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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dave Brooksbank (ranked 1690 p4p, 4787 weight class) and Mauricio Gracie (ranked 226 p4p, 528 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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 21 - 37 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dave Brooksbank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mauricio Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie blocks a head kick by Brooksbank.
Brooksbank misses with a kick to the body.
Brooksbank misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gracie is looking for the big counter here.
Brooksbank tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brooksbank misses with the combination.
Brooksbank throws a leg kick
and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Brooksbank is staying active underneath Gracie, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie thows a huge punch but Brooksbank dodges it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooksbank is refusing to be controlled, as Gracie sits in half guard.
Brooksbank trying to control but Gracie postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Brooksbank tries to roll over but Gracie keeps him under control.
Brooksbank is refusing to be controlled, as Gracie sits in half guard.
Brooksbank is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Brooksbank throws a head kick but Gracie moves out of range.
Brooksbank looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Gracie throws a good cross that connects.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Brooksbank.
Gracie slips under a jab from Brooksbank.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brooksbank. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brooksbank uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
Gracie keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Brooksbank gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gracie counters with a right hand to the body.
Brooksbank jabs Gracie to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gracie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
Brooksbank looks to throw the jab but Gracie is out of range.
Brooksbank tries a head kick but it misses.
Gracie is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooksbank closes the distance but Gracie moves to the side
and Gracie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brooksbank misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gracie cracks Brooksbank on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Brooksbank falls backwards against the cage. Gracie follows up with more strikes that drop Brooksbank to his knees. Gracie keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Brooksbank! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mauricio Gracie!
A very excited looking Mauricio Gracie made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Lethal (ranked 2777 p4p, 3706 weight class) and Dominic Trujillo (ranked 381 p4p, 481 weight class). Lethal comes to the cage accompanied by Bloodsport - Fight To Survive. Matt Lethal has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 32 - 23 - 4, fighting out of Amsterdam, Matt Lethal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dominic Trujillo!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lethal misses with a low kick.
Lethal backing away here, and Trujillo unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Trujillo throws a big shot that misses.
Trujillo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lethal's head.
Lethal takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Trujillo misses with a body shot.
Lethal seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Trujillo scores with a shot to the body.
Lethal looks for the body kick but Trujillo saw that one coming.
Lethal connects with a solid leg kick.
Trujillo thuds a left hand into Lethal's body.
Lethal throws a leg kick but Trujillo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lethal tries to work over Trujillo's front leg with a kick but Trujillo checks it.
Lethal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lethal avoids the body shot from Trujillo.
Lethal scores with a jab to the head.
Lethal displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Trujillo throws out the jab.
Lethal misses with a hook. Trujillo ducked under it nicely.
Trujillo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lethal with a body shot.
Trujillo scores with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lethal scores with a nice strike.
Trujillo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lethal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lethal scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lethal misses with a leg kick.
Trujillo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Lethal on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Lethal is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lethal is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Lethal is trying to improve his position.
Trujillo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lethal keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo working the ground and pound from side control.
Lethal stops Trujillo from passing to mount.
Lethal tries to get back to half guard but can't.
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!
Lethal tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Trujillo presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Lethal keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
BOOM! Trujillo connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lethal bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Lethal will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lethal is fighting to break Trujillo's control of his arms but Trujillo is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Lethal sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Lethal throws an elbow that misses. Trujillo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lethal's guard. Nice move by Trujillo!
Lethal looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lethal is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lethal trying to control the position.
Trujillo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Trujillo stands up over Lethal, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lethal has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Trujillo is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Lethal.
Trujillo is looking to take a break and control but Lethal is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Trujillo working the head and body with strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dominic Trujillo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lethal misses with a head kick.
Lethal slips a straight right by Trujillo.
Trujillo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lethal looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Trujillo moves out of range of the leg kick from Lethal.
Trujillo misses with a looping right.
Lethal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Trujillo misses the shot to the body.
Lethal cracks Trujillo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Matt Lethal is winning the standup battle so far.
Lethal throws a solid leg kick but Trujillo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lethal.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lethal 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 Trujillo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Trujillo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lethal walks into a jab.
Lethal looks for the body kick but Trujillo saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lethal avoids the body shot from Trujillo.
Trujillo moves out of range of the strikes.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lethal 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 Trujillo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Trujillo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lethal takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Trujillo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Trujillo shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Lethal is trying to defend but Trujillo finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lethal looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Trujillo moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Lethal.
Lethal tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Trujillo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Trujillo lands some shots froms side control.
Lethal can't do much from the bottom here.
Trujillo taking a break here but Lethal is having none of it and regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Trujillo looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lethal tries to get to full guard but Trujillo has control of the leg.
Lethal is looking to control Trujillo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lethal avoid being mounted?
Lethal is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lethal wants to get back to his feet.
Dominic Trujillo has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo is trying to control. Lethal wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lethal is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Trujillo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lethal tries to roll over but Trujillo keeps him under control.
Lethal actively working from the bottom here.
Lethal moves into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Trujillo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lethal has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Trujillo has managed to get both his arms back between Lethal's legs - danger averted.
Trujillo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Trujillo preventing the sweep.
Lethal working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Trujillo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Trujillo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Trujillo lands a couple of digs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Trujillo tries to free his leg and advance position but Lethal is retaining full guard.
Trujillo stands up over Lethal, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Trujillo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dominic Trujillo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Trujillo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trujillo looks to land a left hand but Lethal moved out of range nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Lethal on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A head kick misses from Lethal.
Trujillo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lethal shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Trujillo takes one to the chin there.
Lethal loads up on a big right hand but Trujillo slips the punch.
A big right from Lethal misses.
Lethal attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lethal takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Trujillo dives in and scores a takedown into Lethal's guard.
Trujillo tries to free his leg and advance position but Lethal is retaining full guard.
Trujillo trying to control the position from guard on top but Lethal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Trujillo passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trujillo working the head and body with strikes.
Lethal trying to control but Trujillo postures up.
Trujillo slows the pace down in half guard.
Lethal wants to control but Trujillo is keeping busy.
Trujillo is trying to control. Lethal wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lethal is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Trujillo jumps into side control!
Lethal is not content to let Trujillo control the position.
That's two 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.
Trujillo lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Lethal tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Trujillo presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Trujillo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Trujillo is landing with some decent strikes but Lethal is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Trujillo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Trujillo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Trujillo lands a couple of good shots and Lethal has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Trujillo lands strikes to the head.
Lethal is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lethal tries to roll but Trujillo sticks to his back.
Well, with Trujillo on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Lethal is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Oooh a big shot gets through from Trujillo. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Trujillo is riding his opponent, not letting Lethal buck him off.
Lethal takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Trujillo is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Trujillo gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Trujillo gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Trujillo apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Trujillo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lethal circles away.
Lethal tries a low kick but Trujillo avoids it.
Trujillo throws a looping overhand right but Lethal ducks down to avoid it.
Lethal tried to counter with a leg kick but Trujillo avoided it.
Matt Lethal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Lethal. Those never looked like landing.
Trujillo lands a nice hook to Lethal's body. Lethal takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lethal walks into a straight right hand from Trujillo.
Matt Lethal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Trujillo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Trujillo cracks a nice hook into Lethal's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lethal misses with a low kick.
Nice body punch from Trujillo.
Lethal throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lethal throws a lazy body kick
enabling Trujillo to counter with a crisp jab.
Trujillo throws a body shot but no joy.
Trujillo cracks Lethal with a right hand to the side of the head.
Trujillo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Trujillo shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Lethal is trying to defend but Trujillo finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Trujillo in particular looking to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dominic Trujillo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Trujillo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dominic Trujillo!
Dominic Trujillo was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
The defeated Matt Lethal had this to say: 'Syn is the best org in the world. Congrats, bro!
This is my last fight... Not bad for old man.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Giuseppe Amodei (ranked 2858 p4p, 1574 weight class) and Kai Perkins (ranked 286 p4p, 164 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 15 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Giuseppe Amodei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kai Perkins !
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Amodei misses.
Perkins throws a right hand that misses
and Amodei counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Perkins bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Amodei's head.
Perkins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Amodei 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 Perkins has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Perkins and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Amodei fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Perkins is out of range.
Amodei throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Amodei thuds a left hand into Perkins 's body.
Perkins checks a low kick from Amodei.
Amodei lands with a shot to the body.
A solid body kick from Amodei.
Amodei uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Perkins .
Amodei jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Perkins lands the left hand.
Perkins takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perkins takes a jab right on the kisser.
Amodei throws a leg kick but Perkins sees it coming and moves out of range.
Perkins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It appears Amodei was looking to counter with a kick there.
Perkins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amodei pivots, looking for a leg kick but Perkins is out of range and Amodei settles back down.
