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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between The Stig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Braulio Estima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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200 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, The Stig!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Braulio Estima!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stig lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Estima should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
A head kick from Stig lands but Estima takes it in his stride.
Stig connects with a nice looking jab.
Stig scores with a leg kick.
Stig lands a left and a right that send Estima crashing to the mat, dazed. Stig thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Estima closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Stig feints a jab and as Estima dips his head, Stig unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Estima right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Estima falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Stig smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). The Stig!
A very excited looking The Stig 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 Jimi Hendrix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hendo Bendo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Bendo's choice of entrance music: No Falter. Jimi Hendrix has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Good wrestling
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimi Hendrix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hendo Bendo!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hendrix tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hendrix clinches up with Bendo and pushes him back against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hendrix - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hendrix prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bendo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hendrix avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hendrix is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hendrix makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hendrix stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hendrix trying to stall but Bendo improves his position.
Nice elbow from Hendrix.
Bendo wants a takedown but no success here.
Jimi Hendrix has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hendo Bendo.
Bendo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hendrix landing knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knees in the clinch landing for Hendrix.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hendrix.
Hendrix connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bendo's face.
Hendrix with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendrix connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bendo's face.
Hendrix lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hendrix scores a nice knee to the body.
Bendo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bendo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hendrix avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hendrix is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Bendo can't get the takedown.
Bendo is trying to drag Hendrix to the mat but Hendrix just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bendo looks gassed!
Hendrix lands a nice elbow.
Hendrix connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bendo's face.
Hendrix lands a knee to the body.
Bendo can't get the takedown.
Hendrix with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hendrix stalling the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hendrix lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Hendo Bendo has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bendo stalling in the clinch.
Hendrix is pressed up against the cage. Bendo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hendrix down to the mat. Hendrix avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hendrix tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bendo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hendrix fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hendrix tries to clinch up.
Hendrix slaps away a takedown attempt from Bendo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bendo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hendrix swivels and escapes.
Hendrix pushes Bendo up against the cage in a clinch.
Hendrix landing knees to the head.
Bendo letting Hendrix take a breather here.
Hendrix is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hendrix leaning against his opponent.
Hendrix landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hendrix landing knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bendo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bendo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hendrix avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hendrix unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bendo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hendrix stalling in the clinch.
Bendo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hendrix after a bit of a struggle.
Hendrix landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A knee to the head by Hendrix.
Hendrix lands a knee to the head.
Bendo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hendrix with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Hendrix.
Hendrix lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hendrix using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hendrix unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bendo looking for a takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix lands a knee to the head.
Hendrix with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hendrix.
Hendrix stalling.
Hendrix working Bendo over with knees to the body.
Hendrix is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hendrix lands an elbow inside.
Hendrix gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hendrix leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hendrix with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hendrix stalling the fight.
Hendrix gets underhooks to prevent Bendo's takedown attempt.
Hendrix landing knees to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimi Hendrix dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hendo Bendo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hendrix wants to clinch.
Hendrix takes the fight into the clinch.
Hendrix stalls.
Hendrix landing knees to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bendo as Hendrix tries to tie him up.
Bendo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bendo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hendrix pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bendo tries for a takedown but Hendrix manages to get underhooks.
Hendrix with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Hendrix.
Hendrix connects with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendrix is trying to stall.
Hendrix lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hendrix is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hendrix lands a knee to the head.
Hendrix content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jimi Hendrix.
Hendrix tries to close the distance and clinch but Bendo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bendo looks for a takedown but Hendrix sprawls well.
Jimi Hendrix has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hendo Bendo.
Hendrix lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bendo tries to score with a low kick but Hendrix moves his leg out of the way.
Hendrix has managed to clinch.
Hendrix lands a knee to the head.
Bendo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hendrix gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A knee to the head by Hendrix.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bendo is breathing heavily.
A right hand to the body from Hendrix.
Hendrix unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bendo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hendrix.
Bendo goes for a takedown attempt but Hendrix pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hendrix tries to clinch but Bendo is having none of it.
Hendrix lands a big head kick that sends Bendo tumbling to the mat! Hendrix takes a step backwards and waves Bendo back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Bendo is rocked!
Hendrix clinches up with Bendo and pushes him back against the cage.
Bendo is still on wobbly legs! Can Hendrix finish him?
A knee to the head by Hendrix.
Bendo wants to take the fight to the mat but Hendrix manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bendo is pressed against the cage. Hendrix pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Bendo! Two more big strikes from Hendrix and Bendo crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jimi Hendrix!
A relieved looking Jimi Hendrix thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Benson Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarmo Laukkanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Laukkanen's choice of entrance music: The Mutilation of Christ. Jarmo Laukkanen has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Benson Henderson's chin.
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159 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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150 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Benson Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jarmo Laukkanen!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laukkanen keeps the fight on the outside.
Henderson throws a series of punches but Laukkanen avoids them all with ease.
A punch combination from Laukkanen misses.
Laukkanen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A leg kick checked by Henderson.
A head kick misses from Henderson.
Henderson avoids the head kick by Laukkanen.
Benson Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A lazy left from Henderson finds it's target.
Danga de danga de dang - Henderson scores with a four punch combination!
Henderson wants to clinch up but Laukkanen keeps it at a distance.
Laukkanen is looking to chop away at Henderson's legs.
Henderson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Laukkanen on the side of the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Laukkanen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Henderson blocks the body kick.
Laukkanen dodges the punch combination from Henderson.
Laukkanen slips a jab and a cross from Henderson.
Henderson lands with a good body shot.
Henderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laukkanen throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Benson Henderson has been cut.
Laukkanen cracks Henderson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Henderson closes the distance and clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Henderson.
Henderson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Jarmo Laukkanen has been cut.
Laukkanen is trying to drag Henderson to the mat but Henderson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Henderson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Laukkanen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Laukkanen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Laukkanen misses with a body kick.
Laukkanen takes one to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laukkanen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henderson manages to avoid it.
Laukkanen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Laukkanen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Laukkanen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Henderson misses with a few strikes there.
Laukkanen throws a head kick but Henderson moves out of range.
