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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Santa Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doctor Greenthumb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santa Cruz kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is 50 cent P.I.M.P. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Doctor Greenthumb was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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170 lbs
25 - 16 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class boxer
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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
33 - 32 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Rafael Santa Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Doctor Greenthumb!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santa Cruz connects with the punch.
Santa Cruz misses with a wild body shot.
Santa Cruz ducks under a wild hook from Greenthumb.
Santa Cruz misses with a body shot.
Good shot there by Santa Cruz.
Greenthumb gets tackled into the cage by Santa Cruz. Santa Cruz maintains the clinch.
Santa Cruz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Santa Cruz dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Greenthumb lands a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greenthumb landing knees to the head.
Santa Cruz can't find room to land a body shot as Greenthumb controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Greenthumb.
Greenthumb tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santa Cruz lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Santa Cruz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Greenthumb drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greenthumb throws a head punch that misses.
Greenthumb has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Santa Cruz after a bit of a struggle.
Santa Cruz swings wildly with an uppercut but Greenthumb uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santa Cruz misses with a punch on the inside.
Santa Cruz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Greenthumb has had enough of the clinch but Santa Cruz keeps him there for the moment.
A short right from Santa Cruz on the inside.
Greenthumb lands with a right to the head.
Santa Cruz stops a takedown attempt from Greenthumb.
Rafael Santa Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Doctor Greenthumb.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Greenthumb.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Santa Cruz.
Greenthumb tries for a takedown. No joy.
Santa Cruz tightens his grip and picks Greenthumb up, before dumping him to the ground. Greenthumb manages to land in guard.
Santa Cruz landing with the ground and pound.
Greenthumb escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Santa Cruz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santa Cruz content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Greenthumb working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Santa Cruz.
Santa Cruz postures up and lands a big shot to Greenthumb's brow.
Santa Cruz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Greenthumb is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Santa Cruz is aware though and is defending well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Greenthumb working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Santa Cruz.
Greenthumb preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santa Cruz landing some decent shots from guard.
Santa Cruz got a little sloppy there for a moment and Greenthumb has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Santa Cruz has managed to get both his arms back between Greenthumb's legs - danger averted.
Santa Cruz postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Santa Cruz tries to free his leg and advance position but Greenthumb is retaining full guard.
Santa Cruz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Santa Cruz is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Santa Cruz with a nice head shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Santa Cruz won't allow Greenthumb to sweep him here.
Santa Cruz trying to control the position from guard on top but Greenthumb is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Greenthumb is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Greenthumb looks to throw the jab but Santa Cruz is out of range.
Greenthumb misses with a head kick.
Santa Cruz cracks Greenthumb with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Santa Cruz lands a really nice looking cross but Greenthumb seems unphased.
Santa Cruz throws a body punch but Greenthumb moves out of range.
Greenthumb thinks about the counter body kick.
Santa Cruz tries to clinch there but Greenthumb circles away.
Greenthumb looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Santa Cruz dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Santa Cruz lands with a cross.
A jab from Santa Cruz finds it's way through Greenthumb's defenses.
Santa Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch but Greenthumb swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Greenthumb uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Santa Cruz.
It seemed like Greenthumb was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Santa Cruz lands with a straight right. Greenthumb didn't see that one coming.
Greenthumb throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rafael Santa Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santa Cruz fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santa Cruz catches Greenthumb with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A punch lands to the side of Santa Cruz 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Greenthumb needs to keep his hands up - Santa Cruz had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greenthumb staying out of range there.
Greenthumb dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Santa Cruz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Santa Cruz there as he acknowledges the shot.
Greenthumb throws a predictable looking body shot
and Santa Cruz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Greenthumb ducks right into an uppercut from Santa Cruz.
Santa Cruz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Santa Cruz looks to score with a jab to the body but Greenthumb is just out of range.
Greenthumb keeps the fight on the outside.
Santa Cruz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Greenthumb can do to turn this around?
Greenthumb is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rafael Santa Cruz is winning the standup battle so far.
Santa Cruz thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Santa Cruz coming out on top.
Greenthumb looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Greenthumb doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Greenthumb blocks a jab.
Santa Cruz lunges at Greenthumb with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Greenthumb's hand.
Good shot there by Santa Cruz.
Santa Cruz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Greenthumb throws a wild body kick that Santa Cruz sees coming a mile off.
Santa Cruz is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nice shot by Greenthumb.
Santa Cruz scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santa Cruz tries to clinch up.
Santa Cruz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Santa Cruz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Greenthumb misses with a left hand
and Santa Cruz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Greenthumb thinking.
Greenthumb throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Greenthumb is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Santa Cruz.
Greenthumb's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Santa Cruz connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Greenthumb scrambles back to his feet.
Greenthumb throws a big shot that misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Santa Cruz, right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santa Cruz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Santa Cruz misses with an uppercut.
Santa Cruz is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Santa Cruz misses with an attempted mid kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Greenthumb! But no joy.
Greenthumb scores with a sloppy right hand. Santa Cruz should have avoided that one.
Greenthumb takes a swing at Santa Cruz's ribcage but misses.
Santa Cruz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santa Cruz connects with a single shot there.
Santa Cruz looks to throw the jab but Greenthumb is out of range.
