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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steel Brightblade (ranked 6405 p4p, 25031 weight class) and Paul Perlman (ranked 633 p4p, 681 weight class). Steel Brightblade is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steel Brightblade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Perlman !
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brightblade looks to land a combination but Perlman avoids it well.
Brightblade blocks a leg kick.
Perlman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Perlman checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The fight stays on the outside here - Perlman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Perlman connects with a looping right hand.
Perlman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brightblade.
Perlman appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Brightblade pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Perlman raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perlman feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Brightblades jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Brightblade throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brightblade. Perlman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Perlman looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Brightblade throws a lazy body kick
and Perlman counters with a stiff right hand.
Brightblade misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brightblade clinches up with Perlman and pushes him back against the cage.
Perlman prevents a body shot from Brightblade.
Brightblade with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Perlman looking to slow down the pace here.
Perlman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brightblade misses with a punch on the inside.
Perlman takes a knee to the side of the body.
Brightblade tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Perlman avoids it.
Perlman blocks an uppercut.
Perlman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A bit of stalling here from Brightblade.
Brightblade misses with a punch on the inside.
Brightblade with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Brightblade scores a nice knee to the body.
Perlman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Brightblade doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brightblade creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Brightblade.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Brightblade misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perlman managing to block the knees to the body from Brightblade.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Perlman has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Brightblade is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Perlman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A good leg kick by Perlman .
Brightblade missing with a left hand there. Perlman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brightblade lands a high kick!
Steel Brightblade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brightblade fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Brightblade pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brightblade swings away with a body shot that misses
and Perlman makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brightblade tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brightblade is looking to wear down Perlman with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Brightblade throws a shot to the body.
Brightblade throws a nice outside leg kick.
Brightblade with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Perlman gets tackled into the cage by Brightblade. Brightblade maintains the clinch.
Perlman looks winded!
Brightblade tries to land knees in the clinch but Perlman avoids the damage to the body.
Brightblade misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brightblade lands a nice uppercut.
Perlman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Brightblade trying to land knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Brightblade.
Brightblade has Perlman pressed against the cage, preventing Perlman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Brightblade misses with a knee to the head.
Perlman jumps guard and drags Brightblade to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Brightblade trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brightblade stays in close to Perlman 's body and controls the position.
Brightblade is working Perlman over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Brightblade distracts Perlman with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Brightblade seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Brightblade sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Perlman 's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steel Brightblade dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Brightblade lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Brightblade misses with a body punch
and Perlman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brightblade clinches up with Perlman and pushes him back against the cage.
Brightblade lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brightblade misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brightblade is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Perlman can do to turn this around?
A shot in the inside from Brightblade.
Perlman tries to stall but Brightblade uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Brightblade landing knees to the body.
Brightblade tries to land knees in the clinch but Perlman avoids the damage to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Brightblade just misses with a elbow thrown towards Perlman 's brow.
Steel Brightblade has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Perlman manages to pull guard.
Brightblade controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Perlman is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perlman has an active guard here but Brightblade has managed to pass into half guard.
Brightblade stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Brightblade has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Brightblade is looking to chop away at Perlman 's legs.
Perlman looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Brightblade throws a sloppy head kick and Perlman moves out of range easily.
Brightblade fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perlman manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brightblade takes a swing at Perlman 's ribcage but misses.
Perlman shoots in looking for a takedown. Brightblade tries to sprawl out of it but Perlman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Brightblade manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Brightblade swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Brightblade throws a push kick but Perlman slaps the foot to one side.
Brightblade wants to slow Perlman down by chopping away at his legs.
Brightblade tries to score with a low kick but Perlman moves his leg out of the way.
Brightblade backing away here, and Perlman unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Perlman checks a leg kick.
Brightblade throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perlman is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Brightblade moves into the clinch.
Perlman is pushing Brightblade up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Perlman avoiding damage as Brightblade throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brightblade looking to throw knees to the head but Perlman is blocking nicely.
Perlman throws an elbow that misses.
Brightblade landing knees to the head.
Brightblade missing with knees to the body.
Perlman prevents a body shot from Brightblade.
Perlman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brightblade tries a knee to the head but Perlman blocks it.
Brightblade pressing his opponent against the cage.
Perlman avoids the elbow strike from Brightblade, against the cage.
Brightblade tries to throw a body punch but Perlman avoids it by throwing Brightblade back against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brightblade lands a body punch.
Brightblade misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brightblade tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brightblade tries a body shot but Perlman blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steel Brightblade dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Brightblade has managed to clinch.
Brightblade tries a body shot but Perlman blocks it.
Perlman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Perlman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
 It looks like Steel Brightblade has been cut.
Brightblade lands an uppercut.
Perlman jumps guard and drags Brightblade to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Brightblade controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Brightblade passes Perlman 's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Still in half guard, Brightblade seems content to control.
Perlman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perlman wants to improve his position but Brightblade is controlling well.
Perlman is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brightblade content to control rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brightblade continues to stall.
