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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abel McGuire (ranked 3297 p4p, 3192 weight class) and Myson Tike (ranked 321 p4p, 316 weight class). Abel McGuire has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abel McGuire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Myson Tike!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Tike with that takedown attempt.
Tike doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tike takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tike takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tike keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
McGuire landing knees to the head.
McGuire softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tike lands a left hand.
McGuire definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tike lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McGuire crunches a lovely knee into Tike's ribcage.
Tike looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGuire makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by McGuire.
McGuire lands a knee to the body.
McGuire lands a hook to the side of the head.
McGuire landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
McGuire drops Tike with a big knee straight up the middle! Tike is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
 Tike is rocked!
McGuire scores with a hook to the body. Tike takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tike is still on wobbly legs! Can McGuire finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tike uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGuire.
McGuire cracks Tike on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Tike falls backwards against the cage. McGuire follows up with more strikes that drop Tike to his knees. McGuire keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Tike! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abel McGuire!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Doria (ranked 4014 p4p, 4562 weight class) and Kenji Fujoka (ranked 122 p4p, 138 weight class). Viktor Doria 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Viktor Doria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kenji Fujoka!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fujoka looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Fujoka missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Doria gets full guard.
Doria is pulling down on Fujoka's head to control his posture.
Fujoka sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Doria's guard.
Fujoka not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fujoka looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Fujoka thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Doria's head.
Fujoka wants to pass to mount but Doria is defending the position.
Fujoka uses his free foot to push down on Doria's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Doria.
Doria tries to hold on but Fujoka pushes him away.
Fujoka has control of Doria's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Doria regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Doria is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doria is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Fujoka scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Doria?
Fujoka looking to finish Doria with some ground and pound. This is bad for Doria!
Fujoka lands a big elbow.
Fujoka looking to secure an arm triangle but Doria defends it well.
Fujoka landing strikes, looking to finish!
Fujoka looking to finish with strikes here!
Doria defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Fujoka.
Doria tries to lock up and control but Fujoka gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Fujoka.
 It looks like Viktor Doria has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee warns Doria that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Doria is trying desperately to improve position.
Poor strikes thrown by Fujoka there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Doria sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Fujoka throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Doria is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fujoka pulls his head out easily.
Fujoka looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Fujoka wants to pass the guard but Doria is defending well.
Fujoka looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Doria with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fujoka is looking for a kimura but Doria is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Fujoka to get the leverage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujoka passes to side control.
Doria tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Fujoka wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Fujoka has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fujoka is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Doria has escaped the position, nice work there.
Doria taking punishment in the form of punches.
Doria is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Fujoka working the head with strikes.
Fujoka working the ground and pound but Doria is defending the strikes.
Fujoka fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Doria on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Doria tries to get out of the position.
Fujoka is working Doria over with some ground and pound from side control.
Doria is working to avoid the ground and pound but Fujoka connects with a decent elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fujoka creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Doria is looking for a sweep.
Fujoka throws a strike aimed at the side of Doria's head but Doria avoids it well.
Doria is looking for a sweep.
Doria takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fujoka tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Doria is looking for a sweep.
Fujoka working away.
Fujoka is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Doria has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kenji Fujoka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Viktor Doria's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fujoka shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Doria but Doria pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fujoka shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Doria as he jumps to the side.
Nice takedown defense from Doria. No joy for Fujoka on that attempt.
Viktor Doria has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenji Fujoka.
Doria drives through with a takedown into Fujoka's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Fujoka bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Doria's guard.
Doria looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Doria has his foot on Fujoka's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fujoka works his way back into a safe position though.
Fujoka lands a couple of elbows.
Fujoka stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Doria swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fujoka chips away with some ground and pound.
Fujoka postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fujoka stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Doria swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've been informed that Fujoka has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Doria is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Doria might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Doria is on top in guard.
Kenji Fujoka has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fujoka is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Doria defends well.
Fujoka wants to sweep but no luck.
Fujoka lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Fujoka slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Doria is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doria managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Fujoka.
Fujoka is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Doria has escaped the position, nice work there.
Fujoka misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Doria is looking to regain half guard here but Fujoka keeps moving and retains side control.
Fujoka working the ground and pound.
Fujoka working the ground and pound.
Fujoka lands a nice forearm strike.
