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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Floyd Juneweather (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Perry Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Perry Hughes has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good gas tank |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Floyd Juneweather!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Perry Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juneweather thuds a left hand into Hughes's body.
Juneweather moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Juneweather keeps the fight on the outside.
A combination from Juneweather does no damage.
Juneweather lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Perry Hughes has been cut.
Juneweather definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Juneweather lands a glancing blow to the side of Hughes's head.
Hughes moves into range and clinches up with Juneweather.
Hughes works on Juneweather's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Juneweather tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hughes misses with a knee strike.
Juneweather tries to work over Hughes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Juneweather swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hughes connects with a knee to the head.
Juneweather takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hughes controlling the action here for a moment.
Hughes lands a knee to the head.
Juneweather tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hughes's elbow.
Hughes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes blocking some punches.
A short right from Hughes on the inside.
Hughes working Juneweather over with knees to the body.
Hughes stalling in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Hughes.
Juneweather throws a head punch that misses.
Hughes landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hughes landing knees to the body.
Juneweather swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Juneweather tries to work over Hughes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Juneweather fails to land.
Hughes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Juneweather.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hughes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Juneweather lands with a right to the head.
Juneweather throws a punch but it's blocked by Hughes.
Hughes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hughes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juneweather has a couple of punches blocked by Hughes.
Hughes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Juneweather has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Juneweather struggles to land a body shot inside as Hughes controls his hands.
Juneweather blocks a body shot from Hughes.
Juneweather on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Juneweather is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Juneweather swings wildly with an uppercut but Hughes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hughes scores a nice knee to the body.
Juneweather swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Juneweather takes an elbow to the temple.
Juneweather misses with a hook from the clinch.
Juneweather takes an elbow to the temple.
Hughes misses with a body punch.
Hughes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hughes landing knees to the body.
Hughes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hughes comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hughes working Juneweather over with knees to the body.
Hughes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juneweather looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Juneweather has a couple of punches blocked by Hughes.
A right hook to the body lands for Hughes.
Juneweather misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hughes.
Hughes landing knees to the head.
Juneweather tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hughes misses with a knee to the head.
Hughes keeps control of Juneweather as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hughes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Juneweather throws a head punch that misses.
Juneweather has a couple of punches blocked by Hughes.
Hughes effectively controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hughes pushes Juneweather back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hughes blocks a body shot from Juneweather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juneweather misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hughes.
Hughes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Juneweather lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hughes obliges.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hughes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hughes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hughes lands an elbow just above Juneweather 's eye.
Juneweather tries to break free but Hughes pushes him back against the cage.
Hughes blocking some punches.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A short body shot lands from Hughes as the two fighters clinch.
Juneweather misses with a punch to the body.
Hughes scores a nice knee to the body.
Juneweather doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hughes blocks an uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hughes obliges.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Juneweather throws a head punch that misses.
Hughes jumps guard.
Hughes wants to sweep here but Juneweather controlling him for the moment.
Juneweather trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hughes's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Perry Hughes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Perry Hughes's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hughes tries to close the distance and clinch but Juneweather swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Juneweather is looking for a counter combo.
Hughes misses the shot to the body.
Juneweather doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Juneweather shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hughes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Juneweather connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hughes scrambles back to his feet.
Juneweather fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hughes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hughes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Juneweather is trying to break the clinch but Hughes is controlling him.
Hughes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Juneweather goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Juneweather misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hughes scores a nice knee to the body.
Hughes lands an elbow that stopped Juneweather in his tracks for a moment.
Juneweather avoiding damage as Hughes throws knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hughes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hughes landing knees to the body.
Hughes pushes Juneweather back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hughes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes trying to land knees to the body.
Hughes crunches a lovely knee into Juneweather's ribcage.
Juneweather can't break the clinch.
Hughes landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Juneweather's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Juneweather managing to block the knees to the body from Hughes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hughes.
Hughes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hughes putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Juneweather in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head punch on the inside from Juneweather fails to land.
Juneweather tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Juneweather fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Juneweather misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hughes is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Juneweather tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hughes's elbow.
Hughes cracks Juneweather with a nice body shot.
A short right from Hughes on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hughes misses with a punch to the body.