More hug and hope from Brightblade.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brightblade takes the fight into the clinch.
Brightblade tries a body shot but Perlman blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Brightblade lands a body shot.
Brightblade is pushing Perlman up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Brightblade trying to land knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Brightblade.
Brightblade lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Perlman backwards.
Brightblade cracks Perlman with a nice body shot.
Brightblade missing with knees to the body.
Perlman dodges an elbow strike from Brightblade.
Brightblade lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Perlman backwards.
Brightblade lands a body punch.
Brightblade scores with a knee to the head.
Brightblade goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brightblade working Perlman over with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brightblade looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Perlman managing to block the knees to the body from Brightblade.
Brightblade softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Brightblade scores with a shot to the side of Perlman 's head.
Brightblade misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brightblade scores with a shoulder strike.
Brightblade unloads a knee to the mid-section. Perlman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A right handed body shot lands from Brightblade.
Brightblade misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brightblade.
Brightblade lands a nice elbow.
Perlman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brightblade effectively controlling the action here.
Perlman managing to block the knees to the body from Brightblade.
Brightblade lands a body punch in the clinch.
Paul Perlman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brightblade lands a body shot in the clinch.
Brightblade lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perlman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Good body shot from Brightblade.
Perlman blocks the elbow strike.
Brightblade can't find room to land a body shot as Perlman controls the action.
Brightblade scores with a knee to the head.
Brightblade stalls.
Brightblade cracks Perlman with a nice body shot.
The referee is keeping an eye on Brightblade - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Brightblade has Perlman pushed against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Brightblade as the two fighters clinch.
Steel Brightblade is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brightblade lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Perlman .
And that's the end of the fight!
Steel Brightblade showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brightblade has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:26
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steel Brightblade!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hank McCoy (ranked 6205 p4p, 6493 weight class) and Scott Thompson (ranked 528 p4p, 540 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hank McCoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Scott Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Thompson distracts McCoy with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
It looks like Hank McCoy has been cut.
Thompson distracts McCoy with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hank McCoy's cut is getting worse.
Thompson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
McCoy looking for a sweep. Not yet McCoy, not yet.
Thompson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hank McCoy's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Hank McCoy's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Scott Thompson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dimitri Paine (ranked 4906 p4p, 6485 weight class) and Randall Cunningham Jnr (ranked 528 p4p, 599 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dimitri Paine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Randall Cunningham Jnr!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paine misses with a looping right.
Paine closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Paine misses with a body shot.
Cunningham Jnr steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Paine.
No joy there for Paine, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cunningham Jnr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Paine.
It seemed like Cunningham Jnr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cunningham Jnr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Paine scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cunningham Jnr in his tracks.
Cunningham Jnr throws a push kick but Paine slaps the foot to one side.
Paine takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cunningham Jnr has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paine. Cunningham Jnr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paine catches Cunningham Jnr with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
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!
Paine scores with a body shot.
Paine looks to land a combination but Cunningham Jnr avoids it well.
Cunningham Jnr appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Paine on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Paine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cunningham Jnr manages to avoid it.
Paine throws a combination that misses
and Cunningham Jnr counters with a left to the body.
Paine is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paine. Cunningham Jnr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cunningham Jnr throws a good cross that connects.
Paine thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cunningham Jnr lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Cunningham Jnr there.
A cross from Cunningham Jnr lands.
 Paine is rocked!
Paine takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Oh Paine is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cunningham Jnr lands a nice shot that snaps Paine's head back.
Paine misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cunningham Jnr! But no joy.
Cunningham Jnr closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Paine! Cunningham Jnr dives in looking to finish! Paine is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randall Cunningham Jnr!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Clifford Smith (ranked 5573 p4p, 6416 weight class) and Rene Lavice (ranked 554 p4p, 598 weight class). Rene Lavice is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Clifford Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rene Lavice!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Smith blocks the body kick.
Lavice moves out of range as Smith strikes.
Lavice has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Smith is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Lavice throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
Lavice pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good standup being displayed there by Smith as he connects with a hook.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lavice throws a half hearted mid kick.
A big left from Smith misses.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Lavice saw that one coming.
Lavice is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Lavice throws the kick towards the body but Smith avoids it.
Smith misses with a looping left.
Nice uppercut lands for Smith. That snapped Lavice's head back.
Smith walks into a stiff left hand from Lavice.
Nice defenses there by Lavice.
Lavice on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Lavice goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lavice has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Smith finds it's way round the side to connect with Lavice's head.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lavice throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lavice tries a head kick but it misses.
Smith feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Lavice sprawling to the canvas! Lavice rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Smith finish him?!
 Lavice is rocked!
 It looks like Rene Lavice has been cut.
Smith throws an uppercut from hell that sends Lavice clean off his feet! He's out cold! Smith stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Clifford Smith!
A victorious Clifford Smith thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dave McDonald (ranked 5071 p4p, 6355 weight class) and Warren Worthington Iii (ranked 536 p4p, 595 weight class). Warren Worthington Iii is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dave McDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Warren Worthington Iii!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Worthington Iii missing with a left hand there. McDonald was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice defenses there by McDonald.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
McDonald looks to score with a jab to the body but Worthington Iii is just out of range.
