems to have got his legs back now.
Sitsongrit throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nansen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
and Sitsongrit counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Nansen! He's just covering up as Sitsongrit starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Showtime Sitsongrit!
Our winner, Showtime Sitsongrit, 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.
The defeated Thorvald Nansen had this to say: 'Hinga dinga durgen'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Eagle (ranked 1895 p4p, 1750 weight class) and Derek Patterson (ranked 256 p4p, 237 weight class). Eagle comes to the cage accompanied by Pay money To my Pain - Weight of my pride. Patterson has chosen I'm So High. Nashville Pussy as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Eagle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Derek Patterson!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eagle wants to clinch.
Eagle stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Eagle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Patterson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Patterson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Eagle is looking to counter the offense by Patterson and move into the clinch.
Eagle moves out of range as Patterson strikes.
Patterson tries to keep at a distance but Eagle has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee calls for Patterson to work.
Patterson tries to stall but Eagle uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Patterson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Patterson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Eagle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson keeps the fight on the outside.
Patterson misses with a low kick as Eagle jumps back.
Eagle moves into the clinch.
A short right from Eagle.
Patterson pushes Eagle back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Eagle takes a shot to the head.
Patterson misses with the head strike.
Eagle lands a right hand.
Eagle blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Patterson.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Eagle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Patterson.
Eagle lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Patterson trying to stall but Eagle improves his position.
Eagle tries a body shot but Patterson blocks it.
Eagle misses with a body punch.
Eagle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Patterson moves away from the strike by Eagle.
Eagle looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eagle tries to clinch up but Patterson circles away and keeps his distance.
Eagle smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Patterson throws a leg kick but Eagle moved away.
Patterson cracks Eagle with a good jab.
Eagle tries to clinch up but Patterson circles away and keeps his distance.
We've been informed that Patterson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Patterson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Eagle takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Eagle moves out of range as Patterson strikes.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Patterson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Eagle has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Eagle and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Eagle closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short left from Patterson.
Eagle misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Eagle.
Eagle throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pattersons head.
Patterson breaks the clinch.
Eagle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eagle misses the shot to the body.
Patterson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Eagle moves into the clinch successfully.
Eagle pushes Patterson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Patterson.
Patterson slows down the pace here.
Eagle lands with a right to the head.
Patterson struggles to land a body shot inside as Eagle controls his hands.
Eagle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Patterson misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Patterson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Patterson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Eagle 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.
Eagle throws a good cross that connects.
Eagle closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Patterson misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eagle lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Eagle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Eagle.
Patterson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Patterson misses with a head kick.
Eagle doesn't manage to clinch there - Patterson circles away.
Eagle fails in his attempt to clinch.
Patterson avoids the body shot from Eagle.
Eagle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A swing and a miss from Patterson.
Eagle misses with a wild body shot.
Patterson cracks Eagle with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Patterson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Eagle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Eagle thuds his right hand into Patterson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Eagle slips a jab from Patterson.
Eagle wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
David Eagle dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Eagle connects with a body shot.
Eagle looks to throw the jab but Patterson is out of range.
Eagle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Patterson.
Patterson swats away the attempt to clinch by Eagle.
Patterson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Patterson throws a hook but Eagle avoids it easily.
Eagle tries to clinch there but Patterson circles away.
Patterson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Eagle keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Eagle is looking to clinch but Patterson is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eagle takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Patterson gets tackled into the cage by Eagle. Eagle maintains the clinch.
Eagle stalling the fight.
Patterson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Patterson tries to break free but Eagle pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eagle misses with some punches.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Patterson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Eagle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Patterson's elbow.
Patterson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Patterson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short right from Eagle.
Patterson lands with a light punch inside.
Patterson tries a body shot but Eagle blocks it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Patterson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Eagle.
Eagle gets through Patterson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The referee calls for Patterson to work.
Eagle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Patterson tries to break free but Eagle pushes him back against the cage.
Eagle misses with a punch on the inside.
Patterson swings wildly with an uppercut but Eagle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eagle misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson taking a breather.
Patterson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Eagle is keeping busy.
