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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Buenaventura Durruti (ranked 2505 p4p, 157 weight class) and Dangelo Vargas (ranked 2392 p4p, 148 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Buenaventura Durruti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dangelo Vargas!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vargas looks to score with a jab to the body but Durruti is just out of range.
Vargas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vargas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Vargas scores with a head kick. Durruti tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Buenaventura Durruti has been cut.
Vargas lands with a cross.
Vargas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Durruti's calf.
Vargas throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Vargas lands a head shot.
Durruti looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Vargas blocks a head kick by Durruti.
Vargas misses with an uppercut.
Durruti looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durruti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vargas lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Durruti misses with an uppercut.
Vargas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Durruti counters with a good, hard body kick but Vargas shrugs it off.
Vargas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Durruti moves away.
As Vargas looks to move away, Durruti throws a big counter combo but Vargas just gets out of the way.
Durruti with a hook.
A good leg kick by Durruti.
Vargas misses with a lunging right hand
and Durruti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vargas pivots, looking for a leg kick but Durruti is out of range and Vargas settles back down.
Durruti scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Durruti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Durruti shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Durruti misses with a kick to the body.
Durruti misses with a hook.
Vargas throws out a counter right but Durruti avoids it with no problem.
Durruti misses with a body kick.
Vargas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vargas connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Durruti momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vargas stuns Durruti with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vargas misses with a straight left.
It looked like Durruti was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Vargas.
Vargas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Durruti's calf.
Durruti misses with a hook.
Vargas looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Durruti throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Vargas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vargas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Durruti.
Durruti was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Durruti blocks a jab.
Durruti seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Vargas misses with a hook
and Durruti counters with a nice uppercut.
A big right from Vargas misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vargas ducks under a wild hook from Durruti.
Vargas misses with a body punch
and Durruti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Dangelo Vargas has been cut.
Vargas misses with a right hand
and Durruti counters with a slapping leg kick.
Vargas throws a jab but it's blocked by Durruti.
Durruti tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Vargas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vargas tries to land a body kick
and Durruti counters with a straight right hand.
Vargas is rocked!
Durruti walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Vargas feints and then cracks Durruti's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Durruti down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dangelo Vargas dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Durruti slips a straight right by Vargas.
Durruti throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vargas counters with a nice body shot.
Durruti throws a lazy uppercut
and Vargas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vargas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Durruti manages to avoid it.
Vargas checks a leg kick.
Vargas works Durruti's body with a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vargas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Vargas listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Durruti slips under a jab from Vargas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vargas takes a swing at Durruti's ribcage but misses.
Durruti was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Vargas misses with a left hand
and Durruti counters with a body kick.
Vargas takes a swing at Durruti's ribcage but misses.
Vargas throws out a leg kick but Durruti moves out of range and Vargas only half commits.
Durruti is looking to counter punch.
Vargas has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Vargas misses with a leg kick
and Durruti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Durruti misses with a jab to the body
and Vargas counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Durruti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vargas misses with a lunging right hand
and Durruti counters with a good, hard body kick but Vargas shrugs it off.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Durruti might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Vargas throws a head kick that misses
and Durruti counters with a solid body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vargas connects with a body shot that sends Durruti's belly button to the back.
Durruti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vargas throws out the jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vargas throws a solid leg kick but Durruti takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Vargas.
Vargas throws a poor cross that misses
and Durruti counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Durruti stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Vargas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A jab lands there for Durruti.
Durruti pushes Vargas up against the cage in a clinch.
Durruti digs a right hand into Vargas's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vargas's gas tank.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vargas working aggressively here.
Vargas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Durruti tries a body shot but Vargas blocks it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Durruti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Durruti.
Knees to the body from Durruti.
Vargas takes a shot to the head.
Durruti is leaning against Vargas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Vargas is breathing heavily.
Still in the clinch, Durruti scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vargas wants to get back to striking at distance but Durruti won't allow it.
A body shot lands from Durruti.
Durruti looking to throw knees to the head but Vargas is blocking nicely.
Durruti lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Durruti with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vargas prevents a body shot from Durruti.
Durruti looking to throw knees to the head but Vargas is blocking nicely.
Knees to the body from Durruti.
Durruti lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Durruti misses with a knee strike.
Vargas misses with a punch to the body.
Durruti lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Durruti misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Durruti creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vargas works on Durruti's body with a couple of short punches.
Vargas prevents a body shot from Durruti.
Vargas avoiding damage as Durruti throws knees to the body.
Durruti tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Durruti tries to work over Vargas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vargas throws a head punch that misses.
Vargas tries to work over Durruti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vargas.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vargas.
Vargas blocking some punches.
Vargas tries a body shot but Durruti blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Durruti scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vargas can't find room to land a body shot as Durruti controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buenaventura Durruti dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Vargas throws a half hearted mid kick.
Durruti quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Durruti misses its intended target.
Durruti looks to land a right hand but Vargas moved out of range.
Durruti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vargas.
Vargas throws the kick towards the body but Durruti avoids it.
It looked like Durruti wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Durruti slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durruti clinches up with Vargas and pushes him back against the cage.
Vargas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Durruti tries to work over Vargas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Durruti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durruti tries a body shot but Vargas blocks it.
Vargas managing to block the knees to the body from Durruti.
Durruti unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vargas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Durruti landing knees to the head.
Buenaventura Durruti has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Vargas just leaning against Durruti, taking a breather.
Durruti misses with a hook to the ribs.
Durruti lands with a left to the head.
Durruti lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Durruti blocks an uppercut.
Durruti stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Durruti tries to land a knee to the head but Vargas blocks with his arms.
Vargas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short left from Vargas.
Durruti tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Durruti works on Vargas's body with a couple of short punches.
Vargas blocks an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vargas tries to throw a body punch but Durruti avoids it by throwing Vargas back against the cage.
Durruti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vargas avoids it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vargas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Durruti. Vargas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vargas looks to land a left hand but Durruti moved out of range nicely.
Durruti looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Durruti looks to throw the jab but Vargas is out of range.
Durruti throws a head kick but Vargas moves out of range.
Vargas connects with the punch.
Vargas wants to land a leg kick but Durruti is out of range.
Durruti instigates a clinch.
Durruti scores with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Durruti.
Vargas avoiding damage as Durruti throws knees to the body.
Durruti blocks a body shot from Vargas.
Durruti connects with a knee to the head.
Vargas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Durruti misses with a hook to the ribs.
Durruti lands a hook to the side of the head.
Durruti tries to work over Vargas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Durruti struggles to land a body shot inside as Vargas controls his hands.
Vargas tries to break the clinch but Durruti is controlling the position.
Durruti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vargas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Durrutis head.
Vargas avoiding damage as Durruti throws knees to the body.
Durruti tries to land a knee to the head but Vargas blocks with his arms.
Vargas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vargas misses with some punches.
Vargas can't find room to land a body shot as Durruti controls the action.
