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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Synyx Dall (ranked 3376 p4p, 3608 weight class) and Jimmy Fothergill (ranked 364 p4p, 383 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Fothergill's choice of entrance music: Austrian Death Machine - Get To The Choppa. Jimmy Fothergill acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Synyx Dall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimmy Fothergill!
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!
Dall moves into the clinch.
Fothergill dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Dall pulls guard successfully.
Fothergill trying to control the position from guard on top but Dall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dall looking for a sweep. Not yet Dall, not yet.
Fothergill content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Dall has locked up a guillotine! Dall's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Fothergill is holding on here and Dall must be using up a lot of energy. Fothergill has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Dall gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Synyx Dall!
In defeat, Jimmy Fothergill stepped up to the mic, saying 'Bollocks! Sithee!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nikos Giannopoulos (ranked 2635 p4p, 2726 weight class) and Edwin Lucan (ranked 337 p4p, 348 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nikos Giannopoulos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edwin Lucan!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucan throws a right hand that Giannopoulos ducks under and follows up with a left that Giannopoulos also avoids with ease.
Giannopoulos lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Lucan gets a double leg takedown into Giannopoulos's guard.
Lucan is looking to work some ground and pound but Giannopoulos has wrist control.
Giannopoulos looking for a sweep. Not yet Giannopoulos, not yet.
Lucan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lucan landing with the ground and pound.
Lucan working some strikes from top position.
Giannopoulos is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Lucan postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giannopoulos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lucan passes Giannopoulos's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Lucan is trying to work for a kimura but Giannopoulos is defending well.
Lucan is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Giannopoulos doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lucan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucan is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lucan takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Giannopoulos works his way to full guard. Good work.
Lucan lands a couple of digs.
Lucan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lucan controlling from the top position.
Lucan trying to control the position from guard on top but Giannopoulos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lucan forces his way into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giannopoulos controlling the position well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Giannopoulos keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Lucan there.
Lucan lands strikes from half guard.
Giannopoulos controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Lucan lands with a punch from half guard.
Lucan winds up and cracks Giannopoulos with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
 Giannopoulos is rocked!
Lucan scores with a big shot! Giannopoulos's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Giannopoulos! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edwin Lucan!
A relieved looking Edwin Lucan thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Benedicte Swanson (ranked 1292 p4p, 1920 weight class) and Manu Ahonen (ranked 189 p4p, 270 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Benedicte Swanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manu Ahonen!
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!
Ahonen lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ahonen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Swanson.
Swanson tries to land a front kick but Ahonen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ahonen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ahonen. Swanson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Swanson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ahonen misses with a head kick.
Swanson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ahonen.
Swanson throws the kick towards the body but Ahonen avoids it.
Swanson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Swanson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Swanson works the jab nicely.
Swanson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ahonen is able to avoid easily.
Swanson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Swanson scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ahonen closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Swanson did well to prevent Ahonen getting side control.
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.
Ahonen trying to control the action but Swanson is working from the bottom.
Ahonen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahonen wants to control but Swanson is keeping him busy.
Swanson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ahonen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ahonen throwing shots but Swanson is blocking nicely.
Swanson trying to control from the bottom.
Swanson trying to get back to full guard but Ahonen takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Swanson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Ahonen tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Swanson wants to hold on but Ahonen pushes him away.
Ahonen unloads with some shots from mount but Swanson bucks and avoids them well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahonen misses with a head shot.
Swanson tries to hold on but Ahonen pushes him away.
Ahonen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ahonen lands a couple of good shots and Swanson has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Swanson covering up well and avoiding damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Swanson wants to escape the position.
Ahonen not allowing Swanson to control his hands.
Ahonen slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Our spies down at at Gym inform us that Ahonen has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Despite being in a bad position, Swanson is controlling the hands, preventing any submission attempts.
Ahonen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahonen lands punches and elbows.
Swanson manages to reverse the position and now he's in Ahonen's guard. Nice work there by Swanson.
Ahonen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Swanson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Swanson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ahonen wants to sweep but no luck.
Ahonen looking for a guillotine here but Swanson defends easily.
Swanson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ahonen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Swanson has managed to get both his arms back between Ahonen's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swanson won't allow Ahonen to sweep him here.
Swanson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Ahonen, up you get!
Swanson throws a jab but it's blocked by Ahonen.
Swanson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ahonen moves away.
Ahonen tries a head kick but it misses.
Swanson throws a jab but it's blocked by Ahonen.
Swanson tests Ahonen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Swanson throws a hook to the side of Ahonen's head but Ahonen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Swanson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ahonen moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manu Ahonen dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Swanson throws a leg kick
and Ahonen counters with a single leg into guard. Swanson didn't expect that.
Ahonen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Swanson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Swanson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Swanson in particular looking to stall.
Manu Ahonen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Swanson tries to stand and escape but Ahonen is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahonen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ahonen has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Swanson escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Swanson!
Ahonen can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee asks Swanson politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Swanson prefers to stall for the moment though.
Ahonen is trying to control Swanson's posture but Swanson avoids it.
Ahonen tries to buck Swanson off but Swanson is having none of it.
Swanson wants to stand but Ahonen has his arm trapped.
Swanson controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ahonen is looking to regain half guard here but Swanson keeps moving and retains side control.
Ahonen manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Ahonen is trying to get back to full guard.
Swanson controlling the pace.
Ahonen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ahonen is refusing to be controlled, as Swanson sits in half guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swanson thows a leg kick but Ahonen checks it
and Ahonen counters with a nice leg kick.
Swanson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Swanson scores with a three punch combo!
Ahonen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A looping hook to the body misses from Swanson. Ahonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crunch! Swanson slams his shin into Ahonen's torso.
Swanson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ahonen punishes Swanson's body with a nice straight punch.
Ahonen throws a head kick that misses.
Benedicte Swanson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ahonen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ahonen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ahonen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Swanson quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Swanson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swanson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ahonen.
Swanson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Swanson misses with a kick to the body
enabling Ahonen to counter with a crisp jab.
Swanson misses with a combination
and Ahonen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Swanson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Benedicte Swanson is winning the standup battle so far.
Swanson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ahonen counters with a stiff right hand.
Swanson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ahonen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Swanson throws the kick towards the body but Ahonen avoids it.