Greenthumb misses with a body shot
and Santa Cruz counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Santa Cruz dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Santa Cruz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Greenthumb manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Greenthumb is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Greenthumb lands a brutal head kick. Santa Cruz looks out on his feet and Greenthumb throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Doctor Greenthumb!
A very excited looking Doctor Greenthumb 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Jontte Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robbie Rockin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Robbie Rockin was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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168 lbs
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167 lbs
16 - 9 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Dangerous knees
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World class boxer
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jontte Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robbie Rockin!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rockin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Man. Man circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Man throws a head kick that misses.
Man darts in trying to clinch
letting Rockin counter with a right hand.
It looks like Jontte Man has been cut.
Rockin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Man on the side of the head.
Man tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rockin counters with a nice uppercut.
Man is rocked!
The fight stays on the outside here - Man looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man works Rockin's body with a nice hook.
Man tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man moves out of range of the strikes.
Rockin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Man tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rockin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Man looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rockin throws a hook but Man blocks it.
Rockin avoids a kick to the body.
Man fails with an attempt to clinch.
Man explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Man thuds his shin into the meat of Rockin's side.
Man looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rockin connects with a single shot there.
Man comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rockin works Man's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man moves in looking to clinch but Rockin pushes him off.
Rockin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rockin throws a body shot but no joy.
Rockin has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Man wants to clinch.
Man wants to clinch but Rockin slips to the side
and Rockin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Rockin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Man. That did some damage!
Rockin throws a head kick that misses.
Rockin misses with a body kick.
Jontte Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rockin moves away.
Man throws a quick inside leg kick.
Man moves into range and clinches up with Rockin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rockin avoids it.
Man with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Man struggles to land a body shot inside as Rockin controls his hands.
Rockin taking a breather.
Man throws an elbow that misses.
Rockin avoids a wild elbow strike from Man.
Man lands a knee to the body.
Man tries to land knees in the clinch but Rockin avoids the damage to the body.
Rockin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rockin swings wildly with an uppercut but Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rockin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rockin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Man's elbow.
Rockin prevents a body shot from Man.
Man lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Robbie Rockin has been cut.
Rockin avoiding damage as Man throws knees to the body.
Rockin misses with a punch on the inside.
Man jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rockin walks away with a smile on his face. Man gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jab from Rockin.
Man tries to clinch but Rockin is having none of it.
Man tries to land a front kick but Rockin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Man throws a lazy head kick
and Rockin counters with a body kick that stops Man in his tracks momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rockin dips to his left and cracks Man with an uppercut!
Rockin lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Man goes down and covers up as Rockin starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robbie Rockin!
Our winner, Robbie Rockin, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sebastian Shot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malutin Andrey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrey has chosen Gunther -Ding Dong Song as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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145 lbs
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146 lbs
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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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sebastian Shot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Malutin Andrey!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andrey throws a series of punches but Shot avoids them all with ease.
Shot slips under a jab.
Andrey walks into a straight right hand from Shot.
A big left from Andrey misses.
Andrey just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromShot.
Shot looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Andrey throws a low kick but Shot avoids it.
Andrey throws a sloppy head kick and Shot moves out of range easily.
Andrey staying out of range there.
Shot dodges the punch combination from Andrey.
Nice defenses there by Shot.
Shot is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andrey misses with the combination.
Shot throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Andrey misses with a hook. Shot ducked under it nicely.
Shot went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Nice uppercut lands for Shot. That snapped Andrey's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shot displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Andrey's jab looks to have found its range, popping Shot under the eye.
Andrey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Andrey looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Andrey pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Shot back to the cage. Andrey follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Andrey keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Malutin Andrey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andrey lands a head kick. Shot smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Shot is rocked!
Shot throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oh Shot is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shot blocks a head kick by Andrey.
Andrey misses with a hook. Shot ducked under it nicely.
Shot seems to have got his legs back now.
Andrey throws out a loose jab but Shot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Andrey throws an overhand right that lands on Shot's shoulder, as Shot tries to avoid the shot.
Andrey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shot.
Shot throws a big counter combination but Andrey scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Shot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Andrey misses with a few strikes there.
Andrey slips under a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Andrey! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrey throws a right hand that misses
and Shot counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Andrey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shot throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Malutin Andrey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Andrey misses with a hook.
A clash of legs there as Shot blocks the low kick.
Shot scores with a jab. Andrey acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Shot cracks Andrey with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd cheers as Shot lands an impressive looking overhand right. Andrey doesn't seem phased though.
A swing and a miss from Andrey.
Shot uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Andrey.
Andrey stuffs the takedown attempt from Shot. Shot gets slowly back to his feet.
Andrey is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Shot's corner calls for a 1-2. Shot obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Shot throws a leg kick that is checked
and Andrey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Andrey misses with a head kick.
Andrey moves away from the strike by Shot.
Shot keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Andrey displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shot throws out the jab.
Shot moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromAndrey.
Andrey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shot was well out of range. Poor timing from Andrey.
A lazy left from Andrey finds it's target.
Shot slips a jab from Andrey.
Shot fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Andrey checks it well.
Andrey moves into range and connects with a jab.
