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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James Hackett (ranked 2293 p4p, 2339 weight class) and Bert River (ranked 240 p4p, 245 weight class). Hackett's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Foe Tha Love of Money. River has chosen Five Finger Death Punch- Bad Company as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that James Hackett has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily James Hackett seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Hackett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bert River!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Hackett misses its intended target.
River blocks a jab.
River throws a combination. Hackett tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
River turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
River swings and misses with a hook to the body.
River has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Hackett throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and River counters with an outside leg kick.
River on the wrong end of a nice jab.
River closes the distance and clinches up with Hackett, looking for a takedown. River pushes Hackett against the cage but Hackett circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
River throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A combination from River does no damage.
River bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
River tries to counter with a clinch but Hackett shakes him off and moves away.
River misses with a looping left.
Hackett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from River.
River walks into a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hackett looks to score with a jab to the body but River is just out of range.
River blocks a leg kick.
River looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hackett misses with a looping right.
A big left from Hackett misses.
Hackett misses with a straight left.
River is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hackett's half guard.
Hackett is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hackett wants to control but River is keeping busy.
Hackett is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but River pulls his head out easily.
River throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
River drops an elbow to the side of Hackett's head.
Hackett looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hackett won't allow River to pass to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
River thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
River tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hackett knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hackett looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hackett is not content to let River control the position.
Hackett looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hackett is trying to maintain the position but River is very close to passing his half guard.
Hackett on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
River wants to control but Hackett is keeping him busy.
River sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hackett defending well though.
Hackett has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
River missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
River is trying to control. Hackett wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Hackett is trying to maintain the position but River is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hackett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
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.
A good leg kick by River.
River goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hackett swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hackett circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hackett with a nice cross.
Hackett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
James Hackett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hackett dips to his left and cracks River with an uppercut!
Hackett misses with a wild body shot.
River tries to counter by closing the distance.
River ducks under a wild hook from Hackett.
River takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
River throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hackett was covering up waiting for the punch and River finishes the takedown easily into guard.
River stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Hackett has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! River manages to get his head free but now Hackett has transitioned to an armbar! River grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Hackett! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). James Hackett!
James Hackett decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yamcha Wolf-Fang (ranked 3902 p4p, 2417 weight class) and Riley Ferguson (ranked 397 p4p, 261 weight class). Wolf-Fang comes to the cage accompanied by Rise Against - Give It All. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yamcha Wolf-Fang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Riley Ferguson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferguson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wolf-Fang manages to avoid it.
Ferguson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wolf-Fang misses the shot to the body.
Wolf-Fang shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ferguson eats them both and turns towards Wolf-Fang to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Ferguson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wolf-Fang looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ferguson misses with a hook.
Ferguson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wolf-Fang wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Ferguson missing with a left hand there. Wolf-Fang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wolf-Fang has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Riley Ferguson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferguson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ferguson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ferguson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wolf-Fang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ferguson.
Wolf-Fang misses with an uppercut. Ferguson saw that one coming.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ferguson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Ferguson misses.
Ferguson lands with a shot to the body.
Ferguson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wolf-Fang tries to clinch there but Ferguson circles away.
A big left from Ferguson misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Wolf-Fang misses the target.
Ferguson doesn't manage to clinch there - Wolf-Fang circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson throws a lazy right hand but Wolf-Fang sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ferguson misses with an uppercut.
Wolf-Fang staying out of range there.
Wolf-Fang misses with a body shot.
Ferguson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wolf-Fang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wolf-Fang misses with a looping left.
Wolf-Fang is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ferguson.
Wolf-Fang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ferguson manages to avoid it.
Wolf-Fang misses with a body shot.
Wolf-Fang takes one to the chin there.
Ferguson swats away the attempt to clinch by Wolf-Fang.
Wolf-Fang lands with a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wolf-Fang thuds his right hand into Ferguson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ferguson looks to land a left hand but Wolf-Fang moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ferguson. Wolf-Fang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ferguson swings for the body but Wolf-Fang moves out of range.
Ferguson throws out a loose jab but Wolf-Fang uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ferguson.
Ferguson swings for the body but Wolf-Fang moves out of range.
A left lands for Ferguson.
Ferguson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wolf-Fang misses with a straight left.
Ferguson looks to land a right hand but Wolf-Fang moved out of range.
Wolf-Fang moves to clinch but Ferguson breaks away
and Ferguson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ferguson tries to land a front kick but Wolf-Fang steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wolf-Fang throws a body punch but Ferguson moves out of range.
Ferguson ducks under a wild hook from Wolf-Fang.
Ferguson misses with a body shot.
Wolf-Fang lands with an uppercut that bounces Ferguson off the cage and back into range.
Wolf-Fang gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wolf-Fang misses with some punches.
Ferguson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Ferguson.
Ferguson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wolf-Fangs head.
Ferguson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolf-Fang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ferguson.
A big right from Ferguson misses.
Wolf-Fang misses with a hook. Ferguson ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Ferguson misses.
Ferguson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wolf-Fang finds it's way round the side to connect with Ferguson's head.
Ferguson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wolf-Fang scores with a punch to the head.
Ferguson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wolf-Fang missing with a left hand there. Ferguson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters circling - Wolf-Fang throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wolf-Fang looks to land a right hand but Ferguson moved out of range.
Ferguson misses the shot to the body.
Wolf-Fang throws an overhand right that lands on Ferguson's shoulder, as Ferguson tries to avoid the shot.
Ferguson avoids the body shot from Wolf-Fang.
Wolf-Fang jabs at Ferguson's body.
Ferguson forces Wolf-Fang back against the cage and clinches.
Wolf-Fang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wolf-Fang misses with the head strike.
Ferguson lands a body shot.
Wolf-Fang throws a punch but it's blocked by Ferguson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson manages to break the clinch.
Wolf-Fang throws a lazy right hand but Ferguson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wolf-Fang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ferguson.
Ferguson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Ferguson there.
Wolf-Fang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ferguson.
Wolf-Fang lands a right hook to the body.
Ferguson misses with an uppercut. Wolf-Fang saw that one coming.
Wolf-Fang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ferguson was well out of range. Poor timing from Wolf-Fang.
Ferguson throws out a loose jab but Wolf-Fang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ferguson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wolf-Fang takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ferguson tries to keep at a distance but Wolf-Fang has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ferguson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wolf-Fang misses with a lunging right hand
and Ferguson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wolf-Fang tries to clinch up
and Ferguson counters with a stiff right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Riley Ferguson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ferguson misses with a shot to the body
and Wolf-Fang counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Riley Ferguson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wolf-Fang scores with a jab to the head.
Ferguson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wolf-Fang moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wolf-Fang appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Wolf-Fang throws a body punch but Ferguson moves out of range.
Ferguson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wolf-Fang moves away.
Wolf-Fang was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Wolf-Fang moves out of range as Ferguson strikes.
Ferguson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ferguson moves forwards but Wolf-Fang connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wolf-Fang throws an overhand right that lands on Ferguson's shoulder, as Ferguson tries to avoid the shot.
Ferguson stalks Wolf-Fang and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wolf-Fang's face. Wolf-Fang staggers backwards, shaken.
Wolf-Fang throws an overhand right that lands on Ferguson's shoulder, as Ferguson tries to avoid the shot.
Wolf-Fang avoids the body shot from Ferguson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferguson needs to keep his hands up - Wolf-Fang had a free shot at his head there.
Ferguson takes one on the button.
Wolf-Fang lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wolf-Fang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ferguson.
Ferguson is looking for the big counter here.
Ferguson scores with a decent looking hook.
Ferguson throws a lazy uppercut
and Wolf-Fang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ferguson throws a body punch but Wolf-Fang moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson throws a hook to the side of Wolf-Fang's head but Wolf-Fang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little feinted left hand from Wolf-Fang on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ferguson misses with an uppercut.
Wolf-Fang misses with a hook.
Wolf-Fang misses with an uppercut.
