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HFC 67 Sitsongrit vs Dilbrandt PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Brooks (ranked 1622 p4p, 5461 weight class) and Miguel Duarte (ranked 221 p4p, 592 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Miguel Duarte!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Chad Campbell and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooks wants to clinch up but Duarte keeps it at a distance.
A low kick from Brooks misses
and Duarte counters with a straight right hand.
Brooks tries to land a front kick but Duarte steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Brooks scoring well with a low kick there.
Duarte throws a hook to the side of Brooks's head but Brooks sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brooks getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Brooks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Duarte.
Brooks throws a nice inside leg kick.
Duarte takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Brooks takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brooks.
Duarte moves away from the strike by Brooks.
Duarte checks the leg kick.
Brooks misses with an attempted mid kick.
Good leg kick by Brooks.
Brooks fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brooks gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duarte throws a shot from downtown. Brooks moves away and avoids it.
Duarte swings for the body but Brooks moves out of range.
Brooks scores with a push kick.
Brooks looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Duarte checks the leg kick nicely there.
Duarte throws a low kick but it's checked well by Brooks.
Duarte misses with a double jab.
Duarte ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Duarte checks a leg kick nicely.
Duarte was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Eric Brooks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brooks looks for the body kick but Duarte saw that one coming.
Brooks thuds his right hand into Duarte's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Brooks takes a swing at Duarte's ribcage but misses.
Brooks tries a head kick but it misses.
Brooks takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Duarte throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duarte lands a big head kick that sends Brooks tumbling to the mat! Duarte takes a step backwards and waves Brooks back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Brooks is rocked!
 It looks like Eric Brooks has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brooks throws a sloppy head kick and Duarte moves out of range easily.
Brooks is looking to land body kicks.
Nice straight punches there by Duarte. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Duarte.
Brooks lets loose with a powerful body kick. Duarte will feel that in the morning.
Brooks is looking to clinch.
Duarte on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brooks. Brooks obviously looking to wear him down.
Brooks lands with a right hand.
Brooks motions for Duarte to come forward. Brooks throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brooks tries to clinch up but Duarte circles away and keeps his distance.
A jab from Duarte does it's job there.
Duarte scores with a shot to the body.
Brooks throws a head kick that misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Duarte blocks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks tries to score with a low kick but Duarte moves his leg out of the way.
Brooks jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brooks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Duarte.
Duarte stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brooks.
Brooks connects with a body shot that sends Duarte's belly button to the back.
Duarte dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brooks clinches.
Duarte lands an uppercut.
Brooks with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brooks scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Duarte managing to block the knees to the body from Brooks.
Brooks tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brooks using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Duarte has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Duarte will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Brooks up against the cage.
Duarte lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duarte breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Duarte connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Duarte swats away the attempt to clinch by Brooks.
It seemed like Duarte was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Duarte takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brooks connects with a solid leg kick.
Brooks 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.
Brooks lands a nice leg kick that just misses Duarte's sensitive parts.
Brooks is looking to chop away at Duarte's legs.
Duarte bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Duarte! But no joy.
Brooks doesn't manage to clinch there - Duarte circles away.
Duarte now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brooks moves in looking to clinch but Duarte pushes him off.
Duarte checks a leg kick nicely.
Brooks fails with an attempt to 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 Eric Brooks will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Eric Brooks's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Brooks goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Duarte misses the shot to the body.
Brooks moves in looking to clinch but Duarte pushes him off.
A little jabbing left from Duarte on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Brooks throws a push kick but Duarte slaps the foot to one side.
Duarte swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Duarte lands a jab.
Brooks lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Duarte gets tackled into the cage by Brooks. Brooks maintains the clinch.
Brooks slowing the pace effectively.
Brooks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brooks misses with a kick to the body
and Duarte counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks walks into a straight right hand from Duarte.
Brooks scoring well with a low kick there.
Duarte takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice body kick there by Brooks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice leg kick from Duarte, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Duarte counter with a right hand.
Miguel Duarte seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Duarte misses with a wild body shot.
Brooks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Duarte has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brooks.
Brooks misses with a leg kick
enabling Duarte to counter with a crisp jab.
Brooks throws a low kick but Duarte avoids it.
Brooks throws a leg kick but Duarte checks it.
A jab from Duarte misses.
Brooks goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Brooks tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brooks misses with a hook
and Duarte counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jab by Duarte.
Duarte scores with a decent looking hook.
Oh Brooks is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brooks walks into a straight right hand from Duarte.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brooks wants to clinch
and Duarte counters with a crisp right that sends Brooks to the canvas! Duarte follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miguel Duarte!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alec Wolfe (ranked 1698 p4p, 3051 weight class) and Rimtas Kentas (ranked 209 p4p, 345 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alec Wolfe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rimtas Kentas!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, David Schapiro and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kentas has a takedown stuffed.
Wolfe misses the jab.
Kentas gets the takedown into side control.
Kentas content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Wolfe stops Kentas from passing to mount.
Kentas has an Americana. Wolfe didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Kentas is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Kentas hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Rimtas Kentas!
Rimtas Kentas decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rafaelo Gracie (ranked 1563 p4p, 1539 weight class) and Juodasis Vaiduoklis (ranked 192 p4p, 191 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Rafaelo Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Juodasis Vaiduoklis!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jorge Garcia and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie tries to keep at a distance but Vaiduoklis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Vaiduoklis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vaiduoklis digs a right hand into Gracie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gracie's gas tank.
Vaiduoklis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vaiduoklis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vaiduoklis lands a shot to the body.
Vaiduoklis scores with a shot to the side of Gracie's head.
Vaiduoklis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gracie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Gracie throws a punch but it's blocked by Vaiduoklis.
I was talking to Gracie's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Gracie blocks a body shot from Vaiduoklis.
Vaiduoklis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vaiduoklis lands a nice uppercut.
Vaiduoklis lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A body shot lands from Vaiduoklis.
Vaiduoklis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Vaiduoklis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Vaiduoklis as the two fighters clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaiduoklis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vaiduoklis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gracie.
Vaiduoklis digs a right hand underneath Gracie's ribcage. Gracie let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short uppercut from Vaiduoklis.
Vaiduoklis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vaiduoklis tries a body shot but Gracie blocks it.
Vaiduoklis lands a nice shot to the body.
Vaiduoklis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Gracie fails to land.
Vaiduoklis lands a nice uppercut.
Gracie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gracie throws a head punch that misses.
Vaiduoklis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gracie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vaiduoklis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
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!
Gracie throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vaiduoklis blocks it with crossed arms.
Gracie scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from Vaiduoklis - that landed with a thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaiduoklis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vaiduoklis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gracie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vaiduoklis lands with a short shot to the head.
Gracie takes a shot to the head.
Vaiduoklis can't find room to land a body shot as Gracie controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Vaiduoklis.
Gracie throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Vaiduoklis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Vaiduoklis.
A nice left hand lands by Vaiduoklis.
Vaiduoklis lands a hook that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Vaiduoklis lands a left hand.
Vaiduoklis tries to work over Gracie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good body shot from Vaiduoklis.
Vaiduoklis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gracie.
Vaiduoklis gets through Gracie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Vaiduoklis.
Vaiduoklis tries to throw a body punch but Gracie avoids it by throwing Vaiduoklis back against the cage.
Vaiduoklis lands a body punch.
Vaiduoklis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Vaiduoklis.
Vaiduoklis is leaning against Gracie and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vaiduoklis.
Vaiduoklis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vaiduoklis scores with a hook to the body.
Still in the clinch, Vaiduoklis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vaiduoklis scores with a shoulder strike.
Vaiduoklis lands with a short shot to the head.
Gracie is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vaiduoklis pushes Gracie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Gracie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gracie blocking some punches.
Vaiduoklis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gracie seems to have got his legs back now.
