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DC 87: Dye v Sitsongrit PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Boo (ranked 4151 p4p, 3604 weight class) and Juan David Franco (ranked 442 p4p, 400 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Franco's choice of entrance music: Bullet For My Valentine- Tears Don't Fall. David Boo is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 7 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, David Boo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juan David Franco!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Franco.
A little feinted left hand from Boo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Franco feints with a jab and clips Boo right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Boo is sent crashing into the canvas and Franco leaps in for the kill! Boo tries to get to his feet but Franco is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Boo is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juan David Franco!
An out of breath Juan David Franco 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between John Frost (ranked 23155 p4p, 2986 weight class) and Tahboule Alawi (ranked 416 p4p, 246 weight class). Alawi has chosen The Ruler of Everything as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 9 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Frost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tahboule Alawi!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frost closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Alawi is working for takedown but Frost is calmly controlling the position for now.
Alawi drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Frost gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Alawi jumps guard but Frost stands there with Alawi around his waist. Alawi gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
John Frost has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tahboule Alawi.
Frost ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Frost no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Alawi is stalling in the full guard.
Frost keeping moving, preventing Alawi from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alawi slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Let's hope that Alawi 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alawi looking to pass the guard.
Frost is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Frost working a defensive guard here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Frost clinches with his opponent.
I was talking to Frost's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
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.
Frost gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Alawi.
Alawi has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Frost avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Alawi has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Frost looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Alawi goes for a takedown attempt but Frost pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
John Frost seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frost closes the distance and pushes Alawi back into the cage.
Alawi changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Frost fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Frost doesn't manage to clinch there - Alawi circles away.
Frost wants to clinch but Alawi slips to the side
and Alawi counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Alawi.
Frost keeping full guard, as Alawi tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alawi is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Alawi wants to pass the guard but Frost is keeping the position.
Alawi controlling from the top position.
Alawi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Frost is keeping the position for now.
Alawi stopping the sweep attempt from Frost.
Alawi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Frost swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Alawi is stalling in the full guard.
That's four 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.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Frost clinches up with Alawi and pushes him back against the cage.
Alawi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Frost prevents the takedown attempt.
Alawi looking for a takedown.
Alawi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Frost walks away with a smile on his face. Alawi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Frost rushes Alawi and presses him up against the cage.
Alawi is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Frost to keep the fight standing.
Alawi jumps guard.
Alawi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Frost dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Frost tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Frost moves into the clinch successfully.
Alawi tries to pull guard but Frost holds him up against the cage and eventually Alawi drops back down to his feet.
Frost gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Alawi.
Frost is trying to break the clinch but Alawi is controlling him.
Alawi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Frost just stands there and leans against the cage.
John Frost has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tahboule Alawi.
Frost breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frost tries to clinch but Alawi moves out of range.
Frost will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Alawi drives through with a takedown into Frost's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Alawi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Frost is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost controls Alawi momentarily but Alawi frees himself.
Alawi tries to free his leg and advance position but Frost is retaining full guard.
Alawi slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Alawi is continuing to stall.
Alawi trying to control but Frost is working from the bottom.
Frost is trying to keep Alawi in close.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Alawi is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Alawi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alawi tries to keep at a distance but Frost has taken the fight into the clinch.
Frost's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Frost wants to clinch
and Alawi counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Frost!
Frost regains half guard there - taking advantage of Alawi's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Alawi is controlling the pace.
Alawi is pressing down on Frost's thigh, looking to free his foot. Frost is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alawi takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Frost wants to improve his position but Alawi is controlling well.
Still in half guard, Alawi seems content to control.
Frost is looking to improve his position.
Alawi seems to be working for a kimura but Frost defends the submission attempt.
Alawi stalling away here and it's allowed Frost to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's four 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.
Alawi looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Alawi tries to free his leg and advance position but Frost is retaining full guard.
Alawi is pushing down on Frost's leg trying to pass to half guard. Frost is fighting to maintain full guard but Alawi has managed to sneak the leg through.
Alawi is looking for a kimura but Frost is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Alawi to get the leverage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Frost is looking to control Alawi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Frost avoid being mounted?
Alawi slows the pace down in half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tahboule Alawi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Frost jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Frost closes the distance and clinches.
Alawi is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Frost is defending well.
Frost breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Frost wants to clinch.
Alawi dives in for a single leg takedown but Frost sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Frost gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alawi has Frost pressed against the cage, preventing Frost from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Alawi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
John Frost has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tahboule Alawi.
Alawi is trying to pull guard but Frost turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Frost gets underhooks to prevent Alawi's takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alawi is working for takedown but Frost is calmly controlling the position for now.
Frost prevents the takedown attempt.
Alawi can't get the takedown.
Alawi drags the fight down to the ground.
Alawi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Frost is aware though and is defending well.
Alawi wants to sweep but no luck.
Alawi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Alawi wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Alawi looking for a sweep. Not yet Alawi, not yet.
Alawi is looking for a triangle but Frost pushes his legs off easily.
Frost wanted to stand there but Alawi had control of the position.
Frost has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Alawi is on top in guard.
Alawi is stalling in the full guard.
Alawi passes into half guard.
Frost tries to roll over but Alawi keeps him under control.
Well, if Alawi 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.
Alawi trying to control the action but Frost is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alawi is looking to stall here but Frost recovers full guard.
Alawi sitting in guard here, content to control.
Alawi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Alawi controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Alawi.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Alawi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Frost defends it nicely.
It looked like Frost was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
John Frost is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Frost tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Alawi decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Frost's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alawi is looking to pass into half guard but Frost pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Frost is in guard.
Frost stands up and waves to Alawi to follow him.
Alawi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Frost.
Alawi with the counter takedown but Frost avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tahboule Alawi.
I think Alawi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ezio Bonzela Franco (ranked 4578 p4p, 2827 weight class) and DA Real (ranked 461 p4p, 327 weight class). DA Real is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ezio Bonzela Franco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, DA Real!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Richard Clark and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Real thuds his right hand into Bonzela Franco's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
 It looks like Ezio Bonzela Franco has been cut.
Real uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Real lands with an uppercut that bounces Bonzela Franco off the cage and back into range.
Real throws a body shot but no joy.