Patterson swings wildly with an uppercut but Eagle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Patterson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Eagle is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Patterson can do to turn this around?
Eagle lands with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eagle tries to clinch up but Patterson circles away and keeps his distance.
Eagle blocks a jab.
Patterson looks to score with a jab to the body but Eagle is just out of range.
Eagle moves in looking to clinch but Patterson pushes him off.
Eagle throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Patterson on the side of the head.
Patterson works the jab nicely.
Eagle takes the fight into the clinch.
Eagle misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eagle blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Eagle fails to land.
A short right from Eagle on the inside.
Eagle lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Patterson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Eagle lands a hook to the side of the head.
Patterson blocks a body shot from Eagle.
Eagle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Eagle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Patterson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Eagle ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Patterson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
David Eagle is winning the standup battle so far.
Eagle tries to clinch there but Patterson circles away.
Patterson throws out a leg kick but Eagle moves out of range and Patterson only half commits.
Eagle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Patterson.
Eagle lands with a straight right. Patterson didn't see that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eagle slips a straight right by Patterson.
Patterson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Eagle lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
 Patterson is rocked!
Eagle lands a nice looking body shot.
Patterson is still on wobbly legs! Can Eagle finish him?
Patterson is breathing heavily.
Eagle has managed to clinch.
Eagle slows down the pace here.
Eagle lands a hook to the side of the head.
Eagle presses Patterson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Eagle lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Patterson to his knees! Eagle keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Eagle!
In his post fight interview, David Eagle started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Salvatore Coppola (ranked 1212 p4p, 1748 weight class) and Martin Johnston (ranked 186 p4p, 268 weight class). Coppola's entrance music is Duality. A fine choice. Johnston has chosen Dacw 'Nghariad as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Salvatore Coppola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Martin Johnston!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Johnston, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Coppola is looking for a counter combo.
Coppola has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Johnston lands with a right that hurts Coppola. Coppola looks to clinch but Johnston throws a short knee that drops Coppola. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Martin Johnston!
After winning the bout, Martin Johnston thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Kogos (ranked 1170 p4p, 1536 weight class) and Iron Side (ranked 137 p4p, 177 weight class). Side has chosen In the Dark - Vintage Culture, Fancy Inc as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take 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 12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Kogos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Iron Side!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Side misses the shot to the body.
Side lands a right hook to the body.
Side smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
It looks like Paulo Kogos has been cut.
A shot to the liver by Side. Beautiful body shot.
We've been told by Kogos's head coaches at Soul Supremacy Rio that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Side dips to his left and cracks Kogos with an uppercut!
A slow jab from Side misses its intended target.
Kogos appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Side throws a big shot that misses.
Side waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kogos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Side lands with an overhand left.
Kogos takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Side scores with a sloppy right hand. Kogos should have avoided that one.
Iron Side seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kogos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Side drops his hands momentarily and Kogos takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
 It looks like Iron Side has been cut.
Side is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kogos.
A little feinted left hand from Kogos on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jab, jab by Side - just one landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Side looks to land a combination but Kogos avoids it well.
Side throws a body punch but Kogos moves out of range.
Side moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Side thuds a left hand into Kogos's body.
Side with a poor takedown
and Kogos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Side! Kogos is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Iron Side!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clinch King Smash Machine (ranked 1430 p4p, 995 weight class) and Rayful Edmond (ranked 219 p4p, 155 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Clinch King Smash Machine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rayful Edmond!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edmond looks to score with a jab to the body but Smash Machine is just out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smash Machine looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smash Machine misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Edmond counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Clinch King Smash Machine has been cut.
Smash Machine closes the distance and clinches.
Smash Machine pulls guard successfully.
Smash Machine is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Edmond rolls with it to try and escape but Smash Machine cranks on the arm and Edmond is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Clinch King Smash Machine!
Clinch King Smash Machine managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Un-Kaged Nutrition, into his post fight interview.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Cotilla (ranked 398 p4p, 1335 weight class) and Rob Smith (ranked 60 p4p, 203 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexander Cotilla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rob Smith!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cotilla comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Smith moves out of range of the leg kick from Cotilla.
Cotilla fails with a takedown attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Cotilla. Those never looked like landing.
