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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cole Watts (ranked 2610 p4p, 3274 weight class) and Tali Ihantala (ranked 308 p4p, 382 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Watts might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Shook Ones - By: Mobb Deep. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cole Watts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tali Ihantala!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ihantala staying out of range there.
Ihantala takes a swing at Watts's ribcage but misses.
Watts throws out a loose jab but Ihantala uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ihantala has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Watts is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Ihantala blocks a jab.
Ihantala takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice defenses there by Watts.
Ihantala moves out of range of the strikes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Watts.
Watts darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Watts tries a head kick but it misses.
Watts scores with a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Watts. That's going to slow Ihantala down.
A head kick misses from Watts.
Watts connects with an inside leg kick.
Ihantala slips under a jab from Watts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watts throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Watts tests Ihantala's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ihantala pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Watts thows a left - swing and a miss!
Watts with a poor takedown
and Ihantala counters with a nice body shot.
Ihantala takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Watts swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ihantala counters with a nice uppercut.
Watts misses with a hook.
A big left from Ihantala misses.
Watts misses with a leg kick
letting Ihantala counter with a right hand.
Ihantala defending well as Watts loads up on a big left hand.
Ihantala counters with a body kick.
Ihantala misses with a straight left.
Watts jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ihantala tries a head kick but it misses.
Ihantala moves away from the strike by Watts.
Watts pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Watts definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Watts misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watts misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ihantala misses with a low kick as Watts jumps back.
A jab from Ihantala finds it's way through Watts's defenses.
Watts throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Ihantala to counter with a crisp jab.
Watts throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ihantala sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Watts dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ihantala. That did some damage!
Ihantala blocks a head kick by Watts.
A good leg kick by Watts.
Ihantala has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ihantala has taken the fight to the clinch.
Watts tries to circle away but Ihantala has him pinned against the cage.
Ihantala struggles to land a body shot inside as Watts controls his hands.
Watts working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Watts is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Ihantala's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Still in the clinch, Ihantala scores with a nice short uppercut.
 Watts is rocked!
Ihantala lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Watts to his knees! Ihantala keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tali Ihantala!
After the fight, Tali Ihantala was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Malachi Lawrence (ranked 2239 p4p, 22268 weight class) and William Bonin (ranked 306 p4p, 704 weight class). Malachi Lawrence had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Malachi Lawrence!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, William Bonin!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawrence gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bonin swings widly with a right hand
and Lawrence counters with a shoot takedown. Bonin fights it but they end up in guard.
Lawrence postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lawrence advances to half guard.
Lawrence wants to work for an arm triangle but Bonin is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Lawrence looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bonin with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
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. Lawrence connects with a nice short shot to Bonin's temple.
Bonin taking some punishment here, with Lawrence in his half guard.
Lawrence drops an elbow to the side of Bonin's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lawrence is nestled in close to Bonin, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bonin on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lawrence is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bonin has managed to free his arm - good work.
Nice strikes from Lawrence there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonin is looking for a sweep. Lawrence is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lawrence has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Bonin defend it? Lawrence steps over the head and cranks it - Bonin is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Lawrence!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Malachi Lawrence!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Storm (ranked 3220 p4p, 1705 weight class) and John McSulley (ranked 432 p4p, 240 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Jackson Storm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John McSulley!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McSulley 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 Storm has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Storm and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
McSulley has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Storm lands a body shot.
McSulley connects with a nice looking jab.
Storm tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McSulley is able to avoid easily.
Storm is looking to chop away at McSulley's legs.
McSulley scores with a nice strike.
Nice body kick there by Storm.
McSulley scores with a leg kick.
McSulley throws a front kick aimed at Storm's knee but Storm avoids it well.
An attempted straight right counter from Storm misses the target.
Storm fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McSulley manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Storm misses with an uppercut
and McSulley counters with a nice leg kick.
McSulley scores with a nice head shot.
Storm looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Storm with the inside leg kick.
Storm tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McSulley was well out of range. Poor timing from Storm.
McSulley tries a quick counter leg kick but Storm is wise to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McSulley.
McSulley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A jab lands there for Storm.
Storm thows a left - swing and a miss!
Storm throws an off balance right hand
and McSulley counters with a nice leg kick.
Jackson Storm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Storm misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
McSulley ducks under a wild hook from Storm.
McSulley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from McSulley. Storm does a little dance to reset his feet.
Storm stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
McSulley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Storm.
A telegraphed right hand from Storm misses the target.
McSulley lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Storm has McSulley up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Storm on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McSulley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McSulley is trying to break free.
McSulley works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
McSulley working aggressively here.
McSulley lands with a light punch inside.
Storm blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Storm.
McSulley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Storm's elbow.
McSulley is trying to break the clinch but Storm has him pressed against the cage.
Storm misses with a punch on the inside.
McSulley is trying to force a seperation but Storm has the dominant position.
McSulley blocks an uppercut.
McSulley tries to work over Storm's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Storm misses with the head strike.
McSulley throws a punch but it's blocked by Storm.
McSulley wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McSulley lands a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm tries to work over McSulley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McSulley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McSulley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McSulley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McSulley pushes Storm back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McSulley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McSulley scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Storm misses with a looping right.
Storm throws a low kick but McSulley moves out of range easily.
McSulley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Storm fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McSulley, pushing him back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from McSulley.
Storm is really struggling to find his range with his punches. McSulley's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
McSulley has had enough of the clinch but Storm keeps him there for the moment.
Storm has McSulley pressed against the cage, preventing McSulley from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McSulley pressing his opponent against the cage.
McSulley presses Storm against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm misses with the head strike.
Storm misses with some punches.
Storm working aggressively here.
McSulley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Storm throws a lazy uppercut
enabling McSulley to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McSulley connects with an inside leg kick.
Storm misses with a hook.
Storm misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McSulley.
