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SPFT #6 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harris Benn (ranked 5327 p4p, 2941 weight class) and Tony Halme (ranked 482 p4p, 331 weight class). Halme is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Katri Helena-Katson autiota hiekkarantaa. 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 7 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Harris Benn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tony Halme!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Halme.
Benn shoots in and gets a takedown into Halme's guard.
Benn drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Halme manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Benn has Halme in his guard.
Benn is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Halme distracts Benn with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Halme wants to control from the top but Benn keeps moving.
Halme lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Halme stands up over Benn, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Halme lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Halme with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Benn working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Halme has passed into half guard!
Benn is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Halme pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halme is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Benn doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Halme.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Benn actively working from the bottom here.
Halme working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Halme seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Benn does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Halme lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
 It looks like Harris Benn has been cut.
Halme is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Benn defends it well.
Benn is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Halme scores with a couple of nice shots.
Benn looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Halme looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Halme is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benn actively working from the bottom here.
Halme postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Benn to stand up.
Benn takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A low kick lands for Halme.
Halme keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Benn is breathing heavily.
The fighters circle, before Halme throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Benn's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Halme lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Tony Halme!
In his post fight interview, Tony Halme started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gatis Ginters (ranked 4542 p4p, 3718 weight class) and Nathan Cruz (ranked 441 p4p, 399 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gatis Ginters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nathan Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz slips a jab from Ginters.
Cruz looks to land a right hand but Ginters moved out of range.
Cruz leaves Ginters with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cruz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cruz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ginters is breathing heavily.
Ginters displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cruz throws out the jab.
Ginters shoots for a takedown but Cruz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ginters staying out of range there.
Cruz scores with a nice right hand.
It looks like Gatis Ginters has been cut.
Cruz lands a big right hand that sends Ginters crashing to the mat! Cruz stays standing though and waves Ginters back to his feet!
 Ginters is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Ginters - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Cruz!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nathan Cruz!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Perov Yelisey (ranked 3821 p4p, 3925 weight class) and Kabelo Nyambe (ranked 300 p4p, 305 weight class). Kabelo Nyambe will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Perov Yelisey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kabelo Nyambe!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Josh West and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Yelisey fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Nyambe sprawls well initially but Yelisey persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Nyambe is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Yelisey is nestled in close to Nyambe, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yelisey lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nyambe is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Yelisey scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yelisey lands with a punch from half guard.
Yelisey wants to work for an arm triangle but Nyambe is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Yelisey landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Yelisey scoring with strikes to the body and head.
 Nyambe is rocked!
Yelisey is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nyambe is still in real trouble! Can Yelisey finish him?
Yelisey will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Yelisey connects with a nice short shot to Nyambe's temple.
Yelisey lands a big elbow - Nyambe is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Yelisey!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Perov Yelisey!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kimbo Wahwah (ranked 3227 p4p, 2920 weight class) and Aqissiac Jacira (ranked 356 p4p, 328 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Decent wrestler
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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 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kimbo Wahwah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aqissiac Jacira!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacira wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jacira lands a glancing blow to the side of Wahwah's head.
A clash of legs there as Jacira blocks the low kick.
The crowd cheers as Jacira lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wahwah doesn't seem phased though.
Jacira moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wahwah tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Wahwah misses its intended target.
Wahwah just misses with a punch to the body.
Kimbo Wahwah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wahwah tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jacira looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wahwah.
Wahwah throws a front kick aimed at Jacira's knee but Jacira avoids it well.
Wahwah throws a head kick that misses
and Jacira counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Jacira. That snapped Wahwah's head back.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Jacira has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
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!
Wahwah with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A shot to the liver by Jacira. Beautiful body shot.
Wahwah is breathing heavily.
Wahwah gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jacira.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacira cracks Wahwah with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Wahwah looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Jacira finish him?
Jacira displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wahwah throws out the jab.