A little jabbing left from Perkins on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've been informed that Perkins has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Kai Perkins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Amodei misses with a hook
enabling Perkins to counter with a crisp jab.
Amodei connects with a leg kick.
Perkins misses with a left hand
and Amodei makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Perkins throws a right hand that misses
and Amodei counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good leg kick by Amodei.
Amodei checks the leg kick.
Amodei tries to counter by clinching up but Perkins breaks away and moves out of range.
Good work by Perkins as he checks the leg kick.
Perkins throws a leg kick but Amodei sees it coming and moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Perkins .
Perkins throws an overhand right that lands on Amodei's shoulder, as Amodei tries to avoid the shot.
Amodei scores with a shot to the body.
Amodei connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Perkins misses with a head kick.
A big right from Perkins misses.
Perkins throws a jab but it's blocked by Amodei.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perkins misses with a looping left.
Amodei appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amodei with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Amodei moves out of range of the strikes.
Amodei connects with a jab.
The fighters circling - Perkins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Perkins misses with a kick to the body.
Amodei lands a jab to Perkins 's midsection.
Amodei lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Perkins on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Amodei misses the body punch
and Perkins counters with a three punch combo that has Amodei backing up. Amodei nods at Perkins to acknowledge the strikes.
Amodei uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Perkins .
A looping hook to the body misses from Perkins . Amodei does a little dance to reset his feet.
Amodei looks to land a left hand but Perkins moved out of range nicely.
Perkins throws a lazy right hand but Amodei sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Amodei keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Perkins .
An attempted straight right counter from Amodei misses the target.
Nice straight punches there by Amodei. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Amodei.
Amodei moves out of range of the leg kick from Perkins .
Perkins darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amodei displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Perkins throws out the jab.
Perkins is looking to chop away at Amodei's legs.
Perkins looks to land a left hand but Amodei moved out of range nicely.
Perkins misses with a hook. Amodei ducked under it nicely.
Perkins misses the shot to the body.
Amodei keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Perkins takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Amodei waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Perkins .
Perkins throws a body shot but no joy.
A head kick misses from Amodei.
A slapping leg kick lands for Perkins .
Amodei slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Amodei thumps Perkins with a low kick.
Amodei looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Amodei connects with the punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Amodei.
Perkins 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Amodei throws the kick towards the body but Perkins avoids it.
Amodei backing away here, and Perkins unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good standup being displayed there by Perkins as he connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkins lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
 It looks like Giuseppe Amodei has been cut.
Perkins throws out a powerful jab.
Amodei throws a nice inside leg kick.
Perkins lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Amodei throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Amodei lands with a nice body punch.
Perkins scores with a body shot.
Amodei shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Amodei scores with a punch to the head.
Perkins walks into a stiff left hand from Amodei.
Perkins closes the distance but Amodei moves to the side
and Amodei counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Amodei connects with the punch.
Perkins defending well as Amodei loads up on a big left hand.
Perkins loads up on a big right hand but Amodei slips the punch.
Amodei takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Amodei avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Giuseppe Amodei will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Giuseppe Amodei's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Perkins looks to land a right hand but Amodei moved out of range.
Amodei looks to score with a jab to the body but Perkins is just out of range.
Perkins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Amodei throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Amodei walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Perkins checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Amodei throws a looping overhand right but Perkins ducks down to avoid it.
Perkins steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Amodei.
Amodei swings away with a body shot that misses
and Perkins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Amodei turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Perkins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A low kick lands for Amodei.
Perkins jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Amodei fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Perkins avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perkins looks to land a body kick but Amodei moved away.
Amodei throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Amodei throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amodei thows a left - swing and a miss!
Perkins keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Perkins throws a body punch but Amodei moves out of range.
Amodei appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Perkins wants to land a leg kick but Amodei is out of range.
Amodei comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Perkins cracks Amodei with a good jab.
Amodei staying out of range there.
Amodei paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Perkins throws a hook but Amodei avoids it easily.
Amodei looks to land a right hand but Perkins moved out of range.
Nice shot by Perkins .
Amodei bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Perkins throws a sloppy head kick
and Amodei makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Amodei lands a slapping body shot.
Amodei connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Amodei lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Amodei lands a nice hook to Perkins 's body. Perkins takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amodei is looking to clinch but Perkins is avoiding it.
Perkins unleashes a big counter combination but Amodei bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
An inside leg kick from Perkins misses.
Perkins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Amodei misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Perkins .
Amodei cracks Perkins with a right hand to the side of the head.
Amodei attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Amodei misses with a low kick as Perkins jumps back.
Perkins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Amodei.
Amodei ducks under a wild hook from Perkins .
Some bone on bone action there as Perkins checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Perkins misses with a body punch
and Amodei counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Amodei misses the shot to the body.
Amodei bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Amodei lands a jab.
Perkins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Perkins buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Amodei. Perkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amodei looks to score with a jab to the body but Perkins is just out of range.
Perkins misses with a body kick.
A jab from Amodei misses.
Perkins shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Perkins looks for the body kick but Amodei saw that one coming.
Amodei is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Perkins 's half guard.
Perkins slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Amodei tries to free his leg and advance position but Perkins is retaining full guard.
Perkins controlling Amodei's posture.
Amodei trying to control the position from guard on top but Perkins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkins keeping full guard, as Amodei tries to pass.
Perkins seems keen to control Amodei's posture.
Perkins keeping full guard, as Amodei tries to pass.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Giuseppe Amodei dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Giuseppe Amodei'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. This is the final round!
Perkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Amodei swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Perkins misses with a low kick.
Perkins tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Amodei scores with a jab.
Amodei gets a double leg takedown into Perkins 's guard.
Perkins is looking to stand back up but Amodei counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Perkins .
Perkins is not content to let Amodei control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perkins won't allow Amodei to pass to mount.
Amodei is thwarting Perkins 's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkins tries to get to full guard but Amodei has control of the leg.
Amodei is thwarting Perkins 's attempts to control the position.
Amodei tries to pass the half guard into mount. Perkins knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Amodei is keen to just control but Perkins is a slippery customer.
The fighters are battling for position here. Perkins manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kai Perkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two 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.
Amodei trying to control but Perkins is working from the bottom.
Perkins tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Amodei trying to control the position from guard on top but Perkins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Amodei tries to close the distance and clinch up but Perkins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Amodei throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Amodei shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Despite the aggression on Perkins 's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Perkins dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Amodei. That did some damage!
Perkins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Amodei was well out of range. Poor timing from Perkins .
Perkins checks a leg kick.
Amodei ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Perkins swings for the body but Amodei moves out of range.
Perkins throws a hook but Amodei blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkins tries to land a leg kick but Amodei saw it coming and moves away.
Amodei connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Perkins 's hands.
Perkins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Amodei.
Perkins misses with an uppercut. Amodei saw that one coming.
Amodei misses the shot to the body.
Perkins takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Amodei ducks under a wild hook from Perkins .
Perkins cracks Amodei with a right hand to the side of the head.
Giuseppe Amodei is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A chopping leg kick lands by Amodei.
Amodei shoots for a double leg takedown but Perkins sprawls well. He's pushed Amodei's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Perkins throws a jab when Amodei was well out of range.
Perkins changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Perkins wants to land a leg kick but Amodei is out of range.
Perkins scores with a jab to the body.
Amodei ducks under a wild hook from Perkins .
Perkins throws a looping overhand right but Amodei ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Perkins rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Amodei connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Amodei throws the left hand but Perkins avoids the punch easily.
Crunch! Amodei slams his shin into Perkins 's torso.
Amodei just misses with a punch to the body.
Perkins looks to throw the jab but Amodei is out of range.
A low kick from Amodei is predictable there
and Perkins counters with a straight right hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Amodei blocks the leg kick.
Perkins misses with a wild body shot.
Amodei avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Amodei swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Giuseppe Amodei is winning the standup battle so far.
Perkins throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Amodei cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Perkins throws an overhand right that lands on Amodei's shoulder, as Amodei tries to avoid the shot.
Amodei lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Perkins takes a swing at Amodei's ribcage but misses.
Amodei chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Perkins can pounce on him.
Perkins throws a hook to the side of Amodei's head but Amodei sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kai Perkins .
Well Amodei 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giuseppe Amodei!
A very excited looking Giuseppe Amodei rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ruslan Karelin (ranked 1461 p4p, 2827 weight class) and Titan Reign (ranked 179 p4p, 336 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Ruslan Karelin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Titan Reign!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reign rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Karelin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Reign 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.
Karelin darts in and clinches Reign up against the cage.
Karelin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reign lands with a short shot to the head.
Karelin lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karelin.
Karelin lands an uppercut.