A little jabbing left from Smith on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cotilla with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cotilla looks to land a combination but Smith avoids it well.
It seemed like Smith was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cotilla moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cotilla tries to break the clinch but Smith is controlling the position.
Cotilla's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cotilla waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith.
Smith swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cotilla misses with a double jab
and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cotilla wants to clinch.
Cotilla fails to land with a series of punches.
A little jabbing left from Smith on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cotilla swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cotilla tries to clinch up.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Smith 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.
Cotilla tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
Smith throws a counter combo.
Cotilla looks to land a combination but Smith avoids it well.
Smith swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cotilla moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
Smith swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cotilla throws a combination. Smith tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Rob Smith has been cut.
Smith lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
It looks like Alexander Cotilla has been cut.
Cotilla looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cotilla tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Smith throws out a counter right but Cotilla avoids it with no problem.
Cotilla lands a left and a right that send Smith crashing to the mat, dazed. Cotilla thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Smith is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cotilla tried to score with a low kick but Smith checks it.
Smith is still on wobbly legs! Can Cotilla finish him?
Cotilla throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
Smith seems to have recovered his senses.
Cotilla misses with a double jab
and Smith counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Smith lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cotilla.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is looking to break free of the clinch but Cotilla has double underhooks.
Cotilla wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Smith misses with some punches.
Smith lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Smith on the inside.
Cotilla's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cotilla lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Smith displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cotilla.
Smith throws a counter combo.
Cotilla misses with a few strikes there.
Smith throws out a counter right but Cotilla avoids it with no problem.
Cotilla misses with a combination
and Cotilla takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smith's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cotilla connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Smith scrambles back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith shoots in looking for a takedown. Cotilla tries to sprawl out of it but Smith keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cotilla manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cotilla takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cotilla closes the distance looking to clinch
and Smith counters with a single leg into guard. Cotilla didn't expect that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Cotilla dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cotilla swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Smith moves into the clinch.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cotilla's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alexander Cotilla is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cotilla takes one on the button.
Cotilla moves into the clinch successfully.
Cotilla blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cotilla blocks a body shot from Smith.
Cotilla escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cotilla swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cotilla is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cotilla misses with a takedown attempt
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cotilla throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cotilla takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cotilla scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cotilla's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Cotilla duly obliges.
Cotilla has Smith up against the cage in a clinch.
Smith scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Smith on the inside.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cotilla pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cotilla rushes Smith and presses him up against the cage.
A short left from Smith.
Smith lands a right hand.
A nice left hand lands by Smith.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cotilla misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith can't find room to land a body shot as Cotilla controls the action.
Cotilla looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a punch but it's blocked by Cotilla.
Cotilla stalling against the cage.
Rob Smith seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cotilla prevents Smith from breaking the clinch.
Cotilla breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cotilla gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Smith.
Cotilla falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smith counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cotilla's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Cotilla duly obliges.
A nice combination there by Cotilla.
Cotilla takes one on the button.
Cotilla falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cotilla takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cotilla.
Cotilla throws a leg kick but Smith sees it coming and moves out of range.
As Cotilla backs off Smith throws a huge counter combo but Cotilla manages to avoid it all.
Cotilla moves into the clinch successfully.
Cotilla escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cotilla throws a left and a right that both miss
and Smith cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alexander Cotilla's cut is getting worse.
Cotilla tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
Cotilla misses with a double jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Smith! But no joy.
Smith 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.
Cotilla misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smith looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cotilla misses the jab.
Smith throws out a counter right but Cotilla avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cotilla rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cotilla shoots for a double leg takedown but Smith sprawls well. He's pushed Cotilla's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Smith looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Smith misses with a looping left.
Smith looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Cotilla kicks off Smith and gets to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cotilla lands with a nice combination. Smith backs away looking to recover.
Cotilla looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Smith looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cotilla throws a head kick that misses
and Smith counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cotilla ducks right into an uppercut from Smith.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Alexander Cotilla will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Oooooh!!! Cotilla has knocked Smith down with a huge combo! Cotilla steps away and waves a wobbly Smith back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Cotilla throws a nice looking combination but Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cotilla connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cotilla falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smith counters with a nice double leg into side control. Cotilla won't be happy with that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cotilla is trying to get back to his feet.