Henderson swinging wildly here.
Henderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laukkanen manages to avoid it.
Laukkanen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Laukkanen throws a sloppy head kick and Henderson moves out of range easily.
Laukkanen throws a head kick that misses.
Laukkanen moves out of range as Henderson strikes.
Henderson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Laukkanen back to the cage. Henderson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Henderson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Henderson looks to land a combination. Laukkanen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Henderson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Laukkanen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laukkanen tries to work over Henderson's front leg with a kick but Henderson checks it.
Henderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laukkanen misses with a wild body shot.
Laukkanen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Laukkanen fails to land with a series of punches.
Henderson forces Laukkanen back against the cage and clinches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Henderson breaks the clinch.
Henderson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Henderson.
Henderson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Laukkanen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Henderson misses.
A right-left combo lands from Henderson.
Henderson checks a leg kick.
Laukkanen throws a sloppy head kick and Henderson moves out of range easily.
Henderson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Laukkanen on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laukkanen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Henderson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Laukkanen circles away quickly and effectively.
Some wild striking there from Henderson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henderson moves into the clinch.
Henderson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Henderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Danga de danga de dang - Henderson scores with a four punch combination!
Laukkanen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henderson moves away.
Henderson clobbers Laukkanen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A clash of legs there as Henderson blocks the low kick.
Laukkanen throws a head kick that Henderson semi-blocks.
Henderson is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laukkanen lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Henderson out cold! Henderson is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jarmo Laukkanen!
In his post fight interview, Jarmo Laukkanen started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Tocchet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Sonny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick Tocchet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jim Sonny!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sonny lands with a nice combination. Tocchet backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Rick Tocchet has been cut.
Sonny scores with a decent looking hook.
Sonny throws a shot from downtown. Tocchet moves away and avoids it.
Tocchet slips a straight right by Sonny.
A big left from Tocchet misses.
Tocchet moves forwards but Sonny connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sonny uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tocchet.
No joy there for Sonny, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tocchet drops his hands momentarily and Sonny takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tocchet thuds a left hand into Sonny's body.
Sonny throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tocchet sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tocchet jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sonny fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tocchet gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tocchet is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonny lands with a good body shot.
Tocchet is breathing heavily.
Sonny steps in with a hook that catches Tocchet right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Sonny follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Tocchet looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jim Sonny!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Smelly Fingers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Petri Saarinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers's entrance music is Foux Da FaFa . A fine choice. Petri Saarinen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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183 lbs
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Smelly Fingers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Petri Saarinen!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fingers pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Saarinen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fingers. That did some damage!
Smelly Fingers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fingers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fingers looks to land a left hand but Saarinen moved out of range nicely.
Fingers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fingers checks a low kick from Saarinen.
Saarinen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fingers lands a body shot.
Saarinen throws a leg kick but Fingers sees it coming and moves out of range.
Saarinen throws a head kick that half lands.
Saarinen ducks under a wild hook from Fingers.
Fingers scores with a nice strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fingers throws a lazy uppercut
and Saarinen counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Fingers looks to land a right hand but Saarinen moved out of range.
Saarinen throws a leg kick but Fingers sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fingers throws an off balance right hand
and Saarinen counters with a good, hard body kick but Fingers shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fingers misses with a body kick.
Fingers misses with a right hand
and Saarinen makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Fingers really felt that one!
Fingers throws a series of punches but Saarinen moves out of range.
Saarinen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Saarinen thows a body kick. Fingers tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Fingers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fingers throws a nice looking combination but Saarinen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fingers digs a good hook to Saarinen's body.
Saarinen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Saarinen misses with a body kick.
Saarinen keeps Fingers at a distance using the push kick.
Fingers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saarinen lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Fingers takes a swing at Saarinen's ribcage but misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Saarinen!
Fingers will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Fingers throws out a loose jab but Saarinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fingers misses with a head kick.
Saarinen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fingers.
Fingers is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Saarinen's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Fingers tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Saarinen avoids the body shot from Fingers.
Good standup being displayed there by Fingers as he connects with a hook.
Fingers looks to land a combination but Saarinen avoids it well.
Fingers swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Saarinen counters with an inside leg kick.
Saarinen tries a low kick but Fingers avoids it.
Fingers smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fingers connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Saarinen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fingers. That did some damage!
Fingers motions for Saarinen to come forward. Fingers throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fingers throws a lazy head kick
and Saarinen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Fingers's knee momentarily.
Saarinen misses with a kick to the body.
Fingers on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Saarinen. Saarinen obviously looking to wear him down.
Fingers swings widly with a right hand
and Saarinen counters with a leg kick.
Fingers takes a swing at Saarinen's ribcage but misses.
Fingers throws an overhand right that lands on Saarinen's shoulder, as Saarinen tries to avoid the shot.
Fingers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saarinen moves away.
Saarinen ducks under a wild hook from Fingers.
Fingers misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fingers looks to land a left hand but Saarinen moved out of range nicely.
Saarinen scores with a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saarinen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fingers misses with a double jab
and Saarinen counters with a big head kick but Fingers shrugs it off.
Fingers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fingers misses with an uppercut.
Fingers tries to work over Saarinen's front leg with a kick but Saarinen checks it.
Saarinen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fingers jabs at Saarinen's body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saarinen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fingers throws a sloppy head kick
and Saarinen counters with a thumping low kick.
Fingers misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Smelly Fingers dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Fingers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Saarinen walks into a stiff left hand from Fingers.
Fingers just misses with a punch to the body.
Fingers missing with a left hand there. Saarinen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fingers misses the shot to the body.
Fingers throws a shot to the body.
Saarinen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Fingers if he has to take too many more of those.
Saarinen thuds his shin into the meat of Fingers's side.
Saarinen tries to clinch up.
Saarinen pushes Fingers away with a front kick.
Saarinen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fingers.
Fingers throws a nice looking combination but Saarinen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fingers takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saarinen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Saarinen tries to land a front kick but Fingers steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fingers just misses with a punch to the body.
Fingers throws a lazy head kick
and Saarinen counters with a leg kick.