Gracie looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Vaiduoklis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vaiduoklis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Vaiduoklis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vaiduoklis lands with a short shot to the head.
Vaiduoklis blocks the elbow strike.
Vaiduoklis works on Gracie's body with a couple of short punches.
Vaiduoklis lands a body shot in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vaiduoklis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vaiduoklis tries to work over Gracie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vaiduoklis pushes Gracie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Vaiduoklis.
A short left from Vaiduoklis.
A nice left hand lands by Vaiduoklis.
Vaiduoklis creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Gracie with a big uppercut! Gracie tries to clinch up but Vaiduoklis pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Gracie to the mat! Gracie covers up and Vaiduoklis unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Juodasis Vaiduoklis!
A victorious Juodasis Vaiduoklis thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shamus Murphy (ranked 1122 p4p, 1179 weight class) and Alan Spence (ranked 156 p4p, 170 weight class). Spence is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Were Coming. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shamus Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Alan Spence !
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Reed Andrews and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murphy works Spence 's body with a nice hook.
Murphy throws the kick towards the body but Spence avoids it.
Spence let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Murphy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Spence throws a jab when Murphy was well out of range.
Murphy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Spence counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Spence fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Murphy on the side of the head.
Spence throws a lazy uppercut
and Murphy counters with a left and a right that stings Spence .
Spence lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Murphy moves out of range as Spence strikes.
Spence takes a swing at Murphy's ribcage but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spence throws a good cross that connects.
Spence lands a nice shot to the body.
Spence scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Spence looks to score with a jab to the body but Murphy is just out of range.
Murphy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Murphy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murphy swings for the body but Spence moves out of range.
Spence has closed the distance and engaged Murphy in a clinch.
Murphy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Murphy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Murphy misses the jab.
Spence misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murphy.
Spence slips under a jab.
Spence scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Murphy doesn't seem bothered though.
Alan Spence seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spence throws a hook but Murphy avoids it easily.
Murphy throws a body punch but Spence moves out of range.
We've been informed that Spence 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Murphy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Spence closes the distance and clinches.
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!
Murphy throws a head punch that misses.
Spence blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spence tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Spence lands a shoulder strike.
Murphy breaks from the clinch.
Spence connects with a jab.
Murphy throws a lazy body kick
and Murphy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Spence is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Murphy had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Spence cracks Murphy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Spence lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
No joy there for Murphy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Murphy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Spence at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Spence misses the target.
Murphy throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spence blocks a jab.
Murphy misses with a body kick.
A shot to the body from Spence misses
letting Murphy counter with a right hand.
Spence scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Spence just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Murphy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murphy connects with a right hand. Spence shakes it off.
Spence takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Spence swings for the body but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy just misses with a punch to the body.
Spence connects with a body shot that sends Murphy's belly button to the back.
Murphy looks to throw the jab but Spence is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spence . Murphy does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy misses the shot to the body.
Murphy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spence ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
Murphy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Murphy throws a hook to the side of Spence 's head but Spence sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Spence scores with a jab. Murphy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Murphy tries to score with a low kick but Spence moves his leg out of the way.
It seemed like Spence was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Murphy moves away from the strike by Spence .
Murphy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Murphy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Spence .
Murphy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Spence counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spence swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spence listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Spence slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alan Spence dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Spence throws an overhand right that lands on Murphy's shoulder, as Murphy tries to avoid the shot.
Spence takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Murphy gets tackled into the cage by Spence . Spence maintains the clinch.
Murphy throws a head punch that misses.
Murphy lands a nice shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Spence .
Murphy misses with a punch on the inside.
Murphy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murphy lands with a right to the head.
Murphy pushes Spence back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Murphy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Murphy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Murphy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spence throws a punch but it's blocked by Murphy.
Spence tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murphy's elbow.
Murphy effectively controlling the action here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy scores with a shot to the side of Spence 's head.
Murphy has a couple of punches blocked by Spence .
Murphy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Spence backwards.
Murphy lands a shoulder strike.
Spence breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A jab lands there for Murphy.
Spence keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice shot by Spence .
Spence ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
Murphy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Spence .
Spence misses with a straight right.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Spence .
Murphy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murphy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Spence misses with a hook
and Murphy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Spence thinking.
Spence misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murphy.
Murphy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spence manages to avoid it.
Murphy moves forwards but Spence connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Murphy scores with a jab to the body.
Spence is breathing heavily.
Spence avoids a kick to the body.
Murphy takes one to the chin there.
Murphy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Murphy fakes the leg kick and cracks Spence in the body.
Murphy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Murphy lands with a shot to the body.
Murphy lands a jab to the nose.
Murphy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spence was well out of range. Poor timing from Murphy.
Murphy misses with a straight left.
Murphy throws a body punch but Spence moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Murphy.
Murphy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A shot to the liver by Murphy. Beautiful body shot.
Murphy slips a jab from Spence .
Spence takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Spence digs a good body shot into Murphy's ribs.
Spence throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A quick step to the side and Murphy tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murphy misses with a looping left.
Spence swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Murphy misses with a hook. Spence ducked under it nicely.
Spence moves forwards but Murphy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spence misses with a hook.
Spence throws out a loose jab but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Murphy.
 Spence is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spence throws a hook to the side of Murphy's head but Murphy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murphy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Spence is still on wobbly legs! Can Murphy finish him?
Murphy scores with a body shot.
A big right from Spence misses.
Murphy throws a body punch but Spence moves out of range.
Spence thows a left - swing and a miss!
A quick step to the side and Murphy tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spence seems to have recovered his senses.
Spence takes a swing at Murphy's ribcage but misses.
Spence just misses with a punch to the body.
As Spence looks to move away, Murphy throws a big counter combo but Spence just gets out of the way.
Murphy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spence .
Murphy takes a swing at Spence 's ribcage but misses.
Spence is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Murphy with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shamus Murphy dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Spence misses with a hook
and Murphy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Spence avoids the body shot from Murphy.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Murphy.
Murphy throws a solid leg kick but Spence takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Murphy.
Spence lands an overhand right.
Nice body kick from Murphy.
Murphy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Spence .
Murphy misses with a low kick.
Murphy throws a series of punches but Spence avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spence keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spence fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murphy manages to avoid it.
Spence throws an overhand right that lands on Murphy's shoulder, as Murphy tries to avoid the shot.
Murphy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Spence , as that shot connected.
Spence throws a jab when Murphy was well out of range.
Murphy tried to counter with a leg kick but Spence avoided it.
Alan Spence seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murphy lands with a good body shot.
Spence takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Murphy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spence .
Spence walks into a stiff left hand from Murphy.
Spence throws a jab when Murphy was well out of range.
Murphy throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Murphy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spence .
Murphy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Spence let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Murphy looks to land a body kick but Spence moved away.
Murphy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Spence looks to score with a jab to the body but Murphy is just out of range.
A quick step to the side and Murphy tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spence keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spence ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
Murphy misses with a double jab.
Spence scores with a shot to the body.
Murphy lands a nice hook to Spence 's body. Spence takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spence cracks Murphy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Spence connects with a jab.
Murphy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Spence ! But no joy.
Murphy moves out of range as Spence strikes.
Murphy missing with a left hand there. Spence was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murphy lands a body shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Murphy - that will leave a mark!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spence avoids the body shot from Murphy.
Spence misses with a hook. Murphy ducked under it nicely.
Murphy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Spence looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Murphy throws a body punch but Spence moves out of range.
Murphy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Spence has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Murphy.
Murphy just misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy throws a body shot but no joy.
Spence looks to land a right hand but Murphy moved out of range.
Murphy throws a quick counter kick to the body but Spence avoids it.
Spence connects with a looping right hand.
Spence blocks a jab.
Spence comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Murphy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spence was well out of range. Poor timing from Murphy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy delivers a nice body kick.
