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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keller Hoyt (ranked 24086 p4p, 6683 weight class) and Anzor Dankovich (ranked 599 p4p, 548 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Keller Hoyt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anzor Dankovich!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dankovich throws a body punch but Hoyt moves out of range.
Dankovich scores with a sloppy right hand. Hoyt should have avoided that one.
Hoyt fails to land the takedown.
Dankovich instigates a clinch.
Dankovich lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hoyt is breathing heavily.
Dankovich is leaning against Hoyt and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dankovich pushes Hoyt back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dankovich lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hoyt or not.
Nice body punch from Dankovich - that landed with a thud.
Still in the clinch, Dankovich scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dankovich works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right handed body shot lands from Dankovich.
Good body shot from Dankovich.
Dankovich lands a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dankovich lands with a right to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Dankovich.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dankovich lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hoyt or not.
Dankovich lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Dankovich.
Hoyt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dankovich stalls.
A hook to the body from Dankovich.
A short uppercut from Dankovich.
Dankovich lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dankovich lands a shoulder strike.
Dankovich lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hoyt.
Dankovich lands a shot to the body.
Dankovich lands a body punch.
A body shot lands from Dankovich.
Nice body punch from Dankovich - that landed with a thud.
Dankovich lands with a good tight uppercut to 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!
Dankovich is working Hoyt over against the cage.
A hook to the body from Dankovich.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dankovich lands a body punch.
Dankovich lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dankovich digs a right hand into Hoyt's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hoyt's gas tank.
Dankovich throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dankovich is working Hoyt over against the cage.
Dankovich is pushing Hoyt up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Dankovich throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dankovich lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dankovich pushes Hoyt back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dankovich softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Dankovich on the inside.
Dankovich is leaning against Hoyt and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dankovich pushes Hoyt back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dankovich scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice left hand lands by Dankovich.
 Hoyt is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dankovich is leaning against Hoyt and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Oh Hoyt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dankovich lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Dankovich.
Dankovich lands a body punch.
Dankovich works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dankovich is muscling Hoyt up against the cage and as Hoyt bounces back off, Dankovich cracks him with a huge right hand! Hoyt crumples to the mat - he's out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anzor Dankovich!
Anzor Dankovich really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Conviction logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bautista Laguna (ranked 4529 p4p, 6156 weight class) and Ronnie Radke (ranked 524 p4p, 641 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bautista Laguna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ronnie Radke!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laguna closes the distance and pushes Radke back into the cage.
Laguna jumps guard.
Laguna throws his legs up looking for a submission but Radke uses it to pass to side control.
Radke working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Laguna gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Laguna looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Laguna is looking for a sweep. Radke is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Radke is controlling the pace.
Laguna wants to control but Radke is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laguna looking for submissions off his back.
Laguna actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laguna is pressing down on Radke's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Radke is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Laguna is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Radke has his hands clasped together but Laguna extends and breaks Radke's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Laguna.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bautista Laguna!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pengworm The Merciless (ranked 3446 p4p, 6057 weight class) and Rafael Vasconcelos (ranked 433 p4p, 635 weight class). Rafael Vasconcelos will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pengworm The Merciless!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rafael Vasconcelos!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from The Merciless misses.
Vasconcelos throws a combination. The Merciless tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
 It looks like Pengworm The Merciless has been cut.
The Merciless chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vasconcelos can pounce on him.
The Merciless throws a right hand that Vasconcelos ducks under and follows up with a left that Vasconcelos also avoids with ease.
Vasconcelos scores with a jab.
The Merciless misses with a two punch combination.
The Merciless misses with a jab, cross combination.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vasconcelos.
The Merciless throws a right hand that Vasconcelos ducks under and follows up with a left that Vasconcelos also avoids with ease.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vasconcelos scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The Merciless misses with a wild combination.
Vasconcelos has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
The Merciless tries to bum rush Vasconcelos with a series of wild strikes but Vasconcelos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vasconcelos throws a head kick that The Merciless semi-blocks.
Vasconcelos misses with the combination.
Vasconcelos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick from Vasconcelos lands but The Merciless takes it in his stride.
Pengworm The Merciless's cut is getting worse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasconcelos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vasconcelos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The Merciless misses with a few strikes there.
Vasconcelos tries a head kick but it misses.
Vasconcelos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The Merciless misses with a jab, cross combination.
The Merciless swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vasconcelos counters with a series of strikes. The Merciless will be more careful next time no doubt.
Vasconcelos lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Vasconcelos scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Vasconcelos scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Merciless rushes Vasconcelos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Vasconcelos is trying to break the clinch but The Merciless has him pressed against the cage.
Vasconcelos wants to break the clinch but can't.
The Merciless keeps control of Vasconcelos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vasconcelos wants to break free but The Merciless has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasconcelos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The Merciless misses with a double jab.
The Merciless shoots in for a takedown but Vasconcelos shows good takedown defense.