Jacira bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jacira throws a monster overhand right that drops Wahwah! Jacira follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aqissiac Jacira!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Astrid Commesary (ranked 3485 p4p, 2410 weight class) and Long Schlong (ranked 383 p4p, 304 weight class). Astrid Commesary had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Astrid Commesary!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Long Schlong!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Josh West and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Commesary gets caught flat footed, as Schlong shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Schlong tries to free his leg and advance position but Commesary is retaining full guard.
My spies in Steel Penn Training Den inform me that Schlong has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Schlong trying to control the position from guard on top but Commesary is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schlong looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schlong advances to half guard.
Schlong wants to pass the guard but Commesary is defending well.
Schlong wants to take a breather but Commesary is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schlong is pressing down on Commesary's thigh, looking to free his foot. Commesary is holding on for now.
Schlong passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schlong jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Commesary is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Commesary and Schlong has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Schlong laying and praying for a moment but Commesary takes advantage and regains half guard.
Schlong trying to pass the guard but Commesary defending well.
Schlong trying to control from Commesary's half guard. Commesary has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Schlong is pushing down on Commesary's leg trying to pass to half guard. Commesary is fighting to maintain full guard but Schlong has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Schlong wants to pass to mount but Commesary is defending the position.
Schlong is still trying to improve position.
Schlong is trying to work for a kimura but Commesary is defending well.
Schlong wants to pass to mount but Commesary is defending the position.
Schlong prevents Commesary from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schlong is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Schlong wants to pass the guard but Commesary is keeping the position.
Schlong wants to control from the top but Commesary keeps moving.
Schlong advances position into side control!
Schlong tries to move into full mount but can't pass Commesary's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Commesary is not content to let Schlong control the position.
Schlong is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Commesary knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Commesary stops Schlong from passing to mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Schlong goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Commesary has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Schlong but great work by Commesary.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Long Schlong dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Commesary stuffs the takedown attempt from Schlong. Schlong gets slowly back to his feet.
Commesary fires out a quick counter leg kick but Schlong just manages to avoid it.
Schlong closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Commesary quickly recovers to half guard.
Commesary makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
A head kick misses from Commesary.
Schlong shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Commesary is trying to defend but Schlong finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schlong wants to lay and pray for a moment but Commesary keeps working.
Schlong trying to pass the guard but Commesary defending well.
Schlong is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Schlong frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schlong is looking to work his way around to Commesary's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Commesary is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Schlong wants to take Commesary's back here but Commesary is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Schlong tries to take Commesary's back but instead Commesary uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Schlong working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Commesary's thigh. Commesary counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Schlong trying to control the position from guard on top but Commesary is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two 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.
Commesary wants to get back to his feet but Schlong is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Schlong stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Commesary swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Schlong advances to half guard.
Schlong tries to pass the half guard into mount. Commesary knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Schlong is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Schlong is just content to waste time from the top position. Commesary takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schlong advances to half guard.
Schlong wants to lay and pray for a moment but Commesary keeps working.
Commesary tries to kick Schlong off but Schlong keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Schlong is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Commesary reverses the position - he's now on top in Schlong's guard.
Schlong has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Commesary can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Schlong seems keen to control Commesary's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Commesary preventing the sweep.
Schlong is trying to control the position but Commesary postures up.
Schlong tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Commesary postures up.
Commesary won't allow Schlong to sweep him here.
Schlong is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Schlong is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Commesary!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Schlong moves to the back position.
Commesary defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Schlong's arms.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Long Schlong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Schlong looking to score a takedown here. Commesary is defending well but Schlong drives through and ends up in Commesary's guard.
Schlong advances position into side control!
Schlong is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Commesary is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Schlong tries for a kimura but Commesary is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Commesary tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Schlong wants to take Commesary's back here but Commesary is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schlong is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Commesary has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Commesary!
Schlong looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Commesary has picked Schlong up and slammed him! Schlong can't keep hold of the triangle and Commesary manages to pass to side control!
Schlong manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Schlong. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Schlong works his way to full guard. Good work.
Schlong controlling Commesary's posture.
Schlong has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Schlong controls Commesary momentarily but Commesary frees himself.
Commesary has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Schlong looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Astrid Commesary has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schlong managing to control the position.
