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Syn 693 Warror vs Partio PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Carl Black (ranked 2792 p4p, 2115 weight class) and Tooh Kwoma (ranked 301 p4p, 237 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 2, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Carl Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tooh Kwoma!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Phil Schofield and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kwoma fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Carl Black, pushing him back against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kwoma.
Kwoma is looking for a takedown.
Carl Black takes a shot to the head.
Kwoma avoiding damage.
Kwoma tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carl Black's elbow.
Kwoma lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Carl Black unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kwoma lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Carl Black misses with a punch on the inside.
Carl Black swings wildly with an uppercut but Kwoma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kwoma holding his opponent close, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kwoma blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kwoma lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Kwoma fails to land.
A short right from Carl Black.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwoma tries to work over Carl Black's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kwoma has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Carl Black clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Carl Black is trying to shake Kwoma off. He's managed it and has hopped back to his feet! Kwoma won't be happy about giving up the dominant position.
Carl Black swings for the body but Kwoma moves out of range.
Kwoma is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kwoma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kwoma has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Carl Black doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Carl Black throws an off balance right hand
and Kwoma counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kwoma throws an off balance right hand
and Carl Black counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jimmy Carl Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kwoma circles away from the clinch attempt.
Carl Black connects with a right hand. Kwoma shakes it off.
Good leg kick by Kwoma.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carl Black lands with a hook. Kwoma tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
 Kwoma is rocked!
Kwoma walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Carl Black swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jimmy Carl Black!
Jimmy Carl Black decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Barry McCockiner (ranked 1481 p4p, 663 weight class) and Zoran Paunovic (ranked 191 p4p, 89 weight class). McCockiner comes to the cage accompanied by Farewell to Cheyenn. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Barry McCockiner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zoran Paunovic!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paunovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McCockiner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McCockiner with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice uppercut lands for McCockiner. That snapped Paunovic's head back.
McCockiner lands a head shot.
McCockiner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Paunovic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCockiner looks to score with a jab to the body but Paunovic is just out of range.
Paunovic lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
 It looks like Barry McCockiner has been cut.
McCockiner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCockiner misses with a lunging right hand
and Paunovic counters with a stiff right hand.
McCockiner moves out of range of the strikes.
McCockiner fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Some wild striking there from Paunovic.
McCockiner thumps Paunovic with a low kick.
Paunovic tries to clinch but fails miserably
and McCockiner counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paunovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McCockiner uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Paunovic has time to react.
Paunovic instigates a clinch.
McCockiner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Paunovic tries to work over McCockiner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McCockiner lands a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCockiner breaks from the clinch.
Paunovic misses with a head kick.
McCockiner throwing a counter right hand but Paunovic manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from McCockiner.
McCockiner lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCockiner lands a nice leg kick that just misses Paunovic's sensitive parts.
No joy there for Paunovic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Paunovic moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
 It looks like Zoran Paunovic has been cut.
McCockiner lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Barry McCockiner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCockiner throws the left hand but Paunovic avoids the punch easily.
Paunovic swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McCockiner throws the kick towards the body but Paunovic avoids it.
Paunovic changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Paunovic throws a head kick that half lands.
McCockiner scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCockiner misses with a straight left.
Paunovic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Paunovic ducks under a wild hook from McCockiner.
Paunovic shapes to counter with a head kick.
McCockiner is looking to slow Paunovic down with leg kicks.
McCockiner throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McCockiner lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McCockiner misses with a low kick.
McCockiner misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barry McCockiner dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Paunovic slips a jab from McCockiner.
As McCockiner backs off Paunovic throws a huge counter combo but McCockiner manages to avoid it all.
Paunovic doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Paunovic checks a leg kick.
McCockiner pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Paunovic throws a counter combo.
Paunovic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McCockiner.
McCockiner darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paunovic misses with a few strikes there.
McCockiner throws a leg kick
and Paunovic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paunovic on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
McCockiner connects with a single shot there.
Paunovic drops McCockiner with a left and a right! Oh, McCockiner is hurt - Paunovic dives into side control looking to finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCockiner is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Paunovic is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
McCockiner tries to lock up and control but Paunovic gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McCockiner tries to get back to half guard but can't.
McCockiner tries to hold on but Paunovic postures up.
McCockiner sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCockiner trying to control but Paunovic postures up.
McCockiner wants to improve his position but Paunovic is controlling well.
McCockiner keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
McCockiner makes his way to full guard. A much better position for McCockiner.
Paunovic tries to free his leg and advance position but McCockiner is retaining full guard.
McCockiner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCockiner manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Paunovic manages to get himself to full guard.
McCockiner trying to control the position from guard on top but Paunovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McCockiner showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Paunovic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Paunovic managing to control the position.
McCockiner looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Paunovic trying to keep a closed guard but McCockiner is proving a slippery customer.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
McCockiner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Paunovic can do to turn this around?
McCockiner looks to land a body kick but Paunovic moved away.
Paunovic looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Paunovic throws a head kick that misses
and McCockiner counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Paunovic slips a straight right by McCockiner.
McCockiner pivots, looking for a leg kick but Paunovic is out of range and McCockiner settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Zoran Paunovic will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
McCockiner tried to score with a low kick but Paunovic checks it.
Paunovic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McCockiner.
Paunovic's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Paunovic has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McCockiner finds it's way round the side to connect with Paunovic's head.
McCockiner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Paunovic manages to avoid it.
Paunovic is looking for the big counter here.
Paunovic chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McCockiner can pounce on him.
McCockiner avoids the head kick by Paunovic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCockiner throws the left hand but Paunovic avoids the punch easily.
McCockiner scores with a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCockiner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paunovic looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McCockiner missing with a left hand there. Paunovic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Paunovic moves into the clinch successfully.
McCockiner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Paunovic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McCockiner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McCockiner swings wildly with an uppercut but Paunovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
McCockiner lands a nice uppercut.
McCockiner blocks a body shot from Paunovic.
Paunovic misses with some punches.
McCockiner tries to work over Paunovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McCockiner misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCockiner misses with some punches.
McCockiner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Paunovic has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by McCockiner after a bit of a struggle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Paunovic.
McCockiner throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McCockiner.
Paunovic lands an uppercut.
McCockiner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Paunovic scores with a shot to the side of McCockiner's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCockiner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McCockiner misses with a hook from the clinch.
McCockiner tries a body shot but Paunovic blocks it.
Paunovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McCockiner's elbow.
Paunovic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McCockiner lands with a light punch inside.
Paunovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Paunovic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Paunovic.
McCockiner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Paunovic's elbow.
Paunovic working aggressively here.
Paunovic lands a right hand.
Paunovic has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. McCockiner seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Paunovic can turn it around.
McCockiner wants to get back to striking at distance but Paunovic won't allow it.
Paunovic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McCockiner has a couple of punches blocked by Paunovic.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Paunovic.
McCockiner swings wildly with an uppercut but Paunovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Paunovic.
I was talking to McCockiner's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
McCockiner struggles to land a body shot inside as Paunovic controls his hands.
McCockiner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barry McCockiner is winning the standup battle so far.
A lazy left from Paunovic finds it's target.
Barry McCockiner's cut is getting worse.
McCockiner misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paunovic darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
 McCockiner is rocked!
McCockiner misses with an uppercut. Paunovic saw that one coming.
Paunovic throws out a counter right but McCockiner avoids it with no problem.
McCockiner lands a nice leg kick that just misses Paunovic's sensitive parts.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCockiner scores with a jab.
McCockiner catches Paunovic with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
McCockiner scores with a nice strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Barry McCockiner showed his dominance in that final round.
I think McCockiner 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barry McCockiner!
Barry McCockiner 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pat Yaj (ranked 978 p4p, 1559 weight class) and Don Stewart (ranked 129 p4p, 202 weight class). Stewart has chosen free ma niggas! as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pat Yaj!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Don Stewart!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yaj throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Stewart looks to land a right hand but Yaj moved out of range.