Swanson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Swanson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Swanson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ahonen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
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 Benedicte Swanson will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!
Ahonen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ahonen missing with a left hand there. Swanson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Swanson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Swanson enables Ahonen to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Swanson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Ahonen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Swanson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Swanson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ahonen being controlled here, momentarily.
Ahonen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Swanson is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahonen keeping moving, preventing Swanson from controlling successfully.
Ahonen lands a decent shot there.
Ahonen looking for a sweep. Not yet Ahonen, not yet.
Ahonen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Swanson is aware though and is defending well.
Ahonen keeping moving, preventing Swanson from controlling successfully.
Swanson controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ahonen trying to control the position.
Ahonen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Swanson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ahonen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swanson is looking to escape.
Swanson is refusing to be controlled, as Ahonen sits in half guard.
Ahonen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Swanson wants to improve his position but Ahonen is controlling well.
Swanson is trying is best to control the position here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ahonen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ahonen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Swanson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahonen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ahonen connects with a body shot that sends Swanson's belly button to the back.
Swanson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ahonen throws a lazy head kick
and Swanson counters with a leg kick.
Ahonen throws a jab when Swanson was well out of range.
Swanson is looking to counter with head kicks.
Swanson motions for Ahonen to come forward. Swanson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ahonen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Swanson.
Swanson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A bone on bone clash there as Ahonen blocks the leg kick.
Ahonen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd cheers as Swanson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ahonen doesn't seem phased though.
Ahonen throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Swanson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ahonen.
A punch lands to the side of Swanson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ahonen works the jab nicely.
Swanson connects with a solid leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manu Ahonen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ahonen 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manu Ahonen!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Henry The Crab (ranked 2729 p4p, 2080 weight class) and Robin Williams (ranked 157 p4p, 121 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Henry The Crab!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Robin Williams!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Williams throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The Crab uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
The Crab tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Williams manages to circle out of the way.
The Crab fails with the takedown.
The Crab looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Crab fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henry The Crab. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A left lands for Williams.
A jab from Williams misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The Crab is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Williams to keep the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in the clinch, Williams scores with a nice short uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Williams.
Williams lands a body shot.
A short uppercut from Williams.
The Crab wants to take the fight to the mat but Williams manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
The Crab misses with the head strike.
Williams scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Crab gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Williams regains guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams has his hands on The Crab's head, controlling the position.
The Crab stopping the sweep attempt from Williams.
Williams is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The Crab won't allow Williams to pass to mount.
My spies in Razor Sharp Training Systems inform me that Williams has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Williams is thwarting The Crab's attempts to control the position.
Williams looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams is continuing to stall.
The Crab is looking for a sweep. Williams is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Crab is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Williams's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Williams's back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Crab working for a choke but Williams is defending well.
Williams is trying to break free.
Williams's corner are yelling at him, telling him to just focus on controlling The Crab's hands.
Williams is trying to break free.
The Crab avoiding Williams 's attempts to control his hands.
Williams defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of The Crab's arms.
You can see the frustration on Williams's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
The Crab working for a choke but Williams is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Crab wants to control but Williams is keeping busy.
Williams breaks The Crab's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Williams is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Williams trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Williams sitting in guard here, content to control.
The Crab is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The Crab keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
The Crab is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at LA Vale Tudo that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Williams sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Williams's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The Crab wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Crab has his foot on Williams's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Williams works his way back into a safe position though.
Williams content to stall in guard here.
The Crab looking to control.
Williams controlling from the top position.
The Crab keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
The Crab looking for a sweep. Not yet The Crab, not yet.
The Crab is trying to control the position but Williams postures up.
Williams must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Williams connects with a body shot that sends The Crab's belly button to the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robin Williams 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.
A punch lands to the side of The Crab 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Williams throws a shot to the body.
Williams lands with a straight right. The Crab didn't see that one coming.
Nice uppercut there from Williams.
Williams uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before The Crab has time to react.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Williams tries to keep at a distance but The Crab has taken the fight into the clinch.
Williams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Williams tries to throw a body punch but The Crab avoids it by throwing Williams back against the cage.
Williams throws a head punch that misses.
The Crab is trying to drag Williams to the mat but Williams just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Williams stops a takedown attempt from The Crab.
Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Williams tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. The Crab manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Williams throws a jab but it's blocked by The Crab.
Nice takedown defense from Williams. No joy for The Crab on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henry The Crab. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Crab fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams lands with an overhand left.
Williams stuffs the takedown attempt from The Crab. The Crab gets slowly back to his feet.
The Crab steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Williams connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The Crab dives in for a single leg takedown but Williams sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
The Crab has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The Crab fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Crab manages to avoid it.
Williams catches The Crab with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Williams paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Williams lands a lovely overhand right.
Williams lands a nice hook to The Crab's body. The Crab takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donk. Williams catches The Crab right on the button with a cross.
Williams fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams connects with a crisp jab.
The Crab looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Williams is fending him off so far but The Crab persists. Nope, Williams circles away and we're back to standing.
Williams connects with a body shot.
The Crab misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Williams throws a poor cross that misses
and The Crab counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Williams!
You can see the frustration on Williams's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The Crab wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Williams, who protects the arm well.
Williams manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Still in half guard, Williams seems content to control.
The Crab actively working from the bottom here.
Well, if Williams is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The adventures of Williams the control monster continue. Boring.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry The Crab overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The Crab looking for submissions off his back.
Williams not doing much here.
The Crab wants to control but Williams is keeping busy.
Williams stalling.
Williams has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The Crab trying to control but Williams postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The Crab makes his way to full guard. A much better position for The Crab.
The Crab working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Williams doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Williams manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Williams is stalling in the full guard.
The Crab has his foot on Williams's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Williams works his way back into a safe position though.
Williams's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The Crab lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The Crab trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robin Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Williams leaves The Crab with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Williams lands a nice hook to The Crab's body. The Crab takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Williams lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The Crab goes for a double leg but Williams avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Williams continues to drive forward.
Williams slaps away a takedown attempt from The Crab, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henry The Crab. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The Crab closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Williams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Williams misses the jab.
It looked like The Crab wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The Crab walks into a stiff left hand from Williams.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Crab shoots for a takedown but Williams saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Crab manages to avoid it.