Ferguson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wolf-Fang tries to clinch but Ferguson is having none of it.
Ferguson tries to clinch up.
Wolf-Fang thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ferguson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wolf-Fang rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ferguson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wolf-Fang misses with a looping right.
Ferguson thuds his right hand into Wolf-Fang's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ferguson throws a sloppy body shot
and Wolf-Fang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wolf-Fang lands with a shot to the body.
Ferguson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wolf-Fang looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A jab from Ferguson does it's job there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wolf-Fang throws a body shot but no joy.
Ferguson works Wolf-Fang's body with a nice hook.
Wolf-Fang throws a jab but it's blocked by Ferguson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolf-Fang uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ferguson.
Wolf-Fang misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ferguson misses with a wild body shot.
Ferguson throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab from Wolf-Fang finds it's way through Ferguson's defenses.
Ferguson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ferguson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ferguson throws a jab but it's blocked by Wolf-Fang.
Ferguson tries to clinch up.
Wolf-Fang swings widly with a right hand
letting Ferguson counter with a right hand.
Ferguson throws out a loose jab but Wolf-Fang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wolf-Fang takes a swing at Ferguson's ribcage but misses.
Wolf-Fang takes one on the button.
A big left from Ferguson misses.
Wolf-Fang is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Wolf-Fang swings for the body but Ferguson moves out of range.
Wolf-Fang lands with an uppercut that bounces Ferguson off the cage and back into range.
Wolf-Fang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ferguson was well out of range. Poor timing from Wolf-Fang.
Wolf-Fang steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ferguson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wolf-Fang throws out the jab.
Ferguson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wolf-Fang swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ferguson.
Ferguson throws a good cross that connects.
Ferguson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ferguson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wolf-Fang on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ferguson scores with a three punch combo!
Ferguson keeps the fight on the outside.
A nice side step and Ferguson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Wolf-Fang connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ferguson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wolf-Fang throws a shot from downtown. Ferguson moves away and avoids it.
Ferguson scores with a jab to the body.
Ferguson throws a body punch but Wolf-Fang moves out of range.
Ferguson connects with a jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wolf-Fang, as that shot connected.
Ferguson throws a shot from downtown. Wolf-Fang moves away and avoids it.
Ferguson throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson throws an overhand right that lands on Wolf-Fang's shoulder, as Wolf-Fang tries to avoid the shot.
Wolf-Fang gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ferguson throws out a powerful jab.
Ferguson looks to land a right hand but Wolf-Fang moved out of range.
Wolf-Fang will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ferguson misses with a hook
and Wolf-Fang counters with a stiff right hand.
Ferguson throws a series of strikes that have Wolf-Fang backpedaling.
 It looks like Yamcha Wolf-Fang has been cut.
Wolf-Fang lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wolf-Fang ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circling - Ferguson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wolf-Fang misses with an uppercut. Ferguson saw that one coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wolf-Fang misses with a straight right.
Wolf-Fang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ferguson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A telegraphed right hand from Ferguson misses the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Riley Ferguson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Yamcha Wolf-Fang's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Ferguson stuns Wolf-Fang with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A jab from Wolf-Fang finds it's way through Ferguson's defenses.
Wolf-Fang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ferguson.
Ferguson ducks under a wild hook from Wolf-Fang.
Ferguson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ferguson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wolf-Fang circles away quickly and effectively.
Wolf-Fang is looking to counter punch.
Wolf-Fang blocks a jab.
Nice cross by Wolf-Fang.
Ferguson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wolf-Fang.
Ferguson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wolf-Fang is out of range.
Ferguson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice uppercut lands for Ferguson. That snapped Wolf-Fang's head back.
Ferguson throws a jab when Wolf-Fang was well out of range.
Wolf-Fang lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ferguson at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wolf-Fang slips a straight right by Ferguson.
Ferguson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wolf-Fang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ferguson.
Wolf-Fang throwing a counter right hand but Ferguson manages to avoid it.
Wolf-Fang lands with a straight right. Ferguson didn't see that one coming.
Ferguson throws a right hand that misses
and Wolf-Fang connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A lazy left from Ferguson finds it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wolf-Fang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ferguson.
Wolf-Fang lands a slapping body shot.
Wolf-Fang misses with a wild body shot.
Ferguson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ferguson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wolf-Fang manages to avoid it.
A jab from Ferguson misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Wolf-Fang misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Ferguson misses the target.
Wolf-Fang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ferguson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wolf-Fang counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wolf-Fang swinging wildly here.
Wolf-Fang misses the body punch
and Ferguson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wolf-Fang jabs Ferguson right on the nose. Ferguson blinks but takes it well.
Wolf-Fang throws a hook to the side of Ferguson's head but Ferguson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ferguson cracks Wolf-Fang with a good jab.
Wolf-Fang misses with a lunging right hand
and Ferguson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Good exchange - Wolf-Fang coming out on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolf-Fang takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ferguson lands with a nice body punch.
Wolf-Fang misses with a looping right.
Ferguson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ferguson looks to land a left hand but Wolf-Fang moved out of range nicely.
Ferguson wants to clinch up but Wolf-Fang keeps it at a distance.
Ferguson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wolf-Fang with a hook.
Wolf-Fang looks to throw the jab but Ferguson is out of range.
Ferguson lands a nice looking body shot.
Wolf-Fang cracks Ferguson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wolf-Fang scores with a jab. Ferguson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wolf-Fang lands with a right hand.
Wolf-Fang misses with a straight right.
Ferguson tries to bum rush Wolf-Fang with a series of wild strikes but Wolf-Fang uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wolf-Fang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ferguson was well out of range. Poor timing from Wolf-Fang.
Wolf-Fang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ferguson.
Wolf-Fang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolf-Fang bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wolf-Fang misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Ferguson misses.
Wolf-Fang gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ferguson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wolf-Fang backwards.
Ferguson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ferguson takes a shot to the head.
Ferguson missing with knees to the body.
Ferguson throws a punch but it's blocked by Wolf-Fang.
Ferguson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wolf-Fang moves in looking to clinch but Ferguson pushes him off.
Ferguson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wolf-Fang connects with a body shot.
Ferguson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wolf-Fang throws a hook but Ferguson avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ferguson. Wolf-Fang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wolf-Fang appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nice cross by Ferguson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ferguson defending well as Wolf-Fang loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson just misses with a punch to the body.
Ferguson misses with a two punch combination.
Ferguson misses with a looping right.
Ferguson throws an overhand right that lands on Wolf-Fang's shoulder, as Wolf-Fang tries to avoid the shot.
Ferguson throws an off balance right hand
and Wolf-Fang counters with a nice uppercut.
Ferguson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ferguson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ferguson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wolf-Fang avoids the body shot from Ferguson.
Wolf-Fang misses with an uppercut.
Ferguson loads up on a big right hand but Wolf-Fang slips the punch.
Wolf-Fang lands a head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wolf-Fang avoids the body shot from Ferguson.
Wolf-Fang throwing a counter right hand but Ferguson manages to avoid it.
Wolf-Fang throws a body punch but Ferguson moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ferguson! But no joy.
Nice defenses there by Ferguson.
A punch lands to the side of Ferguson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wolf-Fang blocks a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Yamcha Wolf-Fang.
Well Ferguson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Riley Ferguson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dado Damba (ranked 1619 p4p, 1649 weight class) and Romulus Gerber (ranked 235 p4p, 238 weight class). Romulus Gerber is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dado Damba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Romulus Gerber!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damba misses with a lunging right hand
and Gerber counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Damba lands a jab.
Damba blocks a jab.
Damba blocks the body kick.
Damba attempts a counter takedown but Gerber avoids it well and moves away.
Gerber has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Damba finds it's way round the side to connect with Gerber's head.
Gerber misses with an uppercut
and Damba cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Damba has Gerber up against the cage in a clinch.
Gerber blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Gerber.
Gerber is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Damba misses with a hook from the clinch.
Damba misses with some punches.
Damba misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gerber blocks a body shot from Damba.
