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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Richard Morrison (ranked 1524 p4p, 2264 weight class) and Gagong UnEqual (ranked 109 p4p, 149 weight class). UnEqual has chosen C'mon Man - WTFBRAHH! as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Richard Morrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gagong UnEqual!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrison leaves UnEqual with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
It looked like Morrison wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Morrison misses with a body shot.
UnEqual swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
UnEqual wants to clinch.
UnEqual takes a swing at Morrison's ribcage but misses.
UnEqual clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison is trying to force a seperation but UnEqual has the dominant position.
Morrison pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Morrison throws a looping overhand right but UnEqual ducks down to avoid it.
UnEqual feints the counter takedown.
UnEqual fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Morrison avoids it really well and circles away.
Morrison is looking to counter with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
UnEqual fails with a takedown attempt.
Richard Morrison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gagong UnEqual.
UnEqual dives in and grabs Morrison's left leg, looking for a takedown. Morrison pushes down on UnEqual's head and hops out.
UnEqual throws a leg kick but Morrison checks it.
Morrison misses with a body kick.
UnEqual with the counter takedown but Morrison avoids it easily.
Morrison stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Morrison wants it to stay on the feet.
Morrison stuns UnEqual with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
UnEqual 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.
UnEqual wants to clinch.
Gagong UnEqual seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
UnEqual takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Morrison lands with a good body shot.
UnEqual fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Morrison just misses with a punch to the body.
UnEqual shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Morrison counters with a stiff right hand.
UnEqual slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Morrison does no damage.
UnEqual doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Morrison counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Morrison ducks under a wild hook from UnEqual.
UnEqual with a poor takedown
and Morrison counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Morrison misses with a body shot.
Morrison avoids the body shot from UnEqual.
Morrison throwing a counter right hand but UnEqual manages to avoid it.
UnEqual blocks a jab.
A jab lands there for Morrison.
UnEqual lands a nice hook to Morrison's body. Morrison takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison misses with a wild body shot.
Morrison is looking to wear down UnEqual with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
UnEqual shoots and misses
and Morrison counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Morrison throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
UnEqual shoots in and drives through. Morrison sprawls well.
UnEqual looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
UnEqual misses with a two punch combination.
Morrison clobbers UnEqual with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Morrison cracks UnEqual with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! UnEqual looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Morrison finish him?
 UnEqual is rocked!
UnEqual is holding his hands too far apart here. Morrison throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! UnEqual is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Richard Morrison!
Richard Morrison seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Gagong UnEqual spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll be back!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between AJ Brown (ranked 846 p4p, 781 weight class) and Tank Tribute (ranked 136 p4p, 127 weight class). Brown's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ace Hood - Undefeated. Tribute comes into a darkened arena with his song building. tank abbot tribute kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, AJ Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tank Tribute!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tribute misses with an uppercut. Brown saw that one coming.
Tribute throws a front kick aimed at Brown's knee but Brown avoids it well.
A punch lands to the side of Brown 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tank Tribute seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown blocks a leg kick.
Tribute throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Tribute.
Tribute tries to close the distance and clinch but Brown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brown lands a body shot.
Tribute slips under a jab.
Tribute is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Brown keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown misses with a straight right.
Tribute throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brown connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
 It looks like Tank Tribute has been cut.
Tribute gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tribute works on Brown's body with a couple of short punches.
Brown working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tribute rushes Brown and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Brown tries to break free but Tribute pushes him back against the cage.
Tribute scores with a hook to the body.
Tribute scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tribute misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tribute doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tribute tries to throw a body punch but Brown avoids it by throwing Tribute back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tribute.
Tribute blocking some punches.
Tribute lands a nice uppercut.
Tribute presses Brown against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Brown wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tribute cracks Brown with a nice body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Tribute.
Tribute swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tribute tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tribute blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tribute lands a nice uppercut.
Tribute 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 Tribute can turn it around.
Tribute swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tribute presses Brown against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Brown prevents a body shot from Tribute.
Tribute misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brown is trying to break the clinch but Tribute is controlling him.
Tribute working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tribute lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Still in the clinch, Tribute scores with a nice short uppercut.
Brown doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brown misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tribute working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short body shot lands from Brown as the two fighters clinch.
Brown is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tribute is keeping busy.
Tribute lands a hook that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Tribute tries to throw a body punch but Brown avoids it by throwing Tribute back against the cage.
Tribute lands with a right to the head.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tribute lands with a right to the head.
Brown breaks the clinch.
Tribute tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brown paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tribute throws a leg kick but Brown sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tribute lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tribute is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tribute with a hook.
Tribute clinches.
Brown throws a punch but it's blocked by Tribute.
Tribute scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tribute lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tribute misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tribute swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tribute misses with a punch on the inside.
Brown lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tribute backwards.
A shot in the inside from Tribute.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown swings wildly with an uppercut but Tribute uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tribute takes a shot to the head.
Brown prevents a body shot from Tribute.
Tribute misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown pushes Tribute back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tribute lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tribute presses Brown against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Brown is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
Tribute lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tribute.
Tribute lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Brown makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Brown.
Brown throws a head punch that misses.
Tribute lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Tribute struggles to land a body shot inside as Brown controls his hands.
Brown misses with the head strike.
Tribute lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brown working hard to break the clinch.
Tribute swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown blocks a body shot from Tribute.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tank Tribute dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tank Tribute's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tribute catches Brown with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tribute connects with an inside leg kick.
Brown stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tribute.
Tribute scores with a nice right hand.
A clash of legs there as Brown blocks the low kick.
Brown uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tribute.
A little feinted left hand from Brown on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Brown defending well as Tribute loads up on a big left hand.
Brown takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brown slips under a jab.
Brown throws a quick counter kick to the body but Tribute avoids it.
Tribute with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tank Tribute seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tribute misses with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Tribute throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tribute throws a leg kick but Brown sees it coming and moves out of range.
Brown checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tribute throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown misses with a head kick.
Tribute throws a solid leg kick but Brown takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tribute.
Tribute tried to score with a low kick but Brown checks it.
Tribute cracks Brown with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tribute misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Brown wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Tribute throws a big shot that misses.
Tribute misses with a leg kick
enabling Brown to counter with a crisp jab.
A good leg kick by Tribute.
Good work by Brown as he checks the leg kick.
Brown gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tribute scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tribute, as that shot connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a half hearted mid kick.
Brown throws a hook but Tribute blocks it.
Tribute moves into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tribute misses with a looping left.
Tribute scores with a body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tribute.
Brown keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tribute.
Brown is looking to counter punch.
Brown misses with a body punch
and Tribute counters with an inside leg kick.
Tribute throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tribute connects with a solid leg kick.
Tribute misses with a looping left.
It looked like Brown was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tribute.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Brown - that will leave a mark!
Tribute misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Brown to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tribute scores with a hook.
Tribute tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Tribute.
Brown is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tribute finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tribute buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tribute misses with a low kick.