Real scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
DA Real seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bonzela Franco is breathing heavily.
Real dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Real throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bonzela Franco tries to counter with a takedown but Real is quick to defend against it.
Real digs a good hook to Bonzela Franco's body.
Real darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Real throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Real swings for the body but Bonzela Franco moves out of range.
Real throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Real lands a nice hook to Bonzela Franco's body. Bonzela Franco takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Real's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bonzela Franco under the eye.
Ezio Bonzela Franco's cut is getting worse.
Real jabs Bonzela Franco to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Real throws a shot from downtown. Bonzela Franco moves away and avoids it.
Real misses with a wild body shot.
Real has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Real just misses with a punch to the body.
Real swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Real throws a body punch but Bonzela Franco moves out of range.
Real cracks Bonzela Franco with a good jab.
Ezio Bonzela Franco's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Real misses with a hook.
Real lands a big right hand that sends Bonzela Franco crashing to the mat! Real stays standing though and waves Bonzela Franco back to his feet!
 Bonzela Franco is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Real drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Bonzela Franco's head, knocking him out cold! Real is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). DA Real!
DA Real was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jules Durand (ranked 4017 p4p, 2532 weight class) and Isaac Ebe (ranked 432 p4p, 289 weight class). Jules Durand 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jules Durand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Isaac Ebe!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durand bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Durand throws a hook to the side of Ebe's head but Ebe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Durand throws a lazy right hand but Ebe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ebe flicks out a counter leg kick but Durand steps away.
Ebe moves out of range as Durand strikes.
Ebe blocks a head kick by Durand.
Ebe cracks Durand with a good jab.
Ebe throws the left hand but Durand avoids the punch easily.
Durand is looking to counter punch.
Ebe missing with a left hand there. Durand was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durand bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Durand wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Durand missing with a left hand there. Ebe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ebe throws a hook to the side of Durand's head but Durand sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ebe with a nice cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durand is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ebe.
Ebe takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ebe moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ebe moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ebe lands a nice looking body shot.
Ebe scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ebe misses with a straight right.
Durand looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Durand moves out of range as Ebe strikes.
Ebe connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Durand's hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ebe on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durand misses with a straight left.
Ebe misses with a few strikes there.
A lazy left from Ebe finds it's target.
Ebe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Durand sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Durand was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jab from Durand.
Ebe scores with a decent looking hook.
Durand throws the left hand but Ebe avoids the punch easily.
Durand ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Durand wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ebe throws a shot from downtown. Durand moves away and avoids it.
Durand rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ebe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ebe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durand fails to land with a series of punches.
Ebe looks to throw the jab but Durand is out of range.
A left lands for Ebe.
Ebe throws a lazy uppercut
and Durand counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ebe lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ebe misses with a double jab
and Durand counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ebe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An inside leg kick from Ebe misses.
Durand tries to move into range but Ebe moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ebe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ebe cracks Durand with a good jab.
Durand throws a jab when Ebe was well out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ebe feints a jab promting Durand to slip. Ebe then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Durand slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Durand blocks a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Durand on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Durand misses with a shot to the body
enabling Ebe to counter with a crisp jab.
Ebe connects with a looping right hand.
Ebe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Durand.
Durand takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ebe lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Durand throws a lazy right hand but Ebe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Isaac Ebe dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice straight punches there by Ebe. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ebe.
Danga de danga de dang - Ebe scores with a four punch combination!
Ebe lands with a cross.
Ebe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Durand.
Ebe misses with a double jab.
Ebe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Durand checks a leg kick.
Durand with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ebe to score with a decent uppercut.
Durand misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durand throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ebe scores with a one two! Durand had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab by Ebe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durand is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ebe.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ebe, as that shot connected.
Durand lands a head shot.
Ebe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Durand moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Durand misses the body punch
and Ebe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Isaac Ebe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ebe fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Durand checks it well.
Ebe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Durand.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Durand might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Ebe fails to land with a series of punches.
Durand throwing a counter right hand but Ebe manages to avoid it.
Durand throws the left hand but Ebe avoids the punch easily.
Durand loads up on a big right hand but Ebe slips the punch.
Durand has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ebe staying out of range there.
Ebe scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ebe looks to land a combination but Durand avoids it well.
Ebe connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Durand's hands.
Durand throws a shot from downtown. Ebe moves away and avoids it.
Durand uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ebe.
Nice defenses there by Durand.
As Ebe looks to move away, Durand throws a big counter combo but Ebe just gets out of the way.
Ebe scores with a jab. Durand acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice defenses there by Ebe.
Durand throws a lazy uppercut
and Ebe counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ebe scores with a decent looking hook.
Ebe bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Durand's head.
Ebe throws a hook to the side of Durand's head but Durand sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Durand thows a left - swing and a miss!
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ebe! But no joy.
The fighters circle momentarily. Durand darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ebe throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Durand on the side of the head.
Durand throws a poor cross that misses
and Ebe counters with a straight right hand.
Ebe bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Durand's head.
Ebe lands a leg kick that knocks Durand off balance momentarily.
Durand lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Durand.
 It looks like Isaac Ebe 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!
Durand ducks under a wild hook from Ebe.
Durand swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durand pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ebe misses with a shot to the body
and Durand cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ebe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ebe moves away from the strike by Durand.
Ebe swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ebe connects with a nice looking jab.
Durand takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A leg kick checked by Durand.
Ebe lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ebe.
Durand on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ebe misses the jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Isaac Ebe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Isaac Ebe's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Ebe fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Durand has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Durand misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ebe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ebe missing with a left hand there. Durand was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Durand is looking to counter punch.
Durand is looking to land body kicks.
Ebe misses with a straight left.
Durand takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Isaac Ebe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ebe with a nice calf kick.
A punch combination from Ebe misses.
Ebe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Durand throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ebe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durand throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ebe misses with an uppercut. Durand saw that one coming.
As Ebe looks to move away, Durand throws a big counter combo but Ebe just gets out of the way.
Durand looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Durand throws an overhand right that lands on Ebe's shoulder, as Ebe tries to avoid the shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ebe! But no joy.
Ebe throws a lazy right hand but Durand sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Durand throws out a loose jab but Ebe uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Durand misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Ebe. That snapped Durand's head back.