Murphy scores with a hook to the body. Spence takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Murphy lands a nice shot that snaps Spence 's head back.
Murphy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spence moves away.
Murphy misses with a wild body shot.
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!
A big left from Spence misses.
A big right from Spence misses.
Murphy scores with a kick to the midsection.
Spence throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murphy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Spence on the side of the head.
Spence takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Spence on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Murphy. Murphy obviously looking to wear him down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shamus Murphy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Murphy 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shamus Murphy!
The defeated Alan Spence had this to say: 'Racism '.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Saggy Dinglestomper (ranked 2960 p4p, 828 weight class) and Joe Tidd (ranked 289 p4p, 96 weight class). Saggy Dinglestomper 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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Saggy Dinglestomper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Tidd!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Bruno Lombardi and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by Tidd.
Tidd fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dinglestomper avoids it really well and circles away.
Tidd misses with a straight right.
Dinglestomper lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dinglestomper waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tidd.
Tidd shoots in for a takedown but Dinglestomper shows good takedown defense.
Crunch! Dinglestomper slams his shin into Tidd's torso.
Dinglestomper throws a nice head kick!
Tidd has a takedown stuffed.
Saggy Dinglestomper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Tidd.
Dinglestomper throws a leg kick which misses Tidd's front leg but catches the back leg as Tidd tries to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dinglestomper attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dinglestomper turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dinglestomper tries a head kick but it misses.
Tidd shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dinglestomper slaps away a takedown attempt from Tidd, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinglestomper lands a nice shot to the body.
Tidd tries to move into range but Dinglestomper moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tidd lands a two punch combo.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dinglestomper listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tidd tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dinglestomper defends well and Tidd ends up having to push Dinglestomper into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Dinglestomper fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dinglestomper throws a head kick but Tidd moves out of range.
Dinglestomper tries to close the distance and clinch but Tidd swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A jab from Dinglestomper does it's job there.
Tidd is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dinglestomper sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dinglestomper looks to land a right hand but Tidd moved out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dinglestomper. That's going to slow Tidd down.
Tidd scores with a takedown into Dinglestomper's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tidd throwing strikes but missing.
Dinglestomper trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tidd working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tidd working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tidd distracts Dinglestomper with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Tidd won't allow Dinglestomper to sweep him here.
Dinglestomper looking for a guillotine here but Tidd defends easily.
Dinglestomper wants to stand up but Tidd is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tidd throwing strikes but missing.
Tidd trying to control but Dinglestomper is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Dinglestomper scores with a hook to the body. Tidd takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tidd misses with a hook.
Dinglestomper tries to clinch up but Tidd circles away and keeps his distance.
Tidd tried to score with a low kick but Dinglestomper checks it.
Tidd shoots for a double leg takedown but Dinglestomper sprawls well. He's pushed Tidd's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dinglestomper quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Dinglestomper thuds a left hand into Tidd's body.
Dinglestomper wants to clinch.
Dinglestomper keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dinglestomper connects with a body shot that sends Tidd's belly button to the back.
A good leg kick by Dinglestomper.
A leg kick checked by Tidd.
Dinglestomper throws a lazy head kick
and Tidd counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dinglestomper kicks off Tidd and gets to his feet.
Tidd fails with a takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Dinglestomper.
Tidd checks a low kick from Dinglestomper.
Tidd is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dinglestomper sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tidd checks the leg kick nicely there.
A telegraphed right hand from Tidd misses the target.
Tidd shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dinglestomper as he jumps to the side.
Dinglestomper is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
An inside leg kick lands from Dinglestomper.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Saggy Dinglestomper dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dinglestomper tries to clinch up.
Dinglestomper tries to clinch there but Tidd circles away.
Tidd takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Tidd will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dinglestomper throws a leg kick but Tidd checks it.
A jab from Dinglestomper does it's job there.
Dinglestomper is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dinglestomper rushes Tidd and presses him up against the cage.
Tidd turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Dinglestomper throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dinglestomper throws a head kick that misses
and Tidd counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dinglestomper won't be happy with that.
Dinglestomper wants to get back to his feet.
Tidd scores with a couple of short elbows.
Tidd working the body and head with strikes.
Tidd looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Dinglestomper is avoiding damage well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Tidd seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Tidd working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Dinglestomper throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Tidd closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dinglestomper circles away.
Dinglestomper throws a lazy head kick
and Tidd counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Tidd wants to control but Dinglestomper is keeping him busy.
Tidd is nestled in close to Dinglestomper, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Tidd wants to take a breather but Dinglestomper is having none of it.
Dinglestomper is trying to stand back up but Tidd is controlling him
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dinglestomper keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tidd missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tidd not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dinglestomper is staying active underneath Tidd, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dinglestomper avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tidd.
Tidd not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Tidd seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dinglestomper is looking to improve his position.
Dinglestomper tries to kick Tidd off but Tidd keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tidd fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tidd looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Dinglestomper is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Hare of the Dog Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Tidd not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dinglestomper manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Tidd keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Tidd goes for a takedown attempt but Dinglestomper pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Saggy Dinglestomper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Tidd.
Nice sprawl there from Dinglestomper as Tidd shoots in.
Tidd staying out of range there.
Dinglestomper lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tidd moves out of range of the body kick.
Dinglestomper doesn't manage to clinch there - Tidd circles away.
Joe Tidd is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dinglestomper keeps Tidd at a distance using the push kick.
Tidd dives in and grabs Dinglestomper's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dinglestomper pushes down on Tidd's head and hops out.
Dinglestomper half committed to a counter leg kick.
Tidd slips a jab and a cross from Dinglestomper.
Tidd needs to keep his hands up - Dinglestomper had a free shot at his head there.
Good leg kick by Dinglestomper.
Dinglestomper throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tidd stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dinglestomper misses with a low kick.
Saggy Dinglestomper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dinglestomper keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dinglestomper tries to clinch up but Tidd circles away and keeps his distance.
Dinglestomper lands with a nice body kick.
Dinglestomper throws a head kick that half lands.
Tidd stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dinglestomper.
Dinglestomper is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tidd can do to turn this around?
Tidd keeps the fight on the outside.
Tidd avoids the head kick by Dinglestomper.
Tidd keeps the fight on the outside.
Horrible takedown attempt by Tidd or perhaps it was just good defense by Dinglestomper, which made it look bad.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tidd.
Dinglestomper is looking to counter punch.
Tidd shoots in and gets a takedown into Dinglestomper's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tidd stands up over Dinglestomper, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dinglestomper has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Tidd has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Saggy Dinglestomper dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Dinglestomper.
Dinglestomper lands a nice shot to the body.
Dinglestomper moves out of range of the body kick from Tidd.
Dinglestomper throws a leg kick but Tidd sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tidd swats away the attempt to clinch by Dinglestomper.
Dinglestomper gets caught flat footed, as Tidd shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Dinglestomper is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Tidd dives into side control.
Dinglestomper is looking for a sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dinglestomper is being controlled here.
Tidd works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Tidd creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tidd fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Joe Tidd has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dinglestomper managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Tidd.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dinglestomper is looking to reverse the position.
Tidd fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Tidd lands some shots froms side control.
Dinglestomper struggling a bit here.
Tidd wants to control but Dinglestomper is keeping him busy.
Dinglestomper wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Tidd working the body and head with strikes.
Tidd tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Tidd working his ground and pound in the gym.
Tidd is looking to take a break and control but Dinglestomper is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dinglestomper takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Tidd wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dinglestomper keeps working.
Tidd is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Tidd lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Tidd crashes against the mat.
Dinglestomper wants to get back to his feet.
Tidd cracks Dinglestomper with a big right hand but Dinglestomper just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Tidd postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Tidd landing strikes.
Tidd working the head with strikes.