Durruti with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Durruti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vargas avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vargas takes a knee to the side of the body.
Vargas trying to stall but Durruti improves his position.
Vargas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Durruti trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vargas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Durruti backwards.
Durruti misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Durruti scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vargas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vargas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vargas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vargas is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Durruti is keeping busy.
Durruti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Durruti struggles to land a body shot inside as Vargas controls his hands.
Vargas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Durruti, as that shot connected.
And that's the end of the fight!
Buenaventura Durruti showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Durruti 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buenaventura Durruti!
During a confident post fight interview, Buenaventura Durruti thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thor Fresh (ranked 2068 p4p, 243 weight class) and Hin Areni (ranked 1038 p4p, 137 weight class). Areni is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Mosaique. Thor Fresh has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thor Fresh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Hin Areni!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Fresh. Areni does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fresh throws a sloppy body shot
and Areni counters with a nice uppercut.
Areni blocks a head kick by Fresh.
Areni gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fresh.
Fresh misses with a shot to the body
enabling Areni to counter with a crisp jab.
Fresh misses with a leg kick
and Areni cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fresh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fresh fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Areni let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Areni with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Areni throws a lazy right hand but Fresh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fresh has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fresh there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fresh misses the jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Areni misses.
Areni lands with a straight right. Fresh didn't see that one coming.
A jab from Fresh misses.
Areni missing with a left hand there. Fresh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fresh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fresh throws a nice looking combination but Areni bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fresh throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fresh slips a straight right by Areni.
Areni throws a big shot that misses.
Fresh connects with a right hand. Areni shakes it off.
Jab, jab by Fresh - just one landing.
Areni throws a lazy right hand but Fresh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fresh misses with a few strikes there.
Fresh slips a jab from Areni.
Fresh takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Areni throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A jab from Fresh misses.
Fresh connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fresh misses with a wild body shot.
Thor Fresh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fresh swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Areni to counter with a crisp jab.
Fresh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Areni throws out the jab.
Fresh turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fresh lands a right hook to the body.
Fresh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Areni sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Areni is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Fresh with a body shot.
Fresh is looking to wear down Areni with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fresh connects with a body shot that sends Areni's belly button to the back.
Areni keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fresh.
A countering left hand to the body from Areni misses.
Fresh misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fresh works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fresh takes a swing at Areni's ribcage but misses.
Areni throws out a counter right but Fresh avoids it with no problem.
Fresh scores with a hook.
Fresh is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Fresh throws a lazy uppercut
and Areni counters with a left to the body.
Areni changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Areni throws out a powerful jab.
Fresh loads up on a big right hand but Areni slips the punch.
Fresh misses with a body shot.
Fresh misses with a low kick.
Fresh lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fresh fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Areni on the side of the head.
Fresh ducks under a wild hook from Areni.
Areni drops Fresh with a right and a left! Areni comes rushing in but Fresh regains his composure and manages to keep Areni in guard.
Fresh is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fresh can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Areni controls the pace.
Oh Fresh is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fresh seems to have got his legs back now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fresh will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fresh wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Areni is now in half guard.
Areni wants to pass the guard but Fresh is defending well.
Areni not doing much here.
Fresh is trying to get back to full guard.
Fresh trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hin Areni will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Fresh lands a body shot.
Areni scores with a nice right hand.
Areni misses with a two punch combination.
Fresh thows a leg kick but Areni checks it
and Fresh takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fresh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Areni misses with a looping left.
Areni avoids the head kick by Fresh.
Fresh throws a combination that misses
enabling Areni to counter with a crisp jab.
Fresh throws a head kick that misses.
It seemed like Areni was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fresh ducks under a wild hook from Areni.
A lazy body kick from Fresh
and Areni counters with a straight right hand.
Fresh throws a hook to the side of Areni's head but Areni sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fresh swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Areni misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fresh throws a half hearted mid kick.
Areni thuds a left hand into Fresh's body.
Fresh lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Areni circles away quickly and effectively.
Areni throws a counter combo.
Hin Areni seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Areni bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fresh lands with a right hand.
Fresh fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Areni checks it well.
Areni looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Areni.
Fresh walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Donk. Fresh catches Areni right on the button with a cross.
Areni throws a predictable looking body shot
and Fresh counters with a left and a right that stings Areni.
Fresh throws a sloppy head kick and Areni moves out of range easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Areni misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Areni avoids the body shot from Fresh.
Fresh throws a good cross that connects.
Areni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fresh manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fresh misses with a left hand
and Areni connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Areni loads up on a big right hand but Fresh slips the punch.
A big left from Areni misses.
Fresh was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Areni stuns Fresh with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Areni throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fresh lands a slapping body shot.
Areni dodges the punch combination from Fresh.
Fresh cracks Areni with a good jab.
Areni moves out of range of the body kick.
Fresh tries to bum rush Areni with a series of wild strikes but Areni uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Areni checks a low kick from Fresh.
Fresh swings away with a body shot that misses
and Areni counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fresh throws a sloppy body shot
and Areni connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab lands there for Fresh.
Fresh looks to land a combination but Areni avoids it well.
Fresh moves out of range of the strikes.
Areni jabs at Fresh's body.
Fresh throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Areni on the side of the head.
Fresh scores with the left hand. Areni knows he should have avoided that one.
Areni checks the leg kick nicely there.
Fresh tries to move into range but Areni moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Areni jabs Fresh to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Areni fails to land with a series of punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fresh misses with a body shot
and Areni counters with a nice uppercut.
Areni lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Fresh.
Fresh throws a body punch but Areni moves out of range.
Areni thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fresh throws a combination that misses
and Fresh takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fresh scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fresh throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Areni counters with a stiff right hand.
Fresh rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Areni counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Areni throws a monster overhand right that drops Fresh! Areni follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hin Areni!
Hin Areni seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Joseph Watson (ranked 1726 p4p, 221 weight class) and Spude Pulkkinen (ranked 1398 p4p, 193 weight class). Watson comes to the cage accompanied by Anarchy in the UK. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Joseph Watson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Spude Pulkkinen!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pulkkinen looks to land a body kick but Watson moved away.
Watson gets a clinch.
Watson jumps guard.
Watson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pulkkinen controls the pace.
Watson wants to improve his position but instead Pulkkinen has moved into half guard.
Pulkkinen keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Pulkkinen is thwarting Watson's attempts to control the position.
Pulkkinen perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Watson is trying to maintain the position but Pulkkinen is very close to passing his half guard.
Pulkkinen takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Watson is trying to get back to full guard.
Pulkkinen is controlling the pace.
Watson wants to get back to full guard.
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.
Pulkkinen takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Watson misses with a two punch combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pulkkinen. Watson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pulkkinen closes the distance and clinches.
Pulkkinen tries to throw a body punch but Watson avoids it by throwing Pulkkinen back against the cage.
