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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dragon Li Chai (ranked 1351 p4p, 1893 weight class) and Juan Corona (ranked 102 p4p, 139 weight class). Corona has chosen Lil Baby, Lil Durk - How It Feels as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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26
145
9 - 8 - 0 |
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185 cm
37
148
30 - 26 - 3 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dragon Li Chai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 26 - 3, fighting out of London, Juan Corona!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chai throws a head kick but Corona moves out of range.
Corona now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Corona throws out a powerful jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Chai.
Chai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Corona was well out of range. Poor timing from Chai.
Corona misses with a hook. Chai ducked under it nicely.
Chai throws a big counter combination but Corona scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Chai avoids the body shot from Corona.
And Chai counters with a quick kick to the body but Corona blocks it.
Corona misses with a wild body shot.
Chai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Corona.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai throws a left and a right that both miss
and Corona counters with a stiff right hand.
Corona misses with a double jab
and Chai counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Juan Corona seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Corona throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corona misses with an uppercut
and Chai counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Chai throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Corona's head.
Chai throws a wild body kick that Corona sees coming a mile off.
A head kick by Chai misses
and Corona counters with a nice body kick.
Chai takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Chai scores with a body shot.
Corona misses with a head kick.
Chai was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Corona scores with a hook to the body. Chai takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Corona throws a body shot but no joy.
Chai throws a big counter combination but Corona scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Chai looks to land a right hand but Corona moved out of range.
Corona thuds a left hand into Chai's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chai throws a nice head kick!
Chai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chai jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Chai takes a swing at Corona's ribcage but misses.
We've been told by Chai's head coaches at Mighty MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A head kick misses from Corona.
Jab from Chai.
Chai throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Corona.
 Corona is rocked!
Chai misses the shot to the body.
Corona is still on wobbly legs! Can Chai finish him?
Corona lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Corona seems to have recovered his senses.
Corona looks to land a body kick but Chai moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai throws a sloppy head kick and Corona moves out of range easily.
Chai ducks under a wild hook from Corona.
Chai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Corona cracks Chai with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Corona throws the left hand but Chai avoids the punch easily.
Chai falls off balance throwing a combination
and Corona counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chai is looking to wear down Corona with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Chai slips under a jab from Corona.
Chai goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Corona uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chai.
Corona raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corona throws a head kick that misses.
Chai lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Corona throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Corona slips under a jab.
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!
Chai swings away with a body shot that misses
and Corona counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A punch combination from Chai misses.
Chai misses the shot to the body.
Corona counters with a body kick.
Corona fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chai avoids the head kick by Corona.
Chai lands with a shot to the body.
Chai rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Corona moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dragon Li Chai dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Corona looks to land a left hand but Chai moved out of range nicely.
A cross from Corona lands.
Nice defenses there by Corona.
Corona lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Chai throws a left and a right that both miss
and Corona counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Corona.
A quick step to the side and Chai tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Corona has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Corona's corner calls for a 1-2. Corona obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Chai looks to land a body kick but Corona moved away.
Corona is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Chai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Corona in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Chai.
Corona raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Corona throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai lands a nice leg kick that just misses Corona's sensitive parts.
Corona punishes Chai's body with a nice straight punch.
Chai swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Chai swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chai has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Corona.
Chai avoids the head kick by Corona.
It appears Chai was looking to counter with a kick there.
Corona misses with a looping left.
Chai is looking for a counter combo.
Chai throws a one two combo.
Chai misses with the combination.
Chai throws a nice looking combination but Corona bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
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!
Chai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Corona throws a hook but Chai avoids it easily.
A clash of legs there as Chai blocks the low kick.
Corona just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromChai.
Corona connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Chai looks for the body kick but Corona saw that one coming.
A punch combination from Chai misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Corona misses.
Corona avoids the body shot from Chai.
Corona swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And Chai counters with a quick kick to the body but Corona blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corona takes a kick to the side of the head.
Corona lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Corona thows a left - swing and a miss!
Corona walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Chai delivers a nice body kick.
Corona tries a head kick but it misses.
Chai connects with a single shot there.
Chai throws a right and a left that Corona avoids nicely.
Chai misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A countering left hand to the body from Corona misses.
Chai shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Corona eats them both and turns towards Chai to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Corona looks to land a combination but Chai avoids it well.
Corona scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Corona takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dragon Li Chai is winning the standup battle so far.
Corona motions for Chai to come forward. Corona throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
As Corona backs away, Chai returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Corona blocks a head kick by Chai.
Corona fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chai looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Corona is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Chai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sloppy strikes from Chai. Those never looked like landing.
Dragon Li Chai is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Corona moves out of range as Chai throws a body kick.
Corona is looking for the big counter here.
Corona digs a good body shot into Chai's ribs.
Corona misses with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dragon Li Chai will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Corona slips a jab from Chai.
A big right from Corona misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Chai.
Chai connects with a high kick.
We've been informed that Corona has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
The fighters circle momentarily. Corona darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Corona throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chai. Corona does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corona dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Corona moves out of range of the body kick.
Chai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Corona.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corona throws an overhand right that lands on Chai's shoulder, as Chai tries to avoid the shot.
Chai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chai throws a series of punches but Corona avoids them all with ease.
Corona misses with a shot to the body
and Chai counters with a slapping leg kick.
Chai avoids the head kick by Corona.
Chai is looking for a counter combo.
Corona looks to throw the jab but Chai is out of range.
Chai went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sloppy strikes from Corona. Those never looked like landing.
Chai appears to be looking for a big counter.
Chai lunges at Corona with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Corona's hand.
Chai misses with a series of wild punches.
Juan Corona has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corona uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chai.
Corona digs a good hook to Chai's body.
Corona lands a head kick. Chai smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Corona scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chai takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Chai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Corona manages to avoid it.
Corona throws a hook but Chai blocks it.
Sloppy strikes from Chai. Those never looked like landing.
Chai misses the shot to the body.
Chai throws a nice looking combination but Corona bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corona tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chai was well out of range. Poor timing from Corona.
Corona misses with an uppercut.
Chai misses with a hook to the body
and Corona counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Corona lands with a thumping leg kick.
Corona pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chai went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Chai takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Corona blocks a head kick by Chai.
Chai will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Corona gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Chai counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Chai.