Worthington Iii has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as McDonald is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Nice defenses there by McDonald.
McDonald lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McDonald thumps Worthington Iii with a low kick.
Worthington Iii takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
McDonald misses with a wild body shot.
Worthington Iii looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McDonald slips a jab and a cross from Worthington Iii.
McDonald misses with a head kick.
McDonald moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Worthington Iii ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McDonald moves away.
McDonald throws a nice head kick!
Worthington Iii looks to score with a jab to the body but McDonald is just out of range.
McDonald fires out a quick counter leg kick but Worthington Iii just manages to avoid it.
McDonald takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Worthington Iii darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Worthington Iii throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Worthington Iii looks to land a combination but McDonald avoids it well.
McDonald takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
McDonald throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
McDonald throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Worthington Iii connects with a looping right hand.
Worthington Iii scores with the left hand. McDonald knows he should have avoided that one.
A nice leg kick from McDonald, right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters circling - Worthington Iii throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Worthington Iii misses with a double jab
and McDonald counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Worthington Iii keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for McDonald.
Worthington Iii scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Dave McDonald has been cut.
McDonald ducks under a wild hook from Worthington Iii.
Worthington Iii ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McDonald tries to clinch up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Worthington Iii misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from Worthington Iii.
Worthington Iii tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McDonald was well out of range. Poor timing from Worthington Iii.
Worthington Iii looks to land a right hand but McDonald moved out of range.
McDonald throws a head kick but Worthington Iii moves out of range.
Worthington Iii tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McDonald was well out of range. Poor timing from Worthington Iii.
McDonald tried to counter with a leg kick but Worthington Iii avoided it.
McDonald takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Worthington Iii wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McDonald tries to work over Worthington Iii's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
McDonald misses with a knee to the head.
McDonald misses with a hook to the ribs.
McDonald doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Worthington Iii breaks the clinch.
McDonald will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Worthington Iii ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McDonald moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - McDonald looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Worthington Iii throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McDonald.
McDonald attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for McDonald.
McDonald uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Worthington Iii.
Worthington Iii with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Worthington Iii throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Worthington Iii is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! McDonald had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Worthington Iii misses with a double jab
and McDonald counters with an outside leg kick.
Worthington Iii looks to land a left hand but McDonald moved out of range nicely.
Worthington Iii keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Worthington Iii walks forward, straight into a front kick from McDonald.
Worthington Iii throws the left hand but McDonald avoids the punch easily.
McDonald uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Worthington Iii.
A low kick lands for McDonald.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McDonald 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 Worthington Iii has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Worthington Iii and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Worthington Iii throws a left and a right that both miss
and McDonald counters with an inside leg kick.
Warren Worthington Iii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Worthington Iii misses with a double jab.
Worthington Iii lands with a good body shot.
McDonald fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Worthington Iii jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Worthington Iii misses with a two punch combination.
McDonald throws a leg kick but Worthington Iii moved away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McDonald wants to land a leg kick but Worthington Iii is out of range.
McDonald fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald wants to slow Worthington Iii down by chopping away at his legs.
McDonald looks for the body kick but Worthington Iii saw that one coming.
Worthington Iii's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McDonald attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
McDonald throws a looping overhand right but Worthington Iii ducks down to avoid it.
McDonald tried to score with a low kick but Worthington Iii checks it.
Worthington Iii throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McDonald.
McDonald throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
McDonald throws a low kick, looking for Worthington Iii's leg but Worthington Iii calmly moves out of range.
McDonald chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Worthington Iii moves out of range of the leg kick from McDonald.
McDonald clinches up against the cage.
Worthington Iii breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Worthington Iii keeps the fight on the outside.
Worthington Iii scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good leg kick by McDonald.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Worthington Iii checks a leg kick.
Worthington Iii lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A punch combination from Worthington Iii misses.
Worthington Iii works the jab nicely.
Nice jab there from Worthington Iii.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Warren Worthington Iii dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dave McDonald's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
McDonald misses with a leg kick.
Worthington Iii misses with an uppercut. McDonald saw that one coming.
Worthington Iii connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Worthington Iii looks to land a combination but McDonald avoids it well.
Worthington Iii misses with a double jab.
Worthington Iii checks a leg kick.
Worthington Iii is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
McDonald fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Worthington Iii.
Worthington Iii avoids the head kick by McDonald.
McDonald will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
McDonald chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McDonald fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Worthington Iii.
Warren Worthington Iii is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Worthington Iii misses the jab.
McDonald half committed to a counter leg kick.
McDonald has managed to clinch.
Worthington Iii has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics McDonald uses from the top position.
Worthington Iii keeping moving, preventing McDonald from controlling successfully.
Worthington Iii working for a triangle but McDonald defends it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McDonald trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald wants to control from the top but Worthington Iii keeps moving.