Let's hope that Schlong has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Commesary stopping the sweep attempt from Schlong.
Schlong is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Commesary gets to his feet. Schlong looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Schlong scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Schlong wants to take a breather but Commesary is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schlong looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Schlong is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Schlong trying to control from half guard but Commesary is working away.
Schlong is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Commesary defends it well.
Schlong maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Commesary could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Schlong has cracked it and Commesary is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Schlong!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Long Schlong!
A very excited looking Long Schlong 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Kittisak Saetang (ranked 1499 p4p, 1582 weight class) and Tommy Walcott (ranked 136 p4p, 142 weight class). 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 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kittisak Saetang!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 25 - 3, fighting out of Sydney, Tommy Walcott!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saetang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Walcott was well out of range. Poor timing from Saetang.
Walcott 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.
Saetang with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Walcott to score with a decent uppercut.
Saetang misses with a right hand
and Walcott counters with a straight right hand.
Saetang looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Saetang misses with a head kick.
Kittisak Saetang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walcott throws a body punch but Saetang moves out of range.
Walcott uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Walcott uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saetang.
Saetang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice side step and Walcott releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Saetang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A jab from Saetang finds it's way through Walcott's defenses.
Saetang lands an overhand right.
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 nice inside leg kick there by Saetang. That's going to slow Walcott down.
Saetang looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Walcott slips under a jab.
Walcott is looking for the big counter here.
Saetang rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Walcott moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Walcott shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Saetang eats them both and turns towards Walcott to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walcott scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Walcott shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Saetang sizes up Walcott with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Walcott is rocked!
Saetang misses with an uppercut. Walcott saw that one coming.
Saetang scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Saetang lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Walcott goes down and covers up as Saetang starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kittisak Saetang!
Kittisak Saetang is the new featherweight champion!
Kittisak Saetang thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Slugger Dunes (ranked 2957 p4p, 2180 weight class) and John Wick (ranked 336 p4p, 260 weight class). Dunes's entrance music is The World's Greatest. A fine choice. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Slugger Dunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Wick!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Micheangelo Fripello and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Dunes.
Wick lands a slapping body shot.
Wick takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dunes takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wick lands with a good body shot.
Wick swings for the body but Dunes moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Dunes misses the target.
Dunes has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Champion Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Dunes thuds his right hand into Wick's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wick is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dunes.
A little feinted left hand from Dunes on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wick blocks the body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dunes loads up on a big right hand but Wick slips the punch.
Dunes lands a slapping body shot.
John Wick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dunes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wick.
Dunes connects with a jab.
Dunes avoids the body shot from Wick.
Wick throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dunes checks a leg kick.
A cross from Dunes lands.
Wick throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Dunes to counter with a crisp jab.
Wick is rocked!
Dunes throws an overhand right that drops Wick like a sack of potatoes! Dunes dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Slugger Dunes!
Slugger Dunes decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gaius Marius (ranked 5478 p4p, 1228 weight class) and Patrick Thomas (ranked 619 p4p, 196 weight class). Thomas has chosen Central Cee - 6 for 6 as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Gaius Marius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Patrick Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marius moves out of range as Thomas strikes.
Marius takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Marius throws a sloppy head kick and Thomas moves out of range easily.
Thomas throws a jab when Marius was well out of range.
Marius half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Marius has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Thomas finds it's way round the side to connect with Marius's head.
A head kick by Marius misses
and Marius takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Thomas - that will leave a mark!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Marius.
Marius gets a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Thomas scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thomas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas digs a right hand underneath Marius's ribcage. Marius let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Thomas misses with a body punch.
Thomas tries to work over Marius's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thomas throws a punch but it's blocked by Marius.
Thomas working aggressively here.
Thomas misses with the head strike.
Marius blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Marius scores with a nice short uppercut.
Marius blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marius blocking some punches.
Marius blocks the elbow strike.
We've been informed that Thomas 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.
Thomas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Thomas misses with a body punch.