You can see the frustration on Cotilla's face as Smith controls the position.
Cotilla is working to avoid the ground and pound but Smith connects with a decent elbow.
Smith landing a few strikes.
Smith lands a nice forearm strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Cotilla's shoulder. That is not cool.
Rob Smith has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cotilla tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Smith connects with a big shot to the side of Cotilla's head.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith is continuing to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Smith's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Smith misses with an elbow to the head.
Cotilla wants to get back to his feet.
Smith struggling to keep hold of the position.
Cotilla is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Smith's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
I really don't envy Cotilla right now.
Smith is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Cotilla is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Well, with Smith on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Cotilla is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Smith throwing sloppy strikes.
Smith controls the position.
That's four 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.
Smith missing with strikes from the back.
Cotilla looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Cotilla looking very determined here, making life difficult for Smith.
Alexander Cotilla is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cotilla covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Rob Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smith misses with punches from the back.
Cotilla covering up well under a series of strikes from Smith.
Smith controlling from the back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rob Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cotilla 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Cotilla!
A relieved looking Alexander Cotilla thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Norman Boma (ranked 324 p4p, 1022 weight class) and Adrian Rose (ranked 42 p4p, 138 weight class). Boma comes to the cage accompanied by Drowning Pool - Bodies. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185
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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 11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Norman Boma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adrian Rose!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Boma.
Rose is looking to slow Boma down with leg kicks.
Boma throws an off balance right hand
and Rose counters with a nice body shot.
Rose looks to land a left hand but Boma moved out of range nicely.
Rose connects with a body shot that sends Boma's belly button to the back.
Rose throws a big shot that misses.
Boma tests Rose's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rose throws a hook to the side of Boma's head but Boma sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boma scoring well with a low kick there.
Rose wants to slow Boma down by chopping away at his legs.
Rose just misses with a punch to the body.
Boma swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Boma scores with a hook.
Boma ducks right into an uppercut from Rose.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Boma misses.
It seemed like Rose was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Boma changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Boma lands with a good body shot.
Boma jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Boma enables Rose to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Boma manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Rose connects with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boma wants to stand up but Rose is controlling him.
Rose trying to control the position from guard on top but Boma is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boma bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rose's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rose 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.
Rose is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Boma really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Boma is stalling in the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Boma stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rose swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Boma is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Rose controls Boma momentarily but Boma frees himself.
Boma preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rose.
Boma throws a big shot that misses.
Rose scores with a jab. Boma acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rose throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boma shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Boma takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rose fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boma manages to avoid it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Boma darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rose takes a swing at Boma's ribcage but misses.
Rose closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Boma to the mat! Boma manages to get full guard.
Boma keeping moving, preventing Rose from controlling successfully.
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!
Rose makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Boma wants to stand up but Rose is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Boma is on top in guard.
Boma is fighting to break Rose's control of his arms but Rose is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Boma controlling from the top position.
Boma stopping the sweep attempt from Rose.
Boma tries to free his leg and advance position but Rose is retaining full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Adrian Rose will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Boma misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rose looks to score with a jab to the body but Boma is just out of range.
Rose misses the jab.
Rose throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rose chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Boma can pounce on him.
Rose shoots in and drives through. Boma sprawls well.
Boma tests Rose's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rose jabs Boma to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rose ducks under a wild hook from Boma.
Boma ducks under a wild hook from Rose.
Boma connects with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boma cracks Rose with an open hand slap.
Rose misses with the combination.
Boma lands with a straight right. Rose didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boma ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boma ducks under a wild hook from Rose.
As Rose looks to move away, Boma throws a big counter combo but Rose just gets out of the way.
Rose uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boma.
Rose loads up on a big right hand but Boma slips the punch.
Boma misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rose.
Rose uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boma.
Rose fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boma manages to avoid it.
Rose tries a low kick but Boma avoids it.
Rose walks into a straight right hand from Boma.
