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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joost Van Buren (ranked 1182 p4p, 178 weight class) and Michael Bennet (ranked 2323 p4p, 325 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joost Van Buren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Bennet!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jonathan Paton and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Buren lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Buren looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bennet misses with a looping right.
Van Buren tries to work over Bennet's front leg with a kick but Bennet checks it.
Van Buren throws the kick towards the body but Bennet avoids it.
Bennet digs a good body shot into Van Buren's ribs.
Bennet misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bennet moves forwards but Van Buren connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Van Buren lands with a cross.
Bennet walks into a jab.
Bennet misses the jab.
Bennet misses with a kick to the body
and Van Buren counters with a three punch combo that has Bennet backing up. Bennet nods at Van Buren to acknowledge the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Buren misses with a hook.
Van Buren moves out of range of the body kick from Bennet.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bennet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Bennet. Those never looked like landing.
Bennet staying out of range there.
Bennet now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Van Buren swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bennet makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Van Buren throws a sloppy body shot
and Bennet counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A nice inside leg kick there by Van Buren. That's going to slow Bennet down.
Bennet tries to clinch up.
Van Buren jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Van Buren. Bennet shrugs it off though.
Bennet keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bennet feints a counter leg kick.
Van Buren throws a jab when Bennet was well out of range.
Bennet let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bennet displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Van Buren throws out the jab.
Bennet throws out a counter right but Van Buren avoids it with no problem.
Van Buren chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Van Buren swings for the body but Bennet moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Buren scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Buren scores with a one two! Bennet had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Van Buren tries a low kick but Bennet avoids it.
Van Buren finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Van Buren has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Van Buren misses with a wild body shot.
Van Buren scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bennet in his tracks.
Bennet missing with a left hand there. Van Buren was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Van Buren is looking for a counter combo.
Bennet blocks the body kick.
Van Buren pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Bennet misses the target.
Bennet uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Buren.
Bennet flicks out a counter leg kick but Van Buren steps away.
Van Buren scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Buren lands a jab.
Van Buren misses with an uppercut.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Van Buren.
Van Buren throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bennet avoids the head kick by Van Buren.
Bennet keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bennet only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bennet throws the left hand but Van Buren avoids the punch easily.
Bennet tries to clinch up but Van Buren circles away and keeps his distance.
Van Buren throws a leg kick
and Bennet finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Bennet looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Buren is just out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Bennet blocks the leg kick.
Van Buren misses with a two punch combination.
Van Buren lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bennet at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Buren ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bennet moves away.
Bennet looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That kick from Van Buren tenderised Bennet's leg. Bennet is trying to keep his angry face on.
Van Buren takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Buren lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bennet will feel that in the morning.
Nice body punch from Van Buren.
Van Buren throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd cheers as Van Buren lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bennet doesn't seem phased though.
Van Buren looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Van Buren lands with an overhand left.
Van Buren throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Buren tries to land a body kick
and Bennet cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice shot by Bennet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joost Van Buren dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bennet closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Van Buren misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bennet.
Bennet misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Buren blocks an uppercut.
Bennet misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Buren breaks the clinch.
Van Buren throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bennet sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bennet tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van Buren throws a leg kick but Bennet checks it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Bennet in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Van Buren lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Buren tries to score with a low kick but Bennet moves his leg out of the way.
Bennet takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Joost Van Buren is winning the standup battle so far.
Van Buren moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Good exchange - Van Buren coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Buren misses with a low kick as Bennet jumps back.
Bennet ducks under a wild hook from Van Buren.
Bennet blocks a jab.
Bennet swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Van Buren ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bennet moves away.
Bennet throws out a counter right but Van Buren avoids it with no problem.
Van Buren wants to land a leg kick but Bennet is out of range.
Joost Van Buren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Buren lands a slapping body shot.
Bennet on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bennet misses with a body shot.
Van Buren is looking to counter punch.
Van Buren tries to score with a low kick but Bennet moves his leg out of the way.
Bennet now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Van Buren lands a jab to Bennet's midsection.
Van Buren slips a straight right by Bennet.
Van Buren fires out a quick counter leg kick but Bennet just manages to avoid it.
Van Buren throws a leg kick
and Bennet counters with a good, hard body kick but Van Buren shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennet lands a front kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Van Buren fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bennet swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bennet just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Buren throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bennet makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Van Buren really felt that one!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bennet lands a jab to the nose.
Bennet lands with a shot to the body.
Van Buren uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bennet.
Van Buren slips a straight right by Bennet.
Van Buren connects with a single shot there.
Van Buren throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bennet counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Van Buren dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bennet. That did some damage!
Van Buren scores with a jab. Bennet acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Buren feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bennet's calf.
Bennet uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Buren.
Bennet doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Van Buren throws a leg kick that misses.
Bennet keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Buren.
A nice side step and Bennet releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bennet moves into range and connects with a jab.
Van Buren looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Van Buren 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.
Van Buren throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bennet throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bennet slips a jab from Van Buren.
Bennet feints a counter leg kick.
Van Buren listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bennet looks for the body kick but Van Buren saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Buren tries to land a body kick
and Bennet counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bennet crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Van Buren - the referee stops the clock and Bennet gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Van Buren. Bennet manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bennet fakes the leg kick and cracks Van Buren in the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good exchange - Van Buren coming out on top.
Van Buren takes a swing at Bennet's ribcage but misses.
Van Buren tried to score with a low kick but Bennet checks it.
Bennet takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Van Buren throws a leg kick but Bennet checks it.
Bennet bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Van Buren throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bennet connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bennet slips a straight right by Van Buren.
Bennet getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
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 Joost Van Buren will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Nice body kick there by Van Buren.
Van Buren throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bennet misses with a looping right.
Bennet ducks under a wild hook from Van Buren.
Bennet looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Van Buren throws a nice outside leg kick.
Van Buren will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Van Buren thows a left - swing and a miss!
A telegraphed right hand from Van Buren misses the target.
A countering left hand to the body from Bennet misses.
Van Buren is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bennet can do to turn this around?
Van Buren lands a leg kick that knocks Bennet off balance momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Buren fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bennet manages to avoid it.
Van Buren throws a right hand that Bennet ducks under and follows up with a left that Bennet also avoids with ease.
Van Buren misses with an uppercut.
Van Buren jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Buren throws a right hand that Bennet ducks under and follows up with a left that Bennet also avoids with ease.
Bennet feints a counter leg kick.
Van Buren just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Buren scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Van Buren throws a leg kick but Bennet sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bennet throws a jab when Van Buren was well out of range.
Van Buren throws a lazy uppercut
and Bennet counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bennet throws a body punch but Van Buren moves out of range.
Van Buren throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bennet connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bennet defending well as Van Buren loads up on a big left hand.
Bennet thinks about the counter body kick.
Van Buren misses with a leg kick.
Van Buren wants to land a leg kick but Bennet is out of range.
A combination from Van Buren does no damage.
Bennet looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennet scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The fighters circling - Bennet throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Van Buren looks to throw the jab but Bennet is out of range.
Bennet throws a shot from downtown. Van Buren moves away and avoids it.
Van Buren fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bennet looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bennet checks a low kick from Van Buren.
Bennet throws a lazy right hand but Van Buren sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Van Buren scores with a sloppy right hand. Bennet should have avoided that one.
Van Buren moves out of range of the body kick from Bennet.
Van Buren throwing a counter right hand but Bennet manages to avoid it.
Bennet misses with a shot to the body
and Van Buren cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bennet keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Bennet misses.
Bennet lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Buren thows a leg kick but Bennet checks it
and Bennet makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Van Buren really felt that one!
Bennet takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bennet feints a counter leg kick.
Van Buren wants to slow Bennet down by chopping away at his legs.
Van Buren lands a nice shot to the body.
Van Buren misses with a leg kick.
