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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Glass Joe (ranked 1350 p4p, 775 weight class) and Mads Nordskov (ranked 72 p4p, 43 weight class). Joe comes to the cage accompanied by La Marseillaise. Nordskov is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Fugle. 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Glass Joe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 40 - 17 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Mads Nordskov!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joe ducks under a wild hook from Nordskov.
Joe tries to clinch up but Nordskov circles away and keeps his distance.
Nordskov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nordskov swings for the body but Joe moves out of range.
Joe needs to keep his hands up - Nordskov had a free shot at his head there.
Nordskov tries to keep at a distance but Joe has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nordskov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Joe's efforts to push away.
Nordskov misses with the head strike.
Joe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Joe takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nordskov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nordskov jabs Joe to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Joe takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Joe's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nordskov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Joe scrambles back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nordskov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Joe.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nordskov. Joe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Joe dives in for a single leg takedown but Nordskov sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nordskov.
Nordskov lands a left hand.
Nordskov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Still in the clinch, Nordskov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nordskov misses with a punch on the inside.
Nordskov working aggressively here.
Nordskov misses with a punch on the inside.
Joe blocking some punches.
Nordskov tries to throw a body punch but Joe avoids it by throwing Nordskov back against the cage.
Nordskov lands a right hand.
Joe is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Nordskov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Glass Joe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Joe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nordskov checks a leg kick nicely.
Joe throws a head kick but Nordskov moves out of range.
Nordskov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Joe drops his hands momentarily and Nordskov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nordskov has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Joe is landing a low percentage of strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joe shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nordskov but Nordskov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nordskov throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Joe is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nordskov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
It seemed like Nordskov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nordskov circles away from the clinch attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nordskov.
Joe goes for a double leg but Nordskov avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Nordskov continues to drive forward.
Joe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nordskov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mads Nordskov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nordskov throws a front kick that sends Joe stumbling back into the cage.
Mads Nordskov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nordskov looks to land a right hand but Joe moved out of range.
Nordskov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A good leg kick by Nordskov.
Joe moves into range and clinches up with Nordskov.
Joe wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nordskov has him pressed against the cage.
Nordskov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Joe tries a knee to the head but Nordskov blocks it.
Joe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Joe has been working on his balance at EFC Gym, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Nordskov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Joe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Joe can't find room to land a body shot as Nordskov controls the action.
Joe wants to take the fight to the mat but Nordskov manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Nordskov.
Joe breaks from the clinch.
Nordskov connects with the punch.
Joe throws a lazy head kick
and Nordskov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nordskov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nordskov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Joe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nordskov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nordskov throws a hook but Joe blocks it.
Nordskov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Joes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nordskov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nordskov swings for the body but Joe moves out of range.
Joe tries to counter with a takedown but Nordskov is quick to defend against it.
Joe takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nordskov throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Joe moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joe ducks under a wild hook from Nordskov.
Nordskov lands with a shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Nordskov there.
Nordskov delivers a nice body kick.
Joe tries to score a power double leg takedown but Nordskov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Joe somewhat.
Joe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nordskov.
Joe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Joe misses with a body shot.
Joe moves in looking to clinch but Nordskov pushes him off.
Nordskov gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Joe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Joe has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nordskov finds it's way round the side to connect with Joe's head.
Joe takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joe takes a kick to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mads Nordskov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Joe fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nordskov looks to score with a jab to the body but Joe is just out of range.
Nordskov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Joe drops his hands momentarily and Nordskov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nice body kick there by Nordskov.
Nordskov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Joe on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A good leg kick by Nordskov.
Joe closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nordskov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nordskov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head punch on the inside from Nordskov fails to land.
Nordskov swings wildly with an uppercut but Joe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nordskov working aggressively here.
Joe prevents a body shot from Nordskov.
Nordskov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nordskov misses with the head strike.
Nordskov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nordskov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Joe's elbow.
Nordskov misses with a body punch.
Nordskov throws a head punch that misses.
Nordskov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Joe displaying some good clinch control by pressing Nordskov up against the cage.
Nordskov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Joe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nordskov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Nordskov in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nordskov.
Nordskov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nordskov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Joe misses with a takedown attempt
and Nordskov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nordskov misses with the body kick
and Joe counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe tries for a takedown but Nordskov circles away easily
and Nordskov counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Glass Joe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nordskov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nordskov misses with a head kick.
Joe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nordskov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nordskov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Joe has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nordskov closes the distance and clinches.
Nordskov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nordskov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Joe jumps guard but Nordskov turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Joe is trying to pull guard but Nordskov has him pressed against the cage.
Nordskov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nordskov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nordskov tries to throw a body punch but Joe avoids it by throwing Nordskov back against the cage.
Joe is trying to force a seperation but Nordskov has the dominant position.
Nordskov tries a body shot but Joe blocks it.
Nordskov misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe drops down looking for an ankle pick but Nordskov pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nordskov lands a nice hook to Joe's body. Joe takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Joe ducks under a wild hook from Nordskov.
An inside leg kick lands from Nordskov.
Nordskov sizes up Joe with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Joe closes the distance and clinches up with Nordskov, looking for a takedown. Joe pushes Nordskov against the cage but Nordskov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nordskov moves out of range as Joe strikes.
Joe moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromNordskov.
Joe is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A jab from Nordskov finds it's way through Joe's defenses.
Nordskov connects with a body shot.
Nordskov tries to clinch but Joe is having none of it.