Fingers scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fingers throws a sloppy body shot
and Saarinen counters with an outside leg kick.
Saarinen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Fingers jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fingers takes a swing at Saarinen's ribcage but misses.
Fingers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saarinen.
Saarinen moves out of range of the strikes.
Saarinen tries to clinch but Fingers is having none of it.
Fingers is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fingers throws a lazy uppercut
and Saarinen counters with a good low kick that Fingers was not able to check.
Saarinen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fingers connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fingers listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Saarinen tries to clinch up.
Fingers throws a body kick the misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Fingers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Saarinen looks for the body kick but Fingers saw that one coming.
Smelly Fingers is winning the standup battle so far.
Fingers misses the shot to the body.
Saarinen misses with a kick to the body.
Fingers lands a jab.
Fingers looks to land a right hand but Saarinen moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Fingers throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Saarinen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fingers scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fingers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Saarinen.
Saarinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Saarinen avoids the body shot from Fingers.
Fingers checks a leg kick.
Saarinen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Saarinen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Good work by Fingers as he checks the leg kick.
Saarinen walks into a straight right hand from Fingers.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saarinen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fingers is looking to land body kicks.
Saarinen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Some bone on bone action there as Saarinen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Saarinen darts in trying to clinch
and Fingers counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fingers misses the body punch
and Saarinen counters with a nice leg kick.
Fingers throws a hook to the side of Saarinen's head but Saarinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fingers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fingers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A shot to the body from Fingers misses
and Saarinen counters with a nice kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Smelly Fingers dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Saarinen connects with a solid leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Saarinen.
Fingers just misses with a punch to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Saarinen might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Fingers has got the better of the exchanges.
Fingers loads up on a big right hand but Saarinen slips the punch.
Saarinen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A big left from Fingers misses.
Fingers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saarinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Fingers.
Fingers throws a series of punches but Saarinen moves out of range.
Fingers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saarinen moves away.
Saarinen blocks a head kick by Fingers.
Fingers throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Saarinen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fingers scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fingers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fingers misses with a two punch combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Saarinen throws a low kick, looking for Fingers's leg but Fingers calmly moves out of range.
Fingers misses with an uppercut. Saarinen saw that one coming.
Fingers loads up on a big right hand but Saarinen slips the punch.
Fingers swings widly with a right hand
and Saarinen counters with an inside leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Saarinen. Fingers shrugs it off though.
That kick from Saarinen tenderised Fingers's leg. Fingers is trying to keep his angry face on.
Saarinen avoids the body shot from Fingers.
Fingers misses with a lunging right hand
and Saarinen counters with a body kick that stops Fingers in his tracks momentarily.
Saarinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fingers 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fingers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saarinen.
Fingers scores with a nice right hand.
Fingers keeps the fight on the outside.
Saarinen moves away from the strike by Fingers.
Fingers looks to land a left hand but Saarinen moved out of range nicely.
Saarinen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fingers lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saarinen tries to clinch there but Fingers circles away.
Saarinen scores with a nice body kick.
Saarinen lands a head kick. Fingers smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Fingers with a nice cross.
Fingers swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fingers just misses with a punch to the body.
Saarinen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fingers.
Saarinen avoids a kick to the body.
A solid body kick from Saarinen.
An inside leg kick from Saarinen misses.
Saarinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fingers.
Saarinen defending well as Fingers loads up on a big left hand.
Saarinen throws a wild body kick that Fingers sees coming a mile off.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Saarinen 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 Fingers has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fingers and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Fingers's jab looks to have found its range, popping Saarinen under the eye.
A nice leg kick lands there from Saarinen.
Saarinen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fingers scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fingers lands a nice shot that snaps Saarinen's head back.
Fingers lands a nice looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saarinen cracks the inside of Fingers's front leg.
Fingers throws a shot from downtown. Saarinen moves away and avoids it.
Fingers swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Saarinen.
Saarinen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Saarinen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fingers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Saarinen can do to turn this around?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saarinen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fingers swings widly with a right hand
and Saarinen counters with a good, hard body kick but Fingers shrugs it off.
Petri Saarinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fingers bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Smelly Fingers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fingers has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Smelly Fingers!
During a confident post fight interview, Smelly Fingers 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 Adis Djurdjevic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Deangelo Jeremetrius Vickers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vickers is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Boats N' Hoes. This should be fireworks!
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Adis Djurdjevic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Deangelo Jeremetrius Vickers!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vickers connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Djurdjevic misses with a looping left.
Djurdjevic lunges at Vickers with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vickers's hand.
Deangelo Jeremetrius Vickers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Djurdjevic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vickers dips to his left and cracks Djurdjevic with an uppercut!
Djurdjevic tries to land a front kick but Vickers steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Djurdjevic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vickers lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vickers lands with a cross.
Djurdjevic misses with a body kick.
Vickers lands with a shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Vickers.
Good leg kick by Vickers there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Vickers thumps Djurdjevic with a low kick.
Djurdjevic is breathing heavily.
Good leg kick by Vickers there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Vickers as he connects with a hook.
Vickers looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Djurdjevic takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Djurdjevic ducks under a wild hook from Vickers.
Vickers with a nice cross.
Vickers tries to clinch up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vickers scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Vickers lands a body shot.
Vickers scores with a body shot.
Vickers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Vickers finds it's way through Djurdjevic's defenses.
Vickers lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Vickers lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Vickers lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Djurdjevic is rocked!
Djurdjevic is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vickers cracks Djurdjevic with a left hook right on the temple and Djurdjevic goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Vickers lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Djurdjevic is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Deangelo Jeremetrius Vickers!
Deangelo Jeremetrius Vickers thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hanzo Sasori Hasashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chase Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sasori Hasashi's entrance music is Scorpion. A fine choice. This should be fireworks!
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hanzo Sasori Hasashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chase Carter!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sasori Hasashi misses with a low kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Carter.
Carter lands the left hand.
Carter is looking to slow Sasori Hasashi down with leg kicks.
Carter avoids the body shot from Sasori Hasashi.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Carter has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sasori Hasashi blocking some punches.
Carter throws a punch but it's blocked by Sasori Hasashi.