A nice side step and Bennet releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A good leg kick by Van Buren.
Van Buren just misses with a punch to the body.
Bennet has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Van Buren lands a jab to Bennet's midsection.
Van Buren's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bennet connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Van Buren scrambles back to his feet.
Bennet lands with a shot to the body.
Van Buren blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Buren missing with a left hand there. Bennet was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bennet lands with a thumping leg kick.
Van Buren lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Buren moves out of range as Bennet strikes.
Bennet throws a push kick but Van Buren slaps the foot to one side.
Van Buren pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bennet is out of range and Van Buren settles back down.
Bennet misses the shot to the body.
Van Buren feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Bennet's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Van Buren misses with a body shot.
Bennet let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bennet avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A cross from Van Buren lands.
Van Buren throws a hook but Bennet blocks it.
A little jabbing left from Bennet on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Joost Van Buren is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A decent looking cross lands there for Van Buren.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joost Van Buren showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Van Buren, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joost Van Buren!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rod Stiffington Jr (ranked 2387 p4p, 113 weight class) and Scott Kannberg (ranked 2006 p4p, 92 weight class). Kannberg is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Pavement: 'Date with IKEA'. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rod Stiffington Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Scott Kannberg!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Joseph Jones and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Kannberg. Those never looked like landing.
Stiffington Jr appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kannberg scores with a spinning back kick!
Kannberg throws out a loose jab but Stiffington Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stiffington Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kannberg.
Kannberg will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stiffington Jr feinted with a counter takedown.
Stiffington Jr takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kannberg misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kannberg keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kannberg gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Stiffington Jr counters with a takedown into side control.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Stiffington Jr wants to control but Kannberg is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kannberg is looking for a sweep.
Kannberg is trying to control Stiffington Jr's posture but Stiffington Jr avoids it.
Stiffington Jr trying to control the action but Kannberg is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stiffington Jr misses with the ground and pound.
Kannberg tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kannberg keeps trying to improve his position.
Stiffington Jr creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stiffington Jr tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kannberg is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Stiffington Jr off and has taken his back!
Stiffington Jr breaks Kannberg's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Kannberg has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Stiffington Jr has passed into side control.
Kannberg felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Kannberg regains half guard, as Stiffington Jr was trying to land strikes.
Stiffington Jr throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kannberg is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Stiffington Jr not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kannberg throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Stiffington Jr with the ground and pound but Kannberg uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kannberg is looking for a triangle here but Stiffington Jr uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
The strikes coming from Stiffington Jr are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Kannberg struggling a bit here.
Kannberg manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Stiffington Jr scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kannberg is looking to improve his position.
Kannberg holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Kannberg looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kannberg is refusing to be controlled, as Stiffington Jr sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stiffington Jr is really struggling to control Kannberg but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Stiffington Jr takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Stiffington Jr missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kannberg wants to control but Stiffington Jr is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Stiffington Jr wants to control but Kannberg is keeping him busy.
Kannberg gets full guard.
Stiffington Jr cracks Kannberg with a solid left hand.
Stiffington Jr is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rod Stiffington Jr will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kannberg tries to bum rush Stiffington Jr with a series of wild strikes but Stiffington Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stiffington Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kannberg jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kannberg misses with the combination.
Stiffington Jr half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Kannberg misses with a right hand
and Stiffington Jr counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kannberg won't be happy with that.
Rod Stiffington Jr overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Check out the look on Stiffington Jr's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Kannberg is trying to improve his position.
Kannberg manages to get back to half guard.
Stiffington Jr is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Stiffington Jr tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kannberg knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stiffington Jr working over Kannberg with some ground and pound. Kannberg looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kannberg tries to roll over but Stiffington Jr keeps him under control.
Kannberg is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Stiffington Jr scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kannberg looking for submissions off his back.
Ground and pound from Stiffington Jr.
Stiffington Jr scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kannberg gets full guard.
Stiffington Jr preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stiffington Jr with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kannberg wants to sweep but no luck.
Stiffington Jr is working Kannberg over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kannberg is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kannberg wants to sweep here but Stiffington Jr controlling him for the moment.
Kannberg not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Stiffington Jr stopping the sweep attempt from Kannberg.
Stiffington Jr content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kannberg looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stiffington Jr distracts Kannberg with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Stiffington Jr trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kannberg is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kannberg drops an elbow to the side of Stiffington Jr's head.
Kannberg slows the pace down in half guard.
Kannberg missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Stiffington Jr slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Stiffington Jr trying to control the position here.
Stiffington Jr looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kannberg is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stiffington Jr is working hard here to advance position.
Kannberg works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Stiffington Jr is looking for a sweep. Kannberg is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Stiffington Jr is staying active underneath Kannberg, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kannberg sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kannberg is pressing down on Stiffington Jr's thigh, looking to free his foot. Stiffington Jr is holding on for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kannberg is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kannberg throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
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 Rod Stiffington Jr will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kannberg throws a body punch but Stiffington Jr moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kannberg. Stiffington Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stiffington Jr takes a swing at Kannberg's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from Kannberg.
Kannberg lands with a cross.
Stiffington Jr ducks under a wild hook from Kannberg.
Scott Kannberg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kannberg connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kannberg misses with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Stiffington Jr is defended easily by Kannberg.
Kannberg cracks Stiffington Jr with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stiffington Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Kannberg throws a head kick but Stiffington Jr moves out of range.
A low kick from Kannberg is predictable there
and Stiffington Jr counters with a single leg into guard. Kannberg didn't expect that.
Kannberg is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Stiffington Jr wants to improve his position but Kannberg is controlling well.
Kannberg trying to control from half guard but Stiffington Jr is working away.
Stiffington Jr slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Scott Kannberg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stiffington Jr 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.
Kannberg trying to move into half guard but instead Stiffington Jr has managed to sweep!
Kannberg had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Stiffington Jr defends it easily.
Stiffington Jr wants to control from the top but Kannberg keeps moving.
Stiffington Jr working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Stiffington Jr won't allow Kannberg to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kannberg escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Stiffington Jr gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Stiffington Jr is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Stiffington Jr is in close to Kannberg's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rod Stiffington Jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kannberg keeping moving, preventing Stiffington Jr from controlling successfully.
Kannberg looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Stiffington Jr trying to control but Kannberg is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kannberg looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stiffington Jr is one step ahead there.
Stiffington Jr works over Kannberg with some ground and pound from guard.
Stiffington Jr sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kannberg manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Stiffington Jr manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stiffington Jr is trying to control the position but Kannberg postures up.
Kannberg won't allow Stiffington Jr to sweep him here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Scott Kannberg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Stiffington Jr has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gerardo Pacheco (ranked 1830 p4p, 204 weight class) and Malaki Lima (ranked 1873 p4p, 211 weight class). Lima has chosen Tupac - Hail Mary as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Gerardo Pacheco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Malaki Lima!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Reed Andrews and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Pacheco misses.
A big left from Pacheco misses.
Lima connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lima fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pacheco drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pacheco throws a jab when Lima was well out of range.
Pacheco works over Lima's head and body with a nice combination.
Lima throws a series of punches but Pacheco moves out of range.
Lima wants to clinch up but Pacheco keeps it at a distance.
Pacheco looks to score with a jab to the body but Lima is just out of range.
Lima let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Malaki Lima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lima throws an overhand right that lands on Pacheco's shoulder, as Pacheco tries to avoid the shot.
Lima dips to his left and cracks Pacheco with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Lima misses.
Pacheco misses with a straight left.
A countering left hand to the body from Lima misses.
Pacheco lands with a hook. Lima tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pacheco takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pacheco 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.
Lima shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Pacheco napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Pacheco's coaches at Dark Corner have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima is looking to take a break and control but Pacheco is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lima working away.
Lima scoring with punches from side control.
Lima slows the pace down.
Lima wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pacheco keeps working.