Ebe throws a shot to the body.
A jab lands there for Ebe.
Durand throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jules Durand has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durand throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ebe counters with a left and a right that stings Durand.
Ebe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Durand.
Durand moves away from the strike by Ebe.
Durand rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ebe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Durand misses with a hook. Ebe ducked under it nicely.
Ebe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Durand was well out of range. Poor timing from Ebe.
Durand throws a combination that misses
and Ebe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ebe scoring well with a low kick there.
Ebe throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ebe misses with an uppercut
enabling Durand to counter with a crisp jab.
Durand takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Durand missing with a left hand there. Ebe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ebe scores with a body shot.
Durand goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ebe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Durand.
Ebe throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Durand counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ebe is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ebe misses with a right hand
and Durand counters with a three punch combo that has Ebe backing up. Ebe nods at Durand to acknowledge the strikes.
Ebe connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ebe missing with a left hand there. Durand was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Durand seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ebe throws a quick inside leg kick.
Durand's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ebe connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Durand scrambles back to his feet.
Durand throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ebe.
Ebe with a nice calf kick.
Durand lands with a nice combination. Ebe backs away looking to recover.
Durand bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ebe scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ebe throws a hook but Durand avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Durand on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ebe fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Isaac Ebe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ebe 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Isaac Ebe!
Our winner, Isaac Ebe, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shinji Tomoguchi (ranked 1684 p4p, 2315 weight class) and Myles Murray (ranked 220 p4p, 293 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Shinji Tomoguchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Myles Murray!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Tomoguchi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murray gets tackled into the cage by Tomoguchi. Tomoguchi maintains the clinch.
Tomoguchi has Murray pressed against the cage.
Tomoguchi is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Tomoguchi stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tomoguchi seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Murray is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Murray manages to break the clinch.
Shinji Tomoguchi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murray connects with a crisp jab.
Murray walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tomoguchi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Murray slips under a jab.
Murray looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Murray 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.
Murray takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Murray uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murray counters with a nice uppercut.
Murray ducks under a wild hook from Tomoguchi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomoguchi just misses with a punch to the body.
Tomoguchi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murray moves away.
Murray throws a hook but Tomoguchi avoids it easily.
Tomoguchi misses with a double jab.
Tomoguchi loads up on a big right hand but Murray slips the punch.
Murray keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tomoguchi.
Murray now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Tomoguchi 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.
Tomoguchi checks a low kick from Murray.
Tomoguchi throws an off balance right hand
and Murray counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tomoguchi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murray.
Murray throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tomoguchi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A big right from Tomoguchi misses.
Tomoguchi works over Murray's head and body with a nice combination.
Tomoguchi throws a lazy uppercut
and Murray counters with a straight right hand.
Tomoguchi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murray avoids the body shot from Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi misses with a hook to the body
and Murray connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tomoguchi scores with a jab to the body.
Murray keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomoguchi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tomoguchi misses with an uppercut. Murray saw that one coming.
Murray only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Murray moves away from the strike by Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tomoguchi takes a swing at Murray's ribcage but misses.
Tomoguchi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tomoguchi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tomoguchi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tomoguchi throws a hook but Murray blocks it.
Tomoguchi throws a hook to the side of Murray's head but Murray sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murray throws a big shot that misses.
Murray works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Tomoguchi misses the target.
Tomoguchi throws a jab but it's blocked by Murray.
Tomoguchi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tomoguchi looks to score with a jab to the body but Murray is just out of range.
It seemed like Murray was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Murray takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tomoguchi throws the left hand but Murray avoids the punch easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Murray.
Murray avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomoguchi throws a shot from downtown. Murray moves away and avoids it.
Murray displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tomoguchi throws out the jab.
Murray only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Tomoguchi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murray.
Murray moves away from the strike by Tomoguchi.
Murray connects with a crisp jab.
Tomoguchi instigates a clinch.
Tomoguchi leaning against his opponent.
A left hand lands to the body for Tomoguchi.
Murray blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tomoguchi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tomoguchi holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Murray is trying to push Tomoguchi away but Tomoguchi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tomoguchi lands a hook that snaps the head of Murray backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Tomoguchi fails to land.
Tomoguchi jumps guard but Murray stands there with Tomoguchi around his waist. Tomoguchi gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomoguchi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tomoguchi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tomoguchi jumps guard but Murray stands there with Tomoguchi around his waist. Tomoguchi gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tomoguchi misses with some punches.
Tomoguchi lands an uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tomoguchi just leaning against Murray, taking a breather.
Tomoguchi gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Murray pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tomoguchi swings for the body but Murray moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murray bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tomoguchi's head backwards.
Tomoguchi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murray counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tomoguchi throws an overhand right that lands on Murray's shoulder, as Murray tries to avoid the shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shinji Tomoguchi dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Murray wants to slow Tomoguchi down by chopping away at his legs.
Murray throws a hook but Tomoguchi blocks it.
Tomoguchi looks to score with a jab to the body but Murray is just out of range.
Murray is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tomoguchi.
Murray steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tomoguchi.
Murray lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tomoguchi at a distance.
Murray throws a good cross that connects.
Tomoguchi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Murray counters with a nice uppercut.
Murray throws a chopping leg kick but Tomoguchi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tomoguchi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Myles Murray seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tomoguchi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tomoguchi misses the body punch
and Murray counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomoguchi throws a body punch but Murray moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Murray! But no joy.
A shot to the liver by Tomoguchi. Beautiful body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tomoguchi. Murray does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murray misses with a hook.
Tomoguchi misses with a body shot.
Murray looks like he wants to counter punch here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A clash of legs there as Tomoguchi blocks the low kick.
Murray misses with a hook. Tomoguchi ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tomoguchi. That did some damage!
Murray gets tackled into the cage by Tomoguchi. Tomoguchi maintains the clinch.
Tomoguchi misses with a punch on the inside.
Tomoguchi taking a breather.
Tomoguchi struggles to land a body shot inside as Murray controls his hands.
Tomoguchi is trying to pull guard but Murray turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Tomoguchi has Murray pressed against the cage, preventing Murray from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch on the inside from Tomoguchi fails to land.