Corona misses the jab.
Chai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Corona.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chai throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Corona is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chai.
Dragon Li Chai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Corona was well out of range. Poor timing from Chai.
A head kick misses from Corona.
Corona tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chai blocks a head kick by Corona.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Juan Corona.
Well Chai has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dragon Li Chai!
After winning the bout, Dragon Li 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Maxim Ward (ranked 1436 p4p, 809 weight class) and Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau (ranked 185 p4p, 112 weight class). Ward's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, ERA - Ameno. Maxim Ward had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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172
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24 - 19 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent 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 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Maxim Ward!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Costeau throws a hook but Ward avoids it easily.
Costeau stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Costeau wants it to stay on the feet.
Costeau avoids a punch combination nicely.
A lazy left from Costeau finds it's target.
Costeau throws a lazy right hand but Ward sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Ward wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Costeau looks to score with a jab to the body but Ward is just out of range.
Good exchange - Ward coming out on top.
Ward shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Costeau manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Ward keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Costeau is pressed up against the cage. Ward has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Costeau down to the mat. Costeau avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Costeau tries to move into range but Ward moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A swing and a miss from Costeau.
Ward looks to throw the jab but Costeau is out of range.
Ward connects with a jab.
Costeau goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Costeau 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.
Ward will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maxim Ward. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ward throws a big shot that misses.
Costeau steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ward.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Costeau is trying to defend but Ward finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Ward prevents Costeau from standing back up.
Ward wants to take a breather but Costeau is having none of it.
Costeau punching from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Costeau tries to kick Ward off but Ward keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ward passes to full mount!
Ward controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Costeau is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Costeau tries to buck Ward off but he can't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costeau wants to control but Ward is having none of it.
Ward with the ground and pound from mount.
Costeau is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Costeau tries to reverse the position but Ward maintains control.
Ward controlling from mount.
Costeau trying desperately to get to his feet.
Costeau tries to hold on but Ward postures up.
Ward wants to control the pace but Costeau is squirming around nicely.
Ward controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costeau is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Costeau regains half guard.
Ward stops Costeau from getting back to his feet.
Costeau is trying to maintain the position but Ward is very close to passing his half guard.
Ward is looking to take a break and control but Costeau is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Costeau has one foot on Ward's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Costeau.
Ward goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Costeau ducks under a wild hook from Ward.
Ward throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Costeau sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ward blocks a head kick by Costeau.
No luck for Ward with that takedown attempt.
Costeau slips a straight right by Ward.
Ward throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Costeau counters with a low kick, right behind Ward 's knee.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Costeau jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Costeau swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ward jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A nice leg kick lands there from Costeau.
Ward throws a right and a left that both miss.
Costeau gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Costeau wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Ward manages to pass to side control.
Costeau tries to kick Ward off but Ward keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ward is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
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 Maxim Ward will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Costeau throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ward looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Costeau is looking to score with low kicks.
Ward lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A combination from Ward does no damage.
Ward shoots in and drives through. Costeau sprawls well.
Ward fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Costeau manages to avoid it.
Ward looks to land a right hand but Costeau moved out of range.
Costeau throws a hook but Ward avoids it easily.
Donk. Ward catches Costeau right on the button with a cross.
Costeau looks to land a left hand but Ward moved out of range nicely.
Ward walks into a stiff left hand from Costeau.
Costeau ducks under a wild hook from Ward.
Ward takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Danga de danga de dang - Costeau scores with a four punch combination!
 It looks like Maxim Ward has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Costeau scores with a sloppy right hand. Ward should have avoided that one.
Ward throws a head kick but Costeau moves out of range.
Costeau misses with an uppercut. Ward saw that one coming.
Ward throws a series of punches but Costeau moves out of range.
Costeau throws a sloppy head kick and Ward moves out of range easily.
Ward feinted with a counter takedown.
Ward misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward throws a lazy head kick
letting Costeau counter with a right hand.
Costeau gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Costeau pushes Ward off and scrambles back to his feet.
Costeau misses with a head kick.
Nice shot by Ward.
Ward scores with a nice head shot.
Costeau uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ward.
Nice uppercut lands for Costeau. That snapped Ward's head back.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Costeau gets through Ward's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ward lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Costeau tries to stall but Ward uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ward lands a left hand that snaps the head of Costeau backwards.
A short left from Costeau.
Ward tries a body shot but Costeau blocks it.
Costeau dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ward wants a takedown.
Costeau digs a right hand into Ward's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ward's gas tank.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ward creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Costeau swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Costeau manages to break the clinch.
Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ward connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Costeau misses with a wild body shot.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ward.
Ward working away.
Ward slows the pace down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costeau wants to control but Ward postures up.
Costeau misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Costeau is not content to let Ward control the position.
Costeau can't do much from the bottom here.
Maxim Ward overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Costeau tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Costeau is trying to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
What can Costeau do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Costeau wants to get back to his feet.
Ward trying to control.
Costeau is trying to get back to his feet but Ward has full control of the position and if anything, Costeau has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Ward biding his time, controlling Costeau.
Costeau trying to control the position but Ward manages to sink in the hooks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Maxim Ward will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Maxim Ward's cut.
That's time! Ward's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Ward shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Costeau sprawls well. Costeau wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ward gets slowly back to his feet.
Ward looks to land a combination but Costeau avoids it well.
Costeau gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Costeau wants to stand and escape but Ward is having none of it.
Ward is in close to Costeau's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Costeau can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ward controls the pace.
Costeau tries to strike from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ward trying to control the position from guard on top but Costeau is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ward showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Costeau is looking to stand up but Ward isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward trying to control the position from guard on top but Costeau is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ward misses with a straight left.
Ward throws a head kick but Costeau moves out of range.
Costeau throws a body punch but Ward moves out of range.
Maxim Ward seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Costeau throws a leg kick but Ward sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ward misses with a two punch combination.
Ward throws a lazy uppercut
and Costeau counters with a nice uppercut.
Ward throws a body shot but no joy.
Costeau lands with a right hand.
Ward throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Costeau tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Ward is in Costeau's guard.
Ward sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ward's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ward passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Costeau throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Costeau is not content to let Ward control the position.
Costeau is looking for a sweep.
Costeau trying to remain calm as Ward controls from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward is looking to take a break and control but Costeau is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ward avoids the strikes from the bottom by Costeau.