Hughes is looking to control Juneweather's arms but Juneweather gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hughes has his back to the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hughes lands an elbow just above Juneweather 's eye.
Juneweather blocks an elbow strike from Hughes.
Juneweather misses with a short punch on the inside.
Juneweather misses with some punches.
We've been informed that Hughes has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Juneweather misses with a punch on the inside.
Hughes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hughes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hughes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Juneweather has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hughes blocks a body shot from Juneweather.
Hughes blocks an uppercut.
Juneweather doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Juneweather throws a head punch that misses.
Nice elbow from Hughes.
Juneweather misses with a punch on the inside.
Juneweather misses with a body punch.
Hughes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Hughes.
Hughes pushes Juneweather back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes with a knee to the head.
Hughes working Juneweather over with knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hughes.
Hughes is working Juneweather over against the cage.
Hughes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hughes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hughes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hughes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hughes.
Hughes landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hughes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hughes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hughes lands an elbow just above Juneweather 's eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hughes avoiding damage.
Hughes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hughes keeps control of Juneweather as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hughes tries to land knees in the clinch but Juneweather avoids the damage to the body.
Hughes lands an elbow inside that Juneweather shrugs off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juneweather throws a punch but it's blocked by Hughes.
Juneweather blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hughes slows down the pace here.
Hughes lands a body shot.
Hughes stalling the fight.
Hughes is working Juneweather over against the cage.
Juneweather misses with a hook to the ribs.
Juneweather tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hughes trying to land knees to the body.
Hughes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hughes blocks a body shot from Juneweather.
Juneweather is looking to break free of the clinch but Hughes has double underhooks.
Juneweather working aggressively here.
Hughes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Juneweather misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hughes leaning his opponent against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Perry Hughes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Perry Hughes's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Hughes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hughes misses with a wild body shot.
Hughes closes the distance and clinches.
Juneweather has a couple of punches blocked by Hughes.
Hughes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hughes looks to throw a body kick
and Juneweather counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hughes ducks under a wild hook from Juneweather.
Hughes swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Floyd Juneweather is winning the standup battle so far.
Hughes is looking to clinch but Juneweather is avoiding it.
Juneweather ducks under a wild hook from Hughes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hughes throws a hook but Juneweather avoids it easily.
Hughes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hughes has Juneweather up against the cage in a clinch.
Hughes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juneweather throws a punch but it's blocked by Hughes.
Hughes is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Juneweather fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Juneweather swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hughes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Juneweather.
Hughes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Juneweather's defenses.
Juneweather goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hughes blocking some punches.
Juneweather misses with a body punch.
Hughes lands an elbow just above Juneweather 's eye.
It looks like Floyd Juneweather has been cut.
Juneweather throws a punch but it's blocked by Hughes.
A knee to the head by Hughes.
Juneweather misses with the head strike.
Hughes blocks a body shot from Juneweather.
Perry Hughes seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hughes landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Juneweather tries to work over Hughes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hughes stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Juneweather.
Floyd Juneweather has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes lands an elbow inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Juneweather takes an elbow to the temple.
Hughes landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Juneweather pushes Hughes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hughes.
Hughes presses Juneweather against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hughes lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Juneweather fails to land.
Hughes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Juneweather or not.
Hughes prevents a body shot from Juneweather.
Juneweather misses with a punch on the inside.
Juneweather fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Juneweather tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hughes's elbow.
Hughes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hughes is stalling here.
Hughes blocks an uppercut.
Juneweather misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hughes lands a nice elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes lands a nice shot to the body.
Hughes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Juneweather's defenses.
Juneweather tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hughes's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hughes.
Hughes working Juneweather over with knees to the body.
Hughes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Juneweather or not.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Juneweather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Juneweather.
Hughes gets through Juneweather's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hughes lands a nice knee to the body.
Hughes taking a breather.
Hughes landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hughes lands with a short shot to the head.
Hughes pulls guard.
Juneweather is looking to stand up but Hughes won't let him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hughes wants to sweep here but Juneweather controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juneweather trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hughes is trying to control the position but Juneweather postures up.