Karelin pulls guard successfully.
Reign showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Karelin has control of Reign's left arm, preventing Reign from doing any damage.
Karelin wants to sweep here but Reign controlling him for the moment.
Reign trying to control but Karelin is working from the bottom.
Reign pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Karelin is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin keeping moving, preventing Reign from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Karelin is on top in guard.
Reign is looking for a triangle but Karelin pushes his legs off easily.
Karelin is working Reign over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Karelin slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karelin has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Reign has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Karelin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reign keeping full guard, as Karelin tries to pass.
Karelin trying to control but Reign is working from the bottom.
Karelin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Karelin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Reign has his foot on Karelin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Karelin works his way back into a safe position though.
Reign not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Karelin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reign keeping moving, preventing Karelin from controlling successfully.
Karelin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Karelin is working Reign over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Karelin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Reign has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Karelin has managed to get both his arms back between Reign's legs - danger averted.
Reign keeping moving, preventing Karelin from controlling successfully.
Reign trying to control the position.
Karelin distracts Reign with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Karelin advances to half guard.
Karelin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Karelin works his way into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reign is looking to get to half guard.
Karelin is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Karelin controlling from the full mount.
Karelin raining down shots from the mount!
Reign is wriggling around trying to escape.
Karelin is in the full mount, landing strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Reign is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Karelin 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.
Reign is desperately trying to improve his position but Karelin has a good base and remains in mount.
Karelin landing punches.
Karelin has control of Reign's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Reign regains control of the situation pretty easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ruslan Karelin dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Karelin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Reign walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Reign throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good shot there by Reign.
It looks like Ruslan Karelin has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Karelin.
Karelin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Reign throws a head punch that misses.
Karelin is leaning against Reign and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Reign misses with the head strike.
Karelin blocking some punches.
Karelin digs a right hand into Reign's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Reign's gas tank.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karelin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Karelin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Karelin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Karelin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karelin lands a hook that snaps the head of Reign backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karelin.
Karelin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reign fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reign misses with a punch on the inside.
Karelin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Reign lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Reign has a couple of punches blocked by Karelin.
Karelin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Karelin.
Karelin tries a body shot but Reign blocks it.
Karelin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Reign misses with the head strike.
Reign makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Karelin decides to pull guard.
Reign must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Karelin looking for a triangle here. Reign is fighting it but it looks tight! Karelin pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Reign is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Ruslan Karelin!
In his post fight interview, Ruslan Karelin started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Arones (ranked 1450 p4p, 1751 weight class) and Jamie Bounty (ranked 220 p4p, 251 weight class). Arones kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Lonely is the night. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gabriel Arones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jamie Bounty!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arones is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bounty's half guard.
Bounty avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Arones.
Bounty is trying to maintain the position but Arones is very close to passing his half guard.
Bounty blocking the ground and pound attempt from Arones.
Arones is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bounty doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Arones.
Bounty trying to control here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arones looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Arones working over Bounty with some ground and pound. Bounty looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bounty wants to get back to his feet.
Bounty keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bounty avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Arones.
Bounty avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Arones.
Bounty blocking the ground and pound attempt from Arones.
Arones lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Arones has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Arones thows a huge punch but Bounty dodges it nicely.
Arones thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ground and pound from Arones.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arones working over Bounty with some ground and pound. Bounty looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Arones thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nice strikes from Arones there.
Bounty trying to hold on to Arones's head to control him but Arones postures up.
Arones is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Arones throwing shots but Bounty is blocking nicely.
Arones looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bounty keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Arones lands strikes from half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bounty is trying to stand up here but Arones is controlling him well.
Arones not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ground and pound from Arones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bounty taking some punishment here, with Arones in his half guard.
Arones throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bounty is not content to let Arones control the position.
Bounty tries to roll over but Arones keeps him under control.
Arones 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.
Arones sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bounty defending well though.
Arones not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Arones is nestled in close to Bounty, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Arones throwing shots but Bounty is blocking nicely.
Bounty has hold of Arones's hands but Arones slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Arones throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Arones prevents Bounty from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bounty trying to control here.
Arones working over Bounty with some ground and pound. Bounty looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nice strikes from Arones there.
Arones seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bounty blocking the ground and pound attempt from Arones.
Arones working Bounty over with strikes.
Arones winds up and cracks Bounty with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arones throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Arones missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Arones 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.
Bounty on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Arones dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bounty misses with a wild body shot.
Arones connects with the punch.
Bounty keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arones moves out of range of the strikes.
Arones swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Arones blocks a low kick nicely.
Arones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bounty.
Arones is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bounty takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Arones throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bounty counters with an inside leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Arones. That snapped Bounty's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Bounty.
Arones swings widly with a right hand
and Bounty connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bounty misses with a looping right.
Arones throws a big counter combination but Bounty scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Arones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bounty.
Bounty on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Arones misses with a takedown attempt
and Bounty counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bounty looks to land a body kick but Arones moved away.
Arones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arones shoots in looking for a takedown but Bounty manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Arones's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Arones lands with a good body shot.
Arones fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bounty is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel Arones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bounty throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bounty slaps away a takedown attempt from Arones, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bounty looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bounty jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arones shoots in for a takedown but Bounty shows good takedown defense.
Nice straight punches there by Bounty. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bounty.
Arones shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bounty has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Arones is on him like a limpet, forcing Bounty back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Bounty.
Bounty misses with a hook to the ribs.
Arones jumps guard but Bounty turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A short left from Bounty.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bounty lands a body shot.
Arones is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Bounty.
Arones tries to pull guard but Bounty forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Arones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bounty lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bounty lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Arones tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bounty just stands there and leans against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Arones fails to land.
Bounty lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Arones is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bounty to keep the fight standing.
Arones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bounty can do to turn this around?
Arones blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Bounty fails to land.
Bounty lands a nice shot to the body.
Bounty tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bounty lands with a short shot to the head.
Arones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Bounty.
Bounty lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bounty lands with a short shot to the head.
Bounty lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bounty fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Arones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Bounty showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A big right from Arones misses.
Bounty 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.
Arones tries to counter with a takedown but Bounty is quick to defend against it.
Bounty just misses with a punch to the body.
A cross from Bounty lands.
Arones takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bounty doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arones tries for a takedown but Bounty circles away easily
and Bounty cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bounty avoids the body shot from Arones.
Bounty changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bounty fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arones manages to avoid it.
Arones appears to be looking for a big counter.
Arones misses with a takedown attempt - Bounty sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Arones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bounty.
Arones misses with a body punch
and Bounty counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice straight punches there by Arones. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Arones.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bounty thows a left - swing and a miss!
Arones fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bounty, pushing him back against the cage.
Bounty throws a head punch that misses.
Arones is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bounty to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel Arones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bounty blocks an uppercut.
Bounty lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bounty creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Bounty.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bounty working aggressively here.
Bounty misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Arones.
Bounty struggles to land a body shot inside as Arones controls his hands.
Arones jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bounty walks away with a smile on his face. Arones gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Arones doesn't manage to clinch there - Bounty circles away.
Arones backing away here, and Bounty unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arones misses with a takedown attempt - Bounty sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gabriel Arones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arones avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bounty getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bounty walks into a jab.
Arones fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bounty.
Bounty looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Arones is looking to counter punch.
Bounty misses with a body shot.
Arones blocks a leg kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Arones looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bounty is fending him off so far but Arones persists. Nope, Bounty circles away and we're back to standing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jamie Bounty comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bounty 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Domingo Chavez (ranked 225 p4p, 241 weight class) and Mario Netti (ranked 35 p4p, 38 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Domingo Chavez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mario Netti!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chavez throws out a loose jab but Netti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body kick from Chavez.
Chavez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Netti.
Chavez scores with a punch to the head.
Domingo Chavez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chavez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Netti throws an overhand right that lands on Chavez's shoulder, as Chavez tries to avoid the shot.
Netti tries to close the distance and clinch but Chavez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice jab there from Netti.
Netti looks to land a left hand but Chavez moved out of range nicely.
Chavez misses the jab.
Netti swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
An inside leg kick from Chavez misses.
Chavez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Netti blocks a jab.
Netti needs to keep his hands up - Chavez had a free shot at his head there.
Chavez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Chavez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Netti tries to counter with a clinch but Chavez shakes him off and moves away.
Chavez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez misses with a wild body shot.
Chavez sets himself, and Netti steps forward looking for the clinch! Chavez avoids it this time.
Both fighters circling a little - Chavez finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Chavez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Netti takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Chavez.
Chavez misses with a low kick as Netti jumps back.
Netti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chavez.
Chavez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Chavez gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Netti counters with a stiff right hand.