Storm slips a straight right by McSulley.
Storm is looking to counter punch.
Good leg kick by McSulley.
Storm fails to land with a series of punches.
Storm throws a predictable looking body shot
and McSulley counters with a stiff right hand.
Storm chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McSulley can pounce on him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John McSulley dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A jab from Storm does it's job there.
McSulley takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A slapping leg kick lands for McSulley.
Jackson Storm is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McSulley blocks a head kick by Storm.
McSulley feints a counter leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Storm. Those never looked like landing.
McSulley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McSulley has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Storm scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Storm throws out a loose jab but McSulley uses good head movement to avoid it.
McSulley looks to land a right hand but Storm moved out of range.
Storm throws a big counter combination but McSulley scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Storm throws a right and a left that both miss.
Storm backing away here, and McSulley unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Storm rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McSulley counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Storm takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McSulley circles away from the clinch attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm looks to land a combination but McSulley avoids it well.
McSulley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
John McSulley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McSulley sizes up Storm with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
McSulley throws a leg kick which misses Storm's front leg but catches the back leg as Storm tries to avoid it.
Storm throws a series of punches but McSulley moves out of range.
McSulley only half commits to the counter leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Storm looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McSulley now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
McSulley keeps the fight on the outside.
McSulley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. McSulley darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Storm uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McSulley.
Storm has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Storm throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McSulley looks to land a left hand but Storm moved out of range nicely.
Storm misses with a jab to the body
and McSulley counters with a leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Storm
and McSulley counters with a right hand to the body.
Storm loads up on a big right hand but McSulley slips the punch.
McSulley scores with a punch to the head.
McSulley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Storm looks to land a combination. McSulley sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Storm throws a poor cross that misses
and McSulley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A punch lands to the side of Storm 's head but he takes it in his stride.
McSulley turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McSulley lands a head kick!
McSulley ducks under a wild hook from Storm.
McSulley slips under a jab.
McSulley looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
McSulley dodges the punch combination from Storm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McSulley throws a leg kick that is checked
and Storm counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Storm uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McSulley.
Jab, jab by Storm - just one landing.
Storm misses with a left hand
enabling McSulley to counter with a crisp jab.
Storm throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McSulley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for McSulley.
A shot to the body from Storm misses
and McSulley counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
McSulley looks to land a right hand but Storm moved out of range.
Storm swings widly with a right hand
and McSulley counters with a stiff right hand.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
McSulley blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Storm.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McSulley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Storm misses with a punch to the body.
McSulley tries to circle away but Storm has him pinned against the cage.
Storm blocks a body shot from McSulley.
A frustrated look appears on McSulley's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short uppercut from Storm.
McSulley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Storm throws a sloppy head kick and McSulley moves out of range easily.
Storm misses with an uppercut
and McSulley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A good leg kick by McSulley.
McSulley has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Storm.
McSulley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Storm.
McSulley misses with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but John McSulley will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
McSulley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Storm moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Storm misses with a leg kick
and McSulley counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
McSulley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Storm.
McSulley scores with a body shot.
Storm looks to land a combination but McSulley avoids it well.
Storm lands with an uppercut that bounces McSulley off the cage and back into range.
Storm uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
An inside leg kick lands from McSulley.
McSulley throws a lazy right hand but Storm sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Storm.
Storm steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McSulley.
McSulley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Storm throws a nice looking combination but McSulley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McSulley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McSulley will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
McSulley takes a jab right on the kisser.
McSulley avoids the body shot from Storm.
Storm backing away here, and McSulley unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Storm checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Storm looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McSulley scoring well with a low kick there.
McSulley scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Storm throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
McSulley scores with a decent looking hook.
McSulley needs to keep his hands up - Storm had a free shot at his head there.
Storm throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and McSulley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Storm lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Storm takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jackson Storm has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McSulley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McSulley pivots, looking for a leg kick but Storm is out of range and McSulley settles back down.
McSulley checks a leg kick.
Storm misses with a low kick as McSulley jumps back.
A punch combination from Storm misses.
McSulley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Storm.
Storm misses the body punch
and Storm takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Storm misses with an uppercut
letting McSulley counter with a right hand.
Storm throws a leg kick
and McSulley counters with a straight right hand.
Storm takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
McSulley fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Storm on the side of the head.
Storm is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm with a hook.
McSulley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Storm throws out the jab.
Storm looks to throw the jab but McSulley is out of range.
McSulley lands a nice leg kick that just misses Storm's sensitive parts.
Storm tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and McSulley counters with a low kick, right behind Storm 's knee.
A head kick by Storm misses
and McSulley counters with an inside leg kick.
McSulley lands with a hook. Storm tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
McSulley uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Storm scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McSulley doesn't seem bothered though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McSulley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Storm.
McSulley throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
McSulley lands with a thumping leg kick.
Storm bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McSulley throws a shot 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!
McSulley circles away from the clinch attempt.
McSulley doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
John McSulley is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Storm checks a low kick from McSulley.
McSulley throws out a powerful jab.
Storm bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McSulley's head backwards.
Storm throws a predictable looking body shot
and McSulley counters with a stiff right hand.
Storm throws an off balance right hand
and McSulley counters with an outside leg kick.
McSulley ducks under a wild hook from Storm.
And that's the end of the fight!
John McSulley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got McSulley winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John McSulley!
John McSulley thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Israel Hands (ranked 1134 p4p, 1222 weight class) and Cornelius Myers (ranked 147 p4p, 161 weight class). Hands comes into the arena with A Collection of Sea Shanties blaring out of the sound system. Israel Hands is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Israel Hands!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cornelius Myers!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hands lands a two punch combo.
Hands throws a sloppy head kick
and Myers makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Myers throws a low kick, looking for Hands's leg but Hands calmly moves out of range.
Myers takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Myers moves away from the strike by Hands.