Watson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pulkkinen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Watson drags the fight down to the ground.
Watson is looking for a triangle but Pulkkinen pushes his legs off easily.
Watson seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Pulkkinen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pulkkinen is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen is continuing to stall.
Watson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pulkkinen is aware though and is defending well.
Pulkkinen wants to pass the guard but Watson is keeping the position.
Pulkkinen works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Watson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Pulkkinen works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Pulkkinen is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Watson has a hand on Pulkkinen's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Pulkkinen takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson can't escape the position.
Watson wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Watson is really stuck here.
Pulkkinen is persistently looking for the submission but Watson is defending it well.
Pulkkinen has good solid back control here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Watson preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Pulkkinen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spude Pulkkinen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Watson misses the jab.
Pulkkinen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Watson.
Watson misses with a straight left.
Pulkkinen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pulkkinen lands a jab.
Pulkkinen throws a body kick that misses
and Watson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pulkkinen tries to score with a low kick but Watson moves his leg out of the way.
Pulkkinen tries to land a leg kick but Watson saw it coming and moves away.
Pulkkinen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pulkkinen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Watson appears to be looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pulkkinen misses with a low kick.
Watson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pulkkinen tries to keep at a distance but Watson has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson tries a body shot but Pulkkinen blocks it.
Pulkkinen is trying to maintain a safe position but Watson gets an underhook and turns Pulkkinen into the cage.
Pulkkinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Watson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pulkkinen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A short body shot lands from Watson as the two fighters clinch.
A right hand to the body from Pulkkinen.
Watson jumps guard but Pulkkinen turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Watson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pulkkinen misses with a body punch.
Watson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pulkkinen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Watson misses with a hook to the ribs.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Watson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Watson.
Pulkkinen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Watson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pulkkinen's elbow.
A body shot lands from Pulkkinen.
Watson misses with a punch to the body.
Pulkkinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Watson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pulkkinen pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Joseph Watson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pulkkinen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Watson is out of range.
A shot to the liver by Pulkkinen. Beautiful body shot.
Watson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pulkkinen.
Watson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen throws a looping overhand right but Watson ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Spude Pulkkinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pulkkinen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pulkkinen throws a good cross that connects.
Watson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Pulkkinen defends well and Watson ends up having to push Pulkkinen into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Watson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Watson being controlled against the cage.
Watson gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Pulkkinen regains guard.
Pulkkinen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Watson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pulkkinen has his foot on Watson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Watson works his way back into a safe position though.
Watson wants to control from the top but Pulkkinen keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen has his foot on Watson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Watson works his way back into a safe position though.
Pulkkinen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Watson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pulkkinen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Spude Pulkkinen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pulkkinen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Watson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Watson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pulkkinen keeping moving, preventing Watson from controlling successfully.
Pulkkinen is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Spude Pulkkinen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Watson closes the distance and clinches.
A short uppercut from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen can't find room to land a body shot as Watson controls the action.
Pulkkinen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pulkkinen looking to slow down the pace here.
Pulkkinen misses with some punches.
Watson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Watson lands a hook that snaps the head of Pulkkinen backwards.
Pulkkinen blocks a body shot from Watson.
Watson jumps guard but Pulkkinen stands there with Watson around his waist. Watson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pulkkinen is struggling to control the position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Watson.
Pulkkinen tries to throw a body punch but Watson avoids it by throwing Pulkkinen back against the cage.
Watson wants to take the fight to the mat but Pulkkinen manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulkkinen lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pulkkinen.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pulkkinen.
Watson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pulkkinen walks away with a smile on his face. Watson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Joseph Watson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pulkkinen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pulkkinen misses with a low kick as Watson jumps back.
Watson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Pulkkinen 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.
A big left from Pulkkinen misses.
Watson slips a straight right by Pulkkinen.
Watson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pulkkinen connects with a high kick.
Pulkkinen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Watson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pulkkinen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pulkkinen leaning against his opponent.
Watson tries to pull guard but Pulkkinen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Pulkkinen tries to work over Watson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hook to the body lands for Watson.
Pulkkinen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pulkkinen has a couple of punches blocked by Watson.
Watson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pulkkinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Watson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Pulkkinen to keep the fight standing.
Watson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Pulkkinen scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Watson.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pulkkinen.
The referee calls for Pulkkinen to work.
Pulkkinen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pulkkinen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Watson has Pulkkinen pushed against the cage.
Watson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Watson decides to pull guard.
Watson looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Pulkkinen puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Pulkkinen keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Watson is looking to improve his position.
Watson looking for submissions off his back.
Pulkkinen controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Watson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Pulkkinen content to control rather than advance.
Watson looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Pulkkinen pushes past his half guard into mount!
Pulkkinen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Watson is trying desperately to improve position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Spude Pulkkinen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pulkkinen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Spude Pulkkinen!
Spude Pulkkinen thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Caio Barbosa (ranked 1455 p4p, 152 weight class) and Jason Arlington (ranked 1215 p4p, 118 weight class). Arlington has chosen Unchained Melody as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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150 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Caio Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Arlington!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arlington scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barbosa gets back to half guard.
Arlington prevents Barbosa from improving his position.
My spies in Fist of Fury Training Center inform me that Arlington has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Barbosa is doing well to control the position and prevent Arlington from advancing to side control.
Barbosa won't allow Arlington to pass to mount.
Arlington prevents Barbosa from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Arlington trying to mount his opponent but Barbosa defends it.
Barbosa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Arlington.
Barbosa's coaches at Top Gun Academy 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa is looking for a sweep. Arlington is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Barbosa trying to control but Arlington postures up.
Arlington throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Barbosa wants to improve his position but Arlington is controlling well.
Arlington controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arlington tries to pass to full mount but Barbosa defends it.
Barbosa tries to roll over but Arlington keeps him under control.
Barbosa wants to control but Arlington is keeping busy.
Arlington seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Barbosa actively working from the bottom here.
Barbosa is refusing to be controlled, as Arlington sits in half guard.
Barbosa is trying to maintain the position but Arlington is very close to passing his half guard.
Barbosa gets full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Arlington trying to control but Barbosa is working from the bottom.
Barbosa wants to sweep here but Arlington controlling him for the moment.
Arlington is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Barbosa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Barbosa trying to control the position.
Barbosa seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Arlington controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Arlington trying to control the position from guard on top but Barbosa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barbosa trying to control the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa throws a shot from downtown. Arlington moves away and avoids it.
Arlington scores with a takedown into Barbosa's guard.
Barbosa keeping moving, preventing Arlington from controlling successfully.
Barbosa wants to sweep but no luck.
Arlington looking to pass the guard.
Arlington scoring with punches to the head and body.
Barbosa trying to control the position.
Arlington won't allow Barbosa to sweep him here.
Barbosa trying to control the position.
Barbosa wants to sweep here but Arlington controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Arlington manages to get himself to full guard.
Arlington has his foot on Barbosa's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Barbosa works his way back into a safe position though.