Shot works over Andrey's head and body with a nice combination.
Shot thumps Andrey with a low kick.
Andrey misses with a few strikes there.
Andrey needs to keep his hands up - Shot had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shot drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrey bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Andrey lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shot circles away quickly and effectively.
Andrey throws a head kick that half lands.
Shot takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Andrey missing with a left hand there. Shot was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Andrey misses with a looping right.
Andrey scores with a head kick.
Shot misses with a hook.
Andrey throws a poor cross that misses
and Shot connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shot lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Andrey circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shot throws a hook but Andrey blocks it.
Shot misses with a looping left.
Andrey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shot was well out of range. Poor timing from Andrey.
Andrey with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malutin Andrey dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A combination from Andrey does no damage.
Andrey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shot manages to avoid it.
Andrey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shot was well out of range. Poor timing from Andrey.
Donk. Andrey catches Shot right on the button with a cross.
Shot misses with a straight right.
Andrey swings away with a body shot that misses
and Shot counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Andrey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Andrey ducks under a wild hook from Shot.
Shot misses with an attempted mid kick.
Andrey has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shot rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Andrey moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've been informed that Andrey has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shot lands with an uppercut that bounces Andrey off the cage and back into range.
Shot misses with a takedown attempt - Andrey sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Andrey fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shot throws a lazy right hand but Andrey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shot throws a series of strikes that have Andrey backpedaling.
Andrey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Andrey misses with a wild body shot.
Shot swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Andrey scores with a push kick.
Nice jab there from Shot.
Andrey staying out of range there.
Andrey looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Shot thows a leg kick but Andrey checks it
and Andrey makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Shot pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shot moves out of range of the strikes.
Shot seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Andrey lunges at Shot with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Shot's hand.
Shot throws a lazy right hand but Andrey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It seemed like Andrey was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Andrey's corner calls for a 1-2. Andrey obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Andrey lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shot avoids the head kick by Andrey.
Andrey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shot was well out of range. Poor timing from Andrey.
Andrey misses the body punch
and Shot counters with a stiff right hand.
Andrey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shot.
Shot is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Andrey.
Shot lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Shot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Andrey.
Shot fails with an attempt to clinch.
Malutin Andrey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good leg kick by Shot there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Andrey throws a sloppy head kick and Shot moves out of range easily.
A jab from Shot does it's job there.
A swing and a miss from Shot.
Andrey wants to counter the offense by Shot and move into the clinch position.
Shot shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Shot with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shot is looking to work some ground and pound but Andrey has wrist control.
Andrey is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Shot is controlling him.
Shot scoring with some ground and pound.
Shot with a nice head shot there.
Andrey is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Shot is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Shot wants to break free but Andrey has control.
Andrey effectively controlling the action here.
Andrey slows down the pace here.
A frustrated look appears on Shot's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Andrey lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shot backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shot tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shot can't break the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Andrey scores with a nice short uppercut.
Shot blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Andrey scores with a nice short uppercut.
Shot lands with a short shot to the head.
Andrey makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A frustrated look appears on Shot's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Shot is trying to break the clinch but Andrey has him pressed against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Andrey.
Andrey prevents a body shot from Shot.
Andrey is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Shot manages to break the clinch.
Andrey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Andrey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shot appears to be looking for a big counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Malutin Andrey will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Shot throws a looping overhand right but Andrey ducks down to avoid it.
Shot scores with a punch to the head.
Andrey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shot throwing a counter right hand but Andrey manages to avoid it.
Shot looks to throw the jab but Andrey is out of range.
Andrey let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Malutin Andrey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shot misses with a looping left.
Andrey misses with a head kick.
Shot throws a big counter combination but Andrey scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Andrey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shot uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Andrey.
Shot fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andrey thuds a left hand into Shot's body.
Good exchange - Shot coming out on top.
Andrey drops his hands momentarily and Shot takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Shot moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrey misses the jab.
Shot appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A jab from Shot misses.
Andrey now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A head kick misses from Andrey.
Shot uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Andrey.
Andrey has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Andrey will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Andrey gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Andrey throws a right and a left that both miss.
A little feinted left hand from Shot on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jab, jab by Andrey - just one landing.
Andrey misses with a head kick.
Andrey moves out of range of the strikes.
Andrey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Andrey bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Shot's head backwards.
A slow jab from Shot misses its intended target.
A jab from Shot misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrey misses with a jab to the body
and Shot counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Andrey takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shot throws a hook to the side of Andrey's head but Andrey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shot fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shot throws a series of punches but Andrey avoids them all with ease.
Shot closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Andrey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shot's corner calls for a 1-2. Shot obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Andrey lands a head kick. Shot smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Shot with a nice cross.
Andrey connects with a high kick.
Andrey misses the shot to the body.
Shot is looking to counter punch.
Andrey throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shot.
Andrey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Andrey.
As Andrey looks to move away, Shot throws a big counter combo but Andrey just gets out of the way.
Danga de danga de dang - Shot scores with a four punch combination!
A slow jab from Shot misses its intended target.
Shot scores with a punch to the head.
A left lands for Shot.
Andrey looks to score with a jab to the body but Shot is just out of range.
Andrey throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A punch combination from Andrey misses.