Brown misses with a body kick.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Tribute.
Tribute throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
Tribute throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tribute looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
It looked like Brown wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tribute manages to avoid it.
Brown avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tribute swings and misses with a hook to the body.
AJ Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tribute fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Brown takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tribute slips a jab from Brown.
Brown lands with a shot to the body.
Tribute lands a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tribute looks to land a right hand but Brown moved out of range.
Tribute connects with a crisp jab.
Tribute connects with a leg kick.
Tribute uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brown.
Tribute lands a really nice looking cross but Brown seems unphased.
Tribute attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Brown fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tribute throws a low kick but Brown avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tank Tribute showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tank Tribute's cut.
That's time! Brown's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tribute.
Tribute has closed the distance and engaged Brown in a clinch.
Tribute tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tribute misses with a body punch.
Tribute swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tribute scores with a hook to the body.
Tribute lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tribute tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brown can't find room to land a body shot as Tribute controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brown.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tribute.
Tribute swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tribute has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown pushes Tribute back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Brown stalling in the clinch but Tribute improves position.
Tank Tribute seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tribute misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tribute tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brown's elbow.
Brown throws a head punch that misses.
Tribute doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tribute goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tribute.
Brown prevents a body shot from Tribute.
Tribute throws a punch but it's blocked by Brown.
Brown tries to work over Tribute's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right handed body shot lands from Tribute.
Tribute struggles to land a body shot inside as Brown controls his hands.
Tribute misses with some punches.
Brown fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brown lands with a right to the head.
Tribute misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tribute lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A hook to the body from Tribute.
Tribute misses with a body punch.
Tribute misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tribute softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Brown prevents a body shot from Tribute.
Tribute swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brown breaks from the clinch.
Tribute cracks Brown with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Tribute.
Brown misses with a left hand
letting Tribute counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tribute was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
Tribute counters with a body kick.
Tribute tries to clinch but Brown is having none of it.
Brown looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brown takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tribute throws a leg kick which misses Brown's front leg but catches the back leg as Brown tries to avoid it.
Brown bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brown lands a body shot.
Tribute clinches.
Tribute goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brown misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brown wants to get back to striking at distance but Tribute won't allow it.
Tribute pushes Brown back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tribute misses with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Tribute.
Tribute has a couple of punches blocked by Brown.
Tribute prevents Brown from breaking the clinch.
Tribute goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tribute goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tribute presses Brown against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tribute gets through Brown'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.
Tribute scores with a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from Tribute.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brown.
Tribute tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brown's elbow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tribute.
Brown misses with a body punch.
Brown looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Still in the clinch, Tribute scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tribute lands with a right to the head.
Tribute lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brown has a couple of punches blocked by Tribute.
Tribute misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tribute lands a shoulder strike.
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!
Tribute lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Tribute lands a body shot in the clinch.
Brown misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tribute misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tribute scores with a hook to the body.
Tribute lands with a short shot to the head.
Tribute tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brown's elbow.
Tribute blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tribute blocking some punches.
Tribute goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tribute lands a left hand.
Tribute lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brown or not.
Tribute lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tribute cracks Brown with a nice body shot.
A short right from Tribute.
A nice left hand lands by Tribute.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tank Tribute comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tribute has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tank Tribute!
Tank Tribute seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tekashi Six Nine (ranked 247 p4p, 371 weight class) and Renoa Gracie (ranked 19 p4p, 26 weight class). Six Nine comes to the cage accompanied by KIKA - Tekashi 6ix9ine. Gracie is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Apaga Mas Não Bate. 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tekashi Six Nine !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Renoa Gracie!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Six Nine throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gracie drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Six Nine defends it well.
Six Nine throws a nice outside leg kick.
Six Nine looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Six Nine finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gracie is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Gracie staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Six Nine loads up on a big right hand but Gracie slips the punch.
Gracie drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Six Nine defends it well.
Six Nine misses with a looping left.
Six Nine 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Six Nine looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gracie tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Six Nine throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range.
Six Nine cracks Gracie with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Six Nine pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gracie changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Six Nine thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gracie with the counter takedown but Six Nine avoids it easily.
Six Nine misses with a leg kick
and Gracie counters with a shoot takedown. Six Nine fights it but they end up in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Six Nine pulls Gracie in close to prevent any damage.
Gracie throws a big right hand that misses.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Six Nine is retaining full guard.
Gracie stays in close to Six Nine 's body and controls the position.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Six Nine keeps moving.
Gracie throwing strikes from guard but Six Nine blocks nicely.
Six Nine looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracie is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Six Nine thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gracie with the counter takedown but Six Nine avoids it easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gracie checks a leg kick.
And Gracie tries to counter it with a takedown but Six Nine pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Gracie blocks a jab.
Six Nine fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
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.
Gracie moves out of range as Six Nine strikes.
Gracie drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Six Nine defends it well.
Six Nine lands with an uppercut that bounces Gracie off the cage and back into range.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tekashi Six Nine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Six Nine is predictable there
and Gracie counters with a shoot takedown. Six Nine fights it but they end up in guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Six Nine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie is working Six Nine over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tekashi Six Nine dominated that round.
That's time! Six Nine 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Six Nine 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.
And Gracie tries to counter it with a takedown but Six Nine pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Gracie staying out of range there.
Gracie is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Six Nine throws a big shot that misses.
Gracie changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Six Nine throws out the jab.
A lazy left from Six Nine finds it's target.
Six Nine is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Six Nine lands with an uppercut that bounces Gracie off the cage and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Good work by Gracie as he checks the leg kick.
Six Nine throws a shot from downtown. Gracie moves away and avoids it.
Gracie changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Six Nine tries to work over Gracie's front leg with a kick but Gracie checks it.
Six Nine just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Six Nine connects with an inside leg kick.
Six Nine looks for the body kick but Gracie saw that one coming.
Six Nine throws a push kick but Gracie slaps the foot to one side.
Gracie is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Six Nine looks to land a left hand but Gracie moved out of range nicely.
Gracie drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Six Nine defends it well.
Six Nine throws a low kick but Gracie moves out of range easily.
Gracie feints the counter takedown.
Six Nine lands with a kick to the temple. Gracie shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Six Nine misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely.
Six Nine rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
so Gracie counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Six Nine manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Six Nine throws a lazy uppercut
and Gracie decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Six Nine 's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Six Nine keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Six Nine being controlled here, momentarily.
Gracie postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Six Nine being controlled here, momentarily.
Six Nine tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gracie sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Six Nine is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gracie is controlling him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Six Nine wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tekashi Six Nine dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
A big right from Six Nine misses.
Gracie changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A jab lands there for Six Nine .
Gracie gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Six Nine scores with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Six Nine misses with an uppercut
and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Six Nine pushes Gracie off and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Six Nine throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And Gracie tries to counter it with a takedown but Six Nine pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Six Nine fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gracie.
Six Nine throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gracie with the counter takedown but Six Nine avoids it easily.