Chavez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Chavez cracks Netti with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Netti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chavez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Chavez thows a body kick. Netti tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chavez connects with a crisp jab.
Chavez scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Chavez. Beautiful body shot.
Chavez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Netti's hands.
Chavez misses with a straight left.
Netti clinches up against the cage.
Good body shot from Netti.
Chavez scores with a shoulder strike.
Chavez blocks the elbow strike.
Chavez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Netti throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Chavez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Netti lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Netti lands a shot to the body.
Netti blocks an uppercut.
Netti throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Chavez lands a left hand.
Chavez blocks the elbow strike.
Netti lands a nice elbow.
Netti working aggressively here.
Netti misses with a body punch.
Chavez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chavez gets through Netti's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez blocks an elbow strike.
Netti lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Netti's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short left from Chavez.
Chavez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chavez blocking some punches.
Netti misses with an elbow over the top.
Netti creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Chavez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Netti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chavez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chavez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chavez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Netti has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A jab from Chavez finds it's way through Netti's defenses.
Netti has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Chavez.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chavez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Chavez lands with an overhand left.
Chavez throws a body punch but Netti moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Netti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez tries a low kick but Netti avoids it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chavez.
Netti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chavez.
Chavez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chavez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A slapping body kick lands there for Chavez.
Chavez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Netti manages to avoid it.
Chavez throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Chavez swings for the body but Netti moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Chavez.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Netti instigates a clinch.
Chavez lands a shoulder strike.
Netti throws an elbow but it misses.
Netti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Netti lands a left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Domingo Chavez dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Chavez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Netti lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Netti.
Chavez scores with a punch to the head.
Chavez cracks Netti with a good jab.
Netti connects with a nice looking jab.
Chavez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Chavez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Netti was well out of range. Poor timing from Chavez.
Chavez moves out of range as Netti strikes.
Chavez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Chavez with the inside leg kick.
Domingo Chavez is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Netti slips a straight right by Chavez.
Chavez throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Netti counters with a leg kick.
Chavez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Chavez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Netti gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Chavez throws a jab when Netti was well out of range.
Netti wants to counter with a clinch but Chavez pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Chavez has managed to clinch.
Chavez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Netti scores with a shot to the side of Chavez's head.
Netti lands an elbow inside that Chavez shrugs off.
Chavez is working Netti over against the cage.
Netti blocks a body shot from Chavez.
Chavez takes an elbow to the temple.
Netti lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Netti takes a shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Chavez.
Netti looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Netti misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chavez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chavez ducks right into an uppercut from Netti.
Chavez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Netti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chavez is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Chavez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Netti has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Chavez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Chavez cracks Netti with a nice body shot.
Netti is breathing heavily.
Netti takes a shot to the head.
Chavez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chavez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Chavez.
Chavez misses with a straight right.
A nice leg kick from Chavez, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chavez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Netti.
Chavez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Netti manages to avoid it.
Chavez misses the shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Chavez.
A left lands for Netti.
Chavez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Netti can do to turn this around?
Chavez lands with a right hand.
The fighters circling - Netti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chavez lands a jab to the nose.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez ducks under a wild hook from Netti.
Chavez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Chavez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Chavez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Netti takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Chavez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Chavez lands a right hook to the body.
Netti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from Chavez.
Netti lands an overhand right.
Netti moves out of range as Chavez strikes.
Chavez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Chavez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Netti avoids the body shot from Chavez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez throws an off balance right hand
and Netti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chavez scores with a hook.
Netti blocks the body kick.
Netti's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Chavez jabs Netti to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Chavez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chavez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Netti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chavez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chavez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Netti momentarily.
Netti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chavez.
Chavez scores with a jab. Netti acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Netti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chavez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Netti has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Chavez misses with a body kick.
Chavez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Netti.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Domingo Chavez dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Netti keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Netti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chavez.
Netti throws a hook but Chavez avoids it easily.
Chavez looks for the body kick but Netti saw that one coming.
Chavez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chavez throws an overhand right that lands on Netti's shoulder, as Netti tries to avoid the shot.
Chavez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Netti darts in and clinches Chavez up against the cage.
Netti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chavez's elbow.
Netti misses with a punch on the inside.
Chavez is leaning against Netti and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chavez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chavez lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chavez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Domingo Chavez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Chavez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chavez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Netti makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Netti lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez has a couple of punches blocked by Netti.
Chavez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Netti backwards.
Netti blocks a body shot from Chavez.
A short left from Chavez.
Netti throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chavezs head.
Netti lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Netti just misses with a elbow thrown towards Chavez's brow.
Chavez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Chavez blocks an elbow strike from Netti.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chavez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chavez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Netti.
A short right from Chavez.
Netti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chavez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Netti's elbow.
Netti pushes Chavez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chavez throws a head punch that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short left from Chavez.
Chavez lands a nice uppercut.
Chavez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chavez.
Mario Netti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Chavez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Netti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Netti on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Chavez misses with a looping left.
Nice jab there from Chavez.
Chavez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Chavez closes the distance and pushes Netti back into the cage.
Chavez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Chavez.
Chavez blocks the elbow strike.
Netti is working Chavez over against the cage.
Netti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Netti digs a right hand into Chavez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Chavez's gas tank.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chavez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chavez misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Netti.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez misses with some punches.
Chavez avoids a wild elbow strike from Netti.
Netti pushes off an throws an elbow but Chavez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Netti comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Netti throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Netti scores with a hook to the body.
Chavez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Netti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chavez's elbow.
Netti throws an elbow that misses.
Netti throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Netti pushes Chavez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Netti.
Chavez misses with some punches.
Chavez blocks the elbow strike.
Chavez struggles to land a body shot inside as Netti controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Netti.
Good body shot from Chavez.
Netti blocks an uppercut.
Chavez takes an elbow to the temple.
Chavez struggles to land a body shot inside as Netti controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez digs a right hand underneath Netti's ribcage. Netti let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chavez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Netti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Netti lands a body punch.
Netti working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Netti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chavez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chavez struggles to land a body shot inside as Netti controls his hands.
Netti comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Chavez gets through Netti's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Netti lands an elbow that stopped Chavez in his tracks for a moment.
Netti tries to throw a body punch but Chavez avoids it by throwing Netti back against the cage.
Netti pushes off an throws an elbow but Chavez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Netti digs a right hand underneath Chavez's ribcage. Chavez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Chavez scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Netti struggles to land a body shot inside as Chavez controls his hands.
Chavez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Chavez, as that shot connected.
That kick from Netti tenderised Chavez's leg. Chavez is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Domingo Chavez.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Chavez, 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Domingo Chavez!
In his post fight interview, Domingo Chavez started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Azumah (ranked 273 p4p, 159 weight class) and Finnish Experiment Il (ranked 32 p4p, 17 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jerry Azumah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Finnish Experiment Il!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Experiment Il needs to keep his hands up - Azumah had a free shot at his head there.
Azumah throws a jab but it's blocked by Experiment Il.
Experiment Il flicks out a counter leg kick but Azumah steps away.
Azumah with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Azumah fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Experiment Il throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Azumah.
It looks like Jerry Azumah has been cut.
Jerry Azumah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Azumah clobbers Experiment Il with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Azumah lands with a right hand.
Experiment Il takes one on the button.
Azumah fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Experiment Il is out of range.
Experiment Il lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Azumah looks to score with a jab to the body but Experiment Il is just out of range.
Azumah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Experiment Il stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Azumah.
Experiment Il's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Azumah connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Experiment Il scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Experiment Il misses with a hook
and Azumah counters with a nice uppercut.
Azumah lands a really nice looking cross but Experiment Il seems unphased.
Azumah misses with a leg kick
and Experiment Il counters with a good, hard body kick but Azumah shrugs it off.
Azumah throws a jab but it's blocked by Experiment Il.
Azumah stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Experiment Il looks to score with a jab to the body but Azumah is just out of range.
It looks like Azumah has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Azumah connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Azumah avoids the head kick by Experiment Il.
Azumah swings for the body but Experiment Il moves out of range.
Experiment Il takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Azumah lands a nice leg kick that just misses Experiment Il's sensitive parts.
Azumah darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Azumah throws a body kick that misses
and Experiment Il connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azumah has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Experiment Il.
Azumah is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Azumah swings for the body but Experiment Il moves out of range.
Experiment Il looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Azumah dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Azumah listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Azumah lands with a slapping head kick.
Experiment Il looks to throw the jab but Azumah is out of range.
Azumah lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Azumah misses with a looping right.
Experiment Il swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Azumah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Experiment Il.
Azumah scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Experiment Il slips under a jab from Azumah.
A punch lands to the side of Experiment Il 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Experiment Il slips a jab from Azumah.
Experiment Il wants to clinch.