Yaj throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yaj with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Stewart throws a right hand that Yaj ducks under and follows up with a left that Yaj also avoids with ease.
Stewart throws a jab when Yaj was well out of range.
Yaj connects with a solid leg kick.
Yaj throws a sloppy head kick and Stewart moves out of range easily.
Stewart works the jab nicely.
Yaj avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stewart throws a sloppy head kick and Yaj moves out of range easily.
Stewart gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Stewart misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yaj lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yaj blocks an uppercut.
Yaj throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Stewart has a couple of punches blocked by Yaj.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaj lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yaj lands a shoulder strike.
Yaj misses with some punches.
Yaj blocks an uppercut.
Stewart lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yaj backwards.
Yaj blocking some punches.
Stewart misses with the head strike.
Stewart throws a head punch that misses.
Stewart takes a shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Yaj.
Yaj lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Stewart or not.
Yaj scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Yaj fails to land.
Yaj lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stewart backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yaj pushes Stewart back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Stewart has a couple of punches blocked by Yaj.
Stewart swings wildly with an uppercut but Yaj uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stewart misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yaj lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stewart.
Yaj lands a right hand.
Stewart fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart misses with the head strike.
Yaj lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stewart misses with the head strike.
Stewart misses with the head strike.
Yaj lands a body punch in the clinch.
Stewart looks winded!
Stewart throws a punch but it's blocked by Yaj.
Stewart fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yaj.
Stewart misses with the head strike.
Yaj goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yaj misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stewart misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yaj lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yaj goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yaj lands with a left to the head.
Yaj lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stewart backwards.
Yaj tries a body shot but Stewart blocks it.
Yaj lands with a short shot to the head.
Stewart throws a punch but it's blocked by Yaj.
Yaj lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yaj is working Stewart over against the cage.
Yaj blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yaj tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stewart's elbow.
Yaj definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Stewart blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yaj working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yaj scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yaj.
Yaj lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Stewart or not.
Stewart lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yaj backwards.
Yaj blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stewart misses with the head strike.
Stewart throws a punch but it's blocked by Yaj.
Stewart throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yajs head.
Yaj lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Yaj swings wildly with an uppercut but Stewart uses good head movement to avoid it.
A hook to the body from Yaj.
A short right from Yaj.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yaj doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yaj.
Stewart prevents a body shot from Yaj.
Yaj misses with a punch to the body.
Yaj misses with a body punch.
Yaj scores with a hook to the body.
Stewart swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stewart swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stewart swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yaj scores with a shoulder strike.
Yaj goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yaj tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yaj misses with a body punch.
Yaj working aggressively here.
Stewart misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yaj blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stewart swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yaj is working Stewart over against the cage.
Yaj blocks an uppercut.
Yaj lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stewart backwards.
Nice body punch from Yaj - that landed with a thud.
Yaj lands a nice shot to the body.
Yaj throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stewarts head.
A nice left hand lands by Yaj.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yaj pushes Stewart back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Yaj on the inside.
Yaj lands a left hand.
Yaj tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stewart's elbow.
A right hand to the body from Yaj.
A right hook to the body lands for Yaj.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pat Yaj dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Yaj is looking to slow Stewart down with leg kicks.
Yaj throws a sloppy head kick and Stewart moves out of range easily.
Stewart looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Stewart misses with a head kick.
Stewart keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stewart pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A counter left hand to the body from Yaj misses its target.
Yaj throws a sloppy head kick and Stewart moves out of range easily.
Despite the aggression on Stewart's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Yaj throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Yaj throws a solid leg kick but Stewart takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yaj.
Stewart closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That kick from Yaj tenderised Stewart's leg. Stewart is trying to keep his angry face on.
Stewart on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yaj. Yaj obviously looking to wear him down.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Yaj.
Stewart tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaj fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Yaj drops Stewart with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Stewart looks back up at him and smiles so Yaj waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Stewart is rocked!
Yaj is looking to chop away at Stewart's legs.
Stewart is still on wobbly legs! Can Yaj finish him?
Yaj throws a quick inside leg kick.
Stewart seems to have recovered his senses.
Stewart darts in trying to clinch
and Yaj counters with a nice body shot.
Yaj with a nice calf kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stewart on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Yaj is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stewart can do to turn this around?
Stewart is breathing heavily.
Stewart looks to land a combination. Yaj sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Yaj plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Stewart gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Yaj.
Pat Yaj is winning the standup battle so far.
Yaj connects with a body shot that sends Stewart's belly button to the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart misses with a head kick.
As Stewart backs away, Yaj returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Stewart pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yaj lands a big head kick that sends Stewart tumbling to the mat! Yaj takes a step backwards and waves Stewart back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Yaj lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Stewart crumples to the floor! Yaj milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Pat Yaj!
A very excited looking Pat Yaj 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Akio Kurosaki (ranked 447 p4p, 337 weight class) and Kagekatsu Uesugi (ranked 54 p4p, 41 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Akio Kurosaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kagekatsu Uesugi!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uesugi moves out of range as Kurosaki throws a body kick.
Uesugi swings for the body but Kurosaki moves out of range.
Uesugi tries to close the distance and clinch but Kurosaki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kurosaki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Uesugi.
Uesugi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kurosaki loads up on a big right hand but Uesugi slips the punch.
Kurosaki takes one to the chin there.
Uesugi clinches with his opponent.
Uesugi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kurosaki lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kurosaki lands with a light punch inside.
Uesugi just leaning against Kurosaki, taking a breather.
A body shot lands from Uesugi.
Uesugi lands a body shot.
Uesugi taking a breather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Uesugi.
Kurosaki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kurosaki misses with a head kick.
A little jabbing left from Uesugi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Uesugi.
Uesugi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Uesugi misses with a hook. Kurosaki ducked under it nicely.
An inside leg kick from Kurosaki misses.
Nice uppercut there from Uesugi.
Uesugi has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Kurosaki is landing a low percentage of strikes.
The fighters circling - Kurosaki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Uesugi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kurosaki momentarily.
Kurosaki looks to land a body kick but Uesugi moved away.
Uesugi blocks a low kick nicely.
Kurosaki staying out of range there.
Kurosaki tried to counter with a leg kick but Uesugi avoided it.
Uesugi jabs Kurosaki right on the nose. Kurosaki blinks but takes it well.
Uesugi connects with a crisp jab.
Uesugi throws an overhand right that lands on Kurosaki's shoulder, as Kurosaki tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Uesugi. Kurosaki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kurosaki takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kurosaki's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Uesugi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kurosaki scrambles back to his feet.
Kurosaki throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Uesugi. Kurosaki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Uesugi misses with a few strikes there.
Uesugi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kurosaki quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Uesugi throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A shot to the liver by Uesugi. Beautiful body shot.
Uesugi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kurosaki misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki moves away from the strike by Uesugi.
Kurosaki was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Uesugi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Uesugi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Uesugi throws a hook but Kurosaki avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Kurosaki misses the target.
Kurosaki keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Uesugi looks to score with a jab to the body but Kurosaki is just out of range.
Uesugi misses with a body punch
and Kurosaki counters with a stiff right hand.
Kurosaki seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Uesugi throws a lazy right hand but Kurosaki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Uesugi lands a jab to Kurosaki's midsection.
Kurosaki throws a solid leg kick but Uesugi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kurosaki.
Uesugi forces Kurosaki back against the cage and clinches.
A left hand lands to the body for Uesugi.
Kurosaki misses with a punch on the inside.
Uesugi lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kurosaki blocks a body shot from Uesugi.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Uesugi.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Uesugi.
Kurosaki misses with a punch to the body.
Uesugi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kurosaki.
Uesugi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kurosaki struggles to land a body shot inside as Uesugi controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kurosaki.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kurosaki.
Uesugi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Uesugi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kurosaki is trying to push Uesugi away but Uesugi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Uesugi tries to throw a body punch but Kurosaki avoids it by throwing Uesugi back against the cage.