Worthington Iii working for a triangle but McDonald defends it easily.
McDonald not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
McDonald wants to pass the guard but Worthington Iii is keeping the position.
Worthington Iii is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. McDonald is aware though and is defending well.
McDonald wants to control from the top but Worthington Iii keeps moving.
Worthington Iii is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
McDonald has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
McDonald drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and McDonald jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
McDonald tries to free his leg and advance position but Worthington Iii is retaining full guard.
Worthington Iii looking for subs off his back but McDonald has passed one foot through into half guard.
McDonald is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Worthington Iii manages to get to full guard.
McDonald wants to control from the top but Worthington Iii keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worthington Iii looking to control.
Worthington Iii is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
McDonald stays in close to Worthington Iii's body and controls the position.
McDonald drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Worthington Iii dives on top into guard.
Worthington Iii trying to control but McDonald is working from the bottom.
McDonald looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Worthington Iii passes into half guard.
McDonald is defending against the submission attempts here by Worthington Iii.
Worthington Iii wants to take a breather but McDonald is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald is defending against the submission attempts here by Worthington Iii.
McDonald looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Worthington Iii wants to take a breather but McDonald is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Worthington Iii stalling.
Worthington Iii seems to be looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Warren Worthington Iii showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dave McDonald's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
McDonald keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Worthington Iii.
Warren Worthington Iii seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Worthington Iii throws a hook but McDonald blocks it.
McDonald moves away from the strike by Worthington Iii.
McDonald moves forwards but Worthington Iii connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A combination from Worthington Iii does no damage.
McDonald appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A cross from Worthington Iii lands.
Worthington Iii throws a right and a left that McDonald avoids nicely.
McDonald feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Worthington Iii takes a swing at McDonald's ribcage but misses.
Worthington Iii throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from McDonald. Worthington Iii shrugs it off though.
McDonald lands with a kick to the temple. Worthington Iii shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A head kick misses from McDonald.
McDonald throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Worthington Iii throws a right and a left that both miss.
Worthington Iii throws out a powerful jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Worthington Iii throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McDonald sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from McDonald.
Worthington Iii has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McDonald avoids the body shot from Worthington Iii.
A slow jab from Worthington Iii misses its intended target.
McDonald is looking to counter with head kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald forces Worthington Iii back against the cage and clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Worthington Iii.
McDonald is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Worthington Iii takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McDonald lands with a light punch inside.
Worthington Iii avoiding damage as McDonald throws knees to the body.
Worthington Iii wants to break the clinch but can't.
Worthington Iii effectively controlling the action here.
Nice elbow from McDonald.
Worthington Iii is trying to maintain a safe position but McDonald gets an underhook and turns Worthington Iii into the cage.
Worthington Iii breaks the clinch.
McDonald turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Worthington Iii waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McDonald.
As Worthington Iii backs away, McDonald returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
McDonald is looking to slow Worthington Iii down with leg kicks.
McDonald has managed to clinch.
McDonald lands an elbow that stopped Worthington Iii in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Warren Worthington Iii has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Worthington Iii tries to break free but McDonald pushes him back against the cage.
Worthington Iii tries to circle away but McDonald has him pinned against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Worthington Iii tries to break the clinch but McDonald is controlling the position.
Worthington Iii is trying to force a seperation but McDonald has the dominant position.
McDonald using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Worthington Iii has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Worthington Iii is trying to force a seperation but McDonald has the dominant position.
McDonald scores with a knee to the head.
Worthington Iii taking a breather.
Worthington Iii ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Worthington Iii no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Worthington Iii is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Worthington Iii keeping moving, preventing McDonald from controlling successfully.
McDonald wants to pass the guard but Worthington Iii is keeping the position.
Worthington Iii looking to control.
Worthington Iii seems keen to control McDonald's posture.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Worthington Iii keeping moving, preventing McDonald from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worthington Iii had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. McDonald defends it easily.
McDonald trying to control but Worthington Iii is working from the bottom.
McDonald's corner is telling him to maintain position.
McDonald works a leg free and moves into half guard.
McDonald is trying to work for a kimura but Worthington Iii is defending well.
Worthington Iii is defending against the submission attempts here by McDonald.
McDonald is trying to work for a kimura but Worthington Iii is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
McDonald is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
McDonald is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Worthington Iii desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Worthington Iii is refusing to be controlled, as McDonald sits in half guard.
Worthington Iii trying to control but McDonald postures up.
McDonald seems to be looking for submissions.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dave McDonald showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Worthington Iii 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Warren Worthington Iii!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Earl Dufrane (ranked 4883 p4p, 5075 weight class) and Ivan Bouldershoulder (ranked 527 p4p, 537 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Earl Dufrane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ivan Bouldershoulder!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by Bouldershoulder as he checks the leg kick.
Dufrane goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bouldershoulder fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dufrane sprawls well initially but Bouldershoulder persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Dufrane on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bouldershoulder working over Dufrane with some ground and pound. Dufrane looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dufrane is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bouldershoulder trying to control the pace.