Vasconcelos chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sloppy strikes from The Merciless. Those never looked like landing.
Vasconcelos lands a head shot.
The Merciless misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No joy there for Vasconcelos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The Merciless looks to land a left hand but Vasconcelos moved out of range nicely.
Vasconcelos swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Vasconcelos throws a sloppy head kick and The Merciless moves out of range easily.
The Merciless is looking for a counter combo.
Rafael Vasconcelos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vasconcelos.
The Merciless throws a right and a left that Vasconcelos avoids nicely.
The Merciless misses with a two punch combination.
The Merciless throws a right and a left that Vasconcelos avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasconcelos dodges the punch combination from The Merciless.
The Merciless lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vasconcelos circles away quickly and effectively.
Vasconcelos misses with a two punch combination.
Vasconcelos tries a head kick but it misses.
Vasconcelos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The Merciless misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Vasconcelos throws a counter combo.
The Merciless is breathing heavily.
The Merciless shoots in looking for a takedown. Vasconcelos tries to sprawl out of it but The Merciless keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Vasconcelos manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pengworm The Merciless. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vasconcelos misses with a head kick.
Vasconcelos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and The Merciless counters with a left and a right that stings Vasconcelos.
Vasconcelos is working the combinations to good effect here.
The Merciless throws a nice looking combination but Vasconcelos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The Merciless misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Merciless throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vasconcelos.
Vasconcelos lands a front kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Merciless swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Vasconcelos!
Pengworm The Merciless's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Vasconcelos throws a head kick that The Merciless semi-blocks.
Vasconcelos throws a right and a left that both miss.
The Merciless appears to be looking for a big counter.
The Merciless darts in looking for a takedown but Vasconcelos gets double underhooks and turns The Merciless into the cage.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Vasconcelos. The Merciless shrugs it off though.
Vasconcelos swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by The Merciless.
Jeez, Pengworm The Merciless's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Vasconcelos dodges the punch combination from The Merciless.
Vasconcelos goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vasconcelos plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Vasconcelos scores with a nice strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Vasconcelos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pengworm The Merciless's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Vasconcelos fails to land with a series of punches.
Vasconcelos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vasconcelos lands a head kick. The Merciless smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Vasconcelos throws a series of punches but The Merciless moves out of range.
The Merciless wants to land a leg kick but Vasconcelos is out of range.
No joy there for Vasconcelos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No joy there for The Merciless, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vasconcelos avoids a punch combination nicely.
The Merciless swinging wildly here.
Vasconcelos unleashes a big counter combination but The Merciless bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A head kick from Vasconcelos lands but The Merciless takes it in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Merciless swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vasconcelos throws out a counter right but The Merciless avoids it with no problem.
Vasconcelos plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Merciless lands a head shot.
The Merciless walks into a straight right hand from Vasconcelos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasconcelos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rafael Vasconcelos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vasconcelos lands a nice looking body kick.
Vasconcelos scores with a head kick.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Pengworm The Merciless's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rafael Vasconcelos!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Monty Pyke (ranked 4647 p4p, 5821 weight class) and Warren Barton (ranked 513 p4p, 569 weight class). Pyke comes to the cage accompanied by Uptown Top Ranking. Warren Barton will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Monty Pyke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Warren Barton!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barton misses with the combination.
Pyke closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Barton's guard.
Pyke postures up and lands a big shot to Barton's brow.
Barton keeping moving, preventing Pyke from controlling successfully.
Barton wants to stand and escape but Pyke is having none of it.
Pyke slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barton keeping moving, preventing Pyke from controlling successfully.
Pyke connects with a couple of short punches.
Pyke has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pyke thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Barton really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pyke. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pyke wants to control from the top but Barton keeps moving.
Pyke thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Barton can do anything to dispel that myth.
Pyke postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pyke slips nicely into half guard.
Barton is looking to escape.
Pyke works his way into full mount!
Pyke lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
We've been hearing that Pyke has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pyke working the ground and pound effectively.
Pyke can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Barton is looking to escape.
Pyke landing shots from mount.
Pyke looking to secure an arm triangle but Barton defends it well.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pyke looking to control but Barton is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Pyke landing strikes from the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pyke takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Barton wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Pyke looking for a guillotine from mount but Barton is having none of it.
Pyke looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Pyke goes for an armbar but Barton turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Barton.
Pyke manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Barton does no damage.
Pyke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barton.
Barton throws a nice looking combination but Pyke bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barton slips a jab from Pyke.
Barton stuns Pyke with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Barton misses with a straight right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pyke feints and as Barton raises his hands in defense, Pyke changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Barton is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Barton utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Barton has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Pyke off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Monty Pyke dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pyke connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Barton's hands.
Pyke slips a jab and a cross from Barton.
As Barton looks to move away, Pyke throws a big counter combo but Barton just gets out of the way.