Shot bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Andrey's head.
Nice body punch from Shot.
Shot tests Andrey's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shot tries to bum rush Andrey with a series of wild strikes but Andrey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shot misses with a hook.
Shot cracks Andrey with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrey throws a sloppy head kick and Shot moves out of range easily.
Shot throws a lazy right hand but Andrey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shot jabs Andrey right on the nose. Andrey blinks but takes it well.
Andrey takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Shot misses with a straight left.
Andrey defending well as Shot loads up on a big left hand.
Shot closes this distance looking for a takedown but Andrey circles away.
Shot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Andrey moves into range and connects with a jab.
Shot darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shot clobbers Andrey with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Andrey scores with a hook to the body. Shot takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sebastian Shot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Malutin Andrey is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Andrey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sebastian Shot showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Andrey 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Malutin Andrey!
Malutin Andrey decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Clint Cartwright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akiro Sata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cartwright comes to the cage accompanied by Total Domination. Sata has chosen Onward to Victory! as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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29
141 lbs
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143 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Clint Cartwright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 24 - 0, fighting out of New York, Akiro Sata!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sata lands with a shot to the body.
Sata scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sata. Cartwright does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cartwright fails to land the takedown.
Cartwright definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sata tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Cartwright defends well and Sata ends up having to push Cartwright into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Cartwright drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sata sprawls and moves away.
No luck for Cartwright with that takedown attempt.
Sata drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Cartwright defends it well.
Sata throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cartwright shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cartwright showed some decent athleticism there.
Cartwright trying to mount his opponent but Sata defends it.
Sata works his way to full guard. Good work.
Cartwright stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sata swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cartwright lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartwright working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sata is trying to keep Cartwright in close.
Cartwright 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.
Cartwright lands a couple of digs.
Cartwright working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sata's head.
Cartwright lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cartwright is in close to Sata's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sata utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cartwright lands a couple of digs.
Sata looking for a sweep. Not yet Sata, not yet.
Sata preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cartwright content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Cartwright postures up.
Cartwright with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cartwright thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Cartwright postures up and lands a big shot to Sata's brow.
Sata is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sata works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cartwright lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cartwright in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cartwright postures up in Sata's guard and throws a big left but Sata blocks it.
Cartwright is working Sata over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sata is still in real trouble! Can Cartwright finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cartwright trying to control but Sata is working from the bottom.
Sata is trying to control the position but Cartwright postures up.
Sata seems to have recovered his senses.
Cartwright lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sata wants to sweep but no luck.
Cartwright is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cartwright postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cartwright is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Cartwright postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cartwright postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sata bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cartwright's guard.
Sata is in close to Cartwright's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Cartwright is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sata is refusing to be controlled, as Cartwright sits in half guard.
Cartwright seems to be looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sata is holding on to half guard well.
Cartwright scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sata is trying to control but can't.
Cartwright blocks the strikes from Sata.
Sata has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cartwright is working away from the top position though.
Sata taking some punishment here, with Cartwright in his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sata wants to improve his position but Cartwright is controlling well.
Cartwright is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sata wants to control but Cartwright is keeping busy.
Sata moves into full guard.
Cartwright scoring with some ground and pound.
Cartwright lands a couple of elbows.
Cartwright working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sata's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cartwright trying to control but Sata is working from the bottom.
Sata has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cartwright can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cartwright is in close to Sata's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clint Cartwright dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Cartwright looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sata is fending him off so far but Cartwright persists. Nope, Sata circles away and we're back to standing.
Sata looks to score with a jab to the body but Cartwright is just out of range.
Sata waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cartwright.
Jab by Sata.
Cartwright avoids the body shot from Sata.
Sata leaves Cartwright with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sata closes the distance and clinches.
Sata on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cartwright misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cartwright tries to land knees in the clinch but Sata avoids the damage to the body.
Cartwright pushes Sata back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cartwright misses with a punch to the body.
Cartwright tries to work over Sata's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sata tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cartwright is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sata can do to turn this around?
Sata can't get the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartwright tries a body shot but Sata blocks it.
Cartwright fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sata blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cartwright blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sata is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Cartwright to keep the fight standing.
Sata breaks the clinch.
Sata lands with a nice body punch.
Cartwright avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cartwright pushes Sata up against the cage in a clinch.
Sata blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cartwright works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short left from Cartwright.
Cartwright has a couple of punches blocked by Sata.
Sata blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sata tries to break free but Cartwright pushes him back against the cage.
Sata has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Cartwright seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Sata can turn it around.
Cartwright tries a body shot but Sata blocks it.
Sata on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sata blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cartwright lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cartwright struggles to land a body shot inside as Sata controls his hands.
Cartwright successfully pulls guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sata working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cartwright's head.
Cartwright working for a triangle but Sata defends it easily.
Sata must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sata wants to control from the top but Cartwright keeps moving.
Cartwright looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sata throwing strikes from guard but Cartwright blocks nicely.
Cartwright keeping moving, preventing Sata from controlling successfully.
Sata lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sata throws a big elbow that misses.
Cartwright working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sata doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sata manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cartwright working for a triangle but Sata defends it easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cartwright is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sata is trying to keep Cartwright in close.