Williams throws a series of punches but The Crab moves out of range.
Williams with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams swings for the body but The Crab moves out of range.
Horrible takedown attempt by The Crab or perhaps it was just good defense by Williams, which made it look bad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Crab ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
The Crab takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Williams lands a glancing blow to the side of The Crab's head.
The Crab shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Williams as he avoids it easily.
A big right from Williams misses.
Nice sprawl there from Williams as The Crab shoots in.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Williams dives in and scores a takedown into The Crab's guard.
Williams controls from within his opponent's guard.
The Crab looking to hit a scissor sweep but Williams is one step ahead there.
Williams showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The Crab is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Williams controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Henry The Crab has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Robin Williams is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Williams 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.
Williams stands and throws The Crab's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Williams content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Williams trying to control the action but The Crab is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Crab is being controlled here.
You can see the frustration on The Crab's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The Crab manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The Crab is trying to control. Williams wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The Crab sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Williams defending well though.
Williams wants to improve his position but The Crab is controlling well.
Williams keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
The Crab is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Williams has managed to free his arm - good work.
The Crab slows the pace down in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams keeping hold of The Crab's head, controlling as best he can.
Williams trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but The Crab manages to pass to mount!
Williams tries to hold on but The Crab postures up.
Williams wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by The Crab.
Williams is looking to improve his position but The Crab isn't that keen on the idea.
Williams defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from The Crab.
Williams regains half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robin Williams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Williams 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robin Williams!
Robin Williams spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
The defeated Henry The Crab had this to say: 'Respect man, respect!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Patriootti Pate (ranked 661 p4p, 2425 weight class) and Renato Laranja (ranked 89 p4p, 340 weight class). Laranja has chosen Sepultura - The Hunt as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Patriootti Pate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Renato Laranja!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, 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!
Pate's corner calls for a 1-2. Pate obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pate staying out of range there.
Pate is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Laranja throws a body shot but no joy.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pate.
Pate scores with a hook.
Pate gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Laranja struggles to land a body shot inside as Pate controls his hands.
Pate lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Laranja's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Knees to the body from Pate.
A short right from Pate on the inside.
Laranja breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pate throws a body shot but no joy.
Laranja appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Laranja avoids the head kick by Pate.
Laranja clobbers Pate with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Laranja with a nice cross.
Laranja ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pate moves away.
Laranja misses the jab.
Pate blocks a leg kick.
Pate is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Pate.
Pate gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Laranja.
Pate does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
We've been told by Pate's head coaches at FF Forever that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Laranja moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pate throws a nice outside leg kick.
Laranja gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Laranja misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pate counters with a straight right hand.
Pate misses with a double jab.
Laranja throws a sloppy body shot
and Pate connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pate tries to clinch but Laranja is having none of it.
Pate throws a looping overhand right but Laranja ducks down to avoid it.
Laranja looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Patriootti Pate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pate moves into range and clinches up with Laranja.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pate has a couple of punches blocked by Laranja.
Laranja breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Crunch! Pate slams his shin into Laranja's torso.
Laranja connects with an inside leg kick.
Pate tries to close the distance and clinch but Laranja swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laranja walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pate checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Laranja throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pate closes the distance and clinches.
Pate swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Laranja can't find room to land a body shot as Pate controls the action.
Pate lands with a left to the head.
Laranja gets through Pate's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Laranja scores with a shoulder strike.
Pate misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Laranja.
Laranja misses with some punches.
Pate lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Laranja misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pate lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Laranja backwards.
Laranja misses with a punch to the body.
Pate misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Pate - that landed with a thud.
Pate misses with a punch on the inside.
Pate scores a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pate lands a damaging elbow.
Laranja fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pate tries a knee to the head but Laranja blocks it.
Pate blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Laranja jumps guard but Pate turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Pate lands a left hand.
Laranja misses with a hook from the clinch.
Laranja takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pate digs a right hand underneath Laranja's ribcage. Laranja let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pate blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Laranja wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pate.
Laranja digs a right hand into Pate's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pate's gas tank.
Pate lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Laranja lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pate or not.
Pate tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Laranja has a couple of punches blocked by Pate.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laranja is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pate gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pate landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pate prevents the takedown attempt.
Patriootti Pate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Renato Laranja.
Laranja swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Laranja goes for a takedown in the clinch but Pate prevents it.
Pate lands with a light punch inside.
Laranja has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Pate seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Laranja can turn it around.
Pate lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Pate scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pate lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Laranja misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pate working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pate makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pate makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Laranja tries to work over Pate's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pate lands a body shot.
Pate lands with a short shot to the head.
Laranja throws a head punch that misses.
Pate tries to land knees in the clinch but Laranja avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patriootti Pate dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Laranja misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pate throws a counter high kick but Laranja was just alert enough to avoid it.
Nice shot by Pate.
Pate looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pate throws a front kick aimed at Laranja's knee but Laranja avoids it well.
Pate clinches.
Laranja lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pate lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pate misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pate misses with an elbow over the top.
Patriootti Pate has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Laranja working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Laranja swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Laranja blocks an uppercut.
Laranja blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Laranja misses with a hook from the clinch.
Laranja's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pate lands a knee to the head.
 It looks like Renato Laranja has been cut.
Pate unloads a knee to the mid-section. Laranja lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Laranja breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pate throws a sloppy head kick and Laranja moves out of range easily.
Pate steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Laranja.
Pate jabs Laranja right on the nose. Laranja blinks but takes it well.
Laranja lands a nice hook to Pate's body. Pate takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pate with a jab.
Laranja keeps the fight on the outside.
It seemed like Laranja was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pate scores with a body shot.
Pate feints and then cracks Laranja's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Laranja down.
Laranja misses with an uppercut
and Pate counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Laranja connects with the punch.
Laranja circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pate connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pate throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laranja jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Laranja jabs Pate to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Laranja throws a hook but Pate avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laranja throws a push kick but Pate slaps the foot to one side.
A big left from Laranja misses.
Pate throws a sloppy head kick and Laranja moves out of range easily.
Pate connects with a single shot there.
Laranja takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Laranja takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pate is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Laranja can do to turn this around?
Pate lands with a hook. Laranja tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pate displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Laranja throws out the jab.