Pyke throws a hook but Barton avoids it easily.
Barton tests Pyke's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pyke shoots for a takedown but Barton saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Barton throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Barton misses with a wild combination.
Pyke throws a lazy right hand but Barton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pyke drops his hands momentarily and Barton takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pyke avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barton with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pyke to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pyke dives in for a single leg takedown but Barton sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Nice uppercut there from Pyke.
Barton misses with a two punch combination.
Barton throws a right hand that Pyke ducks under and follows up with a left that Pyke also avoids with ease.
Barton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pyke moves away.
Pyke misses with an uppercut.
Barton swinging wildly here.
Barton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pyke.
Pyke throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barton.
Barton ducks under a wild hook from Pyke.
Pyke throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pyke takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Barton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It looked like Pyke was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Pyke swings for the body but Barton moves out of range.
Warren Barton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Pyke does no damage.
Barton steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Pyke.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Pyke.
Barton lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Barton tries to bum rush Pyke with a series of wild strikes but Pyke uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
As Barton looks to move away, Pyke throws a big counter combo but Barton just gets out of the way.
Barton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pyke.
Barton misses the shot to the body.
Pyke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barton misses with the combination.
Barton scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pyke takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Warren Barton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pyke dodges the punch combination from Barton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barton lands a glancing blow to the side of Pyke's head.
Barton fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pyke looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pyke tries to bum rush Barton with a series of wild strikes but Barton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Warren Barton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pyke shoots in looking for a takedown but Barton manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pyke's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Monty Pyke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barton just misses with a punch to the body.
Barton lands a jab-cross combination.
Barton swinging wildly here.
Barton just misses with a punch to the body.
Pyke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barton.
Barton unleashes a big counter combination but Pyke bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Barton misses with a wild body shot.
Nice shot by Barton.
Pyke thumps Barton with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pyke went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pyke throws a sloppy head kick and Barton moves out of range easily.
Pyke goes for a double leg but Barton avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Barton continues to drive forward.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pyke goes for a double leg but Barton avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Barton continues to drive forward.
Barton staying out of range there.
Barton connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Barton lands with a good body shot.
Barton slips a jab from Pyke.
Pyke tries for a takedown but Barton circles away easily
and Barton counters with a one-two to the body.
Pyke is rocked!
Barton misses with a series of wild punches.
Pyke shoots in but no luck this time.
Barton lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Oh Pyke is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Barton has cracked Pyke with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Barton lands another huge swinging hook and Pyke tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Pyke, before Barton can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Warren Barton!
Our winner, Warren Barton, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
The defeated Monty Pyke had this to say: 'Well damn, that's pretty rough. Oh well, I'll be back better than ever soon enough.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jism Facial (ranked 3791 p4p, 3807 weight class) and Dolph Mercury (ranked 471 p4p, 474 weight class). Mercury has chosen Asap ferg - Plain Jane as his entrance music. Jism Facial 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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jism Facial!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Dolph Mercury!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Facial throws a good cross that connects.
 It looks like Dolph Mercury has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Facial.
Facial 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.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Facial looks to throw the jab but Mercury is out of range.
Mercury throws out a loose jab but Facial uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mercury on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Facial cracks Mercury with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Mercury tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Facial pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Mercury is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jism Facial!
A victorious Jism Facial 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Chakree Somchai (ranked 6632 p4p, 1887 weight class) and Stefan De Vries (ranked 470 p4p, 211 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Chakree Somchai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stefan De Vries!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Somchai throws a lazy uppercut
and De Vries cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
De Vries scores with a shot to the body.
Somchai tries to clinch up.
De Vries looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
De Vries is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
De Vries connects with a good right hand that stumbles Somchai. Somchai circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
De Vries throws a predictable looking body shot
and Somchai counters with a nice body shot.
Somchai throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck De Vries on the side of the head.
A punch combination from De Vries misses.
De Vries throws an off balance right hand
and Somchai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Somchai moves in looking to clinch but De Vries pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Somchai throws a push kick but De Vries slaps the foot to one side.
De Vries swats away the attempt to clinch by Somchai.
De Vries uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Somchai.
De Vries listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
De Vries misses with a looping left.
Somchai was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
De Vries throws a hook but Somchai avoids it easily.
Somchai punishes De Vries's body with a nice straight punch.
Somchai fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt De Vries.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Somchai misses its intended target.
De Vries keeps the fight on the outside.
De Vries misses with a looping left.
De Vries throws the left hand but Somchai avoids the punch easily.
De Vries swings for the body but Somchai moves out of range.
Somchai slips under a jab from De Vries.
A little feinted left hand from Somchai on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Somchai scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
De Vries misses with a left hand
and Somchai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've been told by Somchai's head coaches at Paris & Sons Training Yard that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Somchai bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Vries rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Somchai counters with a nice uppercut.
Somchai throws a nice looking combination but De Vries bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A jab from De Vries misses.