Juneweather throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Juneweather throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hughes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Juneweather postures up in Hughes's guard and throws a big left but Hughes blocks it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Juneweather wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hughes throws the left hand but Juneweather avoids the punch easily.
Juneweather misses with a body shot.
A nice side step and Hughes releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Juneweather misses with a body shot.
Perry Hughes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hughes lands a head shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Perry Hughes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hughes winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight for Perry Hughes!
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight for Perry Hughes!
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight for Perry Hughes!
Perry Hughes wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Perry Hughes thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vicente Nunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Peso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vicente Nunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Johnny Peso!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peso shoots in but no luck this time.
Nunes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Peso takes a swing at Nunes's ribcage but misses.
Nunes swinging wildly here.
Nunes scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Nunes is trying to work for a kimura but Peso is defending well.
Peso looks like he's trying to stand up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nunes seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunes tries to stand but can't do so whilst Peso controls his leg.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nunes takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Vicente Nunes has been cut.
Peso lands a big uppercut and Nunes crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Nunes looks OK. Peso waves Nunes back to his feet!
Nunes definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nunes shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Nunes was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Peso wants to get back to his feet but Nunes drags him back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nunes misses with the ground and pound.
Nunes misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
We've been informed that Peso has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Peso swinging wildly here.
Nunes shoots in and bounces Peso off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nunes slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Nunes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Peso works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nunes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Peso swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Peso is wriggling around but Nunes manages to pass to half guard.
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 Vicente Nunes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vicente Nunes's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nunes gets a takedown into half guard.
Peso won't allow Nunes to pass to mount.
Nunes takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Nunes seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Peso for as long as he can get away with.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peso tries to kick Nunes off but Nunes keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Nunes performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Nunes tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peso pushes Nunes off looking to stand but Nunes dives back in and keeps control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Peso ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nunes moves away.
Peso misses with a body punch
and Nunes counters with a nice body shot.
Peso lands with a right hand.
Nunes scores with a takedown into Peso's guard.
Nunes looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peso punching from the bottom - just letting Nunes know he's still in a fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nunes stops Peso from standing up.
Peso can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Nunes controls the pace.
Nunes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Peso is keeping the position for now.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nunes throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Peso was covering up waiting for the punch and Nunes finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Nunes prevents Peso from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nunes seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Peso is looking to stand up but Nunes isn't so interested in that idea.
Nunes showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vicente Nunes dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vicente Nunes's cut.
That's time! Nunes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Nunes closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Peso is trying to stand back up but Nunes is controlling him
Nunes wants to pass the guard but Peso is defending well.
Nunes with the ground and pound but Peso uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Nunes sitting in guard here, content to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nunes is looking to stand up but Peso won't let him.
Peso is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nunes is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunes tries to stand but Peso is controlling from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Peso tries to clinch up.
Vicente Nunes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Peso throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nunes.
Peso misses with the combination.
Peso tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nunes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nunes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Peso shoots in looking for a takedown. Nunes tries to sprawl out of it but Peso keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nunes manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nunes keeps the fight on the outside.
A little feinted left hand from Nunes on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Peso wants to clinch up but Nunes keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peso doesn't manage to clinch there - Nunes circles away.
Nunes closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Peso quickly recovers to half guard.
Nunes with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Nunes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nunes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Peso can do to turn this around?
Peso wants to get back to his feet.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Nunes in particular looking to stall.
Peso missing with punches from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nunes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Nunes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Peso tries to close the distance and clinch but Nunes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nunes dodges the punch combination from Peso.
Nunes gets a takedown into half guard.
Peso pushes Nunes off looking to stand but Nunes dives back in and keeps control.
Johnny Peso has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nunes controlling the action here.
Nunes looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Nunes sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Peso defending well though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vicente Nunes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nunes, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight for Vicente Nunes!
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight for Vicente Nunes!
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight for Vicente Nunes!
Vicente Nunes wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shronky Macdougal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erick Hull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Erick Hull is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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205 lbs
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215 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Shronky Macdougal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Erick Hull!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Daniel Franklin and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hull clinches with his opponent.
Hull lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
It looks like Shronky Macdougal has been cut.
A hook to the body from Hull.
Hull lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Macdougal or not.