Pate clinches up with Laranja and pushes him back against the cage.
Laranja takes a shot to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pate throws an elbow but misses.
Laranja working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pate softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Laranja's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Laranja takes one on the button.
Pate connects with a good right hand that stumbles Laranja. Laranja circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Laranja throws a shot from downtown. Pate moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pate scores with a shot to the body.
Pate lands with a kick to the temple. Laranja shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Laranja misses with a right hand
and Pate connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pate clobbers Laranja with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pate just misses with a punch to the body.
Pate connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Laranja's hands.
Laranja dodges the punch combination from Pate.
Laranja displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pate throws out the jab.
A jab lands there for Pate.
Laranja displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pate throws out the jab.
Pate throws a lazy uppercut
and Laranja counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Laranja slips under a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pate avoids the body shot from Laranja.
Pate lands an overhand right.
Pate tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laranja circles away from the clinch attempt.
Laranja smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pate uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laranja.
Pate throws a looping overhand right but Laranja ducks down to avoid it.
Pate slips under a jab.
Nice cross by Laranja.
Pate pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Patriootti Pate is winning the standup battle so far.
Pate throws a series of punches but Laranja moves out of range.
Pate steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Laranja.
Laranja scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Laranja is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pate.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laranja chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pate can pounce on him.
Pate missing with a left hand there. Laranja was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Laranja is looking to score with low kicks.
A big right from Laranja misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patriootti Pate dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Renato Laranja's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A good leg kick by Pate.
Laranja throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pate throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pate scores with a jab. Laranja acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Laranja lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pate moves in looking to clinch but Laranja pushes him off.
Laranja throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pate counters with a leg kick.
Pate ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Laranja lands with a nice body punch.
Pate blocks a jab.
Pate checks a leg kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pate checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pate misses with a straight left.
A countering left hand to the body from Laranja misses.
Laranja throws a hook to the side of Pate's head but Pate sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Laranja throws a lazy right hand but Pate sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pate misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pate gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Laranja.
Pate pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pate lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Laranja misses with a wild body shot.
Pate connects with a solid leg kick.
Laranja avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Laranja with a nice cross.
Pate chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Laranja misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pate.
Pate checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pate cracks Laranja with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Laranja swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Laranja takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pate tries to clinch but Laranja moves out of range.
Pate fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Laranja.
Laranja misses with an uppercut. Pate saw that one coming.
As Laranja tries to get set, Pate tries to push him back and clinch up but Laranja manages to avoid the attempt.
Laranja misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laranja throws a shot from downtown. Pate moves away and avoids it.
Pate blocks a jab.
Laranja throws a leg kick but Pate checks it.
Pate jabs Laranja right on the nose. Laranja blinks but takes it well.
Pate tries to clinch
and Laranja cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Laranja looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pate chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pate misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laranja.
Laranja doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Laranja swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pate uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Laranja.
Laranja misses with a straight right.
Laranja misses with a looping left.
A slow jab from Pate misses its intended target.
Laranja misses with a lunging right hand
and Pate counters with a two punch combo.
Pate misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laranja scores with a nice head shot.
Pate closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Laranja takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Laranja on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Pate loads up on a big right hand but Laranja slips the punch.
Pate throws a jab but it's blocked by Laranja.
Laranja misses with an uppercut
and Pate moves into the clinch.
Laranja tries to circle away but Pate has him pinned against the cage.
Laranja misses with a punch on the inside.
Laranja is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Pate to keep the fight standing.
Laranja drags the fight down to the ground.
Pate showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Laranja has an active guard here but Pate has managed to pass into half guard.
Laranja takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laranja is trying to escape back to his feet but Pate uses the scramble to pass into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laranja seems a little lost for a moment, as Pate dominates the positioning.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Laranja is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Pate's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Laranja wants to get back to full guard but Pate has mounted him!
Laranja tries to reverse the position but Pate maintains control.
Renato Laranja has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Patriootti Pate showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pate 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patriootti Pate!
Patriootti Pate bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Khaba Dagestanskiy (ranked 731 p4p, 2169 weight class) and Andrew Henry Jr (ranked 106 p4p, 307 weight class). Andrew Henry Jr told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Khaba Dagestanskiy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrew Henry Jr!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, 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!
Dagestanskiy misses with a straight right.
A combination from Henry Jr does no damage.
Dagestanskiy goes for a double leg but Henry Jr avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Henry Jr continues to drive forward.
Dagestanskiy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Henry Jr drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Dagestanskiy defends it well.
Dagestanskiy digs a good hook to Henry Jr's body.
Henry Jr on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A slow jab from Dagestanskiy misses its intended target.
Henry Jr lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dagestanskiy at a distance.
Henry Jr slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry Jr tries to clinch up
and Dagestanskiy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dagestanskiy 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henry Jr looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dagestanskiy is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry Jr seems keen to control Dagestanskiy's posture.
Dagestanskiy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Henry Jr is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Henry Jr wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Dagestanskiy is now in half guard.
Dagestanskiy is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dagestanskiy content to control rather than advance.
Dagestanskiy lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Henry Jr trying to control but Dagestanskiy postures up.
Dagestanskiy drops an elbow to the side of Henry Jr's head.
Dagestanskiy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Henry Jr defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dagestanskiy takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Henry Jr holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henry Jr is refusing to be controlled, as Dagestanskiy sits in half guard.
Henry Jr gets full guard.
Henry Jr working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dagestanskiy.
Henry Jr is pulling down on Dagestanskiy's head. It's preventing any offense from Dagestanskiy, at least for the moment.
Dagestanskiy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Dagestanskiy throwing strikes but missing.
Henry Jr keeping moving, preventing Dagestanskiy from controlling successfully.
Henry Jr controls Dagestanskiy momentarily but Dagestanskiy frees himself.
Henry Jr controlling Dagestanskiy's posture.
Henry Jr looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dagestanskiy trying to control but Henry Jr is working from the bottom.
Henry Jr is trying to control the position but Dagestanskiy postures up.
Henry Jr working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dagestanskiy.
Dagestanskiy looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
We've been hearing that Dagestanskiy has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Dagestanskiy postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Henry Jr has control of Dagestanskiy's left arm, preventing Dagestanskiy from doing any damage.