Carter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Carter scores with a nice short uppercut.
Carter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Carter misses with an elbow over the top.
Carter lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Carter misses with some punches.
Sasori Hasashi blocks an elbow strike from Carter.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carter can't find room to land a body shot as Sasori Hasashi controls the action.
Sasori Hasashi avoids the elbow strike from Carter, against the cage.
Sasori Hasashi takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sasori Hasashi.
Carter throws a head punch that misses.
Carter takes a shot to the head.
Sasori Hasashi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Carter creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sasori Hasashi's defenses.
Carter lands a hook to the side of the head.
Carter throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sasori Hasashi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Carter just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sasori Hasashi's brow.
Carter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carter blocks an uppercut.
Carter misses with some punches.
Sasori Hasashi blocking some punches.
Carter lands a damaging elbow.
A short right from Sasori Hasashi on the inside.
Sasori Hasashi lands a body punch.
Carter looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter scores with a shot to the side of Sasori Hasashi's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sasori Hasashi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sasori Hasashi.
With the fighters up against the cage, Carter throws an elbow but misses.
Sasori Hasashi is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Sasori Hasashi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carter throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Carter throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Carter misses with an elbow over the top.
Sasori Hasashi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sasori Hasashi blocking some punches.
Carter lands an elbow that stopped Sasori Hasashi in his tracks for a moment.
Sasori Hasashi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hook to the body lands for Carter.
Sasori Hasashi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carter throws a punch but it's blocked by Sasori Hasashi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sasori Hasashi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sasori Hasashi tries to work over Carter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice elbow from Carter.
Carter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sasori Hasashi avoids it.
Sasori Hasashi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Carter looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Carter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sasori Hasashi tries to throw a body punch but Carter avoids it by throwing Sasori Hasashi back against the cage.
Carter tries a body shot but Sasori Hasashi blocks it.
Carter throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sasori Hasashis head.
Sasori Hasashi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Carter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sasori Hasashi.
Sasori Hasashi dodges an elbow strike from Carter.
Carter trying to land knees to the body.
Sasori Hasashi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Carter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sasori Hasashi backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Carter creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter throws a head punch that misses.
Sasori Hasashi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sasori Hasashi lands a right hand.
Carter pushes off an throws an elbow but Sasori Hasashi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Carter misses with a punch on the inside.
Sasori Hasashi blocks an elbow strike.
Carter misses with a body punch.
Sasori Hasashi is pushing Carter up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A right hand to the body from Sasori Hasashi.
Sasori Hasashi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Carter stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sasori Hasashi blocks an uppercut.
Carter lands with a short shot to the head.
Carter gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Carter throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chase Carter dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Carter fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sasori Hasashi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A head kick misses from Sasori Hasashi.
Sasori Hasashi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Carter counters with a good, hard body kick but Sasori Hasashi shrugs it off.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Carter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Carter misses with a kick to the body.
Sasori Hasashi throws a nice head kick!
Some wild striking there from Carter.
Carter scores with a leg kick.
Sasori Hasashi wants to clinch up but Carter keeps it at a distance.
Carter takes a swing at Sasori Hasashi's ribcage but misses.
Sasori Hasashi swats away the attempt to clinch by Carter.
Sasori Hasashi takes a swing at Carter's ribcage but misses.
Sasori Hasashi checks a leg kick nicely.
Carter clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Carter lands a damaging elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sasori Hasashi.
Sasori Hasashi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Carter on the inside.
Carter throws an elbow that misses.
Sasori Hasashi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sasori Hasashi lands a right hand.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Carter.
Sasori Hasashi managing to block the knees to the body from Carter.
Chase Carter seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A nice left hand lands by Carter.
Carter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sasori Hasashi backwards.
Sasori Hasashi dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Carter struggles to land a body shot inside as Sasori Hasashi controls his hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carter tries a body shot but Sasori Hasashi blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sasori Hasashi backwards.
Carter misses with a punch to the body.
Sasori Hasashi stalling against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Sasori Hasashi.
Carter working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Carter lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Carter is leaning against Sasori Hasashi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carter.
Sasori Hasashi blocks an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Carter fails to land.
Carter misses with an elbow strike.
Carter scores with a shoulder strike.
Sasori Hasashi looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch on the inside from Carter fails to land.
Carter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carter working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Sasori Hasashi as the two fighters clinch.
Carter working aggressively here.
Sasori Hasashi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Carter blocks a body shot from Sasori Hasashi.
Carter misses with an elbow over the top.
Carter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sasori Hasashi misses with a hook to the ribs.
The referee calls for Sasori Hasashi to work.
Carter throws an elbow but it misses.
Nice elbow from Carter.
Sasori Hasashi presses Carter against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Carter pushes off an throws an elbow but Sasori Hasashi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sasori Hasashi blocks an elbow strike from Carter.
Carter gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sasori Hasashi avoids a wild elbow strike from Carter.
Sasori Hasashi is looking to control Carter's arms but Carter gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sasori Hasashi has his back to the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sasori Hasashi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sasori Hasashi blocks an elbow strike.
Sasori Hasashi blocks an uppercut.
Sasori Hasashi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Carter backwards.
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!
Carter lands a nice uppercut.
Sasori Hasashi managing to block the knees to the body from Carter.
Carter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Carter working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Carter swings wildly with an uppercut but Sasori Hasashi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sasori Hasashi prevents a body shot from Carter.
Carter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sasori Hasashi.
Carter lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Carter.
Sasori Hasashi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Carter's efforts to push away.
Carter blocks a body shot from Sasori Hasashi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chase Carter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Sasori Hasashi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Carter checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Carter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sasori Hasashi was well out of range. Poor timing from Carter.
Sasori Hasashi throws a body punch but Carter moves out of range.
Carter ducks under a wild hook from Sasori Hasashi.
Sasori Hasashi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sasori Hasashi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Carter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Carter misses with a few strikes there.
Sasori Hasashi blocks a head kick by Carter.
Carter fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sasori Hasashi misses with a wild body shot.
Sasori Hasashi is looking to wear down Carter with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A lazy left from Carter finds it's target.