Murray wants to break free but Tomoguchi has control.
Murray letting Tomoguchi take a breather here.
Tomoguchi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Tomoguchi tries to pull guard but Murray won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomoguchi'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.
Tomoguchi scores with a hook to the body.
Murray is trying to force a seperation but Tomoguchi has the dominant position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tomoguchi.
Myles Murray has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tomoguchi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tomoguchi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tomoguchi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murray blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tomoguchi throws a head punch that misses.
Tomoguchi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murray tries to break the clinch but Tomoguchi is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomoguchi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shinji Tomoguchi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murray is trying to break free.
Murray breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Tomoguchi. Those never looked like landing.
Tomoguchi backing away here, and Murray unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Murray scores with a nice strike.
Tomoguchi misses with a looping right.
Tomoguchi throws a sloppy body shot
and Murray cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tomoguchi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Murray cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A punch lands to the side of Tomoguchi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tomoguchi misses with a wild body shot.
Murray scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tomoguchi doesn't seem bothered though.
Tomoguchi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murray manages to avoid it.
It seemed like Murray was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Murray throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice body punch from Murray.
Murray loads up on a big right hand but Tomoguchi slips the punch.
Murray keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murray scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomoguchi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Murray counters with a straight right hand.
Murray misses with a leg kick.
Murray staying out of range there.
Murray misses with a looping left.
Murray throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi cracks Murray with a right hand to the side of the head.
Murray avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tomoguchi throws a lazy right hand but Murray sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tomoguchi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murray.
Tomoguchi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murray loads up on a big right hand but Tomoguchi slips the punch.
Murray slips a straight right by Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi lands a jab.
Murray getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tomoguchi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murray slips under a jab.
Murray throws out a powerful jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Myles Murray showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Tomoguchi misses with a looping right.
Tomoguchi throws the left hand but Murray avoids the punch easily.
Tomoguchi cracks Murray with an open hand slap.
Murray slips a jab from Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tomoguchi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tomoguchi slips a straight right by Murray.
Tomoguchi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A jab from Tomoguchi does it's job there.
Tomoguchi clobbers Murray with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Murray throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Murray looks to score with a jab to the body but Tomoguchi is just out of range.
Murray throws a jab but it's blocked by Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tomoguchi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tomoguchi slips under a jab.
Murray misses with a looping left.
Tomoguchi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murray appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Murray throws a leg kick but Tomoguchi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Murray misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomoguchi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murray was well out of range. Poor timing from Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi misses with an uppercut.
Tomoguchi cracks Murray with a good jab.
Murray's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tomoguchi under the eye.
Tomoguchi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murray.
Murray circles away from the clinch attempt.
Murray throws out a counter right but Tomoguchi avoids it with no problem.
Tomoguchi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Murray.
A jab from Murray finds it's way through Tomoguchi's defenses.
Tomoguchi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Murray paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Murray ducks under a wild hook from Tomoguchi.
Murray lands a leg kick that knocks Tomoguchi off balance momentarily.
Tomoguchi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tomoguchi defending well as Murray loads up on a big left hand.
Tomoguchi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murray.
Tomoguchi misses with a shot to the body
and Murray connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tomoguchi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Tomoguchi swings for the body but Murray moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Murray on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tomoguchi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray throws an overhand right that lands on Tomoguchi's shoulder, as Tomoguchi tries to avoid the shot.
Tomoguchi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murray.
Tomoguchi slips under a jab from Murray.
Tomoguchi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tomoguchi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tomoguchi misses with a hook.
Murray thumps Tomoguchi with a low kick.
Murray thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tomoguchi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tomoguchi looks to land a left hand but Murray moved out of range nicely.
Tomoguchi scores with a punch to the head.
Tomoguchi just misses with a punch to the body.
Murray throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Murray, as that shot connected.
Tomoguchi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murray.
Tomoguchi is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheers as Murray lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tomoguchi doesn't seem phased though.
Tomoguchi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murray. Tomoguchi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tomoguchi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomoguchi throws a hook but Murray avoids it easily.
Murray uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tomoguchi.
Murray fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tomoguchi manages to avoid it.
Tomoguchi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tomoguchi lands with a shot to the body.
Tomoguchi lands with a hook. Murray tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tomoguchi misses with a body shot
and Murray counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Murray slips a jab and a cross from Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi misses with a hook
and Murray counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Murray thuds his right hand into Tomoguchi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tomoguchi checks a leg kick.
Tomoguchi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tomoguchi appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tomoguchi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tomoguchi connects with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tomoguchi ducks under a wild hook from Murray.
Tomoguchi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tomoguchi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tomoguchi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murray.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murray ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tomoguchi moves away.
Tomoguchi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Murray lands a right hook to the body.
Tomoguchi lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Murray staying out of range there.
Murray looks to land a left hand but Tomoguchi moved out of range nicely.
Murray throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tomoguchi misses with a body shot
and Murray counters with a right hand to the body.
The fighters circling - Tomoguchi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murray takes one to the side of the head.
Murray takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tomoguchi misses the shot to the body.
Murray let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Tomoguchi throws a hook but Murray avoids it easily.
Murray appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Murray walks into a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tomoguchi lands a right hook to the body.
Tomoguchi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circling - Tomoguchi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murray moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tomoguchi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Murray circles away quickly and effectively.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Shinji Tomoguchi.
I think Tomoguchi 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 29:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Shinji Tomoguchi!
In his post fight interview, Shinji Tomoguchi 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 Better Dead (ranked 4237 p4p, 1915 weight class) and Auric Gallahad (ranked 423 p4p, 259 weight class). Gallahad is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Go to War. The key to victory for Better Dead has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 18 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Better Dead!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Auric Gallahad!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dead misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gallahad looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dead throws a series of strikes that have Gallahad backpedaling.
Dead misses with a lunging right hand
and Gallahad counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dead won't be happy with that.
Dead is trying to get back to his feet.
Gallahad is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dead has escaped the position, nice work there.
Gallahad goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Dead rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Gallahad's guard! Nice work there by Dead!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dead got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gallahad has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dead has managed to get both his arms back between Gallahad's legs - danger averted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dead wants to control from the top but Gallahad keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dead stands up and waves to Gallahad to follow him.