Tidd creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Dinglestomper sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Dinglestomper's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tidd looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Dinglestomper is avoiding damage well.
Saggy Dinglestomper is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tidd landing a few strikes.
Tidd scoring with punches and elbows.
Dinglestomper is looking to reverse the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tidd working the head with strikes.
Tidd tries to score with some ground and pound. Dinglestomper controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Joe Tidd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tidd is trying to get an arm triangle but Dinglestomper is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Tidd comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dinglestomper has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saggy Dinglestomper!
Saggy Dinglestomper seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Ferreria (ranked 1444 p4p, 2620 weight class) and Bane Darwin (ranked 169 p4p, 311 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alex Ferreria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bane Darwin!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, David Schapiro and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darwin lands with a right hand.
It looks like Alex Ferreria has been cut.
Ferreria has closed the distance and engaged Darwin in a clinch.
Ferreria keeps control of Darwin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Darwin breaks from the clinch.
Darwin misses with a hook. Ferreria ducked under it nicely.
Nice shot lands for Darwin.
Darwin walks into a stiff left hand from Ferreria.
Are you kidding me?! Darwin ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Ferreria clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bane Darwin!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bjj Catch Wrestler (ranked 918 p4p, 1254 weight class) and Nati Pisswater (ranked 107 p4p, 147 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Bjj Catch Wrestler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nati Pisswater!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Anthony Taglia and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Catch Wrestler jabs at Pisswater's body.
Pisswater defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Catch Wrestler.
Catch Wrestler pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Catch Wrestler misses with a hook
and Pisswater counters with a thumping low kick.
We've been hearing reports that Catch Wrestler has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Catch Wrestler throws an off balance right hand
enabling Pisswater to counter with a crisp jab.
Pisswater throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Catch Wrestler stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Good exchange - Catch Wrestler coming out on top.
Pisswater gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Catch Wrestler wants to control from the top but Pisswater keeps moving.
Pisswater tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Catch Wrestler is pushing down on Pisswater's leg trying to pass to half guard. Pisswater is fighting to maintain full guard but Catch Wrestler has managed to sneak the leg through.
Catch Wrestler looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pisswater with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Catch Wrestler winds up and cracks Pisswater with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Catch Wrestler thows a huge punch but Pisswater dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pisswater wants to get back to his feet.
Catch Wrestler frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Catch Wrestler has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Pisswater is desperately trying to improve his position but Catch Wrestler has a good base and remains in mount.
Catch Wrestler landing shots from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pisswater blocking the ground and pound.
Catch Wrestler is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Pisswater is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bjj Catch Wrestler!
An out of breath and clearly excited Bjj Catch Wrestler thanked UN-KAGED SAVAGE PEDS for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xmus Jaxon Flaxon Waxon (ranked 982 p4p, 1844 weight class) and John Bessant (ranked 143 p4p, 250 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Xmus Jaxon Flaxon Waxon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Bessant!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Anthony Taglia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bessant misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon scores with a nice strike.
 It looks like John Bessant has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Bessant misses the target.
Xmus Jaxon Flaxon Waxon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bessant with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bessant throws a series of strikes that have Jaxon Flaxon Waxon backpedaling.
Bessant throws a combination that misses
and Jaxon Flaxon Waxon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bessant lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jaxon Flaxon Waxon at a distance.
Bessant throws out a loose jab but Jaxon Flaxon Waxon uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Jaxon Flaxon Waxon wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bessant's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bessant will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon moves away from the strike by Bessant.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon connects with a right hand. Bessant shakes it off.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon lands an overhand right.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon thows a left - swing and a miss!
A countering left hand to the body from Bessant misses.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon misses with a right hand
and Jaxon Flaxon Waxon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon tries to clinch but Bessant moves out of range.
Bessant slips a jab from Jaxon Flaxon Waxon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bessant.
Bessant lands with an uppercut that bounces Jaxon Flaxon Waxon off the cage and back into range.
Bessant misses with a straight left.
Bessant throws a series of punches but Jaxon Flaxon Waxon avoids them all with ease.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bessant lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jaxon Flaxon Waxon backs up against the cage.
Bessant with a jab.
A cross from Jaxon Flaxon Waxon lands.
Bessant misses with a few strikes there.
Bessant is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bessant slips a straight right by Jaxon Flaxon Waxon.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bessant looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon throws a lazy right hand but Bessant sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bessant swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Bessant has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Soul Supremacy Rio. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Bessant trying to control from the bottom.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon slips a nice elbow through Bessant's hands, connecting with Bessant's forehead.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bessant wants to improve his position but Jaxon Flaxon Waxon is controlling well.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon wants to control but Bessant is keeping him busy.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jaxon Flaxon Waxon connects with a nice short shot to Bessant's temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon working Bessant over with strikes.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bessant with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bessant trying to get back to full guard but Jaxon Flaxon Waxon takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon punishing his opponent with strikes.
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 Xmus Jaxon Flaxon Waxon will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Bessant's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bessant cracks Jaxon Flaxon Waxon with a good jab.
Bessant misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Jaxon Flaxon Waxon.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon misses with an uppercut
and Bessant counters with a left and a right that stings Jaxon Flaxon Waxon.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon moves out of range as Bessant strikes.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon tries to clinch but Bessant moves out of range.
Bessant wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bessant lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
John Bessant seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon misses with a right hand
and Bessant counters with a stiff right hand.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Bessant enables Jaxon Flaxon Waxon to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Bessant manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon working some strikes from top position.
Bessant working for a triangle but Jaxon Flaxon Waxon defends it easily.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bessant avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bessant trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon postures up in Bessant's guard and throws a big left but Bessant blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bessant working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Jaxon Flaxon Waxon has passed into half guard!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon lands strikes from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Xmus Jaxon Flaxon Waxon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon winds up and cracks Bessant with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bessant wants to get back to full guard but Jaxon Flaxon Waxon has passed into side control.
Bessant is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon working the body and head with strikes.
Bessant takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Bessant wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bessant manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon is controlling Bessant's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon is not content to let Bessant control the position.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon wants to improve his position but Bessant is controlling well.
Bessant works his foot free and advances to mount.
Bessant prevents Jaxon Flaxon Waxon from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon blocking the ground and pound.
Bessant sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bessant looking to finish with strikes here!
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon manages to regain half guard. Good work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but John Bessant will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on John Bessant's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bessant counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bessant throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jaxon Flaxon Waxon on the side of the head.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bessant napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon scoring with punches from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon lands some shots froms side control.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon wants to control but Bessant is keeping him busy.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon grinds an elbow into Bessant's temple.
Bessant is trying to control Jaxon Flaxon Waxon's posture but Jaxon Flaxon Waxon avoids it.
Bessant taking a bit of punishment here - Jaxon Flaxon Waxon scoring with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bessant pushes Jaxon Flaxon Waxon away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Jaxon Flaxon Waxon gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Bessant tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon tries to control but Bessant wriggling away.
Bessant takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon dominating with strikes here.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon working Bessant over with strikes here.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon with good strikes from the mount here!
Bessant is rocked!
That has opened up John Bessant's cut even more.
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Jaxon Flaxon Waxon! Bessant is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Xmus Jaxon Flaxon Waxon!
Xmus Jaxon Flaxon Waxon seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Petchuanglek Sitsongrit (ranked 262 p4p, 334 weight class) and David Dilbrandt (ranked 16 p4p, 45 weight class). Dilbrandt comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rock the Dragon kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Petchuanglek Sitsongrit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, David Dilbrandt!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Alyssa Summers and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Sitsongrit.
Dilbrandt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sitsongrit dips to his left and cracks Dilbrandt with an uppercut!
David Dilbrandt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dilbrandt throws a push kick but Sitsongrit slaps the foot to one side.
Sitsongrit has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Dilbrandt just misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dilbrandt has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sitsongrit.