Sasori Hasashi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carter throws an overhand right that lands on Sasori Hasashi's shoulder, as Sasori Hasashi tries to avoid the shot.
Carter throws a leg kick but Sasori Hasashi moved away.
Carter works Sasori Hasashi's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sasori Hasashi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Carter.
Carter misses with an attempted mid kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Carter.
Carter lands a right hook to the body.
Sasori Hasashi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Carter ducks right into an uppercut from Sasori Hasashi.
Carter lands a jab to the head.
Carter goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sasori Hasashi lands a nice looking kick to the body. Carter takes a step back to recover.
Carter pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sasori Hasashi just misses with a punch to the body.
Carter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sasori Hasashi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sasori Hasashi lands a leg kick that knocks Carter off balance momentarily.
Carter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chase Carter is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter tries to clinch up.
Carter fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sasori Hasashi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sasori Hasashi misses with a left hand
and Carter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Carter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Carter checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sasori Hasashi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Carter's sensitive parts.
Carter scores with a sloppy right hand. Sasori Hasashi should have avoided that one.
Sasori Hasashi misses with a head kick.
Sasori Hasashi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Carter looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hanzo Sasori Hasashi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sasori Hasashi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sasori Hasashi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carter.
Carter rushes Sasori Hasashi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sasori Hasashi tries to stall but Carter uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sasori Hasashi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carter's elbow.
Carter prevents a body shot from Sasori Hasashi.
Sasori Hasashi taking a breather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carter.
Carter blocks an uppercut.
Carter lands a hook that snaps the head of Sasori Hasashi backwards.
Carter scores with a shot to the side of Sasori Hasashi's head.
Sasori Hasashi working aggressively here.
Sasori Hasashi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sasori Hasashi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Carter.
Carter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Carter avoiding damage.
A head punch on the inside from Carter fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sasori Hasashi slows down the pace here.
Carter tries to land knees in the clinch but Sasori Hasashi avoids the damage to the body.
Sasori Hasashi throws a punch but it's blocked by Carter.
Carter missing with knees to the body.
Carter digs a right hand underneath Sasori Hasashi's ribcage. Sasori Hasashi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sasori Hasashi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carter throws an elbow that misses.
Carter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sasori Hasashi backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sasori Hasashi tries to throw a body punch but Carter avoids it by throwing Sasori Hasashi back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Carter lands an elbow just above Sasori Hasashi 's eye.
Sasori Hasashi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Carter backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chase Carter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Carter 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chase Carter!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dan Caldwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darth Paduwan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paduwan has chosen Bitch as his entrance music. Darth Paduwan is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Caldwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darth Paduwan !
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paduwan moves into the clinch successfully.
Paduwan keeps control of Caldwell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Caldwell is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Paduwan is keeping busy.
Paduwan lands an uppercut.
Caldwell is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Caldwell dodges an elbow strike from Paduwan .
Caldwell is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Paduwan is keeping busy.
With the fighters up against the cage, Paduwan throws an elbow but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Paduwan .
Paduwan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Caldwell blocks the elbow strike.
Caldwell blocks an elbow strike.
Paduwan lands an elbow that stopped Caldwell in his tracks for a moment.
Caldwell is trying to break the clinch but Paduwan has him pressed against the cage.
Paduwan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Paduwan lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Dan Caldwell has been cut.
Caldwell crunches a lovely knee into Paduwan 's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paduwan throws an elbow that misses.
Paduwan swings wildly with an uppercut but Caldwell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Caldwell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Caldwell working aggressively here.
Caldwell misses with some punches.
Stalling in the clinch from Caldwell.
Caldwell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Caldwell breaks the clinch.
Paduwan pushes Caldwell up against the cage in a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Paduwan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Caldwell's brow.
Caldwell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Paduwan 's defenses.
Caldwell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Paduwan avoids it.
Caldwell tries to circle away but Paduwan has him pinned against the cage.
Paduwan misses with an elbow over the top.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Paduwan .
Caldwell is struggling to control the position.
Paduwan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paduwan prevents Caldwell from breaking the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Paduwan throws an elbow but misses.
Caldwell tries to stall but Paduwan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Caldwell throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Paduwan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Caldwell throws a head punch that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paduwan blocks an elbow strike.
Caldwell is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Paduwan is keeping busy.
Paduwan lands an elbow that stopped Caldwell in his tracks for a moment.
Caldwell scores with a shot to the side of Paduwan 's head.
Paduwan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Paduwan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Caldwell avoids a wild elbow strike from Paduwan .
A nice glancing elbow lands by Paduwan .
Paduwan misses with an elbow strike.
Caldwell misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paduwan lands an elbow inside that Caldwell shrugs off.
Caldwell avoids a wild elbow strike from Paduwan .
Paduwan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Caldwell looking to slow down the pace here.
Caldwell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Paduwan blocking some punches.
Paduwan throws a head punch that misses.
Caldwell blocks the elbow strike.
Paduwan lands a left hand.
Paduwan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Caldwells head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Paduwan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Paduwan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Caldwell avoids a wild elbow strike from Paduwan .
Caldwell blocks the elbow strike.
Paduwan misses with an elbow strike.
Caldwell blocks an elbow strike from Paduwan .
A short left from Caldwell.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caldwell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Caldwell misses with some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caldwell misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Paduwan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Caldwell's brow.
Paduwan throws a head punch that misses.
Paduwan pushes off an throws an elbow but Caldwell leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Caldwell blocks an elbow strike from Paduwan .
Caldwell avoids the elbow strike from Paduwan , against the cage.
Caldwell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Caldwell blocks an elbow strike.
Caldwell trying to control the position but instead, Paduwan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Caldwell into the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Paduwan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Caldwell's brow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Paduwan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Caldwell avoids a wild elbow strike from Paduwan .
With the fighters up against the cage, Paduwan throws an elbow but misses.
Paduwan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darth Paduwan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dan Caldwell's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Paduwan misses with a looping right.
Caldwell misses with an uppercut.
Paduwan pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Caldwell back to the cage. Paduwan follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Paduwan misses with a few strikes there.