Macdougal is breathing heavily.
Hull lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Hull.
Hull lands a right hand.
Hull lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Macdougal backwards.
Hull lands an uppercut.
Hull scores with a shoulder strike.
Hull lands a shot to the body.
Hull dips a shoulder and cracks Macdougal with a mighty uppercut! Macdougal falls back against the cage and Hull unloads with a barrage of strikes! Macdougal is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Hull screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Erick Hull!
A very excited looking Erick Hull 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cale Downes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Yearns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andy Yearns will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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150 lbs
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18
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good in bed |
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Dangerous knees
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cale Downes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Andy Yearns !
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, David Hoff and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Downes fails with a takedown attempt.
Downes drives through with a takedown into Yearns 's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Downes connects with a couple of short punches.
Downes cracks Yearns with a solid left hand.
Downes thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Downes has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Downes drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Yearns dives on top into guard.
Yearns wants to control from the top but Downes keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yearns has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Downes is proving hard to escape from.
Yearns must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Yearns is sitting in close to Downes's body. Downes has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Yearns is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Yearns is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Downes.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Cale Downes!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sal Wertviy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erick Preuss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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255 lbs
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280 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Solid chin |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sal Wertviy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Erick Preuss!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Dirk Anderson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Preuss tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wertviy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Preuss fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wertviy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Preuss as he avoids it easily.
Wertviy definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Preuss throws a head kick that Wertviy semi-blocks.
Wertviy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Preuss stuffs the takedown.
Preuss looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Preuss tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wertviy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wertviy shoots for a takedown but Preuss saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sal Wertviy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Preuss.
Preuss tries to clinch there but Wertviy circles away.
Preuss instigates a clinch.
Wertviy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wertviy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wertviy closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wertviy controlling the action here.
Wertviy is looking for a kimura but Preuss is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Wertviy to get the leverage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wertviy moves into full mount! Preuss won't be happy about that!
Wertviy prevents Preuss from getting the reversal.
Preuss is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Wertviy locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Preuss is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sal Wertviy!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Urban Chaos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jo Smo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Urban Chaos has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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18
226 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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20
280 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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Very confident |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Urban Chaos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jo Smo!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Sandra Marshall and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smo misses with a looping left.
Chaos changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Smo misses with a head kick.
Smo lands a big uppercut and Chaos crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Chaos looks OK. Smo waves Chaos back to his feet!
It looks like Urban Chaos has been cut.
Smo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chaos was well out of range. Poor timing from Smo.
An attempted straight right counter from Chaos misses the target.
Smo swinging wildly here.
Chaos moves out of range of the body kick.
Chaos is looking to counter punch.
Smo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Chaos slips under a jab from Smo.
Chaos is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Chaos throws a looping overhand right but Smo ducks down to avoid it.
Chaos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smo.
A little feinted left hand from Chaos on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A swing and a miss from Smo.
Chaos changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Smo throws a head kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Chaos on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smo misses with a body kick.
Smo cracks Chaos with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Smo has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Chaos to stand back up!
Chaos is rocked!
Smo lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Chaos head around and knocks him out cold! Smo hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jo Smo!
Jo Smo decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between White Chocolate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Seery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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25
151 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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22
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, White Chocolate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Patrick Seery!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Dirk Anderson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chocolate just misses with a punch to the body.
A shot to the liver by Seery. Beautiful body shot.
Chocolate misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Seery.
Seery lands with an uppercut that bounces Chocolate off the cage and back into range.
It looks like White Chocolate has been cut.
Chocolate blocks a head kick by Seery.
Seery scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Chocolate gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Seery lands with a good body shot.
Chocolate misses with a hook. Seery ducked under it nicely.
Seery takes one to the chin there.
Seery jabs at Chocolate's body.
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!
Chocolate misses with a straight right.
Seery throws out a counter right but Chocolate avoids it with no problem.
Seery lands a nice hook to Chocolate's body. Chocolate takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Chocolate tries to move into range but Seery moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Seery scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Seery throws a head kick that misses.
Seery scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seery connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Chocolate tumbling to the canvas! Seery pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Chocolate was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Patrick Seery!
