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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Muhamad Fatih (ranked 24217 p4p, 23636 weight class) and Moto Miyashita (ranked 303 p4p, 291 weight class). Moto Miyashita will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Muhamad Fatih!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Moto Miyashita!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Steve Montenegro and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miyashita looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Fatih working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Miyashita.
Miyashita trying to control the position from guard on top but Fatih is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fatih working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Miyashita doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Miyashita manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Miyashita with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miyashita scoring with some ground and pound.
Fatih working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Miyashita.
Miyashita lands a couple of elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Miyashita's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miyashita works over Fatih with some ground and pound from guard.
Miyashita keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fatih's head.
Fatih might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Miyashita postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Miyashita lands a couple of decent looking shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Miyashita accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Miyashita stands up over Fatih, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyashita working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Fatih's head.
Miyashita lying in Fatih's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Fatih decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Miyashita taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Muhamad Fatih!
An intense looking Muhamad Fatih took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Alhamdulillah for the win. Respect to my opponent'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Justice Carter (ranked 23389 p4p, 2749 weight class) and Heikki Viitta (ranked 724 p4p, 353 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justice Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Heikki Viitta!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jonathan Paton and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Viitta misses its intended target.
Carter throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Viitta misses with a hook. Carter ducked under it nicely.
Viitta fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Carter.
Viitta throws an overhand right that lands on Carter's shoulder, as Carter tries to avoid the shot.
Viitta swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Carter.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Carter.
Viitta connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Carter's hands.
Viitta with a nice cross.
Viitta lands a jab to the head.
Carter misses with a right hand
and Viitta connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Carter looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Viitta misses with a head kick.
We've been informed that Viitta has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Heikki Viitta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Viitta throws a hook but Carter avoids it easily.
Carter went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Carter misses with a wild combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Viitta looks to land a right hand but Carter moved out of range.
Viitta lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Viitta is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Carter.
Viitta jabs Carter right on the nose. Carter blinks but takes it well.
A left lands for Viitta.
Viitta paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Carter tries a head kick but it misses.
It seemed like Viitta was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Viitta smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Carter fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Viitta.
Viitta is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Carter had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Viitta lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Carter at a distance.
Viitta fails to land with a series of punches.
Viitta might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Viitta throws a hook but Carter blocks it.
Viitta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carter manages to avoid it.
Viitta scores with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Viitta checks a leg kick.
Viitta scores with a punch to the head.
Viitta is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Carter tries a head kick but it misses.
Viitta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carter was well out of range. Poor timing from Viitta.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viitta scores with a head kick.
Viitta pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Carter throws a lazy body kick
and Viitta counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Carter swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Carter pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Viitta swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Viitta has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Viitta avoids a kick to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Carter. Those never looked like landing.
Carter takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Viitta displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Carter.
Carter misses with a head kick.
Carter misses with an attempted mid kick.
Viitta paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Carter throws a sloppy head kick
and Carter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Carter.
Carter gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Carter throws a series of punches but Viitta moves out of range.
Viitta swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Carter walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Carter throws a body kick that misses
and Viitta counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Viitta swinging wildly here.
Carter throws a body kick that misses.
Viitta looks to score with a jab to the body but Carter is just out of range.
Viitta takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Carter fakes the leg kick and cracks Viitta in the body.
Viitta scores with a hook.
Viitta throws a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Viitta lands with a shot to the body.
Carter throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Viitta's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viitta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Viitta scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Viitta tries a head kick but it misses.
Viitta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carter throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Viitta checks the leg kick.
Carter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Viitta cracks Carter with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Viitta misses with the combination.
Carter buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Heikki Viitta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carter takes one to the side of the head.
Viitta throws a head kick but Carter moves out of range.
As Viitta looks to move away, Carter throws a big counter combo but Viitta just gets out of the way.
Viitta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heikki Viitta dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Viitta misses with a looping right.
Nice body punch from Viitta.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Carter might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Carter swinging wildly here.
Carter misses with an attempted mid kick.
Viitta connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Viitta has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Viitta swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Justice Carter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carter looks to throw a body kick
and Viitta counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Carter moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Viitta throws a head kick but Carter moves out of range.
Carter swings for the body but Viitta moves out of range.
Viitta fails to land with a series of punches.
Carter went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Carter looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Viitta misses with a head kick.
Viitta tried to score with a low kick but Carter checks it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Viitta pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Carter misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter scores with a one two! Viitta had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Viitta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab from Viitta misses.
As Viitta looks to move away, Carter throws a big counter combo but Viitta just gets out of the way.
Carter on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Viitta will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Carter throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Viitta throws a sloppy head kick and Carter moves out of range easily.
Carter appears to be looking for a big counter.
A head kick misses from Carter.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Carter lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Viitta has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Viitta and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Viitta is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Viitta swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Carter misses with a kick to the body.
Carter takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Viitta pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Viitta.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Viitta fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Carter looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Viitta throws a looping overhand right but Carter ducks down to avoid it.
Carter throws a sloppy head kick and Viitta moves out of range easily.
Carter throws a jab but it's blocked by Viitta.
Nice shot by Viitta.
Carter throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like Viitta was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Viitta scores with a sloppy right hand. Carter should have avoided that one.
Nice shot lands for Viitta.
Carter throws a solid leg kick but Viitta takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Carter.
Viitta scores with a jab to the jaw.
Viitta slips under a jab from Carter.
Carter throws a lazy right hand but Viitta sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carter looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter throws a low kick, looking for Viitta's leg but Viitta calmly moves out of range.
Carter lands a nice leg kick that just misses Viitta's sensitive parts.
Carter tries to land a front kick but Viitta steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Viitta throws a right and a left that Carter avoids nicely.
Viitta connects with a jab.
Carter misses with a head kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Viitta.
Viitta cracks Carter with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Carter throws a body punch but Viitta moves out of range.
Carter misses with a few strikes there.
Carter on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Heikki Viitta seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Viitta fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Carter has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Carter fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Viitta avoids it really well and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viitta lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Viitta throws a head kick that misses
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Carter counters with a nice body kick.
Carter throws a right and a left that Viitta avoids nicely.
Carter looks to throw the jab but Viitta is out of range.
Carter avoids the head kick by Viitta.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Viitta.
Viitta misses the shot to the body.
Viitta darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Viitta's jab looks to have found its range, popping Carter under the eye.
Viitta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carter throws a series of punches but Viitta avoids them all with ease.
Carter shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Viitta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carter.
Carter is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heikki Viitta showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Viitta keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Viitta bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Carter's head backwards.
