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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Deer Hunter (ranked 1206 p4p, 824 weight class) and Marski Martola (ranked 131 p4p, 91 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 26 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Deer Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marski Martola!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martola lands with a straight right. Hunter didn't see that one coming.
Martola dips to his left and cracks Hunter with an uppercut!
Martola lands a jab to the head.
Martola wants to clinch.
Martola misses with a takedown
and Hunter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Martola has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Martola connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hunter takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Martola lands with a straight right. Hunter didn't see that one coming.
Martola darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Martola staying out of range there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunter misses with a wild body shot.
Hunter chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hunter avoids the body shot from Martola.
Hunter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hunter feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Martola scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Martola lands.
A solid leg kick lands there for Martola.
Hunter thows a leg kick but Martola checks it
and Martola counters with a takedown into side control.
Martola working away.
Martola grinds an elbow into Hunter's temple.
Hunter is looking to reverse the position.
Hunter gets back to half guard.
Martola tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hunter knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martola wants to control but Hunter is keeping him busy.
Martola not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hunter wants to get back to his feet.
Hunter won't allow Martola to pass to mount.
Martola not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hunter on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunter has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Martola is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter wants to get back to full guard.
Hunter is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Martola scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hunter on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Martola wants to work for an arm triangle but Hunter is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Martola has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Martola prevents Hunter from improving his position.
Martola landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Martola is trying to control the action in half guard but Hunter is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Martola is stalling here. Hunter is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Martola seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Hunter has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Martola is looking for a sweep.
Hunter is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Martola has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martola is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hunter off and has taken his back!
Martola is punishing Hunter with some ground and pound.
Martola is working the ground and pound. Can Hunter escape?
Martola has the hooks in. Hunter is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Hunter trying to control the action but Martola just sinks the hooks in.
Martola wants to control the position but Hunter frees himself and scrambles - Martola manages to regain control in side control.
Martola landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Hunter taking a bit of punishment here - Martola scoring with strikes.
The ground and pound from Martola seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Martola misses with the ground and pound.
Hunter avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Martola.
Martola is looking to take a break and control but Hunter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter is looking for a sweep.
Martola is trying to get an arm triangle but Hunter is defending well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunter is looking for a sweep.
Martola scoring with punches and elbows.
Martola thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Martola scores with punches from side control.
Hunter is trying to improve his position.
Martola cracks Hunter with an elbow. That is naaassty.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marski Martola dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hunter takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hunter throws a leg kick but Martola checks it.
Hunter finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Martola has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hunter tries to move into range but Martola moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Martola uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hunter.
Hunter throws a half hearted mid kick.
Martola connects with an inside leg kick.
Hunter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martola was well out of range. Poor timing from Hunter.
Martola fails with the takedown
and Hunter counters with an inside leg kick.
We've been told by Hunter's head coaches at 3Band MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hunter takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martola.
Martola drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hunter defends it well.
Hunter walks forward, straight into a front kick from Martola.
Hunter takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Martola scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martola thuds a left hand into Hunter's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Martola cracks Hunter with an open hand slap.
Hunter on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hunter gets caught napping as Martola dives in and scores a takedown. Hunter manages to retain guard.
Martola throws a strike but Hunter rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Martola looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Martola is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Hunter rolls with it to try and escape but Martola cranks on the arm and Hunter is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marski Martola!
A very excited looking Marski Martola made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Omar Raharu (ranked 434 p4p, 754 weight class) and Dusty Rhodes (ranked 55 p4p, 91 weight class). Rhodes is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bury My Bones. Dusty Rhodes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Omar Raharu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Dusty Rhodes!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raharu misses with a shot to the body
enabling Rhodes to counter with a crisp jab.
Rhodes throws a predictable looking body shot
and Raharu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rhodes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Raharu tried to counter with a leg kick but Rhodes avoided it.
Rhodes throws a hook but Raharu avoids it easily.
Raharu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Raharu throws a right hand that misses
and Rhodes counters by moving into the clinch.
Rhodes is working Raharu over against the cage.
Rhodes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Raharu prevents a takedown attempt there.
Raharu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Raharu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Raharu misses with the head strike.
Rhodes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Raharu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rhodes backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Raharu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raharu can't find room to land a body shot as Rhodes controls the action.
Rhodes blocking some punches.
Raharu blocks an uppercut.
Raharu tries to work over Rhodes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Raharu prevents a body shot from Rhodes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raharu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rhodes lands a right hand.
Rhodes wants the takedown. Raharu is fighting it off but Rhodes persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Raharu's guard against the cage.
Rhodes trying to control the position from guard on top but Raharu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rhodes looking to pass the guard.
Raharu has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Rhodes trying to control but Raharu is working from the bottom.
Rhodes drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Raharu manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Rhodes has Raharu in his guard.
Rhodes wants to control the position but Raharu says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Raharu in particular looking to stall.
Rhodes looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes tries to get to full guard but Raharu has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rhodes looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Raharu stalling.
Rhodes wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Raharu stalling.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Rhodes looking for submissions off his back.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Raharu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rhodes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Rhodes on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Raharu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rhodes.
Rhodes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rhodes lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dusty Rhodes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Raharu throws a hook but Rhodes avoids it easily.
Rhodes clinches with his opponent.
Rhodes is looking for a takedown.
Rhodes blocks a body shot from Raharu.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dusty Rhodes will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Raharu throws a shot to the body.
Rhodes throws a poor cross that misses
letting Raharu counter with a right hand.
Raharu scores with a nice right hand.
Rhodes forces Raharu back against the cage and clinches.
Rhodes changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Raharu fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Raharu keeps the fight on the outside.
Rhodes is looking to clinch but Raharu is avoiding it.
A little feinted left hand from Raharu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rhodes swings widly with a right hand
and Raharu counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rhodes takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Raharu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rhodes.
Rhodes misses with a hook. Raharu ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rhodes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rhodes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rhodes throws a poor cross that misses
and Raharu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rhodes dips to his left and cracks Raharu with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhodes misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Raharu just misses with a punch to the body.
Rhodes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rhodes slips a straight right by Raharu.
Raharu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rhodes misses with a double jab.
Rhodes throws a poor cross that misses
and Raharu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A cross from Rhodes lands.
Raharu looks to score with a jab to the body but Rhodes is just out of range.
Rhodes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rhodes is defended easily by Raharu.
Raharu is looking to counter punch.
Raharu leaves Rhodes with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Omar Raharu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dusty Rhodes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rhodes instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raharu misses with some punches.
Raharu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rhodes blocks an uppercut.