Uesugi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Uesugi tries to throw a body punch but Kurosaki avoids it by throwing Uesugi back against the cage.
Kurosaki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Kurosaki.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kurosaki.
Kurosaki tries to work over Uesugi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Uesugi stalls.
Uesugi is looking to control Kurosaki's arms but Kurosaki gets an underhook and turns him. Now Uesugi has his back to the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kagekatsu Uesugi dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Uesugi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Akio Kurosaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Uesugi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kurosaki on the side of the head.
Kurosaki throws a series of punches but Uesugi moves out of range.
Uesugi is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Uesugi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kurosaki throws a quick counter kick to the body but Uesugi avoids it.
Kurosaki tries to move into range but Uesugi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kagekatsu Uesugi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Uesugi misses with a hook. Kurosaki ducked under it nicely.
Kurosaki ducks under a wild hook from Uesugi.
Kurosaki misses with a low kick as Uesugi jumps back.
A swing and a miss from Uesugi.
Uesugi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uesugi just misses with a punch to the body.
Kurosaki looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Uesugi in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Uesugi moves out of range of the body kick from Kurosaki.
Uesugi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurosaki ducks under a wild hook from Uesugi.
Kurosaki fires out a quick counter leg kick but Uesugi just manages to avoid it.
Uesugi lands with a straight right. Kurosaki didn't see that one coming.
Uesugi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kurosaki.
Kurosaki lands a leg kick that knocks Uesugi off balance momentarily.
Kurosaki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Uesugi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kurosaki appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kurosaki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Uesugi throws out the jab.
It looked like Kurosaki wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kurosaki misses with an uppercut
and Uesugi counters with a nice uppercut.
A shot to the liver by Uesugi. Beautiful body shot.
Kagekatsu Uesugi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Uesugi misses with a shot to the body
and Kurosaki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kurosaki lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Uesugi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two 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!
Uesugi struggles to land a body shot inside as Kurosaki controls his hands.
Kurosaki scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Still in the clinch, Kurosaki scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kurosaki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kurosaki blocking some punches.
Uesugi has a couple of punches blocked by Kurosaki.
Uesugi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kurosaki throws a punch but it's blocked by Uesugi.
Kurosaki lands a shoulder strike.
Uesugi lands a shot to the body.
Kurosaki tries to work over Uesugi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Uesugi misses with some punches.
Kagekatsu Uesugi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kurosaki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kurosaki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kurosaki can't find room to land a body shot as Uesugi controls the action.
Uesugi stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kurosaki as Uesugi tries to tie him up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kurosaki throws a head punch that misses.
Uesugi is trying to maintain a safe position but Kurosaki gets an underhook and turns Uesugi into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uesugi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kurosaki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A hook to the body from Uesugi.
Kurosaki breaks from the clinch.
Uesugi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kurosaki scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kurosaki.
Kurosaki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Uesugi backwards.
A hook to the body from Uesugi.
Uesugi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kurosaki misses with a punch to the body.
Uesugi struggles to land a body shot inside as Kurosaki controls his hands.
Kurosaki scores with a shot to the side of Uesugi's head.
Kurosaki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kurosaki tries to keep at a distance but Uesugi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Uesugi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kurosaki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kurosaki dodges the punch combination from Uesugi.
It appears Kurosaki was looking to counter with a kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kurosaki avoids the body shot from Uesugi.
Uesugi throws a body shot but no joy.
Kurosaki throwing a counter right hand but Uesugi manages to avoid it.
Kurosaki is looking to land body kicks.
Uesugi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kurosaki takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kurosaki throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Uesugi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kurosaki throws a leg kick that is checked
and Uesugi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Uesugi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kurosaki.
Kurosaki takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Uesugi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kurosaki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Uesugi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kurosaki was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kagekatsu Uesugi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Kurosaki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Uesugi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice defenses there by Kurosaki.
Uesugi jabs Kurosaki to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A big left from Uesugi misses.
Uesugi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Uesugi lands a nice shot that snaps Kurosaki's head back.
Uesugi looks to score with a jab to the body but Kurosaki is just out of range.
Uesugi scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Uesugi. Kurosaki does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurosaki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Uesugi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kurosaki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Uesugi.
Kurosaki looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A leg kick checked by Uesugi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uesugi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kurosaki manages to avoid it.
Kurosaki looks for the body kick but Uesugi saw that one coming.
Uesugi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kurosaki counters with a straight right hand.
Kurosaki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Some wild striking there from Kurosaki.
A shot to the body from Uesugi misses
and Kurosaki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kurosaki avoids the body shot from Uesugi.
Kurosaki jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Uesugi checks a low kick from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki misses with a hook
and Uesugi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Uesugi looks to throw the jab but Kurosaki is out of range.
Uesugi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uesugi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Uesugi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kurosaki looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kurosaki with a nice calf kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kurosaki staying out of range there.
Uesugi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kurosaki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kurosaki scores with the left hand. Uesugi knows he should have avoided that one.
A big left from Kurosaki misses.
Uesugi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kurosaki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Uesugi.
A little feinted left hand from Kurosaki on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Uesugi lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kurosaki fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uesugi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Uesugi misses with a shot to the body
and Kurosaki counters with a nice leg kick.
Uesugi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kurosaki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Uesugi takes the fight into the clinch.
Kagekatsu Uesugi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kurosaki misses with a body punch.
Kurosaki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kurosaki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kurosaki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Uesugi scores with a shoulder strike.
Kurosaki looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kurosaki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kurosaki has a couple of punches blocked by Uesugi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kurosaki swings wildly with an uppercut but Uesugi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Uesugi blocking some punches.
Kurosaki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Uesugi is struggling to control the position.
Kurosaki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kurosaki throws a punch but it's blocked by Uesugi.
Kurosaki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Uesugi blocks an uppercut.
Uesugi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Uesugi.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kagekatsu Uesugi.
I've got Uesugi 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kagekatsu Uesugi!
Kagekatsu Uesugi took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, HELLS BALLS RECOVERY for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wilson Brooks (ranked 296 p4p, 463 weight class) and Jarred Reich (ranked 46 p4p, 73 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wilson Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jarred Reich!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Brooks misses the target.
Reich jabs Brooks to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Reich's jab looks to have found its range, popping Brooks under the eye.
Brooks missing with a left hand there. Reich was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Reich gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Brooks counter with a right hand.
Brooks jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Reich scores with a punch to the head.
Jarred Reich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brooks tries to move into range but Reich moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Reich looks to land a left hand but Brooks moved out of range nicely.
Reich lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Reich jabs Brooks right on the nose. Brooks blinks but takes it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brooks 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.
Brooks throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Reich tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brooks scores with a shot to the body.
Brooks walks into a straight right hand from Reich.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Brooks.
Reich appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Reich connects with a jab.
We've been told by Brooks's head coaches at Beau's that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Brooks checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Reich scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Reich throws a hook but Brooks avoids it easily.
Brooks rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Reich moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Reich cracks Brooks with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Reich darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Reich throws a hook to the side of Brooks's head but Brooks sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brooks was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Reich looks to throw the jab but Brooks is out of range.
It looked like Brooks wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Reich dips to his left and cracks Brooks with an uppercut!
Brooks lands a jab to the nose.
Reich misses with a kick to the body
and Brooks counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brooks moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Reich.
Brooks on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Reich. Reich obviously looking to wear him down.
Brooks blocks a leg kick.
Reich gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Brooks.
Brooks moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Reich misses the target.
Reich works Brooks's body with a nice hook.
Brooks tries a low kick but Reich avoids it.
A jab from Reich finds it's way through Brooks's defenses.
Brooks will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brooks moves out of range of the body kick from Reich.
Reich keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reich scores with a jab to the jaw.
Reich scores with a nice strike.
Reich has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Reich lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Reich misses with a low kick.
Reich lands a slapping body shot.
Reich lands the left hand.
Reich fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Reich uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brooks.
Brooks walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Reich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Brooks on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A slow jab from Brooks misses its intended target.