Henry Jr wants to sweep here but Dagestanskiy controlling him for the moment.
Henry Jr keeping moving, preventing Dagestanskiy from controlling successfully.
That's four 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.
Henry Jr is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dagestanskiy wants to control but Henry Jr is keeping busy.
Henry Jr trying to pass the guard but Dagestanskiy defending well.
Dagestanskiy is controlling Henry Jr's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Henry Jr is trying to control the action in half guard but Dagestanskiy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dagestanskiy 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.
Dagestanskiy is holding on to half guard well.
Henry Jr keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dagestanskiy is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khaba Dagestanskiy dominated that round.
That's time! Dagestanskiy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Henry Jr misses with a double jab
and Dagestanskiy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dagestanskiy goes for a double leg but Henry Jr avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Henry Jr continues to drive forward.
Henry Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dagestanskiy. Henry Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Henry Jr on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dagestanskiy moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Henry Jr is looking to clinch.
Henry Jr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry Jr looks to clinch
and Dagestanskiy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Dagestanskiy misses its intended target.
Dagestanskiy staying out of range there.
Henry Jr connects with a single shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry Jr drives through and clinches with Dagestanskiy against the cage.
Dagestanskiy scores with a shot to the side of Henry Jr's head.
Dagestanskiy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dagestanskiy misses with a straight left.
Khaba Dagestanskiy is winning the standup battle so far.
Dagestanskiy avoids the body shot from Henry Jr.
Dagestanskiy jabs Henry Jr to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dagestanskiy pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Henry Jr back to the cage. Dagestanskiy follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
 Henry Jr is rocked!
Henry Jr swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dagestanskiy counters with a big right hand! Oh Henry Jr is in trouble here! Dagestanskiy follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khaba Dagestanskiy!
Our winner, Khaba Dagestanskiy, 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Jon Horn (ranked 2540 p4p, 1511 weight class) and Butch Thighpunch (ranked 355 p4p, 227 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jon Horn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Butch Thighpunch!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horn moves away from the strike by Thighpunch.
Horn looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Thighpunch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Horn.
Thighpunch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thighpunch needs to keep his hands up - Horn had a free shot at his head there.
Horn getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Horn misses with a low kick.
Horn fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Thighpunch on the side of the head.
Horn swinging wildly here.
Horn scores with a decent looking hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horn is looking to chop away at Thighpunch's legs.
Thighpunch now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thighpunch. Horn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Horn throwing a counter right hand but Thighpunch manages to avoid it.
Horn dodges the punch combination from Thighpunch.
Horn throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horn fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Horn scores with a decent looking hook.
Horn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Horn cracks Thighpunch with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Horn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thighpunch.
Horn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Thighpunch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thighpunch avoids the head kick by Horn.
Jab from Horn.
Horn is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Horn connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thighpunch changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Horn. Thighpunch does a little dance to reset his feet.
Horn throws a head kick that misses
and Thighpunch counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
 It looks like Jon Horn has been cut.
Jon Horn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Horn tries to move into range but Thighpunch moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Thighpunch scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Horn doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horn connects with a good right hand that stumbles Thighpunch. Thighpunch circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Horn connects with an inside leg kick.
Thighpunch 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.
Horn really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Horn blocks a jab.
Thighpunch missing with a left hand there. Horn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Horn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thighpunch.
Horn is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Horn moves into the clinch.
Thighpunch misses with a punch to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Thighpunch - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Thighpunch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Horn breaks the clinch.
Horn scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Thighpunch needs to keep his hands up - Horn had a free shot at his head there.
Horn takes a swing at Thighpunch's ribcage but misses.
Thighpunch lands a nice shot to the body.
Horn throws a low kick but it's checked well by Thighpunch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horn lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Horn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thighpunch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Horn.
Thighpunch just misses with a punch to the body.
Horn throws a hook but Thighpunch blocks it.
Horn moves forwards but Thighpunch connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Thighpunch staying out of range there.
Horn slips under a jab from Thighpunch.
Horn goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A left lands for Horn.
Horn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thighpunch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thighpunch misses with a body shot.
A punch combination from Horn misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thighpunch throws out a loose jab but Horn uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thighpunch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thighpunch just misses with a punch to the body.
Thighpunch misses with a straight left.
Horn throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A low kick lands for Horn.
Horn throws a head kick that Thighpunch semi-blocks.
Horn lands a leg kick that knocks Thighpunch off balance momentarily.
Horn throws a nice looking combination but Thighpunch bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Horn throws a lazy head kick
and Thighpunch counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Horn looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Thighpunch is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Horn.
Horn was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Horn throws a body punch but Thighpunch moves out of range.
Thighpunch appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Horn is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Horn throws a sloppy head kick and Thighpunch moves out of range easily.
Thighpunch throws a body punch but Horn moves out of range.
Horn throws out a leg kick but Thighpunch moves out of range and Horn only half commits.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Horn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jon Horn'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.
Horn throws a shot to the body.
Horn takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Thighpunch throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Horn stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Horn misses with a hook
and Thighpunch counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jon Horn is winning the standup battle so far.
Thighpunch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Horn moves away.
Horn with a nice cross.
Horn takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Thighpunch cracks Horn with an open hand slap.
Horn throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Thighpunch moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Horn lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Thighpunch misses with a hook. Horn ducked under it nicely.
Horn's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Horn duly obliges.
Horn staying out of range there.
Horn tries to clinch but Thighpunch moves away
and Thighpunch counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Thighpunch misses.
Thighpunch on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Thighpunch just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Horn.
Horn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thighpunch.
Thighpunch takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Horn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thighpunch can do to turn this around?
Thighpunch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thighpunch throws a shot from downtown. Horn moves away and avoids it.
Horn misses the shot to the body.
Horn misses with a lunging right hand
and Thighpunch counters with a straight right hand.
Horn throws a series of strikes that have Thighpunch backpedaling.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Horn. Thighpunch shrugs it off though.
Horn lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Horn jabs at Thighpunch's body.
Horn ducks under a wild hook from Thighpunch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Horn does no damage.
Thighpunch now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Horn slips a jab from Thighpunch.
Horn buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Horn slips a jab from Thighpunch.
Horn tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Thighpunch manages to circle out of the way.
