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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dougal McCraken (ranked 1787 p4p, 1280 weight class) and Mangas Coloradas (ranked 225 p4p, 174 weight class). McCraken comes to the cage accompanied by Bulgine. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 42 - 24 - 0, fighting out of London, Dougal McCraken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mangas Coloradas!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coloradas on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
McCraken uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Coloradas has time to react.
McCraken looks to throw the jab but Coloradas is out of range.
Coloradas only half commits to the counter leg kick.
McCraken looks to score with a jab to the body but Coloradas is just out of range.
A lazy left from Coloradas finds it's target.
McCraken missing with a left hand there. Coloradas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Coloradas ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McCraken throws a jab when Coloradas was well out of range.
Coloradas throws out a counter right but McCraken avoids it with no problem.
Coloradas misses with a left hand
and McCraken counters with a nice uppercut.
Coloradas thuds his shin into the meat of McCraken's side.
Coloradas lands a high kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good exchange - Coloradas coming out on top.
Coloradas takes a swing at McCraken's ribcage but misses.
McCraken throws a lazy uppercut
and Coloradas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Coloradas doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Coloradas closes the distance and clinches.
Coloradas working McCraken over with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coloradas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Coloradas lands a nice knee to the body.
Coloradas digs a right hand into McCraken's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McCraken's gas tank.
McCraken is breathing heavily.
A short uppercut from Coloradas.
Coloradas will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning McCraken up against the cage.
Coloradas lands a body punch.
Coloradas works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Coloradas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McCraken has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Coloradas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McCrakens head.
Coloradas manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
McCraken misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Coloradas obliges.
Coloradas with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Coloradas.
Coloradas connects with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coloradas breaks the clinch.
McCraken fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Coloradas manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coloradas gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice shot lands for Coloradas.
Coloradas sends McCraken crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Coloradas is motioning to the referee to let McCraken up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
 McCraken is rocked!
McCraken takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McCraken takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Oh McCraken is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Coloradas closes the distance and pushes McCraken back into the cage.
Coloradas scores with a shot to the side of McCraken's head.
Coloradas lands a left hand.
Coloradas has McCraken pushed against the cage.
McCraken can't find room to land a body shot as Coloradas controls the action.
Coloradas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McCraken tries a body shot but Coloradas blocks it.
McCraken takes a knee to the side of the body.
Coloradas lands a hook to the side of the head.
Coloradas lands a big knee! That's hurt McCraken! Oh, he's all over the place! Coloradas lands another knee that sends McCraken to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mangas Coloradas!
After winning the bout, Mangas Coloradas thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Kogos (ranked 914 p4p, 850 weight class) and Limu Emu (ranked 122 p4p, 116 weight class). Limu Emu has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Kogos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Limu Emu!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kogos misses the shot to the body.
Emu misses with a double jab.
Kogos was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Emu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Emu changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kogos scores with a jab to the head.
Emu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kogos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kogos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Emu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Emu thuds his right hand into Kogos's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Emu connects with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kogos lands an overhand right.
Emu thuds his right hand into Kogos's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kogos scores with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good work by Kogos as he checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emu jabs at Kogos's body.
Kogos takes a shot right to the bread basket.
An inside leg kick lands from Emu.
Emu is looking to slow Kogos down with leg kicks.
Emu connects with a solid leg kick.
Kogos works over Emu's head and body with a nice combination.
 It looks like Limu Emu has been cut.
Emu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kogos manages to avoid it.
Kogos leaves Emu with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Emu scores with a shot to the body.
Emu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emu throws a leg kick
and Kogos counters with a stiff right hand.
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!
Kogos works Emu's body with a nice hook.
Emu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kogos is looking to counter the offense by Emu and move into the clinch.
Kogos misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kogos. Emu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Emu appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kogos on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Emu doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kogos throws a lazy uppercut
and Emu counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kogos won't be happy with that.
Kogos is trying to improve his position.
Kogos is working hard here to advance position.
Emu in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kogos is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sloppy strikes there by Emu.
Kogos is looking to regain half guard here but Emu keeps moving and retains side control.
Emu trying to control the position but Kogos is working away.
Kogos tries to buck Emu off but Emu is having none of it.
Emu looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Kogos is avoiding damage well.
Emu trying to control the position but Kogos is working away.
Kogos seems a little lost for a moment, as Emu dominates the positioning.
Emu landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Kogos gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kogos wants to sweep but Emu has passed to side control!
Emu throws a strike aimed at the side of Kogos's head but Kogos avoids it well.
Kogos tries to improve position but can't.
Emu trying to control the action but Kogos is working from the bottom.
Emu working the ground and pound but Kogos is defending the strikes.
Kogos manages to work his way to half guard, despite Emu's best efforts.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ground and pound from Emu.
Emu working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kogos is looking to improve his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Limu Emu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Limu Emu's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Emu with a nice cross.
Emu gets the takedown into side control.
Limu Emu has got the better of the ground game so far.
Emu grinds an elbow into Kogos's temple.
A lull in the action here as Emu stalls from top position.
Kogos manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Kogos not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Emu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kogos working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Emu is controlling Kogos's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Kogos looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
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!
Kogos working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emu has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kogos is working away from the top position though.
Emu slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kogos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Emu working for a triangle but Kogos defends it easily.
Emu is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kogos landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Emu is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kogos is aware though and is defending well.
Kogos is in close to Emu's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kogos landing some decent shots from guard.
Kogos with a nice head shot there.
Kogos with a nice head shot there.
Kogos is fighting to break Emu's control of his arms but Emu is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Kogos makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kogos working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Emu is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Our spies down at at The Barn inform us that Emu has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kogos postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Emu controls Kogos momentarily but Kogos frees himself.
Kogos lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kogos scoring with some ground and pound.
Kogos wants to control from the top but Emu keeps moving.
Emu trying to keep a closed guard but Kogos is proving a slippery customer.
Kogos chips away with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kogos is working Emu over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Emu looking for a sweep. Not yet Emu, not yet.
Kogos lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kogos working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Emu is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kogos defends well.
Kogos lands a couple of decent looking shots.
 Emu is rocked!
Emu is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Emu missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kogos regains full guard. Nicely done.
Emu drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Emu jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Emu won't allow Kogos to sweep him here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Kogos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Limu Emu's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Emu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Emu tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Emu misses the shot to the body.
Kogos was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A chopping leg kick lands by Emu.
Emu is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kogos rather than just go for the knockout.
Kogos lands a jab-cross combination.
Emu throws a low kick, looking for Kogos's leg but Kogos calmly moves out of range.
Kogos walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Emu drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Kogos swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Emu's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paulo Kogos!