Brooks lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brooks takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Reich goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Crunch! Reich slams his shin into Brooks's torso.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reich swings for the body but Brooks moves out of range.
Reich throws an overhand right that lands on Brooks's shoulder, as Brooks tries to avoid the shot.
Brooks tried to counter with a leg kick but Reich avoided it.
Reich throws a leg kick but Brooks sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Reich swings widly with a right hand
and Brooks counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brooks takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Reich tries to score with a low kick but Brooks moves his leg out of the way.
Reich throws a body punch but Brooks moves out of range.
Reich lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Brooks chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Reich can pounce on him.
Brooks throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reich slips a jab and a cross from Brooks.
Brooks takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Reich looks to throw a body kick
and Brooks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Reich misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jarred Reich dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Reich throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Brooks takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Brooks gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Reich changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jarred Reich seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reich lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Reich lands the left hand.
Reich throws a lazy right hand but Brooks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brooks works the jab nicely.
Reich throws the left hand but Brooks avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Brooks.
Reich throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Brooks wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Reich has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Reich throws a half hearted mid kick.
A slow jab from Reich misses its intended target.
Brooks has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Brooks walks into a stiff left hand from Reich.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks works Reich's body with a nice hook.
Reich thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brooks looks to land a right hand but Reich moved out of range.
Reich counters with a body kick.
Brooks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brooks moves forwards but Reich connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Brooks uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reich.
Reich loads up on a big right hand but Brooks slips the punch.
Brooks's corner calls for a 1-2. Brooks obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Jarred Reich has been cut.
Reich fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brooks manages to avoid it.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Brooks might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Brooks's corner calls for a 1-2. Brooks obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Reich throws a right hand that misses
and Brooks counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Reich is rocked!
A leg kick checked by Brooks.
Reich is still on wobbly legs! Can Brooks finish him?
Reich misses with a right hand
and Brooks counters with a crisp right hand that drops Reich! Brooks lets Reich back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body kick from Reich.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Reich looks up at the clock. Bad move! Brooks lands a right hand from hell, dropping Reich. Brooks pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wilson Brooks!
After winning the bout, Wilson Brooks thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brutus Leagatius (ranked 302 p4p, 456 weight class) and Rick Piano (ranked 44 p4p, 61 weight class). Piano has chosen Rick going ham on a bitch as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brutus Leagatius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick Piano !
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leagatius drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Leagatius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Piano throws a big shot that misses.
Leagatius throws a hook but Piano avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Piano ! But no joy.
Piano slips a jab from Leagatius.
Leagatius throws an off balance right hand
and Piano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Piano lands with a shot to the body.
Piano tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Leagatius paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Piano cracks Leagatius with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Leagatius misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Piano tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
As Piano looks to move away, Leagatius throws a big counter combo but Piano just gets out of the way.
Piano swings widly with a right hand
and Piano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Rick Piano has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Piano .
Piano throws a looping overhand right but Leagatius ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piano lands a head shot.
Leagatius uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Piano .
Leagatius throws a chopping leg kick but Piano manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Piano looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Leagatius keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Piano .
Rick Piano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leagatius uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Piano .
We've been hearing reports that Leagatius has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Piano misses the target.
Piano uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leagatius.
Leagatius takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Brutus Leagatius has been cut.
Piano keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Leagatius.
Piano swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Leagatius ducks under a wild hook from Piano .
Leagatius is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Piano .
Piano throws a lazy right hand but Leagatius sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Leagatius looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Leagatius scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Leagatius.
Leagatius connects with a nice looking jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leagatius loads up on a big right hand but Piano slips the punch.
Piano ducks under a wild hook from Leagatius.
Piano throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Leagatius swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Piano darts in and clinches Leagatius up against the cage.
Leagatius lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Piano .
A short right from Leagatius on the inside.
Piano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Leagatius breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Leagatius throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Piano swinging wildly here.
Piano tries to close the distance and clinch up but Leagatius swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piano tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Leagatius paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It looked like Leagatius wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Piano takes one on the button.
Leagatius fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Piano .
A swing and a miss from Piano .
Piano throws a shot to the body.
Piano swings widly with a right hand
and Leagatius counters with a crisp one two that drops Piano ! Leagatius thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Piano to his feet! Piano is in big trouble!
Piano is rocked!
Leagatius is stalking Piano . Piano circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Leagatius, and it's lights out! Piano really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brutus Leagatius!
Brutus Leagatius spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
Rick Piano spoke after the fight, saying 'I need more roids!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kongchai Phetboonme (ranked 255 p4p, 404 weight class) and Abdel Mumu 3.0 (ranked 30 p4p, 46 weight class). Phetboonme comes to the cage accompanied by "Iron Man". Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 11 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kongchai Phetboonme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abdel Mumu 3.0!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Phil Schofield and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phetboonme pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mumu 3.0 looks to land a left hand but Phetboonme moved out of range nicely.
Mumu 3.0 blocks a jab.
Mumu 3.0 scores with a nice body kick.
A swing and a miss from Mumu 3.0.
Mumu 3.0 connects with a looping right hand.
Phetboonme scores with a jab to the body.
Mumu 3.0 chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Phetboonme has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mumu 3.0.
Phetboonme throws a lazy uppercut
and Mumu 3.0 counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mumu 3.0 misses with a left hand
letting Phetboonme counter with a right hand.
It looks like Abdel Mumu 3.0 has been cut.
Mumu 3.0 lands with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Phetboonme connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mumu 3.0 momentarily.
Phetboonme looks to land a body kick but Mumu 3.0 moved away.
Mumu 3.0 lands a head shot.
A jab from Mumu 3.0 finds it's way through Phetboonme's defenses.
Phetboonme moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mumu 3.0 lands an overhand right.
Mumu 3.0 jabs Phetboonme right on the nose. Phetboonme blinks but takes it well.
A telegraphed right hand from Phetboonme misses the target.
A nice leg kick from Mumu 3.0, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mumu 3.0 steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Phetboonme.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phetboonme uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mumu 3.0.
It looked like Phetboonme wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Phetboonme uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mumu 3.0.
It looked like Phetboonme wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A slow jab from Mumu 3.0 misses its intended target.
Phetboonme appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mumu 3.0 throws a jab when Phetboonme was well out of range.
Nice cross by Mumu 3.0.
Mumu 3.0 jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Phetboonme takes a swing at Mumu 3.0's ribcage but misses.
Mumu 3.0 replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Phetboonme blocks it well.
Phetboonme 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.
Mumu 3.0 checks a leg kick nicely.
Phetboonme misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mumu 3.0 tries to land a leg kick but Phetboonme saw it coming and moves away.
Mumu 3.0 changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mumu 3.0 blocks a low kick nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mumu 3.0! But no joy.
Phetboonme throws the left hand but Mumu 3.0 avoids the punch easily.
Mumu 3.0 looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Phetboonme moves out of range of the strikes.
Phetboonme throws a nice outside leg kick.
Phetboonme stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mumu 3.0.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mumu 3.0. Phetboonme does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mumu 3.0 tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Phetboonme was well out of range. Poor timing from Mumu 3.0.
Phetboonme tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mumu 3.0 is able to avoid easily.
Mumu 3.0 throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phetboonme doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Phetboonme throws a low kick but Mumu 3.0 avoids it.
Phetboonme connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Phetboonme takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Phetboonme misses the body punch
and Mumu 3.0 counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mumu 3.0 throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Phetboonme stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Phetboonme pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mumu 3.0 is out of range and Phetboonme settles back down.
Mumu 3.0 let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Mumu 3.0 keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mumu 3.0 takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mumu 3.0.
Mumu 3.0 connects with a body shot that sends Phetboonme's belly button to the back.
Phetboonme scores with a nice right hand.
Phetboonme checks the leg kick.
Mumu 3.0 takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Phetboonme scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mumu 3.0 feints and then cracks Phetboonme's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Phetboonme down.