Hands thuds a left hand into Myers's body.
Hands throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hands misses with a left hand
and Myers counters with a leg kick.
Myers tried to score with a low kick but Hands checks it.
Hands has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fist of Fury Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
A big left from Hands misses.
Hands throws a predictable looking body shot
and Myers counters with a low kick, right behind Hands 's knee.
Myers throws a chopping leg kick but Hands manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hands throws a leg kick but Myers sees it coming and moves out of range.
Myers looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
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!
Hands changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A good leg kick by Hands.
A good leg kick by Hands.
Hands lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Myers 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hands motions for Myers to come forward. Hands throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice body kick from Hands.
Hands with a hook.
Hands misses with a wild body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Myers misses.
Hands throws a body punch but Myers moves out of range.
Hands swinging wildly here.
Myers checks a low kick from Hands.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hands. That's going to slow Myers down.
Myers takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hands misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hands lands a front kick.
Hands scores with a decent looking hook.
Myers dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hands. That did some damage!
Hands fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Myers checks it well.
Myers throws a leg kick but Hands checks it.
Hands misses with a kick to the body
letting Myers counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Myers takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Myers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hands throws out the jab.
Hands throws a low kick but Myers avoids it.
Myers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hands.
Myers tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Myers takes a swing at Hands's ribcage but misses.
Hands fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hands throws a right and a left that Myers avoids nicely.
Hands takes a swing at Myers's ribcage but misses.
Hands dips to his left and cracks Myers with an uppercut!
Myers throws a leg kick but Hands sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hands throws a lazy uppercut
and Myers counters with a body kick.
Hands moves into range and connects with a jab.
Myers moves out of range as Hands strikes.
Myers appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Israel Hands seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Myers checks the leg kick nicely there.
Myers tries to work over Hands's front leg with a kick but Hands checks it.
A clash of legs there as Hands blocks the low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hands tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Myers was well out of range. Poor timing from Hands.
Myers appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hands throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Myers shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hands misses with a shot to the body
enabling Myers to counter with a crisp jab.
Hands misses the shot to the body.
Myers moves out of range as Hands throws a body kick.
Myers doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hands lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hands bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hands moves out of range of the strikes.
Hands misses with a kick to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Myers! But no joy.
Hands walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Myers checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Myers swings for the body but Hands moves out of range.
Hands misses with a body kick.
Hands scores with a nice right hand.
Myers thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hands misses with a looping left.
Hands 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hands misses with a low kick.
Hands swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hands takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hands.
Hands lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hands swings for the body but Myers moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Myers checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hands checks a leg kick nicely.
Hands misses with a hook
and Myers counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hands swings for the body but Myers moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Myers.
Hands bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hands throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Myers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hands lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hands is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hands dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Myers. That did some damage!
Myers pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Israel Hands dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A nice leg kick from Hands, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hands slips under a jab.
Hands swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hands scores with a punch to the head.
Myers lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hands at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Myers.
Hands fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hands swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Myers counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jab, jab by Myers - just one landing.
Hands throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice uppercut lands for Hands. That snapped Myers's head back.
Myers cracks Hands with a right hand to the side of the head.
Myers wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hands swings away with a body shot that misses
and Myers counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hands fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Myers manages to avoid it.
Hands just misses with a punch to the body.
Myers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hands looks to score with a jab to the body but Myers is just out of range.
Hands moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Myers fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hands has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hands pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Myers back to the cage. Hands follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Hands fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Myers has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Myers lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Myers takes one to the side of the head.
Hands misses the body punch
and Myers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hands missing with a left hand there. Myers was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Myers throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hands cracks Myers with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hands.
Jab by Hands.
Myers scores with a hook.
Hands throws a hook but Myers avoids it easily.
Israel Hands is winning the standup battle so far.
An inside leg kick from Hands misses.
Hands throws a leg kick but Myers sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Myers might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hands has got the better of the exchanges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Myers checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A little jabbing left from Myers on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Myers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hands is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Myers can do to turn this around?
Myers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hands.
And Myers responds with a good body kick, but Hands manages to step out the way in time.
Myers motions for Hands to come forward. Myers throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hands is looking for a counter combo.
Hands throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hands 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.
Hands avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Myers takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Myers motions for Hands to come forward. Myers throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hands throws an overhand right that lands on Myers's shoulder, as Myers tries to avoid the shot.
It seemed like Myers was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Myers checks a low kick from Hands.
Hands misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Myers.
Hands checks a leg kick.
Myers throws a jab but it's blocked by Hands.
Myers walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hands checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nice body kick from Hands.
Myers's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hands misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like Myers was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Myers has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Myers there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hands lands a nice leg kick that just misses Myers's sensitive parts.
Hands 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.
Hands fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Myers throws a hook but Hands avoids it easily.
Hands with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hands has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Hands works the jab nicely.
Hands throws a leg kick that is checked
and Myers counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hands lands a jab to the nose.
Myers has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hands finds it's way round the side to connect with Myers's head.
Hands lands a nice looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Myers throws out a leg kick but Hands moves out of range and Myers only half commits.
Hands dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Myers. That did some damage!
A jab lands there for Hands.
Hands scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hands with a hook.
Myers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hands.
A clash of legs there as Hands blocks the low kick.
Jab, jab by Myers - just one landing.
Hands throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Myers avoids a kick to the body.
Hands throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Myers was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Hands connects with a crisp jab.
Hands throws a quick inside leg kick.
Myers 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.
Myers is looking to score with low kicks.
Hands misses with a kick to the body
and Myers counters with a nice uppercut.
Hands moves away from the strike by Myers.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice jab there from Hands.
Hands is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Myers.
Hands swings for the body but Myers moves out of range.
Myers is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Israel Hands dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Hands tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Myers moves out of range as Hands strikes.