Paulo Kogos took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Junqueiro Santo Amaro (ranked 531 p4p, 705 weight class) and Tiago Tomate (ranked 73 p4p, 104 weight class). Tomate has chosen “Danger! High Voltage”, by Electric Six as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Junqueiro Santo Amaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tiago Tomate!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santo Amaro misses the shot to the body.
Santo Amaro fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tomate is out of range.
Santo Amaro lands a nice shot to the body.
Tomate misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Santo Amaro wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Santo Amaro thows a left - swing and a miss!
A swing and a miss from Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro wants to land a leg kick but Tomate is out of range.
Tomate ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Santo Amaro looks for the body kick but Tomate saw that one coming.
Santo Amaro misses with a low kick.
A head kick by Tomate misses
and Santo Amaro counters with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomate lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tomate keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tomate.
Santo Amaro throws a right and a left that Tomate avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santo Amaro lands a right hook to the body.
Santo Amaro goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Santo Amaro misses with an uppercut. Tomate saw that one coming.
Tomate misses with an uppercut.
Santo Amaro pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Santo Amaro explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Tomate misses with a low kick.
Santo Amaro looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Santo Amaro smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tomate tries a low kick but Santo Amaro avoids it.
Tomate dips to his left and cracks Santo Amaro with an uppercut!
Tomate throws a combination that misses
and Santo Amaro counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tomate bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Santo Amaro's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tomate avoids the body shot from Santo Amaro.
Tomate lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomate slips a straight right by Santo Amaro.
Tomate throws a body shot but no joy.
Santo Amaro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Santo Amaro. Tomate does a little dance to reset his feet.
Santo Amaro scores with a push kick.
Tomate blocks a jab.
Tomate connects with a solid leg kick.
Santo Amaro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Santo Amaro looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tomate slips a straight right by Santo Amaro.
Tomate throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Santo Amaro on the side of the head.
Tomate ducks under a wild hook from Santo Amaro.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tomate. That's going to slow Santo Amaro down.
Tomate steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Santo Amaro.
The crowd cheers as Tomate lands an impressive looking overhand right. Santo Amaro doesn't seem phased though.
Junqueiro Santo Amaro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomate motions for Santo Amaro to come forward. Tomate throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Santo Amaro swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A low kick from Santo Amaro is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Santo Amaro misses with a straight right.
Tomate throws a body kick that misses.
Santo Amaro feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Tomate blocks the low kick.
An inside leg kick from Tomate misses.
Santo Amaro pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tomate is out of range and Santo Amaro settles back down.
Santo Amaro is looking to land body kicks.
Tomate feints and then cracks Santo Amaro's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Santo Amaro down.
The fighters circling - Tomate throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tomate takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tomate works the jab nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro cracks Tomate with an open hand slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomate connects with a leg kick.
Santo Amaro checks a leg kick nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santo Amaro checks the leg kick.
Santo Amaro lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tomate lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A nice leg kick from Santo Amaro, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tomate misses with a looping right.
Tomate throws the left hand but Santo Amaro avoids the punch easily.
Santo Amaro takes one to the chin there.
Santo Amaro scores with a body shot.
Tomate missing with a left hand there. Santo Amaro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tomate blocks a low kick nicely.
Tomate tests Santo Amaro's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Santo Amaro is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tomate tries a head kick but it 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 Junqueiro Santo Amaro will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Santo Amaro throws a leg kick but Tomate moved away.
An inside leg kick from Santo Amaro misses.
Santo Amaro will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
It seemed like Tomate was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Junqueiro Santo Amaro is winning the standup battle so far.
Santo Amaro throws a leg kick
and Tomate counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tomate goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Santo Amaro misses with a jab, cross combination.
Santo Amaro throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Tomate counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tomate scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tomate throws a sloppy head kick and Santo Amaro moves out of range easily.
Santo Amaro swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Santo Amaro looks to land a body kick but Tomate moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomate thows a leg kick but Santo Amaro checks it
and Santo Amaro makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Santo Amaro keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tomate throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tomate displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Santo Amaro throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Tomate.
Tomate scores with a decent looking hook.
Tomate lets loose with a powerful body kick. Santo Amaro will feel that in the morning.
Santo Amaro connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tomate misses with a wild combination.
Nice shot by Tomate.
Santo Amaro uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tomate has time to react.
Santo Amaro fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tomate on the side of the head.
Tomate avoids the body shot from Santo Amaro.
Tomate keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Santo Amaro.
Tomate stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Santo Amaro.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice leg kick lands there from Santo Amaro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santo Amaro drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Santo Amaro swats away the attempt to clinch by Tomate.
Santo Amaro throws a low kick but Tomate moves out of range easily.
A low kick lands for Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro gets tackled into the cage by Tomate. Tomate maintains the clinch.
Tomate works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tomate tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Santo Amaro's elbow.
Santo Amaro throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tomate throws a head punch that misses.
Santo Amaro tries to work over Tomate's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Santo Amaro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Santo Amaro tries to work over Tomate's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tomate doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Santo Amaro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tomate tries to throw a body punch but Santo Amaro avoids it by throwing Tomate back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomate throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Santo Amaros head.
Santo Amaro avoids a wild elbow strike from Tomate.
A right hand to the body from Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro scores with a nice hook to the head.
Santo Amaro lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tomate backwards.
Tomate doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Santo Amaro lands a left hand.
Tomate misses with an elbow strike.
Tomate lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Santo Amaro lands with a short shot to the head.
Tomate is rocked!
Santo Amaro lands a body punch.
Tomate is still on wobbly legs! Can Santo Amaro finish him?
Tomate struggles to land a body shot inside as Santo Amaro controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Tomate.
Santo Amaro scores with a shot to the side of Tomate's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santo Amaro lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tomate backwards.
Santo Amaro lands a big right hand that drops Tomate! The killer instinct kicks in and Santo Amaro finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Santo Amaro!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Junqueiro Santo Amaro!
An out of breath Junqueiro Santo Amaro 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Aboubacar Mandiang (ranked 947 p4p, 856 weight class) and Presley Chai (ranked 115 p4p, 105 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mandiang might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Oliver Twist. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aboubacar Mandiang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Presley Chai!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chai scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
 It looks like Aboubacar Mandiang has been cut.
Chai looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Mandiang pushes Chai off and scrambles back to his feet.
Mandiang darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Chai gets a double leg takedown into Mandiang's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chai throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mandiang works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chai tries to free his leg and advance position but Mandiang is retaining full guard.
Chai is looking to work some ground and pound but Mandiang has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chai accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mandiang is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Chai is controlling him.
Chai throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Chai working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chai missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chai throws a strike but Mandiang rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Chai wants to stand and escape but Mandiang is having none of it.
Mandiang trying to control the position from guard on top but Chai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mandiang wants to get up but he can't break Chai's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mandiang controlling from the top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Mandiang lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mandiang steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chai.