Mumu 3.0 throws a push kick but Phetboonme slaps the foot to one side.
Phetboonme fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mumu 3.0 cracks Phetboonme with an open hand slap.
Mumu 3.0 fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Phetboonme manages to avoid it.
Mumu 3.0 bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phetboonme pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mumu 3.0 is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Phetboonme had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Phetboonme misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mumu 3.0.
Phetboonme backing away here, and Mumu 3.0 unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Phetboonme throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mumu 3.0 connects with a jab.
Kongchai Phetboonme seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mumu 3.0 throws a jab when Phetboonme was well out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Phetboonme. Mumu 3.0 shrugs it off though.
Phetboonme ducks under a wild hook from Mumu 3.0.
Phetboonme bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mumu 3.0's head.
Mumu 3.0 lands a glancing blow to the side of Phetboonme's head.
A slow jab from Mumu 3.0 misses its intended target.
Mumu 3.0 throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Phetboonme on the side of the head.
Mumu 3.0 throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Phetboonme wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mumu 3.0 tries to clinch up but Phetboonme circles away and keeps his distance.
Jab from Phetboonme.
A swing and a miss from Mumu 3.0.
Mumu 3.0 moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mumu 3.0 uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Phetboonme.
Mumu 3.0 lands a body shot.
Phetboonme slips a straight right by Mumu 3.0.
Phetboonme fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mumu 3.0 manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mumu 3.0 takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Phetboonme moves away from the strike by Mumu 3.0.
Mumu 3.0 feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Phetboonmes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Phetboonme throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mumu 3.0 has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Nice defenses there by Mumu 3.0.
Phetboonme backing away here, and Mumu 3.0 unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Phetboonme misses with a wild body shot.
Phetboonme avoids the body shot from Mumu 3.0.
Phetboonme connects with a single shot there.
Good work by Phetboonme as he checks the leg kick.
Mumu 3.0 tries to move into range but Phetboonme moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That has opened up Abdel Mumu 3.0's cut even more.
Phetboonme takes a swing at Mumu 3.0's ribcage but misses.
Phetboonme tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mumu 3.0 was well out of range. Poor timing from Phetboonme.
Phetboonme is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mumu 3.0.
Mumu 3.0 thinks about the counter body kick.
Phetboonme is looking to land body kicks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mumu 3.0 ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mumu 3.0 is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Phetboonme throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Phetboonme misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Abdel Mumu 3.0 will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Abdel Mumu 3.0'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.
Phetboonme misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Mumu 3.0 to counter with a crisp jab.
Phetboonme feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mumu 3.0s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Phetboonme tries to move into range but Mumu 3.0 moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mumu 3.0 moves out of range of the leg kick from Phetboonme.
Phetboonme throws a lazy body kick
and Mumu 3.0 counters with a nice low kick that buckles Phetboonme's knee momentarily.
Phetboonme throws a big shot that misses.
A little jabbing left from Mumu 3.0 on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Phetboonme misses with a body kick.
Mumu 3.0 is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Phetboonme with a body shot.
Mumu 3.0 fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Phetboonme on the side of the head.
Mumu 3.0 misses with a looping right.
Phetboonme takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Phetboonme connects with a jab.
Phetboonme paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mumu 3.0 lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A punch lands to the side of Phetboonme 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mumu 3.0 fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Phetboonme is out of range.
Mumu 3.0 blocks the body kick.
Phetboonme looks to throw the jab but Mumu 3.0 is out of range.
Phetboonme takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mumu 3.0 lands a really nice looking cross but Phetboonme seems unphased.
Mumu 3.0 turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phetboonme cracks Mumu 3.0 with a good jab.
Phetboonme throws a lazy right hand but Mumu 3.0 sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mumu 3.0 takes a swing at Phetboonme's ribcage but misses.
Phetboonme connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Phetboonme throws a push kick but Mumu 3.0 slaps the foot to one side.
Mumu 3.0 tries a quick counter leg kick but Phetboonme is wise to it.
Mumu 3.0 lands a right hook to the body.
Mumu 3.0 throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Abdel Mumu 3.0 seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Phetboonme jabs Mumu 3.0 right on the nose. Mumu 3.0 blinks but takes it well.
Mumu 3.0 uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Phetboonme.
Mumu 3.0 throws a hook but Phetboonme avoids it easily.
Mumu 3.0 throws a shot from downtown. Phetboonme moves away and avoids it.
Phetboonme is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Phetboonme lands a right hook to the body.
Phetboonme throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Phetboonme throws a hook but Mumu 3.0 blocks it.
Mumu 3.0 pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mumu 3.0 connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice jab there from Phetboonme.
Phetboonme ducks right into an uppercut from Mumu 3.0.
Mumu 3.0 misses the shot to the body.
Phetboonme was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Phetboonme fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phetboonme swats away the attempt to clinch by Mumu 3.0.
Phetboonme swings for the body but Mumu 3.0 moves out of range.
Phetboonme misses the jab.
Mumu 3.0 misses with a straight right.
Phetboonme just misses with a punch to the body.
Phetboonme has closed the distance and engaged Mumu 3.0 in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Phetboonme - that landed with a thud.
Mumu 3.0 misses with a punch on the inside.
Mumu 3.0 wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mumu 3.0 misses with a short punch on the inside.
Phetboonme lands a nice shot to the body.
Phetboonme goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mumu 3.0 throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Phetboonmes head.
A shot in the inside from Mumu 3.0.
Mumu 3.0 tries to throw a body punch but Phetboonme avoids it by throwing Mumu 3.0 back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mumu 3.0.
Phetboonme blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Phetboonme lands a nice uppercut.
Mumu 3.0 working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mumu 3.0 makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Mumu 3.0 fails to land.
A hook to the body from Mumu 3.0.
Phetboonme blocking some punches.
Mumu 3.0 breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Phetboonme fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mumu 3.0 takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Phetboonme's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mumu 3.0 connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Phetboonme scrambles back to his feet.
Phetboonme throws a big shot that misses.
Phetboonme throws a hook to the side of Mumu 3.0's head but Mumu 3.0 sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Phetboonme takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Phetboonme stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mumu 3.0.
Phetboonme looks to land a left hand but Mumu 3.0 moved out of range nicely.
Phetboonme swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Phetboonme scores with a jab. Mumu 3.0 acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Phetboonme checks a leg kick.
Phetboonme checks a low kick from Mumu 3.0.
Phetboonme looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Phetboonme swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mumu 3.0 swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Phetboonme feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mumu 3.0 misses with a looping right.
Mumu 3.0 throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Phetboonme scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Phetboonme lands with a good body shot.
Phetboonme throws a chopping leg kick but Mumu 3.0 manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mumu 3.0 looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Phetboonme checks the leg kick.
Mumu 3.0 misses the body punch
and Phetboonme counters with a low kick, right behind Mumu 3.0 's knee.
Phetboonme wants to land a leg kick but Mumu 3.0 is out of range.
Mumu 3.0 connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Phetboonme scores with a body shot.
Phetboonme throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Phetboonme lands a jab.
Mumu 3.0 digs a good body shot into Phetboonme's ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mumu 3.0 lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Phetboonme fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mumu 3.0 checks it well.
Phetboonme takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice body kick there by Mumu 3.0.
Mumu 3.0 blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Abdel Mumu 3.0 will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Abdel Mumu 3.0's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Phetboonme is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mumu 3.0.
Kongchai Phetboonme has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Phetboonme lands a lovely overhand right.
Mumu 3.0 takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Phetboonme throws out a loose jab but Mumu 3.0 uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phetboonme looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mumu 3.0 misses with a shot to the body
and Phetboonme counters with an inside leg kick.
Phetboonme on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Phetboonme waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mumu 3.0.
Mumu 3.0 defending well as Phetboonme loads up on a big left hand.
Mumu 3.0 comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Phetboonme.
Phetboonme throws an overhand right that lands on Mumu 3.0's shoulder, as Mumu 3.0 tries to avoid the shot.