A decent looking cross lands there for Viitta.
Carter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Viitta misses with an uppercut.
Viitta throws the left hand but Carter avoids the punch easily.
Viitta throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Carter.
Viitta's corner calls for a 1-2. Viitta obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Carter throws a sloppy head kick and Viitta moves out of range easily.
Carter takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carter takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Viitta throws a sloppy head kick and Carter moves out of range easily.
Viitta connects with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carter throws a wild body kick that Viitta sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter scores with a spinning back kick!
Carter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Viitta moves away.
Carter misses with a body kick.
Carter takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A telegraphed right hand from Viitta misses the target.
Carter throws a lazy body kick
and Viitta counters with a right hand to the body.
Viitta moves into range and connects with a jab.
Carter throws a sloppy head kick and Viitta moves out of range easily.
No joy there for Viitta, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Carter throws a push kick but Viitta slaps the foot to one side.
Donk. Viitta catches Carter right on the button with a cross.
Viitta connects with a good right hand that stumbles Carter. Carter circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Carter throws a push kick but Viitta slaps the foot to one side.
Carter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Viitta is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Carter with a body shot.
Heikki Viitta is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter moves forwards but Viitta connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carter scores with a jab.
Viitta lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Viitta lands a high kick!
Carter defending well as Viitta loads up on a big left hand.
Viitta scores with a head kick. Carter tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Carter misses with the combination.
Viitta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carter with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Carter gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Viitta.
Carter is looking to land body kicks.
Viitta ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Carter tries to land a leg kick but Viitta saw it coming and moves away.
Carter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Viitta misses the jab.
Carter is looking to land body kicks.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Carter.
Viitta throws out a counter right but Carter avoids it with no problem.
Carter is looking to land body kicks.
Viitta throws a leg kick but Carter sees it coming and moves out of range.
Carter throws a jab when Viitta was well out of range.
Carter moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromViitta.
Carter with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Carter doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Carter is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Viitta's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Carter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Viitta counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Carter moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Carter walks into a jab.
Carter takes a kick to the side of the head.
Viitta feints a jab promting Carter to slip. Viitta then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Carter slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carter on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Carter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Viitta cracks Carter with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Carter!
Carter looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Viitta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Viitta tests Carter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Viitta lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Viitta moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab by Viitta.
Justice Carter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Viitta lands a right hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Heikki Viitta comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Viitta 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heikki Viitta!
After winning the bout, Heikki Viitta thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie Barnhardt (ranked 2937 p4p, 2553 weight class) and Ben Stone (ranked 379 p4p, 330 weight class). Barnhardt comes to the cage accompanied by James Brown, living in America . 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ronnie Barnhardt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ben Stone!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Eddie Farnsworth and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnhardt throws a quick inside leg kick.
Barnhardt throws a head kick that misses
and Stone counters with a straight right hand.
Left hook, right uppercut from Stone.
Stone just misses with a punch to the body.
Stone checks the leg kick nicely there.
Barnhardt 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.
Stone looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Stone scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Barnhardt trying to hold on to Stone's head to control him but Stone postures up.
Barnhardt desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Stone not doing much here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnhardt has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Stone is working away from the top position though.
Stone wants to free his trapped foot but Barnhardt is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Barnhardt is positioning himself well to prevent Stone advancing to mount.
Stone seems to be working for a kimura but Barnhardt defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Barnhardt is trying to get back to full guard.
Stone seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Stone wants to work for an arm triangle but Barnhardt is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Stone takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnhardt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barnhardt thuds his right hand into Stone's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
 It looks like Ben Stone has been cut.
Barnhardt misses with a hook
and Stone counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Barnhardt!
Stone tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Stone is looking to take a break and control but Barnhardt is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Barnhardt is trying to control Stone's posture but Stone avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone has control of an arm but Barnhardt manages to advance to Stone's back!
Stone can't escape the position.
Barnhardt has good solid back control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stone manages to reverse the position and now he's in Barnhardt's guard. Nice work there by Stone.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Stone dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ben Stone's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Stone takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Barnhardt lands with a good body shot.
Barnhardt finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Stone tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Barnhardt takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
No joy there for Stone, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barnhardt misses with a low kick.
Barnhardt misses with a straight right.
Stone with the counter takedown but Barnhardt avoids it easily.
Barnhardt takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnhardt misses the shot to the body.
Barnhardt connects with a jab.
Barnhardt scores with a nice body kick.
Barnhardt tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnhardt throws a lazy uppercut
so Stone counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Stone looking to sit in guard and control but Barnhardt gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Barnhardt has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Barnhardt content to stall in guard here.
Ben Stone has got the better of the ground game so far.
Barnhardt wants to control from the top but Stone keeps moving.
Barnhardt is really struggling to control Stone but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone wants to sweep but no luck.
Barnhardt engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Barnhardt has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Stone is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnhardt trying to control but Stone is working from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Stone has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Barnhardt won't allow Stone to sweep him here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Barnhardt.
Barnhardt throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Stone counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Barnhardt!
Stone goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Barnhardt has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Stone but great work by Barnhardt.
Stone tries to buck Barnhardt off but Barnhardt is having none of it.
Stone regains half guard.
Stone is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Barnhardt trying to control from half guard but Stone is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone trying to control but Barnhardt postures up.
Stone wants to get back to full guard.
Stone trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Barnhardt manages to pass to mount!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnhardt can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Stone is looking to escape.
Stone working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ronnie Barnhardt will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ben Stone's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Stone takes a swing at Barnhardt's ribcage but misses.
Stone tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Barnhardt swivels and escapes.
Barnhardt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barnhardt stalks Stone and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Stone's face. Stone staggers backwards, shaken.
Barnhardt stalks Stone and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Stone's face. Stone staggers backwards, shaken.
Barnhardt misses with a head kick.
Stone steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Barnhardt. That one must have hurt.
Barnhardt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barnhardt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stone chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barnhardt can pounce on him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnhardt lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Stone backs up against the cage.
Barnhardt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stone.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Stone lands with a straight right. Barnhardt didn't see that one coming.
A big left from Barnhardt misses.
Stone with the counter takedown but Barnhardt avoids it easily.
Barnhardt throws a sloppy head kick and Stone moves out of range easily.
Stone misses with a two punch combination.
Barnhardt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ronnie Barnhardt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stone lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Barnhardt falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stone counters with a straight right hand.
Good shot there by Barnhardt.
Sloppy strikes from Barnhardt. Those never looked like landing.