Doria knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fujoka on the ground.
Doria is looking to reverse the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doria is working hard here to advance position.
Fujoka in side control, throwing shots but Doria defends.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doria struggling a bit here.
Fujoka in side control lands a decent elbow.
Fujoka thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Fujoka scoring with punches and elbows.
Doria gets back to half guard.
Fujoka looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Doria with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fujoka not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fujoka prevents Doria from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fujoka is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Doria doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Fujoka.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Fujoka connects with a nice short shot to Doria's temple.
Fujoka thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Doria's head.
Doria tries to roll over but Fujoka keeps him under control.
Fujoka thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Doria's head.
Doria trying to control here.
Fujoka is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Doria is just riding it out for now. Fujoka eventually gives up the hold.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kenji Fujoka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Viktor Doria's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Doria shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Doria was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Fujoka manages to work his way to half guard, despite Doria's best efforts.
Fujoka regains full guard. Nicely done.
Fujoka is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Doria is aware though and is defending well.
Doria stands and throws Fujoka's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Fujoka is looking for a sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fujoka striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
The referee asks Doria politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Doria prefers to stall for the moment though.
Fujoka tries to improve position but can't.
Doria is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Fujoka's shoulder. That is not cool.
Fujoka has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fujoka sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujoka is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fujoka manages to get to full guard.
Fujoka looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fujoka looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fujoka looking to hit a scissor sweep but Doria is one step ahead there.
Doria slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fujoka manages to get back to half guard.
Fujoka is looking for a sweep. Doria is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fujoka works his way to full guard. Good work.
Fujoka isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Doria stacks Fujoka on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Doria!
A lull in the action here as Doria stalls from top position.
Doria working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Doria taking a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujoka is looking to reverse the position.
Doria tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Fujoka tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Fujoka tries to improve position but can't.
Fujoka manages to get back to half guard.
Fujoka looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fujoka is looking for a sweep. Doria is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fujoka gets back to full guard.
Doria stopping the sweep attempt from Fujoka.
Fujoka has his foot on Doria's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Doria works his way back into a safe position though.
Fujoka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fujoka looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fujoka manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Doria manages to get himself to full guard.
Doria preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fujoka accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fujoka scoring with some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fujoka throwing strikes from guard but Doria blocks nicely.
Fujoka stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Doria swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Viktor Doria has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kenji Fujoka.
I've got Fujoka winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 26:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenji Fujoka!
Kenji Fujoka seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gianni Hamilton (ranked 25813 p4p, 5457 weight class) and Caio Fuentes (ranked 391 p4p, 364 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gianni Hamilton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Caio Fuentes!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamilton changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Fuentes looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Fuentes is looking for a sweep.
Hamilton tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Fuentes is looking to regain half guard here but Hamilton keeps moving and retains side control.
Fuentes wants to control but Hamilton postures up.
Fuentes is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hamilton off and has taken his back!
Fuentes looking for the choke from the back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hamilton just trying to survive but Fuentes is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fuentes is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Hamilton is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Caio Fuentes!
After winning the bout, Caio Fuentes thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Crute (ranked 5312 p4p, 5510 weight class) and Back Up (ranked 145 p4p, 147 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Crute!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Back Up!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Up closes the distance and clinches.
A body shot lands from Up.
Crute is breathing heavily.
Up throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Up lands with a short shot to the head.
Up pushes Crute back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Jimmy Crute has been cut.
Up lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Up lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Up.
Up lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Up creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Up drops Crute onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Crute is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
 Crute is rocked!
Up throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Crutes head.
Oh Crute is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Up creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Crute's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Crute drops to his knees and Up pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Back Up!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between BJ McCurtney (ranked 5003 p4p, 3443 weight class) and Hikaru Sulu (ranked 382 p4p, 322 weight class). McCurtney comes to the cage accompanied by “Suck My D**k Ho”. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, BJ McCurtney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hikaru Sulu!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCurtney throws a right and a left that both miss.
McCurtney slips a jab from Sulu.
Sulu throws a poor cross that misses
and McCurtney counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McCurtney uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sulu.
A punch combination from McCurtney misses.