Azumah lands a nice hook to Experiment Il's body. Experiment Il takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Azumah throws a right hand that Experiment Il ducks under and follows up with a left that Experiment Il also avoids with ease.
Experiment Il is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Azumah.
Azumah lands with an overhand left.
Nice body kick there by Experiment Il.
Experiment Il takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azumah throws a push kick but Experiment Il slaps the foot to one side.
Experiment Il swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A slapping leg kick lands for Azumah.
Azumah with a jab.
Experiment Il throws a hook but Azumah blocks it.
Azumah is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Experiment Il.
Experiment Il misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Azumah.
Azumah throws a leg kick which misses Experiment Il's front leg but catches the back leg as Experiment Il tries to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Azumah misses with a hook
and Experiment Il counters with an inside leg kick.
Experiment Il keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Azumah.
Azumah throws a hook but Experiment Il avoids it easily.
Experiment Il looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Azumah tries a head kick but it misses.
Experiment Il throws out a leg kick but Azumah moves out of range and Experiment Il only half commits.
Azumah misses with a wild body shot.
Azumah backing away here, and Experiment Il unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jerry Azumah dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jerry Azumah's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Azumah fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Azumah stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Azumah is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Experiment Il can do to turn this around?
Azumah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Experiment Il manages to avoid it.
Experiment Il misses with a hook.
Experiment Il ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Azumah, as that shot connected.
Good exchange - Azumah coming out on top.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Experiment Il might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Azumah has got the better of the exchanges.
Experiment Il throws a low kick but Azumah moves out of range easily.
Experiment Il tried to score with a low kick but Azumah checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Azumah lands a body shot.
Azumah dips to his left and cracks Experiment Il with an uppercut!
Experiment Il goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Experiment Il throws a shot from downtown. Azumah moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Experiment Il moves out of range as Azumah strikes.
Azumah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Azumah lands an overhand right.
Azumah is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Experiment Il.
Azumah changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Experiment Il tries to work over Azumah's front leg with a kick but Azumah checks it.
A jab lands there for Azumah.
Azumah misses with a body punch
and Experiment Il counters with a low kick, right behind Azumah 's knee.
A solid leg kick lands there for Azumah.
Azumah misses with a hook to the body
and Experiment Il counters with a nice body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Experiment Il.
Azumah looks to score with a jab to the body but Experiment Il is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azumah cracks Experiment Il with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A nice inside leg kick there by Experiment Il. That's going to slow Azumah down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Experiment Il 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.
Experiment Il tries to clinch up.
A big right from Azumah misses.
Azumah throws a leg kick which misses Experiment Il's front leg but catches the back leg as Experiment Il tries to avoid it.
A big left from Experiment Il misses.
Jerry Azumah is winning the standup battle so far.
Azumah scores with a sloppy right hand. Experiment Il should have avoided that one.
Azumah scores with a jab to the body.
Azumah swings widly with a right hand
and Experiment Il counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Experiment Il tries to clinch up.
Azumah is looking to counter punch.
Azumah connects with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azumah lands a body shot.
Azumah connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Experiment Il's hands.
Experiment Il uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Azumah.
Azumah getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Azumah fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Experiment Il misses with an attempted mid kick.
Experiment Il throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Experiment Il misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Azumah.
Experiment Il connects with the punch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Azumah.
Azumah lands a front kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azumah throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Experiment Il sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Experiment Il throws a hook but Azumah blocks it.
Experiment Il throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Azumah sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Azumah throws a hook but Experiment Il avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Azumah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Experiment Il staying out of range there.
Experiment Il looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Experiment Il throws a looping overhand right but Azumah ducks down to avoid it.
Experiment Il has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Experiment Il listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Azumah looks to score with a jab to the body but Experiment Il is just out of range.
Azumah cracks Experiment Il with a good jab.
Azumah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Experiment Il.
Both fighters circling a little - Azumah finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jerry Azumah dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jerry Azumah's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Azumah connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Azumah moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Azumah lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Azumah connects with a crisp jab.
Azumah thows a leg kick but Experiment Il checks it
and Experiment Il counters with a stiff right hand.
Azumah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Azumah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Experiment Il.
Experiment Il tries to counter by closing the distance.
Nice defenses there by Experiment Il.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Experiment Il takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Azumah cracks Experiment Il with an open hand slap.
Azumah jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Experiment Il throws a sloppy head kick and Azumah moves out of range easily.
Azumah appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azumah pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Experiment Il throws a lazy uppercut
and Azumah counters with a slapping leg kick.
Experiment Il's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Azumah displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Experiment Il throws out the jab.
Azumah fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Experiment Il looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Azumah scores with a kick to the midsection.
Experiment Il with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Azumah to score with a decent uppercut.
Azumah throws a body shot but no joy.
Azumah connects with an inside leg kick.
Azumah connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Experiment Il throws a nice head kick!
Azumah lands a jab to Experiment Il's midsection.
Azumah delivers a nice body kick.
Finnish Experiment Il has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Azumah throws a leg kick
and Experiment Il counters with a stiff right hand.
Azumah with a hook.
Azumah lands with a straight right. Experiment Il didn't see that one coming.
A shot to the body from Azumah misses
and Experiment Il counters with a nice uppercut.
 Azumah is rocked!
Azumah misses with a lunging right hand
and Experiment Il makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Oh Azumah is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Good leg kick by Experiment Il.
Azumah 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.
Azumah thows a body kick. Experiment Il tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Azumah seems to have got his legs back now.
Azumah's jab looks to have found its range, popping Experiment Il under the eye.
A low kick lands for Azumah.
Azumah thows a left - swing and a miss!
Azumah throws a big shot that misses.
Experiment Il is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Azumah with a body shot.
Azumah moves away from the strike by Experiment Il.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Experiment Il lands a big right hand that sends Azumah crashing to the mat! Experiment Il stays standing though and waves Azumah back to his feet!
Experiment Il scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Azumah glances at the clock... BAM! Experiment Il nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Azumah crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Azumah is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Finnish Experiment Il!
Finnish Experiment Il 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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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike McLaughlin (ranked 287 p4p, 96 weight class) and Hiroshi Ekaku (ranked 34 p4p, 11 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike McLaughlin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 14 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hiroshi Ekaku!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ekaku keeps McLaughlin at a distance using the push kick.
McLaughlin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
McLaughlin connects with a leg kick.
McLaughlin ducks under a wild hook from Ekaku.
McLaughlin forces Ekaku back against the cage and clinches.
McLaughlin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McLaughlin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ekaku misses with some punches.
McLaughlin breaks from the clinch.
Ekaku walks into a straight right hand from McLaughlin.
McLaughlin slips a straight right by Ekaku.
McLaughlin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ekaku manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McLaughlin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ekaku slips under a jab.
Ekaku tries to clinch but McLaughlin is having none of it.
Ekaku ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McLaughlin moves away.
McLaughlin looks to throw the jab but Ekaku is out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McLaughlin walks into a stiff left hand from Ekaku.
McLaughlin jabs Ekaku to the body, keeping him at a distance.
McLaughlin checks a leg kick.
Ekaku has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLaughlin takes a head kick and keeps coming.
McLaughlin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fairtex MMA in the buildup to the fight.
McLaughlin lands a nice looking body shot.
McLaughlin tests Ekaku's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McLaughlin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McLaughlin scores with a shot to the body.
Ekaku closes the distance and clinches up with McLaughlin, looking for a takedown. Ekaku pushes McLaughlin against the cage but McLaughlin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ekaku lands a high kick!
Ekaku looks to land a right hand but McLaughlin moved out of range.
McLaughlin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McLaughlin misses with an uppercut. Ekaku saw that one coming.
Ekaku follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Ekaku is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McLaughlin.
An attempted straight right counter from McLaughlin misses the target.
McLaughlin throws a looping overhand right but Ekaku ducks down to avoid it.
Ekaku pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ekaku tries to close the distance and clinch up but McLaughlin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ekaku looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ekaku sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ekaku misses with a hook. McLaughlin ducked under it nicely.
Ekaku keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ekaku replies with a solid counter kick to the body but McLaughlin blocks it well.
Ekaku slips under a jab.
Ekaku throws out a powerful jab.
McLaughlin misses with a right hand
and Ekaku counters with a nice body kick.
McLaughlin lands a jab to the nose.
Ekaku feints and then cracks McLaughlin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McLaughlin down.
Ekaku waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McLaughlin.
McLaughlin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hiroshi Ekaku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ekaku pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ekaku.
McLaughlin moves out of range of the leg kick from Ekaku.
Ekaku cracks McLaughlin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
McLaughlin walks into a stiff left hand from Ekaku.
Ekaku scores with a head kick.
McLaughlin tries to score with a low kick but Ekaku moves his leg out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McLaughlin. That did some damage!