Dufrane tries to roll over but Bouldershoulder keeps him under control.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Let's hope that Bouldershoulder has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bouldershoulder scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bouldershoulder lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bouldershoulder is taking a breather. Dufrane 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bouldershoulder takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bouldershoulder is taking a breather. Dufrane 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.
Bouldershoulder blocks the strikes from Dufrane.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bouldershoulder lands a nice short elbow.
Bouldershoulder lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bouldershoulder not doing much here.
Bouldershoulder is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dufrane wants to control but Bouldershoulder is keeping busy.
Bouldershoulder is nestled in close to Dufrane, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bouldershoulder in particular looking to stall.
Bouldershoulder looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dufrane with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bouldershoulder slows the pace down in half guard.
Dufrane wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bouldershoulder lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bouldershoulder looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bouldershoulder content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Dufrane is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bouldershoulder lands a nice short elbow.
Bouldershoulder is nestled in close to Dufrane, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bouldershoulder lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dufrane knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bouldershoulder on the ground.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bouldershoulder sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Bouldershoulder is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Bouldershoulder dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dufrane lands a two punch combo.
Bouldershoulder is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dufrane.
Bouldershoulder throws a right hand that Dufrane ducks under and follows up with a left that Dufrane also avoids with ease.
Bouldershoulder is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Dufrane's half guard.
Bouldershoulder has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bouldershoulder lands with a punch from half guard.
Bouldershoulder lands with a punch from half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bouldershoulder lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bouldershoulder lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bouldershoulder takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Nice strikes from Bouldershoulder there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bouldershoulder connects with a nice short shot to Dufrane's temple.
Bouldershoulder perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Bouldershoulder looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bouldershoulder takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Nice strikes from Bouldershoulder there.
Dufrane has hold of Bouldershoulder's hands but Bouldershoulder slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dufrane looking for submissions off his back.
Bouldershoulder controlling the action here.
Bouldershoulder's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dufrane looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bouldershoulder seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bouldershoulder stalling.
Dufrane is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bouldershoulder scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bouldershoulder looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bouldershoulder is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dufrane is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bouldershoulder pulls his head out easily.
Bouldershoulder is controlling the pace.
Bouldershoulder slips a nice elbow through Dufrane's hands, connecting with Dufrane's forehead.
Bouldershoulder with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Bouldershoulder lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dufrane wants to control but Bouldershoulder is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bouldershoulder has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dufrane on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dufrane on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dufrane taking some punishment here, with Bouldershoulder in his half guard.
Bouldershoulder is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Bouldershoulder is nestled in close to Dufrane, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bouldershoulder is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bouldershoulder connects with a nice short shot to Dufrane's temple.
Dufrane on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bouldershoulder working over Dufrane with some ground and pound. Dufrane looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bouldershoulder in particular looking to stall.
Bouldershoulder scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Bouldershoulder showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bouldershoulder darts in looking for a takedown but Dufrane gets double underhooks and turns Bouldershoulder into the cage.
Ivan Bouldershoulder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bouldershoulder fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dufrane manages to avoid it.
Dufrane misses with a wild combination.
Bouldershoulder dodges the punch combination from Dufrane.
Sloppy strikes from Dufrane. Those never looked like landing.
Bouldershoulder looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dufrane keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A little feinted left hand from Dufrane on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Earl Dufrane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Bouldershoulder.
Dufrane moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Bouldershoulder. Those never looked like landing.
Dufrane appears to be looking for a big counter.
Nice jab there from Dufrane.
Dufrane connects with a crisp jab.
Bouldershoulder misses with a two punch combination.
Dufrane misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bouldershoulder throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bouldershoulder rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dufrane moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Earl Dufrane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dufrane throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bouldershoulder with the counter takedown but Dufrane avoids it easily.
Dufrane misses with the combination.
Dufrane stuffs the takedown attempt from Bouldershoulder. Bouldershoulder gets slowly back to his feet.
Dufrane appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Bouldershoulder looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Decent striking displayed by Dufrane there.
Bouldershoulder shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dufrane sprawls well. Dufrane wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bouldershoulder gets slowly back to his feet.
Dufrane has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bouldershoulder finds it's way round the side to connect with Dufrane's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bouldershoulder cracks a nice hook into Dufrane's ribs.
Bouldershoulder rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dufrane moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dufrane feinted with a counter takedown.
Bouldershoulder misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dufrane.
Dufrane appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Dufrane cracks Bouldershoulder with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bouldershoulder misses with a wild combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dufrane lands a jab-cross combination.
Dufrane connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bouldershoulder looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bouldershoulder lands a couple of digs.
Dufrane working a defensive guard here.
Bouldershoulder is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bouldershoulder working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dufrane's head.
Bouldershoulder looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bouldershoulder content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bouldershoulder is in close to Dufrane's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bouldershoulder works over Dufrane with some ground and pound from guard.
Bouldershoulder works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Bouldershoulder controlling the pace.