Cartwright connects with a couple of short punches.
Sata preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sata not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cartwright is looking to work some ground and pound but Sata has wrist control.
Cartwright is pushing down on Sata's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sata is fighting to maintain full guard but Cartwright has managed to sneak the leg through.
Cartwright sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sata defending well though.
Sata flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Sata trying to hold on to Cartwright's head to control him but Cartwright postures up.
Sata strikes from the bottom but Cartwright uses the opportunity to move to side control.
Sata gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clint Cartwright 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!
Sata closes the distance and pushes Cartwright back into the cage.
Cartwright is struggling to control the position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short uppercut from Cartwright.
Sata swings wildly with an uppercut but Cartwright uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sata breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sata slaps away a takedown attempt from Cartwright, before circling back to the center of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cartwright fails to land the takedown.
Cartwright moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sata scores with a hook.
Akiro Sata seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sata punishes Cartwright's body with a nice straight punch.
Sata is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cartwright rather than just go for the knockout.
Sata lands an overhand right.
Sata gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Cartwright to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Cartwright trying to control the position from guard on top but Sata is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cartwright throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sata works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cartwright throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sata works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Clint Cartwright overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sata has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cartwright can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sata trying to control the position.
Cartwright working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sata's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright working some strikes from top position.
Cartwright lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cartwright connects with a couple of short punches.
Cartwright passes into half guard.
Cartwright working Sata over with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sata trying to hold on to Cartwright's head to control him but Cartwright postures up.
Cartwright working Sata over with strikes.
Cartwright lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Sata quite badly. Sata pulls Cartwright in close trying to recover. Cartwright postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Sata on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Sata doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clint Cartwright!
Clint Cartwright thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Arshnoor Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pyryx Dall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Singh might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to 2Pac - Hit 'Em Up. Dall is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Fuel and Fire. Arshnoor Singh 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
45 - 23 - 3, fighting out of London, Arshnoor Singh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pyryx Dall!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dall checks the leg kick.
Dall ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pyryx Dall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Dall.
Dall takes a jab right on the kisser.
Singh throws a body punch but Dall moves out of range.
Dall swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dall with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dall looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Singh takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dall throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dall throws a front kick that sends Singh stumbling back into the cage.
Dall scores with a hook to the body. Singh takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Singh keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Singh swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dall changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Singh blocks the leg kick.
Dall throws a shot from downtown. Singh moves away and avoids it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Singh throws out a loose jab but Dall uses good head movement to avoid it.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Dall has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Singh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Singh darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Singh misses with a low kick.
Singh misses with a straight left.
Singh has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Singh there as he acknowledges the shot.
Singh thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dall if he has to take too many more of those.
Dall tries to bum rush Singh with a series of wild strikes but Singh uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Singh showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dall.
Singh appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Dall cracks Singh with a good jab.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Dall.
Dall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Singh moves away.
Dall just misses with a punch to the body.
Dall works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dall tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dall changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Singh tries to avoid it but Dall manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Singh to the ground. Singh escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
It appears Singh was looking to counter with a kick there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some bone on bone action there as Singh checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Singh looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Singh lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Singh manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dall with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Singh to score with a decent uppercut.
Dall goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dall staying out of range there.
Dall throws a head kick but Singh moves out of range.
Dall avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Singh throws a low kick but Dall moves out of range easily.
Dall misses with a looping left.
Dall cracks Singh with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dall throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dall finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Singh walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dall checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dall throws a head kick but Singh moves out of range.
Singh on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice body punch from Dall.
Dall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Singh throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dall. Singh does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh misses with a wild body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Singh as Dall shoots in.
Arshnoor Singh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pyryx Dall.
Singh takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Singh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dall.
Singh throws a looping overhand right but Dall ducks down to avoid it.
Dall avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dall throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Singh attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Singh misses the shot to the body.
Dall lands a nice looking body shot.
Dall lands a nice hook to Singh's body. Singh takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Singh staying out of range there.
It looked like Singh wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dall throws a sloppy head kick and Singh moves out of range easily.
A little feinted left hand from Singh on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice body punch from Singh.
Dall takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dall explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Dall connects with an inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good leg kick by Singh there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A good leg kick by Dall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dall wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dall scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Singh doesn't seem bothered though.
Singh is looking to chop away at Dall's legs.
Singh misses the shot to the body.
Dall lands a nice looking kick to the body. Singh takes a step back to recover.
An inside leg kick from Dall misses.
A head kick by Dall misses
and Singh counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Arshnoor Singh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dall misses with a wild body shot.
Dall shoots in for a double leg but Singh sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Singh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Singh blocks a head kick by Dall.
Dall takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Singh lands with a kick to the ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dall moves out of range of the leg kick from Singh.
Singh misses with a low kick as Dall jumps back.
Singh lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Singh throws a solid leg kick but Dall takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Singh.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dall checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pyryx Dall dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dall shoots in and gets a takedown into Singh's guard.
Singh wants to sweep here but Dall controlling him for the moment.
Dall throwing strikes but missing.
Dall has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dall looking to sit in guard and control but Singh gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Singh will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dall has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Singh is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Dall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dall tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Singh wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh wants to stand but Dall has his arm trapped.