Dilbrandt throws a hook to the side of Sitsongrit's head but Sitsongrit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dilbrandt throws out a loose jab but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook.
Sitsongrit throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Dilbrandt lands with an overhand left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dilbrandt's sensitive parts.
Dilbrandt walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dilbrandt swings for the body but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dilbrandt looks to throw the jab but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Dilbrandt defending well as Sitsongrit loads up on a big left hand.
Dilbrandt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sitsongrit cracks Dilbrandt with an open hand slap.
Sitsongrit missing with a left hand there. Dilbrandt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Dilbrandt does it's job there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dilbrandt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
Dilbrandt jabs Sitsongrit right on the nose. Sitsongrit blinks but takes it well.
A jab from Dilbrandt misses.
Dilbrandt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dilbrandt was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Dilbrandt swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sitsongrit is looking to slow Dilbrandt down with leg kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Dilbrandt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dilbrandt throws a good cross that connects.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit walks into a straight right hand from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit staying out of range there.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dilbrandt. Sitsongrit shrugs it off though.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut.
Dilbrandt scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dilbrandt ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dilbrandt has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt misses with a wild body shot.
Sitsongrit missing with a left hand there. Dilbrandt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sitsongrit staying out of range there.
A little feinted left hand from Sitsongrit on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The fighters circling - Sitsongrit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A thudding body kick lands there by Dilbrandt!
Dilbrandt looks to land a right hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook. Dilbrandt ducked under it nicely.
Sitsongrit looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sitsongrit pushes Dilbrandt up against the cage in a clinch.
Sitsongrit working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dilbrandt misses with some punches.
Dilbrandt tries to throw a body punch but Sitsongrit avoids it by throwing Dilbrandt back against the cage.
Dilbrandt misses with a body punch.
Sitsongrit lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dilbrandt backwards.
Sitsongrit lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dilbrandt backwards.
Sitsongrit misses with the head strike.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dilbrandt takes a shot to the head.
Dilbrandt blocking some punches.
Dilbrandt prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dilbrandt misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dilbrandt.
Sitsongrit dodges an elbow strike from Dilbrandt.
Sitsongrit lands a nice uppercut.
Dilbrandt struggles to land a body shot inside as Sitsongrit controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Sitsongrit fails to land.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dilbrandt looking to throw knees to the head but Sitsongrit is blocking nicely.
Sitsongrit on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but Dilbrandt avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage.
Dilbrandt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dilbrandt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sitsongrit's elbow.
Sitsongrit lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dilbrandt backwards.
A short right from Sitsongrit.
Dilbrandt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sitsongrit lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dilbrandt lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dilbrandt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice hook to the head.
A body shot lands from Sitsongrit.
A head punch on the inside from Sitsongrit fails to land.
Dilbrandt presses Sitsongrit against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dilbrandt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dilbrandt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dilbrandt lands with an overhand left.
Nice body kick there by Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit throws the left hand but Dilbrandt avoids the punch easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dilbrandt takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sitsongrit throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sitsongrit will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick that knocks Dilbrandt off balance momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Petchuanglek Sitsongrit dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the strikes.
Dilbrandt misses with a leg kick.
Dilbrandt throws a poor cross that misses
and Sitsongrit makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sitsongrit throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dilbrandt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sitsongrit.
It appears Sitsongrit was looking to counter with a kick there.
Sitsongrit lands a jab to the head.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot
and Dilbrandt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dilbrandt's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dilbrandt misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
Dilbrandt moves out of range as Sitsongrit strikes.
Dilbrandt takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dilbrandt motions for Sitsongrit to come forward. Dilbrandt throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dilbrandt throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dilbrandt misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit swings for the body but Dilbrandt moves out of range.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dilbrandt has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit looks to land a body kick but Dilbrandt moved away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dilbrandt walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sitsongrit.
Dilbrandt throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dilbrandt misses with a hook
letting Sitsongrit counter with a right hand.
Dilbrandt lands with an overhand left.
Sitsongrit throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dilbrandt on the side of the head.
Dilbrandt throws a body shot but no joy.
Dilbrandt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dilbrandt takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dilbrandt looks for the body kick but Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
Dilbrandt throws a jab but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit cracks Dilbrandt with an open hand slap.
Dilbrandt throws a sloppy head kick and Sitsongrit moves out of range easily.
Dilbrandt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit connects with a jab.
Dilbrandt misses the jab.
Sitsongrit scores with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dilbrandt gets tackled into the cage by Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit maintains the clinch.
Dilbrandt misses with some punches.
Sitsongrit working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sitsongrit.
Dilbrandt wants to get back to striking at distance but Sitsongrit won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dilbrandt backwards.
Sitsongrit misses with the head strike.
Dilbrandt working aggressively here.
Dilbrandt throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sitsongrit misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dilbrandt.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sitsongrit lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dilbrandt backwards.
Sitsongrit lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dilbrandt's elbow.
Dilbrandt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dilbrandt misses with some punches.
Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but Dilbrandt avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage.
Sitsongrit pushes Dilbrandt back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dilbrandt's elbow.
Dilbrandt can't find room to land a body shot as Sitsongrit controls the action.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
A shot in the inside from Sitsongrit.
Dilbrandt tries a body shot but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Sitsongrit lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dilbrandt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dilbrandt tries to circle away but Sitsongrit has him pinned against the cage.
Sitsongrit digs a right hand into Dilbrandt's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dilbrandt's gas tank.
Dilbrandt tries a body shot but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Dilbrandt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dilbrandt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sitsongrit gets through Dilbrandt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dilbrandt lands a shoulder strike.
Dilbrandt blocking some punches.
Sitsongrit lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but Dilbrandt avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Sitsongrit.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dilbrandt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sitsongrit slips a jab from Dilbrandt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dilbrandt. That's going to slow Sitsongrit down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Dilbrandt misses.
Sitsongrit throwing a counter right hand but Dilbrandt manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit lands an overhand right.
Dilbrandt goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sitsongrit is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dilbrandt can do to turn this around?
Dilbrandt with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sitsongrit gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt misses with a punch to the body.
Petchuanglek Sitsongrit has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sitsongrit prevents a body shot from Dilbrandt.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sitsongrit throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dilbrandts head.
Dilbrandt throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Dilbrandt struggles to land a body shot inside as Sitsongrit controls his hands.
Sitsongrit lands a nice uppercut.
Dilbrandt lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dilbrandt is looking to break free of the clinch but Sitsongrit has double underhooks.
Sitsongrit lands with a left to the head.
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dilbrandt misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Petchuanglek Sitsongrit dominated that second round.
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 fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
Dilbrandt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sitsongrit.
Dilbrandt avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sitsongrit scores with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dilbrandt. That did some damage!
Sitsongrit connects with a body shot that sends Dilbrandt's belly button to the back.
Sitsongrit slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dilbrandt ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sitsongrit. That's going to slow Dilbrandt down.
Dilbrandt throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sitsongrit lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice body kick.
Sitsongrit lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Dilbrandt. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dilbrandt walks into a straight right hand from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tries to land a body kick
and Dilbrandt counters with a thumping low kick.
Sitsongrit moves away from the strike by Dilbrandt.
Sitsongrit gets a clinch.
Dilbrandt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dilbrandt has a couple of punches blocked by Sitsongrit.
Dilbrandt lands a body shot.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with the head strike.
Dilbrandt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Dilbrandt.
Sitsongrit avoids the elbow strike from Dilbrandt, against the cage.
Dilbrandt throws a head punch that misses.
Sitsongrit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sitsongrit has Dilbrandt pressed against the cage, preventing Dilbrandt from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
Sitsongrit softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Dilbrandt controls his hands.
Dilbrandt blocks an uppercut.
Sitsongrit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sitsongrit lands a right hand.
Dilbrandt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Dilbrandt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dilbrandt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Dilbrandt controls his hands.