Lima advances to full mount.
Pacheco can't escape the position.
Pacheco is working hard here to advance position.
Lima connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lima lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Lima pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Pacheco is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lima scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Pacheco?
Lima trying to control but Pacheco is having none of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lima working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Lima can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pacheco is looking to escape.
Pacheco wants to control but Lima is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lima pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Lima dominating with strikes here.
Lima lands a big shot there that rocks Pacheco but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Lima breaks from Pacheco's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Lima lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Lima looking to control but Pacheco is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lima controlling his opponent.
Lima raining down hammerfists from mount.
Pacheco is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pacheco takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Lima's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Malaki Lima!
Malaki Lima thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stadin Kingi (ranked 1922 p4p, 279 weight class) and Yoel Mir (ranked 2217 p4p, 318 weight class). Kingi comes to the cage accompanied by Kahvimaito. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stadin Kingi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yoel Mir!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Chad Campbell and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kingi throws a big shot that misses.
Mir is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kingi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mir works Kingi's body with a nice hook.
Kingi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mir on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mir takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mir moves out of range as Kingi strikes.
Kingi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mir tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kingi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kingi throws a hook but Mir blocks it.
Kingi really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kingi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mir.
Kingi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mir blocks a jab.
Mir throws a low kick but Kingi moves out of range easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kingi throws a leg kick that misses.
Mir flicks out a counter leg kick but Kingi steps away.
Mir misses the shot to the body.
Mir scores with a jab to the body.
Mir misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kingi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kingi misses with an uppercut.
Kingi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kingi looks to land a right hand but Mir moved out of range.
Mir looks to land a combination but Kingi avoids it well.
Kingi connects with a nice looking jab.
Kingi scores with the left hand. Mir knows he should have avoided that one.
We've been told by Kingi's head coaches at Gangsterdamage that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mir misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kingi.
A jab from Mir does it's job there.
Mir lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kingi throws an overhand right that lands on Mir's shoulder, as Mir tries to avoid the shot.
Kingi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mir's head backwards.
Mir steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kingi.
Mir staying out of range there.
Mir lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mir has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mir.
Kingi lands a slapping body shot.
Mir on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kingi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingi checks the leg kick.
Kingi moves out of range of the strikes.
Donk. Kingi catches Mir right on the button with a cross.
Kingi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A jab lands there for Kingi.
Kingi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Some wild striking there from Kingi.
A jab from Kingi misses.
Kingi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kingi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mir connects with a body shot that sends Kingi's belly button to the back.
Kingi lands a high kick!
Kingi is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kingi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kingi bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kingi.
Kingi throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kingi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingi digs a good body shot into Mir's ribs.
Nice shot lands for Kingi.
Kingi misses with a head kick.
Mir is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kingi rather than just go for the knockout.
Kingi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kingi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kingi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mir scores with a nice right hand.
Mir moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Mir moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kingi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A nice side step and Mir releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mir throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kingi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mir.
Mir is looking to score with low kicks.
Mir works Kingi's body with a nice hook.
Kingi looks to land a right hand but Mir moved out of range.
Mir misses the shot to the body.
Mir throws a solid leg kick but Kingi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mir.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir tries a head kick but it misses.
Mir takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kingi. That's going to slow Mir down.
Kingi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mir avoids the body shot from Kingi.
Kingi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mir throws out the jab.
Kingi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kingi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mir takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mir staying out of range there.
Mir ducks under a wild hook from Kingi.
Kingi misses with a straight right.
Kingi throws a hook but Mir avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kingi misses with a hook.
Kingi scores with a jab. Mir acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mir scores with a spinning back kick!
Kingi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mir counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mir walks into a stiff left hand from Kingi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stadin Kingi dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mir thuds a left hand into Kingi's body.
Mir moves out of range of the body kick.
Mir throws an overhand right that lands on Kingi's shoulder, as Kingi tries to avoid the shot.
Kingi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kingi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mir. That did some damage!
Mir throws a push kick but Kingi slaps the foot to one side.
Mir misses with a hook
and Kingi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kingi lands a nice looking body shot.
Mir misses with a hook to the body
and Kingi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Kingi misses.
Mir on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kingi. Kingi obviously looking to wear him down.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mir is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mir checks a leg kick nicely.
Mir doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kingi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kingi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mir works Kingi's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingi scores with a spinning back kick!
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Mir might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Kingi has got the better of the exchanges.
Mir fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kingi manages to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from Kingi misses its target.
Mir tries to close the distance and clinch but Kingi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kingi swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kingi, right into the meat.
Kingi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mir at a distance.
Kingi scores with a jab to the body.
Kingi misses with a low kick.
Kingi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mir can do to turn this around?
Mir throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mir fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kingi connects with a body shot.
Kingi throws out a powerful jab.
Kingi misses with a straight left.
Kingi tests Mir's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mir takes one to the chin there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kingi lands a head shot.
Mir has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A big right from Mir misses.
Kingi seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Mir defending well as Kingi loads up on a big left hand.
Mir was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir throws a leg kick but Kingi checks it.
Kingi scores with a jab to the head.
Mir drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kingi looks to land a right hand but Mir moved out of range.
Kingi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mir misses with a straight left.
Mir's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mir throws a leg kick but Kingi checks it.
Mir fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kingi.
Kingi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mir looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Kingi lands a leg kick that knocks Mir off balance momentarily.
Mir tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mir misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Mir.
Kingi takes a swing at Mir's ribcage but misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kingi, as that shot connected.
Mir throws a low kick but Kingi avoids it.
Kingi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingi misses with a looping left.
Kingi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mir is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kingi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mir with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kingi to score with a decent uppercut.
Kingi misses with an uppercut. Mir saw that one coming.
Kingi moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMir.
Kingi scores with a sloppy right hand. Mir should have avoided that one.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mir lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kingi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kingi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kingi slips a straight right by Mir.
Kingi jabs Mir to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mir swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kingi counters with a three punch combo that has Mir backing up. Mir nods at Kingi to acknowledge the strikes.
Mir walks into a stiff left hand from Kingi.
Mir is rocked!
Kingi connects with a jab.
Mir is still on wobbly legs! Can Kingi finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mir uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kingi.
Mir moves out of range of the leg kick from Kingi.
Kingi digs a good body shot into Mir's ribs.
Kingi blocks a jab.
A cross from Kingi lands.
Kingi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
No joy there for Kingi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kingi. That's going to slow Mir down.
Kingi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kingi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kingi lands a nice shot to the body.
Kingi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mir.
Kingi throwing a counter right hand but Mir manages to avoid it.
Mir seems to have recovered his senses.
Mir is looking to chop away at Kingi's legs.
An attempted straight right counter from Kingi misses the target.
Kingi connects with a looping right hand.
Mir moves out of range as Kingi strikes.
Mir lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kingi checks a leg kick.
Mir throws out a loose jab but Kingi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kingi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mir fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kingi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot to the liver by Mir. Beautiful body shot.
Mir misses with a low kick.
Kingi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kingi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stadin Kingi dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Mir checks a low kick from Kingi.
Kingi defending well as Mir loads up on a big left hand.
As Mir looks to move away, Kingi throws a big counter combo but Mir just gets out of the way.
Mir swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kingi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mir.
Kingi connects with a right hand. Mir shakes it off.
Kingi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kingi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mir.
Mir appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Mir slips under a jab.
Mir tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kingi is able to avoid easily.
Kingi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mir lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kingi circles away quickly and effectively.
Mir attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kingi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mir counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Stadin Kingi is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kingi sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kingi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mir.
Mir throws a hook to the side of Kingi's head but Kingi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kingi throws a quick counter head kick but Mir was just out of range.
Mir misses with a low kick as Kingi jumps back.
A head kick misses from Kingi.
Mir misses with a leg kick
and Kingi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingi throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mir steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kingi.
Kingi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kingi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mir's head backwards.