Horn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Horn takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A shot to the liver by Thighpunch. Beautiful body shot.
Thighpunch connects with a crisp jab.
Horn takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Horn with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Horn.
Horn throws a low kick, looking for Thighpunch's leg but Thighpunch calmly moves out of range.
Horn throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Horn slips a jab from Thighpunch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horn looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Horn scores with a decent looking hook.
Horn tries to close the distance and clinch but Thighpunch swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Horn moves away from the strike by Thighpunch.
Thighpunch takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Thighpunch has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Horn cracks Thighpunch with a good jab.
Thighpunch throws an overhand right that lands on Horn's shoulder, as Horn tries to avoid the shot.
Horn will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Thighpunch let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Thighpunch on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Horn. Horn obviously looking to wear him down.
Thighpunch throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thighpunch misses with a looping right.
Horn swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Horn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Horn throws a sloppy head kick and Thighpunch moves out of range easily.
Horn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thighpunch connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Horn buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Horn connects with a solid leg kick.
Thighpunch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Horn was well out of range. Poor timing from Thighpunch.
Horn is looking to counter with head kicks.
Horn lands a two punch combo.
Horn moves in looking to clinch but Thighpunch pushes him off.
Thighpunch misses with a jab, cross combination.
Horn moves away from the strike by Thighpunch.
Horn displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Horn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thighpunch.
Horn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Horn moves into range and connects with a jab.
Thighpunch takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thighpunch misses with a lunging right hand
and Horn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Horn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thighpunch misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Horn dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jon Horn's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Horn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thighpunch.
Horn is looking to counter with head kicks.
Horn throws a head kick but Thighpunch moves out of range.
Horn misses with a body shot.
Thighpunch let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Thighpunch connects with a body shot that sends Horn's belly button to the back.
A head kick by Horn misses
and Thighpunch counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab lands there for Horn.
Thighpunch misses with a hook.
Horn throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Horn takes a swing at Thighpunch's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horn lands a nice shot that snaps Thighpunch's head back.
A chopping leg kick lands by Horn.
Thighpunch avoids the head kick by Horn.
A nice inside leg kick there by Horn. That's going to slow Thighpunch down.
Thighpunch 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.
Horn throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thighpunch throws a body punch but Horn moves out of range.
A low kick from Horn misses
and Thighpunch counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Horn cracks Thighpunch with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Thighpunch throws a hook but Horn avoids it easily.
Horn half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Thighpunch's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Thighpunch's jab looks to have found its range, popping Horn under the eye.
Thighpunch takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Thighpunch swings for the body but Horn moves out of range.
Horn slips a jab and a cross from Thighpunch.
Thighpunch has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Horn.
Horn tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Thighpunch makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Horn turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Butch Thighpunch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horn blocks a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thighpunch thuds a left hand into Horn's body.
Thighpunch on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Horn swings for the body but Thighpunch moves out of range.
Horn cracks Thighpunch with an open hand slap.
Thighpunch swings for the body but Horn moves out of range.
Thighpunch fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Thighpunch scores with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Horn scores with a head kick. Thighpunch tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Horn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thighpunch.
As Thighpunch tries to get set, Horn tries to push him back and clinch up but Thighpunch manages to avoid the attempt.
Thighpunch cracks Horn with an open hand slap.
Horn throws a shot to the body.
Thighpunch throws a right and a left that both miss.
It looked like Horn wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Thighpunch keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thighpunch rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Horn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A head kick by Horn misses
and Thighpunch scores with a counter punch that sends Horn to the canvas! Thighpunch smells blood - he's punishing Horn with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Horn has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Butch Thighpunch!
Butch Thighpunch tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Giuseppe Amodei (ranked 1234 p4p, 896 weight class) and Murzol Gro Ulfimph (ranked 76 p4p, 58 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Gro Ulfimph's choice of entrance music: Hired Gun. 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Giuseppe Amodei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Murzol Gro Ulfimph!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gro Ulfimph checks the leg kick nicely there.
Amodei closes the distance and pushes Gro Ulfimph back into the cage.
Gro Ulfimph tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Amodei smiles and moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Gro Ulfimph misses the target.
The fighters circling - Amodei throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gro Ulfimph was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Amodei throws a lazy uppercut
and Gro Ulfimph cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Amodei moves away from the strike by Gro Ulfimph.
Gro Ulfimph is looking to clinch but Amodei is avoiding it.
A jab from Gro Ulfimph misses.
Amodei throws a hook but Gro Ulfimph blocks it.
Gro Ulfimph lands a head kick!
Gro Ulfimph misses with an uppercut. Amodei saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gro Ulfimph scores with a leg kick.
Gro Ulfimph rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Amodei counters with a nice uppercut.
Amodei circles away from the clinch attempt.
Amodei fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gro Ulfimph looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Amodei looks to land a body kick but Gro Ulfimph moved away.
Amodei gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Amodei.
Amodei misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Amodei lands with a kick to the ribs.
Gro Ulfimph misses with a body shot.
Gro Ulfimph cracks Amodei with a good jab.
A swing and a miss from Gro Ulfimph.
Amodei throws a push kick but Gro Ulfimph slaps the foot to one side.
Amodei throws a lazy head kick
and Gro Ulfimph counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gro Ulfimph might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Amodei takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gro Ulfimph throws a left and a right that both miss
and Amodei counters with a stiff right hand.
Amodei misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gro Ulfimph.
Gro Ulfimph throws a chopping leg kick but Amodei manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Amodei is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Amodei tries to keep at a distance but Gro Ulfimph has taken the fight into the clinch.
Amodei swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gro Ulfimph throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Amodeis head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Amodei tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gro Ulfimph.
A head punch on the inside from Amodei fails to land.
Amodei tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gro Ulfimph pulls guard successfully.
Our spies down at at Oblivion Gate inform us that Gro Ulfimph has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Amodei is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gro Ulfimph had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Amodei defends it easily.
Gro Ulfimph keeping moving, preventing Amodei from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Amodei is really struggling to control Gro Ulfimph but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Amodei passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gro Ulfimph is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Amodei pulls his head out easily.
Gro Ulfimph slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Amodei advances to half guard.
Amodei is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gro Ulfimph has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gro Ulfimph is not content to let Amodei control the position.