Rose digs a good hook to Boma's body.
Boma moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Boma missing with a left hand there. Rose was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boma throws a series of punches but Rose avoids them all with ease.
Boma throws a hook but Rose avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rose! But no joy.
Rose fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boma manages to avoid it.
Norman Boma is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boma lands a jab to the nose.
Rose looks for a takedown but Boma sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose moves forwards but Boma connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rose with a nice calf kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rose. Boma does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rose looks to land a right hand but Boma moved out of range.
Rose throws a big shot that misses.
Rose misses with an uppercut. Boma saw that one coming.
Rose tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boma was well out of range. Poor timing from Rose.
Rose takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Boma feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Roses jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Boma lands a right hook to the body.
Boma looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rose misses with a body kick.
A swing and a miss from Rose.
It looked like Boma wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Boma throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boma scores with a sloppy right hand. Rose should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boma lands a right hook to the body.
Boma takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A decent looking cross lands there for Boma.
Boma tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rose was well out of range. Poor timing from Boma.
Rose now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Rose ducks right into an uppercut from Boma.
Boma cracks a nice hook into Rose's ribs.
Rose takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Boma slips under a jab.
Rose throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boma bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jab, jab by Rose - just one landing.
Boma thuds his right hand into Rose's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rose takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rose just misses with a punch to the body.
Norman Boma is winning the standup battle so far.
Boma misses with a straight right.
Boma tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rose was well out of range. Poor timing from Boma.
Rose is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Boma with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boma throws a body shot but no joy.
Boma works Rose's body with a nice hook.
Boma is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Boma connects with a single shot there.
Rose needs to keep his hands up - Boma had a free shot at his head there.
Rose takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rose has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rose slips a jab from Boma.
Boma takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rose misses with an uppercut.
Boma swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boma is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rose can do to turn this around?
Boma lands the left hand.
Boma lands a jab-cross combination.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rose.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boma ducks under a wild hook from Rose.
Boma moves into range and connects with a jab.
Boma moves away from the strike by Rose.
Boma misses with a lunging right hand
and Rose counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Norman Boma dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Good leg kick by Boma.
Boma with a nice cross.
Boma comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rose shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A head kick misses from Boma.
Rose dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boma swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rose.
Rose walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Boma waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rose.
Boma is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Rose walks into a stiff left hand from Boma.
Boma scores with a nice strike.
Boma smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rose takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rose.
Norman Boma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rose throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice body punch from Boma.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Boma, as that shot connected.
Boma throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rose connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boma swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rose scores with a hook.
Rose misses with a wild body shot.
Boma attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rose cracks Boma with a good jab.
Boma's corner calls for a 1-2. Boma obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Boma throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rose needs to keep his hands up - Boma had a free shot at his head there.
Boma misses with a wild combination.
Boma throws a right hand that misses
enabling Rose to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rose takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Boma waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose throws a shot to the body.
Boma swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boma lands a nice shot to the body.
A low kick lands for Boma.
Boma has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rose.
Rose moves away from the strike by Boma.
Boma misses with a hook.
Rose checks a low kick from Boma.
Rose works Boma's body with a nice hook.
Rose throws a body kick that misses.
Rose slips under a jab.
Boma lands with a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Boma.
Good leg kick by Rose.
Rose lunges at Boma with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Boma's hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boma ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rose looks to land a body kick but Boma moved away.
Rose takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Boma scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Boma fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rose looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Boma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rose is defended easily by Boma.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rose.
Boma lands a nice hook to Rose's body. Rose takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Boma lands a jab to the head.
Boma throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rose sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boma scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boma steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rose.
Boma works over Rose's head and body with a nice combination.
Rose 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.
Boma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rose takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rose keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rose swings for the body but Boma moves out of range.
Boma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rose manages to avoid it.
Rose will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rose ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rose unleashes a big counter combination but Boma bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rose takes one to the side of the head.
Rose moves out of range as Boma strikes.
Rose with a jab.
Rose throws out a loose jab but Boma uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Norman Boma showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Boma 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Norman Boma!
Norman Boma spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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