Hikaru Sulu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sulu throws a hook to the side of McCurtney's head but McCurtney sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McCurtney appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Sulu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McCurtney counters with a three punch combo that has Sulu backing up. Sulu nods at McCurtney to acknowledge the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCurtney lands a nice hook to Sulu's body. Sulu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McCurtney looks to score with a jab to the body but Sulu is just out of range.
McCurtney moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCurtney throws a body punch but Sulu moves out of range.
Sulu with the counter takedown but McCurtney avoids it easily.
Sulu tries to clinch but McCurtney is having none of it.
Sulu drives through with a takedown into McCurtney's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
McCurtney looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sulu looking to pass the guard.
Sulu working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
McCurtney lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
McCurtney wants to stand but Sulu is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCurtney is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sulu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
McCurtney trying to control the position from guard on top but Sulu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sulu is trying to control the position but McCurtney postures up.
McCurtney is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sulu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sulu has his foot on McCurtney's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. McCurtney works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCurtney is working Sulu over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sulu wants to sweep here but McCurtney controlling him for the moment.
McCurtney throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
McCurtney lands a couple of elbows.
McCurtney slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Sulu not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
McCurtney wants to pass the guard but Sulu is keeping the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sulu looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sulu misses with an uppercut
and McCurtney counters with a left to the body.
Sulu shoots in for a takedown but McCurtney shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCurtney throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
BJ McCurtney is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McCurtney tries to sprawl but Sulu drives through with a takedown into half guard.
McCurtney wants to control but Sulu is keeping busy.
McCurtney tries to kick Sulu off but Sulu keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sulu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McCurtney. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sulu looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
McCurtney looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McCurtney is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sulu scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
BJ McCurtney dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sulu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McCurtney leaves Sulu with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sulu fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jab, jab by Sulu - just one landing.
McCurtney scores with a hook to the body. Sulu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sulu will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
BJ McCurtney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hikaru Sulu.
McCurtney fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sulu feints and as McCurtney raises his hands in defense, Sulu changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
McCurtney is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sulu can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCurtney has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Sulu should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, McCurtney has tightened it up now! Sulu should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). BJ McCurtney!
During a confident post fight interview, BJ McCurtney 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Jaemong Rok (ranked 4710 p4p, 3492 weight class) and Martin Varga (ranked 373 p4p, 324 weight class). Rok comes to the cage accompanied by Drunken Tiger - Return of the Tiger. Martin Varga has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jaemong Rok's chin.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jaemong Rok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Martin Varga!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Varga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rok was well out of range. Poor timing from Varga.
Varga throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rok feinted with a counter takedown.
Varga swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rok counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Rok's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rok takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rok working over Varga with some ground and pound. Varga looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Rok scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rok seems to be working for a kimura but Varga defends the submission attempt.
Varga really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rok. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rok keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Rok frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Rok working for a guillotine from mount but Varga is in no mood to give up.
Rok working the ground and pound effectively.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rok fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Rok with a couple of short strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rok swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jaemong Rok!
Jaemong Rok seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Franco Freeman (ranked 3290 p4p, 3667 weight class) and Kris The Crippler (ranked 334 p4p, 362 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Franco Freeman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kris The Crippler!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freeman throws a combination that misses
and The Crippler counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The Crippler is trying to control the action in half guard but Freeman is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The Crippler sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Freeman defending well though.
Nice strikes from The Crippler there.
Freeman slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Freeman had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. The Crippler defends it easily.
The Crippler chips away with some ground and pound.
Freeman throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Freeman seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Freeman keeping full guard, as The Crippler tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Crippler wants to get up but he can't break Freeman's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The Crippler takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells The Crippler's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The Crippler looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Freeman escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. The Crippler gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Freeman trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The Crippler throwing strikes but missing.
The Crippler trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Freeman is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Freeman is looking for a triangle but The Crippler pushes his legs off easily.
Freeman might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Crippler wants to pass the guard but Freeman is keeping the position.
Freeman 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! The Crippler rolls with it to try and escape but Freeman cranks on the arm and The Crippler is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Franco Freeman!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lukas Doncis (ranked 2289 p4p, 2109 weight class) and Matjaz Rihard (ranked 251 p4p, 235 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lukas Doncis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matjaz Rihard!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rihard lands an overhand right.
Doncis tries to clinch up.
Doncis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rihard on the side of the head.
Doncis tries to clinch up
and Rihard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rihard on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Doncis moves away from the strike by Rihard.