Ivan Bouldershoulder has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dufrane wants to control but Bouldershoulder is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bouldershoulder perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bouldershoulder connects with a nice short shot to Dufrane's temple.
Earl Dufrane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bouldershoulder winds up and cracks Dufrane with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dufrane wants to get back to full guard.
Bouldershoulder trying to control the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Earl Dufrane.
I think Bouldershoulder 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Bouldershoulder!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between William Antonio (ranked 4428 p4p, 4387 weight class) and Bayo Van Wyk (ranked 543 p4p, 539 weight class). William Antonio 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Antonio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Bayo Van Wyk!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Wyk darts in and clinches Antonio up against the cage.
Van Wyk jumps guard but Antonio stands there with Van Wyk around his waist. Van Wyk gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Van Wyk is trying to pull guard but Antonio has him pressed against the cage.
Van Wyk fails to pull guard.
William Antonio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bayo Van Wyk.
Antonio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Antonio tries to work over Van Wyk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Wyk has Antonio pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Antonio manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Van Wyk goes for a takedown attempt but Antonio pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Antonio misses with an attempted mid kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Antonio.
Antonio looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Antonio misses with a wild body shot.
Van Wyk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Antonio throws a hook to the side of Van Wyk's head but Van Wyk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Van Wyk has taken the fight to the clinch.
Van Wyk fails to pull the fight into his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Wyk is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Antonio to keep the fight standing.
Antonio misses with a body punch.
Van Wyk pulls guard effortlessly.
Antonio stays in close to Van Wyk's body and controls the position.
Van Wyk has his feet on Antonio's thighs here. He's pushed Antonio off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Antonio screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bayo Van Wyk!
William Antonio was interviewed post fight and said 'I apologize to nobody.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Quintus Dias (ranked 3436 p4p, 4930 weight class) and Yuri Molinov (ranked 420 p4p, 530 weight class). Dias's entrance music is Black Parade. A fine choice. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Quintus Dias!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yuri Molinov!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Dias. That snapped Molinov's head back.
A jab from Molinov misses.
Molinov throws an off balance right hand
and Dias counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Molinov walks into a jab.
Molinov throws a right and a left that both miss.
As Molinov looks to move away, Dias throws a big counter combo but Molinov just gets out of the way.
Molinov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dias counters with a stiff right hand.
Molinov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Molinov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Molinov throws a jab but it's blocked by Dias.
Dias fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Molinov on the side of the head.
Molinov is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dias cracks Molinov with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Molinov tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Dias pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Molinov is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Quintus Dias!
An out of breath Quintus Dias 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shahab Bihamta (ranked 3213 p4p, 3753 weight class) and Edson Blois (ranked 414 p4p, 468 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shahab Bihamta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Edson Blois!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bihamta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bihamta throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Edson Blois has been cut.
Blois lands with a good body shot.
Blois avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blois slips a straight right by Bihamta.
Blois misses with a two punch combination.
Bihamta staying out of range there.
Blois misses with a double jab.
Blois throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bihamta sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've been told by Bihamta's head coaches at Khabiri Training Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bihamta looks to throw the jab but Blois is out of range.
Blois throws a body punch but Bihamta moves out of range.
Blois misses with a looping left.
Bihamta throws a jab when Blois was well out of range.
Blois throws a body punch but Bihamta moves out of range.
Bihamta misses with a hook. Blois ducked under it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Bihamta.
Blois connects with the punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blois connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bihamta. Bihamta circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Blois uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bihamta.
Bihamta staying out of range there.
Bihamta appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bihamta misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bihamta throws a hook to the side of Blois's head but Blois sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blois thuds a left hand into Bihamta's body.
Bihamta drops his hands momentarily and Blois takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Blois throws a shot to the body.
Bihamta throws a sloppy head kick and Blois moves out of range easily.
A punch combination from Blois misses.
Bihamta tests Blois's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Blois jabs Bihamta to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bihamta is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blois.
Blois misses the body punch
and Bihamta counters with a head kick.
Blois tests Bihamta's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab from Blois.
Blois uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bihamta.
Bihamta uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blois.
A head kick by Bihamta misses
letting Blois counter with a right hand.
A right-left combo lands from Blois.
A swing and a miss from Bihamta.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blois lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bihamta circles away quickly and effectively.
Blois moves out of range as Bihamta strikes.
Blois throws a hook to the side of Bihamta's head but Bihamta sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bihamta listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Blois throws a right and a left that Bihamta avoids nicely.
Bihamta seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Bihamta takes one to the side of the head.
Bihamta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blois was well out of range. Poor timing from Bihamta.
Blois scores with a hook.
Bihamta throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blois sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blois has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Blois!
Blois takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Blois is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bihamta had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Bihamta waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blois.
Bihamta is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Blois's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
No joy there for Blois, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A lazy left from Bihamta finds it's target.
Blois slips under a jab from Bihamta.
Bihamta scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bihamta tries to move into range but Blois moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bihamta throws a hook but Blois blocks it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Blois!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bihamta wants to land a leg kick but Blois is out of range.