Raharu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Raharu.
Rhodes is trying to drag Raharu to the mat but Raharu just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Raharu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Raharu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rhodes backwards.
Raharu prevents a takedown attempt there.
Rhodes has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Raharu seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Rhodes can turn it around.
Rhodes swings wildly with an uppercut but Raharu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raharu stops a takedown attempt from Rhodes.
Rhodes gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes throws a strike but Raharu rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rhodes is looking to sweep but instead, Raharu has passed into half guard.
Rhodes regains full guard. Nicely done.
Raharu's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Raharu stopping the sweep attempt from Rhodes.
Raharu content to stall in guard here.
Rhodes manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Raharu manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raharu is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rhodes working some strikes from top position.
Rhodes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rhodes controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Rhodes postures up in Raharu's guard and throws a big left but Raharu blocks it.
Dusty Rhodes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Raharu looking to control.
Rhodes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Raharu swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rhodes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
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 Omar Raharu will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Raharu slips a jab from Rhodes.
Rhodes with a lazy takedown attempt
and Raharu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rhodes walks into a left hand.
Rhodes shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Raharu as he jumps to the side.
Rhodes is trying hard to land a takedown here. Raharu sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Omar Raharu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dusty Rhodes.
Rhodes slips under a jab from Raharu.
Raharu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Raharu was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rhodes.
Raharu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rhodes shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Rhodes wants to control from the top but Raharu keeps moving.
Rhodes's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhodes throws a strike but Raharu rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rhodes is trying to control the position but Raharu postures up.
Rhodes is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rhodes wants to hit a sweep here but Raharu passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Rhodes there!
Rhodes is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rhodes is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raharu controlling from the full mount.
Rhodes can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raharu controlling the position easily from mount.
Rhodes keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Raharu can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rhodes is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rhodes manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Rhodes is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Raharu pulls his head out easily.
Rhodes wants to control but Raharu passes into side.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Raharu stands up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Omar Raharu showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Raharu has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Omar Raharu!
Omar Raharu was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt McDonalds (ranked 664 p4p, 1009 weight class) and Suga Diabeetus (ranked 20 p4p, 52 weight class). Suga Diabeetus has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Matt McDonalds's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Matt McDonalds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Suga Diabeetus!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diabeetus avoids the body shot from McDonalds.
Diabeetus gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Diabeetus moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Diabeetus lands a body shot.
McDonalds misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diabeetus.
McDonalds scores with a jab to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by McDonalds. That's going to slow Diabeetus down.
McDonalds swings for the body but Diabeetus moves out of range.
McDonalds changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for McDonalds.
McDonalds turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Matt McDonalds seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diabeetus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diabeetus takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Diabeetus throws a body punch but McDonalds moves out of range.
McDonalds is looking to wear down Diabeetus with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
McDonalds throws a poor cross that misses
and Diabeetus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
 It looks like Matt McDonalds has been cut.
Diabeetus slips under a jab.
A big left from McDonalds misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diabeetus keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Diabeetus slips a straight right by McDonalds.
McDonalds 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.
Diabeetus takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Diabeetus looks winded!
A looping hook to the body misses from McDonalds. Diabeetus does a little dance to reset his feet.
McDonalds connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Diabeetus is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
McDonalds swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from McDonalds.
McDonalds has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Mentor Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Diabeetus has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McDonalds.
Diabeetus scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That kick from McDonalds tenderised Diabeetus's leg. Diabeetus is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McDonalds keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McDonalds tries to clinch but Diabeetus moves out of range.
McDonalds wants to clinch up but Diabeetus keeps it at a distance.
McDonalds misses the shot to the body.
McDonalds misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diabeetus with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McDonalds to score with a decent uppercut.
McDonalds works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
McDonalds cracks Diabeetus with a right hand to the side of the head.
McDonalds ducks under a wild hook from Diabeetus.
McDonalds steps in with a hook that catches Diabeetus right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! McDonalds follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Diabeetus looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt McDonalds!
Matt McDonalds bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez (ranked 228 p4p, 515 weight class) and Finlay Standifer (ranked 27 p4p, 53 weight class). Jaegerjaquez comes to the cage accompanied by Рем Дигга - В огне. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Finlay Standifer enters the cage!
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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 38 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Finlay Standifer!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaegerjaquez looks to score with a jab to the body but Standifer is just out of range.
Standifer lands a body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Standifer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jaegerjaquez throws a body punch but Standifer moves out of range.
Jaegerjaquez throws a body punch but Standifer moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Standifer! But no joy.
Standifer wants to clinch.
Standifer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Standifer avoids the body shot from Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez dodges the punch combination from Standifer.
Jaegerjaquez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jaegerjaquez looks to score with a jab to the body but Standifer is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Standifer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jaegerjaquez throws a leg kick but Standifer sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Standifer. Those never looked like landing.
A little feinted left hand from Jaegerjaquez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jaegerjaquez scores with a push kick.
Jaegerjaquez throws a lazy uppercut
and Standifer counters with a straight right hand.
Standifer checks a low kick from Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez swings for the body but Standifer moves out of range.
Jaegerjaquez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Standifer just misses with a punch to the body.
Standifer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Standifer scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jaegerjaquez trying to control but Standifer postures up.
Jaegerjaquez is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Standifer is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Standifer looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Jaegerjaquez is trying to get back to full guard.
Jaegerjaquez is refusing to be controlled, as Standifer sits in half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Standifer working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Standifer not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Standifer is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Jaegerjaquez still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Jaegerjaquez has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Standifer tries to bench press Jaegerjaquez off him but Jaegerjaquez keeps the position.
Standifer is still trying to improve position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Standifer is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Jaegerjaquez off and has taken his back!
Jaegerjaquez rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Jaegerjaquez keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Well, if Standifer is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight� I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza� Yum. Can't wait.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Standifer is looking to take a break and control but Jaegerjaquez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jaegerjaquez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Standifer is working away from the top position though.
Standifer looks to land a strike but Jaegerjaquez avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Jaegerjaquez is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Jaegerjaquez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Finlay Standifer will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jaegerjaquez misses with a low kick.
Standifer tries to counter with a clinch but Jaegerjaquez shakes him off and moves away.
Standifer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jaegerjaquez moves away.
A swing and a miss from Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez cracks Standifer with an open hand slap.
Jaegerjaquez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jaegerjaquez does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Standifer misses with a body shot.
Jaegerjaquez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jaegerjaquez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Standifer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jaegerjaquez.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jaegerjaquez throws a body shot but no joy.