Mir defending well as Kingi loads up on a big left hand.
Mir walks into a straight right hand from Kingi.
A telegraphed right hand from Mir misses the target.
Kingi throws an overhand right that lands on Mir's shoulder, as Mir tries to avoid the shot.
Mir flicks out a counter leg kick but Kingi steps away.
Mir checks a leg kick.
Mir replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Kingi blocks it well.
Kingi looks to land a left hand but Mir moved out of range nicely.
Mir gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kingi sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kingi misses with a low kick.
Kingi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mir's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mir moves out of range as Kingi strikes.
Donk. Mir catches Kingi right on the button with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kingi.
A big right from Mir misses.
Nice uppercut there from Mir.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mir.
Kingi misses with a straight left.
Kingi lands a jab-cross combination.
Kingi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mir misses with a body kick.
That kick from Kingi tenderised Mir's leg. Mir is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mir throws a quick inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mir. Kingi does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Kingi misses the target.
Kingi blocks a low kick nicely.
Mir gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kingi.
Kingi 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.
Kingi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mir moves away.
Mir blocks the body kick.
Mir moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir misses with a low kick as Kingi jumps back.
Kingi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kingi throws a head kick but Mir moves out of range.
Nice cross by Kingi.
Kingi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mir throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kingi appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kingi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mir throws a head kick but Kingi moves out of range.
Mir bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mir takes one to the chin there.
Mir connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mir slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kingi throws a shot to the body.
Mir connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kingi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mir throws a shot from downtown. Kingi moves away and avoids it.
Mir moves forwards but Kingi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kingi looks to land a left hand but Mir moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Kingi.
Mir looks to score with a jab to the body but Kingi is just out of range.
Kingi scores with a sloppy right hand. Mir should have avoided that one.
Mir lands a leg kick that knocks Kingi off balance momentarily.
Nice shot by Kingi.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mir.
Good work by Mir as he checks the leg kick.
Mir on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kingi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kingi throws out a loose jab but Mir uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kingi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kingi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mir is able to avoid easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mir swings for the body but Kingi moves out of range.
Kingi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kingi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mir.
Yoel Mir has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kingi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mir checks it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stadin Kingi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kingi 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stadin Kingi!
After the fight, Stadin Kingi was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jack Johnson (ranked 1618 p4p, 182 weight class) and Maatia Supuaga (ranked 3325 p4p, 326 weight class). Supuaga is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Wanna Taki Taki. Jack Johnson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Maatia Supuaga's chin.
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Excellent MT
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Maatia Supuaga!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Joseph Jones and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Supuaga misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Johnson lands a really nice looking cross but Supuaga seems unphased.
Supuaga tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Supuaga throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johnson clobbers Supuaga with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Johnson darts in looking for a takedown but Supuaga gets double underhooks and turns Johnson into the cage.
Supuaga now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Supuaga gets tackled into the cage by Johnson. Johnson maintains the clinch.
Supuaga misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Supuaga on the inside.
Johnson lands a hook that snaps the head of Supuaga backwards.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Supuaga throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Supuaga.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Supuaga blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Supuaga blocks an uppercut.
Johnson presses Supuaga against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Supuaga can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Supuaga is trying to break free.
Johnson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Johnson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Johnson gets through Supuaga's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Supuaga working aggressively here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Supuaga lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Supuaga doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Supuaga lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.
Supuaga lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Johnson lands a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Supuaga tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Supuaga back against the cage.
Supuaga working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Supuaga fails to land.
Supuaga trying to control the position but instead, Johnson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Supuaga into the cage.
Supuaga takes a shot to the head.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Supuaga tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Supuaga back against the cage.
Supuaga misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Supuaga misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Supuaga's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Johnson working aggressively here.
Supuaga is looking to break free of the clinch but Johnson has double underhooks.
Johnson lands with a short shot to the head.
Supuaga goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as Supuaga controls his hands.
Supuaga blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike.
Johnson gets through Supuaga's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Supuaga blocking some punches.
Supuaga tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Johnson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Supuaga misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Supuaga blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Supuaga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson stalling in the clinch but Supuaga improves position.
Johnson stalling against the cage.
Supuaga swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Supuaga looking to stall.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Supuaga controls the action.
Johnson lands with a right to the head.
I was talking to Johnson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Supuaga taking a breather.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johnson pushes Supuaga back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Supuaga.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Supuaga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Supuaga misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Supuaga lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Supuaga.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Supuaga misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Supuaga.
Supuaga lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Johnson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Johnson digs a right hand into Supuaga's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Supuaga's gas tank.
Supuaga throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Supuaga.
Supuaga blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Johnson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
Supuaga tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Supuaga presses Johnson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Supuaga prevents a body shot from Johnson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Supuaga tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Supuaga creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Johnson.
Johnson lands with a left to the head.
Johnson cracks Supuaga with a nice body shot.
Johnson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Supuaga backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Supuaga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson scores with a shoulder strike.
Supuaga is rocked!
Supuaga misses with a short punch on the inside.
Supuaga is still on wobbly legs! Can Johnson finish him?
Supuaga working aggressively here.
Supuaga seems to have recovered his senses.
Supuaga tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Supuaga tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnson pushes Supuaga back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Supuaga tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Supuaga back against the cage.
Johnson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Johnson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Johnson stalling in the clinch but Supuaga improves position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Supuaga.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Supuaga can do to turn this around?
Supuaga is looking to break free of the clinch but Johnson has double underhooks.
Supuaga breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson takes the fight into the clinch.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Supuaga swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Supuaga blocking some punches.
Supuaga lands 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!
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Johnson lands with a left to the head.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Supuaga fails to land.
Supuaga blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Supuaga controls the action.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Johnson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Supuaga throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Johnson lands a left hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Johnson.
Supuaga misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Johnson.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Supuaga lands a nice uppercut.
Johnson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Supuaga misses with a punch on the inside.
Supuaga breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson moves into the clinch.
Supuaga lands with a short shot to the head.
Johnson lands an uppercut.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Supuaga.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Supuaga.
Supuaga is looking to control Johnson's arms but Johnson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Supuaga has his back to the cage.
Supuaga scores with a shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Johnson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Supuaga.
Johnson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Johnson working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Johnson trying to stall but Supuaga improves his position.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Supuaga.
Johnson lands with a left to the head.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson is trying to maintain a safe position but Supuaga gets an underhook and turns Johnson into the cage.
Supuaga lands with a left to the head.
Supuaga misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Supuaga scores with a nice short uppercut.
Supuaga throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Supuaga controls the action.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Supuaga.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Johnson.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Johnson dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Supuaga shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Johnson sprawls well. Johnson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Supuaga gets slowly back to his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
Supuaga tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson has closed the distance and engaged Supuaga in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Supuaga.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Supuaga creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Supuaga makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Supuaga.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Supuaga uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Supuaga lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Supuaga is trying to maintain a safe position but Johnson gets an underhook and turns Supuaga into the cage.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Supuaga.
Johnson pushes Supuaga back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson lands a nice uppercut.
Johnson misses with some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Supuaga prevents a body shot from Johnson.
Johnson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Supuaga.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Supuaga lands with a light punch inside.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Supuaga struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Supuaga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Supuaga lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Supuaga lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Supuaga blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Supuaga prevents a body shot from Johnson.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson effectively controlling the action here.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
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!
Johnson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Johnson lands a left hand.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Supuaga can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Supuaga.
Johnson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Supuaga lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Supuaga blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Supuaga misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Johnson.
Johnson blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Supuaga misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Supuaga.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson has Supuaga pushed against the cage.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Supuaga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jack Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Supuaga throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Supuaga struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson pushes Supuaga back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Supuaga pushes Johnson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Supuaga can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Supuaga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Supuaga swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
Supuaga tries for a takedown but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Johnson 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.