Nice defenses there by Paduwan .
Paduwan tries to close the distance and clinch but Caldwell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Darth Paduwan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paduwan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Caldwell working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Paduwan .
Paduwan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Caldwells head.
Caldwell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Paduwan looks to land a combination but Caldwell avoids it well.
Caldwell throws a sloppy head kick and Paduwan moves out of range easily.
Darth Paduwan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Paduwan tries to close the distance and clinch but Caldwell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Caldwell loads up on a big right hand but Paduwan slips the punch.
Paduwan tries to clinch up but Caldwell circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paduwan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Caldwell at a distance.
Paduwan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Caldwell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Paduwan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Paduwan misses with a double jab.
Caldwell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paduwan was well out of range. Poor timing from Caldwell.
Paduwan needs to keep his hands up - Caldwell had a free shot at his head there.
Caldwell drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Caldwell throws a jab when Paduwan was well out of range.
A solid body kick from Caldwell.
A big right from Caldwell misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Paduwan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Caldwell checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Paduwan tries to clinch up but Caldwell circles away and keeps his distance.
Caldwell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Darth Paduwan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paduwan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Paduwan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Paduwan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paduwan throws a nice looking combination but Caldwell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Paduwan throws a head kick that misses.
Caldwell looks to land a left hand but Paduwan moved out of range nicely.
Paduwan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Caldwell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Paduwan is looking to clinch.
Caldwell throws a half hearted mid kick.
Caldwell swats away the attempt to clinch by Paduwan .
Paduwan misses with a two punch combination.
Caldwell throws an overhand right that lands on Paduwan 's shoulder, as Paduwan tries to avoid the shot.
Caldwell jabs Paduwan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paduwan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Caldwell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Decent striking displayed by Caldwell there.
Paduwan avoids a punch combination nicely.
A shot to the liver by Caldwell. Beautiful body shot.
Paduwan blocks the body kick.
Paduwan forces Caldwell back against the cage and clinches.
Caldwell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Paduwan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Caldwell's brow.
Caldwell dodges an elbow strike from Paduwan .
Caldwell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Paduwan 's defenses.
Caldwell trying to control the position but instead, Paduwan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Caldwell into the cage.
Paduwan blocks the elbow strike.
Paduwan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Caldwell misses with some punches.
Caldwell is trying to break the clinch but Paduwan has him pressed against the cage.
Paduwan throws a punch but it's blocked by Caldwell.
Paduwan lands an elbow inside that Caldwell shrugs off.
Paduwan pushes off an throws an elbow but Caldwell leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Paduwan throws an elbow but misses.
Caldwell lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paduwan misses with an elbow strike.
Caldwell slowing the pace effectively.
Caldwell seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paduwan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Caldwell backwards.
Caldwell is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Paduwan is keeping busy.
Caldwell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Darth Paduwan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Dan Caldwell's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Caldwell connects with an inside leg kick.
Paduwan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Caldwell ducks right into an uppercut from Paduwan .
Caldwell jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Paduwan throws a jab when Caldwell was well out of range.
Caldwell missing with a left hand there. Paduwan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A combination from Paduwan does no damage.
Paduwan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Caldwell throws out the jab.
Paduwan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Paduwan forces Caldwell back against the cage and clinches.
Paduwan throws an elbow but it misses.
Caldwell looking to stall.
Paduwan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Caldwell is working for takedown but Paduwan is calmly controlling the position for now.
Paduwan lands an elbow inside that Caldwell shrugs off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Paduwan throws an elbow but misses.
Paduwan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Caldwell backwards.
Caldwell is looking to control Paduwan 's arms but Paduwan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Caldwell has his back to the cage.
Paduwan pushes off an throws an elbow but Caldwell leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Caldwell trying to control the position but instead, Paduwan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Caldwell into the cage.
Caldwell takes an elbow to the forehead.
Caldwell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Paduwan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Paduwan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Paduwan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Caldwell backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Caldwell fails to land.
Paduwan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Paduwan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Caldwell tries to break free but Paduwan pushes him back against the cage.
Paduwan lands an elbow inside.
Darth Paduwan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paduwan avoids the elbow strike from Caldwell, against the cage.
Caldwell wants to break free but Paduwan has control.
Caldwell tries for a takedown but Paduwan manages to get underhooks.
Paduwan blocks an elbow strike.
Caldwell is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Paduwan is keeping busy.
Paduwan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Caldwell's efforts to push away.
Paduwan has a couple of punches blocked by Caldwell.
Nice elbow from Paduwan .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Caldwell throws an elbow but misses.
Caldwell tries to break free but Paduwan pushes him back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The referee is keeping an eye on Caldwell - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Caldwell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Paduwan takes the fight into the clinch.
Caldwell avoids the elbow strike from Paduwan , against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caldwell is trying to break free.
Dan Caldwell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Caldwell content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Paduwan blocks an elbow strike.
Paduwan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Paduwan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Caldwell blocks an elbow strike.
Caldwell misses with the head strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caldwell breaks the clinch.
Paduwan tries to close the distance and clinch but Caldwell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Caldwell lands with a short shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Darth Paduwan .
Well Paduwan 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Darth Paduwan !
After winning the bout, Darth Paduwan 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sid Mission (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mission has chosen Rodeo Song as his entrance music. Nathan Wood is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nathan Wood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sid Mission!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wood tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mission manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Good leg kick by Wood there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wood on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mission fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mission misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mission throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mission shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wood chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mission scores with the left hand. Wood knows he should have avoided that one.
Mission misses the shot to the body.
Wood closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mission counters with a nice body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Mission checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wood forces Mission back against the cage and clinches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice left hand lands by Wood.
Mission struggles to land a body shot inside as Wood controls his hands.
Wood lands with a right to the head.
Wood lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mission struggles to land a body shot inside as Wood controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Wood fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wood.
Mission fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mission manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wood controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Wood wants to control from the top but Mission keeps moving.
Mission looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wood is one step ahead there.
Wood wants to control from the top but Mission keeps moving.