Barnhardt walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone misses the shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnhardt throws a shot from downtown. Stone moves away and avoids it.
Stone changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A good leg kick by Barnhardt.
Barnhardt misses with a hook. Stone ducked under it nicely.
Stone scores with a jab to the body.
Ronnie Barnhardt is winning the standup battle so far.
Barnhardt throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Stone.
Barnhardt leaves Stone with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
As Stone looks to move away, Barnhardt throws a big counter combo but Stone just gets out of the way.
Barnhardt clobbers Stone with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Stone gets the takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone is looking to take a break and control but Barnhardt is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Barnhardt prevents Stone from moving into mount.
Barnhardt regains half guard there - taking advantage of Stone's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Barnhardt won't allow Stone to pass to mount.
Barnhardt keeping hold of Stone's head, controlling as best he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Stone wants to take a breather but Barnhardt is having none of it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stone avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stone takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barnhardt. Stone does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stone looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Barnhardt scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ronnie Barnhardt showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Barnhardt 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronnie Barnhardt!
Ronnie Barnhardt gave a mention to Hot Spunk in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Red Fox (ranked 2431 p4p, 2857 weight class) and Bernhard River (ranked 149 p4p, 162 weight class). Fox comes to the cage accompanied by TONIGHT IS MY NIGHT. River has chosen Metallica: Enter Sandman as his entrance music. Red Fox has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Red Fox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bernhard River!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Columbo Gatti and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fox on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fox throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
River scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
River buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
River bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fox's head.
A swing and a miss from Fox.
River displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fox throws out the jab.
A little jabbing left from River on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fox connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A nice inside leg kick there by River. That's going to slow Fox down.
Nice shot lands for Fox.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fox throws an ugly left hook that misses
and River counters with a leg kick.
River slips under a jab from Fox.
River has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
River lands a front kick.
River gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fox wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but River has him pressed against the cage.
A short uppercut from River.
Fox's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox lands an overhand right.
River feints and then cracks Fox's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fox down.
River ducks under a wild hook from Fox.
River steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
River digs a good body shot into Fox's ribs.
River lands with a right hand.
River lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A nice leg kick lands there from River.
Fox throws a lazy right hand but River sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
River lands a right hook to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by River. That's going to slow Fox down.
River scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fox throws a jab when River was well out of range.
River throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Fox's head.
River feints and as Fox raises his hands in defense, River changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fox is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and River dives into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fox is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on River's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for River! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Fox has tapped! This one is allllll over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Bernhard River!
Bernhard River decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Red Fox had this to say: 'I got robbed i want a rematch '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Che Von Cru (ranked 1543 p4p, 1403 weight class) and Ned Kelly (ranked 205 p4p, 184 weight class). Cru comes into the arena with the stranger blaring out of the sound system. Kelly is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Vigilante. Che Von Cru has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Che Von Cru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ned Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Franklyn Lucas and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cru looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cru throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kelly looks to land a left hand but Cru moved out of range nicely.
Kelly swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kelly throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cru stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kelly throws the left hand but Cru avoids the punch easily.
Cru is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cru.
Kelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kelly lands a jab to Cru's midsection.
Cru uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kelly.
Cru misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kelly staying out of range there.
Kelly was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
The fighters circling - Kelly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kelly thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cru gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kelly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cru ducks under a wild hook from Kelly.
Cru quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Ned Kelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cru moves out of range of the strikes.
Kelly swings for the body but Cru moves out of range.
Cru moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kelly tries to close the distance and clinch but Cru swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It looked like Cru was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cru goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Che Von Cru is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cru keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kelly.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Cru - that will leave a mark!
Cru lunges at Kelly with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kelly's hand.
Kelly rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cru counters with a nice uppercut.
Cru looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cru avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kelly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cru.
Kelly throws a shot from downtown. Cru moves away and avoids it.
Cru is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cru listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cru avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kelly throws a right hand that misses
and Cru counters with a body kick.
Kelly misses with a hook. Cru ducked under it nicely.
Kelly has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Cru moves out of range of the strikes.
Cru slips a straight right by Kelly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cru fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kelly manages to avoid it.
Cru tries to land a front kick but Kelly steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cru throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A telegraphed right hand from Cru misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cru throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cru tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kelly paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cru misses with a body shot.
Cru cracks Kelly with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cru takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kelly wants to clinch up but Cru keeps it at a distance.
Kelly fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cru.
Kelly forces Cru back against the cage and clinches.
Cru lands a shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kelly.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kelly.
A head punch on the inside from Kelly fails to land.
Cru lands with a right to the head.
Cru tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kelly's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kelly.
Cru lands with a short shot to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cru swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cru lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly swings wildly with an uppercut but Cru uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cru.
Kelly throws a head punch that misses.
Cru has a couple of punches blocked by Kelly.
Cru throws a punch but it's blocked by Kelly.
Kelly tries a body shot but Cru blocks it.
Cru tries to work over Kelly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kelly is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Cru blocks an elbow strike from Kelly.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cru.
Kelly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cru blocks an uppercut.
Kelly lands a hook that snaps the head of Cru backwards.
Kelly throws a punch but it's blocked by Cru.
Cru misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cru doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cru.
Cru blocking some punches.
Kelly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kelly throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly scores with a shoulder strike.
I was talking to Cru's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Cru blocks an uppercut.
Cru tries to throw a body punch but Kelly avoids it by throwing Cru back against the cage.
Cru works on Kelly's body with a couple of short punches.
Cru misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Kelly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cru presses Kelly against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cru escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cru throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cru fails to land with a series of punches.
Cru is looking to land body kicks.
Kelly throws the left hand but Cru avoids the punch easily.
Cru uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kelly.
Cru is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kelly throws a hook but Cru avoids it easily.
Kelly scores with a sloppy right hand. Cru should have avoided that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kelly throws a low kick but Cru moves out of range easily.
Cru throws a head kick that half lands.
Kelly throws a lazy uppercut
and Kelly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kelly bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ned Kelly will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kelly throws out a loose jab but Cru uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kelly throws a right hand that misses
and Cru counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cru scores with a nice right hand.
Kelly blocks a jab.
Cru blocks a low kick nicely.
Cru is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kelly misses with a hook.
Cru scores with a nice right hand.
Kelly connects with a body shot.
Kelly jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cru avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cru fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kelly just manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Kelly.
Cru scores with a jab.
Cru moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cru staying out of range there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cru blocks a jab.
Kelly moves out of range of the body kick from Cru.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cru lands a nice shot that snaps Kelly's head back.
Kelly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cru swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cru showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kelly.