Mandiang changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Chai blocks a head kick by Mandiang.
Mandiang misses with a looping left.
Mandiang misses with a looping left.
Chai blocks a jab.
Chai now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Mandiang displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chai throws out the jab.
Mandiang takes one on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mandiang lands with an uppercut that bounces Chai off the cage and back into range.
Mandiang looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Chai doesn't manage to clinch there - Mandiang circles away.
Chai misses with a hook.
Mandiang scores with a shot to the body.
Mandiang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mandiang needs to keep his hands up - Chai had a free shot at his head there.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Chai and Mandiang goes tumbling to the canvas! Chai follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mandiang is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Chai scores with a couple of nice shots.
Mandiang is rocked!
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Chai working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Mandiang pushes Chai off looking to stand but Chai dives back in and keeps control.
Chai thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mandiang's head.
Mandiang on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Aboubacar Mandiang's cut is getting worse.
Chai takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Oh Mandiang is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Aboubacar Mandiang's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mandiang blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chai.
Mandiang seems to have got his legs back now.
Mandiang is trying to stand.
Chai not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Chai thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mandiang's head.
Mandiang makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Chai staying out of range there.
Mandiang connects with a good right hand that stumbles Chai. Chai circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mandiang missing with a left hand there. Chai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chai tries to counter by closing the distance.
Mandiang misses with a left hand
and Chai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jeez, Aboubacar Mandiang's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Mandiang jabs at Chai's body.
Chai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mandiang is looking to counter punch.
Chai staying out of range there.
Chai closes the distance and clinches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Presley Chai will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aboubacar Mandiang's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Mandiang throws an overhand right that lands on Chai's shoulder, as Chai tries to avoid the shot.
Mandiang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chai.
Chai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mandiang.
Presley Chai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chai slips a jab from Mandiang.
Mandiang takes one to the chin there.
Mandiang lands a jab.
Mandiang throws a body punch but Chai moves out of range.
Chai misses with a wild body shot.
Mandiang lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Chai at a distance.
Mandiang throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mandiang connects with a jab.
Mandiang misses with a body shot.
Chai wants to counter the offense by Mandiang and move into the clinch position.
Mandiang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice cross by Chai.
Chai moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai gets through Mandiang's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Chai - that landed with a thud.
Chai misses with the head strike.
Mandiang tries to break free but Chai pushes him back against the cage.
Mandiang looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Chai gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Chai missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Chai sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mandiang defending well though.
Chai thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ground and pound from Chai.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Aboubacar Mandiang's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Presley Chai!
After winning the bout, Presley Chai thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Suutari Nuorempi (ranked 901 p4p, 1221 weight class) and Tom Tomson (ranked 121 p4p, 162 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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12 - 6 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Suutari Nuorempi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tom Tomson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nuorempi misses with a takedown attempt - Tomson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nuorempi scores with a nice strike.
Tomson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nuorempi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tomson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tomson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nuorempi misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nuorempi connects with a body shot that sends Tomson's belly button to the back.
A swing and a miss from Nuorempi.
Nuorempi swings for the body but Tomson moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nuorempi misses with a body shot
and Tomson counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Suutari Nuorempi has been cut.
Tomson swings widly with a right hand
and Nuorempi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nuorempi is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Tomson just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Nuorempi has gone limp and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tom Tomson!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mac Anudo (ranked 904 p4p, 641 weight class) and Kim Jones (ranked 58 p4p, 39 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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17 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mac Anudo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kim Jones!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anudo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Anudo lands with a straight right. Jones didn't see that one coming.
Anudo fails to land the takedown.
Nice straight punches there by Anudo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Anudo.
Anudo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Anudo throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Jones tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Anudo is in Jones's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anudo passes Jones's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Anudo stalling away here and it's allowed Jones to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Anudo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anudo with a nice head shot there.
Anudo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jones working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Anudo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Anudo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Anudo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Anudo trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Anudo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Anudo advances position into side control!
Anudo has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Anudo in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Jones prevents Anudo from moving into mount.
Anudo throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Anudo trying to control the position but Jones is working away.
Anudo throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Anudo is looking to take a break and control but Jones is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jones felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Anudo tries to advance to mount but Jones denies him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to improve position but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones taking a bit of punishment here - Anudo scoring with strikes.
Anudo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Anudo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Jones takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Jones can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones dodges the ground and pound from Anudo.
Jones is not content to let Anudo control the position.
Anudo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Anudo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Anudo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jones knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Anudo with the ground and pound but Jones regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mac Anudo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jones throws a right hand that misses
and Anudo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jones jabs at Anudo's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anudo. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones throws out a counter right but Anudo avoids it with no problem.
Anudo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Jones misses with a body shot.
Anudo throws the kick towards the body but Jones avoids it.
Jones swings for the body but Anudo moves out of range.
It looked like Anudo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A clash of legs there as Jones blocks the low kick.
Jones looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anudo shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Anudo drops an elbow to the side of Jones's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anudo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Anudo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Anudo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Anudo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jones is staying active underneath Anudo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Anudo is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Jones is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Anudo is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Anudo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Anudo unloads with some shots from mount but Jones bucks and avoids them well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anudo lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Anudo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Mac Anudo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Anudo with good strikes from the mount here!
Anudo is landing with some decent strikes but Jones is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Anudo raining down shots from the mount!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anudo landing punches.
Anudo fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Jones regains half guard.
Anudo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Anudo trying to pass the guard but Jones defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anudo seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Anudo seems to be working for a kimura but Jones defends the submission attempt.
Anudo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jones has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Anudo is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Anudo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jones trying to control but Anudo postures up.
Anudo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jones is refusing to be controlled, as Anudo sits in half guard.
Anudo is trying a forearm choke I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Anudo thows a huge punch but Jones dodges it nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mac Anudo dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Jones throws a lazy uppercut
and Anudo counters with a nice body shot.
Kim Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anudo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Jones throws a hook but Anudo avoids it easily.
Jones pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Anudo is looking to counter punch.
Anudo fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Jones. Beautiful body shot.
Anudo slips under a jab from Jones.
Crunch! Jones slams his shin into Anudo's torso.
Anudo moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Anudo feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Anudo throws a strike but Jones rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Anudo has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Jones has passed into side control.
Anudo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anudo can't do much from the bottom here.
Anudo manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anudo has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anudo throws a sloppy strike and Jones uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Jones has ended up in Anudo's guard.
Anudo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throwing strikes from guard but Anudo blocks nicely.
Anudo has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Jones has passed into side control.
Anudo gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Jones is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Anudo is just riding it out for now. Jones eventually gives up the hold.
Anudo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
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.
Anudo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jones pulls his head out easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anudo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Mac Anudo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Anudo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jones is one step ahead there.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kim Jones.
I think Anudo 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mac Anudo!