Ekaku ducks under a wild hook from McLaughlin.
Ekaku throws a nice inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for McLaughlin.
McLaughlin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ekaku's hands.
Ekaku misses with a lunging right hand
and McLaughlin counters with a nice uppercut.
Ekaku fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McLaughlin is out of range.
Mike McLaughlin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McLaughlin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ekaku closes the distance and pushes McLaughlin back into the cage.
McLaughlin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ekaku digs a right hand into McLaughlin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McLaughlin's gas tank.
A nice right hand lands inside from McLaughlin.
McLaughlin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ekaku struggles to land a body shot inside as McLaughlin controls his hands.
McLaughlin throws a punch but it's blocked by Ekaku.
McLaughlin swings wildly with an uppercut but Ekaku uses good head movement to avoid it.
McLaughlin misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Ekaku struggles to land a body shot inside as McLaughlin controls his hands.
Ekaku fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ekaku gets through McLaughlin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McLaughlin misses with a punch to the body.
Ekaku has a couple of punches blocked by McLaughlin.
McLaughlin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McLaughlin misses with a hook from the clinch.
McLaughlin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McLaughlin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McLaughlin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ekaku's elbow.
McLaughlin can't find room to land a body shot as Ekaku controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from McLaughlin fails to land.
Ekaku lands a left hand.
Ekaku can't find room to land a body shot as McLaughlin controls the action.
McLaughlin misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ekaku.
McLaughlin blocks a body shot from Ekaku.
McLaughlin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McLaughlin lands with a short shot to the head.
Ekaku throws a punch but it's blocked by McLaughlin.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hiroshi Ekaku will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ekaku takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McLaughlin misses with a body shot.
Ekaku ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ekaku pushes McLaughlin away with a front kick.
McLaughlin moves into the clinch successfully.
McLaughlin has a couple of punches blocked by Ekaku.
McLaughlin tries to work over Ekaku's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McLaughlin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ekaku.
McLaughlin has had enough of the clinch but Ekaku keeps him there for the moment.
McLaughlin blocks an uppercut.
Ekaku doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McLaughlin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McLaughlin misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for McLaughlin.
McLaughlin misses with the head strike.
Good body shot from Ekaku.
Ekaku misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McLaughlin blocking some punches.
Ekaku misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekaku working aggressively here.
Ekaku blocks an uppercut.
McLaughlin misses with some punches.
McLaughlin misses with a body punch.
McLaughlin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ekaku's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ekaku misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McLaughlin.
McLaughlin misses with a short punch on the inside.
McLaughlin breaks from the clinch.
A head kick misses from Ekaku.
Ekaku thows a left - swing and a miss!
McLaughlin slaps away a takedown attempt from Ekaku, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ekaku misses with a body shot
and Ekaku takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ekaku shoots in for a takedown but McLaughlin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ekaku gets off balance looking for a body kick
and McLaughlin counters with a stiff right hand.
Ekaku throws a sloppy head kick and McLaughlin moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLaughlin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ekaku misses with a lunging right hand
and McLaughlin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A clash of legs there as McLaughlin blocks the low kick.
Ekaku misses with a few strikes there.
McLaughlin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ekaku misses with an attempted mid kick.
McLaughlin lands a nice looking body shot.
Ekaku rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ekaku takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ekaku ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McLaughlin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
McLaughlin ducks under a wild hook from Ekaku.
As Ekaku backs away, McLaughlin returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Ekaku misses with a looping left.
McLaughlin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ekaku.
McLaughlin misses with a body shot.
McLaughlin throws a body punch but Ekaku moves out of range.
Ekaku looks to score with a jab to the body but McLaughlin is just out of range.
Mike McLaughlin is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from McLaughlin misses.
McLaughlin misses with a straight left.
Ekaku misses with an uppercut.
Ekaku shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts McLaughlin as he jumps to the side.
Mike McLaughlin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hiroshi Ekaku.
Ekaku has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McLaughlin finds it's way round the side to connect with Ekaku's head.
Ekaku moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ekaku gets tackled into the cage by McLaughlin. McLaughlin maintains the clinch.
Ekaku blocking some punches.
McLaughlin lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ekaku.
Ekaku has a couple of punches blocked by McLaughlin.
McLaughlin struggles to land a body shot inside as Ekaku controls his hands.
A right hook to the body lands for Ekaku.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ekaku creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ekaku gets through McLaughlin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McLaughlin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McLaughlin working aggressively here.
Ekaku fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ekaku pushes McLaughlin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ekaku swings wildly with an uppercut but McLaughlin uses good head movement to avoid it.
McLaughlin misses with a punch on the inside.
McLaughlin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ekaku lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McLaughlin is trying to force a seperation but Ekaku has the dominant position.
Ekaku blocking some punches.
Ekaku blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ekaku softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ekaku swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by McLaughlin.
McLaughlin misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McLaughlin.
McLaughlin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ekaku blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ekaku blocking some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike McLaughlin dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
McLaughlin steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ekaku. That one must have hurt.
Ekaku ducks under a wild hook from McLaughlin.
McLaughlin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ekaku looks to land a left hand but McLaughlin moved out of range nicely.
McLaughlin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McLaughlin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McLaughlin misses with an uppercut.
Ekaku takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McLaughlin backing away here, and Ekaku unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Ekaku lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
McLaughlin swings for the body but Ekaku moves out of range.
Ekaku now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
McLaughlin lands a glancing blow to the side of Ekaku's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good exchange - McLaughlin coming out on top.
Ekaku swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ekaku throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling McLaughlin to counter with a crisp jab.
McLaughlin takes a swing at Ekaku's ribcage but misses.
Ekaku tries to close the distance and clinch up but McLaughlin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekaku throws a shot from downtown. McLaughlin moves away and avoids it.
Ekaku throws a sloppy head kick
and McLaughlin counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Ekaku throws a push kick but McLaughlin slaps the foot to one side.
Ekaku throws a leg kick
and McLaughlin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McLaughlin sizes up Ekaku with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ekaku looks to clinch
and McLaughlin counters with a straight right hand.
McLaughlin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ekaku punishes McLaughlin's body with a nice straight punch.
McLaughlin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ekaku sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ekaku only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Ekaku works McLaughlin's body with a nice hook.
Ekaku throws a front kick aimed at McLaughlin's knee but McLaughlin avoids it well.
Ekaku will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A big left from McLaughlin misses.
Ekaku swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ekaku misses with an uppercut. McLaughlin saw that one coming.
McLaughlin motions for Ekaku to come forward. McLaughlin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLaughlin moves out of range as Ekaku throws a body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McLaughlin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
McLaughlin throwing a counter right hand but Ekaku manages to avoid it.
Ekaku blocks a jab.
Ekaku misses with a double jab.
An attempted straight right counter from McLaughlin misses the target.
Ekaku misses with an uppercut.
McLaughlin swings for the body but Ekaku moves out of range.
A solid body kick from McLaughlin.
Ekaku throws a right hand that misses
and McLaughlin counters with a straight right hand.
An inside leg kick from Ekaku misses.
McLaughlin misses with a low kick.
McLaughlin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ekaku appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
McLaughlin throws a looping overhand right but Ekaku ducks down to avoid it.
McLaughlin connects with a single shot there.
Ekaku keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McLaughlin.
A nice leg kick from McLaughlin, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLaughlin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McLaughlin scores with a decent looking hook.
McLaughlin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ekaku connects with a solid leg kick.
Ekaku tries to clinch up.
McLaughlin throws a nice inside leg kick.
McLaughlin scores with a push kick.
Ekaku takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ekaku throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and McLaughlin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Donk. Ekaku catches McLaughlin right on the button with a cross.
Ekaku has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
McLaughlin throws a right hand that Ekaku ducks under and follows up with a left that Ekaku also avoids with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - McLaughlin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McLaughlin tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McLaughlin blocks a leg kick.
McLaughlin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ekaku steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McLaughlin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ekaku throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ekaku uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McLaughlin.
McLaughlin misses with a left hand
and Ekaku counters with a slapping leg kick.
McLaughlin punishes Ekaku's body with a nice straight punch.
Ekaku's corner calls for a 1-2. Ekaku obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ekaku throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McLaughlin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ekaku throws a head kick but McLaughlin moves out of range.
McLaughlin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ekaku was well out of range. Poor timing from McLaughlin.
Ekaku avoids the head kick by McLaughlin.
McLaughlin misses with a hook. Ekaku ducked under it nicely.
Ekaku throws out a loose jab but McLaughlin uses good head movement to avoid it.
McLaughlin dips to his left and cracks Ekaku with an uppercut!
McLaughlin cracks Ekaku with an open hand slap.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike McLaughlin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McLaughlin 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike McLaughlin!