Maatia Supuaga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson has Supuaga up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Supuaga.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Supuaga misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Supuaga's elbow.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
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 Jack Johnson.
Well Johnson 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Johnson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Edvard Grieg (ranked 1437 p4p, 210 weight class) and Asa Sharp (ranked 1114 p4p, 173 weight class). Grieg comes into the arena with In the Hall of the Mountain King blaring out of the sound system. Edvard Grieg has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edvard Grieg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Asa Sharp!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Reed Andrews and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharp displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grieg throws out the jab.
Sharp let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sloppy strikes from Sharp. Those never looked like landing.
Grieg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sharp.
Sharp just misses with a punch to the body.
Grieg keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sharp.
We've been hearing reports that Grieg has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Sharp misses with a right hand
and Grieg counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Sharp keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Grieg throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sharp avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Grieg.
Grieg throwing shots but Sharp is blocking nicely.
Grieg lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Grieg throwing shots but Sharp is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grieg throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sharp is trying to stand.
Grieg wants to free his trapped foot but Sharp is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Grieg throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Grieg missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Grieg thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sharp is doing well to control the position and prevent Grieg from advancing to side control.
Grieg throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Grieg passes to full mount!
Sharp is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Grieg thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Grieg sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Sharp slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Sharp keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Grieg not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Grieg is looking to take a break and control but Sharp is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Grieg scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grieg throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Sharp to regain full guard.
Grieg pushes down on Sharp's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Grieg uses his free foot to push down on Sharp's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Sharp.
Sharp tries to hold on but Grieg postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grieg sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Grieg looking to ground and pound but Sharp is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grieg misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Sharp blocking the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grieg avoids the attempt from Sharp to control.
Grieg thowing shots but they're missing.
Sharp blocking the ground and pound.
Sharp is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Grieg throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Sharp because Grieg loaded up on that one.
Sharp tries to hold on but Grieg postures up.
Poor strikes thrown by Grieg there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edvard Grieg dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sharp misses with a hook. Grieg ducked under it nicely.
Grieg fires out a quick counter leg kick but Sharp just manages to avoid it.
Grieg looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Sharp!
Sharp sneaks out the side door and pushes Grieg away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Grieg.
A big right from Sharp misses.
Grieg tries for a takedown but Sharp sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Sharp.
Grieg walks into a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grieg has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sharp.
Sharp throws a hook but Grieg blocks it.
Grieg appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Asa Sharp is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sharp swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sharp swings for the body but Grieg moves out of range.
Sharp ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grieg moves away.
Sharp misses with an uppercut. Grieg saw that one coming.
Sharp cracks a nice hook into Grieg's ribs.
A jab from Sharp finds it's way through Grieg's defenses.
Sharp connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Grieg misses with a head kick.
Sharp misses with a looping left.
Grieg ducks under a wild hook from Sharp.
It looked like Grieg was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grieg takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sharp throws out a powerful jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sharp misses with a looping left.
Grieg is looking to clinch.
Asa Sharp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sharp throws a left and a right that both miss
and Grieg counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Grieg.
Sharp avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Grieg throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Grieg makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Grieg throws a strike but Sharp rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Grieg tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Grieg might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sharp won't allow Grieg to sweep him here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Grieg is on top in guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Sharp preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sharp avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
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.
Sharp preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Grieg postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Grieg trying to control but Sharp is working from the bottom.
Sharp preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Grieg missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Grieg in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Grieg throwing strikes from guard but Sharp blocks nicely.
Grieg 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.
Sharp is adopting a defensive guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Asa Sharp showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Sharp misses with a body shot
letting Grieg counter with a right hand.
Sharp tests Grieg's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sharp stuffs the takedown.
Sharp lands a nice shot to the body.
Sharp throws a hook but Grieg blocks it.
Some wild striking there from Sharp.
Sharp misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sharp lands with a hook. Grieg tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sharp looks to land a right hand but Grieg moved out of range.
Grieg is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grieg lands a really nice looking cross but Sharp seems unphased.
Sharp is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grieg.
Sharp misses with a right hand
and Grieg connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sharp is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Sharp keeps the fight on the outside.
Sharp with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Grieg.
Grieg looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Grieg is defended easily by Sharp.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edvard Grieg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grieg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sharp with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sharp misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sharp punishes Grieg's body with a nice straight punch.
Grieg tries a head kick but it misses.
Sharp connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Grieg's hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sharp ducks under a wild hook from Grieg.
Grieg fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Grieg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sharp.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grieg connects with a solid leg kick.
Sharp ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grieg moves away.
Sharp throws a body shot but no joy.
Grieg has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sharp finds it's way round the side to connect with Grieg's head.
Sharp tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grieg was well out of range. Poor timing from Sharp.
Sharp throws a jab when Grieg was well out of range.
Asa Sharp seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Grieg displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sharp throws out the jab.
Sharp connects with a body shot.
Sharp lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sharp swings for the body but Grieg moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grieg takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sharp fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Grieg looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Grieg tries to clinch up but Sharp circles away and keeps his distance.
Sharp looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Grieg tries to close the distance and clinch but Sharp swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Grieg blocks a head kick by Sharp.
Sharp rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Grieg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grieg misses the shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grieg dives in and grabs Sharp's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sharp pushes down on Grieg's head and hops out.
Sharp scores with a kick to the midsection.
Grieg closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sharp to the mat! Sharp manages to get full guard.
Grieg throws a big elbow that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Asa Sharp comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sharp 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Asa Sharp!
A very excited looking Asa Sharp made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Luis Gonzales (ranked 851 p4p, 96 weight class) and Ryan Pepper (ranked 1402 p4p, 154 weight class). Ryan Pepper has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luis Gonzales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Pepper!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Joseph Jones and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pepper bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gonzales fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pepper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gonzales moves away.
Gonzales with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Danga de danga de dang - Pepper scores with a four punch combination!
Pepper throws a jab but it's blocked by Gonzales.
A shot to the liver by Pepper. Beautiful body shot.
Pepper tries to bum rush Gonzales with a series of wild strikes but Gonzales uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gonzales paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gonzales throws a body shot but no joy.
Gonzales misses with a body shot.
We've been informed that Pepper has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
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!
Pepper connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Gonzales! He's out on his feet! Pepper rushes in and drops Gonzales with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ryan Pepper!
A victorious Ryan Pepper thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Reyn Godrigueze (ranked 694 p4p, 77 weight class) and Francis Fitzpatrick (ranked 549 p4p, 59 weight class). Reyn Godrigueze could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Francis Fitzpatrick's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Reyn Godrigueze!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Francis Fitzpatrick!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Columbo Gatti and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Godrigueze tries for a takedown but Fitzpatrick sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Godrigueze throws out a loose jab but Fitzpatrick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Godrigueze wants to clinch up but Fitzpatrick keeps it at a distance.
Godrigueze fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fitzpatrick manages to avoid it.
Godrigueze looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Godrigueze takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fitzpatrick misses with a double jab.
Godrigueze attempts a counter takedown but Fitzpatrick avoids it well and moves away.
Godrigueze uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fitzpatrick.
Godrigueze gets a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fitzpatrick lands a right hand.
Godrigueze is trying to pull guard but Fitzpatrick turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Fitzpatrick lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fitzpatrick working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fitzpatrick has Godrigueze pushed against the cage.
A short left from Fitzpatrick.
Godrigueze is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reyn Godrigueze. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Godrigueze tries to work over Fitzpatrick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fitzpatrick fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick leaning against his opponent.
Fitzpatrick is pressed up against the cage. Godrigueze has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Fitzpatrick down to the mat. Fitzpatrick avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Godrigueze throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fitzpatrick counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fitzpatrick jabs Godrigueze to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Godrigueze throws a body shot but no joy.
Fitzpatrick fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Godrigueze looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Godrigueze ducks under a wild hook from Fitzpatrick.