Phetboonme missing with a left hand there. Mumu 3.0 was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Phetboonme takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from Mumu 3.0 misses.
Phetboonme moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mumu 3.0 with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mumu 3.0. Phetboonme does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mumu 3.0 connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mumu 3.0 is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Phetboonme.
Nice straight punches there by Mumu 3.0. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mumu 3.0.
Phetboonme looks to land a body kick but Mumu 3.0 moved away.
Mumu 3.0 swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Phetboonme throws a leg kick
and Mumu 3.0 counters with a nice leg kick.
Phetboonme fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mumu 3.0 manages to avoid it.
Phetboonme misses with a straight right.
Mumu 3.0 checks a leg kick.
Phetboonme throws a jab but it's blocked by Mumu 3.0.
Mumu 3.0 is looking to chop away at Phetboonme's legs.
Phetboonme uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mumu 3.0.
Mumu 3.0 throws a wild body kick that Phetboonme sees coming a mile off.
Phetboonme throws a shot to the body.
Phetboonme moves into the clinch successfully.
Mumu 3.0 throws a punch but it's blocked by Phetboonme.
A short right from Phetboonme.
Mumu 3.0 doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mumu 3.0 is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Phetboonme scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Phetboonme.
Mumu 3.0 takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Mumu 3.0 fails to land.
Mumu 3.0 misses with a body punch.
Phetboonme digs a right hand underneath Mumu 3.0's ribcage. Mumu 3.0 let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Phetboonme softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Phetboonme.
Mumu 3.0 misses with some punches.
Phetboonme blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mumu 3.0's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Phetboonme.
Phetboonme is working Mumu 3.0 over against the cage.
Phetboonme lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mumu 3.0 backwards.
Phetboonme lands a body punch.
Phetboonme lands a nice uppercut.
Mumu 3.0 is trying to break the clinch but Phetboonme has him pressed against the cage.
Phetboonme scores with a hook to the body.
Phetboonme scores with a shoulder strike.
Phetboonme softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Phetboonme makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mumu 3.0 misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mumu 3.0 tries to break the clinch but Phetboonme is controlling the position.
Kongchai Phetboonme has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nice body punch from Phetboonme.
Mumu 3.0 wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short right from Phetboonme on the inside.
Phetboonme can't find room to land a body shot as Mumu 3.0 controls the action.
Phetboonme blocks an uppercut.
Mumu 3.0 escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mumu 3.0 pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Phetboonme motions for Mumu 3.0 to come forward. Phetboonme throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mumu 3.0 misses with a hook. Phetboonme ducked under it nicely.
Phetboonme throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mumu 3.0 avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mumu 3.0 throws a low kick but it's checked well by Phetboonme.
Phetboonme scores with a body shot.
Mumu 3.0 throws a chopping leg kick but Phetboonme manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Phetboonme tries to land a front kick but Mumu 3.0 steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Phetboonme misses with a body shot.
Mumu 3.0 buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mumu 3.0 lands with a nice combination. Phetboonme backs away looking to recover.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mumu 3.0 keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Phetboonme just misses with a punch to the body.
Mumu 3.0 throws out a counter right but Phetboonme avoids it with no problem.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mumu 3.0 checks a low kick from Phetboonme.
Mumu 3.0 keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mumu 3.0 scoring well with a low kick there.
Mumu 3.0 lands with a good body shot.
Nice jab there from Phetboonme.
Mumu 3.0 staying out of range there.
Mumu 3.0 moves away from the strike by Phetboonme.
Phetboonme clinches with his opponent.
Phetboonme misses with some punches.
Mumu 3.0 escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Phetboonme misses with a left hand
and Mumu 3.0 counters with a two punch combo.
Phetboonme throws a leg kick but Mumu 3.0 checks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Phetboonme takes a swing at Mumu 3.0's ribcage but misses.
Phetboonme takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mumu 3.0 checks a low kick from Phetboonme.
Abdel Mumu 3.0 is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mumu 3.0 scores with a kick to the midsection.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kongchai Phetboonme showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mumu 3.0 has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Abdel Mumu 3.0!
During a confident post fight interview, Abdel Mumu 3.0 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Garibaldi (ranked 239 p4p, 304 weight class) and Nick Dalton (ranked 40 p4p, 48 weight class). Garibaldi comes into the arena with Resist and Bite - Sabaton blaring out of the sound system. Nick Dalton has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Garibaldi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Dalton!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dalton lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dalton pushes Garibaldi away with a front kick.
Garibaldi stalks Dalton and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dalton's face. Dalton staggers backwards, shaken.
Nice body punch from Garibaldi.
Dalton moves out of range of the body kick from Garibaldi.
Garibaldi defending well as Dalton loads up on a big left hand.
Dalton throws a head kick that misses.
Garibaldi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A slow jab from Dalton misses its intended target.
Dalton swings for the body but Garibaldi moves out of range.
A slow jab from Dalton misses its intended target.
Garibaldi lunges at Dalton with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dalton's hand.
Garibaldi moves out of range of the body kick from Dalton.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garibaldi digs a good hook to Dalton's body.
Michael Garibaldi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dalton swings for the body but Garibaldi moves out of range.
Garibaldi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Garibaldi throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Garibaldi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dalton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garibaldi was well out of range. Poor timing from Dalton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Dalton misses its intended target.
Garibaldi tries to counter by clinching up but Dalton breaks away and moves out of range.
Dalton throws a head kick that half lands.
Garibaldi scores with a jab. Dalton acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dalton connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Garibaldi momentarily.
Garibaldi's corner calls for a 1-2. Garibaldi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Garibaldi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dalton.
Garibaldi tests Dalton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dalton chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Garibaldi can pounce on him.
Garibaldi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dalton stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dalton throws an overhand right that lands on Garibaldi's shoulder, as Garibaldi tries to avoid the shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Garibaldi.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garibaldi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dalton.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dalton.
Dalton stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Garibaldi.
Good leg kick by Dalton.
Dalton looks to land a combination but Garibaldi avoids it well.
Dalton chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Garibaldi can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dalton misses with a looping right.
Garibaldi slips under a jab from Dalton.
Garibaldi steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Dalton. That one must have hurt.
Garibaldi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dalton scores with a shot to the body.
Garibaldi digs a good hook to Dalton's body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Garibaldi.
Garibaldi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dalton takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Garibaldi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dalton's hands.
Garibaldi feints and then cracks Dalton's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dalton down.
Dalton jabs Garibaldi right on the nose. Garibaldi blinks but takes it well.
A bone on bone clash there as Dalton blocks the leg kick.
Dalton swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Garibaldi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dalton.
Garibaldi is looking to clinch but Dalton is avoiding it.
Garibaldi scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Garibaldi lands a nice shot that snaps Dalton's head back.
Garibaldi moves out of range as Dalton strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garibaldi scores with a body shot.
Dalton attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dalton throws a nice inside leg kick.
A big left from Dalton misses.
Garibaldi closes the distance and clinches.
Garibaldi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Garibaldi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dalton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
I was talking to Garibaldi's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Dalton manages to break the clinch.
Garibaldi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dalton was well out of range. Poor timing from Garibaldi.
Dalton takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dalton checks a leg kick.
Garibaldi checks a low kick from Dalton.
Dalton cracks Garibaldi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dalton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garibaldi.
Garibaldi avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dalton wants to land a leg kick but Garibaldi is out of range.
Garibaldi seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dalton takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Garibaldi throws an overhand right that lands on Dalton's shoulder, as Dalton tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dalton. Garibaldi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dalton throws a sloppy head kick and Garibaldi moves out of range easily.
Garibaldi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Garibaldi misses with a low kick.
Garibaldi lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Dalton misses with a hook. Garibaldi ducked under it nicely.
A jab lands there for Garibaldi.
Garibaldi with a jab.
Dalton takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dalton chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Garibaldi can pounce on him.
Garibaldi swings for the body but Dalton moves out of range.