Gallahad throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dead's waist but Dead gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gallahad off to one side.
Gallahad showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dead.
Dead scores with a shot to the body.
Dead with a hook.
Gallahad ducks under a wild hook from Dead.
Dead throws an overhand right that lands on Gallahad's shoulder, as Gallahad tries to avoid the shot.
Gallahad takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Better Dead is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dead darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dead looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gallahad changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Dead rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gallahad counters with a single leg into guard. Dead didn't expect that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gallahad trying to control but Dead is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dead is adopting a defensive guard.
Dead really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dead is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
It looks like Dead is going to stand back up.
Gallahad is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dead pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallahad looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dead trying to control the pace.
It looks like Dead is going to stand back up.
Dead controlling the action here.
Dead will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gallahad looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dead wants to control but Gallahad is keeping him busy.
That's four 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.
Gallahad looking for submissions off his back.
Dead prevents Gallahad from improving his position.
Dead seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Gallahad looking for submissions off his back.
Gallahad pushes Dead off looking to stand but Dead dives back in and keeps control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jab from Dead.
Gallahad takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Dead throws a right hand that Gallahad ducks under and follows up with a left that Gallahad also avoids with ease.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Better Dead dominated that 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.
Gallahad fails with a takedown attempt.
It looked like Dead was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
The fighters circling - Dead throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And Gallahad tries to counter it with a takedown but Dead pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Better Dead seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gallahad tries to clinch there but Dead circles away.
Gallahad throws a lazy right hand but Dead sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dead misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gallahad tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dead defends well and Gallahad ends up having to push Dead into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Dead scores with a nice strike.
Dead misses with a hook. Gallahad ducked under it nicely.
Dead scores with a sloppy right hand. Gallahad should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dead feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Gallahad crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Better Dead!
After the big win, Better Dead made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Fantasy Threads and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tubbs Singleton (ranked 1081 p4p, 1146 weight class) and Temirbek Yuldashev (ranked 170 p4p, 179 weight class). Yuldashev comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Seven Nation Army - Dance Mix kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tubbs Singleton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Temirbek Yuldashev!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Phil Schofield and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Yuldashev. That's going to slow Singleton down.
Singleton lands a right hook to the body.
Yuldashev throws a body punch but Singleton moves out of range.
It looked like Singleton was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Yuldashev.
Singleton lands a nice shot that snaps Yuldashev's head back.
Yuldashev cracks Singleton with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
It looks like Tubbs Singleton has been cut.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Singleton with a jab.
Yuldashev motions for Singleton to come forward. Yuldashev throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singleton lands an overhand right.
Yuldashev blocks a jab.
It seemed like Yuldashev was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singleton drops Yuldashev with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Yuldashev looks back up at him and smiles so Singleton waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
 Yuldashev is rocked!
It looks like Temirbek Yuldashev has been cut.
Yuldashev misses with a hook.
Singleton misses with a lunging right hand
and Yuldashev counters with an inside leg kick.
Singleton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yuldashev circles away quickly and effectively.
Singleton sends Yuldashev crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Singleton is motioning to the referee to let Yuldashev up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Yuldashev is still on wobbly legs! Can Singleton finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
BOOM! Singleton lands a beautiful left hook that drops Yuldashev. Yuldashev tries to recover but Singleton is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Yuldashev lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tubbs Singleton!
A victorious Tubbs Singleton thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nino Babel (ranked 619 p4p, 1157 weight class) and The Oracle Will Sho Yu (ranked 79 p4p, 128 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as The Oracle Will Sho Yu enters the cage!
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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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nino Babel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, The Oracle Will Sho Yu!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Will Sho Yu misses with a few strikes there.
Babel changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Babel blocks a head kick by Will Sho Yu.
Will Sho Yu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Babel circles away from the clinch attempt
and Babel counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Babel wants to control from the top but Will Sho Yu keeps moving.
Will Sho Yu keeping full guard, as Babel tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babel is working hard here to advance position.
Will Sho Yu is trying to control the position but Babel postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babel is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Babel wants to control from the top but Will Sho Yu keeps moving.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Will Sho Yu throws a head kick that misses.
Will Sho Yu is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Babel.
A low kick from Will Sho Yu is predictable there
and Babel counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Babel is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Will Sho Yu is defending against the submission attempts here by Babel.
Babel is working for a kimura but Will Sho Yu is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babel is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Will Sho Yu doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Babel.
Babel is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's four 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.
Will Sho Yu is defending against the submission attempts here by Babel.
Babel wants to pass to mount but Will Sho Yu is defending the position.
Babel seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Will Sho Yu does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Babel is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Will Sho Yu has managed to free his arm - good work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nino Babel dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Babel closes the distance and clinches up with Will Sho Yu, looking for a takedown. Babel pushes Will Sho Yu against the cage but Will Sho Yu circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Will Sho Yu lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Will Sho Yu.
Babel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Will Sho Yu can do to turn this around?
Babel gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Babel is trying to pull guard but Will Sho Yu has him pressed against the cage.
Babel fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nino Babel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Will Sho Yu pushes Babel back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Babel blocks an uppercut.
Babel tries to pull guard but Will Sho Yu won't allow it.
Will Sho Yu misses with the head strike.
Babel is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Will Sho Yu to keep the fight standing.
Will Sho Yu misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babel jumps guard but Will Sho Yu stands there with Babel around his waist. Babel gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Babel fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Will Sho Yu struggles to land a body shot inside as Babel controls his hands.
Will Sho Yu misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Will Sho Yu tries to stall but Babel uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Babel jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Will Sho Yu walks away with a smile on his face. Babel gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Babel forces Will Sho Yu back against the cage and clinches.
Babel is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Will Sho Yu to keep the fight standing.
Babel tries to pull guard but Will Sho Yu won't allow it.
Will Sho Yu lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Will Sho Yu.
Babel jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Will Sho Yu walks away with a smile on his face. Babel gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Babel shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Babel was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Babel advances to mount.
Will Sho Yu wants to control but Babel is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Will Sho Yu is wriggling around trying to escape.
Will Sho Yu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Babel. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Babel seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Will Sho Yu is holding on tight.
Babel working for a submission but Will Sho Yu is keeping him at bay.