Arlington looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barbosa is one step ahead there.
Barbosa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Barbosa avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Barbosa trying to control but Arlington is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Arlington looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Arlington dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Arlington takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Arlington moves away from the strike by Barbosa.
Arlington scores with a nice right hand.
Barbosa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab lands there for Arlington.
Barbosa cracks Arlington with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Barbosa throws an overhand right that lands on Arlington's shoulder, as Arlington tries to avoid the shot.
Barbosa looks to land a left hand but Arlington moved out of range nicely.
A big right from Barbosa misses.
Arlington lands with a cross.
Barbosa shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arlington lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Barbosa keeping moving, preventing Arlington from controlling successfully.
Barbosa wants to sweep but no luck.
Arlington looking to pass the guard.
Barbosa controls Arlington momentarily but Arlington frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arlington sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Barbosa's guard.
Arlington trying to control from half guard but Barbosa is working away.
Arlington is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Arlington passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Barbosa!
Arlington dominating with strikes here.
Arlington wants to finish this one by submission but Barbosa is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Arlington.
Barbosa sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Arlington looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa trying to hold on to Arlington's head to control him but Arlington postures up.
Arlington is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Barbosa looking for submissions off his back.
Arlington has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Barbosa wants to get back to full guard but Arlington has mounted him!
Arlington fails to take his opponent's back.
Arlington with shots to the head and body - Barbosa looks very uncomfortable down there.
Arlington landing strikes from the mount.
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!
Barbosa is wriggling around trying to escape.
Arlington lands a couple of good shots and Barbosa has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Barbosa trying to control the position but Arlington manages to sink in the hooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa looking very determined here, making life difficult for Arlington.
Barbosa trying to control the position but Arlington manages to sink in the hooks.
Barbosa has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Arlington.
Barbosa is in bad spot here.
Arlington is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Barbosa is defending well though. Arlington let's go of the attempt for now.
Barbosa turns into Arlington and is now in his guard.
Barbosa is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Arlington keeping moving, preventing Barbosa from controlling successfully.
Arlington avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Barbosa wants to control from the top but Arlington keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa landing with the ground and pound.
Barbosa throwing strikes but missing.
Arlington is trying to control the position but Barbosa postures up.
Barbosa trying to control the position from guard on top but Arlington is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barbosa trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Arlington manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Arlington trying to control the position from guard on top but Barbosa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Arlington pushing down on Barbosa's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Jason Arlington has got the better of the ground game so far.
Arlington looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Barbosa with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Arlington showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Arlington drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Barbosa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Arlington won't allow Barbosa to sweep him here.
Arlington landing some decent shots from guard.
Arlington showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Arlington wants to control from the top but Barbosa keeps moving.
Arlington is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arlington lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Arlington looking to pass the guard.
Arlington sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa controlling the position.
Barbosa has his foot on Arlington's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Arlington works his way back into a safe position though.
Arlington wants to control from the top but Barbosa keeps moving.
Barbosa is trying to control the position but Arlington postures up.
Arlington is fighting to break Barbosa's control of his arms but Barbosa is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Barbosa is on top in guard.
Barbosa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arlington looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Arlington wants to control the position but Barbosa says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Barbosa looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Barbosa throws a strike but Arlington avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Barbosa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Arlington lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Barbosa wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Arlington stands up over Barbosa, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Arlington landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arlington distracts Barbosa with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Barbosa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Arlington chips away with some ground and pound.
Barbosa not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Arlington wants to control from the top but Barbosa keeps moving.
Arlington advances to half guard.
Barbosa wants to improve his position but Arlington is controlling well.
Arlington thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Arlington tries to pass to full mount but Barbosa defends it.
Arlington is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa is concentrating on defense, preventing Arlington from advancing position.
Barbosa is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Arlington pulls his head out easily.
Barbosa trying to control from the bottom.
Barbosa is trying to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barbosa trying to control here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Barbosa tries to get to full guard but Arlington has control of the leg.
Caio Barbosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jason Arlington is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Arlington is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Arlington comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Arlington winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Arlington!
Jason Arlington thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Caio Barbosa had this to say: 'I think he did very well and would like the chance to avenge this victory. '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Robin Roy (ranked 781 p4p, 51 weight class) and Slammy Neckbreaker (ranked 985 p4p, 68 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robin Roy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Slammy Neckbreaker!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neckbreaker misses with a jab to the body
and Roy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Slammy Neckbreaker has been cut.
Roy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Neckbreaker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roy.
Neckbreaker throws a shot to the body.
Neckbreaker blocks a jab.
Roy drives through and clinches with Neckbreaker against the cage.
Roy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Roy 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.
Neckbreaker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Neckbreaker looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Neckbreaker working aggressively here.
Neckbreaker blocks an elbow strike.
Roy blocks a body shot from Neckbreaker.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Neckbreaker.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roy is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Roy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Roy blocking some punches.
Roy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Neckbreaker scores with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot in the inside from Neckbreaker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neckbreaker digs a right hand into Roy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Roy's gas tank.
Roy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Neckbreaker tries to break the clinch but Roy is controlling the position.
Neckbreaker tries to pull guard but Roy holds him up against the cage and eventually Neckbreaker drops back down to his feet.
Neckbreaker avoids a wild elbow strike from Roy.
Neckbreaker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Neckbreaker takes an elbow to the forehead.
Neckbreaker blocks an elbow strike from Roy.
Neckbreaker is trying to push Roy away but Roy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Roy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Neckbreaker wants the takedown. Roy is fighting it off but Neckbreaker persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Roy's guard against the cage.
Roy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Neckbreaker's guard.
Roy throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neckbreaker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Neckbreaker trying to keep a closed guard but Roy is proving a slippery customer.
Neckbreaker looking to hit a scissor sweep but Roy is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neckbreaker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Neckbreaker controlling Roy's posture.
Roy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Neckbreaker is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roy throwing strikes but missing.
Neckbreaker lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Neckbreaker chips away with some ground and pound.
Neckbreaker is fighting to break Roy's control of his arms but Roy is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Neckbreaker working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Neckbreaker.
Neckbreaker landing with the ground and pound.
Roy is looking to sweep but instead, Neckbreaker has passed into half guard.
Roy is trying is best to control the position here.
Neckbreaker looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Roy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roy is looking to get back to full guard here but Neckbreaker has managed to pass to side control instead.
Neckbreaker working the body and head with strikes.
Neckbreaker grinds an elbow into Roy's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roy tries to bench press Neckbreaker off him but Neckbreaker keeps the position.
Neckbreaker looks up at the clock and then as Roy takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Neckbreaker smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Roy tries to buck Neckbreaker off but Neckbreaker is having none of it.
Roy might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Roy is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Roy regains half guard.
Roy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Roy regains full guard. Nicely done.
Roy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Neckbreaker chips away with some ground and pound.