Damba lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Damba scores with a shot to the side of Gerber's head.
Damba misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gerber escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Damba tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gerber swivels and escapes.
Damba with the inside leg kick.
Damba moves into the clinch successfully.
Damba lands a left hand.
Gerber tries to work over Damba's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Damba lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gerber backwards.
Damba misses with a body punch.
Gerber blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Damba lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damba throws a punch but it's blocked by Gerber.
Gerber lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Damba backwards.
Gerber has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Damba seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Gerber can turn it around.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Damba tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gerber's elbow.
Damba makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Damba misses with a hook to the ribs.
Damba throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from Damba.
Gerber tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Damba scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gerber is trying to force a seperation but Damba has the dominant position.
Gerber blocking some punches.
Gerber is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gerber prevents a body shot from Damba.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gerber.
Gerber blocking some punches.
Damba throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gerbers head.
Damba misses with a punch on the inside.
Damba throws a punch but it's blocked by Gerber.
Gerber lands a right hand.
Damba misses with a hook from the clinch.
Damba tries to throw a body punch but Gerber avoids it by throwing Damba back against the cage.
Gerber fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gerber is trying to break free.
Gerber blocks a body shot from Damba.
Damba misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Damba - that landed with a thud.
Gerber throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dambas head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damba throws a head punch that misses.
Damba avoiding damage as Gerber throws knees to the body.
Damba keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gerber's efforts to push away.
Damba misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Damba.
Damba tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Damba misses with some punches.
Damba tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Damba tries to throw a body punch but Gerber avoids it by throwing Damba back against the cage.
Damba misses with a hook from the clinch.
Damba misses with a short punch on the inside.
Damba tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gerber's elbow.
Damba misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dado Damba 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.
Damba misses with a low kick.
Damba looks to land a left hand but Gerber moved out of range nicely.
Gerber checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gerber swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Damba counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Damba is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gerber can do to turn this around?
Damba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gerber jabs Damba to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gerber throws a body kick that misses.
Damba gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gerber counters with a left to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damba takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A jab from Gerber finds it's way through Damba's defenses.
Damba throws a right and a left that Gerber avoids nicely.
Damba uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gerber.
Gerber throws a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gerber scoring well with a low kick there.
Gerber throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Damba attempts a counter takedown but Gerber avoids it well and moves away.
Damba connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gerber. Gerber circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Romulus Gerber seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gerber has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gerber there as he acknowledges the shot.
Damba fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Damba ducks under a wild hook from Gerber.
Gerber throws a right hand that misses
enabling Damba to counter with a crisp jab.
Gerber tries to land a front kick but Damba steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
It looks like Damba has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Gerber swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Damba.
Gerber ducks under a wild hook from Damba.
Damba throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damba with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Damba lands with a straight right. Gerber didn't see that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab lands there for Damba.
Damba misses with a body shot.
Gerber connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gerber misses with a body kick.
Dado Damba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Damba throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gerber's waist but Gerber gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Damba off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dado Damba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Damba takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The fight stays on the outside here - Damba looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Damba ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gerber throws a big shot that misses.
Damba tries to counter with a takedown but Gerber is quick to defend against it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Gerber.
Damba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Damba backing away here, and Gerber unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Gerber misses with a wild body shot.
Gerber ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Damba moves away.
Nice shot lands for Damba.
A telegraphed right hand from Gerber misses the target.
Damba throws a lazy right hand but Gerber sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Damba takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Damba checks the leg kick.
Damba takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Damba needs to keep his hands up - Gerber had a free shot at his head there.
Gerber throws a combination that misses
and Damba counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gerber throws a front kick aimed at Damba's knee but Damba avoids it well.
Gerber with a nice calf kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Damba misses with a double jab.
Gerber scores with a body shot.
Damba tries to land a body kick
and Gerber connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gerber thows a leg kick but Damba checks it
enabling Damba to counter with a crisp jab.
Gerber takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Damba scores with a hook to the body. Gerber takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gerber throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Damba throwing a counter right hand but Gerber manages to avoid it.
Damba misses with a jab to the body
and Gerber counters with a good low kick that Damba was not able to check.
Gerber dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Damba throws a hook but Gerber blocks it.
Gerber avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gerber looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Romulus Gerber will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Gerber scores with a body shot.
Gerber lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Damba circles away quickly and effectively.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gerber.
Good work by Gerber as he checks the leg kick.
Damba works the jab nicely.
Damba throws a poor cross that misses
and Gerber counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gerber with a jab.
Damba throws a right hand that misses
and Gerber counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gerber takes one on the button.
Damba misses with a body shot.
Gerber swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gerber walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Damba checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Damba ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gerber moves away.
Damba throws a low kick but Gerber moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damba throws out a loose jab but Gerber uses good head movement to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gerber! But no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gerber. Damba does a little dance to reset his feet.
A combination from Gerber does no damage.
Gerber lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Gerber buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Damba lands a jab to Gerber's midsection.
Gerber misses with a looping right.
Damba is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Damba has managed to clinch.
Gerber blocking some punches.
Gerber lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Damba backwards.
Gerber breaks the clinch.
Damba throws a sloppy body shot
and Gerber counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gerber gets tackled into the cage by Damba. Damba maintains the clinch.
Damba lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Damba is working Gerber over against the cage.
Gerber breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Damba scores with a leg kick.
Gerber throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Damba counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Damba connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Damba throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Gerber makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Damba throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gerber has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Damba finds it's way round the side to connect with Gerber's head.
Damba throws a lazy uppercut
and Gerber counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Damba throws a jab but it's blocked by Gerber.
It seemed like Gerber was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gerber ducks under a wild hook from Damba.
It seemed like Gerber was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gerber missing with a left hand there. Damba was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Damba with a hook.
Gerber lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Damba fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gerber throws a shot from downtown. Damba moves away and avoids it.
Gerber staying out of range there.
Damba scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gerber in his tracks.
Gerber takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gerber ducks under a wild hook from Damba.
Damba closes the distance and pushes Gerber back into the cage.
A short right from Damba on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gerber prevents a body shot from Damba.
Damba can't find room to land a body shot as Gerber controls the action.
Damba working aggressively here.
Gerber blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Damba fails to land.
Gerber is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gerber blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Damba.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Damba doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Damba misses with some punches.
Gerber breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gerber uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Damba.
A countering left hand to the body from Gerber misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gerber. That's going to slow Damba down.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dado Damba.
I think Damba has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dado Damba!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Twisty Kneereaper (ranked 955 p4p, 490 weight class) and Al Ghouti (ranked 140 p4p, 71 weight class). Ghouti is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by DAM - JASADIK-HOM. 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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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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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 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Twisty Kneereaper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Al Ghouti!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kneereaper throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ghouti is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Ghouti throws a hook but Kneereaper avoids it easily.
Kneereaper sizes up Ghouti with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kneereaper misses with a left hand
and Ghouti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kneereaper lands with a straight right. Ghouti didn't see that one coming.
Ghouti moves away from the strike by Kneereaper.
Kneereaper sets himself, and Ghouti steps forward looking for the clinch! Kneereaper avoids it this time.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Kneereaper enables Ghouti to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Kneereaper manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Kneereaper is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ghouti is in close to Kneereaper's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ghouti trying to control but Kneereaper is working from the bottom.
Ghouti avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kneereaper throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneereaper looking for a guillotine here but Ghouti defends easily.
Ghouti is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ghouti distracts Kneereaper with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ghouti cracks Kneereaper with a solid left hand.
Kneereaper can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ghouti controls the pace.
Kneereaper is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kneereaper looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ghouti passes Kneereaper's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kneereaper is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ghouti's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ghouti's back!
Kneereaper is hanging on to Ghouti's back as he tries to escape.