We've been hearing good reports from Babel's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babel goes for an armbar but Will Sho Yu turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Will Sho Yu.
Will Sho Yu gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Babel shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Babel showed some decent athleticism there.
Babel is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Will Sho Yu doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Babel.
Babel is trying to work for a kimura but Will Sho Yu is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Will Sho Yu is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Babel tries to pass the half guard into mount. Will Sho Yu knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Nino Babel will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Babel gets the takedown into side control.
Will Sho Yu is not content to let Babel control the position.
Babel has hold of Will Sho Yu's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Will Sho Yu seems comfortable defending it but Babel has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Will Sho Yu is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Will Sho Yu is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Babel couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nino Babel!
A less than humble Nino Babel misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
The Oracle Will Sho Yu spoke after the fight, saying 'I walked in knowing my fate.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bryant Davis (ranked 181 p4p, 154 weight class) and Natalia Pisswater (ranked 15 p4p, 11 weight class). Davis's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Rocky Road. 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 bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bryant Davis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Natalia Pisswater!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pisswater throws an overhand right that lands on Davis's shoulder, as Davis tries to avoid the shot.
Davis feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Davis fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pisswater is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Pisswater on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pisswater gets a clinch.
Pisswater lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pisswater.
Davis is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pisswater is keeping busy.
I was talking to Davis's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Davis lands with a right to the head.
Pisswater lands a right hand that snaps the head of Davis backwards.
Davis is trying to maintain a safe position but Pisswater gets an underhook and turns Davis into the cage.
Davis throws a head punch that misses.
Pisswater lands with a short shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pisswater misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Davis throws a head punch that misses.
Pisswater has a couple of punches blocked by Davis.
Pisswater lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Davis taking a breather.
Davis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Davis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pisswater throws a head punch that misses.
Davis manages to break the clinch.
Davis feints and then cracks Pisswater's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pisswater down.
Davis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pisswater.
Davis scores with a jab. Pisswater acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Davis with a nice calf kick.
Davis lands with a cross.
Davis throws an overhand right that lands on Pisswater's shoulder, as Pisswater tries to avoid the shot.
Davis dips to his left and cracks Pisswater with an uppercut!
Pisswater takes one to the chin there.
Davis circles away from the clinch attempt
and Davis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pisswater clinches up with Davis and pushes him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice left hand lands by Pisswater.
A nice left hand lands by Pisswater.
Davis can't find room to land a body shot as Pisswater controls the action.
Pisswater misses with the head strike.
Davis throws a punch but it's blocked by Pisswater.
Davis stalling in the clinch but Pisswater improves position.
Davis lands a right hand.
Pisswater lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Davis backwards.
Pisswater is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Davis can't fight it off and eventually Pisswater manages to take the fight to the floor. Davis looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Pisswater working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Pisswater stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Davis throws a low kick but Pisswater avoids it.
Davis looks to land a left hand but Pisswater moved out of range nicely.
Pisswater swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pisswater misses with a body shot
and Davis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pisswater moves out of range as Davis strikes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Davis.
Pisswater swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Davis throws a leg kick
enabling Pisswater to counter with a crisp jab.
Davis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pisswater moves away.
A countering left hand to the body from Pisswater misses.
Pisswater misses with a leg kick
and Davis counters with a three punch combo that has Pisswater backing up. Pisswater nods at Davis to acknowledge the strikes.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pisswater.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pisswater shoots in and drives through. Davis sprawls well.
Davis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Pisswater looks to throw the jab but Davis is out of range.
Davis is looking to counter with head kicks.
Davis takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
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!
Pisswater throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Davis defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pisswater.
Bryant Davis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Natalia Pisswater.
A jab from Davis misses.
Davis missing with a left hand there. Pisswater was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pisswater misses with a straight left.
Davis half committed to a counter leg kick.
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 Bryant Davis will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pisswater takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pisswater checks the leg kick nicely there.
Davis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pisswater moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Davis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pisswater sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice side step and Pisswater releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Davis manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pisswater fails to land the takedown.
Davis is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pisswater checks a leg kick nicely.
Davis misses with a right hand
and Pisswater counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pisswater throws a right hand that misses
and Davis counters with a leg kick.
Davis throws a leg kick which misses Pisswater's front leg but catches the back leg as Pisswater tries to avoid it.
Pisswater checks a leg kick.
Pisswater punishes Davis's body with a nice straight punch.
Davis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pisswater fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Davis misses with a low kick.
Davis tries to work over Pisswater's front leg with a kick but Pisswater checks it.
Bryant Davis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Davis. Beautiful body shot.
Davis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Davis misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Davis. That's going to slow Pisswater down.
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!
Davis finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Davis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pisswater misses with a lunging right hand
and Davis counters with a nice body shot.
Pisswater throws a jab but it's blocked by Davis.
Davis throws a body punch but Pisswater moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis with the inside leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Pisswater.
Davis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pisswater.
Davis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Davis throws a lazy uppercut
and Pisswater counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Davis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pisswater misses with a jab to the body
and Davis counters with a nice body shot.
Pisswater tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Davis staying out of range there.
Pisswater swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis throws a big shot that misses.
Davis misses with a wild body shot.
Pisswater's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pisswater misses with an uppercut
and Davis counters with a stiff right hand.
Pisswater dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pisswater fails with a takedown attempt.
Davis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bryant Davis dominated that second 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.
Davis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Davis takes a swing at Pisswater's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Davis finds it's way through Pisswater's defenses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Davis.
Pisswater fails with the takedown.
Davis half committed to a counter leg kick.
Davis punishes Pisswater's body with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Davis misses its intended target.
Pisswater shoots for a takedown but Davis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Davis looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Pisswater.
Nice uppercut lands for Davis. That snapped Pisswater's head back.
Pisswater scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pisswater ducks under a wild hook from Davis.
Pisswater fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bryant Davis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Natalia Pisswater.
Pisswater with a nice cross.
Pisswater throws a jab but it's blocked by Davis.
Davis misses with a hook
and Pisswater counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pisswater bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Davis's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis slaps away a takedown attempt from Pisswater, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pisswater checks a leg kick.
Davis connects with a leg kick.