Blois throws a right hand that Bihamta ducks under and follows up with a left that Bihamta also avoids with ease.
Bihamta was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice cross by Blois.
Blois cracks a nice hook into Bihamta's ribs.
A head kick misses from Bihamta.
Blois lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Blois.
Edson Blois seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blois throws a lazy right hand but Bihamta sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bihamta works Blois's body with a nice hook.
Blois lands a nice shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Bihamta.
Blois defending well as Bihamta loads up on a big left hand.
Blois slips under a jab.
Bihamta digs a good hook to Blois's body.
Blois has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
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!
Bihamta avoids the body shot from Blois.
Nice cross by Blois.
Bihamta has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bihamta there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bihamta staying out of range there.
A little feinted left hand from Bihamta on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Blois ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bihamta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bihamta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blois lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Blois on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Blois lands a jab-cross combination.
Blois throws a jab but it's blocked by Bihamta.
Bihamta punishes Blois's body with a nice straight punch.
Blois looks winded!
Bihamta showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blois.
Bihamta throws a shot from downtown. Blois moves away and avoids it.
Blois looks to throw the jab but Bihamta is out of range.
Bihamta was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bihamta ducks under a wild hook from Blois.
Blois blocks a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bihamta throws a body punch but Blois moves out of range.
Blois throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bihamta counters with a right hand to the body.
Bihamta loads up on a big right hand but Blois slips the punch.
Blois takes a swing at Bihamta's ribcage but misses.
Bihamta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edson Blois dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Edson Blois's cut.
That's time! Bihamta's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bihamta scores with a head kick.
Blois has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Decent striking displayed by Blois there.
Bihamta moves out of range as Blois strikes.
Bihamta throws a lazy right hand but Blois sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blois blocks a head kick by Bihamta.
A swing and a miss from Blois.
Bihamta lands a nice leg kick that just misses Blois's sensitive parts.
Nice cross by Bihamta.
Edson Blois seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bihamta throws a body punch but Blois moves out of range.
Bihamta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blois moves away.
Bihamta paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That has opened up Edson Blois's cut even more.
Blois throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bihamta.
A big right from Bihamta misses.
Bihamta throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bihamta takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Blois throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bihamta counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bihamta throws a sloppy head kick and Blois moves out of range easily.
Bihamta lands with an uppercut that bounces Blois off the cage and back into range.
A swing and a miss from Bihamta.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bihamta throws a hook but Blois avoids it easily.
Blois throws a right hand that Bihamta ducks under and follows up with a left that Bihamta also avoids with ease.
Blois throws an overhand right that lands on Bihamta's shoulder, as Bihamta tries to avoid the shot.
Blois misses with a wild body shot.
Bihamta throws a hook to the side of Blois's head but Blois sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blois lands with a good body shot.
Bihamta takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bihamta throws a shot from downtown. Blois moves away and avoids it.
Blois throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd cheers as Blois lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bihamta doesn't seem phased though.
Bihamta scores with a jab. Blois acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bihamta throws a hook but Blois avoids it easily.
A big left from Blois misses.
Bihamta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blois.
Bihamta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blois manages to avoid it.
Blois throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bihamta on the side of the 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!
Bihamta loads up on a big right hand but Blois slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bihamta missing with a left hand there. Blois was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sloppy strikes from Blois. Those never looked like landing.
Blois throws a series of strikes that have Bihamta backpedaling.
No joy there for Blois, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bihamta was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Blois throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bihamta jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bihamta lands a head shot.
A jab from Blois finds it's way through Bihamta's defenses.
Bihamta misses with a looping right.
Blois connects with the punch.
Blois jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bihamta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bihamta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blois lands a slapping body shot.
Blois fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bihamta looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A punch lands to the side of Blois 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Some wild striking there from Blois.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Blois finds it's way through Bihamta's defenses.
Blois looks to throw the jab but Bihamta is out of range.
Bihamta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bihamta looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Blois fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bihamta manages to avoid it.
Bihamta misses with a hook. Blois ducked under it nicely.
Bihamta throws a jab but it's blocked by Blois.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Blois.
Blois throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Blois changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bihamta misses with an uppercut. Blois saw that one coming.
Blois is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bihamta with a body shot.
Blois lands a slapping body shot.
Blois lands a slapping body shot.
Blois throws a shot from downtown. Bihamta moves away and avoids it.
Bihamta lands a nice looking body kick.
Blois is breathing heavily.
Bihamta's jab looks to have found its range, popping Blois under the eye.
The cut above Edson Blois's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blois. Bihamta does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blois dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blois misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bihamta.
Blois looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bihamta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blois was well out of range. Poor timing from Bihamta.
Bihamta missing with a left hand there. Blois was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blois misses with an uppercut. Bihamta saw that one coming.
Bihamta jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blois misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bihamta lands a big head kick that sends Blois tumbling to the mat! Bihamta takes a step backwards and waves Blois back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Blois is rocked!
Bihamta misses with a wild body shot.