Somchai fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with De Vries, pushing him back against the cage.
De Vries struggles to land a body shot inside as Somchai controls his hands.
De Vries takes an elbow to the forehead.
Somchai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Vries's elbow.
De Vries lands a left hand that snaps the head of Somchai backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Somchai throws an elbow but misses.
De Vries avoids a wild elbow strike from Somchai.
Somchai lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Somchai avoiding damage.
De Vries blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Somchai lands a nice elbow.
De Vries stalling in the clinch but Somchai improves position.
Somchai lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Somchai gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Somchai has De Vries pressed against the cage.
Somchai lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Somchai lands an elbow that stopped De Vries in his tracks for a moment.
De Vries blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
De Vries trying to control the position but instead, Somchai has worked for underhooks and has pushed De Vries into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Somchai fails to land.
Somchai avoiding damage.
Somchai breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chakree Somchai 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.
De Vries avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
De Vries ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Somchai.
Somchai slips a jab from De Vries.
Somchai appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Somchai clinches.
De Vries tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Somchai misses with an elbow over the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Vries tries to work over Somchai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Somchai throws an elbow but it misses.
Somchai throws an elbow but it's blocked.
De Vries throws a head punch that misses.
De Vries avoids the elbow strike from Somchai, against the cage.
Somchai keeps the fight in the clinch, despite De Vries's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Somchai pushes off an throws an elbow but De Vries leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Somchai lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
De Vries blocks the elbow strike.
Somchai lands an elbow that stopped De Vries in his tracks for a moment.
Somchai works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Somchai throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Somchai throws an elbow but it misses.
De Vries tries a body shot but Somchai blocks it.
Somchai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Vries misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Vries blocking some punches.
De Vries lands a nice uppercut.
Somchai working aggressively here.
Somchai comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Somchai lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Somchai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Vries's elbow.
De Vries pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by De Vries there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Vries keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from De Vries misses.
Somchai looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Somchai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Vries throws out the jab.
Somchai fails in his attempt to clinch.
De Vries throws the left hand but Somchai avoids the punch easily.
De Vries takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
De Vries on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Somchai. Somchai obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Somchai swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling De Vries to counter with a crisp jab.
De Vries pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Vries avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
De Vries throws a lazy right hand but Somchai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Somchai tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. De Vries manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
De Vries throws out a counter right but Somchai avoids it with no problem.
Somchai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De Vries can do to turn this around?
Somchai clinches up with De Vries and pushes him back against the cage.
Somchai pushes off an throws an elbow but De Vries leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Somchai struggles to land a body shot inside as De Vries controls his hands.
Somchai working some nice short punches in the clinch.
De Vries misses with a punch on the inside.
De Vries throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Somchai throws an elbow but misses.
Somchai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Somchai throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by De Vries.
Somchai can't find room to land a body shot as De Vries controls the action.
De Vries tries to stall but Somchai uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Somchai comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
De Vries misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Vries lands a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Vries swings wildly with an uppercut but Somchai uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Vries breaks from the clinch.
Somchai looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
De Vries throws a shot from downtown. Somchai moves away and avoids it.
Somchai scores with a decent looking hook.
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 Chakree Somchai will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
De Vries misses with an uppercut.
As De Vries backs away, Somchai returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Somchai moves out of range of the strikes.
Somchai throws a head kick that misses
and De Vries counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Somchai thinking.
Somchai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Vries.
Somchai misses with a straight right.
De Vries throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Vries takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Chakree Somchai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Somchai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Somchai tries to close the distance and clinch but De Vries swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Somchai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De Vries scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Somchai takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Somchai tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De Vries paws at him with a jab and circles away.
De Vries defending well as Somchai loads up on a big left hand.
Somchai cracks De Vries with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
De Vries throws the left hand but Somchai avoids the punch easily.
De Vries swings for the body but Somchai moves out of range.
De Vries swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Stefan De Vries has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chakree Somchai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Somchai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Somchai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Vries was well out of range. Poor timing from Somchai.
Nice defenses there by Somchai.
An attempted straight right counter from Somchai misses the target.
Somchai stuns De Vries with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
De Vries ducks under a wild hook from Somchai.
Somchai lands an overhand right.
Nice cross by De Vries.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Vries chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Somchai can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Somchai moves into the clinch successfully.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Vries.
De Vries fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Vries swings wildly with an uppercut but Somchai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Somchai slowing the pace effectively.
De Vries doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Vries.
A nice right hand lands inside from Somchai.
De Vries misses with some punches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
De Vries lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Vries scores with a shot to the side of Somchai's head.
De Vries swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Somchai stalling in the clinch but De Vries improves position.
Somchai lands a damaging elbow.
De Vries lands with a short punch from the clinch.
De Vries lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Somchai throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
De Vries wants to break free but Somchai has control.