Godrigueze closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Godrigueze tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fitzpatrick smiles and moves away.
Fitzpatrick ducks under a wild hook from Godrigueze.
Fitzpatrick now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fitzpatrick, as that shot connected.
Fitzpatrick pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fitzpatrick walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Godrigueze tries to clinch but Fitzpatrick is having none of it.
Fitzpatrick throws a counter combo.
Fitzpatrick misses with a two punch combination.
Francis Fitzpatrick is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fitzpatrick takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Godrigueze has his takedown stuffed
and Fitzpatrick counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick misses with a looping left.
Godrigueze gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fitzpatrick lands a left hand that snaps the head of Godrigueze backwards.
Godrigueze is trying to pull guard but Fitzpatrick turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Godrigueze is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Fitzpatrick gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Godrigueze swings wildly with an uppercut but Fitzpatrick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Godrigueze blocks a body shot from Fitzpatrick.
Godrigueze pulls Fitzpatrick into guard.
Fitzpatrick told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Fitzpatrick postures up in Godrigueze's guard and throws a big left but Godrigueze blocks it.
Fitzpatrick must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fitzpatrick slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Godrigueze looking for a sweep. Not yet Godrigueze, not yet.
Fitzpatrick trying to control the position from guard on top but Godrigueze is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Godrigueze looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godrigueze is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Fitzpatrick defends well.
Fitzpatrick trying to control but Godrigueze is working from the bottom.
Fitzpatrick slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Fitzpatrick is looking to stand up but Godrigueze won't let him.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Godrigueze keeping moving, preventing Fitzpatrick from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Fitzpatrick misses with the combination.
Godrigueze feinted with a counter takedown.
Fitzpatrick jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fitzpatrick cracks a nice hook into Godrigueze's ribs.
Fitzpatrick cracks a nice hook into Godrigueze's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Godrigueze moves away.
Fitzpatrick misses with an uppercut. Godrigueze saw that one coming.
Fitzpatrick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Godrigueze manages to avoid it.
Godrigueze lands with a nice body punch.
Fitzpatrick looks to land a combination but Godrigueze avoids it well.
Godrigueze tries to clinch
and Fitzpatrick counters with a straight right hand.
Godrigueze fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fitzpatrick doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Godrigueze staying out of range there.
Fitzpatrick throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fitzpatrick. Godrigueze does a little dance to reset his feet.
Godrigueze swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Godrigueze takes a swing at Fitzpatrick's ribcage but misses.
Godrigueze is looking to clinch but Fitzpatrick is avoiding it.
Godrigueze is looking to wear down Fitzpatrick with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Godrigueze misses the jab.
Fitzpatrick pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fitzpatrick lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francis Fitzpatrick dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Godrigueze lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Fitzpatrick backs up against the cage.
Fitzpatrick misses with a straight right.
Reyn Godrigueze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Godrigueze has managed to clinch.
Godrigueze jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Fitzpatrick walks away with a smile on his face. Godrigueze gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Godrigueze moves away from the strike by Fitzpatrick.
Godrigueze bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fitzpatrick's head.
Fitzpatrick is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Fitzpatrick throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Godrigueze shoots for a double leg takedown but Fitzpatrick sprawls well. He's pushed Godrigueze's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Godrigueze fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fitzpatrick scores with a jab.
Godrigueze throws a body punch but Fitzpatrick moves out of range.
Fitzpatrick throws a body shot but no joy.
Godrigueze attempts a counter takedown but Fitzpatrick avoids it well and moves away.
Godrigueze uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fitzpatrick.
Godrigueze throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fitzpatrick stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Godrigueze ducks under a wild hook from Fitzpatrick.
No joy there for Fitzpatrick, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fitzpatrick looks to land a left hand but Godrigueze moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick just misses with a punch to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Godrigueze.
It looks like Francis Fitzpatrick has been cut.
Fitzpatrick takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fitzpatrick misses with a wild combination.
Godrigueze shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Fitzpatrick to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reyn Godrigueze. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fitzpatrick misses with a jab, cross combination.
Godrigueze shoots in but Fitzpatrick avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fitzpatrick looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fitzpatrick takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fitzpatrick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Godrigueze.
Fitzpatrick has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Godrigueze swings for the body but Fitzpatrick moves out of range.
Godrigueze is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Fitzpatrick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fitzpatrick takes a swing at Godrigueze's ribcage but misses.
Godrigueze slips under a jab from Fitzpatrick.
Godrigueze appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Godrigueze misses with a body punch
and Fitzpatrick counters with a nice uppercut.
No joy there for Fitzpatrick, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fitzpatrick moves forwards but Godrigueze connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Godrigueze tests Fitzpatrick's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Godrigueze throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fitzpatrick throws a counter combo.
Fitzpatrick getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Godrigueze moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fitzpatrick lands a nice shot to the body.
Godrigueze scores with a shot to the body.
Fitzpatrick thows a left - swing and a miss!
Godrigueze lands a lovely overhand right.
Fitzpatrick swings for the body but Godrigueze moves out of range.
Godrigueze misses with a body punch
and Fitzpatrick counters with a straight right hand.
Fitzpatrick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Godrigueze was well out of range. Poor timing from Fitzpatrick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godrigueze jabs Fitzpatrick to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fitzpatrick throws the left hand but Godrigueze avoids the punch easily.
Godrigueze moves into range and clinches up with Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick is pressed up against the cage. Godrigueze has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Fitzpatrick down to the mat. Fitzpatrick avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Godrigueze misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Fitzpatrick counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Godrigueze misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fitzpatrick.
Godrigueze jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fitzpatrick lands with a good body shot.
Fitzpatrick looks to throw the jab but Godrigueze is out of range.
Godrigueze connects with a body shot.
Godrigueze misses with a left hand
and Fitzpatrick counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fitzpatrick is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Godrigueze.
Fitzpatrick avoids the body shot from Godrigueze.
Godrigueze dips to his left and cracks Fitzpatrick with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Godrigueze. Fitzpatrick does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick stuffs the takedown attempt from Godrigueze. Godrigueze gets slowly back to his feet.
A little jabbing left from Fitzpatrick on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Godrigueze displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fitzpatrick throws out the jab.
Godrigueze feinted with a counter takedown.
Godrigueze slips under a jab.
Francis Fitzpatrick seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Godrigueze shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Fitzpatrick counters with a stiff right hand.
Fitzpatrick looks to score with a jab to the body but Godrigueze is just out of range.
Godrigueze tries to clinch
and Fitzpatrick makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fitzpatrick misses the shot to the body.
Godrigueze misses with an uppercut
and Godrigueze takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fitzpatrick rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Godrigueze moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Godrigueze staying out of range there.
Godrigueze tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fitzpatrick manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fitzpatrick throws out a powerful jab.
Fitzpatrick waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Godrigueze.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francis Fitzpatrick showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Francis Fitzpatrick's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Godrigueze looks to land a right hand but Fitzpatrick moved out of range.
A big left from Fitzpatrick misses.
Godrigueze was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fitzpatrick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Godrigueze.
Nice defenses there by Godrigueze.
Fitzpatrick walks into a jab.
Fitzpatrick throws a jab but it's blocked by Godrigueze.
The fight stays on the outside here - Godrigueze looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Godrigueze is defended easily by Fitzpatrick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fitzpatrick throws a jab when Godrigueze was well out of range.
Fitzpatrick throws a series of punches but Godrigueze moves out of range.
Godrigueze tries to clinch but Fitzpatrick is having none of it.
Godrigueze tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fitzpatrick was well out of range. Poor timing from Godrigueze.
Fitzpatrick misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Fitzpatrick misses.
Godrigueze shoots and misses
and Fitzpatrick counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fitzpatrick misses with a body shot.
Fitzpatrick smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Godrigueze scores with a nice right hand.
Godrigueze uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Godrigueze thuds a left hand into Fitzpatrick's body.