Dall tries to buck Singh off but Singh is having none of it.
You can see the frustration on Dall's face as Singh controls the position.
You can see the frustration on Dall's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Singh tries to move to mount but Dall blocks the move with his legs.
Dall struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dall manages to work his way to half guard, despite Singh's best efforts.
Dall is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Singh sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Singh is looking to take a break and control but Dall is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Dall gets full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Singh sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Singh avoids the head kick by Dall.
A big right from Singh misses.
Singh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Singh connects with a solid leg kick.
Singh misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Singh.
Dall misses with a head kick.
Dall gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Singh works Dall's body with a nice hook.
Dall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dall tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Singh is able to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Singh is looking to counter with a body kick.
Dall throws a low kick but Singh avoids it.
Dall throws a leg kick which misses Singh's front leg but catches the back leg as Singh tries to avoid it.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Singh enables Dall to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Singh manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Singh bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dall's guard.
Dall is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Singh is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Singh really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dall trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Arshnoor Singh will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Singh feints and then cracks Dall's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dall down.
Singh looks to score with a jab to the body but Dall is just out of range.
Singh lands with an overhand left.
Singh is looking to score with low kicks.
Pyryx Dall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A low kick from Dall is predictable there
enabling Singh to counter with a crisp jab.
Dall throws a head kick that misses.
Dall throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Singh misses with a wild body shot.
Dall drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Singh takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Singh lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dall at a distance.
Dall misses with a straight left.
A counter left hand to the body from Singh misses its target.
Dall looks for the body kick but Singh saw that one coming.
A thudding body kick lands there by Dall!
Dall throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Singh fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dall is out of range.
Singh cracks Dall with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh lands a high kick!
It looks like Pyryx Dall has been cut.
Good leg kick by Dall there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dall throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dall wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dall lands a leg kick that knocks Singh off balance momentarily.
Dall tries to land a leg kick but Singh saw it coming and moves away.
Singh throws out a loose jab but Dall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dall lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dall lands a glancing blow to the side of Singh's head.
An inside leg kick lands from Singh.
Dall steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Singh. That one must have hurt.
Singh throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Singh is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dall lands with a good body shot.
Dall misses with a body shot.
Dall tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dall checks a leg kick nicely.
Singh will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Dall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh fakes the leg kick and cracks Dall in the body.
A good leg kick by Singh.
Singh connects with a leg kick. Dall looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dall comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dall throws a front kick aimed at Singh's knee but Singh avoids it well.
Singh checks a low kick from Dall.
Singh thuds his shin into the meat of Dall's side.
Dall throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Singh counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dall thinking.
Singh lands a nice shot to the body.
Dall throws a head kick but Singh moves out of range.
Dall tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Singh defends well and Dall ends up having to push Singh into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Dall takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dall gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Singh counters with a thumping low kick.
Singh throws a low kick, looking for Dall's leg but Dall calmly moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Singh.
Dall wants to slow Singh down by chopping away at his legs.
Singh looks to score with a jab to the body but Dall is just out of range.
Dall is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Singh rather than just go for the knockout.
Dall fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Singh checks it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Singh throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Singh attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dall throws a sloppy head kick and Singh moves out of range easily.
Dall stuns Singh with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dall connects with a body shot that sends Singh's belly button to the back.
Dall's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Singh cracks Dall with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Singh fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dall is out of range.
Singh uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice takedown defense from Singh. No joy for Dall on that attempt.
Singh looks to score with a jab to the body but Dall is just out of range.
Singh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dall.
Dall misses the shot to the body.
Dall works the jab nicely.
Singh throws a body shot but no joy.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dall.
Dall fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Singh has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Singh throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dall throws a quick inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Singh misses.
Dall takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Singh staying out of range there.
Dall chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Singh can pounce on him.
Singh loads up on a big right hand but Dall slips the punch.
Singh stuns Dall with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Singh blocks a low kick nicely.
Singh swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Singh lands an overhand right.
Dall checks the leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Dall checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dall moves forwards but Singh connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A right-left combo lands from Dall.
Dall misses with a body shot.
Dall finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Singh appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arshnoor Singh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Singh 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arshnoor Singh!
Arshnoor Singh seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Pereira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Kordic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
17 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Brian Pereira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Kordic!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kordic misses with a left hand
and Pereira counters with a takedown into side control.
Kordic is looking to reverse the position.
Kordic parries the strikes from Pereira easily there. Pereira is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kordic to escape.
Kordic tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Pereira wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Pereira scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kordic to see if he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pereira working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pereira fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Pereira advances to mount.
Pereira looking to ground and pound but Kordic is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kordic gets back to half guard.
Pereira prevents Kordic from improving his position.
Pereira sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kordic defending well though.
Kordic is trying to maintain the position but Pereira is very close to passing his half guard.
Kordic tries to get to full guard but Pereira has control of the leg.
Pereira not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pereira is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kordic defends it well.
Pereira wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kordic keeps working.
Pereira trying to mount his opponent but Kordic defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kordic is trying to maintain the position but Pereira is very close to passing his half guard.