Somchai creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Somchai lands a left hand.
Somchai tries a body shot but De Vries blocks it.
Somchai pushes De Vries back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Vries misses with a punch to the body.
Somchai lands an elbow inside.
De Vries misses with the head strike.
De Vries misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, De Vries creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Stefan De Vries.
I think Somchai 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chakree Somchai!
Our winner, Chakree Somchai, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Exotic (ranked 2841 p4p, 2321 weight class) and Charles Murdock (ranked 364 p4p, 301 weight class). Exotic comes to the cage accompanied by Joe Exotic - I Saw a Tiger. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Exotic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charles Murdock!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murdock tries to clinch up.
Exotic appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Charles Murdock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Exotic throws a hook but Murdock blocks it.
Murdock has managed to clinch.
A short right from Exotic.
Murdock tries a body shot but Exotic blocks it.
Exotic is looking to break free of the clinch but Murdock has double underhooks.
A right hook to the body lands for Exotic.
Murdock misses with some punches.
Exotic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Murdock closes the distance and clinches.
Exotic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murdock misses with a hook from the clinch.
Exotic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Exotic misses with a straight right.
Exotic throws a poor cross that misses
and Murdock counters by moving into the clinch.
Exotic blocks a body shot from Murdock.
Still in the clinch, Murdock scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murdock tries to throw a body punch but Exotic avoids it by throwing Murdock back against the cage.
Exotic prevents a body shot from Murdock.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdock working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Exotic jumps guard but Murdock turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Murdock's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A head punch on the inside from Exotic fails to land.
Exotic breaks from the clinch.
Murdock doesn't manage to clinch there - Exotic circles away.
A cross from Murdock lands.
Exotic gets tackled into the cage by Murdock. Murdock maintains the clinch.
Exotic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Murdock backwards.
Murdock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Murdock.
Exotic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Exotic misses with a looping left.
Murdock defending well as Exotic loads up on a big left hand.
Exotic misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murdock doesn't manage to clinch there - Exotic circles away.
Murdock tries to close the distance and clinch but Exotic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Exotic looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Exotic misses with a two punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Exotic misses the shot to the body.
Exotic sets himself, and Murdock steps forward looking for the clinch! Exotic avoids it this time.
Exotic connects with a single shot there.
Nice uppercut lands for Murdock. That snapped Exotic's head back.
Murdock on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Exotic getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Exotic throws a sloppy head kick and Murdock moves out of range easily.
Murdock walks forward, straight into a front kick from Exotic.
An inside leg kick from Exotic misses.
Murdock has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Murdock takes the fight into the clinch.
Exotic throws a punch but it's blocked by Murdock.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murdock lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murdock.
Murdock tries a body shot but Exotic blocks it.
Murdock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Exotic manages to break the clinch.
Exotic throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Exotic scores with a body shot.
Murdock tests Exotic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Murdock moves out of range as Exotic strikes.
Exotic connects with a good right hand that stumbles Murdock. Murdock circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Exotic throws a head kick but Murdock moves out of range.
Murdock slips under a jab.
No joy there for Exotic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Exotic misses with an uppercut. Murdock saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Exotic misses with an uppercut
and Murdock counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Exotic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Murdock has closed the distance and engaged Exotic in a clinch.
Murdock swings wildly with an uppercut but Exotic uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Exotic.
A short right from Exotic.
Murdock blocks a body shot from Exotic.
Murdock blocks an uppercut.
Murdock is leaning against Exotic and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Murdock swings wildly with an uppercut but Exotic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murdock presses Exotic against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Exotic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Murdock.
Exotic blocks an uppercut.
Exotic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Exotic throws a right hand that misses
and Murdock holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Exotic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
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 Joe Exotic will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Murdock ducks under a wild hook from Exotic.
A big left from Exotic misses.
Murdock tries to counter by closing the distance.
Murdock closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Exotic manages to break the clinch.
Exotic throws a big shot that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Murdock looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Murdock gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Exotic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Exotic throws a front kick that sends Murdock stumbling back into the cage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Exotic. Murdock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Exotic with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Murdock rushes Exotic and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Exotic tries to circle away but Murdock has him pinned against the cage.
Exotic breaks the clinch.
Exotic misses with a head kick.
Exotic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Murdock tries to clinch but Exotic moves out of range.
Murdock wants to clinch.
Murdock moves out of range as Exotic strikes.
Murdock wants to clinch up but Exotic keeps it at a distance.
Exotic with a jab.
Exotic throws the left hand but Murdock avoids the punch easily.
Murdock closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murdock misses with a body shot.
No joy there for Exotic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Murdock is looking to clinch but Exotic is avoiding it.
Exotic avoids the body shot from Murdock.
Exotic bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Murdock's head.
Joe Exotic is winning the standup battle so far.
Murdock moves in looking to clinch but Exotic pushes him off.
Murdock wants to clinch up but Exotic keeps it at a distance.