Standifer tries to counter by closing the distance.
Jaegerjaquez avoids the body shot from Standifer.
Jaegerjaquez lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Standifer misses with an uppercut. Jaegerjaquez saw that one coming.
Standifer tries to bum rush Jaegerjaquez with a series of wild strikes but Jaegerjaquez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Standifer lands a jab to the head.
Standifer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a body shot.
Standifer avoids a kick to the body.
Standifer is looking for the big counter here.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a looping left.
Standifer takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jaegerjaquez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Standifer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jaegerjaquez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jaegerjaquez lands with an overhand left.
Jaegerjaquez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Standifer. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaegerjaquez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Standifer was well out of range. Poor timing from Jaegerjaquez.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jaegerjaquez throws a front kick aimed at Standifer's knee but Standifer avoids it well.
Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez is winning the standup battle so far.
Standifer ducks under a wild hook from Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Standifer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jaegerjaquez lands with a nice body punch.
Standifer throws a hook but Jaegerjaquez blocks it.
Jaegerjaquez is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A jab from Jaegerjaquez misses.
Jaegerjaquez connects with a single shot there.
Standifer misses with a right hand
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a straight right hand.
Standifer moves away from the strike by Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez throws the left hand but Standifer avoids the punch easily.
Standifer scores with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaegerjaquez throws a body punch but Standifer moves out of range.
Standifer looks to score with a jab to the body but Jaegerjaquez is just out of range.
Good shot there by Jaegerjaquez.
Standifer takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Jaegerjaquez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jaegerjaquez drops his hands momentarily and Standifer takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a looping right.
Standifer with the counter takedown but Jaegerjaquez avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Jaegerjaquez misses the target.
Standifer sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Jaegerjaquez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jaegerjaquez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jaegerjaquez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Standifer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Standifer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Standifer scores with a sloppy right hand. Jaegerjaquez should have avoided that one.
Jaegerjaquez throws a body punch but Standifer moves out of range.
Jaegerjaquez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jaegerjaquez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Standifer moves away.
Standifer tries to counter with a clinch but Jaegerjaquez shakes him off and moves away.
Jaegerjaquez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Standifer misses with a wild body shot.
Standifer throws a body shot but no joy.
Standifer takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jaegerjaquez lands a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Standifer. Those never looked like landing.
Jaegerjaquez throws the kick towards the body but Standifer avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Standifer slips under a jab.
And Standifer tries to counter it with a takedown but Jaegerjaquez pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Standifer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And Standifer tries to counter it with a takedown but Jaegerjaquez pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Standifer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jaegerjaquez.
Standifer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jaegerjaquez connects with a nice looking jab.
Standifer staying out of range there.
Jaegerjaquez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Standifer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Standifer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jaegerjaquez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaegerjaquez with a jab.
Standifer lands with a good body shot.
Jaegerjaquez throws a looping overhand right but Standifer ducks down to avoid it.
Standifer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jaegerjaquez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaegerjaquez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Standifer.
A slow jab from Jaegerjaquez misses its intended target.
Jaegerjaquez tries to land a leg kick but Standifer saw it coming and moves away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jaegerjaquez, as that shot connected.
Jaegerjaquez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Standifer misses the shot to the body.
Jaegerjaquez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jaegerjaquez 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.
Standifer checks a leg kick.
Jaegerjaquez dips to his left and cracks Standifer with an uppercut!
Jaegerjaquez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Standifer holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jaegerjaquez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Standifer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez struggles to land a body shot inside as Standifer controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Jaegerjaquez.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jaegerjaquez cracks Standifer with a nice body shot.
Jaegerjaquez misses with the head strike.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Standifer.
Jaegerjaquez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Jaegerjaquez.
Standifer lands with a right to the head.
Standifer lands an uppercut.
Standifer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jaegerjaquez backwards.
Standifer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jaegerjaquez backwards.
Standifer lands with a right to the head.
Standifer misses with the head strike.
Jaegerjaquez throws a punch but it's blocked by Standifer.
Standifer lands a body punch.
Standifer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A body shot lands from Standifer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Standifer as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Standifer gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Standifer trying to control the action but Jaegerjaquez is working from the bottom.
Jaegerjaquez makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jaegerjaquez.
Standifer wants to control from the top but Jaegerjaquez keeps moving.
Jaegerjaquez controlling the position.
Finlay Standifer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jaegerjaquez wants to sweep here but Standifer controlling him for the moment.
Jaegerjaquez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Standifer can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaegerjaquez has Standifer pulled in close to control his posture.
Jaegerjaquez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Standifer stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Standifer uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jaegerjaquez has time to react.
Standifer throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jaegerjaquez swings for the body but Standifer moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Standifer takes a swing at Jaegerjaquez's ribcage but misses.
Standifer moves out of range as Jaegerjaquez throws a body kick.
Jaegerjaquez looks to throw the jab but Standifer is out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Finlay Standifer.
I think Standifer has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Finlay Standifer!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Sarkisov (ranked 455 p4p, 739 weight class) and Seth Mansour (ranked 28 p4p, 23 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sergei Sarkisov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Seth Mansour!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mansour fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sarkisov is out of range.
Mansour tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sarkisov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sarkisov throws a head kick that misses.
Mansour lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sarkisov's sensitive parts.
Sarkisov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sarkisov throws a shot to the body.
We've been informed that Mansour 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.
Mansour misses with a hook.
Mansour slips a straight right by Sarkisov.
Sarkisov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
 It looks like Seth Mansour has been cut.
Sarkisov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mansour throws out the jab.
A slow jab from Sarkisov misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sarkisov misses with an uppercut. Mansour saw that one coming.
A jab from Sarkisov misses.
A big right from Sarkisov misses.
Sarkisov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mansour looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mansour misses with a straight left.
Sarkisov has managed to clinch.
A short body shot lands from Sarkisov as the two fighters clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sarkisov throws an elbow but misses.
Sarkisov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mansour blocks an elbow strike.
Sarkisov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mansour doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice elbow from Sarkisov.
Sarkisov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mansour working aggressively here.
Sarkisov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sarkisov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sarkisov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mansour tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mansour tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sarkisov's elbow.
Mansour blocks an uppercut.
Sarkisov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarkisov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sarkisov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sarkisov tries a body shot but Mansour blocks it.
Mansour's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That has opened up Seth Mansour's cut even more.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sarkisov lands a damaging elbow.
The cut above Seth Mansour's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Mansour blocks the elbow strike.
Sarkisov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sarkisov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Seth Mansour's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Sarkisov blocks a body shot from Mansour.