Nordskov scores with a nice right hand.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Joe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mads Nordskov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nordskov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nordskov fakes the leg kick and cracks Joe in the body.
Nordskov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Joe manages to avoid it.
Nordskov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nordskov throws the kick towards the body but Joe avoids it.
Nordskov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nordskov with a nice calf kick.
Nordskov misses with a wild body shot.
Nordskov scores with a shot to the body.
Glass Joe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nordskov connects with a body shot.
Nordskov dodges the punch combination from Joe.
Joe doesn't manage to clinch there - Nordskov circles away.
Nordskov stuffs the takedown.
Joe tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Nordskov defends well and Joe ends up having to push Nordskov into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nordskov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mads Nordskov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Nordskov lands a nice hook to Joe's body. Joe takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice takedown defense from Nordskov. No joy for Joe on that attempt.
Nordskov looks to score with a jab to the body but Joe is just out of range.
Nordskov scoring well with a low kick there.
Joe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nordskov.
Nordskov misses the shot to the body.
Joe shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nordskov as he jumps to the side.
Good exchange - Nordskov coming out on top.
Nordskov swats away the attempt to clinch by Joe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joe shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nordskov as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Glass Joe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice uppercut there from Nordskov.
Joe lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nordskov tests Joe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nordskov rushes Joe and presses him up against the cage.
Nordskov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Joe.
Joe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Joe stalling.
Nordskov lands a nice shot to the body.
Joe is trying to break the clinch but Nordskov is controlling him.
Nordskov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Joe's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Joe.
Mads Nordskov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nordskov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Joe tries to pull guard but Nordskov forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Nordskov throws a punch but it's blocked by Joe.
Nordskov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Joe.
Nordskov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Joe's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Joe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nordskov backwards.
Joe blocks an uppercut.
Joe fails to pull guard.
Nordskov prevents Joe from breaking the clinch.
Nordskov misses with the head strike.
Nordskov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Joe can't break the clinch.
Nordskov prevents a body shot from Joe.
Nordskov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nordskov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joe misses with an elbow strike.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Joe. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Nordskov digs a right hand underneath Joe's ribcage. Joe let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Joe prevents a body shot from Nordskov.
Nordskov lands an uppercut.
Nordskov misses with a punch on the inside.
Nordskov misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nordskov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe stalling the fight.
Nordskov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Joe is trying to pull guard but Nordskov turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Nordskov misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Nordskov - that landed with a thud.
Joe looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nordskov misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Nordskov.
A body shot lands from Nordskov.
Nordskov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Joe lands a knee to the body.
Joe missing with knees to the body.
Joe has Nordskov pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Nordskov manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Nordskov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Nordskov on the inside.
Nordskov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nordskov pushes Joe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nordskov struggles to land a body shot inside as Joe controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nordskov.
Nordskov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nordskov scores with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nordskov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Nordskov misses.
The fighters circling - Nordskov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nordskov throws a wild body kick that Joe sees coming a mile off.
Joe shoots in for a takedown but Nordskov shows good takedown defense.
It seemed like Nordskov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Joe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nordskov lands with a straight right. Joe didn't see that one coming.
Nordskov digs a good hook to Joe's body.
Nordskov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Joe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nordskov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Joe with a body shot.
Nordskov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Joe was well out of range. Poor timing from Nordskov.
Glass Joe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mads Nordskov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nordskov 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mads Nordskov!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Mads Nordskov waved his t-shirt featuring Aspire Clothing's logo in front of the cameras.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ratchet ODoyle (ranked 2164 p4p, 1949 weight class) and Dave Brooksbank (ranked 251 p4p, 233 weight class). Dave Brooksbank 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ratchet ODoyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 37 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dave Brooksbank!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ODoyle throws a head kick that misses.
Brooksbank closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into ODoyle's guard.
Brooksbank is pushing down on ODoyle's leg trying to pass to half guard. ODoyle is fighting to maintain full guard but Brooksbank has managed to sneak the leg through.
ODoyle trying to control but Brooksbank postures up.
ODoyle is looking for a sweep. Brooksbank is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brooksbank passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for ODoyle!
ODoyle tries to buck Brooksbank off so he can stand up but Brooksbank has got his back now - this could be big trouble! He's slapped on a rear naked choke that looks really tight! ODoyle falls backwards, slamming Brooksbank to the mat but Brooksbank holds on tight! ODoyle is forced to tap and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dave Brooksbank!
A very excited looking Dave Brooksbank made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nando Vasquez (ranked 1408 p4p, 1516 weight class) and Grant Dukes (ranked 157 p4p, 163 weight class). Nando Vasquez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nando Vasquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Grant Dukes!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dukes throws a body shot but no joy.
Vasquez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dukes.
Vasquez misses with a body shot.
Dukes throws a body shot but no joy.
Dukes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vasquez.
Dukes misses with a lunging right hand
and Vasquez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dukes takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Vasquez throws a front kick aimed at Dukes's knee but Dukes avoids it well.
Vasquez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dukes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vasquez throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Dukes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vasquez thinking.
Dukes 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.
Vasquez thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dukes if he has to take too many more of those.
Vasquez throws a low kick but Dukes avoids it.
Dukes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vasquez throws out the jab.
And Dukes tries to counter it with a takedown but Vasquez pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Dukes misses with a hook.
Vasquez throws a series of punches but Dukes avoids them all with ease.