After winning the bout, Mac Anudo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Clint Rivers (ranked 411 p4p, 508 weight class) and Alcide Almunecar (ranked 57 p4p, 70 weight class). Clint Rivers has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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World class boxer
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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 20 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clint Rivers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alcide Almunecar!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivers drops Almunecar with a beautiful combination! Almunecar stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Rivers is looking for the KO!
Almunecar is rocked!
It looks like Alcide Almunecar has been cut.
Rivers misses with a left hand
and Almunecar counters with a leg kick.
Almunecar is still on wobbly legs! Can Rivers finish him?
Almunecar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rivers throws out the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Almunecar! But no joy.
Rivers looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rivers has Almunecar up against the cage in a clinch.
Almunecar seems to have recovered his senses.
Rivers working aggressively here.
Almunecar prevents a body shot from Rivers.
Almunecar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice leg kick from Almunecar, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rivers looks to land a left hand but Almunecar moved out of range nicely.
Almunecar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rivers tried to score with a low kick but Almunecar checks it.
Rivers looks to land a left hand but Almunecar moved out of range nicely.
Almunecar throws a wild body kick that Rivers sees coming a mile off.
Almunecar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Almunecar throws a leg kick but Rivers sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A lazy left from Almunecar finds it's target.
Rivers keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Almunecar.
Almunecar 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.
Rivers bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Almunecar's head backwards.
Almunecar throws a hook to the side of Rivers's head but Rivers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rivers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rivers throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Almunecar makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rivers fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Almunecar looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Almunecar will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rivers throws a big counter combination but Almunecar scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Almunecar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rivers has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Rivers checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
An attempted straight right counter from Rivers misses the target.
Almunecar throws a head kick that misses
enabling Rivers to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Almunecar connects with an inside leg kick.
Almunecar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rivers throws out the jab.
Almunecar slips a straight right by Rivers.
Rivers throws a leg kick
and Almunecar counters with a straight right hand.
Almunecar staying out of range there.
Sloppy strikes from Rivers. Those never looked like landing.
Rivers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Almunecar throws out the jab.
Almunecar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alcide Almunecar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice defenses there by Almunecar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers tries to bum rush Almunecar with a series of wild strikes but Almunecar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rivers with a hook.
Rivers just misses with a punch to the body.
Rivers misses with a hook.
Almunecar swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Almunecar is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Almunecar misses the jab.
Almunecar pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rivers misses with a body shot.
Clint Rivers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rivers with a nice cross.
Almunecar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Almunecar misses with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almunecar throws a jab but it's blocked by Rivers.
Rivers tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Almunecar manages to circle out of the way.
A left and a right from Rivers both land. Nice combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rivers looking to land some kicks to the body here.
It seemed like Almunecar was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A shot to the body from Rivers misses
and Almunecar counters with a stiff right hand.
Almunecar takes a swing at Rivers's ribcage but misses.
Almunecar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rivers stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Almunecar.
Rivers is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Almunecar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Almunecar misses with a lunging right hand
and Rivers counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rivers checks a leg kick.
Rivers tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Almunecar defends well and Rivers ends up having to push Almunecar into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Almunecar! But no joy.
Rivers dodges an elbow strike from Almunecar.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Clint Rivers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alcide Almunecar's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rivers walks into a left hand.
Rivers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Almunecar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Clint Rivers is winning the standup battle so far.
Rivers misses with a hook.
Almunecar appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Almunecar scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A punch lands to the side of Rivers 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rivers throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rivers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A leg kick checked by Rivers.
As Almunecar looks to move away, Rivers throws a big counter combo but Almunecar just gets out of the way.
Rivers tries to clinch but Almunecar moves away
and Almunecar counters with a leg kick.
A left lands for Almunecar.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rivers stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Almunecar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almunecar lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rivers takes a step back to recover.
Rivers throws a poor cross that misses
letting Almunecar counter with a right hand.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Rivers crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Almunecar - the referee stops the clock and Rivers gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Almunecar. Rivers manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Almunecar is looking to score with low kicks.
Almunecar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rivers was well out of range. Poor timing from Almunecar.
Rivers attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Almunecar misses with a leg kick.
Rivers throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Almunecar counters with a low kick, right behind Rivers 's knee.
Rivers goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rivers looks to land a combination but Almunecar avoids it well.
Rivers looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers trying to control the position from guard on top but Almunecar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rivers with a flurry of punches that miss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rivers trying to control the position from guard on top but Almunecar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rivers stopping the sweep attempt from Almunecar.
Almunecar is trying to control the position but Rivers postures up.
Rivers throwing strikes from guard but Almunecar blocks nicely.
Rivers throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Almunecar works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rivers trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Almunecar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rivers trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rivers wants to control from the top but Almunecar keeps moving.
Almunecar has control of Rivers's left arm, preventing Rivers from doing any damage.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Rivers with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Almunecar lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Rivers seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Rivers tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivers is working hard here to advance position.
Rivers might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Almunecar trying to control but Rivers is working from the bottom.
Almunecar stopping the sweep attempt from Rivers.
Rivers is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Almunecar is looking for a sweep. Rivers is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alcide Almunecar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alcide Almunecar's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Rivers has managed to clinch.
Almunecar tries to break free but Rivers pushes him back against the cage.
Almunecar tries to throw a body punch but Rivers avoids it by throwing Almunecar back against the cage.
Almunecar lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rivers.
A short left from Almunecar.
Rivers lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Almunecar.
Rivers tries to work over Almunecar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Rivers.
Rivers misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short uppercut from Almunecar.
A nice left hand lands by Rivers.
A hook to the body from Rivers.
Rivers jumps guard but Almunecar stands there with Rivers around his waist. Rivers gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rivers keeps control of Almunecar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almunecar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Almunecar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rivers.
Rivers throws a leg kick
and Almunecar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rivers looking to score a takedown here. Almunecar is defending well but Rivers drives through and ends up in Almunecar's guard.
Rivers postures up in Almunecar's guard and throws a big left but Almunecar blocks it.
Rivers controlling from the top position.
Rivers with a flurry of punches that miss.
Almunecar wants to stand but Rivers is controlling the position.
Almunecar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Rivers working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Rivers misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Almunecar is looking for a sweep.
Rivers throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Almunecar works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Almunecar is looking to improve his position.
Rivers is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rivers has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rivers thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Almunecar's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers is just content to waste time from the top position. Almunecar takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Rivers throws an elbow that misses. Almunecar uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rivers's guard. Nice move by Almunecar!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Rivers holds on and takes a little breather.
Rivers continues to stall.
Rivers wants to sweep here but Almunecar controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivers looking to control.
Almunecar must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Almunecar wants to pass the guard but Rivers is keeping the position.
Rivers is looking to sweep but instead, Almunecar has passed into half guard.