Sarkisov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sarkisov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Seth Mansour's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sergei Sarkisov!
After the fight, Sergei Sarkisov was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Surianglek Sitsongrit (ranked 304 p4p, 245 weight class) and Eddie Ryan (ranked 37 p4p, 28 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 38 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Surianglek Sitsongrit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddie Ryan!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ryan moves out of range of the leg kick from Sitsongrit.
Ryan digs a good body shot into Sitsongrit's ribs.
Ryan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sitsongrit.
Ryan is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Ryan moves out of range.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Ryan moves out of range.
Sitsongrit wants to land a leg kick but Ryan is out of range.
Sitsongrit connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jab, jab by Sitsongrit - just one landing.
Ryan misses with a looping right.
We've been told by Sitsongrit's head coaches at Hare of the Dog Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ryan blocks a head kick by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Ryan is just out of range.
Ryan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sitsongrit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ryan.
Sitsongrit gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ryan lands a really nice looking cross but Sitsongrit seems unphased.
Ryan misses with an uppercut.
Sitsongrit throws a sloppy head kick and Ryan moves out of range easily.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Ryan has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Ryan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Ryan is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Ryan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sitsongrit looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Surianglek Sitsongrit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some bone on bone action there as Ryan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ryan feints the counter takedown.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sitsongrit lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ryan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sitsongrit doesn't seem bothered though.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy head kick
and Ryan counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Sitsongrit!
Sitsongrit wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sitsongrit tries to buck Ryan off but Ryan is having none of it.
Ryan tries for a kimura but Sitsongrit is defending well.
Ryan prevents Sitsongrit from escaping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Ryan is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sitsongrit is trying to stand up.
Sitsongrit trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Ryan working for a guillotine from mount but Sitsongrit is in no mood to give up.
Ryan is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Sitsongrit has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Sitsongrit!
Sitsongrit wants to control from the top but Ryan keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit content to stall in guard here.
Sitsongrit is looking to stand up but Ryan won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sitsongrit decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Ryan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ryan throws a jab when Sitsongrit was well out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Ryan throws a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sitsongrit wants to land a leg kick but Ryan is out of range.
Sitsongrit scoring well with a low kick there.
Ryan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ryan throws a jab when Sitsongrit was well out of range.
Sitsongrit half committed to a counter leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sitsongrit walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ryan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ryan defending well as Sitsongrit loads up on a big left hand.
Ryan slips a straight right by Sitsongrit.
Ryan feints the counter takedown.
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 Surianglek Sitsongrit will probably get the nod.
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.
Ryan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sitsongrit lands a slapping body shot.
Ryan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ryan defending well as Sitsongrit loads up on a big left hand.
Ryan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Ryan moved away.
Sitsongrit cracks a nice hook into Ryan's ribs.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy right hand but Ryan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sitsongrit wants to slow Ryan down by chopping away at his legs.
Ryan checks a leg kick.
Ryan feints the counter takedown.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ryan was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook. Ryan ducked under it nicely.
Sitsongrit connects with a right hand. Ryan shakes it off.
Ryan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Ryan counter with a right hand.
Sitsongrit is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ryan can do to turn this around?
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sitsongrit misses with a head kick.
Ryan tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Sitsongrit tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ryan is able to avoid easily.
Sitsongrit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sitsongrit looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sitsongrit forces Ryan back against the cage and clinches.
Ryan jumps guard.
Sitsongrit wants to stand but Ryan is controlling his posture from full guard.
Sitsongrit wants to stand and escape but instead Ryan has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Ryan stops Sitsongrit from standing up.
Sitsongrit is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sitsongrit is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Ryan has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Ryan blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit has a couple of punches blocked by Ryan.
Ryan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sitsongrit walks away with a smile on his face. Ryan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sitsongrit is looking to chop away at Ryan's legs.
Sitsongrit throws a shot from downtown. Ryan moves away and avoids it.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Ryan is just out of range.
Sitsongrit connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit punishes Ryan's body with a nice straight punch.
Ryan just misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut.
A countering left hand to the body from Ryan misses.
Ryan blocks a low kick nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ryan.
Ryan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Ryan moves out of range.
Surianglek Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
Sitsongrit throws a looping overhand right but Ryan ducks down to avoid it.
Sitsongrit moves out of range as Ryan strikes.
Sitsongrit moves out of range as Ryan strikes.
Sitsongrit was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Sitsongrit slips a straight right by Ryan.
A nice leg kick from Sitsongrit, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ryan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from Ryan.
Ryan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ryan misses with a looping left.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the body.
Sitsongrit gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ryan jumps guard but Sitsongrit stands there with Ryan around his waist. Ryan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Surianglek Sitsongrit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddie Ryan.
Ryan pulls Sitsongrit into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit stands up and waves to Ryan to follow him.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch but Ryan moves out of range.
Sitsongrit throws a jab when Ryan was well out of range.
Ryan misses the jab.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Ryan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ryan was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Ryan changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Ryan's ribcage but misses.
Sitsongrit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ryan.
As Ryan looks to move away, Sitsongrit throws a big counter combo but Ryan just gets out of the way.
Ryan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ryan throws a hook but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Ryan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Good standup being displayed there by Ryan as he connects with a hook.
Sitsongrit has closed the distance and engaged Ryan in a clinch.
Sitsongrit is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ryan is keeping busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Surianglek Sitsongrit dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Sitsongrit lands with a thumping leg kick.
Surianglek Sitsongrit is winning the standup battle so far.
Ryan takes one on the button.
Ryan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ryan lands a nice shot to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ryan scores with a jab to the body.
Ryan jabs Sitsongrit to the body, keeping him at a distance.
An inside leg kick from Sitsongrit misses.
Ryan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ryan misses with a looping right.
Sitsongrit connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ryan's hands.
Sitsongrit throws a head kick that misses.
A punch combination from Sitsongrit misses.
Ryan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Sitsongrit was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ryan.
Sitsongrit connects with a single shot there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sitsongrit tries to close the distance and clinch but Ryan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sitsongrit throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan misses with a two punch combination.
Ryan 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.
Ryan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ryan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters circling - Sitsongrit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ryan counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ryan is fighting to break Sitsongrit's control of his arms but Sitsongrit is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Eddie Ryan has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Sitsongrit pushes Ryan off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Ryan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ryan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sitsongrit throws out a loose jab but Ryan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ryans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Ryan's ribcage but misses.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut.
Sitsongrit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ryan throws out the jab.
Ryan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sitsongrit's head backwards.
Sitsongrit throws an overhand right that lands on Ryan's shoulder, as Ryan tries to avoid the shot.