Six Nine swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Six Nine throws a head kick that misses.
Gracie tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A low kick lands for Six Nine .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Six Nine scores with a nice right hand.
Gracie takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Six Nine .
Gracie with the counter takedown but Six Nine avoids it easily.
Gracie slips under a jab from Six Nine .
Six Nine is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Six Nine throws a shot from downtown. Gracie moves away and avoids it.
Gracie tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Six Nine throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Tekashi Six Nine is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Six Nine throws a lazy right hand but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gracie checks a leg kick.
Gracie checks a leg kick nicely.
Gracie with the counter takedown but Six Nine avoids it easily.
Six Nine misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gracie changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Six Nine fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Six Nine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Six Nine throws out a leg kick but Gracie moves out of range and Six Nine only half commits.
Six Nine misses with a low kick.
Six Nine thumps Gracie with a low kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Six Nine lands a head kick!
And that's the end of the fight!
Tekashi Six Nine showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Six Nine , 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tekashi Six Nine !
A relieved looking Tekashi Six Nine 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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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Benedetti (ranked 207 p4p, 560 weight class) and Jane Malley (ranked 33 p4p, 85 weight class). Malley is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rosemary Clooney - Mambo Italiano . Jane Malley will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rafael Benedetti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jane Malley!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benedetti ducks under a wild hook from Malley.
Benedetti looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Malley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benedetti.
Benedetti plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nice defenses there by Malley.
Benedetti paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Malley lands an overhand right.
Malley throws a head kick that misses
and Benedetti counters with a low kick, right behind Malley 's knee.
Benedetti is looking to clinch but Malley is avoiding it.
Malley misses with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Benedetti.
Benedetti smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Benedetti missing with a left hand there. Malley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Benedetti tries to score with a low kick but Malley moves his leg out of the way.
Benedetti backing away here, and Malley unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Benedetti connects with an inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malley misses with a head kick.
Malley moves out of range of the leg kick from Benedetti.
Benedetti looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Malley dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Benedetti. That did some damage!
Benedetti is looking to score with low kicks.
Benedetti looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've been informed that Malley 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.
Malley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benedetti is looking to counter with a body kick.
Benedetti misses with a hook. Malley ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti blocks a head kick by Malley.
Malley takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Benedetti throws a head kick but Malley moves out of range.
Benedetti gets a clinch.
Malley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Malley is trying to break the clinch but Benedetti has him pressed against the cage.
Malley is trying to break the clinch but Benedetti has him pressed against the cage.
Malley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Malley ducks under a wild hook from Benedetti.
Benedetti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Benedetti is looking to clinch but Malley is avoiding it.
Malley is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Benedetti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Malley manages to avoid it.
Malley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Malley throws a leg kick but Benedetti checks it.
Malley's jab looks to have found its range, popping Benedetti under the eye.
Malley misses with a head kick.
Malley punishes Benedetti's body with a nice straight punch.
Malley on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Benedetti. Benedetti obviously looking to wear him down.
Benedetti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Malley slips under a jab from Benedetti.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benedetti takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Benedetti throws a shot from downtown. Malley moves away and avoids it.
Benedetti throws a front kick aimed at Malley's knee but Malley avoids it well.
Benedetti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Malley.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Malley blocks a low kick nicely.
Benedetti throws a looping overhand right but Malley ducks down to avoid it.
Benedetti takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Malley lands a high kick!
Benedetti takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Benedetti moves out of range of the strikes.
Malley throws a hook but Benedetti blocks it.
Benedetti scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Benedetti attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Malley misses with an uppercut.
Benedetti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Malley.
Benedetti half committed to a counter leg kick.
Benedetti misses with a two punch combination.
Benedetti avoids the body shot from Malley.
As Malley backs away, Benedetti returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A jab from Benedetti does it's job there.
Benedetti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Benedetti takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Benedetti misses with a looping right.
A head kick misses from Benedetti.
Benedetti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benedetti throws a low kick but it's checked well by Malley.
Malley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Malley attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Benedetti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Benedetti slips under a jab from Malley.
Malley throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Benedetti stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
An inside leg kick from Malley misses.
Malley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rafael Benedetti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malley throws a leg kick but Benedetti checks it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Benedetti.
Malley walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Benedetti misses with a low kick.
Malley appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Malley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Benedetti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Malley looks to land a right hand but Benedetti moved out of range.
Malley throws a head kick that misses
and Benedetti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Benedetti.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benedetti fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Malley has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Malley misses with a head kick.
Benedetti tries to move into range but Malley moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Benedetti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Malley clobbers Benedetti with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Benedetti tries to clinch there but Malley circles away.
Benedetti has managed to clinch.
Benedetti stalls.
Benedetti working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Benedetti's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Benedetti working aggressively here.
Malley has a couple of punches blocked by Benedetti.
Malley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benedetti fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Malley is out of range.
Benedetti scores with a nice head shot.
Malley misses with a looping right.
Benedetti misses with a wild combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rafael Benedetti will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Malley lands a jab to the head.
Benedetti just misses with a punch to the body.
Malley throws a body punch but Benedetti moves out of range.
Malley lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Malley misses with a low kick.
Benedetti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Malley only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Malley's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Malley tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Malley takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Benedetti missing with a left hand there. Malley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Malley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benedetti.
Benedetti throws a body shot but no joy.
Malley tries to keep at a distance but Benedetti has taken the fight into the clinch.
Malley looks to throw an elbow but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benedetti misses with a punch to the body.
Benedetti scores with a shot to the side of Malley's head.
Benedetti blocks an uppercut.
Malley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benedetti tries to throw a body punch but Malley avoids it by throwing Benedetti back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benedetti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Benedetti lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Benedetti.
Malley breaks from the clinch.
Malley walks into a left hand.
Malley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Malley gets tackled into the cage by Benedetti. Benedetti maintains the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Malley fails to land.
Benedetti trying to control the position but instead, Malley has worked for underhooks and has pushed Benedetti into the cage.
Malley struggles to land a body shot inside as Benedetti controls his hands.
Malley swings wildly with an uppercut but Benedetti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benedetti misses with the head strike.
Malley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benedetti tries to work over Malley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Malley has a couple of punches blocked by Benedetti.
Benedetti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Malley throws a body shot but no joy.
Malley looks to land a left hand but Benedetti moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Benedetti wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti swings for the body but Malley moves out of range.
Benedetti slips a jab from Malley.
Benedetti throws a leg kick which misses Malley's front leg but catches the back leg as Malley tries to avoid it.
Benedetti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Malley.
Benedetti is looking to counter punch.
Benedetti attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malley throws out a leg kick but Benedetti moves out of range and Malley only half commits.
Benedetti lands a leg kick that knocks Malley off balance momentarily.
A swing and a miss from Benedetti.
Malley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Malley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Malley needs to keep his hands up - Benedetti had a free shot at his head there.
Malley lands a leg kick that knocks Benedetti off balance momentarily.
Benedetti lands a nice looking body shot.