Rivers is looking for a sweep. Almunecar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Almunecar wants to pass to mount but Rivers is defending the position.
Rivers manages to get to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rivers is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clint Rivers showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rivers 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clint Rivers!
Clint Rivers managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Conviction, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Graham Mantle (ranked 184 p4p, 241 weight class) and Jihadi Joseph (ranked 14 p4p, 18 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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145
28 - 13 - 1 |
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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 29 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Graham Mantle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jihadi Joseph!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joseph dips to his left and cracks Mantle with an uppercut!
Joseph tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mantle was well out of range. Poor timing from Joseph.
Joseph thumps Mantle with a low kick.
Mantle ducks right into an uppercut from Joseph.
Joseph lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A clash of legs there as Mantle blocks the low kick.
Mantle is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've been hearing reports that Mantle has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Joseph thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mantle feinted with a counter takedown.
Joseph misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mantle.
Joseph throws a right and a left that both miss.
Joseph just misses with a punch to the body.
Joseph throws a front kick aimed at Mantle's knee but Mantle avoids it well.
Joseph has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Mantle is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Joseph scores with a jab. Mantle acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Joseph tries to clinch there but Mantle circles away.
It looked like Mantle wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Joseph throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Joseph throws a right and a left that Mantle avoids nicely.
A combination from Joseph does no damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Joseph throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mantle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mantle connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Joseph swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Joseph throws a right and a left that both miss.
As Joseph tries to get set, Mantle tries to push him back and clinch up but Joseph manages to avoid the attempt.
Joseph fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mantle manages to avoid it.
Joseph shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Joseph stuns Mantle with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mantle doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mantle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Joseph sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Joseph is looking to score with low kicks.
Joseph lunges at Mantle with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mantle's hand.
Jihadi Joseph seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mantle scores with a takedown into Joseph's guard.
Mantle scoring with punches to the head and body.
Joseph pulls Mantle in close to prevent any damage.
Mantle wants to control from the top but Joseph keeps moving.
Mantle controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Joseph is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joseph uses the cage to get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joseph tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mantle was well out of range. Poor timing from Joseph.
Joseph throws a hook but Mantle avoids it easily.
Joseph misses the shot to the body.
Mantle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Joseph looks to score with a jab to the body but Mantle is just out of range.
Joseph scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Joseph misses the shot to the body.
Joseph takes a swing at Mantle's ribcage but misses.
Joseph misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mantle.
Mantle is looking to counter punch.
Joseph throws a poor cross that misses
and Mantle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mantle misses with a body shot.
A nice side step and Joseph releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Joseph fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mantle has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mantle. Joseph does a little dance to reset his feet.
Joseph throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Joseph misses with an uppercut. Mantle saw that one coming.
Joseph steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mantle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mantle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Joseph misses with a hook.
Joseph swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mantle counters by clinching up.
Mantle scores with a shot to the side of Joseph's head.
A right handed body shot lands from Mantle.
Joseph blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mantle lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Joseph breaks the clinch.
Good shot there by Mantle.
Joseph slips a jab and a cross from Mantle.
Joseph flicks out a counter leg kick but Mantle steps away.
Joseph is looking to clinch.
Joseph scores with a leg kick.
Joseph fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mantle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Joseph tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mantle was well out of range. Poor timing from Joseph.
Joseph throws an overhand right that lands on Mantle's shoulder, as Mantle tries to avoid the shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joseph throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mantle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Joseph misses with a looping left.
Mantle gets a double leg takedown into Joseph's guard.
Mantle wants to control from the top but Joseph keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joseph is looking to stand up but Mantle isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Joseph working a defensive guard here.
Mantle distracts Joseph with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mantle has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mantle cracks Joseph with a solid left hand.
Mantle trying to control but Joseph is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mantle connects with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Joseph is trying to control the position but Mantle postures up.
Mantle is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jihadi Joseph dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A jab from Joseph misses.
Joseph just misses with a punch to the body.
Jihadi Joseph seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Joseph pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Mantle on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mantle throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Joseph's waist but Joseph gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mantle off to one side.
Joseph slaps away a takedown attempt from Mantle, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mantle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Joseph.
Joseph loads up on a big right hand but Mantle slips the punch.
Joseph throws a wild body kick that Mantle sees coming a mile off.
Joseph thumps Mantle with a low kick.
Joseph with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mantle blocks the body kick.
Joseph fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mantle works Joseph's body with a nice hook.
Sloppy strikes from Joseph. Those never looked like landing.
Joseph throws a poor cross that misses
and Mantle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Joseph is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mantle rather than just go for the knockout.
Joseph tries to close the distance and clinch but Mantle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mantle throwing a counter right hand but Joseph manages to avoid it.
Joseph closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mantle lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph misses with a hook. Mantle ducked under it nicely.
Joseph stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Joseph wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Graham Mantle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Joseph throws a head kick that half lands.
Nice defenses there by Joseph.
Joseph waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mantle.
A jab from Joseph does it's job there.
Mantle closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Joseph has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mantle prevents Joseph from improving his position.
Mantle controlling the action here.
Ground and pound from Mantle.
Mantle looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mantle is nestled in close to Joseph, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Joseph is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mantle is trying to control. Joseph wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Joseph looks like he's trying to stand up.
Mantle passes to full mount!
Joseph is trying to stand up.
Joseph is bucking up trying to escape but Mantle cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Mantle scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Joseph is looking to improve his position but Mantle isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mantle looking to finish Joseph with some ground and pound. This is bad for Joseph!
Joseph tries to hold on but Mantle pushes him away.
Mantle lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Mantle fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Mantle lands a heavy elbow.
Mantle cracks Joseph with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mantle can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Joseph is looking to escape.
Mantle lands a heavy elbow.
Joseph is rocked!
Joseph in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
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!
Mantle controlling his opponent.
Joseph is not a happy chappy he wants out of there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mantle scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Mantle with good strikes from the mount here!
Joseph is still in real trouble! Can Mantle finish him?
The referee warns Joseph that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Mantle controlling from mount.
Mantle putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Joseph is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mantle has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Joseph's face.
Joseph is desperately trying to improve his position but Mantle has a good base and remains in mount.
Joseph tries to hold on but Mantle postures up.
Mantle pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Mantle lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joseph tries to lock up and control but Mantle gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mantle postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Joseph bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Mantle and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Graham Mantle!
Graham Mantle thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Rose (ranked 128 p4p, 150 weight class) and Zabit Magomedov (ranked 20 p4p, 25 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adrian Rose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Zabit Magomedov!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Rose misses.
Rose misses the shot to the body.
Magomedov throws a lazy head kick
and Rose counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Magomedov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rose. That did some damage!
Magomedov cracks a nice hook into Rose's ribs.