Neckbreaker is working Roy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Neckbreaker working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Neckbreaker lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slammy Neckbreaker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Slammy Neckbreaker's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Roy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Roy throws a front kick aimed at Neckbreaker's knee but Neckbreaker avoids it well.
Neckbreaker smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Roy doesn't manage to clinch there - Neckbreaker circles away.
Neckbreaker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Roy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Neckbreaker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Neckbreaker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roy.
Neckbreaker lands a nice shot to the body.
Neckbreaker digs a good hook to Roy's body.
Neckbreaker connects with a good right hand that stumbles Roy. Roy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Roy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Neckbreaker moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neckbreaker connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Neckbreaker tries to keep at a distance but Roy has taken the fight into the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Roy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Neckbreaker is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Roy is defending well.
Stalling in the clinch from Neckbreaker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neckbreaker avoids a wild elbow strike from Roy.
Neckbreaker turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Neckbreaker manages to end up in side control.
Roy manages to get back to half guard.
Slammy Neckbreaker has got the better of the ground game so far.
Roy is looking to control Neckbreaker's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Roy avoid being mounted?
Neckbreaker looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Neckbreaker looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Roy with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Neckbreaker seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Roy trying to control from the bottom.
Roy looking for submissions off his back.
Roy trying to control here.
Roy is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Neckbreaker is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roy taking some punishment here, with Neckbreaker in his half guard.
Roy wants to get back to his feet.
Roy is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Roy manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Roy working a defensive guard here.
Neckbreaker tries to free his leg and advance position but Roy is retaining full guard.
Roy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roy trying to control the position here.
Roy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Neckbreaker is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Neckbreaker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neckbreaker lands a couple of digs.
Neckbreaker wants to pass the guard but Roy is keeping the position.
Neckbreaker preventing the sweep.
Neckbreaker lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Neckbreaker works over Roy with some ground and pound from guard.
Roy wants to sweep but no luck.
Roy is trying to control the position but Neckbreaker postures up.
Neckbreaker postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Neckbreaker connects with a couple of short punches.
Neckbreaker working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Roy's head.
Neckbreaker preventing the sweep.
Roy is looking to sweep but instead, Neckbreaker has passed into half guard.
Neckbreaker landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neckbreaker drops an elbow to the side of Roy's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Neckbreaker lands a nice short elbow.
Neckbreaker tries to pass the half guard into mount. Roy knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Neckbreaker working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Roy is rocked!
Roy on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Oh Roy is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Roy regains full guard. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Neckbreaker keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Roy's head.
Neckbreaker landing with the ground and pound.
Roy working a defensive guard here.
Neckbreaker lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Roy keeping moving, preventing Neckbreaker from controlling successfully.
Neckbreaker keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Roy's head.
Roy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Neckbreaker landing with the ground and pound.
Neckbreaker is in close to Roy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Neckbreaker loads up on a big left hand. Roy felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Neckbreaker looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Roy can't hide his disappointment, as Neckbreaker celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Slammy Neckbreaker!
A very excited looking Slammy Neckbreaker 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Sebastian Kluba (ranked 658 p4p, 102 weight class) and Tom Harper (ranked 990 p4p, 141 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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177 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class 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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sebastian Kluba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Harper!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Phil Schofield and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Harper.
Kluba is looking for a sweep.
Kluba is working hard here to advance position.
Kluba is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Westside Martial Arts, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Harper is working to tighten his grip on Kluba's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Kluba has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Harper is really squeezing tight and eventually Kluba passes out! Harper breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Tom Harper!
Tom Harper seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mfer Phol (ranked 494 p4p, 67 weight class) and Professor Xe (ranked 1162 p4p, 148 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mfer Phol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Professor Xe!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Phol.
Phol throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Xe changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Xe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Phol throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Xe counters with a straight right hand.
Phol looks to throw the jab but Xe is out of range.
Phol tries to close the distance and clinch but Xe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Xe looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Phol listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Phol misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Xe.
Xe connects with a jab.
Phol wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Phol swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Xe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Xe rushes Phol and presses him up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Phol fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Phol fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Phol lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Phol has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Phol.
Phol stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Phol gets through Xe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Phol as the two fighters clinch.
Xe looks winded!
A head punch on the inside from Phol fails to land.
Phol misses with a body punch.
Phol misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Phol.
Phol lands a right hand that snaps the head of Xe backwards.
Phol pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Phol keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Xe.
Phol was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Phol lunges at Xe with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Xe's hand.
It looks like Professor Xe has been cut.
Xe avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phol closes the distance and clinches.
Phol tries a body shot but Xe blocks it.
Xe lands a left hand.
Xe successfully pulls guard.
Phol drops back looking for a leg! Xe is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Xe manages to kick Phol off! Phol jumps back into Xe's guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Phol's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Xe not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Xe keeping moving, preventing Phol from controlling successfully.
Phol being controlled here momentarily.
Xe's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xe is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Xe wants to pass the guard but Phol is defending well.
Xe prevents Phol from improving his position.
Phol has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Xe is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xe slips a nice elbow through Phol's hands, connecting with Phol's forehead.
Phol tries to roll over but Xe keeps him under control.
Phol actively working from the bottom here.
Xe throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Phol to regain full guard.
Phol trying to control the position.
Xe postures up in Phol's guard and throws a big left but Phol blocks it.
Phol is pulling down on Xe's head to control his posture.
Xe throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mfer Phol dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Professor Xe's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Phol misses with a body shot.
Phol moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Phol lands with a nice combination. Xe backs away looking to recover.
Phol is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Xe can do to turn this around?
Phol throws a jab but it's blocked by Xe.
A swing and a miss from Phol.
Xe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Phol throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Xe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Phol keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Phol throws a big shot that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Xe! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phol swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Xe! But no joy.
Xe cracks a nice hook into Phol's ribs.
Phol throws a right and a left that both miss.
A big left from Xe misses.
Phol tries to counter by clinching up but Xe breaks away and moves out of range.
Phol swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
so Xe counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xe trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Xe works over Phol with some ground and pound from guard.
Phol wants to sweep here but Xe controlling him for the moment.
Xe is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Xe trying to control but Phol is working from the bottom.
Phol has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Xe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Xe got a little sloppy there for a moment and Phol has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Xe has managed to get both his arms back between Phol's legs - danger averted.
Xe has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Xe postures up and lands a big shot to Phol's brow.
Xe throws a big elbow that misses.
Xe thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Xe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Phol is keeping the position for now.
Phol escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Xe gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Xe trying to control but Phol is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Xe throwing strikes but missing.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Mfer Phol is winning the standup battle so far.
Xe moves into range and clinches up with Phol.
Mfer Phol has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Phol lands a body punch.
Phol tries to work over Xe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right handed body shot lands from Phol.
Phol lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Phol has a couple of punches blocked by Xe.
Phol stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Phol misses with some punches.