Ryan throws the left hand but Sitsongrit avoids the punch easily.
Sitsongrit takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sitsongrit does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ryan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sitsongrit moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sitsongrit moves out of range as Ryan strikes.
Ryan lands with an overhand left.
Ryan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ryan is out of range.
Sitsongrit throws a jab when Ryan was well out of range.
Sitsongrit fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ryan is out of range.
Ryan misses with a wild combination.
Eddie Ryan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sitsongrit.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ryan throws a lazy right hand but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ryan tries to move into range but Sitsongrit moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sitsongrit swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sitsongrit lands an overhand right.
A nice leg kick from Sitsongrit, right into the meat of the thigh.
Surianglek Sitsongrit is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Decent striking displayed by Sitsongrit there.
Sitsongrit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ryan.
Sitsongrit tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ryan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ryan changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Ryan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sitsongrit.
Ryan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice shot lands for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A jab from Sitsongrit misses.
Ryan feints the counter takedown.
Sitsongrit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ryan missing with a left hand there. Sitsongrit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
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 Surianglek Sitsongrit.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sitsongrit, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Surianglek Sitsongrit!
During a confident post fight interview, Surianglek Sitsongrit thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luca Li Citra (ranked 365 p4p, 98 weight class) and Quentain Martell (ranked 54 p4p, 14 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Martell's choice of entrance music: I Pledge Allegiance (Nate Dogg ft. Pharoahe Monch). Luca Li Citra had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Luca Li Citra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Quentain Martell!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martell looks to land a right hand but Li Citra moved out of range.
Li Citra swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Li Citra slips a straight right by Martell.
Li Citra appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Li Citra smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Martell scores with a jab to the body.
Li Citra stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've been told by Li Citra's head coaches at Mentor Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Quentain Martell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li Citra pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Martell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Li Citra can pounce on him.
Li Citra takes one on the button.
It looks like Luca Li Citra has been cut.
Luca Li Citra is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Martell misses.
Martell swings widly with a right hand
and Li Citra counters with an inside leg kick.
Li Citra takes a jab right on the kisser.
Li Citra throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Martell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A jab from Li Citra misses.
Martell now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Martell throws a series of punches but Li Citra moves out of range.
Li Citra is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martell throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Li Citra half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Li Citra fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Martell has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Martell closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Li Citra did well to prevent Martell getting side control.
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!
Martell is keen to just control but Li Citra is a slippery customer.
Martell throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Martell stops Li Citra from getting back to his feet.
Martell not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Martell tries to pass to full mount but Li Citra defends it.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Martell working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Li Citra keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martell missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Martell wants to lay and pray for a moment but Li Citra keeps working.
Martell missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Martell throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Martell wants to pass the guard but Li Citra is defending well.
Martell stops Li Citra from getting back to his feet.
Li Citra blocking the ground and pound attempt from Martell.
Martell throws a strike but Li Citra avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
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.
Li Citra can't keep his opponent in guard - Martell advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Martell throwing shots but Li Citra is blocking nicely.
Martell thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Martell looks to land a strike but Li Citra avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Li Citra is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Martell dives into side control.
Martell working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Martell happy to just control the position for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Quentain Martell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luca Li Citra's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Li Citra moves out of range of the strikes.
Martell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Martell throws a lazy head kick
and Li Citra counters with a good low kick that Martell was not able to check.
Li Citra jabs Martell right on the nose. Martell blinks but takes it well.
Martell has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Li Citra finds it's way round the side to connect with Martell's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martell throws an off balance right hand
and Li Citra counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Martell wants to get back to full guard but Li Citra has passed into side control.
Martell tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Li Citra wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martell sneaks back into half guard.
Martell is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Martell tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Li Citra has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Martell has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martell tries to hold on but Li Citra postures up.
Martell regains half guard.
Martell is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Li Citra is going to stand back up.
Martell is pressing down on Li Citra's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Martell is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Martell trying to control from Li Citra's half guard. Li Citra has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Li Citra keeping moving, preventing Martell from controlling successfully.
Martell in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Martell throws an elbow that misses. Li Citra uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Martell's guard. Nice move by Li Citra!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Martell is trying to hold Li Citra in close to prevent damage but Li Citra has managed to pass into half guard.
Li Citra prevents Martell from improving his position.
Li Citra tries to stand and escape but Martell is controlling the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Martell gets full guard.
Martell looking for a sweep. Not yet Martell, not yet.
Martell is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Luca Li Citra dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Luca Li Citra's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Martell throws the left hand but Li Citra avoids the punch easily.
Nice defenses there by Martell.
A little jabbing left from Martell on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Martell misses the jab.
Martell throws a sloppy body shot
and Li Citra counters with a nice body shot.
Li Citra uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martell.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li Citra turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Li Citra.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Li Citra.
Martell moves away from the strike by Li Citra.
Martell let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Martell throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Li Citra takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Martell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Li Citra wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Li Citra blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li Citra thows a left - swing and a miss!
It seemed like Martell was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Li Citra misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Martell to counter with a crisp jab.
Li Citra cracks Martell with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Li Citra ducks right into an uppercut from Martell.
Martell throws a head kick but Li Citra moves out of range.
Martell misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li Citra blocks a jab.
Li Citra throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Martell counters with a flying knee that drops Li Citra!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martell throwing strikes from guard but Li Citra blocks nicely.
Martell is working Li Citra over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Martell trying to control the position from guard on top but Li Citra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Martell trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Li Citra avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Martell working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Li Citra's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martell scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Quentain Martell has got the better of the ground game so far.
Martell wants to control from the top but Li Citra keeps moving.
Martell wants to pass the guard but Li Citra is keeping the position.
Li Citra avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Martell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Martell throws a strike but Li Citra rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Martell is on top in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Li Citra is looking to stand up but Martell isn't so interested in that idea.
And that's the end of the fight!
Quentain Martell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Martell has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quentain Martell!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randal Clappertron (ranked 237 p4p, 210 weight class) and Pyay Thuta (ranked 17 p4p, 3 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Pyay Thuta enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randal Clappertron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Pyay Thuta!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Clappertron misses.
Thuta cracks Clappertron with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Clappertron fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thuta.
Thuta misses with a lunging right hand
and Thuta takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Thuta.
Clappertron steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thuta.
Thuta throws a hook but Clappertron blocks it.
Clappertron cracks a nice hook into Thuta's ribs.
Clappertron has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Canucks Combat Club in the buildup to the fight.
Clappertron on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Thuta moves in looking to clinch but Clappertron pushes him off.