Marius prevents a body shot from Thomas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thomas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marius's elbow.
Marius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thomas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marius's elbow.
Thomas throws an elbow but it misses.
Thomas throws a head punch that misses.
Thomas misses with a body punch.
Thomas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thomas misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Thomas fails to land.
Thomas misses with a body punch.
Thomas lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Marius.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Marius wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Thomas tries to throw a body punch but Marius avoids it by throwing Thomas back against the cage.
Thomas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A hook to the body from Thomas.
Marius struggles to land a body shot inside as Thomas controls his hands.
Thomas pushes Marius back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thomas avoiding damage as Marius throws knees to the body.
Thomas can't find room to land a body shot as Marius controls the action.
Marius prevents a body shot from Thomas.
Thomas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marius is trying to break free.
Thomas lands with a left to the head.
Marius misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Thomas.
Marius wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Thomas throws a head punch that misses.
Marius blocks a body shot from Thomas.
Thomas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thomas lands a shoulder strike.
Marius tries a body shot but Thomas blocks it.
Thomas misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas lands an elbow just above Marius 's eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas tries a body shot but Marius blocks it.
Thomas lands a body shot.
Thomas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Marius avoids a wild elbow strike from Thomas.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Thomas dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Marius takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thomas scores with a jab to the head.
Thomas wants to clinch up but Marius keeps it at a distance.
Thomas swings for the body but Marius moves out of range.
Marius takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Thomas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thomas throws a head kick but Marius moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marius moves away from the strike by Thomas.
Thomas is looking to score with low kicks.
Thomas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marius.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas punishes Marius's body with a nice straight punch.
Marius on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thomas. Thomas obviously looking to wear him down.
Marius fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thomas lands a jab to the head.
Marius cracks Thomas with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Patrick Thomas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marius moves in looking to clinch but Thomas pushes him off.
Nice cross by Thomas.
Marius scores with a head kick. Thomas tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Thomas swats away the attempt to clinch by Marius.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Marius momentarily.
Thomas fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Marius looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marius throws a head kick that misses.
Thomas looks to score with a jab to the body but Marius is just out of range.
Thomas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Marius fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thomas, pushing him back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Thomas.
Marius trying to land knees to the body.
Thomas lands an elbow that stopped Marius in his tracks for a moment.
Marius blocking some punches.
Patrick Thomas seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas misses with a punch on the inside.
Thomas misses with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Thomas lands an uppercut.
Thomas blocks a body shot from Marius.
Marius tries to work over Thomas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marius working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thomas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thomas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Marius backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marius.
Thomas throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Marius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thomas's elbow.
Marius pushes Thomas back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Marius prevents a body shot from Thomas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marius lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
 It looks like Patrick Thomas has been cut.
Thomas pushes off an throws an elbow but Marius leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marius.
Thomas lands with a short shot to the head.
Marius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thomas working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thomas.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marius avoids the elbow strike from Thomas, against the cage.
Marius has a couple of punches blocked by Thomas.
Thomas misses with a body punch.
Thomas creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Thomas lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Thomas lands a hook that snaps the head of Marius backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Thomas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Patrick Thomas's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Thomas misses with a body kick.
Marius lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Thomas misses with a shot to the body
and Marius counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A shot to the liver by Thomas. Beautiful body shot.
Marius fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thomas is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Marius cracks Thomas with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Thomas looks to land a right hand but Marius moved out of range.
Marius half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas with a hook.
We've been told by Marius's head coaches at Steel Penn Training Den that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Marius fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Thomas looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Marius takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marius takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Marius moves away from the strike by Thomas.
Thomas throws a leg kick but Marius moved away.
Marius misses with a straight left.
Patrick Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas checks the leg kick.
Thomas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thomas is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Marius with a body shot.
Thomas throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gaius Marius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Marius on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Thomas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thomas misses with a hook. Marius ducked under it nicely.
Gaius Marius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thomas avoids the body shot from Marius.
Marius throws a head kick that misses
and Thomas makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Marius takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A decent looking cross lands there for Marius.