Doncis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rihard.
Doncis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rihard.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rihard circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rihard counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Doncis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It seemed like Rihard was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rihard swats away the attempt to clinch by Doncis.
Rihard throws out a counter right but Doncis avoids it with no problem.
Rihard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice combination there by Rihard.
Doncis definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
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!
Doncis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rihard connects with a looping right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doncis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rihard.
Doncis misses with a body shot.
Rihard just misses with a punch to the body.
Doncis is looking to counter punch.
Doncis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Rihard misses.
Rihard just misses with a punch to the body.
Doncis on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Doncis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Doncis moves to clinch but Rihard breaks away
and Rihard counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Doncis wants to clinch up but Rihard keeps it at a distance.
Rihard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Doncis.
Rihard misses with a hook. Doncis ducked under it nicely.
Matjaz Rihard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rihard swinging wildly here.
Nice shot by Rihard.
Rihard throws a big shot that misses.
Rihard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doncis manages to avoid it.
Doncis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rihard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Rihard misses.
Rihard lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rihard throws an overhand right that lands on Doncis's shoulder, as Doncis tries to avoid the shot.
Doncis is looking for a counter combo.
Rihard slips under a jab from Doncis.
Rihard takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Doncis wants to clinch
letting Rihard counter with a right hand.
Rihard keeps the fight on the outside.
Rihard gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Doncis tries to clinch there but Rihard circles away.
A nice side step and Rihard releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Rihard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A shot to the liver by Rihard. Beautiful body shot.
Doncis walks into a stiff left hand from Rihard.
Doncis darts in trying to clinch
and Rihard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Doncis wants to clinch up but Rihard keeps it at a distance.
Rihard jabs Doncis to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doncis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Doncis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Doncis is looking to clinch.
Rihard throws an overhand right that lands on Doncis's shoulder, as Doncis tries to avoid the shot.
Doncis scores with a nice head shot.
Doncis throws a jab when Rihard was well out of range.
Doncis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rihard throws a body punch but Doncis moves out of range.
Rihard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Doncis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Doncis throws a hook but Rihard avoids it easily.
Doncis is looking to clinch.
Doncis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Doncis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Doncis can't find room to land a body shot as Rihard controls the action.
Rihard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rihard is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Doncis had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Doncis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Doncis tries to clinch there but Rihard circles away.
Doncis tries to clinch up but Rihard circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rihard looks to land a right hand but Doncis moved out of range.
Doncis tries to close the distance and clinch but Rihard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rihard throws a lazy uppercut
and Doncis counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doncis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rihard lands with a shot to the body.
Rihard has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Doncis defending well as Rihard loads up on a big left hand.
Doncis throws out a loose jab but Rihard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doncis uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rihard has time to react.
Doncis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rihard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Doncis has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Doncis there as he acknowledges the shot.
Doncis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rihard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doncis.
Doncis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rihard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rihard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Doncis.
Rihard missing with a left hand there. Doncis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Doncis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rihard.
Jab by Rihard.
Rihard fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Doncis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matjaz Rihard dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rihard moves into range and connects with a jab.
Matjaz Rihard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rihard moves out of range of the strikes.
Rihard scores with a sloppy right hand. Doncis should have avoided that one.
Doncis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rihard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Doncis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rihard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doncis was well out of range. Poor timing from Rihard.
Doncis darts in and clinches Rihard up against the cage.
Doncis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rihard digs a right hand into Doncis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Doncis's gas tank.
A short uppercut from Rihard.
Rihard manages to break the clinch.
Doncis tries to clinch but Rihard moves out of range.
Doncis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doncis works the jab nicely.
Rihard throws a lazy right hand but Doncis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rihard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doncis.
Doncis ducks under a wild hook from Rihard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rihard misses with a looping left.
Rihard scores with a shot to the body.
Rihard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rihard moves out of range of the strikes.
Rihard throws a lazy uppercut
letting Doncis counter with a right hand.
Doncis closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rihard closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Doncis throws an overhand right that lands on Rihard's shoulder, as Rihard tries to avoid the shot.
Doncis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rihard.
Doncis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rihard on the side of the head.
Doncis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Doncis lands a head shot.
Doncis tries to clinch but Rihard is having none of it.
Rihard is looking for the big counter here.