Clappertron throws a hook but Thuta avoids it easily.
Thuta uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Clappertron.
Thuta misses with a hook. Clappertron ducked under it nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thuta tries to land a leg kick but Clappertron saw it coming and moves away.
Pyay Thuta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thuta moves away from the strike by Clappertron.
Clappertron tests Thuta's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thuta feints and then cracks Clappertron's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Clappertron down.
Thuta swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thuta scores with a hook to the body. Clappertron takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Thuta swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Clappertron.
Thuta throws a lazy right hand but Clappertron sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A low kick from Thuta is predictable there
and Clappertron counters with a nice uppercut.
Thuta moves out of range of the strikes.
Thuta pushes Clappertron up against the cage in a clinch.
Thuta stalling.
Clappertron breaks the clinch.
Thuta throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A quick step to the side and Clappertron tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thuta's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Clappertron connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Thuta scrambles back to his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Clappertron misses the target.
Clappertron ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thuta moves away.
Thuta clinches up with Clappertron and pushes him back against the cage.
Clappertron working hard to break the clinch.
Clappertron escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clappertron misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thuta takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Thuta throws out a leg kick but Clappertron moves out of range and Thuta only half commits.
A little feinted left hand from Clappertron on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Thuta moves into the clinch.
Thuta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thuta manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Thuta lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Clappertron.
Thuta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Clappertron wants to break free but Thuta has control.
Clappertron can't break the clinch.
Clappertron blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thuta is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Clappertron escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thuta is looking to slow Clappertron down with leg kicks.
Clappertron ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thuta moves away.
Thuta thumps Clappertron with a low kick.
Thuta looks to land a body kick but Clappertron moved away.
Clappertron really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Clappertron uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thuta.
Clappertron defending well as Thuta loads up on a big left hand.
Clappertron thuds his right hand into Thuta's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Clappertron sends Thuta crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Clappertron is motioning to the referee to let Thuta up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
 Thuta is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clappertron buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thuta is still on wobbly legs! Can Clappertron finish him?
Thuta misses with a straight left.
Clappertron lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Thuta up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Clappertron from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Thuta's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Randal Clappertron!
Our winner, Randal Clappertron, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Calvin Deane (ranked 707 p4p, 308 weight class) and Jarrod Beard (ranked 39 p4p, 22 weight class). Deane comes to the cage accompanied by Cinderella Man. Beard has chosen Ladies Love Country Boys - Trace Adkins as his entrance music. Jarrod Beard acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Calvin Deane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jarrod Beard!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deane takes a swing at Beard's ribcage but misses.
Beard scores with a crisp jab that stopped Deane in his tracks.
We've been hearing reports that Deane has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Deane throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Beard tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Deane is in Beard's guard.
Deane throwing strikes but missing.
Beard looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Deane landing some decent shots from guard.
Beard utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Deane trying to control the position from guard on top but Beard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Beard trying to control the position.
Deane wants to control from the top but Beard keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beard is trying to control the position but Deane postures up.
Beard trying to control the position here.
Beard is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deane connects with a couple of short punches.
Deane in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Deane postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beard keeping moving, preventing Deane from controlling successfully.
Deane throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Deane postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Deane working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Deane landing some decent shots from guard.
Beard working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Deane.
Beard preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Deane has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Beard working a defensive guard here.
Deane trying to control but Beard is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beard trying to control the position.
Beard looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Deane lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Deane throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Beard works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Deane wants to control from the top but Beard keeps moving.
Deane stopping the sweep attempt from Beard.
Beard keeps trying to improve his position.
Beard is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Deane is in close to Beard's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Deane throws a big elbow that misses.
Deane stopping the sweep attempt from Beard.
Deane throws a big elbow that misses.
Beard wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deane working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Beard is rocked!
Deane loads up on a big left hand. Beard felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Deane looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Beard can't hide his disappointment, as Deane celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Calvin Deane!
A victorious Calvin Deane thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Jarrod Beard spoke after the fight, saying 'Well dang it... I been doing this a while, and every loss hurts. Respect to my opopnent, but hate this feeling.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Matthew (ranked 17 p4p, 84 weight class) and Sledge Wrou (ranked 3 p4p, 11 weight class). Sledge Wrou told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Patrick Matthew!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Sledge Wrou!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wrou moves away from the strike by Matthew.
Wrou 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.
Wrou moves out of range as Matthew strikes.
Wrou flicks out a counter leg kick but Matthew steps away.
A swing and a miss from Wrou.
Matthew scores with a decent looking hook.
Matthew moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wrou lands a right hook to the body.
Matthew loads up on a big right hand but Wrou slips the punch.
Matthew swats away the attempt to clinch by Wrou.
Wrou swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Matthew.
Wrou has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Matthew.
Matthew lands with an overhand left.
Wrou ducks under a wild hook from Matthew.
Wrou is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Matthew with a body shot.
Matthew throws a jab but it's blocked by Wrou.
Matthew misses the jab.
Patrick Matthew seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matthew throws a big shot that misses.
Wrou only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wrou is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Matthew.
Matthew throws a jab but it's blocked by Wrou.
Wrou uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Matthew.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthew throws a looping overhand right but Wrou ducks down to avoid it.
Wrou feints a counter leg kick.
Matthew connects with the punch.
Matthew misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wrou.
Wrou connects with a solid leg kick.
Matthew throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Matthew fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wrou is looking to chop away at Matthew's legs.
Matthew misses with a lunging right hand
and Wrou cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wrou misses the shot to the body.
Matthew shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Matthew lands a jab-cross combination.
Matthew tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice defenses there by Wrou.
Matthew buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matthew has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wrou finds it's way round the side to connect with Matthew's head.
Matthew takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A jab from Matthew misses.
Wrou uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Matthew.
Wrou misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthew gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wrou checks a low kick from Matthew.
Matthew needs to keep his hands up - Wrou had a free shot at his head there.
Matthew lands with a good body shot.
Matthew keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matthew lands a nice hook to Wrou's body. Wrou takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wrou cracks a nice hook into Matthew's ribs.
Wrou missing with a left hand there. Matthew was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wrou comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wrou jabs Matthew to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Matthew lands a nice looking body shot.
A low kick from Wrou is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wrou thows a body kick. Matthew tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Matthew looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wrou tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matthew was well out of range. Poor timing from Wrou.
Matthew throwing a counter right hand but Wrou manages to avoid it.
Matthew thows a left - swing and a miss!
Matthew throws the left hand but Wrou avoids the punch easily.