Myers thumps Hands with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Hands.
Hands lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hands thumps Myers with a low kick.
Hands darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hands misses with a hook
and Myers counters with a straight right hand.
A low kick from Hands misses
and Hands takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hands misses with a hook. Myers ducked under it nicely.
Hands misses with a body kick.
Myers moves out of range as Hands strikes.
Myers thumps Hands with a low kick.
Hands lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Myers circles away quickly and effectively.
Hands lands a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hands misses with a left hand
and Myers finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hands 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 Myers has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Myers and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Myers moves out of range of the body kick from Hands.
Hands swings for the body but Myers moves out of range.
Hands stuns Myers with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Myers throws a leg kick which misses Hands's front leg but catches the back leg as Hands tries to avoid it.
Myers looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Myers avoids a kick to the body.
Myers scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hands in his tracks.
Sloppy strikes from Hands. Those never looked like landing.
Myers swings widly with a right hand
and Hands counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Myers throws a leg kick that misses.
Myers misses with a looping left.
Hands tries a head kick but it misses.
Myers cracks Hands with a good jab.
Hands misses with a looping left.
A bone on bone clash there as Myers blocks the leg kick.
Myers checks a leg kick nicely.
Cornelius Myers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Myers throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hands throws a low kick but Myers moves out of range easily.
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!
Nice uppercut there from Myers.
Myers avoids the body shot from Hands.
Hands takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Myers blocks a head kick by Hands.
Myers appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hands.
Hands dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Myers. That did some damage!
Hands missing with a left hand there. Myers was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hands throws a head kick that half lands.
Myers throws a hook to the side of Hands's head but Hands sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That kick from Myers tenderised Hands's leg. Hands is trying to keep his angry face on.
Myers checks a low kick from Hands.
Hands throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hands is looking to chop away at Myers's legs.
Hands misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Myers.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Myers checks a leg kick.
Myers looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Myers pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As Myers backs away, Hands returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Hands tries to land a leg kick but Myers saw it coming and moves away.
A left lands for Hands.
Myers takes one to the side of the head.
Myers fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice jab there from Myers.
Hands keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Myers has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Myers throws a poor cross that misses
and Hands counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Myers takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hands with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hands moves out of range of the strikes.
Hands motions for Myers to come forward. Hands throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hands throws a leg kick
and Myers counters with a nice 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!
Hands misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hands missing with a left hand there. Myers was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Myers moves out of range of the leg kick from Hands.
Hands chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Myers lands a body shot.
Myers scores with a jab. Hands acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hands is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Myers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hands lands a head kick. Myers smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Myers connects with a leg kick.
Nice body kick from Hands.
Hands finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Myers only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Hands tried to score with a low kick but Myers checks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Myers tries to work over Hands's front leg with a kick but Hands checks it.
Hands lands with a cross.
Israel Hands is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Myers wants to slow Hands down by chopping away at his legs.
A slow jab from Myers misses its intended target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Israel Hands showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hands has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Israel Hands!
During a confident post fight interview, Israel Hands thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jessy Dentler (ranked 2295 p4p, 2063 weight class) and Tu Barrels (ranked 272 p4p, 245 weight class). Dentler comes to the cage accompanied by Colter Wall - The Devil Wears a Suit and Tie. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Jessy Dentler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Tu Barrels!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barrels fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dentler manages to avoid it.
Dentler misses with a wild body shot.
Barrels looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dentler slips a jab from Barrels.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dentler moves out of range as Barrels strikes.
The crowd cheers as Barrels lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dentler doesn't seem phased though.
Barrels rushes Dentler and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Barrels blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Dentler.
Barrels lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dentler backwards.
Dentler misses with a punch on the inside.
Dentler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dentler lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Dentler fails to land.
Dentler has a couple of punches blocked by Barrels.
Dentler swings wildly with an uppercut but Barrels uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dentler lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dentler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dentler gets through Barrels's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Barrels comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
 It looks like Jessy Dentler has been cut.
Barrels pulls Dentler into guard.
Dentler wants to stand but Barrels is controlling his posture from full guard.
Barrels looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dentler has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Barrels is proving hard to escape from.
Dentler has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Barrels looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dentler wants to get up but he can't break Barrels's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Barrels is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dentler is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barrels 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.
Barrels thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dentler controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Dentler regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Barrels.
Dentler utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Barrels advances to half guard.
Barrels lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Barrels working Dentler over with strikes.
Barrels thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dentler's head.
Barrels controlling the action here.
Barrels throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrels throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Dentler to regain full guard.
Barrels trying to control the position from guard on top but Dentler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dentler controls Barrels momentarily but Barrels frees himself.
Barrels pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dentler is keeping the position for now.
Barrels throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Barrels in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dentler working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barrels.
Barrels stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dentler swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Barrels with a flurry of punches that miss.
Barrels looking to pass the guard.
Dentler keeping moving, preventing Barrels from controlling successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Barrels is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Barrels moves away from the strike by Dentler.
Barrels bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dentler throws an overhand right that lands on Barrels's shoulder, as Barrels tries to avoid the shot.
Barrels closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Dentler's guard.
Dentler has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Barrels is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Dentler swings wildly with an uppercut but Barrels uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barrels scores with a shoulder strike.
Barrels is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dentler pulls him back up using the underhooks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tu Barrels dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jessy Dentler's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Barrels connects with a right hand. Dentler shakes it off.
Dentler lands with a straight right. Barrels didn't see that one coming.
Barrels ducks under a wild hook from Dentler.
Dentler lands a jab to the nose.
Barrels ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tu Barrels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barrels darts in and clinches Dentler up against the cage.
Dentler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barrels lands with a light punch inside.
Barrels works on Dentler's body with a couple of short punches.
Barrels blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barrels manages to break the clinch.