Vasquez lands with a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vasquez slips a straight right by Dukes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dukes throws a hook to the side of Vasquez's head but Vasquez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vasquez throwing a counter right hand but Dukes manages to avoid it.
Dukes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vasquez is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Vasquez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vasquez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dukes works the jab nicely.
Dukes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vasquez throws a leg kick but Dukes sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dukes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dukes tests Vasquez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dukes lands a right hook to the body.
Dukes digs a good hook to Vasquez's body.
Dukes misses with a takedown attempt - Vasquez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nando Vasquez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vasquez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Vasquez looks to land a left hand but Dukes moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dukes avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Vasquez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Vasquez tries a low kick but Dukes avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An inside leg kick lands from Vasquez.
Vasquez throws a shot from downtown. Dukes moves away and avoids it.
Dukes throws a hook to the side of Vasquez's head but Vasquez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A head kick misses from Vasquez.
Dukes throws out a counter right but Vasquez avoids it with no problem.
Vasquez ducks under a wild hook from Dukes.
Dukes misses with a hook.
Vasquez connects with a solid leg kick.
Dukes fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Vasquez avoids it really well and circles away.
Dukes scores with a decent looking hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vasquez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dukes throws out the jab.
Vasquez swings for the body but Dukes moves out of range.
Vasquez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dukes.
Dukes looks to land a right hand but Vasquez moved out of range.
A jab from Dukes misses.
Dukes is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Vasquez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dukes.
Vasquez scores with a jab.
Vasquez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dukes is out of range.
Dukes throws a right and a left that Vasquez avoids nicely.
Dukes scores with a crisp jab that stopped Vasquez in his tracks.
Dukes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vasquez loads up on a big right hand but Dukes slips the punch.
Vasquez misses with a low kick as Dukes jumps back.
Vasquez defending well as Dukes loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Vasquez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dukes.
Vasquez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
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!
Dukes misses with a body shot.
Vasquez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Vasquez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dukes.
Dukes scores with a hook to the body. Vasquez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vasquez is looking to clinch.
Dukes let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Dukes throws a body punch but Vasquez moves out of range.
Dukes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vasquez lands with a straight right. Dukes didn't see that one coming.
Vasquez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dukes.
Nando Vasquez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grant Dukes.
Vasquez scores with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Grant Dukes will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A swing and a miss from Dukes.
Dukes misses with an uppercut. Vasquez saw that one coming.
Dukes misses with a hook. Vasquez ducked under it nicely.
Vasquez is looking to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Dukes on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dukes drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Vasquez tries to bench press Dukes off him but Dukes keeps the position.
Dukes wants to control but Vasquez is keeping him busy.
Dukes controlling the position from side mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dukes trying to control the position but Vasquez is working away.
Vasquez is trying to control Dukes's posture but Dukes avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasquez is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Vasquez is not content to let Dukes control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dukes tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dukes has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Dukes looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Dukes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vasquez keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dukes working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Dukes is trying to get an arm triangle but Vasquez is defending well.
Dukes tries for a kimura but Vasquez is defending well.
Vasquez is looking to regain half guard here but Dukes keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez is trying to control Dukes's posture but Dukes avoids it.
Dukes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vasquez keeps working.
Vasquez stops Dukes from passing to mount.
Dukes is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Vasquez is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Vasquez is letting Dukes control him for a moment.
Dukes looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Vasquez is looking for a sweep.
Dukes is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Vasquez has escaped the position, nice work there.
Dukes is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Vasquez will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Dukes trying to control the position but Vasquez is working away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dukes is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Vasquez knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Dukes trying to control the action but Vasquez is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Grant Dukes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Vasquez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Vasquez throws a push kick but Dukes slaps the foot to one side.
Dukes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vasquez.
Vasquez tries to clinch but Dukes moves out of range.
Dukes scores with a jab to the head.
Dukes throws a big shot that misses.
Vasquez scores with a punch to the head.
Vasquez stuffs the takedown attempt from Dukes. Dukes gets slowly back to his feet.
Vasquez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dukes manages to avoid it.
Vasquez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dukes manages to avoid it.
Vasquez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vasquez misses with an uppercut
and Dukes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vasquez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dukes uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Vasquez has time to react.
Vasquez thows a body kick. Dukes tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Dukes gets a takedown into half guard.
Vasquez has one foot on Dukes's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasquez is looking to land body kicks.
Vasquez throws a sloppy head kick and Dukes moves out of range easily.
Vasquez throws a body punch but Dukes moves out of range.
Vasquez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dukes's sensitive parts.
Nando Vasquez is winning the standup battle so far.
Vasquez lands with a right hand.
Dukes shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dukes takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Vasquez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dukes lands a slapping body shot.
Vasquez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nice straight punches there by Dukes. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dukes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dukes shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Nando Vasquez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez seems keen to control Dukes's posture.
Vasquez keeping moving, preventing Dukes from controlling successfully.
Dukes wants to pass the guard but Vasquez is keeping the position.
Dukes trying to control but Vasquez is working from the bottom.
Dukes stays in close to Vasquez's body and controls the position.
Dukes forces his way into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dukes seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Dukes passes to side control.
Dukes wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Vasquez, who protects the arm well.
Dukes trying to control the position but Vasquez is working away.
Dukes wants to take a breather but Vasquez manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Dukes.
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.
Dukes wants to control from the top but Vasquez keeps moving.
Dukes controls from within his opponent's guard.
Vasquez pulls Dukes in close to prevent any damage.