Exotic scores with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Exotic lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Murdock sprawling to the canvas. Exotic follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Murdock hang on?
 Murdock is rocked!
Exotic trying to pass the guard but Murdock defending well.
Murdock is still in real trouble! Can Exotic finish him?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Exotic is looking for a kimura but Murdock is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Exotic to get the leverage.
Exotic is working for a kimura but Murdock is defending it quite comfortably.
Murdock seems to have recovered his senses.
Murdock really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Exotic. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Exotic is trying to control the action in half guard but Murdock is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Murdock moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Exotic trying to control the position from guard on top but Murdock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Exotic is looking to work some ground and pound but Murdock has wrist control.
Murdock wants to stand up but Exotic is controlling him.
Murdock is looking to stand back up but Exotic counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Murdock.
Murdock is trying to stand back up but Exotic is controlling him
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Murdock can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Exotic is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Murdock sees it coming and defends easily.
Murdock wants to get back to his feet.
Exotic seems to be looking for submissions.
Exotic wants to take a breather but Murdock is having none of it.
Murdock is looking to escape.
Exotic is looking for a kimura here.
Exotic seems to be looking for submissions.
Exotic wants to pass to mount but Murdock is defending the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Exotic dominated that second round.
That's time! Exotic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Murdock instigates a clinch.
Murdock throws a punch but it's blocked by Exotic.
Exotic lands a hook that snaps the head of Murdock backwards.
Exotic looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Exotic swings wildly with an uppercut but Murdock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Exotic lands with a short shot to the head.
Murdock misses with the head strike.
Exotic tries to break the clinch but Murdock is controlling the position.
Exotic tries to work over Murdock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Exotic misses with a body punch.
Murdock lands with a left to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murdock.
Exotic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Murdock can do to turn this around?
Murdock keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Exotic's efforts to push away.
Exotic breaks from the clinch.
Murdock moves in looking to clinch but Exotic pushes him off.
Exotic looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Murdock looks to clinch
and Exotic counters with a three punch combo that has Murdock backing up. Murdock nods at Exotic to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdock is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice jab there from Murdock.
Murdock takes the fight into the clinch.
Exotic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Murdock has him pressed against the cage.
Exotic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murdock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murdock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Exotic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Murdock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Exotic lands a body shot in the clinch.
Exotic trying to stall but Murdock improves his position.
Exotic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Exotic.
Exotic tries a body shot but Murdock blocks it.
Murdock leaning his opponent against the cage.
Exotic lands a body punch in the clinch.
Murdock lands a body shot.
Exotic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Exotic throws a sloppy head kick and Murdock moves out of range easily.
Murdock tries to close the distance and clinch up but Exotic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Exotic - that will leave a mark!
Exotic throws a looping overhand right but Murdock ducks down to avoid 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!
Murdock tries to clinch up but Exotic circles away and keeps his distance.
Murdock takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Exotic tries to land a front kick but Murdock steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Joe Exotic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Exotic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Exotic swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Murdock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Exotic misses with a body punch.
Exotic is trying to break the clinch but Murdock is controlling him.
Exotic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Murdock moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Exotic.
Exotic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Exotic has a couple of punches blocked by Murdock.
Exotic misses with a punch to the body.
Murdock pushes Exotic back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Exotic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Murdock works on Exotic's body with a couple of short punches.
Exotic fails to pull guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murdock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murdock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Exotic is leaning against Murdock and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Exotic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Charles Murdock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Exotic gets tackled into the cage by Murdock. Murdock maintains the clinch.
Exotic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murdock moves in looking to clinch but Exotic pushes him off.
It looked like Exotic was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Murdock.
Exotic lands a slapping body shot.
Murdock tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Exotic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A quick step to the side and Exotic tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murdock tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Exotic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Murdock tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Exotic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Exotic on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Murdock wants to clinch up but Exotic keeps it at a distance.
Exotic lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Exotic.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Exotic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Exotic, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Exotic!
After winning the bout, Joe Exotic 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Might Lightning (ranked 1096 p4p, 1451 weight class) and Gaius Marius (ranked 159 p4p, 200 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Might Lightning!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gaius Marius!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lightning fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marius manages to avoid it.
Marius fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lightning is out of range.
Lightning defending well as Marius loads up on a big left hand.
Lightning slips a jab and a cross from Marius.
Lightning lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice shot lands for Lightning.
Lightning seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Lightning throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marius looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Marius lands a jab.
Lightning misses with a lunging right hand
and Marius counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Might Lightning 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.
Lightning drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lightning is looking to work some ground and pound but Marius has wrist control.
Marius keeping moving, preventing Lightning from controlling successfully.
Lightning throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lightning accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lightning trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marius utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lightning trying to control the position from guard on top but Marius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lightning missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Marius is on top in guard.
Lightning has Marius pulled in close to control his posture.