Fitzpatrick digs a good hook to Godrigueze's body.
Godrigueze digs a good body shot into Fitzpatrick's ribs.
Fitzpatrick uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fitzpatrick throws a series of punches but Godrigueze moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Godrigueze misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Fitzpatrick counters with a nice uppercut.
Godrigueze tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fitzpatrick was well out of range. Poor timing from Godrigueze.
Fitzpatrick lands a nice looking body shot.
Godrigueze connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fitzpatrick momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Godrigueze circles away quickly and effectively.
Godrigueze slips a jab from Fitzpatrick.
Godrigueze closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Fitzpatrick quickly recovers to half guard.
Fitzpatrick takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Godrigueze winds up and cracks Fitzpatrick with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Godrigueze wants to control but Fitzpatrick is keeping him busy.
Godrigueze landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fitzpatrick avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Godrigueze.
Fitzpatrick moves into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Godrigueze cracks Fitzpatrick with a solid left hand.
Fitzpatrick manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Godrigueze manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godrigueze utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fitzpatrick trying to control but Godrigueze is working from the bottom.
Fitzpatrick tries to free his leg and advance position but Godrigueze is retaining full guard.
Godrigueze might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Fitzpatrick preventing the sweep.
Godrigueze is working hard here to advance position.
Godrigueze working a defensive guard but Fitzpatrick manages to pass into side control anyway.
Godrigueze wants to control but Fitzpatrick postures up.
Godrigueze is looking to reverse the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Fitzpatrick throws the left hand but Godrigueze avoids the punch easily.
A punch combination from Fitzpatrick misses.
Godrigueze appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Fitzpatrick moves out of range as Godrigueze strikes.
Godrigueze slips a jab from Fitzpatrick.
Godrigueze lands a two punch combo.
Godrigueze has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fitzpatrick finds it's way round the side to connect with Godrigueze's head.
Fitzpatrick looks to throw the jab but Godrigueze is out of range.
Godrigueze connects with a body shot that sends Fitzpatrick's belly button to the back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fitzpatrick defending well as Godrigueze loads up on a big left hand.
Fitzpatrick let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Fitzpatrick tries to clinch but Godrigueze moves away
and Godrigueze counters with a takedown into side control.
Fitzpatrick manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francis Fitzpatrick really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Francis Fitzpatrick's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Godrigueze throws a big shot that misses.
Fitzpatrick takes a swing at Godrigueze's ribcage but misses.
Fitzpatrick just misses with a punch to the body.
Godrigueze was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Fitzpatrick lunges at Godrigueze with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Godrigueze's hand.
Godrigueze doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Godrigueze shoots in for a takedown but Fitzpatrick shows good takedown defense.
Godrigueze tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fitzpatrick was well out of range. Poor timing from Godrigueze.
Fitzpatrick is looking to clinch.
Godrigueze throws a series of strikes that have Fitzpatrick backpedaling.
Godrigueze misses with a right hand
letting Fitzpatrick counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Godrigueze just misses with a punch to the body.
Godrigueze closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Fitzpatrick to counter with a crisp jab.
Godrigueze drives through with a takedown into Fitzpatrick's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godrigueze postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Fitzpatrick wants to sweep but no luck.
Godrigueze 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.
Godrigueze with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fitzpatrick wants to sweep here but Godrigueze controlling him for the moment.
Godrigueze trying to control the position from guard on top but Fitzpatrick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Godrigueze throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fitzpatrick works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Godrigueze trying to control but Fitzpatrick is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Godrigueze loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Godrigueze preventing the sweep.
Godrigueze landing with the ground and pound.
Godrigueze tries to free his leg and advance position but Fitzpatrick is retaining full guard.
Fitzpatrick lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Godrigueze wants to sweep here but Fitzpatrick controlling him for the moment.
Fitzpatrick throwing strikes but missing.
Fitzpatrick stopping the sweep attempt from Godrigueze.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick pushes down on Godrigueze's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Godrigueze wants to get back to full guard.
Godrigueze trying to control here.
Godrigueze avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fitzpatrick.
Godrigueze trying to hold on to Fitzpatrick's head to control him but Fitzpatrick postures up.
Fitzpatrick throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Godrigueze misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Godrigueze trying to control but Fitzpatrick postures up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Fitzpatrick swinging wildly here.
Fitzpatrick throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Godrigueze.
Fitzpatrick tries to keep at a distance but Godrigueze has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Godrigueze.
Fitzpatrick prevents the takedown attempt.
Godrigueze looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Godrigueze tries for a takedown but Fitzpatrick manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reyn Godrigueze. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Godrigueze misses with a body punch.
Fitzpatrick throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Godriguezes head.
Fitzpatrick scores with a shoulder strike.
Godrigueze has picked Fitzpatrick up - he's going for a ride! Godrigueze dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Fitzpatrick has one foot on Godrigueze's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Godrigueze defending well as Fitzpatrick loads up on a big left hand.
Fitzpatrick ducks under a wild hook from Godrigueze.
Godrigueze misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francis Fitzpatrick dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Francis Fitzpatrick's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Godrigueze avoids a punch combination nicely.
Godrigueze appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Godrigueze.
Godrigueze rushes Fitzpatrick and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fitzpatrick prevents a body shot from Godrigueze.
Fitzpatrick takes a shot to the head.
Fitzpatrick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fitzpatrick lands an uppercut.
Godrigueze is working for takedown but Fitzpatrick is calmly controlling the position for now.
Fitzpatrick misses with the head strike.
Fitzpatrick throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hand to the body from Fitzpatrick.
Godrigueze tries to pull guard but Fitzpatrick forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Fitzpatrick lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Godrigueze backwards.
Godrigueze swings wildly with an uppercut but Fitzpatrick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Godrigueze jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Fitzpatrick walks away with a smile on his face. Godrigueze gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reyn Godrigueze. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick misses with a straight right.
Fitzpatrick is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Godrigueze.
Godrigueze misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fitzpatrick lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Godrigueze backs up against the cage.
Fitzpatrick misses with a hook.
Godrigueze scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fitzpatrick throws a right hand that misses
and Godrigueze cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Godrigueze keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fitzpatrick.
A lazy left from Godrigueze finds it's target.
Godrigueze lands a head shot.
Godrigueze misses with a takedown
and Fitzpatrick counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Godrigueze misses with an uppercut. Fitzpatrick saw that one coming.
Fitzpatrick is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Godrigueze.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godrigueze moves into the clinch.
Godrigueze can't find room to land a body shot as Fitzpatrick controls the action.
Fitzpatrick throws a punch but it's blocked by Godrigueze.
Godrigueze drags the fight down to the ground.
Fitzpatrick stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Godrigueze swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fitzpatrick throws a big right hand that misses.
Godrigueze looking to control.
Godrigueze looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fitzpatrick wants to control from the top but Godrigueze keeps moving.
Francis Fitzpatrick has got the better of the ground game so far.
Godrigueze throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Godrigueze has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fitzpatrick can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Francis Fitzpatrick is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Godrigueze looking to control.
Reyn Godrigueze has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fitzpatrick preventing the sweep.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Godrigueze misses with a shot to the body
and Fitzpatrick counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Godrigueze displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fitzpatrick throws out the jab.
Fitzpatrick smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fitzpatrick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fitzpatrick lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Godrigueze backs up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godrigueze throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fitzpatrick takes one to the side of the head.
Fitzpatrick loads up on a big right hand but Godrigueze slips the punch.
Fitzpatrick blocks a jab.
Godrigueze avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Godrigueze closes the distance but Fitzpatrick moves to the side
and Fitzpatrick counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fitzpatrick fails to land with a series of punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Godrigueze's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Godrigueze duly obliges.
Godrigueze tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fitzpatrick swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Godrigueze throws a combination that misses
and Fitzpatrick counters with a stiff right hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Godrigueze.