Cru tried to counter with a leg kick but Kelly avoided it.
Cru tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kelly paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kelly tries to clinch up.
Cru is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Cru circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kelly forces Cru back against the cage and clinches.
Kelly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cru misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kelly.
Kelly struggles to land a body shot inside as Cru controls his hands.
Cru tries a body shot but Kelly blocks it.
Cru blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cru misses with a punch to the body.
Kelly blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Cru.
Cru misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kelly misses with some punches.
Cru blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cru breaks from the clinch.
Cru staying out of range there.
Kelly finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cru misses the shot to the body.
Kelly lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Donk. Kelly catches Cru right on the button with a cross.
Cru uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kelly.
Kelly throws a poor cross that misses
and Cru makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kelly tries to close the distance and clinch but Cru swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cru throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cru ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kelly moves away.
Kelly tries for a takedown but Cru sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cru dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cru jabs Kelly to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kelly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cru.
Cru steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kelly.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cru.
Cru throws a wild body kick that Kelly sees coming a mile off.
A head kick from Cru lands but Kelly takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Cru.
Cru lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kelly has closed the distance and engaged Cru in a clinch.
Kelly misses with some punches.
Cru lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kelly backwards.
Kelly misses with the head strike.
Kelly has a couple of punches blocked by Cru.
Kelly throws a head punch that misses.
Cru working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kelly misses with some punches.
Cru misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cru misses with some punches.
Cru tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kelly.
A short left from Kelly.
Kelly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kelly throws a head punch that misses.
Kelly looking for a takedown.
Cru blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cru misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kelly scores with a shot to the side of Cru's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cru lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ned Kelly seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cru lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kelly backwards.
Cru lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kelly has a couple of punches blocked by Cru.
Cru goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kelly lands a shoulder strike.
Cru misses with some punches.
Kelly throws a head punch that misses.
Kelly working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kelly.
Kelly misses with a body punch.
Cru is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Che Von Cru has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ned Kelly.
Cru misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kelly.
Kelly lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cru backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kelly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cru blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Che Von Cru will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Cru on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kelly tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kelly getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cru slips a straight right by Kelly.
Kelly thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kelly takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cru moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cru goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cru misses with an uppercut.
Nice uppercut there from Kelly.
Cru takes a swing at Kelly's ribcage but misses.
Kelly looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kelly thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kelly slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cru uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kelly.
Cru bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kelly connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kelly tries to close the distance and clinch but Cru swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kelly throws a solid leg kick but Cru takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kelly.
Kelly throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cru cracks a nice hook into Kelly's ribs.
Kelly gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cru lands the left hand.
Nice defenses there by Cru.
Cru swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cru takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cru uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kelly.
Kelly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cru was well out of range. Poor timing from Kelly.
Cru scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kelly throws a head kick but Cru moves out of range.
As Kelly backs away, Cru returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Cru takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kelly misses with a hook to the body
and Cru counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cru throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cru scoring well with a low kick there.
Kelly on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cru. Cru obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kelly avoids the body shot from Cru.
Kelly throws a hook but Cru blocks it.
Cru buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kelly throws the left hand but Cru avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cru misses with a body punch
and Kelly cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cru throws a leg kick that misses.
Kelly throws a solid leg kick but Cru takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kelly.
Kelly is looking to clinch but Cru is avoiding it.
Cru looks to land a right hand but Kelly moved out of range.
A shot to the liver by Cru. Beautiful body shot.
Kelly looks to land a combination but Cru avoids it well.
Cru throws the kick towards the body but Kelly avoids it.
Kelly lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kelly lands with a nice body punch.
Kelly tries to clinch up.
Kelly throws a jab when Cru was well out of range.
Kelly looks to land a right hand but Cru moved out of range.
Kelly moves away from the strike by Cru.
The fighters circling - Kelly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kelly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cru manages to avoid it.
Cru throws a leg kick
and Kelly counters with a series of strikes. Cru will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly looks to land a right hand but Cru moved out of range.
Cru slips a straight right by Kelly.
Kelly's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cru connects with the punch.
Cru lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kelly will feel that in the morning.
Kelly misses with a left hand
and Cru counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kelly on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kelly looks to land a left hand but Cru moved out of range nicely.
Kelly missing with a left hand there. Cru was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cru uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kelly.
Cru uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kelly.
Kelly ducks right into an uppercut from Cru.
Cru misses with an uppercut. Kelly saw that one coming.
Kelly misses with a right hand
and Cru makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cru blocks a jab.
And Cru counters with a quick kick to the body but Kelly blocks it.
Cru is looking to land body kicks.
Kelly tried to score with a low kick but Cru checks it.
Che Von Cru is winning the standup battle so far.
Cru staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly wants to clinch up but Cru keeps it at a distance.
Kelly closes the distance and clinches up with Cru, looking for a takedown. Kelly pushes Cru against the cage but Cru circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kelly loads up on a big right hand but Cru slips the punch.
Kelly is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kelly throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kelly shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kelly moves out of range of the body kick.
Cru misses with a wild body shot.
Kelly throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cru.
It looked like Cru was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kelly.
Cru throws a body kick that misses.
Nice shot lands for Cru.
A big right from Kelly misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Cru misses the target.
A clash of legs there as Cru blocks the low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cru throws a hook but Kelly blocks it.
Kelly misses with a looping left.
Kelly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Kelly misses.
A big right from Kelly misses.
A little feinted left hand from Cru on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ned Kelly.
I think Kelly 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ned Kelly!
An out of breath Ned Kelly thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Chunks (ranked 2888 p4p, 2502 weight class) and Jose Canseco (ranked 303 p4p, 267 weight class). Canseco has chosen Lenarr Young - I gotta take a doo doo as his entrance music. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Chunks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Canseco !
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Reed Andrews and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Canseco throws a series of strikes that have Chunks backpedaling.
Canseco throws a right hand that Chunks ducks under and follows up with a left that Chunks also avoids with ease.
Canseco looks to land a combination. Chunks sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Canseco misses with a double jab.
Canseco avoids the body shot from Chunks.
Chunks lands a body shot.
Canseco slips a straight right by Chunks.
Sloppy strikes from Chunks. Those never looked like landing.
Chunks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Canseco paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chunks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Canseco tries to bum rush Chunks with a series of wild strikes but Chunks uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Canseco lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The fighters circling - Canseco throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Canseco scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Canseco swats away the attempt to clinch by Chunks.
Canseco misses with a combination
and Chunks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A slow jab from Chunks misses its intended target.