Kordic is looking for a sweep. Pereira is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kordic misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kordic lands the left hand.
Pereira throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kordic gets the takedown into side control.
Kordic is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Pereira is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Pereira holds on to Kordic's head and controls the position momentarily.
Pereira is looking for a sweep.
Pereira parries the strikes from Kordic easily there. Kordic is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Pereira to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pereira is not content to let Kordic control the position.
Pereira struggling a bit here.
Kordic in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Pereira is trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pereira holds on to Kordic's head and controls the position momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Pereira dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kordic lands with a straight right. Pereira didn't see that one coming.
Kordic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pereira.
Kordic connects with a body shot that sends Pereira's belly button to the back.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kordic.
Pereira changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Pereira ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kordic fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pereira on the side of the head.
Kordic wants to clinch.
Kordic tries to land a body kick
and Pereira counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like John Kordic has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pereira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kordic.
Pereira misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kordic.
A big right from Kordic misses.
Pereira drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kordic sprawls and moves away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pereira is defended easily by Kordic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kordic throws a jab when Pereira was well out of range.
Pereira lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Pereira throws a lazy right hand but Kordic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pereira looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Kordic bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kordic. Pereira does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pereira displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kordic throws out the jab.
Pereira throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kordic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kordic is looking to land body kicks.
Pereira moves forwards but Kordic connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kordic throws a low kick, looking for Pereira's leg but Pereira calmly moves out of range.
Kordic throws a shot from downtown. Pereira moves away and avoids it.
Kordic scores with a punch to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kordic scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
John Kordic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab, jab by Pereira - just one landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pereira attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pereira takes one on the button.
Pereira bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kordic wants to clinch up but Pereira keeps it at a distance.
Kordic misses with a looping left.
Pereira jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kordic throws a shot from downtown. Pereira moves away and avoids it.
Pereira tries to counter with a takedown but Kordic is quick to defend against it.
Pereira throws out a leg kick but Kordic moves out of range and Pereira only half commits.
Kordic swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pereira counters with a left to the body.
A solid body kick from Pereira.
The fighters circle, before Pereira throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Kordic's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Pereira lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Brian Pereira!
Brian Pereira decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tito Hyde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zane Mason (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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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
22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tito Hyde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zane Mason!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hyde throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No joy there for Mason, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hyde takes a swing at Mason's ribcage but misses.
Mason ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hyde moves away.
Hyde throws a leg kick but Mason sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hyde throws a head kick that misses
and Mason counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hyde just misses with a punch to the body.
Hyde looks to score with a jab to the body but Mason is just out of range.
Mason moves into the clinch.
Hyde lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hyde unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mason lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hyde with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mason swings wildly with an uppercut but Hyde uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mason tries to throw a body punch but Hyde avoids it by throwing Mason back against the cage.
Hyde throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Hyde.
Hyde working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hyde throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hyde prevents a body shot from Mason.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mason.
Mason misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mason looking to stall.
Hyde utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hyde obliges.
Mason misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Mason scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hyde lands with a short shot to the head.
Hyde lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hyde utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hyde lands a knee to the head.
I was talking to Hyde's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Mason is trying to break free.
Mason scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hyde leaning against his opponent.
Hyde throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Masons head.
Mason misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyde trying to land knees to the body.
Hyde throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hyde breaks the clinch.
Hyde throws the kick towards the body but Mason avoids it.
Hyde slips a jab from Mason.
Hyde throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice jab there from Hyde.
Mason lands a leg kick that knocks Hyde off balance momentarily.
Hyde tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mason misses with an uppercut. Hyde saw that one coming.
Hyde throws a counter high kick but Mason was just alert enough to avoid it.
Hyde throws a head kick that misses.
Mason steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hyde.
Hyde throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mason cracks Hyde with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A bone on bone clash there as Mason blocks the leg kick.
Mason tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hyde was well out of range. Poor timing from Mason.
Hyde connects with a leg kick. Mason looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hyde just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason digs a good body shot into Hyde's ribs.
Mason moves out of range of the strikes.
Mason avoids the head kick by Hyde.
Mason keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hyde misses with a straight right.
Mason cracks the inside of Hyde's front leg.
Hyde tries a head kick but it misses.
Good exchange - Hyde coming out on top.
Mason looks to land a right hand but Hyde moved out of range.
Hyde wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Mason connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tito Hyde seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A lazy left from Mason finds it's target.
Hyde avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mason lands with a right hand.
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!
Hyde darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hyde tries to clinch there but Mason circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hyde 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.
Hyde lands a body shot.
Mason throws a front kick aimed at Hyde's knee but Hyde avoids it well.
Hyde misses with a hook
and Mason counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hyde connects with a solid leg kick.
Mason takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hyde lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mason moves out of range as Hyde throws a body kick.
Hyde uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mason.
Mason throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hyde.
Hyde blocks a jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hyde.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hyde closes the distance and pushes Mason back into the cage.
Hyde utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hyde lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tito Hyde dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mason tries to land a front kick but Hyde steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hyde misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mason.
Mason checks a leg kick.
Hyde tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mason is able to avoid easily.
Hyde catches Mason with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hyde misses with a body shot.