Costeau is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Ward controlling the position.
Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Costeau pushes Ward away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Ward gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Costeau is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ward connects with a decent elbow.
Ward advances to mount.
Costeau wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
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.
Ward takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ward breaks from Costeau's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Maxim Ward is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Costeau is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Costeau really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Costeau is squirming around, avoiding Ward's attempts to control the action.
Costeau takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ward is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Costeau can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Costeau is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maxim Ward showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ward, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Maxim Ward!
Maxim Ward decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thufir Hawat (ranked 955 p4p, 1807 weight class) and Phoenix Peterson (ranked 133 p4p, 218 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Peterson's choice of entrance music: Bulls On Parade- Rage Against the Machine. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thufir Hawat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phoenix Peterson!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawat waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Peterson.
Hawat has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Animal Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Hawat moves out of range as Peterson throws a body kick.
Peterson thuds his right hand into Hawat's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Good shot there by Hawat.
Hawat avoids a kick to the body.
Hawat uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Peterson.
Peterson throws the kick towards the body but Hawat avoids it.
A clash of legs there as Hawat blocks the low kick.
Peterson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Peterson swings for the body but Hawat moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Good leg kick by Hawat.
Peterson throws a hook but Hawat avoids it easily.
Peterson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Peterson thuds a left hand into Hawat's body.
Peterson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hawat throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Peterson throws a body shot but no joy.
Peterson misses with a straight right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peterson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Peterson throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawat throws a body punch but Peterson moves out of range.
Hawat backing away here, and Peterson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Peterson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hawat loads up on a big right hand but Peterson slips the punch.
Hawat takes a swing at Peterson's ribcage but misses.
Hawat ducks under a wild hook from Peterson.
Hawat connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice jab there from Peterson.
Hawat scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Phoenix Peterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawat misses with a low kick as Peterson jumps back.
Peterson misses with a body kick.
Peterson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Peterson misses with a hook. Hawat ducked under it nicely.
Peterson missing with a left hand there. Hawat was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hawat throwing a counter right hand but Peterson manages to avoid it.
Hawat swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Peterson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Peterson throws a jab when Hawat was well out of range.
A clash of legs there as Hawat blocks the low kick.
Peterson thuds a left hand into Hawat's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawat throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Peterson! But no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peterson scores with a sloppy right hand. Hawat should have avoided that one.
Peterson ducks under a wild hook from Hawat.
Hawat keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Peterson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hawat walks into a straight right hand from Peterson.
Peterson lunges at Hawat with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hawat's hand.
Hawat misses with a jab to the body
and Peterson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hawat's knee momentarily.
Hawat keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Peterson.
A swing and a miss from Hawat.
Peterson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hawat throws a jab when Peterson was well out of range.
Jab from Hawat.
Hawat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Peterson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hawat counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Peterson thinking.
Hawat dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Peterson. That did some damage!
Hawat takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Peterson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A jab from Peterson finds it's way through Hawat's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson moves out of range of the leg kick from Hawat.
Peterson takes a swing at Hawat's ribcage but misses.
Peterson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hawat.
Peterson flicks out a counter leg kick but Hawat steps away.
Hawat tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Peterson was well out of range. Poor timing from Hawat.
Peterson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Peterson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hawat can pounce on him.
Hawat misses with a hook.
Peterson ducks under a wild hook from Hawat.
Hawat moves out of range of the strikes.
Peterson connects with a solid leg kick.
Peterson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A nice inside leg kick there by Peterson. That's going to slow Hawat down.
Peterson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd cheers as Peterson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hawat doesn't seem phased though.
Peterson throws the left hand but Hawat avoids the punch easily.
Peterson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hawat throws the left hand but Peterson avoids the punch easily.
Peterson misses with a hook. Hawat ducked under it nicely.
Peterson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hawat checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawat takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hawat moves out of range of the body kick.
The fighters circling - Peterson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Peterson misses.
Hawat throws a lazy right hand but Peterson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Peterson moves out of range of the leg kick from Hawat.
Hawat misses with a hook. Peterson ducked under it nicely.
Hawat is looking to score with low kicks.
Peterson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hawat takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A counter left hand to the body from Hawat misses its target.
Peterson throws a right hand that misses
and Hawat counters with a good low kick that Peterson was not able to check.
Hawat scores with a leg kick.
Peterson connects with a single shot there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Peterson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hawat manages to avoid it.
Hawat misses with a hook. Peterson ducked under it nicely.
Peterson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hawat looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Peterson throws out a counter right but Hawat avoids it with no problem.
Hawat cracks Peterson with a good jab.
Peterson looks to land a body kick but Hawat moved away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Phoenix Peterson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Peterson motions for Hawat to come forward. Peterson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hawat throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hawat takes a swing at Peterson's ribcage but misses.
Peterson jabs Hawat right on the nose. Hawat blinks but takes it well.
Peterson with a nice calf kick.
Peterson throws a jab but it's blocked by Hawat.
Hawat avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Hawat wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Peterson moves out of range of the body kick from Hawat.
Hawat is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hawat displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Peterson throws out the jab.
Nice body kick there by Peterson.
Hawat wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hawat throws an overhand right that lands on Peterson's shoulder, as Peterson tries to avoid the shot.
Hawat misses with a body kick.
Peterson misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hawat. Peterson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by Hawat.
Hawat moves out of range of the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hawat scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Hawat misses.
A little jabbing left from Peterson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Peterson lands a nice looking body shot.
Peterson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Peterson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Hawat to counter with a crisp jab.
Peterson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Peterson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hawat.
Peterson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Peterson with a nice cross.
Hawat throws a low kick but Peterson avoids it.
Peterson looks to score with a jab to the body but Hawat is just out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Hawat misses the target.
Peterson thuds a left hand into Hawat's body.
Hawat takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A shot to the liver by Peterson. Beautiful body shot.
Hawat feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Petersons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hawat tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hawat throws a body punch but Peterson moves out of range.
Peterson misses with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawat rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Peterson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Peterson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Peterson checks a leg kick.
Hawat ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Peterson moves away.
Peterson thows a left - swing and a miss!
A counter left hand to the body from Hawat misses its target.
Peterson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hawat.
Peterson throws an off balance right hand
and Hawat counters with a nice uppercut.
Peterson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hawat walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hawat misses with an uppercut.