Marius ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas missing with a left hand there. Marius was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thomas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thomas throws a body punch but Marius moves out of range.
Marius ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marius half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A shot to the liver by Thomas. Beautiful body shot.
Marius throws a head kick that misses.
Marius pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thomas throws out a counter right but Marius avoids it with no problem.
Thomas connects with a body shot.
Thomas avoids the body shot from Marius.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas scores with a jab.
Thomas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Thomas keeps the fight on the outside.
Thomas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thomas throws a body shot but no joy.
Marius feinted with a counter takedown.
Marius cracks Thomas with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marius throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thomas throws a counter combo.
Marius takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Thomas lunges at Marius with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Marius's hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Thomas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Thomas 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Thomas!
A very excited looking Patrick Thomas 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Roberto (ranked 1712 p4p, 2228 weight class) and Cody Evans (ranked 155 p4p, 194 weight class). Roberto's entrance music is Samba de Roda. A fine choice. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Cody Evans was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Paulo Roberto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cody Evans!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Roberto looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Roberto changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Roberto scores with a body shot.
Evans closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Roberto did well to prevent Evans getting side control.
Roberto pushes Evans off and gets back to his feet.
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!
Evans looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Evans accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Evans is stalling in the full guard.
Evans with a flurry of punches that miss.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Evans working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Evans won't allow Roberto to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberto working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Evans.
Roberto working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Evans.
Roberto wants to stand but Evans is controlling the position.
Evans controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Roberto lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Evans at a distance.
Evans takes one to the chin there.
Evans changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Roberto looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Evans throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Evans remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Evans misses with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Evans crashes against the mat.
Evans working the ground and pound but Roberto is defending the strikes.
Evans misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Evans working the strikes but Roberto uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Roberto blocking the ground and pound attempt from Evans.
Evans throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Well, if Evans is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Evans throws a strike but Roberto avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Roberto works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Evans stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Roberto swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Evans stops Roberto from standing up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Roberto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Roberto with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Evans has taken the fight to the clinch.
Roberto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Roberto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Evans manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Roberto misses.
Roberto sizes up Evans with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Roberto wants to clinch up but Evans keeps it at a distance.
Evans tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Roberto throws a body punch but Evans moves out of range.
Evans is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Some wild striking there from Evans.
Evans misses with a hook.
A little feinted left hand from Roberto on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Evans ducks under a wild hook from Roberto.
Roberto looks to score with a jab to the body but Evans is just out of range.
Evans with the counter takedown but Roberto avoids it easily.
Roberto throws a jab when Evans was well out of range.
Evans changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Evans takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donk. Roberto catches Evans right on the button with a cross.
Roberto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Evans jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Paulo Roberto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Roberto. Evans does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Roberto dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Roberto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Roberto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Evans can do to turn this around?
Roberto misses with a lunging right hand
and Evans counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Roberto's corner calls for a 1-2. Roberto obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Roberto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Evans.
Roberto throws a right and a left that both miss.
A swing and a miss from Roberto.
A little jabbing left from Evans on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Evans avoids the body shot from Roberto.
Evans keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Roberto throws a looping overhand right but Evans ducks down to avoid it.
Roberto looks to land a combination but Evans avoids it well.
A little jabbing left from Evans on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Paulo Roberto is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Evans takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Evans circles away from the clinch attempt.
Roberto gets caught flat footed, as Evans shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Evans seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberto utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Roberto preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Evans throws a big right hand that misses.
Evans throws a big elbow that misses.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Roberto wants to stand but Evans is controlling the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two 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.
Evans throws a hook but Roberto blocks it.
Roberto just misses with a punch to the body.
Roberto wants to clinch but Evans slips to the side
and Evans counters with a takedown into side control.
Evans misses with the ground and pound.
Evans tries to score with some ground and pound. Roberto controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Evans lands an elbow.
Evans wants to control for a moment but Roberto uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Evans working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Roberto is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans thows a huge punch but Roberto dodges it nicely.
Evans lands with a punch from half guard.