Kneereaper is looking for the choke from the back position but Ghouti is controlling his hands well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghouti defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Kneereaper has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Ghouti has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Kneereaper has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Ghouti tries to escape but Kneereaper has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Ghouti is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ghouti trying to control the hands but Kneereaper won't let him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kneereaper looking for the RNC.
Ghouti fending off the submission attempt from Kneereaper.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneereaper looking for the choke but no joy.
Kneereaper doesn't have the hooks in and Ghouti manages to turn into his guard.
Ghouti trying to control but Kneereaper is working from the bottom.
Ghouti lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ghouti landing with the ground and pound.
Ghouti works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ghouti is nestled in close to Kneereaper, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kneereaper works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kneereaper working for a triangle but Ghouti defends it easily.
Kneereaper has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ghouti can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneereaper has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ghouti can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ghouti landing some decent shots from guard.
Ghouti distracts Kneereaper with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kneereaper looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kneereaper looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kneereaper is looking for a triangle but Ghouti pushes his legs off easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ghouti's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ghouti is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ghouti landing with the ground and pound.
Kneereaper throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ghouti scoring with some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Al Ghouti will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ghouti takes one to the side of the head.
Kneereaper throws a looping overhand right but Ghouti ducks down to avoid it.
Ghouti misses with an uppercut
and Kneereaper counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kneereaper dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ghouti. That did some damage!
Ghouti darts in and clinches Kneereaper up against the cage.
Kneereaper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ghouti's elbow.
Kneereaper blocks a body shot from Ghouti.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ghouti.
A head punch on the inside from Ghouti fails to land.
Ghouti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ghouti struggles to land a body shot inside as Kneereaper controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ghouti jumps guard and drags Kneereaper to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Kneereaper passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ghouti is trying to get back to half guard.
Ghouti manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Ghouti is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghouti trying to hold on to Kneereaper's head to control him but Kneereaper postures up.
Kneereaper wants to pass to mount but Ghouti is defending the position.
Kneereaper is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ghouti doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kneereaper.
Kneereaper is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ghouti defends it well.
Kneereaper is looking to advance position but Ghouti won't allow it.
Kneereaper wants to work for an arm triangle but Ghouti is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ghouti controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kneereaper is pressing down on Ghouti's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ghouti is holding on for now.
Kneereaper uses his free foot to push down on Ghouti's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Ghouti.
Ghouti has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ghouti sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Kneereaper trying to pass the guard but Ghouti defending well.
Ghouti keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Kneereaper is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ghouti trying to control but Kneereaper postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghouti gets full guard.
Ghouti looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Ghouti is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ghouti keeping full guard, as Kneereaper tries to pass.
Al Ghouti has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ghouti tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kneereaper pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ghouti is keeping the position for now.
Ghouti lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Ghouti keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kneereaper's head.
Kneereaper had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ghouti defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghouti trying to control the position from guard on top but Kneereaper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ghouti avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ghouti postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kneereaper had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ghouti defends it easily.
Kneereaper is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kneereaper working for a triangle but Ghouti defends it easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ghouti's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kneereaper being controlled here, momentarily.
Ghouti chips away with some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Twisty Kneereaper 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!
Ghouti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kneereaper.
Ghouti tries to clinch there but Kneereaper circles away.
Ghouti slips a straight right by Kneereaper.
It seemed like Ghouti was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kneereaper misses with a hook.
Ghouti throws a jab but it's blocked by Kneereaper.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ghouti!
Nice takedown defense from Kneereaper. No joy for Ghouti on that attempt.
Ghouti with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ghouti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kneereaper sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kneereaper was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ghouti has his takedown stuffed
and Kneereaper counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jab by Ghouti.
Twisty Kneereaper is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghouti looks to score with a jab to the body but Kneereaper is just out of range.
A jab from Kneereaper misses.
Kneereaper throws a lazy uppercut
and Ghouti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kneereaper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ghouti.
Kneereaper misses with a straight right.
Kneereaper looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kneereaper is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ghouti.
Ghouti is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Ghouti scores with a hook to the body. Kneereaper takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ghouti clinches with his opponent.
Kneereaper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kneereaper blocks a body shot from Ghouti.
Kneereaper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneereaper tries to pull guard but Ghouti won't allow it.
Ghouti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kneereaper's elbow.
Nice body punch from Ghouti - that landed with a thud.
Kneereaper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ghouti blocking some punches.
Ghouti scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ghouti lands a takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ghouti trying to control but Kneereaper is working from the bottom.
Kneereaper is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Ghouti rolls with it to try and escape but Kneereaper cranks on the arm and Ghouti is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Twisty Kneereaper!
Twisty Kneereaper decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kaiji Inoue (ranked 469 p4p, 826 weight class) and Arnfinn Nesset (ranked 59 p4p, 100 weight class). Inoue comes to the cage accompanied by Ladies and Gentlemen (Saliva). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kaiji Inoue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arnfinn Nesset!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Inoue.
Nesset keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Nesset misses.
Inoue jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Inoue swings for the body but Nesset moves out of range.
Nesset swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A bone on bone clash there as Nesset blocks the leg kick.
Nesset looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Inoue misses with a wild body shot.
Nesset swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Inoue throws a hook but Nesset avoids it easily.
Inoue keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nesset.
Nesset looks to land a left hand but Inoue moved out of range nicely.
Inoue gets in close and instigates a clinch.
I was talking to Inoue's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Inoue pulls Nesset into guard.
Inoue is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nesset decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inoue jabbing away but nothing is landing.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Inoue.
Nesset looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Inoue.
A bone on bone clash there as Nesset blocks the leg kick.
Inoue throws a poor cross that misses
and Inoue takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Inoue tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nesset paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Inoue lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kaiji Inoue seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Inoue throws a front kick aimed at Nesset's knee but Nesset avoids it well.
Nesset is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nesset throws a hook to the side of Inoue's head but Inoue sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nesset scores with a hook to the body. Inoue takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nesset is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Inoue moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Inoue throws a leg kick but Nesset moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inoue moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nesset takes one on the button.
Inoue bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nesset loads up on a big right hand but Inoue slips the punch.
Nesset moves out of range as Inoue strikes.
Inoue throws a low kick but Nesset moves out of range easily.
A little jabbing left from Nesset on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Inoue ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nesset moves away from the strike by Inoue.
Inoue connects with a nice looking jab.
Inoue misses with a low kick as Nesset jumps back.
Nesset now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nesset scores with a jab to the body.
Arnfinn Nesset is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Inoue avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Inoue throws a big shot that misses.
Inoue misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inoue misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Inoue misses with the combination.
Nesset looks to land a right hand but Inoue moved out of range.
Nesset jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Inoue connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nesset. Nesset circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Inoue fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Inoue throws a lazy right hand but Nesset sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nesset swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Inoue was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Nesset.
Nice shot by Inoue.
Nesset throws a predictable looking body shot
and Inoue counters with a nice uppercut.
Nesset misses with a body shot.
Inoue misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inoue throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Nesset to counter with a crisp jab.
Nesset uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Inoue, as that shot connected.
Inoue throws a poor cross that misses
and Inoue takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nesset throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Inoue sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Inoue wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nesset throws a predictable looking body shot
and Inoue counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nesset pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nesset needs to keep his hands up - Inoue had a free shot at his head there.
Nesset misses the shot to the body.
Nesset defending well as Inoue loads up on a big left hand.
Nesset takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nesset on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Inoue throws the left hand but Nesset avoids the punch easily.
Nesset takes a swing at Inoue's ribcage but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kaiji Inoue dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nesset swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Inoue scores with a leg kick.
Inoue throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Nesset to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Kaiji Inoue has been cut.
Nesset scores with a punch to the head.
Inoue throws a lazy uppercut
and Nesset counters with a stiff right hand.
Nesset jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Inoue lands a nice shot that snaps Nesset's head back.
Inoue misses with a low kick.
Inoue misses with a low kick.
Nesset misses with a lunging right hand
and Inoue counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Inoue is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nesset can do to turn this around?
Inoue misses with a low kick.