Jab, jab by Peterson - just one landing.
Hawat keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hawat misses the shot to the body.
Hawat scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Peterson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Peterson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hawat looks to score with a jab to the body but Peterson is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson is looking to slow Hawat down with leg kicks.
Peterson misses the jab.
Hawat jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slow jab from Hawat misses its intended target.
Peterson throws a lazy uppercut
and Hawat counters with a nice leg kick.
Peterson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hawat throws a nice inside leg kick.
Peterson fails to land with a series of punches.
Hawat throws a head kick but Peterson moves out of range.
Hawat steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Peterson.
Peterson tries to bum rush Hawat with a series of wild strikes but Hawat uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A cross from Hawat lands.
Peterson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Peterson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hawat with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Peterson to score with a decent uppercut.
Hawat moves out of range as Peterson strikes.
Peterson connects with a high kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hawat just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Peterson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Phoenix Peterson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hawat chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Peterson can pounce on him.
Hawat throws a leg kick
and Peterson counters with an inside leg kick.
Peterson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Peterson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Peterson misses with a looping left.
Peterson checks a leg kick.
Hawat misses with a looping left.
Peterson lands a head shot.
Hawat avoids the body shot from Peterson.
Peterson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Peterson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Peterson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hawat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hawat connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Peterson's hands.
Hawat cracks Peterson with an open hand slap.
Hawat takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hawat lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Peterson circles away quickly and effectively.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Phoenix Peterson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Peterson throws the left hand but Hawat avoids the punch easily.
Peterson misses with an uppercut. Hawat saw that one coming.
Peterson swings widly with a right hand
and Hawat counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Peterson throws a leg kick that misses.
Peterson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jab by Peterson.
Hawat throws a head kick but Peterson moves out of range.
Nice shot by Peterson.
Peterson misses with a looping right.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hawat.
A head kick misses from Hawat.
Hawat swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawat connects with a body shot that sends Peterson's belly button to the back.
Hawat lands a nice leg kick that just misses Peterson's sensitive parts.
Peterson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hawat at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hawat lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hawat misses with an uppercut
and Peterson counters with a left and a right that stings Hawat.
Hawat lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson avoids the head kick by Hawat.
Peterson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hawat throws a leg kick but Peterson checks it.
Peterson misses with a kick to the body.
A good leg kick by Peterson.
Hawat slips a straight right by Peterson.
Hawat takes a swing at Peterson's ribcage but misses.
Hawat on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Peterson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hawat. That did some damage!
Peterson misses with a lunging right hand
and Hawat counters with a straight right hand.
Peterson moves out of range as Hawat strikes.
Peterson with a nice calf kick.
Hawat throws a lazy right hand but Peterson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hawat lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hawat misses with a straight right.
Hawat throws out a loose jab but Peterson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thufir Hawat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Peterson checks a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hawat lands with an overhand left.
Hawat ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hawat throws a hook but Peterson blocks it.
Hawat looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Peterson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hawat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hawat takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Peterson connects with a right hand. Hawat shakes it off.
Peterson throws a body shot but no joy.
Peterson misses with an uppercut.
Peterson scores with a jab.
Peterson connects with a single shot there.
Hawat throws a nice outside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Hawat.
Hawat looks to score with a jab to the body but Peterson is just out of range.
Peterson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hawat throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hawat backing away here, and Peterson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Peterson.
Hawat is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Peterson.
A big left from Peterson misses.
Hawat misses the jab.
Peterson misses with a kick to the body.
Jab by Hawat.
Hawat bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Hawat.
Hawat thuds his right hand into Peterson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hawat with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Peterson to score with a decent uppercut.
Hawat throws an off balance right hand
and Peterson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hawat avoids a kick to the body.
Peterson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hawat's head backwards.
Nice defenses there by Hawat.
Peterson punishes Hawat's body with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peterson feints and then cracks Hawat's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hawat down.
Peterson lands with a hook. Hawat tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hawat ducks under a wild hook from Peterson.
Hawat slips a jab from Peterson.
It looked like Hawat wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hawat connects with a leg kick.
Hawat throws a leg kick but Peterson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hawat walks into a left hand.
Hawat bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Peterson scores with the left hand. Hawat knows he should have avoided that one.
Hawat thumps Peterson with a low kick.
Phoenix Peterson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hawat misses with a hook
and Peterson counters with a nice uppercut.
Hawat ducks under a wild hook from Peterson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hawat throws a jab when Peterson was well out of range.
Hawat pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Peterson ducks under a wild hook from Hawat.
Hawat takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Phoenix Peterson.
Well Peterson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phoenix Peterson!
An out of breath and clearly excited Phoenix Peterson thanked Uncle Rufus Clothing .Co for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drax Bautista (ranked 1232 p4p, 1065 weight class) and Arto Jarvinen (ranked 155 p4p, 135 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Drax Bautista!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arto Jarvinen!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bautista thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jarvinen dips to his left and cracks Bautista with an uppercut!
We've been informed that Jarvinen has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Jarvinen misses with an uppercut
and Bautista counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jarvinen misses with a jab to the body
and Bautista cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jarvinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jarvinen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Bautista misses.
Jarvinen swings for the body but Bautista moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jarvinen connects with a crisp jab.
Bautista misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bautista misses with a hook. Jarvinen ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarvinen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bautista to score with a decent uppercut.
Jarvinen scores with a punch to the head.
Bautista swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bautista keeps the fight on the outside.
Jarvinen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bautista throws a shot from downtown. Jarvinen moves away and avoids it.
Bautista lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Jarvinen lands an overhand right.
Bautista looks to land a body kick but Jarvinen moved away.
Jarvinen staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarvinen clobbers Bautista with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jarvinen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
 Bautista is rocked!
It looks like Drax Bautista has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bautista misses with a kick to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Jarvinen misses the target.
Bautista misses with an uppercut. Jarvinen saw that one coming.
Jarvinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bautista moves away.
Bautista was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jarvinen misses with a right hand
letting Bautista counter with a right hand.
Bautista takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bautista takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jarvinen jabs at Bautista's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bautista jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bautista swings for the body but Jarvinen moves out of range.
Bautista doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bautista looks for the body kick but Jarvinen saw that one coming.
Jarvinen wants to counter with a clinch but Bautista pushes him away.
Bautista misses with a wild body shot.