Dentler slips under a jab from Barrels.
Barrels grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Dentler takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Barrels cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tu Barrels!
Tu Barrels very nearly forgot to thank Conviction amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
Jessy Dentler spoke after the fight, saying 'Man I thought we had this one. I dont know what to do from here. Ive got some soul searching to do but this could be the end for me. Thanks to everyone that has supported me.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nacho Varga (ranked 761 p4p, 758 weight class) and Jesus Christ Karter (ranked 88 p4p, 87 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nacho Varga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jesus Christ Karter!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick from Varga, right into the meat of the thigh.
Varga misses with a looping left.
Varga looks to land a left hand but Karter moved out of range nicely.
Varga smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Varga looks to land a combination. Karter sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
 It looks like Jesus Christ Karter has been cut.
Varga has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Finish the Fight in the buildup to the fight.
Varga throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Karter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Karter turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Varga scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Varga throws an off balance right hand
and Karter counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karter takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Varga throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Varga throws a big shot that misses.
Varga misses with a straight right.
Jab, jab by Varga - just one landing.
Karter avoids the body shot from Varga.
Karter tries to clinch but Varga moves out of range.
Varga is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Karter throws a low kick but it's checked well by Varga.
Varga fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Varga misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Varga throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Karter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Karter moves out of range as Varga strikes.
Karter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Varga with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Karter has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Karter moves into range and connects with a jab.
Varga scores with a kick to the body.
Varga lands a front kick.
Karter scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Varga doesn't seem bothered though.
Karter is looking to land body kicks.
Karter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Varga.
Karter moves in looking to clinch but Varga pushes him off.
Varga lands a nice looking body shot.
Karter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good exchange - Karter coming out on top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Varga dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from Varga misses.
Karter wants to counter with a clinch but Varga pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Varga scores with a hook to the body. Karter takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Varga swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nacho Varga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karter needs to keep his hands up - Varga had a free shot at his head there.
Karter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Karter slips a straight right by Varga.
Karter misses with a straight right.
Varga throwing a counter right hand but Karter manages to avoid it.
Karter lands a glancing blow to the side of Varga's head.
Varga throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Karter! But no joy.
Varga throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Karter's head.
Varga throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Varga moves out of range as Karter strikes.
Karter is looking to clinch but Varga is avoiding it.
Karter with a jab.
Karter with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Varga listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Varga smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Varga throws a lazy right hand but Karter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Karter is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Karter lands a nice looking kick to the body. Varga takes a step back to recover.
Varga slips under a jab.
Karter lands with a good body shot.
Karter misses with a body kick.
Varga swings for the body but Karter moves out of range.
Karter throws out a loose jab but Varga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Varga lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Varga pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Karter throws out a loose jab but Varga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karter has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Karter there as he acknowledges the shot.
Karter throws a hook but Varga avoids it easily.
Karter jabs Varga to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Varga really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Decent striking displayed by Varga there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Varga getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Karter takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Varga throws a jab when Karter was well out of range.
Varga is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Karter connects with a crisp jab.
Varga throws an overhand right that lands on Karter's shoulder, as Karter tries to avoid the shot.
Varga uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karter.
Varga misses with a wild combination.
Varga keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Karter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Varga.
Karter missing with a left hand there. Varga was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Varga connects with a good right hand that stumbles Karter. Karter circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Varga lands with a straight right. Karter didn't see that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Varga misses the jab.
Karter feints a counter leg kick.
Karter scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karter thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nacho Varga dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jesus Christ Karter's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Varga cracks Karter with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Karter slips a jab from Varga.
Nacho Varga is winning the standup battle so far.
Karter catches Varga with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Varga swings for the body but Karter moves out of range.
Varga is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Karter can do to turn this around?
Karter bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Varga's head backwards.
Varga tries to land a front kick but Karter steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Karter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Varga.
Varga fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Karter manages to avoid it.
Karter raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Karter sizes up Varga with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Varga fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Karter manages to avoid it.
Karter connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Varga is rocked!
Varga slips a jab from Karter.
Oh Varga is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Varga throws a hook but Karter avoids it easily.
Varga seems to have got his legs back now.
Varga connects with a single shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Varga misses the jab.
Karter jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like Nacho Varga has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karter slips a jab from Varga.
Varga bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Karter's head backwards.
Varga misses with a body shot
and Karter counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Varga thinking.
Varga scores with a sloppy right hand. Karter should have avoided that one.
Varga is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Karter.
Karter lands a nice shot to the body.
Varga misses with a hook
and Karter counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Varga ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Varga misses with a body punch
and Karter makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Varga cracks Karter with a right hand to the side of the head.
Varga misses with a looping right.
Karter scores with a hook to the body. Varga takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Varga takes a swing at Karter's ribcage but misses.
Varga lands a jab to Karter's midsection.
Varga throws a big shot that misses.
Karter throws a leg kick which misses Varga's front leg but catches the back leg as Varga tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Varga checks the leg kick nicely there.
Varga looks to throw the jab but Karter is out of range.
Karter scores with a jab to the head.
Karter ducks under a wild hook from Varga.
Varga looks to throw a body kick
and Karter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Karter has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Karter.
Varga steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karter.
Varga thinks about countering with a body kick.
Varga's jab looks to have found its range, popping Karter under the eye.
Varga pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Varga misses with an uppercut. Karter saw that one coming.
Karter waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Varga. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Varga to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Karter throwing strikes from guard but Varga blocks nicely.
Karter is looking to advance position but Varga has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karter sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Karter gets back to full guard.
Karter has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Karter is looking for a triangle but Varga pushes his legs off easily.
Varga postures up.
Karter working for a triangle but Varga defends it easily.
Karter is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Varga defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Varga avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Varga is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Karter pulls Varga in close to prevent any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Christ Karter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Karter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Varga.