A slow jab from Inoue misses its intended target.
Nesset throws a body shot but no joy.
Nesset waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Inoue.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inoue throws a leg kick which misses Nesset's front leg but catches the back leg as Nesset tries to avoid it.
Inoue swings for the body but Nesset moves out of range.
Inoue throws a hook but Nesset blocks it.
Nesset connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Inoue's hands.
Inoue moves into the clinch.
Inoue blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nesset tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Inoue lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Inoue.
A short right from Nesset.
Nesset throws a punch but it's blocked by Inoue.
Nesset lands a nice shot to the body.
Inoue blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Inoue takes a shot to the head.
Nesset misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nesset misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Nesset fails to land.
Inoue jumps guard but Nesset turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inoue blocking some punches.
Nesset fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nesset has a couple of punches blocked by Inoue.
Inoue scores with a hook to the body.
Inoue gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
 It looks like Arnfinn Nesset has been cut.
Nesset can't find room to land a body shot as Inoue controls the action.
Nesset misses with a punch to the body.
Inoue lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Nesset fails to land.
Nesset misses with a punch to the body.
Inoue blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Inoue.
Nesset is stalling here.
Arnfinn Nesset seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Inoue tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Nesset.
Inoue comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Inoue creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nesset swings wildly with an uppercut but Inoue uses good head movement to avoid it.
Inoue can't find room to land a body shot as Nesset controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Inoue.
Inoue tries to pull guard but Nesset won't allow it.
Nesset has a couple of punches blocked by Inoue.
Nesset struggles to land a body shot inside as Inoue controls his hands.
Inoue gets control of Nesset's arms and successfully pulls guard. Inoue will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Nesset gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Inoue throws a jab when Nesset was well out of range.
Nesset just misses with a punch to the body.
Inoue fires out a quick counter leg kick but Nesset just manages to avoid it.
Nesset lands with an uppercut that bounces Inoue off the cage and back into range.
Jab from Inoue.
Nesset is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Inoue tries to clinch there but Nesset circles away.
Kaiji Inoue is winning the standup battle so far.
Inoue misses with an uppercut
and Nesset counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nesset's coach down at Torcida MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Nesset's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Inoue has his takedown stuffed
and Nesset counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kaiji Inoue. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Inoue drives through with a takedown into Nesset's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Nesset wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Inoue manages to pass to side control.
Nesset wants to get back to his feet.
Inoue is working for a submission of some sort.
Inoue trying to pass the guard but Nesset defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Arnfinn Nesset will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Inoue avoids the body shot from Nesset.
Inoue fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nesset manages to avoid it.
Inoue dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nesset. That did some damage!
Nesset takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Inoue misses with a wild body shot.
Inoue throws a lazy right hand but Nesset sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nesset cracks Inoue with a good jab.
Nesset misses with an uppercut.
Inoue throws the left hand but Nesset avoids the punch easily.
Inoue just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Inoue.
Nesset swings for the body but Inoue moves out of range.
Nesset fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Inoue looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nesset gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Inoue.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nesset keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice defenses there by Nesset.
Nesset swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nesset blocks a low kick nicely.
Nesset walks into a left hand.
Inoue with a poor takedown
and Nesset counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nesset takes a swing at Inoue's ribcage but misses.
As Nesset backs away, Inoue returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Inoue blocks a jab.
Inoue on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Inoue throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Inoue takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
 Inoue is rocked!
Inoue throws a right hand that Nesset ducks under and follows up with a left that Nesset also avoids with ease.
Nesset looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Oh Inoue is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Inoue blocks a jab.
Inoue seems to have got his legs back now.
Good leg kick by Inoue.
Inoue walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nesset checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nesset throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Inoue lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nesset circles away quickly and effectively.
Inoue buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nesset defending well as Inoue loads up on a big left hand.
Nesset looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Inoue defending well as Nesset loads up on a big left hand.
A little feinted left hand from Inoue on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nesset's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A telegraphed right hand from Inoue misses the target.
Nesset falls off balance throwing a combination
and Inoue counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nesset looks to throw the jab but Inoue is out of range.
Inoue tried to score with a low kick but Nesset checks it.
Nesset misses with a straight right.
Nesset cracks Inoue with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A chopping leg kick lands by Inoue.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Inoue.
Inoue throws a shot from downtown. Nesset moves away and avoids it.
Inoue throws a hook but Nesset blocks it.
Nesset stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nesset wants it to stay on the feet.
A big right from Nesset misses.
Inoue throws a nice looking combination but Nesset bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Inoue takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Inoue with the inside leg kick.
Nesset misses with a straight left.
Inoue throws a low kick, looking for Nesset's leg but Nesset calmly moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Inoue looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Inoue misses with a right hand
and Nesset counters with a nice uppercut.
Nesset just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inoue lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Inoue ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nesset moves away.
Nesset throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Inoue stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Inoue misses with a right hand
enabling Nesset to counter with a crisp jab.
Nesset misses with a straight left.
Inoue lands the left hand.
Nesset throws a jab but it's blocked by Inoue.
Nesset takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nesset lunges at Inoue with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Inoue's hand.
Inoue tries to work over Nesset's front leg with a kick but Nesset checks it.
Inoue slips under a jab.
Nesset ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Inoue moves away.
Inoue throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Arnfinn Nesset.
I think Nesset 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arnfinn Nesset!
Arnfinn Nesset decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Derek Erwin (ranked 404 p4p, 986 weight class) and Kobayashi Jin (ranked 59 p4p, 146 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Derek Erwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kobayashi Jin!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Erwin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Erwin misses with a looping left.
Erwin scores with a leg kick.
Jin moves out of range of the body kick.
Erwin tries to land a leg kick but Jin saw it coming and moves away.
Erwin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Randall's Top Team in the buildup to the fight.
Jin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jin lands with a hook. Erwin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jin throws a body shot but no joy.
Jin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Erwin misses the target.
Jin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Erwin manages to avoid it.
As Jin backs away, Erwin returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Jin 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.
Jin ducks under a wild hook from Erwin.
Erwin misses with a low kick as Jin jumps back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jin. Erwin does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Erwin's corner calls for a 1-2. Erwin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Erwin. Those never looked like landing.
Jin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Erwin.
Derek Erwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Erwin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Erwin with a nice calf kick.
Jin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Erwin rather than just go for the knockout.
Erwin misses with a hook. Jin ducked under it nicely.
Jin closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Erwin to the mat! Erwin manages to get full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erwin is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jin defends well.
Jin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Erwin is keeping the position for now.
Jin sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Erwin's guard.
Jin with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
It looks like Jin might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Erwin looking for submissions off his back.
Jin is controlling the pace.
Jin prevents Erwin from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Erwin controlling the position well.
Jin is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Erwin sees it coming and defends easily.
Jin looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Erwin actively working from the bottom here.
Erwin wants to get back to full guard.
Erwin is not content to let Jin control the position.
Jin is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Erwin sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jin is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Erwin trying to hold on to Jin's head to control him but Jin postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jin is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Jin is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Erwin sees it coming and defends easily.
Jin tries to pass to full mount but Erwin defends it.
Jin is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Erwin is looking for a sweep. Jin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Erwin pushes Jin off looking to stand but Jin dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are battling for position here. Erwin manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jin trying to control the position from guard on top but Erwin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jin looking to pass the guard.
Erwin can't keep his opponent in guard - Jin advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Jin is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Erwin has managed to free his arm - good work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Erwin looking for submissions off his back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kobayashi Jin dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jin throws a leg kick but Erwin checks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Erwin misses the target.
Erwin cracks Jin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Erwin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Erwin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Erwin throws a right and a left that Jin avoids nicely.
Jin connects with a right hand. Erwin shakes it off.
Jin throws a hook but Erwin avoids it easily.
Jin checks a leg kick.
Erwin looks to score with a jab to the body but Jin is just out of range.
Erwin looks to land a right hand but Jin moved out of range.