Benedetti cracks Malley with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Benedetti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Benedetti connects with a body shot that sends Malley's belly button to the back.
Benedetti takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Malley swats away the attempt to clinch by Benedetti.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Malley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Malley's corner calls for a 1-2. Malley obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Malley moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice body punch from Malley.
Malley on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Malley throws a jab when Benedetti was well out of range.
Benedetti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Benedetti finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Benedetti misses with an uppercut. Malley saw that one coming.
Malley ducks under a wild hook from Benedetti.
Benedetti throws a jab when Malley was well out of range.
Malley misses with a head kick.
Benedetti closes the distance and clinches.
Benedetti lands with a left to the head.
Benedetti lands a body punch in the clinch.
Benedetti tries to throw a body punch but Malley avoids it by throwing Benedetti back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Benedetti.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Benedetti.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti cracks Malley with a nice body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benedetti.
Benedetti is leaning against Malley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Malley wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Malley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A right-left combo lands from Benedetti.
Benedetti misses with a leg kick.
Benedetti blocks a low kick nicely.
Benedetti rushes Malley and presses him up against the cage.
Malley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Malley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Benedetti checks the leg kick.
Malley throws a hook but Benedetti blocks it.
Benedetti slips under a jab from Malley.
Malley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benedetti was well out of range. Poor timing from Malley.
Benedetti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Malley closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Malley has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Malley there as he acknowledges the shot.
Benedetti defending well as Malley loads up on a big left hand.
Benedetti connects with a body shot that sends Malley's belly button to the back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Benedetti dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Malley misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Malley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Malley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Benedetti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Malley.
Rafael Benedetti is winning the standup battle so far.
Malley works the jab nicely.
Malley defending well as Benedetti loads up on a big left hand.
Malley blocks a jab.
A slow jab from Malley misses its intended target.
Malley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Malley shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Malley swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Benedetti swings for the body but Malley moves out of range.
Malley looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Malley throws a head kick but Benedetti moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benedetti scores with a jab to the head.
Benedetti throws a push kick but Malley slaps the foot to one side.
Malley gets tackled into the cage by Benedetti. Benedetti maintains the clinch.
Benedetti lands with a light punch inside.
Benedetti is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Malley can do to turn this around?
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Malley.
Benedetti lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Benedetti is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malley gets through Benedetti's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Benedetti can't find room to land a body shot as Malley controls the action.
Malley breaks from the clinch.
Benedetti with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Benedetti moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Benedetti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Malley takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Malley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benedetti was well out of range. Poor timing from Malley.
Malley shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Malley connects with a nice looking jab.
Good leg kick by Benedetti.
Benedetti getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Benedetti loads up on a big right hand but Malley slips the punch.
Benedetti misses with a body kick.
Malley scores with a nice head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benedetti throws a looping overhand right but Malley ducks down to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Malley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jane Malley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti stuns Malley with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Benedetti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Malley.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Malley! But no joy.
Benedetti lands with an overhand left.
Benedetti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Malley.
A jab from Benedetti misses.
Benedetti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Malley.
Benedetti looks to score with a jab to the body but Malley is just out of range.
Benedetti throws a leg kick but Malley checks it.
Malley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Benedetti.
A nice inside leg kick there by Benedetti. That's going to slow Malley down.
Benedetti misses with a looping right.
Benedetti throws a jab but it's blocked by Malley.
Benedetti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malley.
Malley throws a jab when Benedetti was well out of range.
Benedetti changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Malley tests Benedetti's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Benedetti throws a nice inside leg kick.
Malley has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malley throws a leg kick but Benedetti moved away.
Benedetti throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Malley on the side of the head.
A jab from Benedetti misses.
Malley takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Benedetti chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Malley can pounce on him.
Benedetti is looking to clinch but Malley is avoiding it.
Malley misses with an uppercut.
A good leg kick by Malley.
Malley tries to keep at a distance but Benedetti has taken the fight into the clinch.
Malley manages to break the clinch.
Jab from Malley.
Benedetti keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Donk. Benedetti catches Malley right on the button with a cross.
That kick from Benedetti tenderised Malley's leg. Malley is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benedetti throws a body punch but Malley moves out of range.
A nice leg kick from Malley, right into the meat of the thigh.
Benedetti connects with a crisp jab.
Malley throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malley looks to land a right hand but Benedetti moved out of range.
Benedetti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Benedetti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malley.
Benedetti avoids the head kick by Malley.
Malley lands a really nice looking cross but Benedetti seems unphased.
Benedetti fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Malley moves forwards but Benedetti connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Benedetti works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Benedetti on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Benedetti connects with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benedetti. Malley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benedetti takes one on the button.
Malley looks to land a right hand but Benedetti moved out of range.
Malley looks to land a left hand but Benedetti moved out of range nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Malley walks into a jab.
A head kick by Malley misses
and Benedetti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Benedetti fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jab, jab by Benedetti - just one landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rafael Benedetti showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Benedetti 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rafael Benedetti!
Rafael Benedetti seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Phillips (ranked 358 p4p, 396 weight class) and Clubber Lang (ranked 48 p4p, 52 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Phillips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Clubber Lang!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phillips scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Phillips throws a looping overhand right but Lang ducks down to avoid it.
Lang scores with a kick to the midsection.
Phillips misses the jab.
We've been hearing reports that Phillips has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Lang checks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Phillips. Lang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lang throws out a counter right but Phillips avoids it with no problem.
Phillips takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Phillips connects with a leg kick.
Lang wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lang lands a nice looking kick to the body. Phillips takes a step back to recover.
Lang avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Phillips takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lang.
Phillips turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Phillips misses the target.
Lang fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Phillips throws a hook but Lang avoids it easily.
Lang appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips misses with a wild body shot.
Lang connects with a body shot.
Lang moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lang fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Phillips looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Phillips takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Phillips. Lang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Phillips 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.
Phillips misses with a looping right.
Lang lunges at Phillips with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Phillips's hand.
Jab from Lang.
Nice shot lands for Lang.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Phillips stuns Lang with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Phillips takes one to the side of the head.
Lang throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Phillips on the side of the head.
Phillips throws a leg kick but Lang checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Lang.
Lang lands a nice shot to the body.
Phillips throws a shot from downtown. Lang moves away and avoids it.
Lang throws out a powerful jab.
Lang fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Phillips misses with a wild body shot.
Lang throws a body punch but Phillips moves out of range.
Phillips is looking to counter punch.
Phillips connects with a jab.
Lang with the inside leg kick.
A big left from Phillips misses.
Phillips throws a body shot but no joy.
Lang swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lang lands a right hook to the body.
Lang checks a low kick from Phillips.
Lang is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Phillips had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Phillips moves out of range as Lang strikes.
Lang moves away from the strike by Phillips.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Phillips misses its intended target.
Phillips slips a straight right by Lang.
Nice body kick from Lang.
Lang has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Lang moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lang takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A shot to the liver by Phillips. Beautiful body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lang.