That's four 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.
Amodei trying to pass the guard but Gro Ulfimph defending well.
Gro Ulfimph is not content to let Amodei control the position.
Gro Ulfimph is looking to improve his position.
Gro Ulfimph actively working from the bottom here.
Gro Ulfimph looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gro Ulfimph gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Murzol Gro Ulfimph 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.
Nice defenses there by Gro Ulfimph.
Gro Ulfimph looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Amodei throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gro Ulfimph tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Amodei counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gro Ulfimph.
A nice leg kick lands there from Amodei.
Gro Ulfimph tries to clinch but Amodei moves away
and Amodei connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Amodei is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gro Ulfimph.
A little jabbing left from Gro Ulfimph on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gro Ulfimph misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Amodei is looking to counter with a body kick.
Gro Ulfimph moves away from the strike by Amodei.
Gro Ulfimph misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Amodei.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amodei misses with an uppercut.
Gro Ulfimph takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gro Ulfimph tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Amodei fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gro Ulfimph manages to avoid it.
Gro Ulfimph defending well as Amodei loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gro Ulfimph moves in looking to clinch but Amodei pushes him off.
It looked like Amodei wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Amodei loads up on a big right hand but Gro Ulfimph slips the punch.
Murzol Gro Ulfimph seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A nice leg kick from Amodei, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gro Ulfimph swings for the body but Amodei moves out of range.
Gro Ulfimph is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Amodei.
Amodei drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Amodei looks to score with a jab to the body but Gro Ulfimph is just out of range.
Amodei throws out a powerful jab.
Gro Ulfimph on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A low kick lands for Amodei.
Gro Ulfimph throws a poor cross that misses
and Amodei counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Amodei tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gro Ulfimph was well out of range. Poor timing from Amodei.
Gro Ulfimph looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Amodei throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gro Ulfimph throws out a counter right but Amodei avoids it with no problem.
Gro Ulfimph keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Amodei.
Amodei takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gro Ulfimph wants to clinch up but Amodei keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amodei with a hook.
Amodei connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Murzol Gro Ulfimph is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gro Ulfimph misses with a left hand
and Gro Ulfimph takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gro Ulfimph throws a right hand that Amodei ducks under and follows up with a left that Amodei also avoids with ease.
Gro Ulfimph wants to clinch.
Good shot there by Gro Ulfimph.
A looping hook to the body misses from Amodei. Gro Ulfimph does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gro Ulfimph flicks out a counter leg kick but Amodei steps away.
Gro Ulfimph instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Amodei.
Gro Ulfimph prevents a body shot from Amodei.
Gro Ulfimph is trying to pull guard but Amodei has him pressed against the cage.
Amodei misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amodei throws a punch but it's blocked by Gro Ulfimph.
Gro Ulfimph working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gro Ulfimph lands a body shot.
Gro Ulfimph misses with a punch to the body.
Amodei has a couple of punches blocked by Gro Ulfimph.
Gro Ulfimph pulls Amodei into guard.
Gro Ulfimph working for a triangle but Amodei defends it easily.
Gro Ulfimph is looking for a triangle but Amodei pushes his legs off easily.
Amodei passes Gro Ulfimph's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Gro Ulfimph works his way to full guard. Good work.
Amodei has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amodei avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Amodei trying to control the position from guard on top but Gro Ulfimph is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Amodei trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Amodei controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gro Ulfimph is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gro Ulfimph passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Amodei!
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 Giuseppe Amodei will probably get the nod.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Amodei lands with a cross.
Gro Ulfimph darts in and clinches Amodei up against the cage.
Gro Ulfimph lands an uppercut.
Amodei swings wildly with an uppercut but Gro Ulfimph uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gro Ulfimph.
Gro Ulfimph lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gro Ulfimph scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gro Ulfimph tries to pull guard but Amodei forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Gro Ulfimph blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amodei swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gro Ulfimph tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Amodei just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gro Ulfimph jumps guard but Amodei stands there with Gro Ulfimph around his waist. Gro Ulfimph gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Giuseppe Amodei has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Murzol Gro Ulfimph.
Gro Ulfimph swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Amodei.
Amodei tries a body shot but Gro Ulfimph blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gro Ulfimph takes a shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gro Ulfimph.
Gro Ulfimph jumps guard but Amodei turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Amodei tries a body shot but Gro Ulfimph blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Amodei.
Amodei blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Amodei misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Amodei fails to land.
Good body shot from Gro Ulfimph.
Amodei lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Murzol Gro Ulfimph seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gro Ulfimph misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Amodei.
Gro Ulfimph blocking some punches.
Gro Ulfimph blocking some punches.
A short right from Gro Ulfimph.
Gro Ulfimph is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Amodei to keep the fight standing.
A shot in the inside from Amodei.
Gro Ulfimph blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gro Ulfimph misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Amodei swings wildly with an uppercut but Gro Ulfimph uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gro Ulfimph jumps guard and drags Amodei to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Amodei trying to control but Gro Ulfimph is working from the bottom.
Gro Ulfimph has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Amodei can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Amodei engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Amodei wants to control from the top but Gro Ulfimph keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gro Ulfimph working for a triangle but Amodei defends it easily.
Amodei stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gro Ulfimph swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gro Ulfimph looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Amodei trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gro Ulfimph can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Amodei controls the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Amodei is looking to advance position but Gro Ulfimph has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Gro Ulfimph looking for a guillotine from mount but Amodei is having none of it.
Amodei manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Amodei works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Murzol Gro Ulfimph.
I think Gro Ulfimph 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Scott Hill (ranked 445 p4p, 1563 weight class) and Léonard Lucy (ranked 56 p4p, 207 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Scott Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Léonard Lucy!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hill.
Lucy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hill will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lucy looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Jab by Hill.
Hill blocks a jab.
Lucy throws a jab but it's blocked by Hill.
Lucy misses the shot to the body.
Hill connects with a body shot.
Lucy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hill.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lucy just misses with a punch to the body.
Hill lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hill takes a swing at Lucy's ribcage but misses.
Lucy doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hill throws a series of punches but Lucy moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Lucy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hill throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lucy.
Hill lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lucy at a distance.
Lucy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hill is looking to wear down Lucy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hill blocks a leg kick.