Erwin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Erwin.
Jin misses with a straight left.
Jin shoots for a double leg takedown but Erwin sprawls well. He's pushed Jin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Erwin misses with a straight right.
Jin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Erwin misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Erwin.
Erwin stuns Jin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Erwin staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jin misses with a straight right.
Nice straight punches there by Erwin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Erwin.
Jin fails with the takedown.
Erwin scores with a jab. Jin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jin scores with a takedown into Erwin's guard.
Jin drops back looking for a leg! Erwin is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Erwin manages to kick Jin off! Jin jumps back into Erwin's guard.
Erwin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Erwin looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Jin passes into side control.
Erwin is trying to control Jin's posture but Jin avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erwin manages to work his way to half guard, despite Jin's best efforts.
The fighters are battling for position here. Erwin manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Erwin had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jin defends it easily.
Jin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Erwin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jin is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Jin trying to control but Erwin is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erwin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Erwin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Erwin keeping moving, preventing Jin from controlling successfully.
Jin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Erwin is keeping the position for now.
Kobayashi Jin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jin content to stall in guard here.
Erwin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A big left from Jin misses.
Erwin throws a chopping leg kick but Jin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A jab from Erwin does it's job there.
An inside leg kick lands from Erwin.
Erwin ducks under a wild hook from Jin.
A counter left hand to the body from Erwin misses its target.
Erwin lands an overhand right.
The fighters circling - Erwin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jin misses with an uppercut. Erwin saw that one coming.
Jin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Erwin was well out of range. Poor timing from Jin.
Erwin moves out of range as Jin strikes.
Erwin throws a body shot but no joy.
Erwin dips to his left and cracks Jin with an uppercut!
Erwin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jin 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.
Erwin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jin throws a big shot that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Erwin dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jin misses with an uppercut.
Jin misses with a hook.
As Jin backs away, Erwin returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Erwin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Erwin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jin misses the jab.
Jin jabs Erwin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Erwin misses with a low kick.
Erwin throws a nice looking combination but Jin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Erwin throws a series of punches but Jin avoids them all with ease.
Jin avoids the body shot from Erwin.
Derek Erwin is winning the standup battle so far.
Jin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jin shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jin showed some decent athleticism there.
Erwin manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Jin keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A hook to the body from Jin.
Jin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erwin successfully pulls guard.
Erwin has Jin pulled in close to control his posture.
Jin is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Jin slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Erwin being controlled for a moment.
Jin wants to control but Erwin is keeping him busy.
Erwin is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Jin is looking to advance position but Erwin won't allow it.
Jin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Erwin's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jin is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Erwin doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jin.
Erwin actively working from the bottom here.
Jin works his way into full mount!
Jin looking to control and managing it successfully.
Erwin is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jin looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Jin wants to control the pace but Erwin is squirming around nicely.
Jin swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Erwin is now in Jin's guard. A big mistake from Jin there, giving up the dominant position!
Erwin is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Erwin drops back looking for a leg! Jin is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jin manages to kick Erwin off! Erwin jumps back into Jin's guard.
Erwin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jin keeping full guard, as Erwin tries to pass.
Jin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Erwin wants to control from the top but Jin keeps moving.
Jin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Erwin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Erwin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kobayashi Jin.
I think Jin 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 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kobayashi Jin!
Kobayashi Jin made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Thank you all for the support. I did my best hope i made you all proud!'.
Derek Erwin spoke after the fight, saying 'I didn't lose I just ran out of time'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Pollock (ranked 198 p4p, 218 weight class) and Izzy Bangin (ranked 28 p4p, 33 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Pollock might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Free Jazz. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jackson Pollock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Izzy Bangin!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bangin moves out of range of the leg kick from Pollock.
Bangin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pollock thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bangin scores with a hook.
Bangin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pollock lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Pollock delivers a nice body kick.
Pollock lands a jab.
Pollock throws a right hand that misses
and Bangin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice body kick from Bangin.
Bangin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pollock.
A little jabbing left from Bangin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pollock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pollock waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bangin.
Pollock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bangin manages to avoid it.
Bangin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pollock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bangin was well out of range. Poor timing from Pollock.
Pollock thumps Bangin with a low kick.
Pollock takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bangin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pollock 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.
Pollock gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bangin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pollock throws a jab when Bangin was well out of range.
Bangin 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.
Pollock on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bangin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pollock.
Pollock on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bangin.
Pollock misses with the combination.
Bangin throws out a counter right but Pollock avoids it with no problem.
Pollock gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pollock prevents a body shot from Bangin.
I was talking to Pollock's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Pollock lands with a light punch inside.
Bangin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pollock backwards.
Pollock lands with a left to the head.
Bangin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pollock lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bangin throws a head punch that misses.
Bangin is trying to push Pollock away but Pollock has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pollock lands with a right to the head.
Bangin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Bangin.
Pollock works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bangin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bangin looks for the body kick but Pollock saw that one coming.
Pollock tries to clinch but Bangin is having none of it.
A little jabbing left from Bangin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bangin moves out of range of the leg kick from Pollock.
Bangin connects with a single shot there.
Pollock misses with a lunging right hand
letting Bangin counter with a right hand.
Pollock throws a leg kick but Bangin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pollock misses with a kick to the body.
Pollock checks the leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Bangin there.
Pollock takes a swing at Bangin's ribcage but misses.
Bangin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A low kick from Pollock is predictable there
and Bangin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pollock thinking.
Pollock is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bangin.
Bangin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bangin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pollock.
Pollock misses with a looping right.
Bangin scores with a body shot.
Bangin is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Pollock had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
The fighters circling - Pollock throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jab by Pollock.
Pollock tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bangin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pollock.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pollock is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bangin.
Pollock is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bangin.
Pollock looks to land a right hand but Bangin moved out of range.
Pollock blocks a jab.
Pollock is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Pollock looks to throw the jab but Bangin is out of range.
Pollock connects with a leg kick.
Pollock staying out of range there.
Bangin slips under a jab.
Bangin throws the kick towards the body but Pollock avoids it.
Pollock looks to score with a jab to the body but Bangin is just out of range.
Bangin thumps Pollock with a low kick.
Pollock moves out of range as Bangin strikes.
Pollock is looking to clinch but Bangin is avoiding it.
Bangin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pollock.
Pollock throws a lazy uppercut
and Bangin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A left lands for Pollock.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pollock clinches up against the cage.
Bangin throws a punch but it's blocked by Pollock.
Bangin takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bangin struggles to land a body shot inside as Pollock controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bangin.
A body shot lands from Pollock.
Bangin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pollock stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bangin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bangin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch on the inside from Pollock fails to land.
Bangin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Pollock.
Pollock working aggressively here.
Bangin is trying to push Pollock away but Pollock has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bangin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pollock misses with a punch to the body.
Bangin throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Bangin.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pollock.
Pollock lands with a light punch inside.
Bangin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pollock misses with a body punch.
Bangin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Izzy Bangin will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Pollock on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pollock ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bangin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pollock was well out of range. Poor timing from Bangin.
Pollock wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bangin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bangin tests Pollock's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pollock's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bangin under the eye.
Pollock throws a poor cross that misses
and Bangin counters with a leg kick.
Jackson Pollock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pollock buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pollock tries to clinch up.
Bangin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bangin throws a hook but Pollock avoids it easily.
Bangin slips a straight right by Pollock.
Bangin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bangin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bangin loads up on a big right hand but Pollock slips the punch.
Bangin throws a jab when Pollock was well out of range.
It looked like Pollock wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pollock wants to clinch up but Bangin keeps it at a distance.
Pollock has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pollock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bangin scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Bangin fails to land.
Bangin misses with the head strike.
Bangin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pollock lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bangin working aggressively here.
Bangin prevents a body shot from Pollock.
Pollock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bangin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pollock throws a head punch that misses.
Pollock throws a head punch that misses.
Bangin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pollock backwards.
Bangin working aggressively here.
Bangin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pollock tries a body shot but Bangin blocks it.