Wood has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We're going to have a standup here because Nathan Wood wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Mission shoots for a double leg takedown but Wood sprawls well. He's pushed Mission's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nathan Wood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sid Mission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood motions for Mission to come forward. Wood throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wood tries a head kick but it misses.
Mission misses with a body shot.
Wood throws a leg kick but Mission checks it.
Mission throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mission checks a leg kick.
Mission fails with a takedown attempt.
Wood scores with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wood misses with a low kick.
Wood tries to clinch up but Mission circles away and keeps his distance.
Wood lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mission's sensitive parts.
Mission is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wood.
Wood throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood tries to bum rush Mission with a series of wild strikes but Mission uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A head kick misses from Wood.
A thudding body kick lands there by Wood!
Mission avoids the head kick by Wood.
Wood ducks right into an uppercut from Mission.
Mission 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.
Wood forces Mission back against the cage and clinches.
Mission fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wood lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wood misses with a knee to the head.
Mission misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mission.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Wood misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Mission as the two fighters clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wood tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood misses with some punches.
Wood misses with a punch to the body.
A short body shot lands from Mission as the two fighters clinch.
Mission lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wood makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wood pushes Mission back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Mission on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mission lands a hook that snaps the head of Wood backwards.
Wood throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mission misses with a punch to the body.
Mission is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Wood to keep the fight standing.
Mission softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wood is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mission lands with a right to the head.
Mission wants to take the fight to the mat but Wood manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Wood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Nathan Wood will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mission checks a leg kick.
Mission misses with a jab to the body
and Wood counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mission's knee momentarily.
Mission connects with a single shot there.
Mission keeps the fight on the outside.
Wood throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mission avoids the head kick by Wood.
Wood throws a sloppy head kick and Mission moves out of range easily.
Mission throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mission shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Wood manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Wood trying to control the position.
Wood wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mission keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wood's head.
Mission trying to control but Wood is working from the bottom.
Mission content to stall in guard here.
Wood is trying to keep Mission in close.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Wood lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Mission!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mission gets back to half guard.
Mission tries to get to full guard but Wood has control of the leg.
Wood is trying to control the action in half guard but Mission is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mission is trying is best to control the position here.
Mission is looking for a sweep. Wood is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mission trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mission won't allow Wood to pass to mount.
Mission trying to control here.
Mission is holding on to half guard well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mission looks to land a right hand but Wood moved out of range.
Nathan Wood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mission stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wood is looking to slow Mission down with leg kicks.
Wood chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wood wants to clinch.
Nathan Wood is winning the standup battle so far.
Wood throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wood takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wood tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mission paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mission avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wood closes the distance and clinches.
Mission working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mission drops down looking for an ankle pick but Wood pulls his leg out and moves away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wood tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mission is able to avoid easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wood throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mission scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wood throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sid Mission will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Wood's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Mission looks to land a combination but Wood avoids it well.
An inside leg kick from Wood misses.
Mission blocks a head kick by Wood.
Mission avoids the head kick by Wood.
Wood throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wood misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wood is looking to slow Mission down with leg kicks.
Mission misses with a hook. Wood ducked under it nicely.
Mission blocks a low kick nicely.
A big right from Mission misses.
Mission throws a hook but Wood avoids it easily.
Mission drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Mission throws an elbow that misses. Wood uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mission's guard. Nice move by Wood!
Wood stopping the sweep attempt from Mission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Wood trying to control the position from guard on top but Mission is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wood stopping the sweep attempt from Mission.
Mission is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mission looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wood is one step ahead there.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Nathan Wood.
Mission blocks a head kick by Wood.
Wood throws a head kick that misses.
Wood takes one to the chin there.
Mission shoots in for a takedown but Wood shows good takedown defense.
Mission throws a poor cross that misses
and Wood counters with a head kick.
Mission scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nathan Wood is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mission throws a looping overhand right but Wood ducks down to avoid it.
Mission misses with a looping left.
Mission swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wood.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mission takes a kick to the side of the head.
Mission moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice straight punches there by Mission. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mission.
Mission avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wood throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wood darts in trying to clinch
and Mission connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wood tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mission thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mission throws a series of punches but Wood avoids them all with ease.
Mission lands a jab.
Wood moves out of range as Mission strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mission changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mission throws a shot from downtown. Wood moves away and avoids it.
Mission slips under a jab.
Wood misses with a head kick.
Wood swings away with a leg kick that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mission will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mission's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wood throws out a leg kick but Mission moves out of range and Wood only half commits.
Mission misses with a hook to the body
and Wood counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mission's knee momentarily.
Mission works the jab nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good leg kick by Wood there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mission looks to throw the jab but Wood is out of range.
Mission shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wood but Wood pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mission scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sid Mission comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mission 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sid Mission!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hojo Yoijimbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Casey Cullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoijimbo's entrance music is Them Crooked Vultures - Elephants. A fine choice. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hojo Yoijimbo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Casey Cullen!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoijimbo checks a leg kick.
Cullen lands a leg kick that knocks Yoijimbo off balance momentarily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cullen.
A low kick from Cullen is predictable there
and Yoijimbo counters with a head kick. That will keep Cullen thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cullen throws a leg kick that misses.
Yoijimbo tries to clinch there but Cullen circles away.
Cullen misses the shot to the body.
Cullen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yoijimbo misses with a wild body shot.
Cullen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cullen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yoijimbo.
Yoijimbo tries to clinch up but Cullen circles away and keeps his distance.
Cullen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Yoijimbo avoids the head kick by Cullen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cullen throws a leg kick but Yoijimbo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A head kick misses from Yoijimbo.
Yoijimbo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yoijimbo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yoijimbo throws a head kick that misses.
Cullen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Yoijimbo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Yoijimbo throws a hook but Cullen avoids it easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cullen.
Cullen throws a lazy right hand but Yoijimbo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yoijimbo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An inside leg kick lands from Cullen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Yoijimbo.
Yoijimbo tried to score with a low kick but Cullen checks it.
Cullen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Cullen throws a lazy head kick
and Yoijimbo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Yoijimbo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cullen manages to break the clinch.