A victorious Patrick Seery thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Andy Florence (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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25
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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172 cm
25
149 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Dangerous knees
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Andy Florence!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Roger Bennett!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Daniel Franklin and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Florence misses the jab.
A slow jab from Florence misses its intended target.
Bennett tries to counter with a clinch but Florence shakes him off and moves away.
Bennett wants to land a leg kick but Florence is out of range.
Bennett instigates a clinch.
Florence tries to break free but Bennett pushes him back against the cage.
Bennett throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Florence blocks it with crossed arms.
Bennett misses with a short punch on the inside.
Florence wants to break free but Bennett has control.
A frustrated look appears on Florence's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Florence has had enough of the clinch but Bennett keeps him there for the moment.
Bennett using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Florence has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bennett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bennett tries to land a knee to the head but Florence blocks with his arms.
Bennett misses with a knee to the head.
Florence takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bennett lands a knee to the head.
Florence has had enough of the clinch but Bennett keeps him there for the moment.
Bennett tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett landing knees to the head.
Bennett using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Florence has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Florence blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bennett tries to throw a body punch but Florence avoids it by throwing Bennett back against the cage.
Bennett with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bennett tries a knee to the head but Florence blocks it.
Bennett has Florence pushed against the cage.
Florence wants to get back to striking at distance but Bennett won't allow it.
Bennett with a knee to the head.
Bennett just leaning against Florence, taking a breather.
Bennett using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Florence has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Florence blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bennett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bennett's coach down at Highland Brawl Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bennett's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Florence has had enough of the clinch but Bennett keeps him there for the moment.
Florence tries to break the clinch but Bennett is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bennett lands a knee to the body.
Bennett tries to land a knee to the head but Florence blocks with his arms.
Florence is trying to break free.
Bennett scores with a knee to the head.
Bennett lands a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Florence has had enough of the clinch but Bennett keeps him there for the moment.
A knee to the head by Bennett.
Florence wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bennett with a knee to the head.
Bennett with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bennett scores a nice knee to the body.
Bennett with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Florence takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bennett keeps control of Florence as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Florence wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bennett has him pressed against the cage.
Bennett tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Florence working hard to break the clinch.
Bennett tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bennett misses with a knee strike.
Florence looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Knees to the body from Bennett.
Bennett misses with a knee strike.
Bennett tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Florence avoids it.
Bennett trying to land knees to the body.
Bennett lands a nice knee to the body.
Bennett landing knees to the head.
Bennett misses with a knee to the head.
Florence is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bennett with a knee to the head.
Florence managing to block the knees to the body from Bennett.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bennett scores a nice knee to the body.
Bennett keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Florence's efforts to push away.
Bennett landing knees to the head.
Florence wants to get back to striking at distance but Bennett won't allow it.
Bennett scores with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bennett landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bennett.
Bennett misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Florence.
Bennett lands a hook that snaps the head of Florence backwards.
Bennett content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bennett is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Florence is defending well for now.
Bennett tries a knee to the head but Florence blocks it.
Bennett scores with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Bennett dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bennett avoids a punch combination nicely.
Florence works Bennett's body with a nice hook.
Florence is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Florence swats away the attempt to clinch by Bennett.
Florence swats away the attempt to clinch by Bennett.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bennett closes the distance and clinches.
Florence wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Florence is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bennett connects with a nasty looking knee right to Florence's face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bennett utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bennett connects with a knee to the head.
Bennett tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bennett has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bennett connects with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bennett tries to land a knee to the head but Florence blocks with his arms.
Florence tries to break free but Bennett pushes him back against the cage.
Bennett lands a good knee to the midsection. Florence won't want to take too many of those.
Bennett lands a knee to the head.
Bennett misses with a knee to the head.
Florence wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bennett connects with a knee to the head.
Bennett is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Florence is defending well for now.
Bennett tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Florence avoiding damage as Bennett throws knees to the body.
Bennett misses with a knee to the head.
Bennett is breathing heavily.
Bennett tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bennett prevents Florence from breaking the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Florence's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett tries to land a knee to the head but Florence blocks with his arms.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bennett obliges.
Florence can't break the clinch.
Florence blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bennett with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bennett is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Florence is defending well for now.