Pollock lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bangin backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pollock.
Pollock misses with a punch on the inside.
Bangin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pollock digs a right hand underneath Bangin's ribcage. Bangin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bangin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pollock or not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pollock misses with the head strike.
Pollock lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pollock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bangin tries to work over Pollock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bangin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pollock makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pollock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bangin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jackson Pollock has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bangin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bangin can't find room to land a body shot as Pollock controls the action.
Pollock throws a head punch that misses.
Pollock blocking some punches.
Bangin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bangin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bangin connects with the punch.
Pollock buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bangin misses with a straight right.
Pollock displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bangin throws out the jab.
Pollock swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pollock throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bangin throws a body kick that misses.
Izzy Bangin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bangin tried to score with a low kick but Pollock checks it.
Pollock throws an overhand right that lands on Bangin's shoulder, as Bangin tries to avoid the shot.
Pollock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A cross from Bangin lands.
Bangin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pollock has time to react.
Pollock throws a jab when Bangin was well out of range.
Pollock throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bangin on the side of the head.
Bangin misses with an uppercut.
Bangin throws out a loose jab but Pollock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bangin ducks under a wild hook from Pollock.
Bangin misses with a hook. Pollock ducked under it nicely.
Bangin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pollock misses with a straight left.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pollock looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bangin misses with a hook. Pollock ducked under it nicely.
Pollock is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Bangin.
Pollock checks a low kick from Bangin.
Pollock tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bangin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pollock looks to score with a jab to the body but Bangin is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pollock connects with a leg kick.
Pollock pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pollock scores with a nice strike.
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!
Pollock throws a big shot that misses.
Bangin moves out of range of the leg kick from Pollock.
Pollock is looking to clinch but Bangin is avoiding it.
Pollock keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bangin.
Pollock throws a body punch but Bangin moves out of range.
Pollock slips a straight right by Bangin.
Bangin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pollock throws a jab when Bangin was well out of range.
Bangin throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bangin checks a low kick from Pollock.
Bangin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bangin is looking to score with low kicks.
Bangin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pollock takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bangin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pollock missing with a left hand there. Bangin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Izzy Bangin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Pollock lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bangin slips a jab from Pollock.
Bangin blocks a low kick nicely.
Bangin lands a jab to the head.
Pollock connects with a single shot there.
Pollock throws a looping overhand right but Bangin ducks down to avoid it.
Pollock keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bangin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pollock clobbers Bangin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pollock misses with a body shot.
A nice leg kick from Pollock, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pollock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bangin manages to avoid it.
Pollock tries to land a front kick but Bangin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pollock throws a jab when Bangin was well out of range.
Pollock throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bangin feints a counter leg kick.
Bangin avoids the body shot from Pollock.
Bangin throws a head kick that misses.
Bangin throws out a loose jab but Pollock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bangin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pollock throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pollock ducks under a wild hook from Bangin.
Pollock tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bangin sizes up Pollock with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pollock lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bangin misses with a low kick as Pollock jumps back.
Good leg kick by Pollock.
Bangin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Pollock is looking to counter punch.
Bangin throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bangin swats away the attempt to clinch by Pollock.
Pollock throws a looping overhand right but Bangin ducks down to avoid it.
Pollock throws a body punch but Bangin moves out of range.
Pollock lands a nice looking body shot.
Pollock connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bangin's hands.
Bangin ducks under a wild hook from Pollock.
A nice leg kick from Pollock, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bangin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pollock checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bangin moves away from the strike by Pollock.
Bangin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
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!
Bangin slips a jab and a cross from Pollock.
Bangin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pollock looks to throw the jab but Bangin is out of range.
Bangin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bangin tries to land a front kick but Pollock steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bangin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pollock throws a lazy right hand but Bangin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jackson Pollock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pollock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pollock throws the left hand but Bangin avoids the punch easily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Pollock.
Pollock thows a body kick. Bangin tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bangin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pollock moves out of range of the body kick from Bangin.
Bangin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pollock.
Pollock moves out of range of the leg kick from Bangin.
Bangin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bangin misses with a head kick.
Pollock misses with a straight right.
Pollock looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pollock scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pollock moves out of range of the body kick.
Bangin moves away from the strike by Pollock.
Bangin slips a straight right by Pollock.
Pollock defending well as Bangin loads up on a big left hand.
Bangin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pollock.
Bangin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pollock.
Pollock is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bangin.
A low kick from Pollock misses
and Bangin counters with a solid body kick.
Pollock is looking to clinch but Bangin is avoiding it.
Pollock doesn't manage to clinch there - Bangin circles away.
Bangin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pollock throws a jab when Bangin was well out of range.
Bangin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bangin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bangin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bangin lands a glancing blow to the side of Pollock's head.
Bangin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pollock thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bangin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice jab there from Bangin.
Pollock swings for the body but Bangin moves out of range.
Pollock backing away here, and Bangin unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Pollock takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bangin needs to keep his hands up - Pollock had a free shot at his head there.
Bangin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pollock will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Pollock uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bangin.
Pollock throws an overhand right that lands on Bangin's shoulder, as Bangin tries to avoid the shot.
Pollock misses with a looping right.
Pollock tries to score with a low kick but Bangin moves his leg out of the way.
Pollock throws a right hand that misses
and Bangin counters with a low kick, right behind Pollock 's knee.
That kick from Bangin tenderised Pollock's leg. Pollock is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pollock swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pollock instigates a clinch.
Pollock scores with a shoulder strike.
Bangin misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bangin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pollock throws a head punch that misses.
Bangin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jackson Pollock showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bangin 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Izzy Bangin!
During a confident post fight interview, Izzy Bangin thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaido Graindo (ranked 868 p4p, 480 weight class) and Sammy Beach (ranked 131 p4p, 71 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaido Graindo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sammy Beach!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beach changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Beach.
We've been informed that Beach has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Beach bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Beach connects with a right hand. Graindo shakes it off.
Graindo moves out of range of the strikes.
Graindo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Beach was well out of range. Poor timing from Graindo.
Graindo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Beach waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Graindo.
Beach darts in and clinches Graindo up against the cage.
Beach throws a punch but it's blocked by Graindo.
Graindo tries to work over Beach's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Beach fails to land.
Beach misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Graindo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Graindo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Beach to score with a decent uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beach throws a looping overhand right but Graindo ducks down to avoid it.
Beach lands with a hook. Graindo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Graindo digs a good body shot into Beach's ribs.
Good shot there by Beach.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beach fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Graindo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Graindo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Graindo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Beach misses with a left hand
enabling Graindo to counter with a crisp jab.
Graindo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beach.
Beach looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Beach waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Graindo.
Beach uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Graindo.
Beach lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sammy Beach seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beach misses with a wild body shot.
Beach swings for the body but Graindo moves out of range.
Graindo feinted with a counter takedown.
Graindo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Graindo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beach moves away.
Beach swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Beach throws an overhand right that lands on Graindo's shoulder, as Graindo tries to avoid the shot.
Graindo moves away from the strike by Beach.
Graindo drops down looking for a counter takedown but Beach sprawls and moves away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Graindo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Beach misses with an uppercut. Graindo saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beach swings for the body but Graindo moves out of range.
Graindo misses with a looping right.
Graindo closes the distance and clinches up with Beach, looking for a takedown. Graindo pushes Beach against the cage but Beach circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Beach appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Beach moves into the clinch.
Graindo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Graindo is working for takedown but Beach is calmly controlling the position for now.
Beach struggles to land a body shot inside as Graindo controls his hands.
Graindo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Beach throws a punch but it's blocked by Graindo.
Graindo can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kaido Graindo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beach throws a head punch that misses.
Beach lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Beach lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Graindo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Graindo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Beach as the two fighters clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beach lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Graindo or not.
Nice body punch from Beach - that landed with a thud.
Graindo blocks a body shot from Beach.
Graindo is trying to break the clinch but Beach has him pressed against the cage.