Jarvinen moves out of range of the body kick from Bautista.
Jarvinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bautista.
Bautista throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Jarvinen counters by moving into the clinch.
Jarvinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bautista breaks the clinch.
Bautista misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jarvinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bautista throws out the jab.
Bautista takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bautista has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jarvinen finds it's way round the side to connect with Bautista's head.
Jarvinen feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Bautista sprawling to the canvas! Bautista rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Jarvinen finish him?!
Oh Bautista is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jarvinen is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bautista had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bautista missing with a left hand there. Jarvinen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jarvinen drops Bautista with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Bautista! Jarvinen dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arto Jarvinen!
A relieved looking Arto Jarvinen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bartolomeu Ganz (ranked 527 p4p, 858 weight class) and Cam Fleming (ranked 65 p4p, 100 weight class). Ganz's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Adam and Eve. Fleming has chosen Killa Cam - Cam'Ron as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Bartolomeu Ganz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cam Fleming!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fleming fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ganz throwing a counter right hand but Fleming manages to avoid it.
Fleming shoots in and bounces Ganz off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ganz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fleming on the ground.
Fleming slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Fleming scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ganz pulls Fleming in close to prevent any damage.
Ganz keeping moving, preventing Fleming from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ganz is pulling down on Fleming's head to control his posture.
Fleming with a nice head shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fleming throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fleming postures up in Ganz's guard and throws a big left but Ganz blocks it.
Ganz wants to sweep here but Fleming controlling him for the moment.
Fleming is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fleming postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ganz is on top in guard.
Ganz slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Ganz looking to pass the guard.
Fleming keeping moving, preventing Ganz from controlling successfully.
Fleming looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fleming pulls Ganz in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fleming working a defensive guard here.
Ganz is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Fleming working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ganz doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Fleming is tightening it up a little... Ganz has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Ganz reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Ganz taps out! Nice BJJ there by Fleming!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Cam Fleming!
Cam Fleming bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Philip Marcus (ranked 338 p4p, 598 weight class) and Rob Roy (ranked 34 p4p, 57 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Philip Marcus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 44 - 22 - 1, fighting out of New York, Rob Roy!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Roy misses with an uppercut
and Marcus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Roy swings widly with a right hand
and Marcus counters with a head kick that drops Roy to the mat! Roy scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Roy is rocked!
Roy lands a body shot.
Roy is still on wobbly legs! Can Marcus finish him?
Roy misses the jab.
A jab from Roy misses.
Roy seems to have recovered his senses.
Roy misses with a lunging right hand
and Marcus counters with a perfectly timed head kick, knocking Roy out cold! Wow, that took some serious skill and not a little luck! Marcus is taking it in his stride though, strolling around like it's no big deal. What a guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Philip Marcus!
Philip Marcus seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Grigoriy Petrov (ranked 493 p4p, 432 weight class) and Siale Veainu (ranked 61 p4p, 55 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 18 - 4, fighting out of New York, Grigoriy Petrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 40 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Siale Veainu!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Veainu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petrov moves away.
Petrov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Veainu misses with a hook.
Petrov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Petrov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Veainu.
Petrov fires out a quick counter leg kick but Veainu just manages to avoid it.
Veainu lands with a cross.
Petrov defending well as Veainu loads up on a big left hand.
Petrov jabs Veainu right on the nose. Veainu blinks but takes it well.
A big left from Petrov misses.
Petrov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Veainu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Petrov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Veainu checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Veainu swings for the body but Petrov moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov throws a big shot that misses.
A little jabbing left from Veainu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Petrov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Veainu. That did some damage!
Petrov misses with an uppercut. Veainu saw that one coming.
Veainu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Veainu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Veainu avoids the body shot from Petrov.
Veainu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Petrov swings widly with a right hand
and Veainu counters with a nice uppercut.
Grigoriy Petrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab lands there for Petrov.
Veainu throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Petrov cracks Veainu with an open hand slap.
Petrov misses with a looping right.
Petrov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Petrov looks to land a right hand but Veainu moved out of range.
Petrov swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Veainu counter with a right hand.
Petrov misses with an uppercut
and Petrov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Petrov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Veainu lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Veainu connects with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veainu connects with a nice looking jab.
Petrov lands with a shot to the body.
Petrov misses the jab.
Veainu has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Petrov scores with a leg kick.
Petrov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Petrov connects with an inside leg kick.
Petrov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Veainu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Petrov can pounce on him.
Veainu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Veainu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Petrov needs to keep his hands up - Veainu had a free shot at his head there.
Petrov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big left from Petrov misses.
Petrov throws a nice outside leg kick.
A jab from Petrov misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov scores with a shot to the body.
Veainu slips a jab from Petrov.
Veainu sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A swing and a miss from Veainu.
Petrov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Petrov throws a jab but it's blocked by Veainu.
Petrov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Veainu's head.
Veainu checks a leg kick.
Petrov throws a chopping leg kick but Veainu manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Veainu lands a really nice looking cross but Petrov seems unphased.
Petrov works Veainu's body with a nice hook.
Petrov misses with a wild body shot.
Petrov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Veainu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Veainu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petrov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veainu throws a looping overhand right but Petrov ducks down to avoid it.
Veainu ducks under a wild hook from Petrov.
Veainu checks a leg kick.
Petrov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Veainu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petrov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Petrov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Veainu counters with a two punch combo.
Petrov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Veainu takes a swing at Petrov's ribcage but misses.
Petrov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Veainu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Veainu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Petrov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Petrov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Petrov is looking to score with low kicks.
Petrov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Petrov misses with a wild body shot.
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 Grigoriy Petrov will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Petrov blocks a jab.
Grigoriy Petrov is winning the standup battle so far.
Veainu misses the jab.
Petrov scores with a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Petrov.
Petrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Veainu moves away.
Veainu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petrov moves away.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Veainu in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Petrov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Veainu manages to avoid it.
Petrov throws an off balance right hand
and Veainu counters with a left to the body.
Petrov throws a leg kick but Veainu checks it.
Petrov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Veainu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Petrov throws out the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Petrov misses the target.
Petrov misses the shot to the body.
Petrov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Petrov throws a jab when Veainu was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Veainu.
A combination from Petrov does no damage.
Petrov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Petrov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Veainu at a distance.
Veainu swings for the body but Petrov moves out of range.
Veainu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Petrov.