Phillips ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd cheers as Lang lands an impressive looking overhand right. Phillips doesn't seem phased though.
A telegraphed right hand from Phillips misses the target.
Lang appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Phillips misses with a wild body shot.
Phillips throws a big shot that misses.
Lang scores with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phillips throws a chopping leg kick but Lang manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Phillips rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lang counters with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lang lands a right hook to the body.
Lang moves into range and connects with a jab.
Phillips connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lang tries to throw a body punch but Phillips avoids it by throwing Lang back against the cage.
Phillips takes a shot to the head.
Lang works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lang misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Lang.
Lang misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Lang - that landed with a thud.
Phillips tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lang tries a body shot but Phillips blocks it.
Phillips throws a head punch that misses.
Come on Lang - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lang prevents a body shot from Phillips.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Clubber Lang dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jab, jab by Phillips - just one landing.
Lang darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lang instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Lang fails to land.
Lang throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Phillipss head.
Phillips misses with a short punch on the inside.
Phillips lands a hook that snaps the head of Lang backwards.
Lang has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Phillips doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lang lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Phillips.
Phillips tries to throw a body punch but Lang avoids it by throwing Phillips back against the cage.
Phillips misses with a short punch on the inside.
Phillips lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lang lands a right hand that snaps the head of Phillips backwards.
Phillips 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!
Lang misses with a punch to the body.
Phillips misses with a punch on the inside.
Lang lands an uppercut.
Lang's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Phillips gets through Lang's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang misses with a punch to the body.
Phillips misses with a punch on the inside.
Phillips lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lang scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lang pressing his opponent against the cage.
Lang misses with a body punch.
A short right from Lang on the inside.
Phillips works on Lang's body with a couple of short punches.
Lang struggles to land a body shot inside as Phillips controls his hands.
Lang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Phillips on the inside.
Clubber Lang seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Phillips doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lang softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Phillips.
Lang struggles to land a body shot inside as Phillips controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Phillips misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lang lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Phillips.
A short right from Lang.
Phillips presses Lang against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Phillips blocks a body shot from Lang.
Phillips tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Phillips can't find room to land a body shot as Lang controls the action.
Lang has a couple of punches blocked by Phillips.
Lang slows down the pace here.
Lang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Phillips blocking some punches.
Phillips misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Lang fails to land.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lang.
A hook to the body from Lang.
Phillips swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lang blocking some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Lang fails to land.
Lang lands a body punch.
Lang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Phillips misses with some punches.
Phillips misses with the head strike.
Lang tries a body shot but Phillips blocks it.
Phillips doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lang is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lang tries to work over Phillips's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lang prevents a body shot from Phillips.
Phillips tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lang's elbow.
Lang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Lang fails to land.
Lang lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lang scores with a shoulder strike.
Phillips misses with a punch to the body.
Phillips tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lang - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Lang tries to throw a body punch but Phillips avoids it by throwing Lang back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Lang.
Phillips tries to work over Lang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lang working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lang lands an uppercut.
Phillips swings wildly with an uppercut but Lang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lang lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Phillips misses with some punches.
Lang misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Lang - that landed with a thud.
Lang stalls.
Lang pressing his opponent against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lang.
Phillips fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Clubber Lang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice jab there from Lang.
Phillips throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Phillips has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Phillips there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lang throws an overhand right that lands on Phillips's shoulder, as Phillips tries to avoid the shot.
Lang throws a lazy right hand but Phillips sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Phillips throws an overhand right that lands on Lang's shoulder, as Lang tries to avoid the shot.
Phillips takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lang scores with a leg kick.
Phillips swings widly with a right hand
and Lang counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Phillips throws a shot from downtown. Lang moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phillips scores with a punch to the head.
It looks like Clubber Lang has been cut.
Lang scores with a punch to the head.
Phillips is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lang stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lang connects with a jab.
Lang throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Lang. Beautiful body shot.
Phillips has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lang finds it's way round the side to connect with Phillips's head.
Lang uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Phillips.
Lang doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Phillips lands a really nice looking cross but Lang seems unphased.
Lang slips under a jab.
Lang staying out of range there.
Lang scores with a shot to the body.
Lang ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lang buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Phillips tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good exchange - Lang coming out on top.
Lang throws a big shot that misses.
Lang lands with a hook. Phillips tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Clubber Lang is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Lang misses with a shot to the body
and Phillips counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good leg kick by Phillips.
Lang moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Phillips looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Phillips throws an off balance right hand
and Lang counters with an outside leg kick.
Lang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lang throws a jab when Phillips was well out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Lang.
Phillips misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like Lang was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Phillips walks into a jab.
Lang uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Phillips.
Phillips avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Phillips throws out a loose jab but Lang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phillips misses the body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lang scores with a nice head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips misses with a hook. Lang ducked under it nicely.
Lang fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Phillips.
A slow jab from Phillips misses its intended target.
Lang connects with a jab.
Lang ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Phillips walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lang throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Phillips takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Lang connects with an inside leg kick.
Crunch! Lang slams his shin into Phillips's torso.
Phillips is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lang.
Phillips tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lang misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips misses with a right hand
and Lang counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Phillips throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Phillips misses with a straight right.
Lang feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Phillipss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Phillips takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Phillips throws the left hand but Lang avoids the punch easily.
Phillips moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lang lands a right hook to the body.
Phillips misses with a leg kick
and Lang counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lang fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Phillips.
Lang misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lang thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Phillips if he has to take too many more of those.
Lang throws a nice outside leg kick.
Phillips avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clubber Lang comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lang has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clubber Lang!
An out of breath Clubber Lang 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lindsay Apollo (ranked 221 p4p, 326 weight class) and Yasha Big Mouth (ranked 18 p4p, 25 weight class). Big Mouth has chosen Bigmouth Strikes Again as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lindsay Apollo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yasha Big Mouth!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Big Mouth takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Apollo throws a body punch but Big Mouth moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Apollo.
Some wild striking there from Big Mouth.
Apollo scores with a nice head shot.
Apollo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Big Mouth misses with a wild combination.
Good standup being displayed there by Apollo as he connects with a hook.
Apollo lands with a slapping head kick.
Big Mouth avoids the head kick by Apollo.
Apollo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apollo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Big Mouth at a distance.
Apollo rushes Big Mouth and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Big Mouth misses with a body punch.
Big Mouth misses with a body punch.
Apollo is working Big Mouth over against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Big Mouth.
Apollo lands a hook that snaps the head of Big Mouth backwards.
Big Mouth misses with a hook from the clinch.
Apollo blocking some punches.
Big Mouth misses with a hook from the clinch.
Apollo working aggressively here.
Big Mouth's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Big Mouth tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Apollo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Apollo lands a nice uppercut.
Big Mouth scores with a shot to the side of Apollo's head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Apollo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right handed body shot lands from Apollo.
Apollo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lindsay Apollo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Apollo 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.
Big Mouth keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Apollo.