Rose misses with a looping left.
Rose takes a swing at Magomedov's ribcage but misses.
Magomedov throws a head kick but Rose moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Rose misses the target.
Magomedov throws a lazy right hand but Rose sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Magomedov just misses with a punch to the body.
Magomedov missing with a left hand there. Rose 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.
Left hook, right uppercut from Magomedov.
It looks like Adrian Rose has been cut.
Rose connects with a body shot that sends Magomedov's belly button to the back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Magomedov walks into a jab.
Rose throws a chopping leg kick but Magomedov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Magomedov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose ducks under a wild hook from Magomedov.
It looked like Rose wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Magomedov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rose.
Magomedov connects with a looping right hand.
Rose darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Rose scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rose with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rose missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rose trying to mount his opponent but Magomedov defends it.
Magomedov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rose is working away from the top position though.
Rose not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov trying to control here.
Rose perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Magomedov moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Rose is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rose postures up.
Rose wants to control from the top but Magomedov keeps moving.
Magomedov can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rose controls the pace.
Magomedov pulls Rose in close to prevent any damage.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Magomedov can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose connects with a couple of short punches.
Rose loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rose passes Magomedov's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Rose has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rose seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Magomedov is trying to get back to full guard.
Magomedov controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Rose not doing much here.
Rose takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov tries to roll over but Rose keeps him under control.
Rose throwing shots but Magomedov is blocking nicely.
Rose is keen to just control but Magomedov is a slippery customer.
Rose thows a huge punch but Magomedov dodges it nicely.
Rose missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Magomedov trying to hold on to Rose's head to control him but Rose postures up.
Rose is pressing down on Magomedov's thigh, looking to free his foot. Magomedov is holding on for now.
Rose is looking to take a break and control but Magomedov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rose drops an elbow to the side of Magomedov's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adrian Rose dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adrian Rose's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
A jab from Magomedov misses.
Magomedov loads up on a big right hand but Rose slips the punch.
Magomedov throws the kick towards the body but Rose avoids it.
Rose misses with an uppercut. Magomedov saw that one coming.
Rose throws the left hand but Magomedov avoids the punch easily.
Rose connects with a good right hand that stumbles Magomedov. Magomedov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rose misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Magomedov.
Magomedov misses with a hook. Rose ducked under it nicely.
As Magomedov backs away, Rose returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Rose takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rose shoots for a takedown but Magomedov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Magomedov moves forwards but Rose connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rose fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Magomedov misses with an uppercut
and Rose counters with a solid body kick.
Rose displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Magomedov throws out the jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rose tries for a takedown but Magomedov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov gets caught flat footed, as Rose shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Rose pushes down on Magomedov's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Magomedov is trying to maintain the position but Rose is very close to passing his half guard.
Magomedov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Magomedov is looking to control Rose's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Magomedov avoid being mounted?
Rose landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rose is thwarting Magomedov's attempts to control the position.
Rose wants to take a breather but Magomedov is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rose.
Rose working the head and body with strikes.
Rose working Magomedov over with strikes.
Rose trying to control the action but Magomedov is working from the bottom.
Magomedov is positioning himself well to prevent Rose advancing to mount.
Rose wants to lay and pray for a moment but Magomedov keeps working.
Magomedov wants to get back to full guard.
Magomedov regains full guard. Nicely done.
Rose connects with a couple of short punches.
Magomedov pulls Rose in close to prevent any damage.
Rose is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov being controlled here, momentarily.
Rose trying to control the position from guard on top but Magomedov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rose with a nice head shot there.
Rose in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rose throwing strikes but missing.
Magomedov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rose. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rose throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rose is in close to Magomedov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rose looking to pass the guard.
Rose trying to control the position from guard on top but Magomedov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Magomedov controls Rose momentarily but Rose frees himself.
Rose postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rose sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Magomedov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rose.
Rose is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Magomedov can do to turn this around?
Nice defenses there by Rose.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Magomedov scores with a head kick. Rose tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Rose tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Magomedov defends well and Rose ends up having to push Magomedov into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adrian Rose. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Magomedov gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rose.
Magomedov misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adrian Rose dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Adrian Rose's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Magomedov moves away from the strike by Rose.
Adrian Rose is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rose looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Zabit Magomedov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Magomedov with a jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rose is defended easily by Magomedov.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Magomedov! But no joy.
Magomedov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rose ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Magomedov moves away.
Magomedov thuds a left hand into Rose's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bone on bone clash there as Magomedov blocks the leg kick.
Magomedov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rose manages to avoid it.
Rose shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Magomedov as he jumps to the side.
Rose moves into range and clinches up with Magomedov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Magomedov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Magomedov lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Magomedov.
Rose works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rose can't find room to land a body shot as Magomedov controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Magomedov.
Rose blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Magomedov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rose backwards.
Magomedov blocks a body shot from Rose.
Rose misses with some punches.
Rose misses with a punch to the body.
Magomedov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Magomedov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Magomedov prevents a body shot from Rose.
Rose misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rose.
Zabit Magomedov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rose's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Magomedov misses with a body punch.
Magomedov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rose struggles to land a body shot inside as Magomedov controls his hands.
Magomedov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rose or not.
Magomedov prevents a body shot from Rose.
Rose tries a body shot but Magomedov blocks it.
Magomedov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rose backwards.
Magomedov throws a punch but it's blocked by Rose.
Rose lands a body shot in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Rose.
Rose doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Magomedov prevents a body shot from Rose.
Rose misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Magomedov gets through Rose's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rose lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose lands with a left to the head.
Magomedov misses with some punches.
Rose tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rose misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rose lands a body shot.
Magomedov working aggressively here.
Magomedov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rose backwards.
Magomedov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rose backwards.
Rose has a couple of punches blocked by Magomedov.
Magomedov lands an uppercut.
Rose misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rose scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Magomedov is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adrian Rose. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rose.
Rose can't find room to land a body shot as Magomedov controls the action.
Magomedov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Magomedov has a couple of punches blocked by Rose.
Magomedov lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rose.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Magomedov.
Magomedov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rose's elbow.
Magomedov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rose's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rose.
Magomedov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Magomedov tries a body shot but Rose blocks it.
Zabit Magomedov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rose.
Magomedov throws a punch but it's blocked by Rose.
Magomedov gets underhooks to prevent Rose's takedown attempt.
Rose drops down looking for an ankle pick but Magomedov pulls his leg out and moves away.
Magomedov lands a nice hook to Rose's body. Rose takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rose misses with a jab to the body
and Magomedov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zabit Magomedov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rose 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adrian Rose!
During a confident post fight interview, Adrian Rose thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Robson (ranked 13 p4p, 71 weight class) and Tam Yu Tai (ranked 2 p4p, 9 weight class). Yu Tai has chosen Invincible Pole Fighter as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oliver Robson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Tam Yu Tai!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yu Tai misses with a looping right.