Dilbrandt throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dilbrandt tries to throw a body punch but Sitsongrit avoids it by throwing Dilbrandt back against the cage.
Sitsongrit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dilbrandt blocking some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dilbrandt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dilbrandt misses with the head strike.
Sitsongrit works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sitsongrit.
Dilbrandt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sitsongrit's elbow.
Dilbrandt can't find room to land a body shot as Sitsongrit controls the action.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but Dilbrandt avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage.
Dilbrandt misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Sitsongrit fails to land.
Dilbrandt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sitsongrit tries a body shot but Dilbrandt blocks it.
Dilbrandt throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit - that landed with a thud.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dilbrandt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dilbrandt blocking some punches.
Dilbrandt struggles to land a body shot inside as Sitsongrit controls his hands.
Dilbrandt scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dilbrandt blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dilbrandt.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Dilbrandt controls his hands.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sitsongrit.
Dilbrandt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dilbrandt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the strikes.
Dilbrandt looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sitsongrit takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Sitsongrit throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sitsongrit wants to land a leg kick but Dilbrandt is out of range.
Dilbrandt scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sitsongrit lands a lovely overhand right.
Dilbrandt takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dilbrandt throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sitsongrit lands a front kick.
Dilbrandt throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dilbrandt misses with a hook
enabling Sitsongrit to counter with a crisp jab.
Sitsongrit slips a jab from Dilbrandt.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dilbrandt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dilbrandt thumps Sitsongrit with a low kick.
Sitsongrit blocks a jab.
Dilbrandt throws a wild body kick that Sitsongrit sees coming a mile off.
A counter left hand to the body from Sitsongrit misses its target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Petchuanglek Sitsongrit clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Dilbrandt throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Petchuanglek Sitsongrit is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sitsongrit lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dilbrandt's sensitive parts.
Dilbrandt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dilbrandt drops his hands momentarily and Sitsongrit takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dilbrandt fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dilbrandt was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Dilbrandt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Dilbrandt throws a low kick, looking for Sitsongrit's leg but Sitsongrit calmly moves out of range.
Dilbrandt 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.
An attempted straight right counter from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Sitsongrit cracks Dilbrandt with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dilbrandt blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dilbrandt wants to slow Sitsongrit down by chopping away at his legs.
Dilbrandt takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice right hand.
Dilbrandt scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dilbrandt throws a front kick aimed at Sitsongrit's knee but Sitsongrit avoids it well.
Dilbrandt misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dilbrandt connects with the punch.
Dilbrandt throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dilbrandt misses with a kick to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some bone on bone action there as Sitsongrit checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sitsongrit thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dilbrandt if he has to take too many more of those.
Dilbrandt defending well as Sitsongrit loads up on a big left hand.
Dilbrandt is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sitsongrit with a body shot.
Dilbrandt throws out a loose jab but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dilbrandt on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sitsongrit scores with a body shot.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Dilbrandt moves out of range.
Dilbrandt checks a leg kick.
Dilbrandt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A nice leg kick from Sitsongrit, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sitsongrit checks a low kick from Dilbrandt.
A telegraphed right hand from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Dilbrandt blocks the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit scores with a leg kick.
Dilbrandt throws out a leg kick but Sitsongrit moves out of range and Dilbrandt only half commits.
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!
Dilbrandt scores with a sloppy right hand. Sitsongrit should have avoided that one.
Sitsongrit throws a front kick aimed at Dilbrandt's knee but Dilbrandt avoids it well.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy uppercut
and Dilbrandt counters with an outside leg kick.
Dilbrandt throws out a powerful jab.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dilbrandt throws a body kick that misses.
Dilbrandt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit.
Dilbrandt doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dilbrandt misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
A clash of legs there as Dilbrandt blocks the low kick.
Dilbrandt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dilbrandt let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sitsongrit stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sitsongrit moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt misses with a lunging right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dilbrandt takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sitsongrit blocks a jab.
Sitsongrit throws a jab but it's blocked by Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt is looking for the big counter here.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dilbrandt moves away.
Good standup being displayed there by Sitsongrit as he connects with a hook.
A jab lands there for Dilbrandt.
Sitsongrit looks to throw the jab but Dilbrandt is out of range.
Sitsongrit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sitsongrit connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dilbrandt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dilbrandt has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dilbrandt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
Sitsongrit scores with a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit scores with a sloppy right hand. Dilbrandt should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dilbrandt moves out of range of the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sitsongrit changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dilbrandt tries to score with a low kick but Sitsongrit moves his leg out of the way.
Sitsongrit lands a jab to the head.
Dilbrandt looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
Sitsongrit attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dilbrandt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dilbrandt closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sitsongrit looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping right.
Sitsongrit cracks Dilbrandt with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sitsongrit lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sitsongrit swings for the body but Dilbrandt moves out of range.
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from Dilbrandt.
Sitsongrit throwing a counter right hand but Dilbrandt manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the body kick from Dilbrandt.
Petchuanglek Sitsongrit is winning the standup battle so far.
Dilbrandt throws a head kick that misses
letting Sitsongrit counter with a right hand.
Sitsongrit connects with a crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Petchuanglek Sitsongrit had his way with David Dilbrandt in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Dilbrandt throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dilbrandt misses with a leg kick
and Sitsongrit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sitsongrit moves in looking to clinch but Dilbrandt pushes him off.
Dilbrandt now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sitsongrit connects with a body shot.
Sitsongrit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dilbrandt.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dilbrandt moves away.
Sitsongrit takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sitsongrit cracks Dilbrandt with a right hand to the side of the head.
A big right from Sitsongrit misses.
Dilbrandt works the jab nicely.
Dilbrandt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sitsongrit scores with a hook to the body.
Dilbrandt trying to land knees to the body.
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dilbrandt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dilbrandt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sitsongrit prevents a body shot from Dilbrandt.
Sitsongrit throws a head punch that misses.
Dilbrandt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dilbrandt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sitsongrit prevents a body shot from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dilbrandt misses with a punch to the body.
Dilbrandt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dilbrandt throws an elbow but misses.
Still in the clinch, Sitsongrit scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dilbrandt throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Dilbrandt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sitsongrit blocks an elbow strike from Dilbrandt.
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from Dilbrandt.
A hook to the body from Sitsongrit.
Dilbrandt blocking some punches.
Dilbrandt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dilbrandt tries a body shot but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Sitsongrit lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dilbrandt or not.
Dilbrandt misses with some punches.
Good body shot from Sitsongrit.
Dilbrandt has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sitsongrit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dilbrandt.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dilbrandt.
A shot in the inside from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sitsongrit prevents a body shot from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt tries to work over Sitsongrit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but Dilbrandt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dilbrandt tries to work over Sitsongrit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sitsongrit throws a punch but it's blocked by Dilbrandt.
A left hand lands to the body for Sitsongrit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sitsongrit prevents a body shot from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt misses with a hook from the clinch.
David Dilbrandt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Dilbrandt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dilbrandt misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Dilbrandt - that landed with a thud.
Dilbrandt tries a body shot but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Dilbrandt has a couple of punches blocked by Sitsongrit.
Dilbrandt scores with a shoulder strike.
Dilbrandt tries to work over Sitsongrit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dilbrandt can't find room to land a body shot as Sitsongrit controls the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to David Dilbrandt.
Well Sitsongrit 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 49:46
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 49:46
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Petchuanglek Sitsongrit!
Petchuanglek Sitsongrit retains his bantamweight title!
A very excited looking Petchuanglek Sitsongrit 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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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ed Ford (ranked 114 p4p, 265 weight class) and Gorgon Patriot (ranked 15 p4p, 35 weight class). Gorgon Patriot has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ed Ford!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gorgon Patriot!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jonathan Paton and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patriot tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ford manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ford is looking to counter with a body kick.