Matthew fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wrou looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Matthew.
Wrou is looking to slow Matthew down with leg kicks.
Wrou tries to land a leg kick but Matthew saw it coming and moves away.
Matthew misses with a straight right.
Matthew works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wrou takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wrou looks to land a left hand but Matthew moved out of range nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wrou.
Nice body punch from Wrou.
Matthew misses with an uppercut.
Matthew throws an off balance right hand
and Wrou counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wrou ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matthew moves away.
Wrou misses with a head kick.
Wrou avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wrou lands a nice shot to the body.
Wrou ducks under a wild hook from Matthew.
Matthew throws an off balance right hand
letting Wrou counter with a right hand.
Matthew lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthew misses with a wild combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Matthew misses the target.
Matthew throws a shot from downtown. Wrou moves away and avoids it.
Wrou lands with a kick to the temple. Matthew shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wrou throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Matthew misses with a right hand
and Wrou makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A combination from Wrou does no damage.
Matthew is looking to counter punch.
Wrou misses with a hook.
Matthew dips to his left and cracks Wrou with an uppercut!
Wrou takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Matthew misses with a straight right.
Matthew misses with a straight left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matthew moves out of range as Wrou strikes.
Matthew was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wrou is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Matthew had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Matthew pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Matthew takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wrou misses with a looping left.
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 Patrick Matthew will probably get the nod.
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.
Wrou bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wrou bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wrou ducks under a wild hook from Matthew.
Matthew scores with a nice head shot.
A low kick lands for Wrou.
Nice defenses there by Wrou.
Wrou will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Matthew throwing a counter right hand but Wrou manages to avoid it.
Wrou misses with a head kick.
It looked like Matthew was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Wrou.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wrou.
Wrou moves out of range as Matthew strikes.
Wrou throws a solid leg kick but Matthew takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wrou.
Wrou throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matthew looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matthew misses with a low kick.
Matthew throws the left hand but Wrou avoids the punch easily.
Matthew misses with a hook. Wrou ducked under it nicely.
Matthew throws a jab when Wrou was well out of range.
Matthew stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wrou.
No joy there for Matthew, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wrou tries a quick counter leg kick but Matthew is wise to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthew looks to land a right hand but Wrou moved out of range.
Wrou throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matthew sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wrou misses with an attempted mid kick.
Matthew ducks under a wild hook from Wrou.
Matthew throws a low kick but Wrou avoids it.
Wrou misses with an uppercut. Matthew saw that one coming.
Matthew misses with an uppercut. Wrou saw that one coming.
A nice leg kick from Matthew, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wrou looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wrou throws a lazy right hand but Matthew sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A lazy left from Matthew finds it's target.
Wrou misses with a straight left.
Wrou wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wrou misses with the combination.
Matthew uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Wrou throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wrou chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wrou throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wrou takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Matthew looks to throw the jab but Wrou is out of range.
Wrou avoids a punch combination nicely.
Matthew is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Matthew misses with a right hand
and Wrou counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Matthew misses with a low kick.
Matthew swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wrou counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wrou misses with a wild body shot.
Wrou misses with a straight right.
Matthew was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Wrou ducks under a wild hook from Matthew.
Matthew is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wrou lands with an overhand left.
Matthew's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wrou under the eye.
Wrou takes a swing at Matthew's ribcage but misses.
Matthew cracks Wrou with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthew misses with a right hand
and Wrou counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Matthew misses with an uppercut
enabling Wrou to counter with a crisp jab.
Wrou lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Matthew with a jab.
Wrou showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Matthew.
Matthew lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Matthew misses with a body shot.
Wrou attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Wrou misses the target.
The fighters circling - Wrou throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wrou uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matthew.
Matthew throws a lazy right hand but Wrou sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice side step and Wrou releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Matthew slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wrou ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wrou slips a straight right by Matthew.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wrou turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Matthew misses with a low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Matthew checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Matthew slips a straight right by Wrou.
Wrou swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wrou lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Matthew has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Matthew and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Wrou takes a swing at Matthew's ribcage but misses.
Matthew appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Matthew bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wrou's head backwards.
A swing and a miss from Matthew.
Wrou throws a sloppy head kick and Matthew moves out of range easily.
Matthew avoids the body shot from Wrou.
Matthew lands a slapping body shot.
Matthew lands with a nice body punch.
Matthew connects with a single shot there.
Matthew misses with an uppercut
and Wrou counters with a nice uppercut.
Wrou stuns Matthew with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matthew misses the jab.
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 Patrick Matthew will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Matthew throws a series of punches but Wrou moves out of range.
Wrou looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Matthew throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matthew misses with a low kick.
Wrou takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wrou keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matthew avoids the head kick by Wrou.
Matthew is looking to counter punch.
Matthew 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.
Wrou slips under a jab.
Matthew throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A nice leg kick from Wrou, right into the meat of the thigh.
A left lands for Matthew.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wrou digs a good body shot into Matthew's ribs.
Wrou finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Wrou has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wrou throws a hook to the side of Matthew's head but Matthew sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wrou misses with a looping left.
Matthew fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wrou throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Matthew stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrou moves in looking to clinch but Matthew pushes him off.
Wrou 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.
Wrou misses with an uppercut. Matthew saw that one coming.
Wrou takes a swing at Matthew's ribcage but misses.
Wrou misses with a body kick.
Wrou cracks Matthew with a right hand to the side of the head.
Matthew throws the left hand but Wrou avoids the punch easily.
Jab, jab by Matthew - just one landing.
Matthew is looking to chop away at Wrou's legs.
Matthew misses with a straight right.
Matthew avoids a kick to the body.
Matthew feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Matthew ducks under a wild hook from Wrou.
Nice uppercut there from Matthew.
Wrou keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matthew throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wrou stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Matthew throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wrou.
Wrou throws out a counter right but Matthew avoids it with no problem.
Wrou throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthew misses with a wild body shot.
Patrick Matthew is winning the standup battle so far.
Wrou is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Matthew.
Matthew throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wrou counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matthew lands a nice hook to Wrou's body. Wrou takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Good exchange - Matthew coming out on top.
Matthew misses with a hook. Wrou ducked under it nicely.
Wrou closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Matthew is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Matthew misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Matthew blocking some punches.
Matthew is trying to push Wrou away but Wrou has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Wrou blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Wrou.
Matthew swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wrou.
I was talking to Matthew's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Matthew tries to throw a body punch but Wrou avoids it by throwing Matthew back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthew lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Matthew tries a body shot but Wrou blocks it.