Karter flicks out a counter leg kick but Varga steps away.
Karter walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Varga scores with a decent looking hook.
Karter will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Karter throws the kick towards the body but Varga avoids it.
Varga feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Varga.
Varga throws a looping overhand right but Karter ducks down to avoid it.
Karter looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karter. Varga does a little dance to reset his feet.
Varga turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Karter.
Varga misses with an uppercut
and Karter counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karter ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Varga throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Karter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Varga waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Karter.
Varga walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Varga explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Karter.
Nacho Varga is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Karter takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Varga misses with a wild combination.
Varga checks the leg kick.
Karter smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Karter scores with a sloppy right hand. Varga should have avoided that one.
Varga lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Karter shoots in and drives through. Varga sprawls well.
Varga throws a right hand that misses
and Karter counters with a nice uppercut.
Karter looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Karter takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Varga pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A bone on bone clash there as Karter blocks the leg kick.
Varga rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Karter counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Varga moves forwards but Karter connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Varga misses with a hook
and Karter counters with a nice uppercut.
Varga throws a poor cross that misses
and Karter counters with a left to the body.
Varga throws a lazy uppercut
and Karter counters by moving into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Karter as Varga tries to tie him up.
Varga tries a body shot but Karter blocks it.
Karter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Karter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Varga scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Karter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Varga takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Karter takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Karter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Varga.
Karter lands the left hand.
Karter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karter scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Karter takes a jab right on the kisser.
Varga lands with a hook. Karter tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Karter throws a head kick but Varga moves out of range.
Varga rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Karter counters with a nice uppercut.
Varga swinging wildly here.
Karter lands with a right hand.
Karter instigates a clinch.
Varga throws a punch but it's blocked by Karter.
Karter misses with a punch to the body.
Varga prevents a takedown attempt there.
Varga softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Karter breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Varga on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Varga throws out a leg kick but Karter moves out of range and Varga only half commits.
A swing and a miss from Varga.
Karter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Varga.
Varga throws a leg kick but Karter sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Varga with a hook.
Varga missing with a left hand there. Karter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Karter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Karter tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Varga swings for the body but Karter moves out of range.
Karter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Varga.
A slapping leg kick lands for Varga.
Varga missing with a left hand there. Karter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slow jab from Varga misses its intended target.
Karter throws a front kick aimed at Varga's knee but Varga avoids it well.
Karter misses with an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jesus Christ Karter.
I think Karter has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Nacho Varga!
Nacho Varga tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ned Kelly (ranked 532 p4p, 1052 weight class) and Bill Brown (ranked 77 p4p, 153 weight class). Kelly's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I'm a Criminal. 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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ned Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bill Brown!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kelly looks to land a left hand but Brown moved out of range nicely.
Brown unleashes a big counter combination but Kelly bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Brown tries to keep at a distance but Kelly has taken the fight into the clinch.
Brown manages to break the clinch.
Kelly cracks Brown with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kelly smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kelly has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Far-Q Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Kelly looks to clinch
and Brown counters with a head kick. That will keep Kelly thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Kelly swings away with a body shot that misses
and Brown counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Ned Kelly has been cut.
Brown misses with a hook. Kelly ducked under it nicely.
A good leg kick by Kelly.
Kelly lands the left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kelly fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brown looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kelly's jab looks to have found its range, popping Brown under the eye.
Kelly punishes Brown's body with a nice straight punch.
Brown jabs Kelly to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown defending well as Kelly loads up on a big left hand.
Brown throws out a counter right but Kelly avoids it with no problem.
Kelly fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Brown looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Good shot there by Kelly.
Kelly misses with a kick to the body.
As Kelly backs off Brown throws a huge counter combo but Kelly manages to avoid it all.
A head kick misses from Brown.
Kelly fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Brown avoids it really well and circles away.
Kelly moves to clinch but Brown breaks away
and Brown cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kelly throws a right hand that Brown ducks under and follows up with a left that Brown also avoids with ease.
Brown throws a counter combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly misses with a looping right.
Brown throws a counter combo.
Kelly wants to clinch.
Brown throws out a counter right but Kelly avoids it with no problem.
Kelly rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brown makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kelly throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Brown on the side of the head.
Kelly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kelly has closed the distance and engaged Brown in a clinch.
Brown blocks an elbow strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown is looking to break free of the clinch but Kelly has double underhooks.
Brown breaks from the clinch.
Kelly shoots in for a takedown but Brown shows good takedown defense.
It seemed like Brown was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ned Kelly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kelly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brown looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kelly attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Brown throws out a counter right but Kelly avoids it with no problem.
Kelly blocks a head kick by Brown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice sprawl there from Brown as Kelly shoots in.
Brown swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kelly with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kelly throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kelly shoots in for a takedown but Brown shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Brown misses with a hook.
Brown stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kelly.
Nice cross by Kelly.
Kelly throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brown counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kelly tries to close the distance and clinch but Brown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brown raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Kelly is looking to clinch but Brown is avoiding it.
Ned Kelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Brown! But no joy.
Kelly is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kelly swinging wildly here.
Brown doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
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!
Kelly listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A low kick lands for Kelly.
Kelly misses with a head kick.
Brown throws out a counter right but Kelly avoids it with no problem.
Brown jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A jab from Kelly finds it's way through Brown's defenses.
Good shot there by Kelly.
Kelly thumps Brown with a low kick.
Kelly 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.
Ned Kelly dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ned Kelly's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kelly lands with a straight right. Brown didn't see that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Kelly misses the target.
Kelly scores with a body shot.
Kelly looks to throw the jab but Brown is out of range.
Kelly throws the kick towards the body but Brown avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Brown on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kelly scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice jab there from Brown.
Kelly connects with a crisp jab.