Canseco gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Chunks uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Canseco .
Chunks looks to land a right hand but Canseco moved out of range.
Canseco lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Canseco jabs at Chunks's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canseco lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Canseco 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Chunks connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Canseco scrambles back to his feet.
Canseco waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chunks.
Chunks feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Chunks misses with a body shot.
Despite the aggression on Canseco 's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Canseco moves out of range as Chunks strikes.
Jose Canseco is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chunks shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Canseco napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Canseco is pushing Chunks's head away, looking to escape. Chunks manages to hold on to the position though.
Chunks trying to control the position but Canseco is working away.
Chunks scoring with punches from side control.
Canseco is trying to buck Chunks off.
Chunks scoring with punches and elbows.
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!
Chunks in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Canseco is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Chunks asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Chunks lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chunks lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Chunks is looking to take a break and control but Canseco is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Canseco tries to escape but Chunks is in control.
Chunks lands a nice forearm strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Check out the look on Chunks's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Chunks lands a few punches from side control.
Chunks is putting a hurting on Canseco here, landing some big shots from side control.
Chunks definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Canseco is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Chunks lands an elbow.
Canseco being controlled for a moment.
Canseco wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Canseco told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chunks landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Canseco is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Chunks trying to control the position but Canseco is working away.
Canseco is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Chunks is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chunks working the head and body with strikes.
Canseco takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Canseco pushes Chunks away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Chunks gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Canseco sneaks out the side door and pushes Chunks away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Chunks closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Chunks is trying to control. Canseco wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Chunks winds up and cracks Canseco with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Canseco makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Canseco on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Canseco is working the combinations to good effect here.
Chunks throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Canseco .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Canseco rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chunks moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chunks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Canseco .
Chunks keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Canseco .
Nice shot lands for Canseco .
Chunks jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Canseco throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Canseco throws a combination that misses
and Chunks counters with a straight right hand.
Chunks throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Canseco .
Chunks connects with the punch.
Canseco misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Canseco scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Chunks catches Canseco with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A combination from Canseco does no damage.
Left hook, right uppercut from Canseco .
Canseco swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jose Canseco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chunks moves into the clinch.
Canseco wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Canseco misses with a body punch.
Chunks drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Canseco gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Canseco wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bobby Chunks will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Chunks will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Canseco misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Canseco misses with a jab, cross combination.
It looked like Chunks wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Canseco fails to land with a series of punches.
Chunks throws a big shot that misses.
Jose Canseco is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chunks changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Canseco tries to avoid it but Chunks manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Canseco to the ground. Canseco escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Chunks takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Chunks looks to land a right hand but Canseco moved out of range.
Nice defenses there by Canseco .
Canseco throws a counter combo.
Chunks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some wild striking there from Canseco .
Chunks was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Chunks misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Canseco rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chunks moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chunks just misses with a punch to the body.
Canseco fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jose Canseco seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chunks showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Canseco .
Chunks misses with an uppercut. Canseco saw that one coming.
Canseco 's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Canseco duly obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Canseco misses with a hook
letting Chunks counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chunks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chunks throws a jab but it's blocked by Canseco .
Canseco throws a nice looking combination but Chunks bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chunks avoids a punch combination nicely.
Canseco looks to land a combination but Chunks avoids it well.
Canseco comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A jab from Chunks misses.
Canseco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chunks.
Canseco ducks under a wild hook from Chunks.
Chunks dodges the punch combination from Canseco .
Chunks tries to counter with a takedown but Canseco is quick to defend against it.
Canseco stalks Chunks and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Chunks's face. Chunks staggers backwards, shaken.
A looping hook to the body misses from Canseco . Chunks does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Chunks wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Chunks misses with a hook.
Canseco 's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Canseco duly obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Canseco scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Chunks looks to score with a jab to the body but Canseco is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canseco keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Canseco tries to bum rush Chunks with a series of wild strikes but Chunks uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Canseco bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chunks shoots in for a takedown but Canseco shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The fighters circling - Canseco throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Canseco scores with a jab to the jaw.
Chunks avoids the body shot from Canseco .
Canseco moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Canseco pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Chunks back to the cage. Canseco follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Chunks misses with an uppercut. Canseco saw that one coming.
Canseco throws a nice looking combination but Chunks bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chunks's corner calls for a 1-2. Chunks obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
No joy there for Canseco , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chunks misses the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Chunks misses the target.
Canseco misses with a double jab.
Canseco throws a one two combo.
Nice uppercut there from Chunks.
Chunks tries to bum rush Canseco with a series of wild strikes but Canseco uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Canseco throws a counter combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chunks slips under a jab from Canseco .
Canseco goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Chunks throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Canseco unleashes a big counter combination but Chunks bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Chunks throws the left hand but Canseco avoids the punch easily.
Canseco moves out of range of the strikes.
Canseco works over Chunks's head and body with a nice combination.
Canseco slips under a jab from Chunks.
Chunks connects with a jab.
Canseco avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chunks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Canseco was well out of range. Poor timing from Chunks.
Chunks has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Chunks fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Canseco sprawls well initially but Chunks persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Canseco wants to get back to his feet.
Chunks working the head and body with strikes.
Chunks controlling the pace.
Chunks lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Chunks trying to control the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Canseco is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Chunks scores with a couple of nice shots.
Canseco wants to get back to his feet.
Chunks seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Canseco has hold of Chunks's hands but Chunks slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Chunks in particular looking to stall.
Chunks prevents Canseco from standing back up.
Bobby Chunks overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chunks scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Canseco pushes Chunks off looking to stand but Chunks dives back in and keeps control.
Canseco has one foot on Chunks's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Chunks takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The fighters circling - Chunks throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chunks doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Canseco throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Canseco just misses with a punch to the body.
Chunks shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Chunks was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Chunks prevents Canseco from escaping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Canseco showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Chunks's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Chunks misses with an uppercut.
Canseco throws a series of punches but Chunks moves out of range.
Chunks tries to clinch up but Canseco circles away and keeps his distance.
Chunks throws the left hand but Canseco avoids the punch easily.
Canseco tries to sprawl but Chunks drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Chunks sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Canseco is not content to let Chunks control the position.
Canseco tries to kick Chunks off but Chunks keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chunks lands with a punch from half guard.
Canseco is trying to stand.
Chunks has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Canseco is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Chunks is taking a breather. Canseco says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Chunks is trying to work for a kimura but Canseco is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chunks content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Chunks working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Canseco wants to stand back up but Chunks manages to pass into side control.