Blois throws a hook but Bihamta blocks it.
Blois looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Blois slips a jab from Bihamta.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blois cracks Bihamta with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Blois throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bihamta throws a head kick that misses.
Blois throws a hook but Bihamta avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Edson Blois will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Edson Blois's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Bihamta lands a big head kick that sends Blois tumbling to the mat! Bihamta takes a step backwards and waves Blois back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Blois is still on wobbly legs! Can Bihamta finish him?
Bihamta avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blois ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bihamta moves away.
Blois seems to have recovered his senses.
Blois walks into a jab.
Blois blocks a head kick by Bihamta.
Bihamta scores with a decent looking hook.
Blois throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bihamta.
A little feinted left hand from Bihamta on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bihamta walks into a left hand.
Nice defenses there by Blois.
Bihamta misses with a hook.
Blois connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bihamta momentarily.
Blois throws a nice looking combination but Bihamta bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blois moves out of range of the strikes.
Blois appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bihamta misses with a head kick.
Bihamta dips to his left and cracks Blois with an uppercut!
Bihamta is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blois.
Blois is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bihamta.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bihamta tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Bihamta.
Blois lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Blois scores with a jab to the head.
Bihamta throws a body punch but Blois moves out of range.
Blois ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blois tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bihamta was well out of range. Poor timing from Blois.
Blois lands a glancing blow to the side of Bihamta's head.
Bihamta takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bihamta throws a good cross that connects.
Blois fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bihamta manages to avoid it.
Blois takes a jab right on the kisser.
Blois wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Blois misses the shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bihamta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blois.
Bihamta looks to land a left hand but Blois moved out of range nicely.
A swing and a miss from Bihamta.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blois avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sloppy strikes from Blois. Those never looked like landing.
Blois dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bihamta throws an overhand right that lands on Blois's shoulder, as Blois tries to avoid the shot.
Blois lands with a good body shot.
Bihamta throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Blois misses.
Bihamta throws a head kick but Blois moves out of range.
Blois scores with a three punch combo!
Bihamta jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blois throws out a counter right but Bihamta avoids it with no problem.
Blois scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bihamta in his tracks.
Blois lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Blois.
Bihamta pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bihamta misses with an uppercut.
Blois throws a good cross that connects.
Bihamta throws a hook to the side of Blois's head but Blois sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blois throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bihamta throws the kick towards the body but Blois avoids it.
Bihamta loads up on a big right hand but Blois slips the punch.
Blois misses with a straight right.
Blois throws a body punch but Bihamta moves out of range.
Bihamta throws a shot to the body.
Bihamta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blois.
Blois gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Blois misses with an uppercut.
Bihamta lands with a hook. Blois tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Blois misses with a double jab.
Blois throws a looping overhand right but Bihamta ducks down to avoid it.
Blois ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bihamta moves out of range as Blois strikes.
Bihamta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blois was well out of range. Poor timing from Bihamta.
A punch combination from Bihamta misses.
Blois lands with a nice body punch.
Blois uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bihamta has time to react.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Blois loads up on a big right hand but Bihamta slips the punch.
Bihamta was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Blois misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick from Bihamta lands but Blois takes it in his stride.
Edson Blois's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Blois thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blois works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bihamta takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bihamta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bihamta scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Blois throws a series of punches but Bihamta avoids them all with ease.
Bihamta misses the jab.
Blois tests Bihamta's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Blois misses with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bihamta throws a lazy right hand but Blois sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Blois as he connects with a hook.
Blois misses with a right hand
and Bihamta counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Shahab Bihamta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Edson Blois is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bihamta throws a jab when Blois was well out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Shahab Bihamta.
Well Blois 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Edson Blois!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob TheBuilder (ranked 3002 p4p, 7055 weight class) and Max Strasburg (ranked 393 p4p, 672 weight class). Strasburg has chosen The Red - Chevelle as his entrance music. Max Strasburg has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bob TheBuilder's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bob TheBuilder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Max Strasburg!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strasburg closes the distance and clinches up with TheBuilder, looking for a takedown. Strasburg pushes TheBuilder against the cage but TheBuilder circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Strasburg fails with the takedown
and TheBuilder counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
TheBuilder gets caught napping as Strasburg dives in and scores a takedown. TheBuilder manages to retain guard.
TheBuilder is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Strasburg is controlling him.
Strasburg trying to control but TheBuilder is working from the bottom.
Strasburg sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Strasburg is pushing down on TheBuilder's leg trying to pass to half guard. TheBuilder is fighting to maintain full guard but Strasburg has managed to sneak the leg through.
Strasburg looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
TheBuilder trying to control here.
Strasburg is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's one minute gone in the round.
TheBuilder trying to control from the bottom.
Strasburg throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Strasburg passes to side control.
Strasburg is looking to take a break and control but TheBuilder is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Strasburg is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. TheBuilder is trying to escape and Strasburg transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and TheBuilder is forced to tap! Nice work there by Strasburg! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Max Strasburg!
Max Strasburg decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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