Phol tries a body shot but Xe blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Phol.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phol manages to break the clinch.
Xe scores with a hook to the body. Phol takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Phol tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Xe was well out of range. Poor timing from Phol.
Phol scores with a punch to the head.
Phol uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Xe.
Phol moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Xe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Phol was well out of range. Poor timing from Xe.
Phol was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Phol throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Phol moves in looking to clinch but Xe pushes him off.
It seemed like Xe was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Xe swings for the body but Phol moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Phol misses the target.
Mfer Phol is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Phol lands with a cross.
Phol ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Xe moves away.
Phol tests Xe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mfer Phol dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Professor Xe's cut.
That's time! Phol's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Xe is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Phol.
Xe throws a big shot that misses.
Phol appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Phol wants to clinch up but Xe keeps it at a distance.
Phol misses with a lunging right hand
letting Xe counter with a right hand.
Xe 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.
Phol throws a hook but Xe avoids it easily.
Phol connects with the punch.
Xe connects with a crisp jab.
Phol gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Xe closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hand to the body from Phol.
Xe misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Phol scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phol wants to break the clinch but can't.
Phol lands a nice uppercut.
Xe tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Phol just stands there and leans against the cage.
Xe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Phol.
That has opened up Professor Xe's cut even more.
A nice left hand lands by Phol.
Phol lands a body shot.
Xe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Phol struggles to land a body shot inside as Xe controls his hands.
Phol lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Phol scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Phol breaks the clinch.
Xe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Phol moves away.
Xe misses with a looping right.
Phol bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Xe's head.
Sloppy strikes from Phol. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Phol throws the left hand but Xe avoids the punch easily.
Phol takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Decent striking displayed by Phol there.
Xe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mfer Phol seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phol throws a left and a right that both miss
and Phol takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Phol avoids the body shot from Xe.
Xe catches Phol with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Xe slips a jab and a cross from Phol.
Phol misses the shot to the body.
Phol misses with a hook.
Phol throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Xe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Xe is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Phol takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Phol ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Xe moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Phol takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Xe moves in looking to clinch but Phol pushes him off.
Phol throws a predictable looking body shot
and Xe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Xe slips under a jab from Phol.
Phol throws a body shot but no joy.
A punch lands to the side of Xe 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Xe moves away from the strike by Phol.
Xe ducks under a wild hook from Phol.
Xe misses with a left hand
and Phol counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Xe thinking.
Xe lands an overhand right.
Phol takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Xe misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phol fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Phol looks to land a left hand but Xe moved out of range nicely.
Xe let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Phol is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Phol misses with an uppercut.
Phol throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Xe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Phol.
Xe appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Xe fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Phol connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Xe momentarily.
No luck for Xe with that takedown attempt.
Phol stuffs the takedown.
Professor Xe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mfer Phol has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Professor Xe.
Xe misses with a hook
and Xe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mfer Phol showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Phol, 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mfer Phol!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mantak Garuda (ranked 140 p4p, 20 weight class) and Claudio Benedetti (ranked 510 p4p, 73 weight class). Garuda comes to the cage accompanied by Djiin Djiin. Benedetti is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Atrevete te. Mantak Garuda has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mantak Garuda!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Claudio Benedetti!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garuda cracks a nice hook into Benedetti's ribs.
Garuda uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Benedetti.
Benedetti throws a hook but Garuda blocks it.
Garuda is looking to counter with a body kick.
Garuda explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Garuda keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Garuda connects with a good right hand that stumbles Benedetti. Benedetti circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Benedetti throws a head kick that misses.
Good leg kick by Garuda there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A left lands for Garuda.
Garuda lands a slapping body shot.
Garuda connects with a nice looking jab.
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!
Garuda lands with a nice body punch.
Garuda turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Benedetti lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti misses with an attempted mid kick.
Garuda dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Garuda smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Garuda lands with a cross.
Benedetti lands a nice looking kick to the body. Garuda takes a step back to recover.
Garuda fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Benedetti has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Benedetti shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Garuda - that will leave a mark!
Benedetti throws the kick towards the body but Garuda avoids it.
Benedetti on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Garuda looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Garuda.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garuda misses the jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Garuda.
Decent striking displayed by Garuda there.
Garuda throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
It seemed like Benedetti was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Garuda thuds his right hand into Benedetti's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Benedetti blocks the body kick.
Nice shot by Garuda.
An inside leg kick from Garuda misses.
Garuda delivers a nice body kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Garuda.
Mantak Garuda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garuda steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benedetti.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garuda misses the jab.
Benedetti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Benedetti looks to score with a jab to the body but Garuda is just out of range.
Garuda throws a solid leg kick but Benedetti takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Garuda.
Garuda throws a right hand that misses
and Benedetti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Garuda loads up on a big right hand but Benedetti slips the punch.
Decent striking displayed by Garuda there.
Garuda scores with a jab. Benedetti acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Garuda moves into range and connects with a jab.
Good leg kick by Garuda there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Garuda throws a right hand that misses
and Benedetti makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Garuda has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Both fighters circling a little - Garuda finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benedetti blocks a jab.
Benedetti throws out a counter right but Garuda avoids it with no problem.
Benedetti takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Garuda with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Benedetti avoids a kick to the body.
Garuda swings widly with a right hand
and Benedetti counters with a leg kick.
Benedetti throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Mantak Garuda has been cut.
Garuda checks a low kick from Benedetti.
A little feinted left hand from Garuda on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice shot lands for Garuda.
Garuda throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mantak Garuda dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mantak Garuda's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Garuda clobbers Benedetti with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Garuda slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Garuda jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Garuda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Garuda as he connects with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Benedetti.
Garuda looks for the body kick but Benedetti saw that one coming.
Benedetti counters with a body kick.
Garuda throws a series of punches but Benedetti avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garuda misses with a body shot.
Benedetti moves out of range of the body kick from Garuda.
Benedetti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Benedetti might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Garuda has got the better of the exchanges.
That kick from Garuda tenderised Benedetti's leg. Benedetti is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garuda throws a leg kick but Benedetti checks it.
Benedetti is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Garuda with a body shot.
Benedetti takes one on the button.
Garuda looks to score with a jab to the body but Benedetti is just out of range.
Garuda looks to land a left hand but Benedetti moved out of range nicely.
It seemed like Benedetti was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Garuda lands with a nice body kick.
Garuda misses with a wild body shot.
Benedetti keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Benedetti throws a big counter head kick but Garuda avoids it with no problem.
Garuda throws a push kick but Benedetti slaps the foot to one side.
Garuda connects with a nice looking jab.
Benedetti moves out of range of the body kick from Garuda.
Mantak Garuda is winning the standup battle so far.
Garuda sizes up Benedetti with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Garuda misses with a kick to the body.
Benedetti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Garuda misses with a head kick.
Benedetti has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Garuda keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Benedetti.