Ford lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ford.
Nice jab there from Patriot.
We've been told by Ford's head coaches at Andy's Sweaty Men that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ford takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Patriot moves forwards but Ford connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Patriot throws out a loose jab but Ford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ed Ford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Patriot just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from Patriot misses.
Ford jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Ford misses with a straight left.
Ford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Patriot.
Patriot is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ford checks a low kick from Patriot.
A little feinted left hand from Ford on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
An inside leg kick from Ford misses.
Patriot wants to slow Ford down by chopping away at his legs.
Patriot throws a hook to the side of Ford's head but Ford sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good work by Ford as he checks the leg kick.
Patriot sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ford checks a low kick from Patriot.
Ford tries to score with a low kick but Patriot moves his leg out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Patriot.
Patriot closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Patriot moves out of range of the body kick from Ford.
Ford throws a hook to the side of Patriot's head but Patriot sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters circling - Ford throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Patriot defending well as Ford loads up on a big left hand.
Ford throws a big shot that misses.
Patriot steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ford.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Patriot crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ford - the referee stops the clock and Patriot gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ford. Patriot manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ford cracks Patriot with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Patriot scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ford jabs Patriot right on the nose. Patriot blinks but takes it well.
Ford is looking to slow Patriot down with leg kicks.
Ford misses with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ford turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Patriot blocks a jab.
Ford backing away here, and Patriot unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A big right from Ford misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Patriot. That snapped Ford's head back.
Patriot displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ford throws out the jab.
The fighters circling - Ford throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford slips under a jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Ford checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ford throws a quick counter kick to the body but Patriot avoids it.
Ford turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Ford.
Patriot on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Patriot has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ford.
Patriot instigates a clinch.
Ford tries to throw a body punch but Patriot avoids it by throwing Ford back against the cage.
Patriot lands a damaging elbow.
Ford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Patriot makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ford.
Patriot struggles to land a body shot inside as Ford controls his hands.
Ford misses with a punch to the body.
Patriot prevents a body shot from Ford.
A right handed body shot lands from Patriot.
Ford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ford working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ford breaks the clinch.
Patriot cracks Ford with an open hand slap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford misses with an uppercut.
Ford moves out of range as Patriot strikes.
Ford dips to his left and cracks Patriot with an uppercut!
Patriot moves into range and clinches up with Ford.
Patriot lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ford backwards.
Patriot gets through Ford's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ford misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Patriot.
Ford working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ford breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Patriot fails with an attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ford. Patriot does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ford checks a leg kick nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ford.
Ford lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ford swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Patriot is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Patriot connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ford with a nice cross.
Patriot waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ford.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patriot lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Patriot feints and then cracks Ford's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ford down.
Ford misses with a kick to the body.
Patriot throws a low kick but Ford moves out of range easily.
Ford blocks a jab.
Patriot moves out of range of the body kick.
Patriot only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Patriot takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ford ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ford just misses with a punch to the body.
Patriot walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ford misses with a low kick.
Patriot ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Patriot swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Patriot moves out of range as Ford strikes.
Patriot throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A bone on bone clash there as Ford blocks the leg kick.
Patriot with a nice calf kick.
A good leg kick by Ford.
Some bone on bone action there as Ford checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ed Ford dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Patriot avoids the body shot from Ford.
A slow jab from Ford misses its intended target.
Patriot's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Patriot keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ford.
Ford goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Patriot lands with a shot to the body.
Ford is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Good exchange - Patriot coming out on top.
Ford looks to throw the jab but Patriot is out of range.
Patriot moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice uppercut there from Ford.
Patriot takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ford looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ford checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ford is looking to counter punch.
Patriot throws a shot from downtown. Ford moves away and avoids it.
Ford misses with a hook. Patriot ducked under it nicely.
Patriot throws a chopping leg kick but Ford manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ford looks to land a left hand but Patriot moved out of range nicely.
Patriot is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ford.
Patriot on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ford looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patriot thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ford if he has to take too many more of those.
Good standup being displayed there by Patriot as he connects with a hook.
Ed Ford is winning the standup battle so far.
Ford scores with a nice right hand.
Ford moves out of range as Patriot strikes.
Ford takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Patriot misses with a low kick.
Ford staying out of range there.
Ford defending well as Patriot loads up on a big left hand.
Decent striking displayed by Ford there.
Patriot scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ford checks a leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Ford lands an impressive looking overhand right. Patriot doesn't seem phased though.
Ford misses with an uppercut. Patriot saw that one coming.
Ford misses with a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ford tries to land a leg kick but Patriot saw it coming and moves away.
Patriot is looking to score with low kicks.
Ford fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Patriot throws a lazy right hand but Ford sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford scores with a jab to the jaw.
Patriot moves away from the strike by Ford.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Patriot.
Ford throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ford scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ford throws a lazy right hand but Patriot sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little jabbing left from Patriot on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Patriot takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Patriot closes the distance and pushes Ford back into the cage.
Patriot throws an elbow but it misses.
Ford can't break the clinch.
Ford lands with a left to the head.
Patriot misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ford tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Patriot's elbow.
Ford fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ford blocks a body shot from Patriot.
Patriot struggles to land a body shot inside as Ford controls his hands.
Ford tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Patriot's elbow.
Ford swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Patriot scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford tries to break free but Patriot pushes him back against the cage.
Patriot misses with a body punch.
Ford blocks the elbow strike.
Ford goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ford's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Patriot throws a head kick but Ford moves out of range.
Ford is looking to land body kicks.
Ford steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Patriot.
Ford scores with a jab.
Ford is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Patriot.
Ford throws a hook to the side of Patriot's head but Patriot sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Patriot looks to land a body kick but Ford moved away.
Good exchange - Ford coming out on top.
Patriot takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ford lands a jab to the head.
Patriot moves out of range as Ford throws a body kick.
Ford ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Patriot misses with a hook. Ford ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Ford wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Ford misses.
Patriot looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
A bone on bone clash there as Ford blocks the leg kick.
Patriot lands with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Patriot stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ford.
Ford throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Patriot.
Nice body kick there by Ford.
Patriot moves forwards but Ford connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ford lands a head shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ford.
Ford throws the kick towards the body but Patriot avoids it.
Patriot has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Patriot misses with a low kick.
Ford takes one on the button.
Ford needs to keep his hands up - Patriot had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ford takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ford steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Patriot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ford.
Ford moves into range and connects with a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ed Ford dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ford throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Patriot on the side of the head.
Ford jabs at Patriot's body.
Ford takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ford keeps Patriot at a distance using the push kick.
Patriot is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That kick from Ford tenderised Patriot's leg. Patriot is trying to keep his angry face on.
Patriot lands with an uppercut that bounces Ford off the cage and back into range.
Ford catches Patriot with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ford throws a body kick that misses.
Patriot checks a low kick from Ford.
Ford chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Patriot can pounce on him.
Patriot moves out of range of the body kick from Ford.
A head kick misses from Patriot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Patriot crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ford - the referee stops the clock and Patriot gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ford. Patriot manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good standup being displayed there by Patriot as he connects with a hook.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ford.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patriot moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ford throws a push kick but Patriot slaps the foot to one side.
Patriot moves away from the strike by Ford.
Ford looks to land a body kick but Patriot moved away.
Patriot looks to land a combination but Ford avoids it well.
Patriot has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ford.
Jab by Ford.
Ford fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Patriot staying out of range there.
Ford misses with a body kick.
Ford backing away here, and Patriot unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Ford is looking to land body kicks.
Ford moves out of range of the strikes.
Patriot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Patriot defending well as Ford loads up on a big left hand.
Ford jabs at Patriot's body.
Ford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Patriot.
Ford throws a hook but Patriot avoids it easily.
Ford moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford misses with a looping left.