Lightning tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lightning is trying to keep Marius in close.
Lightning looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lightning is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lightning is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Marius controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lightning swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marius is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Lightning walks into a left hand.
Marius misses with a body shot.
Crunch! Marius slams his shin into Lightning's torso.
Lightning pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Marius! But no joy.
Marius takes one to the chin there.
Marius fakes the leg kick and cracks Lightning in the body.
Lightning throws an off balance right hand
and Marius counters with a stiff right hand.
Lightning takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lightning tries to score a power double leg takedown but Marius sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lightning somewhat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lightning fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Marius looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Marius throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Lightning.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lightning looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Marius has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lightning keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marius.
Marius throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lightning ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Marius ducks under a wild hook from Lightning.
Marius lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gaius Marius will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Marius takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Marius connects with the punch.
Lightning swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gaius Marius seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marius lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lightning throws a right hand that misses
and Marius counters with a nice right hand that sends Lightning toppling to the canvas! Lightning scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Marius finish him?!
Lightning is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marius lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Lightning - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Marius!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gaius Marius!
Gaius Marius is the new light heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Gaius Marius rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cin Drallig (ranked 2363 p4p, 2174 weight class) and Chris Morton (ranked 308 p4p, 285 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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cin Drallig!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Morton!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morton takes a jab right on the kisser.
It looks like Chris Morton has been cut.
Cin Drallig seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drallig's corner calls for a 1-2. Drallig obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Drallig feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mortons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Drallig wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Morton throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Drallig's waist but Drallig gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Morton off to one side.
Drallig lands with a cross.
Drallig looks to throw the jab but Morton is out of range.
Drallig throws a looping overhand right but Morton ducks down to avoid it.
Morton has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Morton there as he acknowledges the shot.
That has opened up Chris Morton's cut even more.
Drallig closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Morton! Drallig dives in looking to finish! Morton 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 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cin Drallig!
Cin Drallig really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Distinct Label logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Rizzo (ranked 1214 p4p, 2074 weight class) and Dick Army Jr (ranked 173 p4p, 281 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rizzo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Mastodon - Blood and Thunder. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Rizzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dick Army Jr!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Army Jr missing with a left hand there. Rizzo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rizzo throws a shot to the body.
Army Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Army Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Army Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Army Jr takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Army Jr digs a good hook to Rizzo's body.
Rizzo misses with a left hand
and Rizzo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rizzo throws a jab but it's blocked by Army Jr.
Rizzo lands the left hand.
Rizzo wants to clinch up but Army Jr keeps it at a distance.
Army Jr slips a jab from Rizzo.
Rizzo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jake Rizzo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rizzo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Army Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo throws an off balance right hand
letting Army Jr counter with a right hand.
A jab lands there for Rizzo.
Army Jr changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rizzo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Army Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rizzo misses with a hook
and Army Jr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Left hook, right uppercut from Army Jr.
Army Jr scores with a jab to the jaw.
Army Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rizzo manages to avoid it.
Rizzo misses with a straight left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rizzo throws out a loose jab but Army Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rizzo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rizzo scores with a shot to the body.
Army Jr drops his hands momentarily and Rizzo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Army Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rizzo.
Army Jr drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Army Jr throws a shot from downtown. Rizzo moves away and avoids it.
Rizzo lands with an uppercut that bounces Army Jr off the cage and back into range.
Rizzo misses with a body shot
and Army Jr counters with a right hand to the body.
Rizzo wants to clinch
and Army Jr counters with a nice body shot.
Rizzo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Army Jr manages to avoid it.
Rizzo throws a right hand that misses
enabling Army Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice body punch from Army Jr.
Army Jr thuds a left hand into Rizzo's body.
Army Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rizzo is breathing heavily.
Army Jr tries to keep at a distance but Rizzo has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Army Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rizzo tries to close the distance and clinch but Army Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A punch lands to the side of Army Jr 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Army Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rizzo moves in looking to clinch but Army Jr pushes him off.
Rizzo wants to clinch up but Army Jr keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rizzo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rizzo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Army Jr misses with a hook. Rizzo ducked under it nicely.
Rizzo throws a hook to the side of Army Jr's head but Army Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Army Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rizzo.
Rizzo blocks a jab.
Rizzo is looking to counter the offense by Army Jr and move into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo is looking to clinch.
Army Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jab from Army Jr.
Rizzo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Army Jr misses with a looping right.
Army Jr swings for the body but Rizzo moves out of range.
Jab by Rizzo.
Rizzo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Army Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Rizzo.
Rizzo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Army Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A big left from Army Jr misses.
Rizzo forces Army Jr back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Army Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rizzo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Army Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rizzo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Army Jr dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A big right from Army Jr misses.
Dick Army Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Army Jr scores with a jab to the body.
Rizzo closes the distance but Army Jr moves to the side
and Army Jr counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rizzo thinking.
Army Jr misses with a straight right.