Roberto is refusing to be controlled, as Evans sits in half guard.
Evans throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Evans with the ground and pound but Roberto uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Evans is looking to work some ground and pound but Roberto has wrist control.
Cody Evans has got the better of the ground game so far.
Evans missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Evans tries to free his leg and advance position but Roberto is retaining full guard.
Evans postures up in Roberto's guard and throws a big left but Roberto blocks it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Roberto misses with an uppercut.
Paulo Roberto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Evans misses with a hook
and Roberto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Roberto scores with a decent looking hook.
Roberto lands an overhand right.
Nice cross by Evans.
Jab, jab by Evans - just one landing.
Some wild striking there from Roberto.
Roberto takes a swing at Evans's ribcage but misses.
Roberto drops his hands momentarily and Evans takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Evans takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Evans lands a nice hook to Roberto's body. Roberto takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Evans throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Cody Evans will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Evans uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roberto.
Roberto moves into range and clinches up with Evans.
Evans has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Roberto avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Evans is stalling here.
Roberto manages to break the clinch.
Roberto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Roberto lands a nice shot that snaps Evans's head back.
Evans lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Evans keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roberto throws a looping overhand right but Evans ducks down to avoid it.
Roberto listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Evans scores with a sloppy right hand. Roberto should have avoided that one.
Roberto cracks Evans with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Evans might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roberto throws a hook but Evans avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberto misses with an uppercut.
Roberto misses with a right hand
and Evans counters with a right hand to the body.
Evans misses with a body shot.
Roberto lunges at Evans with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Evans's hand.
Evans with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Roberto to score with a decent uppercut.
Roberto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Evans manages to avoid it.
Roberto looks to land a right hand but Evans moved out of range.
Evans lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Evans 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.
Evans slips a jab and a cross from Roberto.
Evans lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Roberto lands with an uppercut that bounces Evans off the cage and back into range.
Roberto has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Evans drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Roberto uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Evans has time to react.
The fighters circle momentarily. Evans darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Roberto jabs at Evans's body.
Roberto looks to throw the jab but Evans is out of range.
Evans shoots in but Roberto avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Paulo Roberto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cody Evans.
Evans scores with a decent looking hook.
Decent striking displayed by Roberto there.
Evans shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Roberto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberto tests Evans's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Evans moves out of range of the strikes.
Evans looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Evans thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Roberto blocking the ground and pound attempt from Evans.
Evans is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Evans thows a huge punch but Roberto dodges it nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Roberto wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans throwing shots but Roberto is blocking nicely.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Evans sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Roberto defending well though.
Evans scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Roberto blocking the ground and pound attempt from Evans.
Evans landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nice strikes from Evans there.
Roberto is trying to stand up here but Evans is controlling him well.
Roberto is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Evans scores with a couple of nice shots.
Evans throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Evans thows a huge punch but Roberto dodges it nicely.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paulo Roberto showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Roberto has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:28
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paulo Roberto!
Paulo Roberto decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Werewolf Night (ranked 546 p4p, 2026 weight class) and Alex Steel Iii (ranked 67 p4p, 230 weight class). Night's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Mother- Danzig. Alex Steel Iii has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Werewolf Night!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Steel Iii!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel Iii gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Night definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Steel Iii shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Night but Night pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Steel Iii with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Night to score with a decent uppercut.
Steel Iii fails to land with a series of punches.
Night throwing a counter right hand but Steel Iii manages to avoid it.
Steel Iii takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Steel Iii defending well as Night loads up on a big left hand.
Steel Iii throws a counter combo.
Steel Iii on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Night swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Night takes one on the button.
It looks like Werewolf Night has been cut.
Night throws a big shot that misses.
Steel Iii works the jab nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Night bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Steel Iii's head.
Night takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A punch combination from Steel Iii misses.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Steel Iii has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Steel Iii throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Night stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Steel Iii dips to his left and cracks Night with an uppercut!
Night is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Steel Iii hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Werewolf Night!
After the big win, Werewolf Night made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Brooklyn Apothecary and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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