Dukes slips nicely into half guard.
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 Nando Vasquez.
I think Dukes 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 James Glass scores the fight 29:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Goose (ranked 1122 p4p, 1235 weight class) and Fernand Duif (ranked 133 p4p, 145 weight class). Kyle Goose could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Fernand Duif's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kyle Goose !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fernand Duif!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duif throws a low kick but Goose moves out of range easily.
Goose circles away from the clinch attempt.
Duif 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.
Duif gets tackled into the cage by Goose . Goose maintains the clinch.
Goose misses with a punch on the inside.
Duif working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Duif blocks an uppercut.
Goose misses with a punch to the body.
Duif manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Goose is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duif working aggressively here.
Duif scores with a nice hook to the head.
Goose misses with a hook to the ribs.
Goose misses with a short punch on the inside.
Duif lands a right hand.
Goose tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Duif tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duif lands a right hand.
Duif lands a nice uppercut.
Goose throws a punch but it's blocked by Duif.
Goose misses with some punches.
Goose lands a body punch in the clinch.
Goose working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Duif.
Goose prevents a body shot from Duif.
Duif lands a nice uppercut.
We've been informed that Duif 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.
Duif misses with a short punch on the inside.
Goose escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Duif is looking to clinch but Goose is avoiding it.
Duif has Goose up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Goose .
Duif misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Duif throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Goose fails to land.
Duif lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duif misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duif lands a body punch.
Goose is breathing heavily.
A nice left hand lands by Duif.
Goose can't find room to land a body shot as Duif controls the action.
Goose working aggressively here.
Duif misses with a body punch.
Duif scores with a hook to the body.
Duif lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Goose backwards.
Duif blocks an uppercut.
Duif lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Duif lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Duif throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Goose s head.
 Goose is rocked!
Duif lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Oh Goose is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Goose misses with a hook to the ribs.
Duif lands a big right hand that drops Goose ! The killer instinct kicks in and Duif finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Duif!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fernand Duif!
After winning the bout, Fernand Duif thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chief Queef (ranked 2562 p4p, 959 weight class) and Marcos De Souza (ranked 344 p4p, 128 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Queef!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcos De Souza!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Souza shoots in looking for a takedown. Queef tries to sprawl out of it but De Souza keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Queef manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
De Souza gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
De Souza 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.
Queef makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Queef's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Queef loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Queef throws a big elbow that misses.
Queef throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as De Souza works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Queef working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Souza utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Queef is looking to work some ground and pound but De Souza has wrist control.
De Souza is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
De Souza is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Queef defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Queef in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Queef stopping the sweep attempt from De Souza.
Queef postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Queef loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Queef working some strikes from top position.
De Souza wants to sweep here but Queef controlling him for the moment.
Queef working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Queef throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as De Souza works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Queef throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Queef throwing strikes from guard but De Souza blocks nicely.
De Souza has momentary wrist control but Queef slips an elbow through the middle.
De Souza working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Queef.
Queef lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Queef scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
De Souza has momentary wrist control but Queef slips an elbow through the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Queef in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
De Souza escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Queef gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
De Souza wants to sweep here but Queef controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Queef throws a big right hand that misses.
De Souza has his foot on Queef's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Queef works his way back into a safe position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Queef landing some decent shots from guard.
Queef postures up in De Souza's guard and throws a big left but De Souza blocks it.
Queef in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Queef got a little sloppy there for a moment and De Souza has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Queef has managed to get both his arms back between De Souza's legs - danger averted.
Queef lands a couple of decent looking shots.
De Souza looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
De Souza utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
De Souza is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Queef postures up in De Souza's guard and throws a big left but De Souza blocks it.
De Souza has momentary wrist control but Queef slips an elbow through the middle.
De Souza looking to hit a scissor sweep but Queef is one step ahead there.
Queef is working De Souza over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Queef landing with the ground and pound.
Queef throwing strikes but missing.
Queef preventing the sweep.
Queef postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Queef scoring with some ground and pound.
De Souza looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Queef lands a couple of elbows.
Queef stands up over De Souza, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
De Souza is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
De Souza looks winded!
Queef lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Queef postures up in De Souza's guard and throws a big left but De Souza blocks it.
Queef working some strikes from top position.
De Souza looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Queef postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Queef postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Queef distracts De Souza with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Queef loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
De Souza manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Queef manages to get himself to full guard.
Queef looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but De Souza is defending well. Queef quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! De Souza has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Queef celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chief Queef!
A victorious Chief Queef thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Neves (ranked 1772 p4p, 1196 weight class) and Ramon Carlos (ranked 192 p4p, 136 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thiago Neves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Ramon Carlos !
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carlos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Neves.
Neves has managed to clinch.
Neves tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Carlos smiles and moves away.
Carlos leaves Neves with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Carlos throws a sloppy body shot
and Neves connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big right from Carlos misses.
Neves looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Carlos is fending him off so far but Neves persists. Nope, Carlos circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiago Neves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carlos misses with a few strikes there.
Neves tries to counter by clinching up but Carlos breaks away and moves out of range.
Neves slips a jab and a cross from Carlos .
Neves slips a straight right by Carlos .
Ramon Carlos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Neves shoots in but no luck this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neves will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Neves definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Carlos misses with a wild body shot.
Carlos bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Neves defending well as Carlos loads up on a big left hand.
Carlos swats away the attempt to clinch by Neves.