Garuda cracks Benedetti with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garuda looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Benedetti appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Garuda dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Benedetti. That did some damage!
Benedetti has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Garuda.
Benedetti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garuda throws out the jab.
Benedetti appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Benedetti throws a right hand that misses
and Garuda counters with a stiff right hand.
Garuda is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Benedetti can do to turn this around?
Benedetti takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti blocks a jab.
Garuda lands a really nice looking cross but Benedetti seems unphased.
Benedetti misses with a straight right.
Garuda looks to land a left hand but Benedetti moved out of range nicely.
Garuda wants to clinch.
Benedetti is looking to chop away at Garuda's legs.
A jab from Benedetti does it's job there.
Garuda dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Benedetti. That did some damage!
Garuda tries to work over Benedetti's front leg with a kick but Benedetti checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garuda tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Benedetti swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Benedetti avoids the head kick by Garuda.
Benedetti's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Garuda lands a really nice looking cross but Benedetti seems unphased.
Garuda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benedetti was well out of range. Poor timing from Garuda.
Garuda lands with a hook. Benedetti tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Garuda waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Benedetti.
Garuda throws a lazy right hand but Benedetti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Garuda ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garuda misses with a left hand
and Benedetti counters with a straight right hand.
Garuda rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Benedetti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mantak Garuda's cut is getting worse.
Garuda checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mantak Garuda dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mantak Garuda's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Garuda lands a head shot.
Benedetti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garuda.
Benedetti with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Garuda to score with a decent uppercut.
Garuda takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Garuda lands with a kick to the temple. Benedetti shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Garuda throws a nice inside leg kick.
Garuda stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Benedetti.
Garuda steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Benedetti. That one must have hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benedetti throws a hook but Garuda avoids it easily.
Garuda lands with a good body shot.
Benedetti takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garuda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benedetti connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Garuda takes one to the chin there.
Garuda misses with a looping left.
The crowd cheers as Garuda lands an impressive looking overhand right. Benedetti doesn't seem phased though.
Benedetti takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Garuda misses with the body kick
and Benedetti counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Donk. Garuda catches Benedetti right on the button with a cross.
Benedetti takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Garuda connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Benedetti momentarily.
Garuda lands a front kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benedetti takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Garuda throws a solid leg kick but Benedetti takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Garuda.
A little jabbing left from Benedetti on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Garuda bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Garuda blocks the leg kick.
Garuda is looking to score with low kicks.
A little jabbing left from Benedetti on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Garuda throws a hook but Benedetti blocks it.
Benedetti takes a jab right on the kisser.
Benedetti misses with a body kick.
Garuda has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Benedetti finds it's way round the side to connect with Garuda's head.
Benedetti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garuda connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Benedetti momentarily.
Benedetti misses with a left hand
and Garuda counters with an outside leg kick.
Benedetti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garuda.
Garuda moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBenedetti.
A nice leg kick lands there from Garuda.
Garuda throws an overhand right that lands on Benedetti's shoulder, as Benedetti tries to avoid the shot.
Garuda lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Benedetti lands a front kick.
Garuda scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A big left from Garuda misses.
Garuda misses with a right hand
and Benedetti counters with an inside leg kick.
Garuda lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice uppercut lands for Garuda. That snapped Benedetti's head back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benedetti takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Garuda punishes Benedetti's body with a nice straight punch.
Benedetti takes one on the button.
Benedetti moves away from the strike by Garuda.
A shot to the body from Garuda misses
and Benedetti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Garuda throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A jab from Garuda misses.
Garuda lands a leg kick that knocks Benedetti off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mantak Garuda clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Mantak Garuda's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Garuda throws a lazy uppercut
and Benedetti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Garuda scores with a kick to the midsection.
Garuda wants to slow Benedetti down by chopping away at his legs.
It seemed like Benedetti was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Benedetti looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Garuda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benedetti was well out of range. Poor timing from Garuda.
Benedetti scores with a leg kick.
Benedetti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garuda throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garuda misses with an attempted mid kick.
Benedetti dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Garuda. That did some damage!
Benedetti falls off balance throwing a combination
and Benedetti takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti throws out a leg kick but Garuda moves out of range and Benedetti only half commits.
Benedetti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Garuda clobbers Benedetti with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Garuda is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Benedetti.
And Benedetti responds with a good body kick, but Garuda manages to step out the way in time.
Garuda connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Garuda misses with a hook.
Benedetti tries a quick counter leg kick but Garuda is wise to it.
Garuda bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benedetti getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Garuda fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Benedetti on the side of the head.
Benedetti gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Garuda.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garuda swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Benedetti looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A big left from Garuda misses.
Good shot there by Garuda.
Benedetti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garuda.
Benedetti steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Garuda.
Garuda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benedetti.
Benedetti throws out a counter right but Garuda avoids it with no problem.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garuda with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Garuda lands a really nice looking cross but Benedetti seems unphased.
Nice uppercut there from Garuda.
Benedetti avoids the body shot from Garuda.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti avoids a kick to the body.
Benedetti feints a counter leg kick.
Garuda lands a really nice looking cross but Benedetti seems unphased.
Garuda fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Garuda thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Benedetti if he has to take too many more of those.
Benedetti throws the kick towards the body but Garuda avoids it.
Garuda throws a sloppy body shot
and Garuda takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mantak Garuda's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Garuda darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Garuda throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Benedetti - that will leave a mark!
Garuda throws a low kick, looking for Benedetti's leg but Benedetti calmly moves out of range.
Benedetti thinks about the counter body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garuda throws a push kick but Benedetti slaps the foot to one side.
Garuda lands a leg kick that knocks Benedetti off balance momentarily.
Garuda misses with an uppercut.
Both fighters circling a little - Garuda finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benedetti moves out of range of the strikes.
Benedetti thinks about the counter body kick.
Benedetti wants to land a leg kick but Garuda is out of range.
Benedetti drops his hands momentarily and Garuda takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Benedetti throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Benedetti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Garuda cracks Benedetti with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mantak Garuda had his way with Claudio Benedetti in that round.
The cut man is working on Mantak Garuda's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Garuda throws a hook but Benedetti avoids it easily.
Benedetti swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Benedetti walks into a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Garuda.
Benedetti scores with a decent looking hook.
Garuda digs a good body shot into Benedetti's ribs.
Benedetti moves out of range as Garuda throws a body kick.
Garuda connects with a solid leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benedetti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Benedetti with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Garuda throws a lazy body kick
and Benedetti counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Garuda thinking.
Garuda misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Garuda bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Benedetti's head.
Benedetti turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Garuda darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Benedetti rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Garuda counters with a nice uppercut.
Benedetti is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Benedetti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Garuda throws a front kick aimed at Benedetti's knee but Benedetti avoids it well.
Benedetti loads up on a big right hand but Garuda slips the punch.