Apollo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Big Mouth takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Apollo thuds a left hand into Big Mouth's body.
Apollo misses with the combination.
Apollo throws a body shot but no joy.
Big Mouth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Big Mouth throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Big Mouth changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Apollo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Big Mouth misses the shot to the body.
Apollo quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Big Mouth throws a jab when Apollo was well out of range.
Big Mouth slips under a jab from Apollo.
Apollo connects with a single shot there.
Apollo staying out of range there.
Apollo throws a front kick that sends Big Mouth stumbling back into the cage.
Apollo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Big Mouth moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Apollo lands with a nice combination. Big Mouth backs away looking to recover.
Apollo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Big Mouth. That did some damage!
Big Mouth swings widly with a right hand
and Apollo counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Apollo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Big Mouth takes one to the chin there.
Apollo with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Apollo jabs Big Mouth right on the nose. Big Mouth blinks but takes it well.
Apollo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Big Mouth counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Big Mouth doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Big Mouth tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Big Mouth tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Big Mouth takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Apollo scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd cheers as Apollo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Big Mouth doesn't seem phased though.
Big Mouth misses with a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Apollo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Apollo tries a low kick but Big Mouth avoids it.
Apollo throws a solid leg kick but Big Mouth takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Apollo.
Big Mouth flicks out a counter leg kick but Apollo steps away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lindsay Apollo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Apollo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Big Mouth.
Big Mouth throws a head kick but Apollo moves out of range.
Big Mouth 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.
Nice body punch from Apollo.
The fighters circling - Big Mouth throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Big Mouth tests Apollo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Apollo lands with a kick to the ribs.
Apollo lands a nice hook to Big Mouth's body. Big Mouth takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Big Mouth misses with a body shot.
Apollo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Big Mouth manages to avoid it.
Apollo moves out of range as Big Mouth strikes.
Big Mouth looks to land a right hand but Apollo moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Big Mouth moves out of range of the body kick.
Apollo lands a lovely overhand right.
Apollo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Apollo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Apollo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Big Mouth's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Apollo tries to clinch there but Big Mouth circles away.
Apollo lands a nice shot to the body.
Big Mouth steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Apollo. That one must have hurt.
Big Mouth takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Big Mouth ducks right into an uppercut from Apollo.
Big Mouth avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Big Mouth unleashes a big counter combination but Apollo bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Big Mouth takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Big Mouth jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Apollo throwing a counter right hand but Big Mouth manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Big Mouth lands a nice hook to Apollo's body. Apollo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Big Mouth misses the target.
Big Mouth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Apollo was well out of range. Poor timing from Big Mouth.
Jab from Apollo.
Apollo moves away from the strike by Big Mouth.
Big Mouth throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Apollo to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Apollo. That snapped Big Mouth's head back.
Apollo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Big Mouth, pushing him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Big Mouth.
A left hand lands to the body for Big Mouth.
Apollo blocks an uppercut.
Apollo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Big Mouth backwards.
Big Mouth misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Big Mouth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Apollo.
Apollo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hand to the body from Apollo.
Big Mouth digs a right hand underneath Apollo's ribcage. Apollo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Apollo misses with a punch on the inside.
Lindsay Apollo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Big Mouth throws a head punch that misses.
Apollo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Apollo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Big Mouth.
Apollo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Big Mouth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Apollo was well out of range. Poor timing from Big Mouth.
Big Mouth throws a sloppy head kick and Apollo moves out of range easily.
Apollo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Apollo's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Apollo wants to clinch up but Big Mouth keeps it at a distance.
Big Mouth swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Apollo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Apollo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Apollo throws a body punch but Big Mouth moves out of range.
Big Mouth pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Apollo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Big Mouth was well out of range. Poor timing from Apollo.
Big Mouth takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Apollo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Big Mouth on the side of the head.
That kick from Apollo tenderised Big Mouth's leg. Big Mouth is trying to keep his angry face on.
Apollo lands the left hand.
Apollo lands a front kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Apollo.
Big Mouth throws a front kick aimed at Apollo's knee but Apollo avoids it well.
Big Mouth has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Apollo finds it's way round the side to connect with Big Mouth's head.
Big Mouth scores with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lindsay Apollo dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Apollo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Apollo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Crunch! Apollo slams his shin into Big Mouth's torso.
Apollo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Big Mouth counters with a straight right hand.
Apollo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Big Mouth can do to turn this around?
Big Mouth takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Big Mouth misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Big Mouth throws the left hand but Apollo avoids the punch easily.
Apollo avoids a kick to the body.
Apollo is looking to counter punch.
Big Mouth lands a nice looking body kick.
A jab from Apollo misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apollo catches Big Mouth with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Big Mouth swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Apollo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Apollo motions for Big Mouth to come forward. Apollo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Apollo swings for the body but Big Mouth moves out of range.
Big Mouth is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Apollo with a body shot.
Big Mouth gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Apollo.
Big Mouth blocks a jab.
Apollo scoring well with a low kick there.
A punch lands to the side of Big Mouth 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Apollo tries to clinch but Big Mouth moves out of range.
A shot to the body from Apollo misses
and Big Mouth counters with a good low kick that Apollo was not able to check.
Nice shot lands for Apollo.
Yasha Big Mouth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Big Mouth takes one to the side of the head.
Apollo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Apollo looks to clinch
enabling Big Mouth to counter with a crisp jab.
Big Mouth scores with a decent looking hook.
Apollo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Apollo is looking to clinch.
Big Mouth swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lindsay Apollo is winning the standup battle so far.
Big Mouth walks into a left hand.
Apollo throws a lazy uppercut
and Big Mouth counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jab, jab by Big Mouth - just one landing.
Apollo connects with a jab.
Apollo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Big Mouth has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Big Mouth crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Apollo - the referee stops the clock and Big Mouth gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Apollo. Big Mouth manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Big Mouth takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Apollo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Big Mouth takes one to the chin there.
Big Mouth misses with a low kick.
Apollo tries to clinch but Big Mouth moves away
and Big Mouth counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Apollo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Big Mouth has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Apollo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Big Mouth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Apollo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Apollo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Big Mouth! But no joy.
Lindsay Apollo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Apollo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Apollo moves in looking to clinch but Big Mouth pushes him off.
Big Mouth flicks out a counter leg kick but Apollo steps away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Apollo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Big Mouth misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
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!
Apollo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Big Mouth takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Big Mouth has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Apollo.
Apollo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Apollo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
An inside leg kick lands from Apollo.
Apollo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Big Mouth stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Apollo.
Apollo connects with an inside leg kick.
Apollo with a hook.
Big Mouth takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Apollo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lindsay Apollo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Apollo 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lindsay Apollo!
A relieved looking Lindsay Apollo 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gothic Line (ranked 361 p4p, 421 weight class) and Jimmy Granite (ranked 54 p4p, 65 weight class). Granite has chosen Jungle as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 27 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gothic Line!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimmy Granite !
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Granite keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A shot to the body from Granite misses
enabling Line to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Jimmy Granite has been cut.