Carlos misses with an attempted mid kick.
Neves feinted with a counter takedown.
Neves takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Carlos misses the shot to the body.
Carlos paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neves blocks a jab.
Neves tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Carlos manages to circle out of the way.
Carlos throws a lazy right hand but Neves sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ramon Carlos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Neves throws a lazy uppercut
and Carlos counters with a right hand to the body.
Neves throws an overhand right that lands on Carlos 's shoulder, as Carlos tries to avoid the shot.
Neves shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Neves has his takedown stuffed
and Carlos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carlos lands a head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carlos tries to bum rush Neves with a series of wild strikes but Neves uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
An attempted straight right counter from Neves misses the target.
Good standup being displayed there by Carlos as he connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlos tries to sprawl but Neves drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Neves looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Neves throwing shots but Carlos is blocking nicely.
Carlos trying to control here.
Carlos is trying to stand back up but Neves is controlling him
Carlos keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Neves is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Carlos wants to improve his position but Neves is controlling well.
Carlos keeping hold of Neves's head, controlling as best he can.
Neves 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.
The fighters are battling for position here. Carlos manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Neves stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Carlos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Carlos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Neves manages to get himself to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neves escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Carlos gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Carlos trying to control the position from guard on top but Neves is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ramon Carlos dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Carlos .
Carlos misses with a head kick.
Neves changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Carlos looks to throw the jab but Neves is out of range.
Carlos lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Carlos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Neves tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carlos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carlos lands with a kick to the temple. Neves shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Carlos misses with a body shot
and Neves counters with a right hand to the body.
Neves closes the distance and clinches up with Carlos , looking for a takedown. Neves pushes Carlos against the cage but Carlos circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Neves misses with a right hand
and Carlos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Neves misses.
Carlos throws a series of punches but Neves avoids them all with ease.
Neves closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Carlos 's guard.
Carlos has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Neves off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Neves shoots in but no luck this time.
A little jabbing left from Carlos on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Carlos connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Neves momentarily.
Carlos swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Neves.
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!
Neves slips a jab and a cross from Carlos .
Carlos swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neves ducks under a wild hook from Carlos .
An attempted straight right counter from Neves misses the target.
Neves tries to score a power double leg takedown but Carlos sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Neves somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiago Neves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Neves gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Carlos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Neves moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Carlos misses with a head kick.
Neves walks into a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neves shoots in for a takedown but Carlos shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Carlos misses with a head kick.
Carlos scores with a nice right hand.
Carlos throws a series of punches but Neves avoids them all with ease.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Neves.
Neves shoots in and gets a takedown into Carlos 's guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Carlos is on top in guard.
Neves is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlos stands and throws Neves's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Carlos takes a little break here. Neves wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Neves tries to bench press Carlos off him but Carlos keeps the position.
Ramon Carlos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Carlos happy to just control the position for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ramon Carlos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Carlos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Neves tries to counter with a takedown but Carlos is quick to defend against it.
Neves slips under a jab from Carlos .
Carlos displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Neves.
Ramon Carlos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Carlos gets caught flat footed, as Neves shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carlos keeping moving, preventing Neves from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carlos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Carlos wriggles free and stands up.
Neves goes for a double leg but Carlos avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Carlos continues to drive forward.
Carlos is looking for the big counter here.
Neves has Carlos pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Carlos manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiago Neves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carlos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Neves looks to score with a jab to the body but Carlos is just out of range.
Carlos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Neves attempts a counter takedown but Carlos avoids it well and moves away.
Neves throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Neves closes the distance looking to clinch
and Carlos counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Neves takes one to the chin there.
Neves with a lazy takedown attempt
and Carlos counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlos pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Neves back to the cage. Carlos follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Carlos throws a jab when Neves was well out of range.
Neves is looking to clinch but Carlos is avoiding it.
Carlos swats away the attempt to clinch by Neves.
Neves fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Carlos avoids it really well and circles away.
Carlos getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Carlos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A punch combination from Carlos misses.
Neves attempts a counter takedown but Carlos avoids it well and moves away.
Ramon Carlos is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Neves throws a body punch but Carlos moves out of range.
Neves moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromCarlos .
Neves fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Carlos sprawls well initially but Neves persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Carlos manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Neves avoids the body shot from Carlos .
Neves appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Neves uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carlos .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlos moves into range and connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carlos stuns Neves with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Carlos misses with an uppercut.
Carlos jabs at Neves's body.
Nice uppercut there from Neves.
The fighters circling - Carlos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like Neves wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Neves takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Carlos with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Neves to score with a decent uppercut.
Carlos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Neves throwing a counter right hand but Carlos manages to avoid it.
Thiago Neves has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Neves is defended easily by Carlos .
And that's the end of the fight!
Ramon Carlos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Carlos winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ramon Carlos !
After the fight, Ramon Carlos was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kree P Krawlee (ranked 793 p4p, 1299 weight class) and James Smith (ranked 99 p4p, 162 weight class). Krawlee's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Sail. 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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kree P Krawlee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Smith!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Krawlee looking for a guillotine here but Smith defends easily.
Smith is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Krawlee looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Smith is defending well. Krawlee quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Smith has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Krawlee celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kree P Krawlee!
Kree P Krawlee very nearly forgot to thank Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lewis Burwell Puller (ranked 727 p4p, 780 weight class) and Usko Matonen (ranked 39 p4p, 44 weight class). Puller kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hello. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lewis Burwell Puller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Usko Matonen!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matonen takes one to the chin there.