Nice uppercut there from Kelly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown walks into a stiff left hand from Kelly.
Kelly changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Brown tries to avoid it but Kelly manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Brown to the ground. Brown escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kelly.
Brown throws out a counter right but Kelly avoids it with no problem.
Kelly closes this distance looking for a takedown but Brown circles away.
Brown looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Kelly. That's going to slow Brown down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly scores with a hook to the body. Brown takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kelly is defended easily by Brown.
Brown throws out a counter right but Kelly avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ned Kelly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kelly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Brown! But no joy.
Kelly works Brown's body with a nice hook.
Brown might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kelly scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kelly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brown can do to turn this around?
Brown ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brown is looking for the big counter here.
Kelly throws a jab but it's blocked by Brown.
A little jabbing left from Brown on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kelly looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A low kick lands for Kelly.
Brown blocks the body kick.
It seemed like Brown was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kelly tries to land a body kick
and Brown counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly wants to land a leg kick but Brown is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Brown on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kelly takes one to the side of the head.
Brown punishes Kelly's body with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Kelly misses.
Kelly moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBrown.
Kelly wants to clinch
and Brown counters with a massive head kick! KABOOM! Kelly is out cold! A devastating KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bill Brown!
Bill Brown thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Babinski (ranked 153 p4p, 220 weight class) and James Fusi (ranked 28 p4p, 36 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Viktor Babinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Fusi!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fusi throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Babinski's head.
It looks like Viktor Babinski has been cut.
A combination from Fusi does no damage.
A little feinted left hand from Babinski on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fusi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Babinski looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Babinski scores with a hook.
It looks like James Fusi has been cut.
Babinski cracks Fusi with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Babinski has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Fusi to stand back up!
 Fusi is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fusi leaves his chin hanging out and Babinski seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Fusi crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Viktor Babinski!
A less than humble Viktor Babinski misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dubaku Womba (ranked 175 p4p, 252 weight class) and Armand Christophe (ranked 33 p4p, 42 weight class). Womba comes to the cage accompanied by Damian Marley - Road to Zion ft. Nas. The crowd seem to be enjoying Christophe's choice of entrance music: Shadows. Dubaku Womba has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dubaku Womba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Armand Christophe!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christophe displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Womba.
Christophe looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Womba throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Christophe to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Dubaku Womba has been cut.
Womba misses with a takedown
and Christophe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Womba lands a jab to Christophe's midsection.
Christophe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Womba.
Womba throws an off balance right hand
and Christophe counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Womba lands a glancing blow to the side of Christophe's head.
No luck for Womba with that takedown attempt.
Christophe throws a counter combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dubaku Womba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Womba misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Womba looks to land a right hand but Christophe moved out of range.
Christophe moves forwards but Womba connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Womba closes this distance looking for a takedown but Christophe circles away.
Christophe was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Womba throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Christophe is looking for the big counter here.
Womba falls off balance throwing a combination
and Christophe counters with a nice leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Womba.
Womba throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Christophe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Womba thuds his right hand into Christophe's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A shot to the body from Womba misses
enabling Christophe to counter with a crisp jab.
Womba cracks Christophe with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Womba swings widly with a right hand
and Christophe counters with a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Womba shoots in and drives through. Christophe sprawls well.
Christophe was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Christophe slips under a jab.
Womba moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromChristophe.
Womba throws a lazy uppercut
and Christophe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dubaku Womba's cut is getting worse.
Womba scores with a takedown into Christophe's guard.
Christophe is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Womba lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Womba content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Womba pushes down on Christophe's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Womba is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Womba prevents Christophe from improving his position.
Christophe trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Womba sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Christophe defending well though.
Womba is working for a submission of some sort.
Christophe is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Womba is looking to take a break and control but Christophe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Womba moves nicely into side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Womba.
Womba lands some shots froms side control.
Womba creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Womba is trying to get an arm triangle but Christophe is defending well.
Womba working the head with strikes.
Christophe is not content to let Womba control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dubaku Womba dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dubaku Womba's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Womba misses with a series of wild punches.
Womba throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Christophe is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Womba throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little jabbing left from Christophe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Womba ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Christophe moves away.
Christophe tries a quick counter leg kick but Womba is wise to it.
A jab from Womba misses.
Womba with a poor takedown
and Christophe counters with a two punch combo.
Womba fails with a takedown attempt.
Womba moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromChristophe.
Dubaku Womba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Womba misses with a shot to the body
letting Christophe counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Womba throws a jab when Christophe was well out of range.
Womba lands a nice shot that snaps Christophe's head back.
The fighters circling - Womba throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Christophe is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Womba shoots in for a takedown but Christophe shows good takedown defense.
A little jabbing left from Christophe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dubaku Womba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Womba just misses with a punch to the body.
Armand Christophe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Womba dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Armand Christophe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Womba lands with an uppercut that bounces Christophe off the cage and back into range.
Womba drives through with a takedown into Christophe's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Dubaku Womba overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Christophe wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Womba is now in half guard.
Christophe is staying active underneath Womba, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christophe is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Womba scores with a couple of nice shots.
Womba is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Christophe moves into full guard.
Womba wants to control from the top but Christophe keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Christophe looking to control.
Womba won't allow Christophe to sweep him here.
Womba looking to pass the guard.
Womba is pushing down on Christophe's leg trying to pass to half guard. Christophe is fighting to maintain full guard but Womba has managed to sneak the leg through.
Christophe is holding on to half guard well.
Christophe moves into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christophe looking to hit a scissor sweep but Womba is one step ahead there.
Womba 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.
Christophe pulls Womba in close to prevent any damage.
Womba wants to control from the top but Christophe keeps moving.
Womba throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Womba's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Christophe is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A big left from Womba misses.