Rizzo misses with a body shot
and Army Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rizzo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Dick Army Jr has been cut.
Rizzo doesn't manage to clinch there - Army Jr circles away.
Rizzo misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot lands for Rizzo.
Rizzo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rizzo swings for the body but Army Jr moves out of range.
Army Jr is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rizzo with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Rizzo.
It seemed like Army Jr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Army Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo tries to clinch but Army Jr moves out of range.
Army Jr misses the shot to the body.
Army Jr looks to throw the jab but Rizzo is out of range.
Rizzo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Army Jr throws out a counter right but Rizzo avoids it with no problem.
Rizzo wants to clinch
and Army Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Army Jr lands with a good body shot.
Army Jr throws a shot from downtown. Rizzo moves away and avoids it.
Rizzo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Army Jr blocks a jab.
Army Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Army Jr. Rizzo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rizzo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Army Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rizzo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rizzo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Army Jr takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Army Jr drops Rizzo with a beautiful combination! Rizzo stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Army Jr is looking for the KO!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Army Jr scores with a nice head shot.
Army Jr slips a jab from Rizzo.
Rizzo moves into the clinch successfully.
Army Jr wants to break free but Rizzo has control.
Rizzo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rizzo is trying to pull guard but Army Jr turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Rizzo fails to pull guard.
Army Jr is working Rizzo over against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Army Jr looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Army Jr breaks the clinch.
The crowd cheers as Rizzo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Army Jr doesn't seem phased though.
Army Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Army Jr. Rizzo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Army Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Rizzo.
Army Jr scores with a hook.
Rizzo throws a good cross that connects.
Army Jr misses with a looping left.
A shot to the liver by Army Jr. Beautiful body shot.
Army Jr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rizzo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Army Jr.
Army Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rizzo circles away quickly and effectively.
Rizzo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Army Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Army Jr drops his hands momentarily and Rizzo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rizzo moves in looking to clinch but Army Jr pushes him off.
Army Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Army Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rizzo.
It seemed like Army Jr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Army Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rizzo connects with a body shot.
Rizzo cracks Army Jr with a right hand to the side of the head.
Army Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Rizzo is just out of range.
Rizzo throws a body punch but Army Jr moves out of range.
Rizzo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Rizzo.
Army Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Army Jr drops his hands momentarily and Rizzo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Army Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dick Army Jr's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Army Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rizzo throws out the jab.
Rizzo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Army Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Army Jr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Army Jr avoids the body shot from Rizzo.
Rizzo cracks Army Jr with an open hand slap.
Rizzo tries to clinch but Army Jr moves out of range.
Army Jr lunges at Rizzo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rizzo's hand.
Army Jr misses with a double jab.
Army Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rizzo.
A big left from Army Jr misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rizzo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Army Jr finds it's way round the side to connect with Rizzo's head.
Rizzo moves into the clinch successfully.
Army Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rizzo misses with a punch to the body.
Rizzo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Army Jr just stands there and leans against the cage.
Army Jr throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo is trying to pull guard but Army Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Rizzo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Army Jr walks away with a smile on his face. Rizzo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Rizzo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Army Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rizzo moves into the clinch.
Rizzo working aggressively here.
Army Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Army Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Army Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rizzo.
Rizzo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rizzo throws a lazy uppercut
and Army Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Rizzo dodges the punch combination from Army Jr.
Rizzo tries to clinch up but Army Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rizzo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jake Rizzo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo looks to clinch
and Army Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Rizzo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rizzo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Army Jr lands with an uppercut that bounces Rizzo off the cage and back into range.
Rizzo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Army Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Rizzo throws an overhand right that lands on Army Jr's shoulder, as Army Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Dick Army Jr is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rizzo tries to clinch up but Army Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Rizzo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Army Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rizzo staying out of range there.
Rizzo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Army Jr.
Rizzo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Army Jr.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Army Jr! But no joy.
Rizzo misses with an uppercut. Army Jr saw that one coming.
Army Jr now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo cracks Army Jr with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rizzo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Army Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Rizzo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Army Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rizzo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Army Jr feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rizzos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rizzo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Army Jr manages to avoid it.
A left and a right from Army Jr both land. Nice combination.
Rizzo misses the body punch
enabling Army Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Rizzo tries to clinch but Army Jr moves out of range.
Rizzo's corner calls for a 1-2. Rizzo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Army Jr blocks a jab.
Rizzo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Army Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Rizzo throws a body punch but Army Jr moves out of range.
Rizzo misses the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Rizzo misses the target.
Army Jr is looking for the big counter here.
Army Jr misses with a hook. Rizzo ducked under it nicely.
Rizzo misses with a hook
and Army Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rizzo, as that shot connected.
Army Jr lands with a nice body punch.
Rizzo tries to close the distance and clinch but Army Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rizzo misses with a lunging right hand
and Army Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rizzo misses with a jab to the body
and Army Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dick Army Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Army Jr winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dick Army Jr!
A very excited looking Dick Army Jr made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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