Line misses with an uppercut
enabling Granite to counter with a crisp jab.
 It looks like Gothic Line has been cut.
Granite stuns Line with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Granite 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.
Granite moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Granite scores with a nice head shot.
Granite throws a push kick but Line slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Granite moves away from the strike by Line.
Granite throws a big counter head kick but Line avoids it with no problem.
Line waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Granite .
Granite takes the fight into the clinch.
Granite lands a right hand that snaps the head of Line backwards.
Line swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Line pushes Granite back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Line lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Line digs a right hand into Granite 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Granite 's gas tank.
Line tries to work over Granite 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short body shot lands from Granite as the two fighters clinch.
Line misses with a body punch.
Line misses with the head strike.
Granite tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Granite misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Line.
Line misses with some punches.
Line lands a shot to the body.
Granite looks winded!
Line managing to block the knees to the body from Granite .
Line working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Line softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Line - that landed with a thud.
Line lands with a left to the head.
Line scores with a shoulder strike.
Line throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Granite s head.
Line lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Line lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Granite is rocked!
Line lands a hook to the side of the head.
Granite is still on wobbly legs! Can Line finish him?
Line lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Granite .
A head punch on the inside from Line fails to land.
Granite seems to have recovered his senses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Granite .
Line doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Line blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Line lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Granite backwards.
Line lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Line lands a left hand.
Line throws a head punch that misses.
Line lands a big right hand that drops Granite ! The killer instinct kicks in and Line finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Line!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gothic Line!
A very excited looking Gothic Line made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Fabinho (ranked 94 p4p, 100 weight class) and Vladimir Skurwysynowski (ranked 18 p4p, 19 weight class). Fabinho comes to the cage accompanied by Glowed Up - Kaytranada. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 20 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roberto Fabinho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Skurwysynowski!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skurwysynowski throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Fabinho drops down looking for a counter takedown but Skurwysynowski sprawls and moves away.
Nice takedown defense from Skurwysynowski. No joy for Fabinho on that attempt.
Skurwysynowski looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fabinho takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fabinho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fabinho looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fabinho steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Skurwysynowski.
Fabinho changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Skurwysynowski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fabinho sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Skurwysynowski jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fabinho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Skurwysynowski was well out of range. Poor timing from Fabinho.
Fabinho checks a low kick from Skurwysynowski.
Skurwysynowski throws a hook but Fabinho avoids it easily.
Skurwysynowski tests Fabinho's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A leg kick checked by Fabinho.
Fabinho takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Skurwysynowski scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Skurwysynowski lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fabinho moves away from the strike by Skurwysynowski.
Fabinho attempts a counter takedown but Skurwysynowski avoids it well and moves away.
Skurwysynowski will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Fabinho tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Skurwysynowski manages to circle out of the way.
Vladimir Skurwysynowski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Skurwysynowski misses with an uppercut.
Fabinho feinted with a counter takedown.
Skurwysynowski takes a swing at Fabinho's ribcage but misses.
Fabinho is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Skurwysynowski.
Fabinho throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Skurwysynowski misses.
Skurwysynowski with a nice cross.
Fabinho throws a shot to the body.
Fabinho takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fabinho defending well as Skurwysynowski loads up on a big left hand.
Vladimir Skurwysynowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fabinho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Skurwysynowski moves away.
Skurwysynowski looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Skurwysynowski throws a jab but it's blocked by Fabinho.
Skurwysynowski misses with a hook.
Skurwysynowski lands a jab to Fabinho's midsection.
Fabinho looks to land a combination but Skurwysynowski avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skurwysynowski throws an overhand right that lands on Fabinho's shoulder, as Fabinho tries to avoid the shot.
Skurwysynowski attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Fabinho feinted with a counter takedown.
Skurwysynowski smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skurwysynowski misses with a looping right.
Nice defenses there by Fabinho.
Fabinho pushes Skurwysynowski up against the cage in a clinch.
Fabinho misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fabinho creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fabinho has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Skurwysynowski uses from the top position.
Fabinho looking to control.
Skurwysynowski slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Fabinho is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Skurwysynowski is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fabinho is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Fabinho looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Skurwysynowski puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Skurwysynowski is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Skurwysynowski really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fabinho. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fabinho wants to improve his position but Skurwysynowski is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Skurwysynowski throws a leg kick but Fabinho sees it coming and moves out of range.
Fabinho appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Fabinho moves out of range as Skurwysynowski strikes.
Fabinho drops down looking for a counter takedown but Skurwysynowski sprawls and moves away.
Fabinho wants to clinch.
Skurwysynowski misses with an uppercut.
Fabinho checks a leg kick.
Jab from Fabinho.
Fabinho looks to land a left hand but Skurwysynowski moved out of range nicely.
Skurwysynowski misses with an uppercut.
The fighters circling - Skurwysynowski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Skurwysynowski moves out of range as Fabinho strikes.
Fabinho misses with a wild body shot.
Fabinho throws a body shot but no joy.
Skurwysynowski feints a counter leg kick.
Skurwysynowski throws a body punch but Fabinho moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Skurwysynowski 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.
Skurwysynowski misses with a body kick.
Fabinho misses with a looping left.
Fabinho staying out of range there.
Fabinho blocks a jab.
Skurwysynowski lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Skurwysynowski swings for the body but Fabinho moves out of range.
Skurwysynowski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Skurwysynowski moves out of range as Fabinho strikes.
Skurwysynowski throws a hook to the side of Fabinho's head but Fabinho sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fabinho slips a jab from Skurwysynowski.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skurwysynowski throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fabinho moves forwards but Skurwysynowski connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fabinho clinches with his opponent.
Skurwysynowski lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fabinho is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skurwysynowski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Skurwysynowski.
Fabinho jumps into guard, dragging Skurwysynowski to the mat.
Skurwysynowski must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fabinho is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fabinho working for a triangle but Skurwysynowski defends it easily.
Skurwysynowski sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Fabinho trying to keep a closed guard but Skurwysynowski is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Skurwysynowski engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Fabinho is trying to control the position but Skurwysynowski postures up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Fabinho is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Skurwysynowski is aware though and is defending well.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Fabinho takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Skurwysynowski lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fabinho takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fabinho on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Skurwysynowski throws a hook but Fabinho blocks it.
Fabinho changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Skurwysynowski lands a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Skurwysynowski.
Fabinho steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Skurwysynowski.
Skurwysynowski loads up on a big right hand but Fabinho slips the punch.
Skurwysynowski attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Fabinho appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Fabinho tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fabinho moves out of range as Skurwysynowski strikes.
Fabinho ducks under a wild hook from Skurwysynowski.
Fabinho appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Skurwysynowski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Skurwysynowski misses the jab.
Fabinho misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skurwysynowski throws a hook to the side of Fabinho's head but Fabinho sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Fabinho misses.
Skurwysynowski connects with a leg kick.
Skurwysynowski misses with a hook.