Chunks is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Canseco has escaped the position, nice work there.
Chunks prevents Canseco from escaping the position.
Chunks lands some shots froms side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Canseco is trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chunks lands an elbow.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Canseco takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Chunks landing a few strikes.
Chunks working the ground and pound from side control.
 Canseco is rocked!
Canseco is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Chunks asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Canseco is still in real trouble! Can Chunks finish him?
Canseco seems to have recovered his senses.
Canseco takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Chunks cracks Canseco with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Chunks immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Canseco is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Chunks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobby Chunks!
Bobby Chunks thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Jose Canseco spoke after the fight, saying 'Fucking CTE'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Come @ Me Bro (ranked 925 p4p, 773 weight class) and Ife Edwards (ranked 143 p4p, 118 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Edwards's choice of entrance music: Damian Marley - Road to Zion. Ife Edwards will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Come @ Me Bro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ife Edwards!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Columbo Gatti and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Edwards tenderised Bro's leg. Bro is trying to keep his angry face on.
Edwards slips under a jab.
Edwards unleashes a big counter combination but Bro bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bro throws a poor cross that misses
and Edwards counters with an outside leg kick.
Bro doesn't manage to clinch there - Edwards circles away.
Bro throws a predictable looking body shot
and Edwards counters with a nice kick to the body.
Bro looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Edwards bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Edwards is looking for the big counter here.
A swing and a miss from Edwards.
Bro throws a hook but Edwards avoids it easily.
Come @ Me Bro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A good leg kick by Edwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bro bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bro walks forward, straight into a front kick from Edwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bro misses with a body shot
and Edwards counters with a stiff right hand.
Bro punishes Edwards's body with a nice straight punch.
Bro comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Edwards lands a leg kick that knocks Bro off balance momentarily.
Bro connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Edwards momentarily.
Bro connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Edwards was well out of range. Poor timing from Bro.
Edwards on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bro checks a leg kick.
Bro feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Edwardss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice shot by Bro.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Edwards throws a nice head kick!
Bro misses with a hook to the body
and Edwards counters with a good low kick that Bro was not able to check.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bro finds it's way round the side to connect with Edwards's head.
Bro misses with a hook
and Edwards counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bro's knee momentarily.
Bro fails to land with a series of punches.
Bro tries to clinch but Edwards moves away
and Edwards counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bro misses with an uppercut
and Edwards counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Edwards circles away from the clinch attempt.
Edwards only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Edwards moves away.
Edwards swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Edwards ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Edwards steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Bro looks to score with a jab to the body but Edwards is just out of range.
Edwards lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bro lands with a cross.
Bro instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bro can't find room to land a body shot as Edwards controls the action.
Edwards lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Edwards lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Edwards blocks an uppercut.
Edwards lands a hook that snaps the head of Bro backwards.
Edwards breaks from the clinch.
Bro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Edwards steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Edwards goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bro swings widly with a right hand
and Edwards counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Edwards pushes Bro away with a front kick.
Bro jabs at Edwards's body.
A nice leg kick from Edwards, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bro darts in trying to clinch
and Edwards counters with a good low kick that Bro was not able to check.
Bro throws a big shot that misses.
Bro feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Edwardss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bro avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Edwards throws a shot from downtown. Bro moves away and avoids it.
Edwards looks to land a left hand but Bro moved out of range nicely.
Bro closes the distance but Edwards moves to the side
and Edwards counters with a nice uppercut.
Edwards throws a low kick but Bro avoids it.
Bro is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Bro misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ife Edwards will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bro throws an off balance right hand
and Edwards counters with a stiff right hand.
Bro throws an overhand right that lands on Edwards's shoulder, as Edwards tries to avoid the shot.
Edwards unleashes a big counter combination but Bro bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Edwards takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bro throws an off balance right hand
and Edwards counters with a leg kick.
Bro swings for the body but Edwards moves out of range.
Bro tries to clinch but Edwards moves away
and Edwards counters with a straight right hand.
Bro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bro moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromEdwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bro stuns Edwards with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bro misses with a hook to the body
and Edwards counters with a nice right hand that sends Bro toppling to the canvas! Bro scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Edwards finish him?!
 Bro is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bro forces Edwards back against the cage and clinches.
Oh Bro is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Edwards lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bro backwards.
Edwards scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Edwards sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Bro's defenses. It connects perfectly with Bro's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ife Edwards!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Ife Edwards made sure he mentioned Shadow Warrior Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brad Brunswick (ranked 1602 p4p, 1024 weight class) and Daniel Himes (ranked 223 p4p, 149 weight class). Himes has chosen Oasis - Supersonic as his entrance music. Daniel Himes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brad Brunswick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Daniel Himes!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Dean Styles and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brunswick fails in his attempt to clinch.
Himes has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Brunswick is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Brunswick moves in looking to clinch but Himes pushes him off.
Brunswick is looking to clinch.
Brunswick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Himes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brunswick keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Himes.
Brunswick is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Himes fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Brunswick is out of range.
Brunswick moves into the clinch.
Brunswick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Himes misses with a knee to the head.
Himes is trying to maintain a safe position but Brunswick gets an underhook and turns Himes into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Himes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brunswick tries to work over Himes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The referee calls for Himes to work.
Brunswick lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Himes backwards.
Brunswick keeps control of Himes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Himes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Himes has Brunswick pressed against the cage.
Brunswick tries to work over Himes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brunswick blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Himes stalls.
Brunswick misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brunswick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Himes misses with a knee to the head.
Brunswick swings wildly with an uppercut but Himes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Himes blocking some punches.
Himes scores with a knee to the head.
Himes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brunswick blocks it with crossed arms.
Brunswick lands a hook that snaps the head of Himes backwards.
Brunswick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Himes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brunswick has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Himes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brunswick tries to throw a body punch but Himes avoids it by throwing Brunswick back against the cage.
Brunswick scores with a shot to the side of Himes's head.
It looks like Daniel Himes has been cut.
Himes connects with a knee to the head.
Himes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brunswick scores with a hook to the body.
Himes scores with a hook to the body.
Brunswick tries to work over Himes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Himes leaning against his opponent.
Brunswick avoiding damage as Himes throws knees to the body.
Himes blocks an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Brunswick lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Brunswick throws a head punch that misses.
A hook to the body from Brunswick.
Brunswick working aggressively here.
Brunswick pushes Himes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brunswick lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brunswick lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Brunswick tries to throw a body punch but Himes avoids it by throwing Brunswick back against the cage.
Himes is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Brunswick working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brunswick on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brunswick swings wildly with an uppercut but Himes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Himes scores a nice knee to the body.