Bennett has Florence pressed against the cage, preventing Florence from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bennett tries to land a knee to the head but Florence blocks with his arms.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bennett misses with a knee to the head.
Florence has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Florence is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Florence tries to circle away but Bennett has him pinned against the cage.
Bennett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bennett lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Florence backwards.
Florence looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett connects with a knee to the head.
Bennett has Florence pressed against the cage, preventing Florence from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bennett landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Florence blocks a body shot from Bennett.
Florence is trying to break the clinch but Bennett has him pressed against the cage.
Florence wants to break free but Bennett has control.
A frustrated look appears on Florence's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bennett misses with a knee strike.
Bennett throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bennett missing with knees to the body.
Bennett scores with a knee to the head.
Bennett misses with a knee strike.
Bennett with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Florence can't break the clinch.
Bennett landing knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett working aggressively here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bennett takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bennett tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Florence wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bennett lands a knee to the head.
Bennett using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Florence has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bennett trying to land knees to the body.
Bennett tries a knee to the head but Florence blocks it.
Bennett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Florence is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bennett lands a knee to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bennett has Florence pressed against the cage, preventing Florence from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bennett working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bennett tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Bennett showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Florence thuds a left hand into Bennett's body.
Bennett moves into the clinch successfully.
Bennett with a knee to the head.
Bennett tries a knee to the head but Florence blocks it.
Florence is trying to push Bennett away but Bennett has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Florence is trying to force a seperation but Bennett has the dominant position.
Florence working hard to break the clinch.
Bennett tries to land knees in the clinch but Florence avoids the damage to the body.
Florence tries to break the clinch but Bennett is controlling the position.
Florence blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bennett with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bennett obliges.
Bennett using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Florence has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Florence wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bennett has him pressed against the cage.
Bennett takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bennett keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Florence's efforts to push away.
A knee to the head by Bennett.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Florence tries to break the clinch but Bennett is controlling the position.
Bennett tries to land knees in the clinch but Florence avoids the damage to the body.
Bennett unloads a knee to the mid-section. Florence lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bennett keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Florence's efforts to push away.
Florence is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bennett lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bennett with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bennett throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Florence blocks it with crossed arms.
Bennett throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Florence blocks it with crossed arms.
Florence blocks a body shot from Bennett.
Bennett misses with a knee strike.
Bennett lands a knee to the body.
Florence wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bennett has Florence pressed against the cage, preventing Florence from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Florence tries to circle away but Bennett has him pinned against the cage.
Bennett with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bennett landing knees to the body.
Florence wants to break free but Bennett has control.
Florence has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bennett tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Florence wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bennett tries to land a knee to the head but Florence blocks with his arms.
Roger Bennett seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bennett looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bennett misses with a knee to the head.
Bennett misses with a knee strike.
Bennett missing with knees to the body.
Florence has had enough of the clinch but Bennett keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Florence can't break the clinch.
Bennett throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bennett with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bennett tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bennett leaning against his opponent.
Florence wants to get back to striking at distance but Bennett won't allow it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bennett.
Florence blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Florence wants to get back to striking at distance but Bennett won't allow it.
Bennett looking to throw knees to the head but Florence is blocking nicely.
Bennett misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Florence.
Florence wants to get back to striking at distance but Bennett won't allow it.
Bennett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Florence looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Florence wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Florence blocks it with crossed arms.
Bennett throws a knee to the head but misses.
Florence has had enough of the clinch but Bennett keeps him there for the moment.
Bennett keeps control of Florence as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bennett tries to land knees in the clinch but Florence avoids the damage to the body.
Bennett scores with a knee to the head.
Bennett trying to land knees to the body.
Roger Bennett is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bennett with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bennett tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Florence is looking to break free of the clinch but Bennett has double underhooks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bennett with a knee to the head.
Bennett has Florence pressed against the cage, preventing Florence from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Andy Florence has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bennett has a couple of punches blocked by Florence.
Bennett throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Florence blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bennett.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roger Bennett comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bennett winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight for Roger Bennett!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Roger Bennett!
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight for Roger Bennett!
Roger Bennett wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Roger Bennett thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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