Puller throws an overhand right that lands on Matonen's shoulder, as Matonen tries to avoid the shot.
Puller drives through and clinches with Matonen against the cage.
A short right from Puller.
Matonen swings wildly with an uppercut but Puller uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Matonen.
Puller working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Matonen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Puller working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Puller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Matonen pushes Puller back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Matonen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Puller lands a right hand that snaps the head of Matonen backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Puller prevents a body shot from Matonen.
Puller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Puller has a couple of punches blocked by Matonen.
Matonen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Matonen misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Puller.
A short body shot lands from Puller as the two fighters clinch.
Matonen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Puller.
Matonen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A shot in the inside from Matonen.
We've been informed that Matonen 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.
Matonen misses with some punches.
Puller tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Puller blocking some punches.
Matonen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Matonen works on Puller's body with a couple of short punches.
Puller blocks a body shot from Matonen.
Matonen has a couple of punches blocked by Puller.
Matonen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Puller.
Puller misses with the head strike.
Puller tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Matonen misses with the head strike.
Puller misses with some punches.
Puller misses with a hook to the ribs.
Matonen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Puller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Puller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Matonen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matonen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Matonen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matonen needs to keep his hands up - Puller had a free shot at his head there.
Puller fails in his attempt to clinch.
Matonen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Puller throws a right hand that misses
and Matonen counters with an outside leg kick.
Matonen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Puller takes a swing at Matonen's ribcage but misses.
Puller lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Matonen circles away quickly and effectively.
Puller tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Matonen counters with a good low kick that Puller was not able to check.
A telegraphed right hand from Matonen misses the target.
Puller lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Matonen misses with a low kick.
Puller looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Puller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matonen manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puller dips to his left and cracks Matonen with an uppercut!
Matonen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Matonen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Puller swinging wildly here.
Sloppy strikes from Matonen. Those never looked like landing.
Puller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Matonen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Matonen tries to keep at a distance but Puller has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Puller fails to land.
Puller blocking some punches.
Puller with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Matonen stalling against the cage.
Matonen scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matonen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Puller can't find room to land a body shot as Matonen controls the action.
Puller is leaning against Matonen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Puller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Matonen can't find room to land a body shot as Puller controls the action.
Matonen tries to work over Puller's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good body shot from Matonen.
Puller tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Matonen avoids it.
Matonen lands a right hand.
Puller missing with knees to the body.
Matonen manages to break the clinch.
Jab, jab by Puller - just one landing.
Matonen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Puller.
Good standup being displayed there by Matonen as he connects with a hook.
Puller is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Are you kidding me?! Matonen ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Puller clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Usko Matonen!
A victorious Usko Matonen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Lewis Burwell Puller stepped up to the mic, saying 'It was not my night. Congratulations to my opponent. You were the better man tonight. You just gave me the ultimate motivation.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Domonic Dilbrandt (ranked 496 p4p, 554 weight class) and Anton Strålman (ranked 67 p4p, 70 weight class). Dilbrandt comes to the cage accompanied by The Champ is Here. The crowd seem to be enjoying Strålman's choice of entrance music: Three Kings. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Domonic Dilbrandt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Anton Strålman!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Phil Schofield and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strålman blocks the body kick.
Strålman lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Good work by Dilbrandt as he checks the leg kick.
Strålman rushes Dilbrandt and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dilbrandt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dilbrandt trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dilbrandt.
Strålman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dilbrandt working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Strålman.
Dilbrandt throws a punch but it's blocked by Strålman.
Strålman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dilbrandts head.
Strålman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Strålman has closed the distance and engaged Dilbrandt in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dilbrandt manages to break the clinch.
Strålman's coach down at whitey's gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Strålman's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Strålman wants to clinch.
Dilbrandt throws a low kick but it's checked well by Strålman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dilbrandt takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dilbrandt misses with a low kick.
Strålman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dilbrandt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Strålman.
Dilbrandt clinches up against the cage.
Dilbrandt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Strålman throws a punch but it's blocked by Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Strålman breaks from the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt gets a clinch.
Strålman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Strålman is looking to take this one to the mat.
Dilbrandt works on Strålman's body with a couple of short punches.
Strålman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dilbrandt keeps the fight on the outside.
Dilbrandt throws a chopping leg kick but Strålman manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt misses with a hook.
Strålman throws a counter combo.
Domonic Dilbrandt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dilbrandt just misses with a punch to the body.
Dilbrandt lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Strålman checks the leg kick nicely there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dilbrandt.
Strålman is looking to clinch.
Dilbrandt pushes Strålman up against the cage in a clinch.
Dilbrandt working aggressively here.
Strålman prevents a body shot from Dilbrandt.
Strålman blocks an uppercut.
Dilbrandt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Strålman breaks from the clinch.
Strålman scores with a one two! Dilbrandt had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Dilbrandt is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Strålman misses with a low kick.
Strålman lands with a nice combination. Dilbrandt backs away looking to recover.
Strålman is looking to chop away at Dilbrandt's legs.
Dilbrandt is looking for a counter combo.
Strålman throws a leg kick but Dilbrandt checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt misses with the combination.
Dilbrandt lands a two punch combo.
Strålman throws a body shot but no joy.
Strålman avoids the head kick by Dilbrandt.
Strålman is looking for the big counter here.
Strålman scores with a sloppy right hand. Dilbrandt should have avoided that one.