Womba throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Christophe counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Christophe drops his hands momentarily and Womba takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Womba looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Christophe is fending him off so far but Womba persists. Nope, Christophe circles away and we're back to standing.
Womba looks to throw the jab but Christophe is out of range.
Womba misses with an uppercut
letting Christophe counter with a right hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Womba misses with a jab to the body
and Christophe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Womba thuds his right hand into Christophe's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
No luck for Womba with that takedown attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dubaku Womba dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dubaku Womba's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Womba thows a left - swing and a miss!
Christophe swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Womba closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Christophe did well to prevent Womba getting side control.
Christophe wants to control but Womba is keeping busy.
Womba lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Womba lands strikes from half guard.
Christophe is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christophe trying to control here.
Womba is working for a kimura but Christophe is defending it quite comfortably.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christophe is not content to let Womba control the position.
Christophe avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Womba.
Christophe slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Womba trying to control the position from guard on top but Christophe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Christophe looking for a sweep. Not yet Christophe, not yet.
Armand Christophe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Womba controlling from the top position.
Womba pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Christophe is keeping the position for now.
Womba trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Christophe manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Womba is looking for a triangle but Christophe pushes his legs off easily.
Christophe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Christophe won't allow Womba to sweep him here.
Christophe wants to stand but Womba has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Christophe got a little sloppy there for a moment and Womba has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Christophe has managed to get both his arms back between Womba's legs - danger averted.
Christophe must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christophe works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Womba blocking the ground and pound attempt from Christophe.
Christophe is looking for a kimura here.
Womba wants to control but Christophe is keeping busy.
Womba is looking for a sweep. Christophe is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Womba blocking the ground and pound attempt from Christophe.
Christophe is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Womba actively working from the bottom here.
Dubaku Womba is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Womba is doing well to control the position and prevent Christophe from advancing to side control.
Womba is trying to control but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Womba is trying to get back to full guard.
Christophe not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dubaku Womba showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Womba, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dubaku Womba!
Dubaku Womba decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Edison Atunes (ranked 25 p4p, 136 weight class) and Sergey Shipilov (ranked 4 p4p, 20 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 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edison Atunes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Sergey Shipilov!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shipilov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Atunes.
Atunes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Shipilov there.
Atunes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shipilov.
Atunes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shipilov connects with a crisp jab.
Atunes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shipilov manages to avoid it.
Shipilov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Shipilov throws a series of punches but Atunes moves out of range.
Shipilov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Atunes.
Sergey Shipilov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Atunes misses its intended target.
Shipilov throws a sloppy head kick and Atunes moves out of range easily.
Shipilov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Atunes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
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!
Atunes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shipilov.
Atunes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shipilov.
Shipilov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Shipilov scores with a jab to the body.
Atunes misses with a body shot.
Atunes connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atunes with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Shipilov to score with a decent uppercut.
A low kick from Shipilov misses
and Atunes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shipilov throws a low kick but Atunes avoids it.
Shipilov misses with a body shot
and Atunes counters with a stiff right hand.
Atunes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Atunes sizes up Shipilov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A jab from Shipilov misses.
Atunes throwing a counter right hand but Shipilov manages to avoid it.
Atunes has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Crassus in the buildup to the fight.
Atunes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Shipilov with a hook.
It looks like Edison Atunes has been cut.
Shipilov lands a leg kick that knocks Atunes off balance momentarily.
Shipilov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Atunes tries to bum rush Shipilov with a series of wild strikes but Shipilov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shipilov lands with a thumping leg kick.
A good leg kick by Atunes.
Shipilov throws a hook but Atunes blocks it.
Atunes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Atunes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atunes staying out of range there.
A big right from Atunes misses.
Shipilov follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Shipilov throws a head kick that misses.
Shipilov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Shipilov with a jab.
Atunes avoids the body shot from Shipilov.
Atunes misses with a looping left.
Atunes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shipilov was well out of range. Poor timing from Atunes.
Atunes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters circling - Shipilov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Atunes half committed to a counter leg kick.
Atunes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shipilov. Atunes does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Shipilov backs away, Atunes returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Shipilov misses the target.
Atunes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shipilov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Atunes fails to land with a series of punches.
Shipilov punishes Atunes's body with a nice straight punch.
Shipilov misses with an uppercut
and Atunes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shipilov cracks Atunes with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Atunes throws a wild body kick that Shipilov sees coming a mile off.
Shipilov throws a lazy head kick
and Atunes counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Shipilov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Shipilov throws a front kick that sends Atunes stumbling back into the cage.
Shipilov digs a good hook to Atunes's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd cheers as Shipilov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Atunes doesn't seem phased though.
Atunes throws a big shot that misses.
Atunes looks to score with a jab to the body but Shipilov is just out of range.
Atunes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shipilov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shipilov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Atunes moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shipilov throws a leg kick which misses Atunes's front leg but catches the back leg as Atunes tries to avoid it.
Shipilov misses with a shot to the body
letting Atunes counter with a right hand.
Atunes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Atunes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Shipilov lets loose with a powerful body kick. Atunes will feel that in the morning.
Atunes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Shipilov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Atunes manages to avoid it.
Atunes tries to counter by clinching up but Shipilov breaks away and moves out of range.
Shipilov lands with a cross.
Atunes darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Atunes is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Shipilov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shipilov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Atunes at a distance.
Atunes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shipilov connects with a leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Shipilov.
Atunes is rocked!
Shipilov is looking to land body kicks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sergey Shipilov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Edison Atunes's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Atunes blocks a low kick nicely.
Shipilov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Atunes on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Oh Atunes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shipilov lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Atunes seems to have got his legs back now.
Shipilov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Shipilov looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Shipilov backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Atunes's temple! It sends Atunes violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Shipilov celebrates and the doctors try to help Atunes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Sergey Shipilov!
Sergey Shipilov is the new middleweight champion!
Sergey Shipilov bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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