Hill takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hill misses with an uppercut
and Lucy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Scott Hill has been cut.
Lucy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hill walks into a straight right hand from Lucy.
Lucy throws a hook but Hill blocks it.
Hill has been working on his boxing with his coaches at 3Band MMA in the buildup to the fight.
A jab from Hill misses.
Hill cracks Lucy with a good jab.
Hill getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lucy throws a hook to the side of Hill's head but Hill sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hill changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A shot to the liver by Hill. Beautiful body shot.
Lucy throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucy forces Hill back against the cage and clinches.
A right hand to the body from Lucy.
Hill lands an elbow inside.
Hill looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scott Hill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice left hand lands by Hill.
Hill tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hill gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lucy avoids a wild elbow strike from Hill.
Lucy is pressed up against the cage. Hill has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lucy down to the mat. Lucy avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hill tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lucy swivels and escapes.
Hill takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hill swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hill misses the shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hill, as that shot connected.
Hill shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hill showed some decent athleticism there.
Lucy keeping hold of Hill's head, controlling as best he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucy on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hill wants to pass to mount but Lucy is defending the position.
Hill is working hard here to advance position.
Lucy wants to control but Hill passes into side.
Hill throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Lucy is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hill's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucy won't allow Hill to pass to mount.
Lucy is in trouble now - Hill has advanced to mount!
Hill looking to finish with strikes here!
Hill misses with a head shot.
Lucy tries to hold on but Hill postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Hill dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Scott Hill's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hill jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice body punch from Hill.
Lucy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lucy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hill does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hill wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hill throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hill bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A left lands for Lucy.
Lucy stuffs the takedown attempt from Hill. Hill gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lucy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Scott Hill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hill misses with an uppercut.
Lucy gets caught napping as Hill dives in and scores a takedown. Lucy manages to retain guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lucy keeping moving, preventing Hill from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucy is pulling down on Hill's head. It's preventing any offense from Hill, at least for the moment.
Hill lying in Lucy's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Lucy decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Hill taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Léonard Lucy!
After winning the bout, Léonard Lucy thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Scott Hill spoke after the fight, saying 'No one likes seeing their opponent's hand raised, but that just means that they were the better man today. My team at 3Band MMA and I will break down this match and make the proper changes for my next camp.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Nti (ranked 1602 p4p, 444 weight class) and Marvin Vettori (ranked 239 p4p, 55 weight class). Vettori has chosen Police On My Back- The Rocketz as his entrance music. Marvin Vettori will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Samuel Nti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Marvin Vettori!
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!
Nti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vettori swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vettori 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.
Vettori throws a leg kick but Nti moved away.
Vettori throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vettori takes one to the side of the head.
Vettori looks to throw the jab but Nti is out of range.
Nti throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Vettori on the side of the head.
Vettori throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Samuel Nti has been cut.
Nti throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Nice uppercut there from Vettori.
Vettori tries to score with a low kick but Nti moves his leg out of the way.
Vettori's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nti under the eye.
Nti throws a hook but Vettori blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nti instigates a clinch.
Vettori has a couple of punches blocked by Nti.
Nti lands with a left to the head.
Vettori misses with some punches.
Nti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nti.
Vettori tries to land knees in the clinch but Nti avoids the damage to the body.
Nti blocking some punches.
Nti throws a head punch that misses.
Nti gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Vettori.
Nti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nti's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nti scores with a shoulder strike.
Nti tries to throw a body punch but Vettori avoids it by throwing Nti back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nti.
Vettori blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nti lands a left hand.
Nti's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vettori takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nti tries to close the distance and clinch but Vettori swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vettori feints a counter leg kick.
Nti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Vettori looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nti missing with a left hand there. Vettori was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nti looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nti throws a sloppy body shot
and Vettori counters with a nice leg kick.
Nti lands with an overhand left.
Vettori just misses with a punch to the body.
Nti was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nti misses with a hook. Vettori ducked under it nicely.
A big left from Vettori misses.
A clash of legs there as Nti blocks the low kick.
Nti loads up on a big right hand but Vettori slips the punch.
Vettori throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nti.
A little feinted left hand from Nti on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nti misses with an uppercut.
Nti rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vettori counters with a series of strikes. Nti will be more careful next time no doubt.
Vettori checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vettori jabs Nti right on the nose. Nti blinks but takes it well.
Nti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vettori looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nti scores with a hook.
Nti lands with a cross.
Nti is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vettori takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nti takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Vettori throws a lazy uppercut
and Nti counters with a nice uppercut.
Vettori avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Vettori misses.
A big left from Nti misses.
Vettori looks to throw the jab but Nti is out of range.
Vettori looks to land a right hand but Nti moved out of range.
Vettori is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nti throws a big shot that misses.
Vettori looks to throw the jab but Nti is out of range.
Nti throwing a counter right hand but Vettori manages to avoid it.
Vettori attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nti's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vettori throws a lazy right hand but Nti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nti getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nti takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nti connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nti connects with a high kick.
Vettori looks to throw the jab but Nti is out of range.
A big right from Nti misses.
Nti on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nti is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nti scores with a hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vettori darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vettori loads up on a big right hand but Nti slips the punch.
Nti has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vettori.
Vettori slips under a jab.
Nti throws a lazy right hand but Vettori sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
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 Samuel Nti will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Samuel Nti's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nti dips to his left and cracks Vettori with an uppercut!
Nti fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vettori, pushing him back against the cage.
Vettori connects with a knee to the head.
Nti struggles to land a body shot inside as Vettori controls his hands.
Vettori with a knee to the head.
Vettori blocks an uppercut.
Samuel Nti has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nti struggles to land a body shot inside as Vettori controls his hands.
Vettori swings wildly with an uppercut but Nti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vettori blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vettori blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Vettori.
Nice body punch from Nti.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vettori blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nti breaks the clinch.
Vettori throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Vettori jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nti.
Oooh a lovely combination from Vettori sends Nti down but not out. Vettori dives into side control looking to finish.
Nti is rocked!
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!
Vettori stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Oh Nti is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vettori circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Nti tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Vettori wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marvin Vettori!
Marvin Vettori managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Hardcore Sports Nutrition, into his post fight interview.
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