Cullen tries to land a leg kick but Yoijimbo saw it coming and moves away.
Cullen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cullen scores with a head kick. Yoijimbo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Cullen lands a head kick!
Yoijimbo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Good leg kick by Yoijimbo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoijimbo wants to clinch up but Cullen keeps it at a distance.
Good work by Yoijimbo as he checks the leg kick.
Cullen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cullen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Yoijimbo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cullen throws a solid leg kick but Yoijimbo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cullen.
Cullen throws a shot from downtown. Yoijimbo moves away and avoids it.
Yoijimbo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cullen.
Cullen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Yoijimbo is out of range.
Yoijimbo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cullen.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cullen. Yoijimbo shrugs it off though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yoijimbo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cullen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yoijimbo. That did some damage!
Cullen throws a solid leg kick but Yoijimbo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cullen.
Cullen throws a leg kick that misses.
Cullen lands a really nice looking cross but Yoijimbo seems unphased.
Yoijimbo throws a sloppy head kick and Cullen moves out of range easily.
Cullen blocks a low kick nicely.
Yoijimbo blocks a leg kick.
Cullen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Yoijimbo takes a step back to recover.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cullen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cullen throws a lazy head kick
and Yoijimbo counters with a nice kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Hojo Yoijimbo will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cullen moves out of range of the body kick.
Cullen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yoijimbo moves away.
Cullen misses the shot to the body.
A clash of legs there as Yoijimbo blocks the low kick.
Yoijimbo blocks the body kick.
Cullen tries to work over Yoijimbo's front leg with a kick but Yoijimbo checks it.
Yoijimbo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Yoijimbo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cullen throws a solid leg kick but Yoijimbo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cullen.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Yoijimbo checks a leg kick.
Casey Cullen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cullen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cullen throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cullen misses with a hook.
Cullen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Yoijimbo tries to move into range but Cullen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Yoijimbo has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Yoijimbo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cullen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Yoijimbo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Cullen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yoijimbo misses with a kick to the body.
Yoijimbo needs to keep his hands up - Cullen had a free shot at his head there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yoijimbo blocks a head kick by Cullen.
Yoijimbo looks to land a right hand but Cullen moved out of range.
Yoijimbo throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cullen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cullen jabs Yoijimbo right on the nose. Yoijimbo blinks but takes it well.
Yoijimbo checks a low kick from Cullen.
Cullen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Yoijimbo has time to react.
Cullen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Cullen lands a high kick!
Cullen thows a leg kick but Yoijimbo checks it
and Yoijimbo counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Cullen is breathing heavily.
Cullen tries to land a leg kick but Yoijimbo saw it coming and moves away.
A head kick by Cullen misses
and Yoijimbo counters with an outside leg kick.
Cullen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cullen throws a wild body kick that Yoijimbo sees coming a mile off.
Yoijimbo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A head kick misses from Cullen.
Casey Cullen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cullen tries a head kick but it misses.
Yoijimbo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Cullen if he has to take too many more of those.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cullen crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Yoijimbo - the referee stops the clock and Cullen gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Yoijimbo. Cullen manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
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!
Cullen checks a leg kick.
Yoijimbo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yoijimbo misses with a body kick.
Yoijimbo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cullen looks to land a right hand but Yoijimbo moved out of range.
Yoijimbo darts in and clinches Cullen up against the cage.
Cullen avoids a wild elbow strike from Yoijimbo.
Yoijimbo taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoijimbo lands an elbow inside.
Yoijimbo trying to land knees to the body.
Yoijimbo lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Casey Cullen has been cut.
Cullen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Yoijimbo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yoijimbo stalling against the cage.
Yoijimbo missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yoijimbo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The referee is keeping an eye on Yoijimbo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Yoijimbo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cullen's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Casey Cullen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Casey Cullen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Cullen motions for Yoijimbo to come forward. Cullen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cullen scores with a nice head shot.
An inside leg kick from Cullen misses.
A head kick misses from Yoijimbo.
Yoijimbo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cullen throws a head kick but Yoijimbo moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yoijimbo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cullen throws a leg kick
and Yoijimbo counters with a body kick.
Cullen misses the shot to the body.
Yoijimbo misses with a body kick.
A head kick misses from Cullen.
Cullen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cullen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cullen throws a head kick but Yoijimbo moves out of range.
Yoijimbo lands a front kick.
Yoijimbo is looking to clinch.
Cullen tries to keep at a distance but Yoijimbo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Yoijimbo trying to land knees to the body.
Yoijimbo scores with a knee to the head.
Yoijimbo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cullen has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Yoijimbo.
Yoijimbo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yoijimbo trying to land knees to the body.
Yoijimbo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cullen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cullen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cullen looking to stall.
Cullen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cullen avoids the elbow strike from Yoijimbo, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Yoijimbo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cullen blocks it with crossed arms.
Yoijimbo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cullen as Yoijimbo tries to tie him up.
Yoijimbo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cullen misses with an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Come on Yoijimbo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Yoijimbo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cullen is defending well for now.
Yoijimbo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yoijimbo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cullen is defending well for now.
Cullen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yoijimbo is trying to maintain a safe position but Cullen gets an underhook and turns Yoijimbo into the cage.
Yoijimbo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Yoijimbo is trying to maintain a safe position but Cullen gets an underhook and turns Yoijimbo into the cage.
Cullen is trying to break the clinch but Yoijimbo is controlling him.
Yoijimbo lands a damaging elbow.
Yoijimbo pushes off an throws an elbow but Cullen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Yoijimbo looking to throw knees to the head but Cullen is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cullen managing to block the knees to the body from Yoijimbo.
Yoijimbo throws an elbow that misses.
Yoijimbo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cullen is defending well for now.
Yoijimbo trying to land knees to the body.
Cullen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yoijimbo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Yoijimbo misses with a leg kick.
Cullen throws a sloppy head kick and Yoijimbo moves out of range easily.
Cullen is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Cullen wants to land a leg kick but Yoijimbo is out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yoijimbo tries to land a front kick but Cullen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cullen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cullen throws a head kick that misses
and Yoijimbo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hojo Yoijimbo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Yoijimbo 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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