Himes struggles to land a body shot inside as Brunswick controls his hands.
Brunswick on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brunswick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Himes's elbow.
Brunswick misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Brunswick.
Brunswick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Himes swings wildly with an uppercut but Brunswick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brunswick pushes Himes back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brunswick misses with a punch to the body.
Good body shot from Brunswick.
Brunswick working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Brunswick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brunswick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brunswick tries a body shot but Himes blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brunswick lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Himes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brunswick has him pressed against the cage.
Himes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brunswick tries to clinch up but Himes circles away and keeps his distance.
Himes steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Brunswick is looking to clinch but Himes is avoiding it.
Himes gets tackled into the cage by Brunswick. Brunswick maintains the clinch.
Himes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brunswick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brunswick lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brunswick tries to throw a body punch but Himes avoids it by throwing Brunswick back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Brunswick dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Himes's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Himes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brunswick looks to clinch
enabling Himes to counter with a crisp jab.
Himes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Himes will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Brunswick throwing a counter right hand but Himes manages to avoid it.
Brunswick ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Good work by Brunswick as he checks the leg kick.
A jab from Himes does it's job there.
Brunswick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Himes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Himes throws a body kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brunswick tries to clinch up
and Himes counters with a nice low kick that buckles Brunswick's knee momentarily.
Brunswick fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Himes, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Himes gets through Brunswick's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Himes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Himes is leaning against Brunswick and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Himes is stalling here.
Himes has had enough of the clinch but Brunswick keeps him there for the moment.
Himes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brunswick moves to clinch but Himes breaks away
letting Himes counter with a right hand.
Himes circles away from the clinch attempt
and Himes counters with a stiff right hand.
Brunswick tries to clinch but Himes moves away
and Himes counters with a stiff right hand.
We've been told by Brunswick's head coaches at Catch Wrestling L.A. that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Brunswick is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Himes tried to score with a low kick but Brunswick checks it.
Brunswick throwing a counter right hand but Himes manages to avoid it.
Brunswick tries to clinch but Himes moves away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Brunswick tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Himes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brunswick closes the distance and clinches.
Brunswick lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A bit of stalling here from Himes.
Come on Himes - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd are getting on Himes's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Brunswick misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knees to the body from Himes.
Brunswick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Himes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brunswick has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Himes stalling.
Himes tries to break the clinch but Brunswick is controlling the position.
Himes tries to throw a body punch but Brunswick avoids it by throwing Himes back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Himes is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Brunswick lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Brunswick throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Himes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Himes blocks an uppercut.
Brunswick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brunswick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brunswick misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brunswick pushes Himes back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Brunswick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brunswick swings wildly with an uppercut but Himes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Himes wants to break free but Brunswick has control.
Himes dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Himes blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Himes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Brunswick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Himes's elbow.
Himes leaning his opponent against the cage.
Brunswick can't find room to land a body shot as Himes controls the action.
Brad Brunswick has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Himes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Himes trying to land knees to the body.
Himes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brunswick has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Brunswick gets through Himes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Himes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brunswick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Himes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Himes shapes to counter with a head kick.
Brunswick doesn't manage to clinch there - Himes circles away.
Brunswick takes the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Himes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Daniel Himes's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Brunswick tries to clinch up
and Brunswick takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brunswick tries to clinch up
and Himes counters with a left and a right that stings Brunswick.
Brunswick moves to clinch but Himes breaks away
and Himes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brunswick wants to clinch
and Himes counters with a two punch combo.
Brad Brunswick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brunswick moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Himes.
Brunswick misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Himes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Himes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brunswick scores with a hook to the body.
Himes taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Himes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brunswick tries to clinch there but Himes circles away.
Himes with a nice calf kick.
Himes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Himes throws out a counter right but Brunswick avoids it with no problem.
Himes throws a shot from downtown. Brunswick moves away and avoids it.
Brunswick tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Himes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Himes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Himes throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Himes wants to slow Brunswick down by chopping away at his legs.
Brunswick is looking to counter punch.
Himes throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brunswick moves in looking to clinch but Himes pushes him off.
Brunswick takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Brunswick moves into the clinch successfully.
Brunswick lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Himes or not.
Himes wants to stall.
Himes stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Brunswick softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Brunswick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Himes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brunswick clinches up with Himes and pushes him back against the cage.
Himes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Himes misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brunswick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brunswick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brunswick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brunswick struggles to land a body shot inside as Himes controls his hands.
Brunswick lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Himes backwards.
Brunswick swings wildly with an uppercut but Himes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Himes wants to break free but Brunswick has control.
Himes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Brunswick lands a nice shot to the body.
Himes is trying to break free.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Brunswick is working Himes over against the cage.
Himes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brunswick pushes Himes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Himes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Himes wants to stall.
Himes tries to circle away but Brunswick has him pinned against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brunswick misses with a hook to the ribs.
Himes working Brunswick over with knees to the body.
Himes landing knees to the head.
Himes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Himes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brunswick avoids it.
Himes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Himes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brunswick has him pressed against the cage.
Brunswick lands a shoulder strike.
Brunswick misses with a punch to the body.
Himes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brunswick is defending well for now.
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!
Brunswick struggles to land a body shot inside as Himes controls his hands.
Himes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brad Brunswick is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Himes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Himes swats away the attempt to clinch by Brunswick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Himes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Himes 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Himes!
Daniel Himes made sure to mention his sponsor, Fenrir Fightgear - Anno 2013 in his post fight interview.
In defeat, Brad Brunswick stepped up to the mic, saying 'I've had a good career but these last three outings have been hard. I went to 170 because Wells wouldn't fight me at 205 and I had a teammate at 185. I came back to my natural weight hoping I'd get back to winning. That didn't happen. It tells me what I needed to know. It's time to walk away. Thanks'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Deacon Frost (ranked 96 p4p, 831 weight class) and Lucas Marston (ranked 5 p4p, 12 weight class). Marston is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bring it on motherfucker. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Deacon Frost !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lucas Marston!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Russell Pearce and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frost looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Frost throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Marston is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Frost .
Marston throws a head kick but Frost moves out of range.
Frost looks to throw the jab but Marston is out of range.
Frost rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Marston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marston looks to throw the jab but Frost is out of range.
Frost is looking to counter punch.
Frost listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Frost gets a clinch.
Marston trying to control the position but instead, Frost has worked for underhooks and has pushed Marston into the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Marston creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marston misses with the head strike.
Marston lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Marston's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost closes the distance and clinches.
Marston working aggressively here.