Petrov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Petrov misses with a looping right.
Veainu throws a lazy right hand but Petrov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Petrov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A quick step to the side and Petrov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Veainu misses with a jab to the body
and Petrov counters with a nice uppercut.
A big right from Petrov misses.
Petrov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Veainu can do to turn this around?
Petrov misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov throws a nice inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Petrov.
Petrov throws a combination that misses
and Veainu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Petrov slips a straight right by Veainu.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petrov connects with a leg kick.
Veainu misses with a double jab.
Petrov throws a big shot that misses.
Petrov's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Veainu clobbers Petrov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Veainu tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Veainu misses with a body shot.
Petrov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Petrov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jab from Veainu.
Petrov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veainu lands an overhand right.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Veainu might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Petrov has got the better of the exchanges.
Petrov throws the left hand but Veainu avoids the punch easily.
Petrov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Veainu.
Veainu just misses with a punch to the body.
Petrov throws a lazy right hand but Veainu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Petrov needs to keep his hands up - Veainu had a free shot at his head there.
Veainu swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Petrov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Veainu takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Petrov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Petrov lands a slapping body shot.
Veainu throws a lazy right hand but Petrov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Petrov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Petrov lands with a nice body kick.
Petrov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Siale Veainu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov misses with a right hand
and Veainu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Veainu cracks a nice hook into Petrov's ribs.
Veainu ducks under a wild hook from Petrov.
Petrov looks to land a left hand but Veainu moved out of range nicely.
Veainu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Petrov counters with a stiff right hand.
The fighters circling - Petrov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice side step and Veainu releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Veainu misses with a wild body shot.
Veainu misses with an uppercut.
Veainu throws a lazy uppercut
and Petrov counters with a three punch combo that has Veainu backing up. Veainu nods at Petrov to acknowledge the strikes.
Veainu ducks under a wild hook from Petrov.
Petrov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Veainu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Petrov throws a jab but it's blocked by Veainu.
Veainu lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Grigoriy Petrov dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Petrov misses the jab.
Veainu misses with a straight right.
Petrov wants to land a leg kick but Veainu is out of range.
Veainu throws out a counter right but Petrov avoids it with no problem.
Petrov misses with a leg kick
and Veainu counters with a straight right hand.
Veainu lands with a shot to the body.
Petrov slips a jab from Veainu.
Petrov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Veainu moves out of range of the strikes.
Veainu now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Petrov misses with a body punch
and Veainu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Petrov avoids the body shot from Veainu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov misses the shot to the body.
Veainu swings for the body but Petrov moves out of range.
Petrov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Veainu finds it's way round the side to connect with Petrov's head.
Veainu shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Some bone on bone action there as Veainu checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veainu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Petrov. Petrov obviously looking to wear him down.
Petrov misses with a hook.
Veainu swings for the body but Petrov moves out of range.
Veainu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Petrov ducks under a wild hook from Veainu.
Petrov lands the left hand.
Petrov connects with a right hand. Veainu shakes it off.
Petrov loads up on a big right hand but Veainu slips the punch.
An inside leg kick lands from Petrov.
A big left from Veainu misses.
Veainu just misses with a punch to the body.
Petrov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Petrov lands with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veainu misses with a body shot.
Petrov connects with an inside leg kick.
Petrov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Petrov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Veainu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Veainu misses.
Veainu takes one to the side of the head.
Petrov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Petrov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Petrov with a hook.
Petrov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Veainu staying out of range there.
Petrov scores with the left hand. Veainu knows he should have avoided that one.
Petrov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Veainu.
Veainu loads up on a big right hand but Petrov slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veainu scores with a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Petrov.
Veainu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Veainu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Petrov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Veainu throws a body shot but no joy.
Petrov throws a leg kick
and Veainu counters with a straight right hand.
Petrov moves away from the strike by Veainu.
Petrov throws an off balance right hand
enabling Veainu to counter with a crisp jab.
Veainu tests Petrov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Petrov is rocked!
Petrov tries to land a leg kick but Veainu saw it coming and moves away.
Veainu throws out a counter right but Petrov avoids it with no problem.
Oh Petrov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Veainu misses the shot to the body.
Petrov seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov misses with a body shot.
Petrov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Veainu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
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 looping hook to the body misses from Veainu. Petrov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Petrov scores with a decent looking hook.
Veainu misses with a wild body shot.
Petrov cracks Veainu with a good jab.
Veainu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Petrov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Veainu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Veainu misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Petrov thumps Veainu with a low kick.
Petrov misses with a body shot.
Veainu misses with an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Grigoriy Petrov.
Well Petrov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:28
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grigoriy Petrov!
An out of breath Grigoriy Petrov 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between David Eagle (ranked 625 p4p, 845 weight class) and Rock Romero (ranked 89 p4p, 117 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 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Eagle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rock Romero !
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eagle throws a big shot that misses.
Eagle doesn't manage to clinch there - Romero circles away.
Romero takes a swing at Eagle's ribcage but misses.
Eagle gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Eagle lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romero lands a nice uppercut.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Romero blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Eagle.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Eagle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Eagle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Eagle lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Eagle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Eagle tries to throw a body punch but Romero avoids it by throwing Eagle back against the cage.
Eagle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Romero effectively controlling the action here.
Eagle misses with a body punch.
Eagle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Eagle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eagle lands with a straight right. Romero didn't see that one coming.
Romero avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Eagle misses with a wild combination.
Eagle clinches up with Romero and pushes him back against the cage.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Eagle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romero is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Eagle misses with a punch on the inside.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Eagle uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Eagle fails to land.
A short uppercut from Eagle.
Eagle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Romero 's elbow.
Eagle misses with some punches.
Romero working aggressively here.
A right hook to the body lands for Eagle.
Eagle blocks an uppercut.
Romero blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero misses with the head strike.
A short body shot lands from Eagle as the two fighters clinch.
Eagle blocking some punches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Romero misses with some punches.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Eagle lands with a left to the head.
Eagle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Eagle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Romero lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Eagle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Eagle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Eagle.
Romero makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Eagle throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Romero s head.
Eagle digs a right hand underneath Romero 's ribcage. Romero let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Romero misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Eagle.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Eagle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Romero is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Eagle is keeping busy.
Romero tries to work over Eagle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Romero blocks an uppercut.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Eagle.
Eagle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Romero backwards.