Skurwysynowski misses with a looping left.
As Skurwysynowski tries to get set, Fabinho tries to push him back and clinch up but Skurwysynowski manages to avoid the attempt.
Fabinho has a takedown stuffed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skurwysynowski throws a hook to the side of Fabinho's head but Fabinho sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fabinho seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A jab from Skurwysynowski misses.
Skurwysynowski is looking to land body kicks.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Skurwysynowski swings for the body but Fabinho moves out of range.
Fabinho tries to clinch there but Skurwysynowski circles away.
Fabinho moves out of range as Skurwysynowski strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Skurwysynowski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Fabinho's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Skurwysynowski. Fabinho shrugs it off though.
Skurwysynowski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fabinho.
Fabinho fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fabinho lands a lovely overhand right.
Skurwysynowski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fabinho.
Fabinho tries to counter by clinching up but Skurwysynowski breaks away and moves out of range.
Skurwysynowski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Skurwysynowski looks to score with a jab to the body but Fabinho is just out of range.
Fabinho feinted with a counter takedown.
The fighters circling - Skurwysynowski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Donk. Skurwysynowski catches Fabinho right on the button with a cross.
Skurwysynowski looks to score with a jab to the body but Fabinho is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skurwysynowski misses with a straight left.
Skurwysynowski loads up on a big right hand but Fabinho slips the punch.
Fabinho attempts a counter takedown but Skurwysynowski avoids it well and moves away.
Fabinho moves out of range of the strikes.
Fabinho wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Fabinho misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skurwysynowski is looking to score with low kicks.
Fabinho checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Fabinho is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Skurwysynowski.
Fabinho tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Skurwysynowski attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Fabinho appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A cross from Fabinho lands.
Skurwysynowski attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Fabinho tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Skurwysynowski manages to circle out of the way.
Fabinho manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Skurwysynowski on his heels. He'll look to pass Skurwysynowski's guard now, I'm sure.
Fabinho working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fabinho missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fabinho throws a big right hand that misses.
Fabinho postures up in Skurwysynowski's guard and throws a big left but Skurwysynowski blocks it.
Roberto Fabinho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fabinho is looking to work some ground and pound but Skurwysynowski has wrist control.
Skurwysynowski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fabinho trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Skurwysynowski is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Skurwysynowski swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fabinho.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Skurwysynowski checks a leg kick.
Fabinho keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Skurwysynowski.
Vladimir Skurwysynowski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fabinho moves out of range of the body kick from Skurwysynowski.
Fabinho throws a shot from downtown. Skurwysynowski moves away and avoids it.
Skurwysynowski lands with an uppercut that bounces Fabinho off the cage and back into range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Skurwysynowski misses with a straight right.
Skurwysynowski checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skurwysynowski loads up on a big right hand but Fabinho slips the punch.
Skurwysynowski throws a lazy right hand but Fabinho sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Skurwysynowski paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fabinho missing with a left hand there. Skurwysynowski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Skurwysynowski scores with a nice right hand.
Skurwysynowski uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fabinho has time to react.
Skurwysynowski connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Skurwysynowski will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Skurwysynowski lands an overhand right.
Fabinho throws a hook but Skurwysynowski blocks it.
Skurwysynowski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fabinho.
Fabinho drops his hands momentarily and Skurwysynowski takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fabinho closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skurwysynowski lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Skurwysynowski looks to land a left hand but Fabinho moved out of range nicely.
Skurwysynowski stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Skurwysynowski throws a jab when Fabinho was well out of range.
A big left from Skurwysynowski misses.
Fabinho misses the jab.
Fabinho takes a jab right on the kisser.
A low kick lands for Skurwysynowski.
Skurwysynowski scores with a kick to the midsection.
Fabinho moves out of range as Skurwysynowski strikes.
Skurwysynowski tests Fabinho's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fabinho fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fabinho gets cracked there but stands up to it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vladimir Skurwysynowski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Skurwysynowski 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 James Glass scores the fight 26:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 26:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 26:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladimir Skurwysynowski!
Our winner, Vladimir Skurwysynowski, 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 Roberto Fabinho had this to say: 'Man that was a tough fight. I didn�t take my opponent very seriously leading up to this fight but I�ll keep going. I know I�m the most dangerous in this division and will get that gold eventually'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Albatross (ranked 20 p4p, 147 weight class) and Jamie Hull (ranked 1 p4p, 9 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Albatross!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jamie Hull!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Phil Schofield and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hull fails in his attempt to clinch.
Albatross looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jamie Hull seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Albatross tests Hull's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hull doesn't manage to clinch there - Albatross circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hull looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As Hull backs away, Albatross returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Hull tries to clinch up
letting Albatross counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Albatross throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hull tries to close the distance and clinch but Albatross swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Albatross with the inside leg kick.
Hull tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Albatross manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Albatross appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Albatross waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hull.
Hull moves away from the strike by Albatross.
Hull tries to close the distance and clinch up but Albatross swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Albatross is looking to counter punch.
Hull darts in trying to clinch
and Albatross counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Albatross avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Albatross finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hull tries to clinch but Albatross moves out of range.
Hull tries to clinch up.
Albatross misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hull tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Albatross paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hull is looking to clinch.
Hull closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hull takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hull fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hull closes the distance looking to clinch
and Albatross counters with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Albatross sends Hull crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Albatross is motioning to the referee to let Hull up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Hull is rocked!
It looks like Jamie Hull 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!
Albatross knocks out Hull with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Albatross before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Albatross picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Johnny Albatross!
Johnny Albatross retains his bantamweight title!
Johnny Albatross decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Kersikov (ranked 17 p4p, 58 weight class) and Malcolm Rivera (ranked 4 p4p, 11 weight class). Kersikov comes to the cage accompanied by Head of the Table. Rivera is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: BAD COMPANY. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andrei Kersikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Malcolm Rivera!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Rivera chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kersikov throws a lazy right hand but Rivera sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rivera lands with a right hand.
It looks like Andrei Kersikov has been cut.
Rivera moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rivera thows a leg kick but Kersikov checks it
and Kersikov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A slow jab from Kersikov misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivera throws a poor cross that misses
and Kersikov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kersikov throws a lazy uppercut
and Rivera counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kersikov throws a quick counter kick to the body but Rivera avoids it.
Kersikov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rivera.
Rivera throws a body kick that misses
and Kersikov counters with a nice right hand that sends Rivera toppling to the canvas! Rivera scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Kersikov finish him?!
Rivera is rocked!
It looks like Malcolm Rivera has been cut.
Rivera on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kersikov. Kersikov obviously looking to wear him down.
Kersikov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kersikov throws an overhand right that lands on Rivera's shoulder, as Rivera tries to avoid the shot.
Kersikov 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera throws a right hand that misses
and Kersikov scores with a counter punch that sends Rivera to the canvas! Kersikov smells blood - he's punishing Rivera with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Rivera has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andrei Kersikov!
A very excited looking Andrei Kersikov 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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