Pisswater checks a leg kick.
Pisswater wants to counter with a clinch but Davis pushes him away.
Pisswater throws a body shot but no joy.
Davis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
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!
Pisswater throws a hook to the side of Davis's head but Davis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Davis lands with a good body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis misses the shot to the body.
Davis throws a combination that misses
letting Pisswater counter with a right hand.
Davis misses the shot to the body.
Davis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pisswater moves out of range as Davis strikes.
Bryant Davis is winning the standup battle so far.
Pisswater misses with a head kick.
Davis throws a jab but it's blocked by Pisswater.
Pisswater with the counter takedown but Davis avoids it easily.
Pisswater darts in trying to clinch
and Davis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pisswater has his takedown stuffed
and Davis counters with a nice uppercut.
Pisswater tries a head kick but it misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Davis misses the target.
Davis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Davis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pisswater manages to avoid it.
A leg kick checked by Pisswater.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A cross from Davis lands.
A big right from Pisswater misses.
It looked like Davis was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Pisswater.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bryant Davis clearly takes that round.
That's time! Davis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pisswater attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Davis throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pisswater.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Pisswater.
Davis explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Pisswater throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Davis on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pisswater sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pisswater wants to counter with a clinch but Davis pushes him away.
Davis lunges at Pisswater with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pisswater's hand.
Davis throws an overhand right that lands on Pisswater's shoulder, as Pisswater tries to avoid the shot.
Pisswater is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Davis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pisswater.
A counter left hand to the body from Davis misses its target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pisswater tries to clinch but Davis moves away
and Davis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pisswater scores with a takedown into Davis's guard.
Pisswater trying to control the position from guard on top but Davis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Davis is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Pisswater stands up from Davis's guard - Pisswater perhaps looking for a knockout.
Pisswater throws a big shot that misses.
Pisswater connects with a body shot.
Pisswater keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Davis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Davis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pisswater counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Davis swats away the attempt to clinch by Pisswater.
Pisswater is looking to clinch but Davis is avoiding it.
Davis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pisswater throws out a counter right but Davis avoids it with no problem.
Pisswater uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Davis.
Pisswater misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pisswater stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Davis.
Pisswater has closed the distance and engaged Davis in a clinch.
Pisswater lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pisswater swings wildly with an uppercut but Davis uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Davis.
Pisswater has a couple of punches blocked by Davis.
Davis stalls.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Davis.
Pisswater lands a body punch.
Davis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pisswater blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pisswater tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Davis tries to work over Pisswater's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Davis working aggressively here.
Pisswater lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Pisswater scores with a nice short uppercut.
Davis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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!
Davis breaks from the clinch.
Pisswater has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pisswater there as he acknowledges the shot.
Davis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pisswaters jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Davis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Davis uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pisswater has time to react.
Pisswater fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Davis to the ground. Pisswater is now in Davis's guard.
Davis is trying to keep Pisswater in close.
Davis has control of Pisswater's left arm, preventing Pisswater from doing any damage.
Pisswater drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Pisswater jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Bryant Davis will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're 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.
Davis darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Davis swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A jab from Pisswater does it's job there.
Pisswater looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Davis is fending him off so far but Pisswater persists. Nope, Davis circles away and we're back to standing.
Pisswater lands with a nice body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Davis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pisswater was well out of range. Poor timing from Davis.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pisswater! But no joy.
Pisswater looks to land a right hand but Davis moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis throws a body punch but Pisswater moves out of range.
Pisswater tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pisswater tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Davis needs to keep his hands up - Pisswater had a free shot at his head there.
Davis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Davis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pisswater let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Davis scores with a jab.
Davis with a nice calf kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis's corner calls for a 1-2. Davis obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Davis connects with a right hand. Pisswater shakes it off.
Pisswater on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pisswater fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pisswater ducks under a wild hook from Davis.
Davis will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pisswater misses with a lunging right hand
and Davis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pisswater misses with a body kick.
Davis throws a leg kick but Pisswater sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pisswater doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Natalia Pisswater has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis scores with a punch to the head.
Davis throws a good cross that connects.
Pisswater tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Davis was well out of range. Poor timing from Pisswater.
Pisswater slips a straight right by Davis.
Pisswater scores with a hook to the body. Davis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Davis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Davis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pisswater throws a shot from downtown. Davis moves away and avoids it.
Pisswater has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pisswater moves out of range as Davis strikes.
Davis catches Pisswater with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pisswater checks the leg kick nicely there.
An inside leg kick lands from Davis.
Davis misses with a low kick.
Pisswater takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pisswater displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Davis throws out the jab.
Pisswater is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Davis with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pisswater misses with a hook
and Davis counters with a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bryant Davis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Davis, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 48:47
Judge James Glass scores the fight 50:46
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bryant Davis!
Bryant Davis retains his bantamweight title!
Bryant Davis 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Dye (ranked 185 p4p, 244 weight class) and Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit (ranked 23 p4p, 29 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Dye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dye misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dye connects with a looping right hand.
Sitsongrit has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sitsongrit there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dye throws a right and a left that Sitsongrit avoids nicely.
Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dye tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sitsongrit paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It seemed like Sitsongrit was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dye definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dye throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dye slips under a jab from Sitsongrit.
Dye takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A jab from Dye misses.
Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sitsongrit.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit misses with a lunging right hand
and Dye counters with a left to the body.
Sitsongrit connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dye rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sitsongrit moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dye lands with a hook. Sitsongrit tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sitsongrit thuds a left hand into Dye's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dye.
A big right from Sitsongrit misses.
Dye wants to clinch up but Sitsongrit keeps it at a distance.
Sitsongrit misses with a head kick.
Sitsongrit moves out of range as Dye strikes.
Sitsongrit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dye.
Dye connects with a single shot there.
Sitsongrit lands a nice shot that snaps Dye's head back.
Dye moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dye keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A slow jab from Sitsongrit misses its intended target.
Sitsongrit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dye with a jab.
Sitsongrit throws the left hand but Dye avoids the punch easily.
Dye takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
Sitsongrit thows a leg kick but Dye checks it
and Dye counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sitsongrit catches Dye with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sitsongrit - that will leave a mark!
Sitsongrit lands a glancing blow to the side of Dye's head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sitsongrit.