Rihard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Doncis.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doncis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rihard lands a nice shot to the body.
Rihard lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rihard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rihard. Doncis does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rihard throws a hook but Doncis avoids it easily.
Doncis doesn't manage to clinch there - Rihard circles away.
Doncis lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Doncis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice side step and Rihard releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Rihard throws a hook but Doncis avoids it easily.
Rihard lands a slapping body shot.
Doncis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Doncis lands a nice hook to Rihard's body. Rihard takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rihard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Doncis with a nice cross.
A jab from Rihard misses.
Doncis is looking to clinch.
Matjaz Rihard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Doncis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Doncis tries to clinch but Rihard is having none of it.
Rihard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doncis.
Doncis looks to clinch
and Rihard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rihard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rihard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doncis manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rihard lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Doncis loads up on a big right hand but Rihard slips the punch.
Rihard swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rihard scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Doncis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Rihard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rihard. Doncis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Doncis moves in looking to clinch but Rihard pushes him off.
A combination from Doncis does no damage.
Some wild striking there from Doncis.
Rihard throws a hook to the side of Doncis's head but Doncis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Doncis wants to clinch.
Rihard lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rihard throws out a loose jab but Doncis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doncis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rihard throws a hook but Doncis avoids it easily.
Doncis closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Doncis ducks under a wild hook from Rihard.
Doncis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rihard.
Doncis connects with a right hand. Rihard shakes it off.
Doncis avoids the body shot from Rihard.
Rihard connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Doncis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Doncis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rihard.
Rihard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rihard throws a body punch but Doncis moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rihard throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Doncis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Doncis lands the left hand.
A combination from Rihard does no damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doncis. Rihard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Doncis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rihard, pushing him back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Matjaz Rihard will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Doncis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Doncis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Doncis staying out of range there.
Rihard smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Doncis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rihard swats away the attempt to clinch by Doncis.
Doncis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rihard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rihard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Doncis.
Rihard misses with a looping left.
Doncis looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rihard defending well as Doncis loads up on a big left hand.
Doncis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rihard swings widly with a right hand
and Doncis counters with a straight right hand.
Doncis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fighters circling - Rihard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Doncis doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Doncis takes a swing at Rihard's ribcage but misses.
Doncis blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Rihard.
Doncis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Doncis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Doncis defending well as Rihard loads up on a big left hand.
A little feinted left hand from Doncis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Doncis slips a straight right by Rihard.
Doncis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rihard throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Doncis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Doncis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jab from Doncis.
Rihard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rihard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Doncis misses with a looping left.
Doncis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rihard manages to avoid it.
Rihard misses with a body shot.
Rihard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doncis was well out of range. Poor timing from Rihard.
Rihard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rihard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doncis was well out of range. Poor timing from Rihard.
Lukas Doncis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rihard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rihard lands a nice hook to Doncis's body. Doncis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rihard connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Doncis momentarily.
Doncis connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Doncis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rihard throws a counter combo.
Doncis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rihard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rihard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rihard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rihard looks to land a right hand but Doncis moved out of range.
Rihard scores with a shot to the body.
Doncis tries to clinch there but Rihard circles away.
Doncis misses with a hook. Rihard ducked under it nicely.
Rihard throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Doncis slips a jab from Rihard.
Doncis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doncis misses with a punch on the inside.
Doncis misses with a punch on the inside.
Doncis has a couple of punches blocked by Rihard.
Doncis misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Doncis fails to land.
Doncis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Doncis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Doncis lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Doncis fails to land.
Doncis throws a head punch that misses.
Doncis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A body shot lands from Doncis.
Rihard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rihard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rihard blocking some punches.
Doncis blocking some punches.
Doncis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rihard's elbow.
Doncis tries to throw a body punch but Rihard avoids it by throwing Doncis back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rihard.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rihard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Rihard.
Doncis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Come on Rihard - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rihard scores with a nice hook to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rihard blocking some punches.
Rihard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rihard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Doncis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Doncis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lukas Doncis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rihard misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rihard.
Rihard content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Doncis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Doncis stalling in the clinch but Rihard improves position.
A head punch on the inside from Doncis fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Doncis.
A shot in the inside from Doncis.
Matjaz Rihard is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Doncis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short left from Rihard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Matjaz Rihard.
I've got Rihard winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matjaz Rihard!
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