Strålman takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Strålman looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dilbrandt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dilbrandt.
Strålman misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dilbrandt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dilbrandt gets tackled into the cage by Strålman. Strålman maintains the clinch.
Dilbrandt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Strålman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dilbrandt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dilbrandt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt gets tackled into the cage by Strålman. Strålman maintains the clinch.
Strålman throws a head punch that misses.
Dilbrandt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Strålman breaks the clinch.
Strålman is looking to clinch.
Dilbrandt lands with a good body shot.
Dilbrandt tries to land a leg kick but Strålman saw it coming and moves away.
Dilbrandt instigates a clinch.
Strålman goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dilbrandt prevents it.
Dilbrandt tries to land knees in the clinch but Strålman avoids the damage to the body.
Strålman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dilbrandt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dilbrandt swats away the attempt to clinch by Strålman.
Strålman tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dilbrandt is able to avoid easily.
Strålman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dilbrandt is looking to counter the offense by Strålman and move into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Domonic Dilbrandt will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dilbrandt getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dilbrandt misses with a body shot.
Dilbrandt misses with a body kick.
Dilbrandt tries to work over Strålman's front leg with a kick but Strålman checks it.
Dilbrandt takes a kick to the side of the head.
Strålman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Strålman looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dilbrandt throws a body kick that misses.
Strålman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A little feinted left hand from Dilbrandt on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dilbrandt jabs at Strålman's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strålman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Strålman with a nice calf kick.
Strålman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dilbrandt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice uppercut there from Dilbrandt.
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!
Strålman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dilbrandt.
Strålman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dilbrandt circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strålman scores with a shot to the body.
Strålman tries to clinch but Dilbrandt moves out of range.
Dilbrandt scores with a push kick.
Dilbrandt connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Strålman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dilbrandt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Strålman pushes Dilbrandt up against the cage in a clinch.
Dilbrandt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Domonic Dilbrandt is winning the standup battle so far.
Strålman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dilbrandt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Strålman on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dilbrandt lands a really nice looking cross but Strålman seems unphased.
A head kick misses from Strålman.
Strålman misses with a wild combination.
Dilbrandt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dilbrandt instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Strålman blocks a body shot from Dilbrandt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dilbrandt closes the distance and clinches.
Strålman breaks from the clinch.
Dilbrandt misses with a combination
and Strålman counters with a straight right hand.
A combination from Strålman does no damage.
Dilbrandt thuds his right hand into Strålman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Strålman punishes Dilbrandt's body with a nice straight punch.
Strålman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dilbrandt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dilbrandt lands a jab to the nose.
Anton Strålman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dilbrandt misses with a body punch
and Strålman counters with a left to the body.
Dilbrandt clinches up with Strålman and pushes him back against the cage.
I was talking to Dilbrandt's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Dilbrandt has a couple of punches blocked by Strålman.
Strålman misses with a punch to the body.
Dilbrandt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dilbrandt working aggressively here.
Strålman scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dilbrandt tries to bum rush Strålman with a series of wild strikes but Strålman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Strålman slips under a jab.
Strålman lands a leg kick that knocks Dilbrandt off balance momentarily.
Strålman works Dilbrandt's body with a nice hook.
Strålman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dilbrandt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Strålman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Strålman misses the jab.
Dilbrandt blocks the body kick.
A low kick lands for Dilbrandt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dilbrandt.
Strålman misses with a head kick.
Dilbrandt is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Strålman.
Nice cross by Strålman.
Strålman tries to clinch but Dilbrandt is having none of it.
Dilbrandt gets a clinch.
Strålman misses with some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dilbrandt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt struggles to land a body shot inside as Strålman controls his hands.
Strålman managing to block the knees to the body from Dilbrandt.
Domonic Dilbrandt has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt misses with some punches.
Dilbrandt has Strålman pressed against the cage, preventing Strålman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dilbrandt struggles to land a body shot inside as Strålman controls his hands.
Strålman breaks the clinch.
Strålman is looking to slow Dilbrandt down with leg kicks.
Strålman takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Strålman slips under a jab from Dilbrandt.
Strålman unleashes a big counter combination but Dilbrandt bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Strålman keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dilbrandt scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dilbrandt clobbers Strålman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Strålman checks the leg kick nicely there.
Strålman pushes Dilbrandt up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Dilbrandt fails to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Domonic Dilbrandt dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Strålman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dilbrandt moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Strålman tries to clinch but Dilbrandt moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Strålman can do to turn this around?
Strålman gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Strålman is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Strålman has had enough of the clinch but Dilbrandt keeps him there for the moment.
Strålman's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dilbrandt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Dilbrandt fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strålman manages to break the clinch.
Strålman tries to clinch but Dilbrandt is having none of it.
Strålman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Strålman manages to avoid it.
Strålman blocks a low kick nicely.
Strålman misses with a series of wild punches.
Dilbrandt tries to counter by clinching up but Strålman breaks away and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strålman has managed to clinch.
Strålman tries to break free but Dilbrandt pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Strålman.
Dilbrandt is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Strålman is defending well for now.
Strålman stalls.
Dilbrandt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dilbrandt breaks the clinch.
Dilbrandt throws a nice outside leg kick.
Strålman throws a body punch but Dilbrandt moves out of range.
Strålman bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dilbrandt's head backwards.
A combination from Dilbrandt does no damage.
Strålman moves out of range as Dilbrandt throws a body kick.
Strålman is looking for the big counter here.