Robson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Robson.
Yu Tai lands a slapping body shot.
Oliver Robson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robson throws a leg kick but Yu Tai checks it.
Yu Tai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Robson.
We've been told by Robson's head coaches at Team Grunt that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Robson lands with a good body shot.
Yu Tai 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.
Robson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Robson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Robson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yu Tai shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Robson with a nice calf kick.
Robson avoids a kick to the body.
Robson misses with a leg kick
and Yu Tai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Robson slips under a jab from Yu Tai.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yu Tai moves away.
Robson scores with a hook.
Robson slips under a jab.
Yu Tai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Robson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Yu Tai throws a sloppy head kick and Robson moves out of range easily.
Yu Tai throws a wild body kick that Robson sees coming a mile off.
Yu Tai throws a good cross that connects.
Robson misses with a body shot.
Yu Tai looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Robson lands a nice shot that snaps Yu Tai's head back.
Yu Tai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Robson.
Robson throws a leg kick
enabling Yu Tai to counter with a crisp jab.
Robson throws a body shot but no joy.
Robson tries a low kick but Yu Tai avoids it.
Robson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yu Tai was well out of range. Poor timing from Robson.
Yu Tai replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Robson blocks it well.
Robson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yu Tai was well out of range. Poor timing from Robson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robson looks to throw a body kick
and Yu Tai counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A jab from Robson finds it's way through Yu Tai's defenses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice cross by Robson.
Robson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Yu Tai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fighters circling - Robson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yu Tai is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Robson with a body shot.
Robson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yu Tai.
Yu Tai counters with a body kick.
Robson throws a leg kick but Yu Tai sees it coming and moves out of range.
Yu Tai closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Robson misses the shot to the body.
Robson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Robson tries a low kick but Yu Tai avoids it.
Robson lands with a shot to the body.
Yu Tai checks a leg kick.
Yu Tai flicks out a counter leg kick but Robson steps away.
Yu Tai scores with a nice head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robson misses with a body shot
and Yu Tai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Robson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Yu Tai staying out of range there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yu Tai! But no joy.
A clash of legs there as Yu Tai blocks the low kick.
Yu Tai swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Yu Tai moves into range and clinches up with Robson.
Yu Tai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yu Tai gets through Robson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Yu Tai as the two fighters clinch.
Yu Tai misses with a body punch.
Yu Tai blocks a body shot from Robson.
Yu Tai blocks an uppercut.
Robson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Robson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Robson blocking some punches.
Robson scores with a shot to the side of Yu Tai's head.
Yu Tai scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yu Tai lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yu Tai misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Robson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yu Tai has a couple of punches blocked by Robson.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Robson.
Yu Tai struggles to land a body shot inside as Robson controls his hands.
Robson throws a head punch that misses.
Robson throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Yu Tai - that landed with a thud.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Robson.
A shot in the inside from Yu Tai.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Robson.
Yu Tai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The referee is keeping an eye on Robson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Robson lands with a light punch inside.
Yu Tai lands a right hand.
Robson misses with some punches.
A short right from Yu Tai.
A right hand to the body from Yu Tai.
Robson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yu Tai backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yu Tai struggles to land a body shot inside as Robson controls his hands.
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 Oliver Robson will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Yu Tai instigates a clinch.
Robson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yu Tai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yu Tai struggles to land a body shot inside as Robson controls his hands.
Yu Tai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Robson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yu Tai lands with a right to the head.
Yu Tai tries to work over Robson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yu Tai misses with some punches.
Yu Tai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Robson blocking some punches.
Yu Tai prevents a body shot from Robson.
Robson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Yu Tai can't find room to land a body shot as Robson controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Robson lands with a short shot to the head.
Robson tries to work over Yu Tai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Robson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yu Tai backwards.
Robson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Robson misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robson misses with some punches.
Yu Tai lands a body shot.
Robson lands a hook that snaps the head of Yu Tai backwards.
Tam Yu Tai seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Robson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Robson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yu Tai backwards.
Yu Tai misses with a punch on the inside.
Yu Tai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yu Tai blocks an uppercut.
Robson lands with a left to the head.
Robson works on Yu Tai's body with a couple of short punches.
Robson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yu Tai or not.
Robson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Yu Tai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yu Tai tries to throw a body punch but Robson avoids it by throwing Yu Tai back against the cage.
Yu Tai lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Robson.
Robson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yu Tai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yu Tai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yu Tai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robson blocks a body shot from Yu Tai.
Robson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Robson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Robson digs a right hand underneath Yu Tai's ribcage. Yu Tai let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Yu Tai has a couple of punches blocked by Robson.
Yu Tai blocks an uppercut.
Yu Tai swings wildly with an uppercut but Robson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Robson throws a punch but it's blocked by Yu Tai.
A right hand to the body from Robson.
Robson misses with a punch on the inside.
Robson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Yu Tai.
Robson lands a hook that snaps the head of Yu Tai backwards.
Robson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yu Tai misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Robson.
Yu Tai misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Robson.
Robson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Robson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yu Tai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Robson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Robson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Robson blocks a body shot from Yu Tai.
Robson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Robson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch on the inside from Robson fails to land.
Yu Tai misses with some punches.
Robson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yu Tai.
Yu Tai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Yu Tai.
Yu Tai tries to work over Robson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yu Tai softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Robson lands an uppercut.
Robson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yu Tai backwards.
Robson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Robson working aggressively here.
Yu Tai blocks a body shot from Robson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Robson.
Yu Tai misses with some punches.
Robson misses with the head strike.
A right hand to the body from Yu Tai.
Robson tries to work over Yu Tai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Yu Tai.
A head punch on the inside from Yu Tai fails to land.
Robson blocks an uppercut.
Yu Tai working aggressively here.
Yu Tai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Robson swings wildly with an uppercut but Yu Tai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yu Tai takes a shot to the head.
Yu Tai lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Yu Tai.
Yu Tai throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Robsons head.
Nice body punch from Yu Tai - that landed with a thud.
Robson scores with a hook to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Yu Tai.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Robson dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Yu Tai catches Robson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Robson scores with a leg kick.
Yu Tai throws a leg kick but Robson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Robson fires out a quick counter leg kick but Yu Tai just manages to avoid it.
Robson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Robson.
A big left from Yu Tai misses.
Robson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yu Tai.
Yu Tai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Robson.
Yu Tai swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Yu Tai throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good work by Yu Tai as he checks the leg kick.
Robson lands with a hook. Yu Tai tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Yu Tai checks a leg kick.
Robson connects with a nice looking jab.
Yu Tai lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robson is looking to score with low kicks.
Yu Tai tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Robson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A low kick from Robson is predictable there
and Yu Tai counters with a nice uppercut.