Garibaldi is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Dalton takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garibaldi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dalton on the side of the head.
Garibaldi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dalton misses with a leg kick.
Garibaldi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dalton at a distance.
Dalton takes one to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Garibaldi dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Garibaldi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dalton was well out of range. Poor timing from Garibaldi.
Dalton lands a slapping body shot.
Garibaldi tries to work over Dalton's front leg with a kick but Dalton checks it.
Garibaldi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Garibaldi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dalton's head.
Dalton misses with a wild body shot.
Garibaldi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Garibaldi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dalton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dalton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dalton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Garibaldi backwards.
Dalton blocks an uppercut.
Garibaldi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Garibaldi pulls guard effortlessly.
Dalton controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garibaldi pulls Dalton in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalton with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Garibaldi is trying to control the position but Dalton postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dalton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Garibaldi is pulling down on Dalton's head to control his posture.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dalton's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Garibaldi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dalton distracts Garibaldi with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Garibaldi is controlling Dalton's posture.
Garibaldi keeping moving, preventing Dalton from controlling successfully.
Garibaldi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dalton manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garibaldi trying to control but Dalton is working from the bottom.
Dalton throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dalton trying to keep a closed guard but Garibaldi is proving a slippery customer.
Garibaldi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dalton can do to turn this around?
Garibaldi is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Dalton 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.
Dalton looking for a guillotine here but Garibaldi defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garibaldi is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Dalton is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Dalton has escaped and now he's on top!
Dalton wants to control from the top but Garibaldi keeps moving.
Dalton is working Garibaldi over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dalton throwing strikes from guard but Garibaldi blocks nicely.
Dalton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Garibaldi controls Dalton momentarily but Dalton frees himself.
Garibaldi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Garibaldi holds on and takes a little breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garibaldi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dalton throwing strikes from guard but Garibaldi blocks nicely.
Garibaldi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Garibaldi is on top in guard.
Garibaldi is pushing down on Dalton's leg trying to pass to half guard. Dalton is fighting to maintain full guard but Garibaldi has managed to sneak the leg through.
Dalton actively working from the bottom here.
Dalton is defending against the submission attempts here by Garibaldi.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Garibaldi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Garibaldi dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Dalton misses with a wild combination.
As Dalton tries to get set, Garibaldi tries to push him back and clinch up but Dalton manages to avoid the attempt.
Garibaldi wants to clinch up but Dalton keeps it at a distance.
Garibaldi staying out of range there.
Dalton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dalton misses with a straight right.
Garibaldi closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dalton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Garibaldi takes a swing at Dalton's ribcage but misses.
Garibaldi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Dalton.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garibaldi misses with a two punch combination.
Michael Garibaldi is winning the standup battle so far.
Dalton sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Dalton sizes up Garibaldi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dalton moves out of range of the body kick from Garibaldi.
Garibaldi thumps Dalton with a low kick.
Garibaldi with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalton throws a head kick but Garibaldi moves out of range.
Garibaldi with a nice cross.
Dalton misses the shot to the body.
Garibaldi tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Dalton manages to circle out of the way.
Dalton ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dalton tries to land a leg kick but Garibaldi saw it coming and moves away.
Dalton misses with a looping right.
Garibaldi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Dalton.
Dalton throws a body shot but no joy.
A clash of legs there as Garibaldi blocks the low kick.
Garibaldi is looking to land body kicks.
Dalton looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Garibaldi wants to land a leg kick but Dalton is out of range.
Dalton misses with a hook.
Garibaldi tries to land a front kick but Dalton steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Garibaldi misses with a wild body shot.
Garibaldi jabs at Dalton's body.
Nick Dalton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dalton throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Garibaldi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Garibaldi lands a really nice looking cross but Dalton seems unphased.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dalton tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dalton on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A lazy body kick from Garibaldi
and Dalton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Garibaldi tries to clinch but Dalton moves out of range.
Garibaldi scores with a jab.
Garibaldi lands with an uppercut that bounces Dalton off the cage and back into range.
Garibaldi moves away from the strike by Dalton.
An inside leg kick lands from Garibaldi.
Dalton ducks right into an uppercut from Garibaldi.
Dalton throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Garibaldi tries to work over Dalton's front leg with a kick but Dalton checks it.
Garibaldi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dalton has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dalton misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dalton walks into a left hand.
Dalton takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Garibaldi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dalton is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dalton throws a jab but it's blocked by Garibaldi.
Dalton lands a body shot.
Jab from Garibaldi.
Dalton takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Michael Garibaldi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dalton's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Garibaldi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dalton manages to avoid it.
Dalton has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Garibaldi lands the left hand.
Dalton moves out of range of the body kick.
Dalton delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garibaldi checks the leg kick.
Dalton moves out of range of the body kick.
Garibaldi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Daltons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Garibaldi scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dalton misses with a right hand
and Garibaldi counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Garibaldi.
A short uppercut from Dalton.
Garibaldi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dalton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dalton with a hook.
Garibaldi moves out of range of the body kick from Dalton.
Dalton takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dalton scores with a shot to the body.
Garibaldi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Garibaldi with a nice calf kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dalton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garibaldi was well out of range. Poor timing from Dalton.
Garibaldi jabs Dalton right on the nose. Dalton blinks but takes it well.
Dalton attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dalton tries a head kick but it misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Garibaldi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Garibaldi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Garibaldi!
Our winner, Michael Garibaldi, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wallace Cobb (ranked 207 p4p, 327 weight class) and Jesse Kilpatrick (ranked 36 p4p, 50 weight class). Cobb kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Where's Wallace?. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wallace Cobb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jesse Kilpatrick!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Phil Schofield and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kilpatrick jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cobb scores with a nice head shot.
Jesse Kilpatrick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kilpatrick. Cobb does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cobb is looking to counter with head kicks.
A jab from Cobb misses.
Kilpatrick connects with a body shot.
Kilpatrick comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kilpatrick avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kilpatrick keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cobb.
Kilpatrick feints the counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kilpatrick lands with an uppercut that bounces Cobb off the cage and back into range.
Cobb scores with a punch to the head.
Kilpatrick lands with a good body shot.
Kilpatrick throws a body punch but Cobb moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Cobb on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilpatrick misses with a takedown
and Cobb counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Jesse Kilpatrick has been cut.
Cobb looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kilpatrick looks to score with a jab to the body but Cobb is just out of range.
Cobb swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kilpatrick's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cobb connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kilpatrick scrambles back to his feet.
Cobb circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Kilpatrick tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Cobb wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Wallace Cobb!
After winning the bout, Wallace Cobb thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paul Warror (ranked 85 p4p, 176 weight class) and Polliisi Partio (ranked 15 p4p, 28 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Warror!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Polliisi Partio!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Partio misses.
Warror throws a sloppy head kick and Partio moves out of range easily.
Warror tries to land a leg kick but Partio saw it coming and moves away.
Partio with a nice cross.
Warror feints a jab promting Partio to slip. Warror then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Partio slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Partio checks the leg kick.
Partio moves out of range as Warror throws a body kick.
Warror throws a leg kick
and Partio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Partio checks a leg kick.
Warror lands with a thumping leg kick.
Partio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Partio doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Partio throws a jab when Warror was well out of range.
Warror throws a leg kick but Partio sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Warror misses with a head kick.
A nice side step and Partio releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Partio tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Warror checks a leg kick nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab lands there for Warror.
Warror looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Warror displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Partio throws out the jab.
Warror takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Warror fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Partio is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Partio takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Partio looks to throw the jab but Warror is out of range.
Warror changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Partio throws the left hand but Warror avoids the punch easily.
Partio just misses with a punch to the body.
Partio avoids a kick to the body.
Partio ducks right into an uppercut from Warror.
Warror fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Partio manages to avoid it.
Partio throws a hook to the side of Warror's head but Warror sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Partio takes one on the button.
Warror tries to move into range but Partio moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Warror has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Partio finds it's way round the side to connect with Warror's head.