Hyde looks for the body kick but Mason saw that one coming.
Mason looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mason blocks a head kick by Hyde.
Mason lands a really nice looking cross but Hyde seems unphased.
Mason shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mason 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.
Hyde delivers a nice body kick.
Hyde takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mason connects with a body shot that sends Hyde's belly button to the back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mason tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hyde walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mason checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hyde walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyde tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mason was well out of range. Poor timing from Hyde.
Hyde throws an off balance right hand
and Mason counters with a nice body shot.
Hyde throws a hook but Mason avoids it easily.
Hyde throws a leg kick that misses.
A big right from Mason misses.
Hyde avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Hyde was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mason.
Mason throws a shot from downtown. Hyde moves away and avoids it.
Mason fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hyde manages to avoid it.
Hyde is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mason's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hyde connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mason scrambles back to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hyde. Mason does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mason looks for the body kick but Hyde saw that one coming.
Hyde blocks a head kick by Mason.
Mason takes one to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyde throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mason takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hyde listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hyde takes a swing at Mason's ribcage but misses.
Mason cracks Hyde with a good jab.
Mason finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hyde is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mason can do to turn this around?
Hyde uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mason.
Mason checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hyde avoids the head kick by Mason.
Mason misses the shot to the body.
Hyde tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mason was well out of range. Poor timing from Hyde.
Hyde throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mason tries to clinch up.
Mason bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hyde's head backwards.
Hyde swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mason goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason scores with a hook to the body. Hyde takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hyde works the jab nicely.
Mason throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hyde bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Mason walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hyde pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hyde cracks the inside of Mason's front leg.
Nice body kick there by Mason.
Hyde throws a poor cross that misses
and Mason counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Mason thuds his shin into the meat of Hyde's side.
Hyde walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hyde throws out a loose jab but Mason uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mason misses with a hook
and Hyde counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hyde.
Hyde tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hyde trying to stall but Mason improves his position.
Mason blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mason lands a shoulder strike.
Hyde trying to land knees to the body.
Tito Hyde has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A right handed body shot lands from Mason.
Hyde misses with a body punch.
Mason doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mason is working Hyde over against the cage.
Mason misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hyde tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mason avoids it.
Mason misses with the head strike.
Mason tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mason goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mason blocking some punches.
Mason goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hyde makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hyde tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mason lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mason leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mason doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tito Hyde will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Mason thumps Hyde with a low kick.
Hyde throws a low kick but Mason moves out of range easily.
Hyde throws a right hand that misses
and Mason counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hyde attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hyde scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hyde misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mason.
Hyde ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mason moves away.
Nice defenses there by Mason.
Mason's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mason duly obliges.
A punch combination from Mason misses.
Hyde slips under a jab.
Mason delivers a nice body kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mason - that will leave a mark!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hyde missing with a left hand there. Mason was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mason steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hyde.
Hyde fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mason manages to avoid it.
Hyde throws a head kick that Mason semi-blocks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyde looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hyde misses with a wild body shot.
Mason looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hyde lands with a cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hyde. Mason does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hyde throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mason.
Mason bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mason blocks a head kick by Hyde.
A good leg kick by Mason.
Mason digs a good body shot into Hyde's ribs.
A swing and a miss from Hyde.
Mason with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hyde to score with a decent uppercut.
Hyde throws a body punch but Mason moves out of range.
Mason swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hyde.
Hyde slips under a jab from Mason.
Mason connects with a solid leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hyde misses with a hook.
Tito Hyde is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyde takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mason looks to land a left hand but Hyde moved out of range nicely.
Mason misses the shot to the body.
Hyde takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mason misses with a low kick as Hyde jumps back.
A head kick misses from Hyde.
The fighters circling - Hyde throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hyde scores with a hook to the body. Mason takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hyde checks a low kick from Mason.
Hyde is looking to counter punch.
Hyde throws a lazy right hand but Mason sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mason appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hyde slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Good exchange - Hyde coming out on top.
A punch lands to the side of Mason 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mason scores with a nice right hand.
Mason throws a lazy right hand but Hyde sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mason takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mason throws a wild body kick that Hyde sees coming a mile off.
Mason tries to clinch but Hyde is having none of it.
Hyde takes a swing at Mason's ribcage but misses.
Mason wants to land a leg kick but Hyde is out of range.
Hyde rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mason counters with a good, hard body kick but Hyde shrugs it off.
Zane Mason has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fight stays on the outside here - Mason looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mason throws a jab when Hyde was well out of range.
Hyde turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hyde with a nice cross.
Mason swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
An inside leg kick lands from Hyde.
Mason misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hyde tries to clinch but Mason is having none of it.
Hyde sizes up Mason with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A leg kick checked by Mason.
Hyde throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Decent striking displayed by Hyde there.
Mason moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hyde thuds a left hand into Mason's body.
Hyde takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hyde walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hyde tries to move into range but Mason moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hyde cracks Mason with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mason's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hyde throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hyde connects with a solid leg kick.
Mason 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big right from Mason misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tito Hyde.
Well Hyde 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tito Hyde!
Tito Hyde seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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