Strålman defending well as Dilbrandt loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strålman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dilbrandt.
A clash of legs there as Dilbrandt blocks the low kick.
Dilbrandt misses with a kick to the body
and Strålman counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dilbrandt misses with a wild combination.
Strålman throws a shot from downtown. Dilbrandt moves away and avoids it.
Dilbrandt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Strålman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dilbrandt keeps the fight on the outside.
Dilbrandt defending well as Strålman loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd cheers as Dilbrandt lands an impressive looking overhand right. Strålman doesn't seem phased though.
Strålman pushes Dilbrandt up against the cage in a clinch.
Dilbrandt missing with knees to the body.
Strålman trying to control the position but instead, Dilbrandt has worked for underhooks and has pushed Strålman into the cage.
Strålman managing to block the knees to the body from Dilbrandt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt misses with a punch to the body.
Dilbrandt misses with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Dilbrandt.
Strålman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dilbrandt throws a head kick that misses.
Strålman tries to clinch but Dilbrandt is having none of it.
Dilbrandt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Strålman.
Strålman has closed the distance and engaged Dilbrandt in a clinch.
Dilbrandt takes a shot to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt prevents the takedown attempt.
Dilbrandt tries to work over Strålman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dilbrandt misses with some punches.
Dilbrandt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Domonic Dilbrandt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strålman avoiding damage as Dilbrandt throws knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Dilbrandt fails to land.
Dilbrandt lands a hook that snaps the head of Strålman backwards.
Strålman has a couple of punches blocked by Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt misses with a punch on the inside.
Dilbrandt misses with some punches.
Strålman blocking some punches.
Anton Strålman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dilbrandt misses with a body punch.
Dilbrandt tries a body shot but Strålman blocks it.
Strålman changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dilbrandt fights it off and pushes away nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good work by Strålman as he checks the leg kick.
Strålman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Strålman lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
 It looks like Domonic Dilbrandt has been cut.
Strålman misses with an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Domonic Dilbrandt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dilbrandt has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Domonic Dilbrandt!
Domonic Dilbrandt really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Voodoo Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mikel Arteta (ranked 697 p4p, 202 weight class) and Ibrahim Camara (ranked 96 p4p, 30 weight class). Arteta's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Stranglehold/ Ted Nugent. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Mikel Arteta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ibrahim Camara!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arteta on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Arteta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Arteta moves out of range of the strikes.
Arteta sizes up Camara with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Camara has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Arteta misses with a looping right.
Arteta keeps the fight on the outside.
Arteta changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Arteta moves out of range of the body kick.
Arteta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Arteta misses with a left hand
and Camara counters with a stiff right hand.
Arteta fails with a takedown attempt.
Camara closes the distance but Arteta moves to the side
and Arteta counters with a left to the body.
Camara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arteta manages to avoid it.
Ibrahim Camara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Camara tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Arteta manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Arteta throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Arteta's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Camara connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Arteta scrambles back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Camara connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Arteta takes one to the side of the head.
Camara scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camara wants to land a leg kick but Arteta is out of range.
It looked like Arteta was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Camara.
Arteta slips a jab from Camara.
Camara does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Arteta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Camara takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A chopping leg kick lands by Camara.
Arteta's corner calls for a 1-2. Arteta obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Camara digs a good hook to Arteta's body.
Camara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Arteta checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A decent looking cross lands there for Arteta.
A slapping leg kick lands for Camara.
Camara lands a jab to Arteta's midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Camara throws a body shot but no joy.
Arteta throws a series of punches but Camara avoids them all with ease.
Camara fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Camara tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Arteta manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arteta throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Camara stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Camara avoids the body shot from Arteta.
Arteta listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Camara takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Camara tries to clinch there but Arteta circles away.
Arteta walks into a stiff left hand from Camara.
Camara misses with a leg kick
and Arteta counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Arteta.
Camara wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Camara manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Camara misses with a short punch on the inside.
Camara tries to work over Arteta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Camara tries to throw a body punch but Arteta avoids it by throwing Camara back against the cage.
Camara tries to work over Arteta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A left hand lands to the body for Camara.
Nice body punch from Camara - that landed with a thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camara can't find room to land a body shot as Arteta controls the action.
Camara lands a nice elbow.
Camara lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Camara tries to throw a body punch but Arteta avoids it by throwing Camara back against the cage.
Arteta tries for a takedown but Camara manages to get underhooks.
Camara being controlled against the cage.
Arteta is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Camara is defending well for now.
Camara pushes off an throws an elbow but Arteta leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Camara lands a shot to the body.
I was talking to Arteta's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Camara lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Camara.
Camara gets through Arteta's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Camara lands a shot to the body.
Arteta is breathing heavily.
Camara lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Arteta.
Camara lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Camara lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Camara scores with a shot to the side of Arteta's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camara misses with a punch to the body.
Camara gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Camara blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Camara keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Arteta's efforts to push away.
Camara lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Arteta backwards.
Arteta misses with a punch to the body.
Camara cracks Arteta with a nice body shot.
Camara struggles to land a body shot inside as Arteta controls his hands.
Camara can't find room to land a body shot as Arteta controls the action.
Arteta takes a shot to the head.
Camara stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Camara pushes Arteta back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Arteta takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Camara lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Camara creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Arteta's defenses.
Arteta is rocked!
Camara lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Arteta to his knees! Camara keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ibrahim Camara!
Ibrahim Camara spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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