Warror uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Partio.
A slow jab from Partio misses its intended target.
Partio misses with a hook
and Warror counters with a body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Warror shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Partio tries to bum rush Warror with a series of wild strikes but Warror uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Partio feints a jab promting Warror to slip. Partio then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Warror slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Partio cracks Warror with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Partio swinging wildly here.
Warror takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Warror motions for Partio to come forward. Warror throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Partio takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Warror misses with a low kick.
An inside leg kick from Warror misses.
Partio lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Warror swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Partio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Warror moves away.
Partio misses with a wild body shot.
Partio avoids a kick to the body.
Partio now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nice defenses there by Warror.
Warror lands with a straight right. Partio didn't see that one coming.
Partio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Partio pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Warror back to the cage. Partio follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Partio looks to throw a body kick
letting Warror counter with a right hand.
Warror looks for the body kick but Partio saw that one coming.
Partio thinks about the counter body kick.
Nice shot lands for Partio.
Warror lands a really nice looking cross but Partio seems unphased.
Partio stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Warror.
Warror tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Partio throws a shot from downtown. Warror moves away and avoids it.
Warror on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Warror throws a wild body kick that Partio sees coming a mile off.
Good shot there by Partio.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Warror is looking to slow Partio down with leg kicks.
Warror takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Warror misses the shot to the body.
Partio throws a push kick but Warror slaps the foot to one side.
Warror is looking to counter with head kicks.
A low kick lands for Partio.
A slow jab from Warror misses its intended target.
Partio connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Warror momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warror throws a head kick but Partio moves out of range.
Partio misses with a straight left.
Warror was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Warror takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Partio avoids a kick to the body.
Warror takes a swing at Partio's ribcage but misses.
Partio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Warror.
Warror connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Warror feints and then cracks Partio's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Partio down.
Warror swings for the body but Partio moves out of range.
Partio throws a body punch but Warror moves out of range.
Warror throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A swing and a miss from Warror.
Partio raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Partio moves out of range of the body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Partio misses with a straight right.
Warror missing with a left hand there. Partio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Partio takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Warror throws a low kick but it's checked well by Partio.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Polliisi Partio will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Partio avoids the body shot from Warror.
Partio is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Warror with a body shot.
Warror moves out of range of the strikes.
Warror thinks about countering with a body kick.
Warror rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Partio counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Warror does it's job there.
Warror misses with a body kick.
Warror is looking to land body kicks.
Nice jab there from Partio.
Partio scores with a decent looking hook.
Warror throws a lazy right hand but Partio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Partio is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Partio connects with a leg kick.
Partio misses with an uppercut.
A combination from Partio does no damage.
Warror throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Warror.
Partio slips under a jab.
Nice body punch from Partio.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Partio lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Warror circles away quickly and effectively.
Partio throws a right hand that Warror ducks under and follows up with a left that Warror also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warror throws out a loose jab but Partio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for Partio.
Warror connects with a solid leg kick.
Warror lands a really nice looking cross but Partio seems unphased.
Warror takes a swing at Partio's ribcage but misses.
Warror throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Warror misses with a low kick.
Partio throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Warror lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Warror missing with a left hand there. Partio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Partio now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Partio connects with a nice looking jab.
Partio swinging wildly here.
Polliisi Partio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Warror tries to land a body kick
and Partio counters with a nice leg kick.
Warror looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Partio cracks Warror with a good jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Warror buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Warror throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Partio walks forward, straight into a front kick from Warror.
Partio misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Warror misses the target.
Partio thumps Warror with a low kick.
Partio connects with a jab.
Warror throws a poor cross that misses
and Partio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Warror is looking to land body kicks.
A countering left hand to the body from Partio misses.
Partio steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Warror. That one must have hurt.
Warror scores with a spinning back kick!
Partio throws a body punch but Warror moves out of range.
Warror lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Warror misses with a wild body shot.
Warror lands a nice hook to Partio's body. Partio takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Partio walks into a left hand.
Warror looks for the body kick but Partio saw that one coming.
Warror slips under a jab.
Warror misses with a body kick.
Partio's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Warror throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Partio checks a low kick from Warror.
Warror throws a low kick but Partio avoids it.
Partio rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Warror counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Warror connects with a solid leg kick.
Partio looks to land a left hand but Warror moved out of range nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Partio, as that shot connected.
Warror misses with a hook.
A shot to the liver by Partio. Beautiful body shot.
Warror throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice defenses there by Warror.
Partio swinging wildly here.
Partio scores with a hook to the body. Warror takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Warror pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Warror takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Partio misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Partio blocks a jab.
Partio throws a counter combo.
Warror moves out of range as Partio strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Partio slips a jab from Warror.
Partio is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Warror with a body shot.
Warror looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A leg kick checked by Partio.
Warror dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Partio. That did some damage!
Partio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Warror.
Partio lands a head shot.
Partio tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Warror checks a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Warror.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Partio - that will leave a mark!
Partio throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Partio tries to work over Warror's front leg with a kick but Warror checks it.
Partio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Warror feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Warror lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Warror thumps Partio with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Polliisi Partio will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Partio has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Warror.
Warror fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Warror finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Partio misses with an uppercut.
Warror misses the jab.
Partio moves out of range of the body kick.
Partio cracks Warror with a right hand to the side of the head.
Warror connects with a leg kick.
Warror tried to score with a low kick but Partio checks it.
Partio throws out a counter right but Warror avoids it with no problem.
Partio has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Warror.
A looping hook to the body misses from Warror. Partio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Warror connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Partio swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warror with a nice cross.
Warror throws the kick towards the body but Partio avoids it.
Warror turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Partio takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A decent looking cross lands there for Partio.
A solid leg kick lands there for Warror.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Partio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Warror throws a series of punches but Partio avoids them all with ease.
Warror shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Partio scores with a body shot.
Warror slips a jab from Partio.
Warror swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Partio counters with a straight right hand.
Warror fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Partio.
Warror fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Partio checks it well.
Some bone on bone action there as Warror checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Partio lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Warror takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Warror swings for the body but Partio moves out of range.
Partio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Partio tries to land a front kick but Warror steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Partio fails to land with a series of punches.
Partio throws a low kick but it's checked well by Warror.
Warror uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Partio.
Paul Warror has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warror throws a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Partio throws a lazy right hand but Warror sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Partio misses with a straight left.
Warror lands a nice shot that snaps Partio's head back.
Partio moves out of range of the body kick.
Warror with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Warror drops his hands momentarily and Partio takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Partio throws a chopping leg kick but Warror manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A counter left hand to the body from Warror misses its target.
Partio throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Partio lands the left hand.
Warror throws a series of punches but Partio moves out of range.
Partio moves out of range of the body kick from Warror.
Partio swings for the body but Warror moves out of range.
Warror misses with a low kick.
Warror tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Partio is able to avoid easily.
Warror throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Partio throws out a counter right but Warror avoids it with no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Partio with a hook.
Partio fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Warror.
Partio blocks the body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Partio! But no joy.
Partio stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Partio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Partio checks a leg kick.
Partio lands a really nice looking cross but Warror seems unphased.
Partio is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Warror ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Warror tries to land a leg kick but Partio saw it coming and moves away.
Partio lands with a hook. Warror tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Warror throws a chopping leg kick but Partio manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Warror throws a body kick that misses.
Partio throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A decent looking cross lands there for Partio.
Warror misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warror uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Partio.
Partio throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Warror.
Warror with a hook.
Warror goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Partio lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Partio checks the leg kick.
Partio connects with the punch.
Jab by Partio.
Warror fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Partio has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Partio checks the leg kick.
Partio goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Warror throws a body punch but Partio moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Warror fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Partio is out of range.
Warror pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Partio checks a leg kick.
Warror misses with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Polliisi Partio.
Well Partio 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 William Gold scores the fight 29:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Polliisi Partio!
Polliisi Partio spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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