Mike McLaughlin bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Lemieux (ranked 450 p4p, 108 weight class) and Pauke Murhapuro (ranked 20 p4p, 17 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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226
17 - 11 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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 29 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vincent Lemieux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pauke Murhapuro!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murhapuro stuns Lemieux with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Murhapuro needs to keep his hands up - Lemieux had a free shot at his head there.
 It looks like Pauke Murhapuro has been cut.
Lemieux moves out of range of the body kick from Murhapuro.
Lemieux went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Nice shot by Lemieux.
Lemieux takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Murhapuro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lemieux tries to close the distance and clinch but Murhapuro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Murhapuro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhapuro scoring well with a low kick there.
Murhapuro moves out of range of the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Murhapuro on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A big left from Murhapuro misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhapuro looks to throw the jab but Lemieux is out of range.
Murhapuro throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lemieux counters with a crisp right hand that drops Murhapuro! Lemieux lets Murhapuro back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Murhapuro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vincent Lemieux is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lemieux cracks Murhapuro with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Murhapuro looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Lemieux finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murhapuro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Murhapuro darts in and clinches Lemieux up against the cage.
Lemieux working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murhapuro.
Lemieux struggles to land a body shot inside as Murhapuro controls his hands.
Lemieux lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhapuro tries to throw a body punch but Lemieux avoids it by throwing Murhapuro back against the cage.
Lemieux lands with a right to the head.
Lemieux lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Murhapuro tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lemieux avoids it.
Still in the clinch, Lemieux scores with a nice short uppercut.
Murhapuro has clasped his hands together around Lemieux's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
You can see the frustration on Lemieux's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lemieux explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Lemieux uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lemieux moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Murhapuro lands with an overhand left.
Lemieux displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Murhapuro.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhapuro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lemieux lands a head shot.
Lemieux lands a nice looking body shot.
Lemieux cracks Murhapuro with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Lemieux has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Murhapuro to stand back up!
 Murhapuro is rocked!
Lemieux lands a jab to Murhapuro's midsection.
Murhapuro is still on wobbly legs! Can Lemieux finish him?
Murhapuro looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murhapuro blocks a jab.
Murhapuro is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Murhapuro seems to have recovered his senses.
Lemieux moves out of range as Murhapuro strikes.
Lemieux was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Murhapuro doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhapuro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lemieux.
Murhapuro ducks under a wild hook from Lemieux.
Murhapuro tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Lemieux swings widly with a right hand
and Lemieux takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lemieux throws a predictable looking body shot
and Murhapuro counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Lemieux enables Murhapuro to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Lemieux manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Murhapuro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lemieux is keeping the position for now.
Murhapuro trying to control but Lemieux is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent Lemieux dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pauke Murhapuro's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Murhapuro throws out a loose jab but Lemieux uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Lemieux.
Lemieux takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Murhapuro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Murhapuro! But no joy.
Lemieux scores with a body shot.
Lemieux looks to land a right hand but Murhapuro moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lemieux swings widly with a right hand
and Murhapuro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Some bone on bone action there as Lemieux checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Murhapuro moves out of range as Lemieux strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemieux throws a lazy uppercut
and Murhapuro counters with a slapping leg kick.
Vincent Lemieux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lemieux throws a poor cross that misses
and Murhapuro counters with a right hand to the body.
Lemieux misses with a straight right.
Murhapuro cracks Lemieux with an open hand slap.
Lemieux misses with a looping left.
Lemieux looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lemieux on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Murhapuro. Murhapuro obviously looking to wear him down.
Lemieux stuffs the takedown attempt from Murhapuro. Murhapuro gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhapuro loads up on a big right hand but Lemieux slips the punch.
Murhapuro lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lemieux throws a hook to the side of Murhapuro's head but Murhapuro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lemieux fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murhapuro manages to avoid it.
Lemieux scores with a jab. Murhapuro acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lemieux gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murhapuro looking to pass the guard.
Lemieux pulls Murhapuro in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux keeping moving, preventing Murhapuro from controlling successfully.
Murhapuro is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Murhapuro controlling from the top position.
Murhapuro is fighting to break Lemieux's control of his arms but Lemieux is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lemieux is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Murhapuro moves away from the strike by Lemieux.
Lemieux has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Murhapuro.
A telegraphed right hand from Lemieux misses the target.
Lemieux misses with a right hand
letting Murhapuro counter with a right hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Murhapuro slips under a jab.
Lemieux throws out a loose jab but Murhapuro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murhapuro doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pauke Murhapuro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pauke Murhapuro's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Lemieux lands with a straight right. Murhapuro didn't see that one coming.
A shot to the body from Lemieux misses
enabling Murhapuro to counter with a crisp jab.
Lemieux is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Murhapuro can do to turn this around?
Murhapuro with a jab.
Lemieux throws a shot from downtown. Murhapuro moves away and avoids it.
Vincent Lemieux is winning the standup battle so far.
Murhapuro tries to move into range but Lemieux moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Murhapuro connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lemieux. Lemieux circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lemieux throws an off balance right hand
and Murhapuro scores with a counter punch that sends Lemieux to the canvas! Murhapuro smells blood - he's punishing Lemieux with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Lemieux has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pauke Murhapuro!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Demon Monkey (ranked 93 p4p, 92 weight class) and Juraj Divisek (ranked 13 p4p, 12 weight class). Monkey comes to the cage accompanied by Bransjehora. Demon Monkey 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Demon Monkey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juraj Divisek!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monkey uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Divisek.
Monkey shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Divisek let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Monkey throws an overhand right that lands on Divisek's shoulder, as Divisek tries to avoid the shot.
Monkey has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Divisek.
Monkey misses with a straight left.
A big left from Divisek misses.
Monkey pivots, looking for a leg kick but Divisek is out of range and Monkey settles back down.
A nice side step and Divisek releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A leg kick checked by Divisek.
Divisek swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Monkey.
Divisek walks into a left hand.
Divisek fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Monkey looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Divisek throws a body punch but Monkey moves out of range.
Divisek scores with a jab to the jaw.
Monkey blocks a head kick by Divisek.
Divisek wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Monkey goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Monkey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Divisek.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Monkey connects with a solid leg kick.
Monkey gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Divisek.
Monkey throws the left hand but Divisek avoids the punch easily.
An inside leg kick from Divisek misses.
Monkey lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Divisek lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Divisek listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A low kick lands for Divisek.
Divisek throws a hook but Monkey blocks it.
Monkey 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.
Monkey throws a hook but Divisek avoids it easily.
Divisek uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Monkey.
Divisek avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Monkey sizes up Divisek with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Monkey looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Monkey scores with a body shot.
Monkey avoids the head kick by Divisek.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Divisek throws the left hand but Monkey avoids the punch easily.
Divisek moves out of range of the leg kick from Monkey.
Monkey throws a looping overhand right but Divisek ducks down to avoid it.
Monkey with a nice cross.
Divisek stuns Monkey with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Monkey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Divisek throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Monkey's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A leg kick checked by Divisek.
Divisek looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Monkey throws a sloppy body shot
and Divisek counters with a straight right hand.
Monkey checks the leg kick.
Monkey moves away from the strike by Divisek.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Divisek misses with a low kick.
Monkey tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Divisek moves out of range as Monkey strikes.
Divisek closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A leg kick checked by Divisek.
Divisek throws a sloppy head kick and Monkey moves out of range easily.
Monkey scores with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Divisek. Monkey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Monkey throws a hook to the side of Divisek's head but Divisek sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Divisek blocks a jab.
Divisek throws a low kick but Monkey avoids it.
Monkey throws a low kick but Divisek avoids it.
Monkey throws a big shot that misses.
Monkey connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Divisek lets loose with a powerful body kick. Monkey will feel that in the morning.
Divisek throws out a loose jab but Monkey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Monkey swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Monkey throws a wild body kick that Divisek sees coming a mile off.
A solid body kick from Divisek.
Divisek throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Monkey throws a body kick that misses.
Nice shot lands for Monkey.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Divisek looks to throw the jab but Monkey is out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Monkey.
Monkey lands with a cross.
Demon Monkey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Divisek fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Monkey manages to avoid it.
Divisek throws a hook but Monkey avoids it easily.
Divisek moves out of range as Monkey strikes.
Monkey is looking to land body kicks.
Monkey blocks a head kick by Divisek.
Divisek ducks under a wild hook from Monkey.
Divisek flicks out a counter leg kick but Monkey steps away.
Monkey gets tackled into the cage by Divisek. Divisek maintains the clinch.
Monkey misses with a body punch.
Divisek tries a knee to the head but Monkey blocks it.
Monkey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Monkey avoiding damage as Divisek throws knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Monkey.