Matthew misses with a short punch on the inside.
Matthew tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wrou's elbow.
Wrou tries to throw a body punch but Matthew avoids it by throwing Wrou back against the cage.
Wrou can't find room to land a body shot as Matthew controls the action.
Matthew throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wrou working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Matthew wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wrou has him pressed against the cage.
Matthew has a couple of punches blocked by Wrou.
Matthew misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Matthew.
Wrou blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wrou tries a body shot but Matthew blocks it.
Wrou lands a shot to the body.
Wrou cracks Matthew with a nice body shot.
Wrou working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wrou lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Matthew backwards.
Wrou lands a nice shot to the body.
Wrou lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Matthew or not.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wrou pushes Matthew back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matthew blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sledge Wrou seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wrou lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wrou misses with some punches.
Wrou lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wrou misses with the head strike.
Wrou makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wrou fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Matthew swings wildly with an uppercut but Wrou uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matthew is trying to break the clinch but Wrou is controlling him.
Matthew looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wrou misses with a punch to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Matthew.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Sledge Wrou just about did enough to take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Matthew misses with a right hand
and Wrou counters with a straight right hand.
Wrou moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wrou connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wrou keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wrou looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Wrou takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wrou takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wrou tries to clinch but Matthew moves out of range.
Wrou with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wrou uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matthew.
Matthew throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matthew looks to throw the jab but Wrou is out of range.
Wrou is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Matthew lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wrou throws out a powerful jab.
Matthew avoids the body shot from Wrou.
Wrou ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matthew misses with an uppercut.
Matthew throws a body punch but Wrou moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wrou looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wrou tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Matthew manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice uppercut there from Matthew.
Matthew lands a glancing blow to the side of Wrou's head.
Wrou throws a body shot but no joy.
Wrou misses with a body shot.
Matthew takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Matthew misses with a two punch combination.
Wrou scores with a nice head shot.
Matthew throws the left hand but Wrou avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Matthew misses.
Wrou throws a leg kick which misses Matthew's front leg but catches the back leg as Matthew tries to avoid it.
Wrou throws a leg kick which misses Matthew's front leg but catches the back leg as Matthew tries to avoid it.
Matthew throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Matthew thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wrou ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matthew moves away.
Matthew swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthew uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wrou.
Wrou misses with a hook.
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!
Matthew dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wrou has taken the fight to the clinch.
Matthew has a couple of punches blocked by Wrou.
Wrou struggles to land a body shot inside as Matthew controls his hands.
Wrou misses with a body punch.
Matthew escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Matthew ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wrou moves away.
A countering left hand to the body from Wrou misses.
Matthew swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wrou works the jab nicely.
Wrou walks into a left hand.
Wrou avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Matthew ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Matthew lands a jab to Wrou's midsection.
Matthew throws a jab when Wrou was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrou's corner calls for a 1-2. Wrou obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wrou throws a hook to the side of Matthew's head but Matthew sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Matthew throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wrou walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Matthew ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wrou moves away.
Wrou moves out of range as Matthew strikes.
Wrou throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Matthew.
Matthew goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wrou on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wrou closes the distance and clinches.
Matthew is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wrou blocks an uppercut.
Wrou can't find room to land a body shot as Matthew controls the action.
Matthew misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wrou misses with a punch on the inside.
Matthew tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wrou's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Matthew.
Matthew lands an uppercut.
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!
Wrou lands a right hand.
Wrou throws a punch but it's blocked by Matthew.
Wrou throws a head punch that misses.
Matthew manages to break the clinch.
Matthew uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wrou.
Matthew tries to bum rush Wrou with a series of wild strikes but Wrou uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Matthew throws the left hand but Wrou avoids the punch easily.
Wrou throws a nice outside leg kick.
Matthew throws a body shot but no joy.
Matthew does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Wrou pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Matthew throws a hook to the side of Wrou's head but Wrou sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wrou stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wrou drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Patrick Matthew will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Matthew throws a right and a left that both miss.
Patrick Matthew is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wrou fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Matthew, pushing him back against the cage.
Wrou lands with a short shot to the head.
Wrou misses with a body punch.
Wrou has a couple of punches blocked by Matthew.
Wrou misses with some punches.
Wrou scores with a hook to the body.
Wrou lands a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wrou goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Matthew working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wrou misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sledge Wrou has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthew fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wrou.
Wrou struggles to land a body shot inside as Matthew controls his hands.
Wrou tries to throw a body punch but Matthew avoids it by throwing Wrou back against the cage.
Matthew blocks a body shot from Wrou.
A short uppercut from Matthew.
Wrou tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Matthew prevents a body shot from Wrou.
Wrou throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Matthews head.
Matthew prevents a body shot from Wrou.
Wrou works on Matthew's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wrou struggles to land a body shot inside as Matthew controls his hands.
A right handed body shot lands from Wrou.
Matthew misses with a body punch.
Wrou swings wildly with an uppercut but Matthew uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matthew breaks the clinch.
Matthew misses with a wild body shot.
Wrou slips under a jab.
Matthew takes one on the button.
Matthew avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Matthew wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wrou lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Matthew waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wrou.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrou works Matthew's body with a nice hook.
Matthew avoids the body shot from Wrou.
Matthew with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wrou takes one on the button.
Matthew misses with a looping right.
Wrou tried to score with a low kick but Matthew checks it.
Wrou blocks a jab.
Wrou throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matthew stalks Wrou and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wrou's face. Wrou staggers backwards, shaken.
Matthew connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Matthew throws a series of punches but Wrou moves out of range.
Matthew throws a low kick but Wrou avoids it.
Good work by Wrou as he checks the leg kick.
Matthew misses with a hook. Wrou ducked under it nicely.
Wrou tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matthew was well out of range. Poor timing from Wrou.
Matthew uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wrou.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wrou throws a shot from downtown. Matthew moves away and avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Wrou. Matthew does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matthew takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wrou scores with a body shot.
Matthew tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wrou is able to avoid easily.
Wrou on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Matthew throws a jab but it's blocked by Wrou.
Matthew lands with a good body shot.
Wrou fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Matthew, pushing him back against the cage.
Wrou can't find room to land a body shot as Matthew controls the action.
Matthew breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Matthew ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Matthew pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Matthew keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wrou.
Wrou tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sledge Wrou.
I think Matthew has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 48:48
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 48:47
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Patrick Matthew!
Patrick Matthew retains his lightweight title!
After the fight, Patrick Matthew was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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