Beach pushes Graindo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Graindo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Beach lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Graindo misses with a punch on the inside.
Beach lands a body punch.
Beach misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Beach tries to throw a body punch but Graindo avoids it by throwing Beach back against the cage.
Beach tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Beach lands a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from Beach.
Graindo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Beach prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beach misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Beach throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Beach misses with a punch to the body.
Beach gets through Graindo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Graindo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Beach pulls his leg out and moves away.
Beach scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
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!
Graindo ducks right into an uppercut from Beach.
Beach lands with a good body shot.
Graindo is breathing heavily.
Beach swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beach lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Beach misses with a right hand
and Graindo counters with a straight right hand.
Beach loads up on a big right hand but Graindo slips the punch.
Beach feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Graindo sprawling to the canvas! Graindo rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Beach finish him?!
Graindo is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Graindo lands with a hook. Beach tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sammy Beach dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Beach swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Beach lands a big right hand that sends Graindo crashing to the mat! Beach stays standing though and waves Graindo back to his feet!
Oh Graindo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Graindo walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Graindo limp body while Beach jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sammy Beach!
Sammy Beach managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, UnderGround Supplements, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dubaku Womba (ranked 168 p4p, 230 weight class) and Tony Stark (ranked 31 p4p, 38 weight class). Womba comes to the cage accompanied by Damian Marley - Road to Zion ft. Nas. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dubaku Womba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Stark!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Womba lands a slapping body shot.
Womba gets a takedown into half guard.
Stark won't allow Womba to pass to mount.
Womba is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Stark sees it coming and defends easily.
Stark looking for submissions off his back.
Stark felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Womba is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Stark defends it well.
Stark has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Womba. Oh but Stark has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Womba goes limp - he's gone! Stark jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Tony Stark!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Lancaster (ranked 20 p4p, 74 weight class) and Manny Johnson (ranked 4 p4p, 13 weight class). Johnson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: On The Run Jompson Brothers. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Oliver Lancaster!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Manny Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lancaster takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Lancaster takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Johnson connects with a right hand. Lancaster shakes it off.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lancaster.
Johnson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd cheers as Johnson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lancaster doesn't seem phased though.
Lancaster rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Johnson.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Lancaster swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lancaster avoids a kick to the body.
Lancaster has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Johnson, as that shot connected.
A nice leg kick from Johnson, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good shot there by Lancaster.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Lancaster.
Lancaster jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lancaster throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Lancaster moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromJohnson.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Johnson, as that shot connected.
Johnson throws a hook but Lancaster blocks it.
Lancaster is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lancaster tries to move into range but Johnson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Johnson 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.
Lancaster slips a straight right by Johnson.
Johnson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Johnson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lancaster's head.
Good exchange - Johnson coming out on top.
Johnson stuns Lancaster with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Manny Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson throws an off balance right hand
and Lancaster counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lancaster ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Lancaster smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Johnson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lancaster had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Lancaster saw that one coming.
Johnson throws a shot to the body.
Lancaster swings away with a body shot that misses
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnson throws a hook but Lancaster avoids it easily.
Johnson thumps Lancaster with a low kick.
Lancaster on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lancaster misses with a body shot
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lancaster.
Johnson lands the left hand.
Johnson feints and then cracks Lancaster's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lancaster down.
Lancaster tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
A jab lands there for Johnson.
Lancaster steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Lancaster slips the punch.
Lancaster chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Johnson can pounce on him.
Lancaster wants to clinch
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnson throws a hook but Lancaster avoids it easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Johnson.
Lancaster throws a body shot but no joy.
Johnson scores with a decent looking hook.
Johnson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lancaster.
Lancaster looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a glancing blow to the side of Lancaster's head.
Johnson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lancaster ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Good shot there by Johnson.
Johnson misses with a left hand
enabling Lancaster to counter with a crisp jab.
Lancaster walks into a jab.
Lancaster lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lancaster lands a really nice looking cross but Johnson seems unphased.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson throws a good cross that connects.
Lancaster is looking to wear down Johnson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lancaster throws a sloppy body shot
and Johnson counters with a left to the body.
Lancaster steps into range and cracks Johnson with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Johnson flops backwards and Lancaster dives into his guard looking to finish!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Johnson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Johnson with a nice cross.
Johnson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Johnson throws a nice head kick!
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lancaster.
Lancaster fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Lancaster throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It seemed like Johnson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lancaster lands the left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Johnson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Lancaster sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lancaster fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Lancaster.
Lancaster is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A jab from Lancaster misses.
A lazy left from Johnson finds it's target.
Lancaster has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lancaster.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Johnson! But no joy.
A right-left combo lands from Johnson.
Johnson throws a right hand that misses
and Lancaster counters with a nice uppercut.
Lancaster swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lancaster doesn't seem bothered though.
Johnson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Johnson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Lancaster moved out of range nicely.
Lancaster misses with a jab to the body
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lancaster misses with a lunging right hand
and Johnson counters with a nice leg kick.
Lancaster 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.
Johnson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Johnson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Johnson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Lancaster might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lancaster wants to clinch
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lancaster avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Johnson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson moves out of range as Lancaster strikes.
Johnson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lancaster with a body shot.
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Lancaster bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Lancaster slips under a jab.
Lancaster misses with a body shot.
Johnson scores with a punch to the head.
Lancaster thuds a left hand into Johnson's body.
Johnson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lancaster's head.
Johnson misses with the body kick
and Lancaster counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson misses with a double jab.
A nice leg kick from Johnson, right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnson blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster looks to land a right hand but Johnson moved out of range.
Lancaster takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lancaster lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lancaster swings away with a body shot that misses
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lancaster misses with a body shot.
Lancaster tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Lancaster.
Johnson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lancaster finds it's way round the side to connect with Johnson's head.
Lancaster throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
Johnson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Lancaster saw that one coming.
Johnson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Lancaster seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Johnson misses with a low kick.
Johnson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lancaster blocks a jab.
Lancaster throws a poor cross that misses
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lancaster walks into a left hand.
Johnson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Manny Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lancaster staying out of range there.
Lancaster was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Johnson misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lancaster.
Lancaster swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Johnson misses with a low kick as Lancaster jumps back.
Johnson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Lancaster is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Lancaster slips the punch.
Lancaster tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Johnson manages to circle out of the way.
That kick from Johnson tenderised Lancaster's leg. Lancaster is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lancaster throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Lancaster misses with a lunging right hand
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson misses with a hook
and Lancaster counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Johnson!
Lancaster content to control rather than advance.
Lancaster stands up from half guard.
A jab from Lancaster does it's job there.
Lancaster wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson cracks a nice hook into Lancaster's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lancaster throws a body shot but no joy.
Johnson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lancaster throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.
Johnson raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Lancaster takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lancaster fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lancaster misses with a hook.
That kick from Johnson tenderised Lancaster's leg. Lancaster is trying to keep his angry face on.
Johnson throws a leg kick
and Lancaster counters with a left hand that sends Johnson to the canvas!
Lancaster trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lancaster wants to stand but Johnson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Johnson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lancaster stopping the sweep attempt from Johnson.
Lancaster wants to get up but he can't break Johnson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lancaster ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lancaster.
Johnson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lancaster's head.
Johnson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Johnson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lancaster misses the body punch
and Johnson counters with a nice kick to the body.
Lancaster looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lancaster was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Johnson scores with a nice strike.
Lancaster slips under a jab.
Lancaster throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Johnson really dominated that round.
That's time! Lancaster's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson misses with a body kick.
Johnson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Lancaster moves away and avoids it.
Lancaster is looking for a counter combo.
Johnson misses with a double jab
and Lancaster counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson throws a chopping leg kick but Lancaster manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Johnson connects with a nice looking jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Lancaster misses.
Lancaster moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Lancaster checks a leg kick nicely.
Lancaster throwing a counter right hand but Johnson manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Johnson swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Johnson face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Oliver Lancaster!
Oliver Lancaster retains his light heavyweight title!
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