Robson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yu Tai.
Yu Tai keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Robson misses with a low kick as Yu Tai jumps back.
Robson throws a shot to the body.
Yu Tai misses with a body shot.
Yu Tai throws an overhand right that lands on Robson's shoulder, as Robson tries to avoid the shot.
Yu Tai looks to score with a jab to the body but Robson is just out of range.
Robson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Robson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Robson misses with a lunging right hand
and Yu Tai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yu Tai tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Robson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yu Tai.
Robson misses with a low kick.
Yu Tai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yu Tai has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Yu Tai there as he acknowledges the shot.
Robson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Robson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Robson takes a swing at Yu Tai's ribcage but misses.
Robson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice body kick from Yu Tai.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A looping hook to the body misses from Robson. Yu Tai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Robson slips a jab from Yu Tai.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yu Tai.
Yu Tai throws an overhand right that lands on Robson's shoulder, as Robson tries to avoid the shot.
Robson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yu Tai lands a leg kick that knocks Robson off balance momentarily.
Yu Tai takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Yu Tai thuds a left hand into Robson's body.
Robson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Yu Tai counters with a nice uppercut.
Oliver Robson is winning the standup battle so far.
Yu Tai just misses with a punch to the body.
Robson half committed to a counter leg kick.
Robson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yu Tai throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yu Tai throws a lazy right hand but Robson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yu Tai keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A big left from Robson misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yu Tai throws out a loose jab but Robson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Robson thuds a left hand into Yu Tai's body.
Robson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Yu Tai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yu Tai clinches with his opponent.
Robson misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yu Tai.
Yu Tai's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yu Tai.
Yu Tai misses with the head strike.
Yu Tai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Robson blocks a body shot from Yu Tai.
Yu Tai misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Tam Yu Tai just about did enough to take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A bone on bone clash there as Yu Tai blocks the leg kick.
Jab, jab by Yu Tai - just one landing.
A slow jab from Yu Tai misses its intended target.
Robson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Yu Tai backs up against the cage.
Robson tests Yu Tai's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Robson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Robson moves out of range as Yu Tai strikes.
Robson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yu Tai throws a shot from downtown. Robson moves away and avoids it.
Robson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Robson sizes up Yu Tai with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Robson throws a leg kick but Yu Tai sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yu Tai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Robson.
A little jabbing left from Yu Tai on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Robson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yu Tai's sensitive parts.
Yu Tai throws a body punch but Robson moves out of range.
Robson throws a body punch but Yu Tai moves out of range.
Robson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Robson throws a nice looking combination but Yu Tai bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yu Tai replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Robson blocks it well.
Robson misses with a body shot.
Robson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Robson misses with a low kick.
Robson throws a leg kick but Yu Tai checks it.
Robson misses with an uppercut
and Yu Tai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yu Tai on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Robson motions for Yu Tai to come forward. Robson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yu Tai slips a straight right by Robson.
Yu Tai let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Robson misses the shot to the body.
Robson misses with an uppercut
and Yu Tai counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Robson thinking.
Yu Tai tests Robson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Robson cracks Yu Tai with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yu Tai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Robson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Robson.
A nice leg kick from Yu Tai, right into the meat of the thigh.
Robson throws a leg kick that misses.
Robson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Yu Tai.
Robson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yu Tai.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Yu Tai's hands.
Robson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A low kick from Robson misses
and Yu Tai counters with a nice uppercut.
Robson misses with a wild body shot.
A clash of legs there as Yu Tai blocks the low kick.
Yu Tai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Robson.
Yu Tai replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Robson blocks it well.
Robson takes a swing at Yu Tai's ribcage but misses.
Robson walks into a left hand.
Yu Tai throws the left hand but Robson avoids the punch easily.
Robson misses with a leg kick.
Yu Tai throws a body shot but no joy.
Yu Tai avoids the body shot from Robson.
Yu Tai checks a low kick from Robson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robson lands with a thumping leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Robson misses the target.
Yu Tai swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Robson avoids the body shot from Yu Tai.
A looping hook to the body misses from Robson. Yu Tai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Robson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yu Tai.
Robson misses with a low kick.
Robson throws a leg kick but Yu Tai checks it.
A countering left hand to the body from Yu Tai misses.
Robson is looking to wear down Yu Tai with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Robson takes a swing at Yu Tai's ribcage but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yu Tai staying out of range there.
Yu Tai throws a quick inside leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Yu Tai blocks the low kick.
Yu Tai just misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Robson had his way with Tam Yu Tai in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A decent looking cross lands there for Robson.
Yu Tai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Robson.
Robson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Yu Tai counters with a body kick.
Robson lands with a nice body punch.
Robson cracks Yu Tai with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Robson lands a right hook to the body.
Robson lands an overhand right.
Yu Tai takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Yu Tai throws a lazy right hand but Robson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robson misses with a wild combination.
Yu Tai looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yu Tai looks to throw the jab but Robson is out of range.
Robson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Yu Tai back to the cage. Robson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yu Tai misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Robson throws a jab but it's blocked by Yu Tai.
Yu Tai is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Robson with a body shot.
Robson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Yu Tai is out of range.
Robson misses with a hook
letting Yu Tai counter with a right hand.
Yu Tai misses with a shot to the body
and Robson counters with a nice body shot.
Robson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Robson looks to throw the jab but Yu Tai is out of range.
A low kick from Robson is predictable there
and Yu Tai counters with a solid body kick.
Yu Tai connects with a good right hand that stumbles Robson. Robson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Robson punishes Yu Tai's body with a nice straight punch.
Jab from Robson.
Robson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yu Tai avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
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!
Yu Tai fakes the leg kick and cracks Robson in the body.
Tam Yu Tai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Robson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Yu Tai counters with a good low kick that Robson was not able to check.
Yu Tai has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Yu Tai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Robson.
Yu Tai throws a head kick but Robson moves out of range.
Robson throws a jab when Yu Tai was well out of range.
Yu Tai fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Robson is out of range.
Yu Tai will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Robson throws a jab but it's blocked by Yu Tai.
Robson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Yu Tai sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robson moves out of range of the body kick.
Robson is looking to chop away at Yu Tai's legs.
Robson walks into a jab.
A low kick lands for Robson.
A big left from Yu Tai misses.
Robson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Robson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Robson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Robson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Robson misses with the combination.
Robson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Robson connects with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A slow jab from Yu Tai misses its intended target.
Robson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Robson lands a right hook to the body.
Yu Tai bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Robson.
Oliver Robson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Robson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Robson connects with a body shot that sends Yu Tai's belly button to the back.
Robson lands with a shot to the body.
Robson lands a right hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Robson. Yu Tai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Robson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oliver Robson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Robson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oliver Robson!
Oliver Robson retains his welterweight title!
Oliver Robson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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