Godrigueze throws an off balance right hand
and Fitzpatrick counters with a stiff right hand.
Fitzpatrick bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Francis Fitzpatrick.
Well Fitzpatrick has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 45:50
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 45:50
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Francis Fitzpatrick!
Francis Fitzpatrick is the new lightweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Francis Fitzpatrick started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Reed Money (ranked 635 p4p, 103 weight class) and Dan Kolov (ranked 676 p4p, 114 weight class). Kolov has chosen Metallica - Enter Sandman as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Reed Money!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Kolov!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, David Schapiro and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kolov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Dan Kolov has been cut.
Kolov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Money lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kolov has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Kolov shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kolov showed some decent athleticism there.
Kolov is looking to advance position but Money won't allow it.
Money is trying to get back to full guard.
Kolov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Money keeps working.
Kolov uses his free foot to push down on Money's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Money.
Money has given up his back here. Will Kolov look for the submission or keep pounding away?
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!
Kolov has his arm under Money's chin here. Game over son! Kolov squeezes tightly and Money is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dan Kolov!
After winning the bout, Dan Kolov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cedric Lancaster (ranked 193 p4p, 32 weight class) and Xavier Frost (ranked 382 p4p, 57 weight class). Cedric Lancaster could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Xavier Frost's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cedric Lancaster !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Xavier Frost!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Anthony Taglia and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lancaster misses with a right hand
and Frost counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Lancaster misses with a hook.
Frost keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Frost replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Lancaster blocks it well.
Lancaster wants to clinch but Frost slips to the side
and Frost counters with a nice uppercut.
Frost walks into a stiff left hand from Lancaster .
Cedric Lancaster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frost uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lancaster .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frost takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Frost keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Frost throws a big counter head kick but Lancaster avoids it with no problem.
Frost moves away from the strike by Lancaster .
Frost throws a fast counter high kick but Lancaster manages to duck under it in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster moves into the clinch.
Frost misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lancaster misses with a hook from the clinch.
Frost manages to pull guard.
Frost pulls Lancaster in close to his closed guard and prevents Lancaster from doing any damage or advancing position.
Frost not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Frost keeping moving, preventing Lancaster from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster is fighting to break Frost's control of his arms but Frost is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Frost working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Lancaster has passed into half guard!
Frost regains full guard. Nicely done.
Frost seems keen to control Lancaster 's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost trying to control the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Lancaster moves into the clinch.
A short right from Lancaster .
Lancaster misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lancaster .
Lancaster throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Frosts head.
Lancaster can't find room to land a body shot as Frost controls the action.
Lancaster misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster tries to throw a body punch but Frost avoids it by throwing Lancaster back against the cage.
Frost tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lancaster smiles and moves away.
Lancaster pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lancaster moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromFrost.
Lancaster closes the distance and clinches.
Lancaster blocking some punches.
Lancaster lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Frost backwards.
It looks like Xavier Frost has been cut.
Lancaster lands a right hand.
Lancaster misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lancaster misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lancaster doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Frost lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lancaster tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Frost successfully pulls guard.
Frost trying to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cedric Lancaster dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Xavier Frost's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lancaster fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Frost on the side of the head.
Lancaster jabs at Frost's body.
Lancaster tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Frost to counter with a crisp jab.
Lancaster connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lancaster forces Frost back against the cage and clinches.
Frost prevents a body shot from Lancaster .
Lancaster misses with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Lancaster .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster has a couple of punches blocked by Frost.
Lancaster misses with the head strike.
Lancaster throws a punch but it's blocked by Frost.
A nice right hand lands inside from Frost.
Lancaster misses with a body punch.
Lancaster misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lancaster tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lancaster doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Frost working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lancaster misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short body shot lands from Lancaster as the two fighters clinch.
Lancaster swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cedric Lancaster has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Frost blocking some punches.
I was talking to Lancaster 's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Frost fails to pull guard.
Frost pulls Lancaster into guard.
Frost controls Lancaster momentarily but Lancaster frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster got a little sloppy there for a moment and Frost has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lancaster has managed to get both his arms back between Frost's legs - danger averted.
Lancaster is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Frost can do to turn this around?
Frost trying to keep a closed guard but Lancaster is proving a slippery customer.
Lancaster has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Frost seems keen to control Lancaster 's posture.
Frost is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost has his foot on Lancaster 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lancaster works his way back into a safe position though.
Frost is trying to keep Lancaster in close.
Lancaster is fighting to break Frost's control of his arms but Frost is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Lancaster knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Frost on the ground.
Frost working a defensive guard here.
Frost controlling Lancaster 's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Frost looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lancaster trying to control the position from guard on top but Frost is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Frost is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
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 Cedric Lancaster will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Xavier Frost's cut.
That's time! Lancaster 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lancaster tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Frost takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lancaster wants to clinch.
Frost follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lancaster lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A slow jab from Lancaster misses its intended target.
Lancaster wants to clinch up but Frost keeps it at a distance.
Frost rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lancaster counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lancaster pushes Frost up against the cage in a clinch.
Lancaster lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lancaster working aggressively here.
Lancaster misses with some punches.
Lancaster pushes Frost back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Frost.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lancaster misses with some punches.
Lancaster doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Frost lands a hook that snaps the head of Lancaster backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Lancaster fails to land.
Lancaster blocks a body shot from Frost.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right hook to the body lands for Lancaster .
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Frost.
Lancaster is working Frost over against the cage.
Frost tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Frost misses with a punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Lancaster .
Lancaster scores with a hook to the body.
Lancaster lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Frost backwards.
Lancaster has a couple of punches blocked by Frost.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lancaster lands a hook that snaps the head of Frost backwards.
Frost is trying to pull guard but Lancaster turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Lancaster .
Frost takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lancaster lands with a short shot to the head.
Frost tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lancaster smiles and moves away.
Lancaster tests Frost's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lancaster takes the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lancaster .
Frost swings wildly with an uppercut but Lancaster uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lancaster goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Frost jumps guard and drags Lancaster to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Frost pulls Lancaster in close to his closed guard and prevents Lancaster from doing any damage or advancing position.
Frost keeping moving, preventing Lancaster from controlling successfully.
Frost is trying to control the position but Lancaster postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cedric Lancaster clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Xavier Frost's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lancaster catches Frost with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lancaster misses with a body shot.
Frost is trying to counter with his kicks.
Lancaster feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Frosts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lancaster lands a body shot.
Lancaster misses with a left hand
and Frost counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lancaster connects with a single shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lancaster wants to clinch.
Frost looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster misses with a body shot.
Lancaster throws a shot from downtown. Frost moves away and avoids it.
Frost appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lancaster lands a jab to the head.
No joy there for Lancaster , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A little jabbing left from Frost on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Frost ducks under a wild hook from Lancaster .
Lancaster darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lancaster tries to clinch up but Frost circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster lands a slapping body shot.
Lancaster uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Frost circles away from the clinch attempt.
Frost feints a counter leg kick.
Lancaster with a jab.
Lancaster fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lancaster fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Frost, pushing him back against the cage.
Frost lands a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lancaster tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Frost's elbow.
Frost lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster scores with a hook to the body.
Frost misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lancaster misses with a body punch.
Lancaster lands a body punch.
Lancaster blocks a body shot from Frost.
Lancaster lands a body shot in the clinch.
Frost is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Lancaster lands with a light punch inside.
Lancaster lands a right hand.
A right hand to the body from Lancaster .
Lancaster working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lancaster .
Lancaster softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Frost is rocked!
Lancaster lands a body shot.
Frost is still on wobbly legs! Can Lancaster finish him?
Lancaster lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lancaster pushes Frost against the cage. Lancaster is working some dirty boxing. Lancaster pushes off with a quick right hook! Frost goes down! Frost tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Lancaster moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cedric Lancaster !
Cedric Lancaster is the new middleweight champion!
Cedric Lancaster was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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