Eagle blocks an uppercut.
Eagle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Romero is leaning against Eagle and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Eagle lands a hook to the side of the head.
Eagle scores with a hook to the body.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Romero takes a shot to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Eagle.
A short uppercut from Eagle.
Eagle lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eagle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Eagle lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Romero .
Romero looks winded!
Eagle lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero tries a body shot but Eagle blocks it.
Eagle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Eagle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Eagle scores with a shot to the side of Romero 's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero .
Eagle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Eagle lands a right hand.
Romero can't find room to land a body shot as Eagle controls the action.
A hook to the body from Romero .
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Eagle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Eagle lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Eagle throws a punch but it's blocked by Romero .
Romero working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Eagle lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Eagle prevents a body shot from Romero .
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Romero tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Eagle tries to work over Romero 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Eagle lands a left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
David Eagle dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Eagle jabs at Romero 's body.
Romero misses the shot to the body.
Eagle is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Romero can do to turn this around?
Romero lands with a cross.
Eagle misses with a wild body shot.
Eagle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Romero .
Jab, jab by Romero - just one landing.
Nice shot lands for Eagle.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Romero in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Eagle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Romero swats away the attempt to clinch by Eagle.
Eagle staying out of range there.
Eagle was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Romero tests Eagle's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Eagle misses the shot to the body.
Eagle throws a body punch but Romero moves out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romero tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Eagle fails to land.
Romero working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Romero pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Eagle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eagle has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Romero takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
 It looks like Rock Romero has been cut.
Eagle wants to clinch.
Romero throws a jab but it's blocked by Eagle.
Romero getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Eagle is rocked!
Eagle looks to throw the jab but Romero is out of range.
Oh Eagle is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Romero weaves into range and cracks Eagle right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Eagle goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Romero is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rock Romero !
A victorious Rock Romero thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ezequiel Canizares (ranked 259 p4p, 208 weight class) and Terry Silver (ranked 34 p4p, 27 weight class). Canizares comes to the cage accompanied by El Loco. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Ezequiel Canizares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Terry Silver!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silver instigates a clinch.
Canizares tries to work over Silver's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Canizares misses with a body punch.
Silver blocks a body shot from Canizares.
Silver tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silver blocks an uppercut.
Canizares avoiding damage as Silver throws knees to the body.
Canizares misses with a punch to the body.
Canizares lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silver backwards.
Silver misses with a punch to the body.
Silver has a couple of punches blocked by Canizares.
Silver lands a hook that snaps the head of Canizares backwards.
Canizares avoiding damage as Silver throws knees to the body.
Canizares lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Canizares.
Silver managing to block the knees to the body from Canizares.
A right handed body shot lands from Canizares.
Silver lands a left hand.
Silver works on Canizares's body with a couple of short punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Canizares misses with an elbow over the top.
Canizares scores with a shot to the side of Silver's head.
Silver scores with a nice hook to the head.
Silver tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Canizares avoids it.
Silver blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Silver.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver misses with a hook to the ribs.
Canizares cracks Silver with a nice body shot.
Silver's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hand to the body from Canizares.
A hook to the body from Canizares.
Silver looks winded!
Silver tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Canizares's elbow.
Canizares lands a body punch in the clinch.
Silver wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Canizares scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silver throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Canizares scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silver throws a head punch that misses.
Silver misses with a body punch.
Canizares doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Canizares stalling the fight.
Silver unloads a knee to the mid-section. Canizares lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Canizares lands a nice uppercut.
Silver misses with a body punch.
Canizares goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Canizares scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silver misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver throws a punch but it's blocked by Canizares.
A short right from Canizares.
Silver scores with a nice hook to the head.
Silver blocks a body shot from Canizares.
Silver tries to land knees in the clinch but Canizares avoids the damage to the body.
Canizares tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silver tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Canizares misses with a hook to the ribs.
A hook to the body from Canizares.
Canizares pressing his opponent against the cage.
Canizares lands a body punch in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Canizares.
A head punch on the inside from Canizares fails to land.
Canizares lands a body shot.
Silver blocks a body shot from Canizares.
Canizares tries a body shot but Silver blocks it.
Canizares tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silver struggles to land a body shot inside as Canizares controls his hands.
Canizares misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canizares blocks a body shot from Silver.
Canizares tries a body shot but Silver blocks it.
Silver blocks a body shot from Canizares.
Canizares misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silver avoids a wild elbow strike from Canizares.
Canizares doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Canizares misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silver misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Canizares can't find room to land a body shot as Silver controls the action.
Canizares misses with a body punch.
Canizares misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Silver fails to land.
Canizares tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silver misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silver prevents a body shot from Canizares.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Canizares.
Silver misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silver misses with a punch to the body.
Silver lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Canizares.
Silver softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Canizares lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silver.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver lands a nice uppercut.
Silver misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Canizares.
Canizares lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Canizares blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Canizares tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silver blocks a body shot from Canizares.
Canizares throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Canizares tries to work over Silver's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hook to the body lands for Canizares.
Canizares works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Silver blocking some punches.
Canizares lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Canizares lands a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Canizares.
Canizares misses with some punches.
Canizares scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Canizares blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Canizares lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silver tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Canizares lands a hook to the side of the head.
Canizares lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ezequiel Canizares dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Silver throws a lazy body kick
and Canizares counters with a left to the body.
We've been told by Canizares's head coaches at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Silver tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Canizares counters with a slapping leg kick.
Silver rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Canizares counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Canizares rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Silver cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Canizares misses with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the body from Silver misses
and Canizares counters with a nice kick to the body.
Silver misses with a shot to the body
and Canizares counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Canizares lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Silver is breathing heavily.
Silver throws a sloppy body shot
and Canizares counters with a thumping low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver takes one on the button.
Canizares scores with a jab to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Canizares.
Silver throws an off balance right hand
and Canizares counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Canizares moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Canizares turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Canizares lands with a nice body punch.
Terry Silver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Canizares scores with a nice body kick.
Canizares scores with a sloppy right hand. Silver should have avoided that one.
Silver throws a predictable looking body shot
and Canizares counters with a stiff right hand.
Silver is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Silver looks up at the clock. Bad move! Canizares lands a right hand from hell, dropping Silver. Canizares pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ezequiel Canizares!