Dye lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sitsongrit circles away quickly and effectively.
Dye misses the body punch
and Sitsongrit counters with a head kick. That will keep Dye thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Sitsongrit lands with a nice body kick.
Sitsongrit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dye.
Dye scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sitsongrit ducks right into an uppercut from Dye.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dye moves away.
Sitsongrit throws a wild body kick that Dye sees coming a mile off.
Sitsongrit misses with a lunging right hand
and Dye counters with a nice uppercut.
The fighters circling - Dye throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dye fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dye tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from Dye.
Dye staying out of range there.
Sitsongrit throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dye keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sitsongrit.
Dye is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Dye throws a hook to the side of Sitsongrit's head but Sitsongrit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dye darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dye scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sitsongrit cracks Dye with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dye moves away from the strike by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dye's sensitive parts.
Dye checks the leg kick.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sitsongrit fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sitsongrit circles away from the clinch attempt.
It seemed like Sitsongrit was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sitsongrit staying out of range there.
Dye lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dye lands the left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sitsongrit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dye on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit obviously looking to wear him down.
Dye cracks Sitsongrit with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dye avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dye scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sitsongrit in his tracks.
Sitsongrit scores with a hook to the body. Dye takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A telegraphed right hand from Dye misses the target.
Sitsongrit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dye ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
Nice cross by Dye.
Dye throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dye drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sitsongrit lands a right hook to the body.
Sitsongrit wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A big right from Dye misses.
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 Jack Dye will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dye throws a right and a left that Sitsongrit avoids nicely.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dye moves away.
Dye misses with a shot to the body
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice body kick.
Sitsongrit looks to land a right hand but Dye moved out of range.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sitsongrit lets loose with a powerful body kick. Dye will feel that in the morning.
Sitsongrit slips a jab from Dye.
A lazy left from Dye finds it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Dye misses the target.
Dye gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The fighters circling - Dye throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dye gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sitsongrit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sitsongrit fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dye fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
Dye looks to throw the jab but Sitsongrit is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sitsongrit connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sitsongrit takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dye throws a jab but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a shot to the body.
Dye lands a jab.
Dye swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick as Dye jumps back.
Sitsongrit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dye throws out the jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dye. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
It looked like Dye was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Dye tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from Dye.
Sitsongrit throws a solid leg kick but Dye takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sitsongrit.
Dye throws a big shot that misses.
Dye just misses with a punch to the body.
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!
The fighters circling - Dye throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sitsongrit tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dye throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a stiff right hand.
Dye looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
Dye takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice right hand.
Dye looks to land a left hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range nicely.
Sitsongrit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dye.
Dye connects with a crisp jab.
Dye moves out of range of the strikes.
Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dye lands with a good body shot.
Sitsongrit thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dye if he has to take too many more of those.
Sitsongrit turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sitsongrit has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sitsongrit scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheers as Dye lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sitsongrit doesn't seem phased though.
Dye on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dye tries to clinch but Sitsongrit moves away
enabling Sitsongrit to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a body kick.
A clash of legs there as Dye blocks the low kick.
Dye slips under a jab.
Dye ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
Dye misses with a hook.
Dye scores with a decent looking hook.
Dye throws an overhand right that lands on Sitsongrit's shoulder, as Sitsongrit tries to avoid the shot.
Sitsongrit was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Dye keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dye throws an off balance right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dye ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sitsongrit's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dye under the eye.
Sitsongrit with a jab.
Dye throws a jab when Sitsongrit was well out of range.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the side of Dye's head but Dye sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sitsongrit swats away the attempt to clinch by Dye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dye lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Dye checks it.
Sitsongrit scores with a sloppy right hand. Dye should have avoided that one.
Dye is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A jab from Sitsongrit misses.
Sitsongrit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dye is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Dye misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit connects with a jab.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight right.
Dye moves away from the strike by Sitsongrit.
Dye swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Dye throws a hook but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Dye scores with a hook to the body. Sitsongrit takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Dye.
Dye throws a series of punches but Sitsongrit avoids them all with ease.
Dye gets a clinch.
Dye prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit 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! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Dye throws a right hand that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a straight right hand.
Sitsongrit listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit with a nice calf kick.
Dye looks to throw the jab but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dye throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dye connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dye ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Dye appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Sitsongrit looks to land a body kick but Dye moved away.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Dye avoids it easily.
Dye throws a series of punches but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit misses with a kick to the body.
Sitsongrit throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dye counters with a straight right hand.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Dye's ribcage but misses.
Dye jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice defenses there by Dye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dye swings for the body but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dye stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sitsongrit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook.
A big left from Dye misses.
Sitsongrit misses with a lunging right hand
and Sitsongrit takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dye on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sitsongrit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dye sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Dye misses its target.
Sitsongrit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dye comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dye lands with a nice body punch.
Dye avoids a kick to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sitsongrit.
Dye keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sitsongrit.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body kick there by Sitsongrit.
Dye throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dye blocks a leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dye.
Sitsongrit blocks a jab.
Sitsongrit clinches up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
Sitsongrit misses with some punches.
Dye misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dye misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Dye - that landed with a thud.
Dye lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dye stalling against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Dye.
Dye lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but Dye uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dye misses with a punch to the body.
Dye throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sitsongrit lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sitsongrit gets through Dye's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sitsongrit tries a body shot but Dye blocks it.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Dye tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dye misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sitsongrit.
Dye lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dye stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Dye.
Sitsongrit takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dye tries to throw a body punch but Sitsongrit avoids it by throwing Dye back against the cage.
Dye prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Dye tries to throw a body punch but Sitsongrit avoids it by throwing Dye back against the cage.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Dye controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dye misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with some punches.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dye's elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Sitsongrit.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
Dye lands a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sitsongrit.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dye works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sitsongrit has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Dye seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Sitsongrit can turn it around.
A shot in the inside from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from Dye.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with the head strike.
Dye softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dye tries to throw a body punch but Sitsongrit avoids it by throwing Dye back against the cage.
Dye scores with a shoulder strike.
Sitsongrit lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit.
I think Sitsongrit has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit!
In his post fight interview, Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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