Frost lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Marston backwards.
Marston working aggressively here.
Frost blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marston breaks the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Marston.
Marston misses with the combination.
Marston throws a sloppy head kick and Frost moves out of range easily.
Frost throws a right hand that Marston ducks under and follows up with a left that Marston also avoids with ease.
Marston swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Marston throws a poor cross that misses
and Frost connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Lucas Marston has been cut.
Marston thumps Frost with a low kick.
Frost misses with a head kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Marston!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marston tries to work over Frost 's front leg with a kick but Frost checks it.
Marston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Frost .
Marston moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marston. Frost does a little dance to reset his feet.
Frost clinches up with Marston and pushes him back against the cage.
Marston working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Frost stalling the fight.
Frost is trying to maintain a safe position but Marston gets an underhook and turns Frost into the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Marston.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Frost .
Marston takes a shot to the head.
Frost manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Frost scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marston tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Marston fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marston.
Marston working aggressively here.
Marston breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Frost drops Marston with a beautiful combination! Marston stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Frost is looking for the KO!
Frost is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marston.
Frost moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Marston scores with a jab. Frost acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Frost ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Frost throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marston.
Marston looks to land a right hand but Frost moved out of range.
Frost misses with a head kick.
Frost scores with a nice head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frost gets a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marston.
Frost blocking some punches.
Frost breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Frost .
Frost looks to land a combination but Marston avoids it well.
Frost misses the jab.
Marston throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
No joy there for Frost , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A nice side step and Marston releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Marston scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Frost forces Marston back against the cage and clinches.
Frost trying to stall but Marston improves his position.
Frost 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marston looks to score with a jab to the body but Frost is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Deacon Frost dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lucas Marston's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Marston has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Frost finds it's way round the side to connect with Marston's head.
A lazy left from Frost finds it's target.
Marston steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Frost .
Marston let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Deacon Frost is winning the standup battle so far.
A slow jab from Frost misses its intended target.
Marston misses the jab.
Frost seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A lazy left from Frost finds it's target.
Marston steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Frost .
Frost throws a jab but it's blocked by Marston.
Marston scoring well with a low kick there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frost takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've been told by Frost 's head coaches at The Forge that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Frost misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marston.
Frost misses with a double jab.
Frost takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Deacon Frost is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marston feints and then cracks Frost 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Frost down.
Frost checks the leg kick.
Frost loads up on a big right hand but Marston slips the punch.
Frost is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marston can do to turn this around?
Frost lands a big uppercut and Marston crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Marston looks OK. Frost waves Marston back to his feet!
Marston cracks Frost with an open hand slap.
Frost swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Marston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Marston misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Frost misses with a double jab
and Marston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Frost on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Marston. Marston obviously looking to wear him down.
Frost moves into the clinch.
Marston misses with the head strike.
Frost misses with the head strike.
Frost just leaning against Marston, taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Frost throws a poor cross that misses
and Marston counters with a body kick that stops Frost in his tracks momentarily.
Marston looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Marston ducks under a wild hook from Frost .
Marston throws a sloppy head kick and Frost moves out of range easily.
Frost misses with a lunging right hand
and Marston counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marston cracks a nice hook into Frost 's ribs.
Frost 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.
Frost falls off balance throwing a combination
and Marston counters with a body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A leg kick checked by Marston.
Marston blocks a head kick by Frost .
Marston clobbers Frost with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost defending well as Marston loads up on a big left hand.
Frost on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Marston throws a leg kick
and Marston takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marston tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Frost was well out of range. Poor timing from Marston.
Frost throws a lazy head kick
and Marston counters with a nice body shot.
Marston tries to land a front kick but Frost steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Marston gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Frost counters with a stiff right hand.
Frost takes a swing at Marston's ribcage but misses.
Marston dodges the punch combination from Frost .
Marston misses with a looping right.
Frost fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Marston, pushing him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frost manages to break the clinch.
Frost takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Frost misses with a hook
and Marston counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marston misses with a jab to the body
and Frost counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Marston misses with a looping right.
Marston misses the shot to the body.
Marston fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Frost manages to avoid it.
Marston fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Frost .
Marston scores with a hook to the body. Frost takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Marston throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Frost misses with a two punch combination.
Frost blocks a head kick by Marston.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lucas Marston will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Lucas Marston's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Frost 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Marston connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Frost scrambles back to his feet.
Marston jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Frost misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marston.
Marston throws a big counter head kick but Frost avoids it with no problem.
Marston lands a nice looking body shot.
Frost misses with a right hand
and Marston cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Frost chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Marston can pounce on him.
Marston throws a low kick, looking for Frost 's leg but Frost calmly moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Frost misses the target.
Marston connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Frost 's hands.
A slow jab from Marston misses its intended target.
A quick step to the side and Frost tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frost lunges at Marston with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Marston's hand.
Frost misses with a body shot.
Marston let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Marston doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Marston throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marston looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Marston looks to throw the jab but Frost is out of range.
Frost looks to score with a jab to the body but Marston is just out of range.
Marston misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Frost counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marston misses with a hook. Frost ducked under it nicely.
Frost throws a sloppy head kick
and Marston counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Frost moves into range and connects with a jab.
Marston misses with an uppercut.
Marston misses the jab.
Frost checks the leg kick nicely there.
Frost lands a front kick.
Marston stuns Frost with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marston throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Frost lands with a nice combination. Marston backs away looking to recover.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marston tries to keep at a distance but Frost has taken the fight into the clinch.
Marston is trying to break the clinch but Frost is controlling him.
Frost tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Frost wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Frost lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Marston tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The referee calls for Marston to work.
Frost stalling the fight.
Marston misses with the head strike.
Frost has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Marstons head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Frost .
Marston lands a shot to the body.
Marston is trying to stall.
Marston misses with some punches.
Marston scores with a shoulder strike.
Marston scores with a shoulder strike.
Frost tries a body shot but Marston blocks it.
Marston lands a body shot in the clinch.
Frost is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marston has a couple of punches blocked by Frost .
Marston misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marston swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Marston as Frost tries to tie him up.
Marston working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marston makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Frost tries to stall but Marston uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Marston lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Frost .
Marston has Frost pressed against the cage, preventing Frost from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Marston lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marston slows down the pace here.
Frost 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marston scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A slow jab from Frost misses its intended target.
Frost throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marston throws a hook to the side of Frost 's head but Frost sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lucas Marston comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Marston 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucas Marston!
Lucas Marston made sure to mention his sponsor, The Juice Haven in his post fight interview.
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