Patriot only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Patriot connects with a single shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ford slips under a jab from Patriot.
Ford paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Patriot lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ford has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ford and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A swing and a miss from Ford.
Ford uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Patriot.
Patriot moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ford is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Patriot can do to turn this around?
Patriot tries to clinch but Ford is having none of it.
Ford uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Patriot.
A jab from Ford misses.
Patriot takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Patriot swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ford was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Patriot moves out of range of the body kick from Ford.
Ford swats away the attempt to clinch by Patriot.
A counter left hand to the body from Ford misses its target.
Ford misses the shot to the body.
Patriot slips a straight right by Ford.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Ford.
Patriot tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ford manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Patriot lands a leg kick that knocks Ford off balance momentarily.
Patriot tries to move into range but Ford moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ford displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Patriot throws out the jab.
Ford thows a leg kick but Patriot checks it
and Patriot counters with a leg kick.
Patriot tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ford paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Patriot tries to land a leg kick but Ford saw it coming and moves away.
Patriot moves out of range as Ford strikes.
Despite the aggression on Patriot's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Ford looks for the body kick but Patriot saw that one coming.
Ford slips a jab from Patriot.
Patriot lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ford buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ford scores with a shot to the body.
Patriot clinches up with Ford and pushes him back against the cage.
Ford blocks an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Patriot as the two fighters clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Patriot misses with some punches.
Gorgon Patriot seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ford tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Patriot's elbow.
Patriot throws a head punch that misses.
Ford pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Patriot moves out of range of the body kick from Ford.
Patriot attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Both fighters circling a little - Patriot finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ford is looking to chop away at Patriot's legs.
Patriot swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ford.
Patriot misses with a looping right.
Patriot is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ford.
Ford pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ford misses with a kick to the body.
Ford uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Patriot.
Ford throws a body kick that misses
and Patriot counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ford looks to score with a jab to the body but Patriot is just out of range.
A nice leg kick from Patriot, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Ed Ford did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ford misses the shot to the body.
Ford takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Patriot scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ford with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ford swings for the body but Patriot moves out of range.
Ford connects with a body shot that sends Patriot's belly button to the back.
Ford feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Patriots jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Patriot swings for the body but Ford moves out of range.
Patriot throws a hook but Ford blocks it.
Patriot scoring well with a low kick there.
Patriot uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ford.
Ford misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ford thows a left - swing and a miss!
Patriot counters with a body kick.
Patriot throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ford connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Patriot takes one on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ford takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Patriot throws a right and a left that Ford avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patriot uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ford.
Patriot connects with an inside leg kick.
Patriot tries to bum rush Ford with a series of wild strikes but Ford uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fighters circling - Ford throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ford sets himself, and Patriot steps forward looking for the clinch! Ford avoids it this time.
Ford avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Patriot. That snapped Ford's head back.
Patriot steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ford.
Patriot slips under a jab from Ford.
As Ford backs off Patriot throws a huge counter combo but Ford manages to avoid it all.
Ford keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Patriot.
Patriot wants to slow Ford down by chopping away at his legs.
Ford lands with a cross.
Ford with a nice calf kick.
Ford takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Patriot ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ford moves away.
Ford gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Patriot.
Ford scores with a nice right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ford jabs Patriot to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Patriot throws a leg kick that misses.
Ford throws a hook but Patriot blocks it.
Patriot ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ford moves away.
Ford fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Patriot has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ford moves out of range as Patriot throws a body kick.
Patriot connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ford. Ford circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Patriot moves into the clinch.
Ford escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Patriot is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ford.
Ford cracks Patriot with an open hand slap.
A shot to the liver by Patriot. Beautiful body shot.
Patriot takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice body kick from Ford.
Ford misses with a wild body shot.
Patriot throws a leg kick which misses Ford's front leg but catches the back leg as Ford tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patriot chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ford can pounce on him.
Patriot steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ford.
Ford rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Patriot counters with a stiff right hand.
Patriot uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ford.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ford.
Ford moves out of range of the body kick from Patriot.
Patriot keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ford.
Ford fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ford checks a leg kick.
Patriot walks into a left hand.
Ford keeps Patriot at a distance using the push kick.
Patriot scores with a jab. Ford acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ford with a nice cross.
Ford misses with an attempted mid kick.
Patriot throws a push kick but Ford slaps the foot to one side.
A swing and a miss from Patriot.
Ford thows a body kick. Patriot tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Patriot scores with a hook.
Ford rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Patriot cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ford.
Patriot buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ford jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Patriot moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ford!
Ford throws a push kick but Patriot slaps the foot to one side.
Patriot throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ford sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab from Patriot misses.
Ford misses with a body kick.
Patriot lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Patriot tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ford goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ford misses with a body kick.
Patriot tries to counter by closing the distance.
Ford misses the jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Ed Ford will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Ford throws a chopping leg kick but Patriot manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ford looks to score with a jab to the body but Patriot is just out of range.
Patriot keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ford.
Ford takes a swing at Patriot's ribcage but misses.
Patriot takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Patriot misses with a wild combination.
Ford throws a wild body kick that Patriot sees coming a mile off.
Patriot throws the left hand but Ford avoids the punch easily.
Patriot connects with a nice looking jab.
Patriot takes one on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patriot instigates a clinch.
Ford tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ford presses Patriot against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ford.
Ford misses with a punch on the inside.
Ford blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patriot lands an uppercut.
A short right from Patriot on the inside.
Ford misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ford can't find room to land a body shot as Patriot controls the action.
Patriot lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ford scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ford breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Patriot swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Patriot digs a good hook to Ford's body.
Patriot takes a swing at Ford's ribcage but misses.
Patriot throws the kick towards the body but Ford avoids it.
Patriot throws a low kick but Ford avoids it.
Ford slips under a jab from Patriot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Patriot.
Patriot digs a good body shot into Ford's ribs.
Ford throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ford bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gorgon Patriot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford throws out a powerful jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ford sizes up Patriot with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ford misses with a leg kick
and Patriot connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Patriot misses with a looping left.
Patriot blocks a jab.
Ford cracks Patriot with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A big left from Patriot misses.
Patriot throws a hook but Ford avoids it easily.
Ford was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A telegraphed right hand from Ford misses the target.
Ford lands a nice looking body shot.
Ford throws a leg kick which misses Patriot's front leg but catches the back leg as Patriot tries to avoid it.
Patriot lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ford will feel that in the morning.
A bone on bone clash there as Ford blocks the leg kick.
Patriot will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A punch lands to the side of Patriot 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Patriot misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patriot tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ford swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Patriot misses with a hook. Ford ducked under it nicely.
Patriot keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ford.
Ford avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Patriot moves out of range of the body kick.
Patriot throws a chopping leg kick but Ford manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ford checks the leg kick nicely there.
Patriot on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ford. Ford obviously looking to wear him down.
Patriot thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ford connects with a looping right hand.
Ford cracks Patriot with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ford lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ford lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Patriot throws the kick towards the body but Ford avoids it.
Ford lands with a hook. Patriot tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Patriot throws a nice head kick!
Ford lands with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ford throws a looping overhand right but Patriot ducks down to avoid it.
Ford lands a nice looking body kick.
Patriot has Ford up against the cage in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Patriot.
Nice body punch from Patriot - that landed with a thud.
Ford misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ford goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ford lands a right hand that snaps the head of Patriot backwards.
Ford wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Patriot has him pressed against the cage.
Patriot tries to work over Ford's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Patriot fails to land.
Patriot misses with an elbow over the top.
Patriot pushes Ford back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ed Ford is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Patriot throws a punch but it's blocked by Ford.
Patriot working aggressively here.
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 Ed Ford.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ford, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ed Ford!
Ed Ford retains his lightweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Ed Ford thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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