Garuda is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Garuda throws a leg kick that is checked
and Benedetti counters with a good low kick that Garuda was not able to check.
Claudio Benedetti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Garuda misses.
Benedetti swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Garuda fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Benedetti has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Garuda checks a low kick from Benedetti.
Garuda rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Benedetti makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benedetti lands a really nice looking cross but Garuda seems unphased.
A nice inside leg kick there by Garuda. That's going to slow Benedetti down.
Benedetti blocks the body kick.
Garuda throws the left hand but Benedetti avoids the punch easily.
Garuda bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Benedetti's head backwards.
Garuda blocks a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Garuda misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garuda fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Benedetti.
Garuda misses with a low kick.
Garuda throws the kick towards the body but Benedetti avoids it.
Benedetti lands with a thumping leg kick.
Garuda waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Benedetti.
Garuda misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Benedetti to counter with a crisp jab.
Benedetti looks to land a body kick but Garuda moved away.
Garuda buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Benedetti 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.
Benedetti defending well as Garuda loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti avoids the body shot from Garuda.
Benedetti appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A jab from Benedetti finds it's way through Garuda's defenses.
Benedetti ducks under a wild hook from Garuda.
Benedetti looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Garuda misses with a straight right.
Garuda fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Benedetti.
Benedetti tries to work over Garuda's front leg with a kick but Garuda checks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garuda. Benedetti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garuda throws a low kick but Benedetti avoids it.
Mantak Garuda is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Benedetti bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Garuda's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An inside leg kick lands from Garuda.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mantak Garuda showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Garuda 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 50:45
Judge James Glass scores the fight 50:45
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mantak Garuda!
Mantak Garuda retains his light heavyweight title!
Mantak Garuda thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Claudio Benedetti spoke after the fight, saying '"te voy inyectar con la bacteria"'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Blood (ranked 165 p4p, 24 weight class) and Duke McStoner (ranked 381 p4p, 54 weight class). Blood's entrance music is Raining Blood - Slayer. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight 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 London, Jack Blood!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Duke McStoner!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blood gets a takedown into half guard.
Blood trying to mount his opponent but McStoner defends it.
Blood not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Blood has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
McStoner avoids a series of strikes thrown by Blood.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blood looking to ground and pound but McStoner is blocking nicely.
Blood 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.
McStoner tries to lock up and control but Blood gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Blood wants to finish this one by submission but McStoner is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Blood.
Blood controlling from the full mount.
Blood 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood throws some wild stikes that McStoner manages to avoid easily.
McStoner holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Blood tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Blood swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and McStoner is now in Blood's guard. A big mistake from Blood there, giving up the dominant position!
Blood being controlled here, momentarily.
McStoner wants to control from the top but Blood keeps moving.
Blood has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but McStoner can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
McStoner 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blood looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but McStoner is defending well. Blood quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! McStoner has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Blood celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jack Blood!
Jack Blood retains his heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Jack Blood 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Winchester Blackard (ranked 272 p4p, 43 weight class) and Rick Dick (ranked 585 p4p, 92 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class 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
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Winchester Blackard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rick Dick!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Blackard.
Blackard is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Blackard walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dick goes for a double leg but Blackard avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Blackard continues to drive forward.
A little feinted left hand from Blackard on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dick dives in and scores a takedown into Blackard's guard.
Dick sitting in guard here, content to control.
We've been hearing good reports from Blackard's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Blackard not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dick sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Dick missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blackard pulls Dick in close to his closed guard and prevents Dick from doing any damage or advancing position.
Dick working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dick's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dick is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Dick in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dick throws an elbow that misses. Blackard uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dick's guard. Nice move by Blackard!
Dick not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dick 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blackard wants to control from the top but Dick keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dick wants to sweep but no luck.
Blackard trying to control but Dick is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dick throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Dick is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Blackard wants to control but Dick is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Dick controlling the action here.
Let's hope that Dick has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Blackard taking some punishment here, with Dick in his half guard.
Blackard avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dick.
Dick throwing shots but Blackard is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dick thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Blackard is looking for a sweep. Dick is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Blackard is looking to control Dick's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Blackard avoid being mounted?
Blackard blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dick.
Dick is taking a breather. Blackard says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Ground and pound from Dick.
Blackard regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Dick.
Dick showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dick is working Blackard over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dick in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dick wants to pass the guard but Blackard is keeping the position.
Blackard looking to control.
Dick lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Blackard can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dick controls the pace.
Dick chips away with some ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dick lands a couple of digs.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dick's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Blackard can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dick controls the pace.
Dick drops back looking for a leg! Blackard is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Blackard manages to kick Dick off! Dick jumps back into Blackard's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Dick dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dick closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Blackard did well to prevent Dick getting side control.
Dick not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dick performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Blackard is defending against the submission attempts here by Dick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blackard trying to control from the bottom.
Rick Dick has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dick lands strikes from half guard.
Dick thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Blackard blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dick.
Still in half guard, Dick seems content to control.
Dick missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dick slips a nice elbow through Blackard's hands, connecting with Blackard's forehead.
Dick working Blackard over with strikes.
Dick controlling the pace.
Dick looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Dick is nestled in close to Blackard, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dick throwing shots but Blackard is blocking nicely.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dick in particular looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dick lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dick not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dick connects with a nice short shot to Blackard's temple.
Dick throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Blackard tries to get to full guard but Dick has control of the leg.
Dick performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Dick lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
My spies in Ramirez School Of Excellence inform me that Dick has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dick trying to control the pace.
Dick scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Blackard has hold of Dick's hands but Dick slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dick sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Blackard defending well though.
Dick frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Dick controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dick looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Blackard tries to lock up and control but Dick gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dick unloading with bombs!
Dick tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dick has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Dick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Dick showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Dick scores with a takedown into Blackard's guard.
Dick content to stall in guard here.
Blackard trying to keep a closed guard but Dick is proving a slippery customer.
Dick looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dick throwing strikes from guard but Blackard blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dick trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dick is in close to Blackard's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dick slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Dick with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dick postures up and lands a big shot to Blackard's brow.
Dick is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Dick scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dick is working Blackard over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dick wants to control from the top but Blackard keeps moving.
Dick's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Dick scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dick's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Blackard is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Blackard being controlled here, momentarily.
Dick is continuing to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dick lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dick stays in close to Blackard's body and controls the position.
Dick has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dick is in close to Blackard's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Winchester Blackard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dick with a flurry of punches that miss.
Blackard working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dick.
Dick is in close to Blackard's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dick is working Blackard over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dick controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Blackard is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dick sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Dick lands a couple of elbows.
Dick throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Blackard works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dick is looking to work some ground and pound but Blackard has wrist control.
Dick connects with a couple of short punches.
Dick working some strikes from top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dick throws a big elbow that misses.
Blackard throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Rick Dick is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dick looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rick Dick comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dick has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 25:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 25:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rick Dick!
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