Divisek misses with a knee strike.
Monkey pushes Divisek back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Divisek utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Divisek prevents a body shot from Monkey.
Divisek scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Divisek has a couple of punches blocked by Monkey.
Monkey avoiding damage as Divisek throws knees to the body.
Divisek fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Monkey pressing his opponent against the cage.
Divisek misses with a punch to the body.
Monkey scores with a shot to the side of Divisek's head.
Divisek misses with a knee to the head.
Divisek misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Monkey.
Divisek effectively controlling the action here.
Divisek tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Monkey's elbow.
Divisek has a couple of punches blocked by Monkey.
Divisek lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Monkey misses with some punches.
Divisek tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Monkey throws an elbow but it misses.
Monkey misses with a body punch.
Divisek works on Monkey's body with a couple of short punches.
Divisek lands with a left to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Juraj Divisek 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.
Monkey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Divisek.
As Divisek backs away, Monkey returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Divisek. Monkey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Monkey uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Divisek has time to react.
Divisek steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Monkey.
Monkey moves away from the strike by Divisek.
Monkey connects with a leg kick.
Monkey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Divisek looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Juraj Divisek seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Divisek throws a body shot but no joy.
Monkey slips a straight right by Divisek.
Divisek throws a lazy right hand but Monkey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Divisek loads up on a big right hand but Monkey slips the punch.
Monkey waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Divisek.
Monkey misses with a hook.
Monkey takes one to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Divisek jabs at Monkey's body.
Monkey tries to land a front kick but Divisek steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Divisek pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jab by Divisek.
Divisek throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Monkey was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Monkey with a jab.
Divisek thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monkey thuds his shin into the meat of Divisek's side.
Divisek tries a low kick but Monkey avoids it.
Divisek misses with a low kick.
Divisek comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Monkey.
A telegraphed right hand from Monkey misses the target.
Monkey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Divisek.
Divisek throws a low kick but it's checked well by Monkey.
Monkey swings for the body but Divisek moves out of range.
Divisek fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Monkey manages to avoid it.
Monkey buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Divisek is looking to clinch.
Divisek slips under a jab.
Good leg kick by Monkey.
Monkey loads up on a big right hand but Divisek slips the punch.
Monkey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Divisek.
Divisek uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Monkey.
Divisek is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Divisek misses with an uppercut.
Monkey gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Divisek.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Divisek scores with a jab to the head.
Monkey moves out of range as Divisek throws a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Divisek on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Monkey lands a nice shot that snaps Divisek's head back.
Divisek on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Monkey defending well as Divisek loads up on a big left hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Divisek.
Monkey connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Divisek momentarily.
Divisek throws a leg kick that misses.
Monkey lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Monkey loads up on a big right hand but Divisek slips the punch.
It seemed like Divisek was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Monkey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Divisek connects with a right hand. Monkey shakes it off.
Divisek misses with an uppercut. Monkey saw that one coming.
Divisek scores with a nice right hand.
A cross from Divisek lands.
Monkey throws a hook but Divisek avoids it easily.
Divisek was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A slow jab from Divisek misses its intended target.
Monkey takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Monkey throws a quick counter kick to the body but Divisek avoids it.
Monkey misses the shot to the body.
Monkey moves out of range as Divisek strikes.
Divisek blocks the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monkey scores with a jab.
Divisek tries to clinch up.
A nice leg kick from Monkey, right into the meat of the thigh.
Monkey lands a right hook to the body.
Divisek tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Monkey was well out of range. Poor timing from Divisek.
Monkey throws a looping overhand right but Divisek ducks down to avoid it.
Divisek looks for the body kick but Monkey saw that one coming.
Divisek takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Monkey looks to throw a body kick
and Monkey takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Monkey swings for the body but Divisek moves out of range.
Divisek dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Monkey. That did some damage!
Donk. Divisek catches Monkey right on the button with a cross.
Divisek uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Monkey.
Monkey on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A cross from Monkey lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body kick there by Divisek.
A shot to the liver by Monkey. Beautiful body shot.
Monkey scores with a jab.
Divisek's jab looks to have found its range, popping Monkey under the eye.
Divisek misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monkey throws out a loose jab but Divisek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Monkey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Monkey on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Divisek throws a half hearted mid kick.
Monkey throws a head kick that Divisek semi-blocks.
Divisek takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Divisek scores with a sloppy right hand. Monkey should have avoided that one.
Divisek blocks a jab.
Divisek connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Monkey momentarily.
Monkey jabs Divisek right on the nose. Divisek blinks but takes it well.
Monkey thows a left - swing and a miss!
Divisek lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Monkey throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Divisek counters with a thumping low kick.
Monkey lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Divisek is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Monkey thuds his right hand into Divisek's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big left from Monkey misses.
Monkey thumps Divisek with a low kick.
Monkey uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Divisek.
Divisek pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Demon Monkey will probably get the nod.
That's time! Monkey's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Monkey connects with a single shot there.
Monkey looks to land a body kick but Divisek moved away.
Divisek let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Monkey connects with a leg kick.
Divisek connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Divisek jabs at Monkey's body.
Monkey loads up on a big right hand but Divisek slips the punch.
A bone on bone clash there as Monkey blocks the leg kick.
Monkey misses with a body kick.
Monkey misses with a hook. Divisek ducked under it nicely.
Monkey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Divisek.
Divisek misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Divisek takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Monkey blocks a low kick nicely.
Monkey wants to land a leg kick but Divisek is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monkey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Divisek turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That kick from Monkey tenderised Divisek's leg. Divisek is trying to keep his angry face on.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Monkey.
Monkey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Monkey misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Divisek tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Divisek 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 Monkey has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Monkey and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Monkey tries to land a front kick but Divisek steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Divisek avoids a kick to the body.
Divisek doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Monkey misses with a looping left.
Monkey takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Monkey will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Monkey with a nice calf kick.
Monkey bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Monkey darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Monkey chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Divisek can pounce on him.
Monkey throws the left hand but Divisek avoids the punch easily.
Divisek scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Monkey misses with a straight left.
A little jabbing left from Divisek on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Divisek moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Monkey finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Divisek takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Divisek looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Monkey throws a leg kick which misses Divisek's front leg but catches the back leg as Divisek tries to avoid it.
Divisek misses with a wild body shot.
Divisek has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Monkey misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Divisek.
Monkey throws a wild body kick that Divisek sees coming a mile off.
Divisek looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Monkey slips a straight right by Divisek.
Monkey throws an overhand right that lands on Divisek's shoulder, as Divisek tries to avoid the shot.
Nice uppercut there from Divisek.
Divisek digs a good hook to Monkey's body.
Divisek throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Monkey looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Monkey keeps Divisek at a distance using the push kick.
Divisek will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Monkey moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Divisek throws a looping overhand right but Monkey ducks down to avoid it.
Divisek missing with a left hand there. Monkey was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Monkey looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Monkey avoids the body shot from Divisek.
Divisek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Monkey misses with a wild body shot.
Monkey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Divisek throws a hook but Monkey blocks it.
Divisek 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Monkey.
Monkey lands a right hook to the body.
Monkey moves into range and connects with a jab.
Divisek takes a swing at Monkey's ribcage but misses.
Monkey lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Divisek circles away quickly and effectively.
Divisek looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Divisek fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Monkey on the side of the head.
Divisek dodges the punch combination from Monkey.
Divisek's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Monkey misses with an uppercut. Divisek saw that one coming.
Divisek ducks under a wild hook from Monkey.
Divisek misses with a body shot.
Divisek throws a hook but Monkey blocks it.
Divisek throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Monkey sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Monkey lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Monkey throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Monkey just misses with a punch to the body.
Monkey misses with an uppercut. Divisek saw that one coming.
Divisek throws out a leg kick but Monkey moves out of range and Divisek only half commits.
Monkey throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Divisek was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Divisek ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Monkey moves away.
Monkey throws the left hand but Divisek avoids the punch easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Divisek goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Monkey blocks the leg kick.
Divisek scores with a hook to the body. Monkey takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Monkey misses with a straight left.
Divisek looks to score with a jab to the body but Monkey is just out of range.
Monkey misses with an uppercut.
Monkey slips under a jab from Divisek.
Nice shot by Monkey.
Divisek has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Divisek there as he acknowledges the shot.
Divisek uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Monkey.
Monkey misses with a kick to the body.
Monkey fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Divisek throws a head kick but Monkey moves out of range.
Monkey thows a left - swing and a miss!
Divisek throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Divisek throws a leg kick which misses Monkey's front leg but catches the back leg as Monkey tries to avoid it.
Divisek throws a hook but Monkey blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Demon Monkey.
I think Monkey has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Demon Monkey!
Demon Monkey thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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