A victorious Ezequiel Canizares thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mason Jones (ranked 28 p4p, 163 weight class) and Harry Alonzo Longabaugh (ranked 5 p4p, 21 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mason Jones!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harry Alonzo Longabaugh!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Longabaugh takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Longabaugh stuns Jones with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Longabaugh slips under a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Longabaugh! But no joy.
The fighters circling - Longabaugh throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jones fires out a quick counter leg kick but Longabaugh just manages to avoid it.
Jones misses with a hook to the body
and Longabaugh counters with a stiff right hand.
Jones takes one to the chin there.
Jones has Longabaugh up against the cage in a clinch.
Jones lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Longabaugh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones lands with a right to the head.
Longabaugh cracks Jones with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones lands a hook that snaps the head of Longabaugh backwards.
A short right from Jones.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Longabaugh is defending well for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Longabaugh.
Longabaugh lands a left hand.
Longabaugh throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Jones - that landed with a thud.
Longabaugh lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Longabaugh lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jones working aggressively here.
Longabaugh misses with a body punch.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Jones working aggressively here.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Longabaugh lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Longabaugh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Longabaugh tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Longabaugh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones breaks the clinch.
Harry Alonzo Longabaugh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Longabaugh scores with a jab to the body.
A leg kick checked by Longabaugh.
Jones misses with a hook.
Jones bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Longabaugh's head backwards.
Jones misses with a wild combination.
Jones takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jones moves into the clinch.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Longabaugh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good body shot from Longabaugh.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Longabaugh lands with a short shot to the head.
A body shot lands from Longabaugh.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Longabaugh avoids it.
Longabaugh lands with a light punch inside.
Longabaugh scores with a shoulder strike.
Longabaugh lands with a left to the head.
Longabaugh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Longabaugh.
Jones throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Longabaughs head.
Longabaugh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Longabaugh lands a hook that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Longabaugh.
Jones tries a body shot but Longabaugh blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Longabaugh avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
Longabaugh scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Longabaugh wants to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Longabaugh fails to land.
Longabaugh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Longabaugh struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Jones lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Longabaugh backwards.
Longabaugh throws a head punch that misses.
Jones breaks the clinch.
Jones throws a solid leg kick but Longabaugh takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jones.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Longabaugh slips the punch.
Jones is looking to clinch but Longabaugh is avoiding it.
Longabaugh waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jones.
Jones misses with a jab to the body
and Longabaugh cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Longabaugh rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A little feinted left hand from Jones on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Longabaugh has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Longabaugh's elbow.
Longabaugh misses with a punch on the inside.
I was talking to Jones's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A short right from Longabaugh on the inside.
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!
Nice body punch from Jones.
Jones gets through Longabaugh's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Longabaugh.
Jones prevents a body shot from Longabaugh.
Nice body punch from Longabaugh - that landed with a thud.
Jones just leaning against Longabaugh, taking a breather.
Longabaugh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Longabaugh slowing the pace effectively.
Longabaugh lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jones.
Longabaugh swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Longabaugh.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Longabaugh pushes Jones back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Longabaugh swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Longabaugh.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Alonzo Longabaugh dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jones takes a swing at Longabaugh's ribcage but misses.
Longabaugh is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Jones with a body shot.
Longabaugh scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jones with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Longabaugh to score with a decent uppercut.
Longabaugh tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Jones is looking to chop away at Longabaugh's legs.
Some bone on bone action there as Longabaugh checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Longabaugh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones is looking to counter punch.
Jones gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jones misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Longabaugh is just out of range.
Longabaugh has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Longabaugh moves out of range of the strikes.
Longabaugh throws out a counter right but Jones avoids it with no problem.
Left hook, right uppercut from Longabaugh.
Longabaugh ducks right into an uppercut from Jones.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Longabaugh takes one on the button.
The fighters circling - Longabaugh throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Longabaugh scores with a hook.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jones attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jones throws a hook but Longabaugh avoids it easily.
Longabaugh stuns Jones with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jones has managed to clinch.
Jones tries to stall but Longabaugh uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Longabaugh scores with a shot to the side of Jones's head.
Jones breaks from the clinch.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Longabaugh manages to avoid it.
Longabaugh misses with a straight left.
Jones swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jab from Longabaugh.
Harry Alonzo Longabaugh seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Longabaugh counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Longabaugh cracks Jones with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Longabaugh has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Jones to stand back up!
Jones is rocked!
Longabaugh lands a slapping body shot.
Oh Jones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Longabaugh.
Longabaugh slips a jab from Jones.
Longabaugh has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Longabaugh scores with a hook to the body. Jones takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jones seems to have got his legs back now.
Longabaugh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jones swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Longabaugh.
Longabaugh connects with a body shot that sends Jones's belly button to the back.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Longabaugh is out of range.
Longabaugh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Longabaugh throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jones stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Longabaugh moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longabaugh misses with a looping right.
Longabaugh scores with a nice strike.
Longabaugh throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Longabaugh's corner calls for a 1-2. Longabaugh obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Longabaugh lands an overhand right.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Longabaugh throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Longabaugh lands a body shot.
Longabaugh works the jab nicely.
Jones lands a jab to the nose.
Longabaugh throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
Jones takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Longabaugh tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones scores with a one two! Longabaugh had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Longabaugh throws a lazy right hand but Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jones misses with a hook.
Longabaugh has Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
A body shot lands from Jones.
Longabaugh digs a right hand into Jones's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jones's gas tank.
Longabaugh softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Longabaugh blocks an uppercut.
Longabaugh taking a breather.
Jones's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jones lands with a light punch inside.
Jones looking to stall.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jones.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but Longabaugh blocks with his arms.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Alonzo Longabaugh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jones throws a leg kick
and Longabaugh counters with a stiff right hand.
Longabaugh misses with a looping right.
Longabaugh lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jones at a distance.
Jones tries to land a leg kick but Longabaugh saw it coming and moves away.
Longabaugh throws a lazy right hand but Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Longabaugh tests Jones's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Longabaugh thuds a left hand into Jones's body.
A shot to the body from Jones misses
and Longabaugh counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Longabaugh throws an overhand right that drops Jones like a sack of potatoes! Longabaugh dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harry Alonzo Longabaugh!
Harry Alonzo Longabaugh is the new welterweight champion!
Our winner, Harry Alonzo Longabaugh, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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