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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Fist (ranked 1813 p4p, 3940 weight class) and Boris Jonson (ranked 220 p4p, 459 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Big Fist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Boris Jonson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jonson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Fist to counter with a crisp jab.
Jonson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Fist to counter with a crisp jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fist.
 It looks like Boris Jonson has been cut.
Jonson shoots in but Fist avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Big Fist has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boris Jonson.
Jonson misses with a takedown
and Fist counters with a right hand to the body.
Jonson looks winded!
Jonson has his takedown stuffed
and Fist connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jonson has his takedown stuffed
and Fist counters with a crisp right hand that drops Jonson! Fist lets Jonson back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
 Jonson is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fist fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Jonson square on the jaw! Damn, Jonson is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Big Fist!
During a confident post fight interview, Big Fist thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Youngblood (ranked 1139 p4p, 1134 weight class) and Keith Seng (ranked 148 p4p, 147 weight class). Youngblood comes to the cage accompanied by Wake Up Hate. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ricky Youngblood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Keith Seng!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seng buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Youngblood looks to throw the jab but Seng is out of range.
Seng digs a good hook to Youngblood's body.
Seng paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Seng thows a left - swing and a miss!
Youngblood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Seng manages to avoid it.
Youngblood swings widly with a right hand
and Seng cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab from Youngblood misses.
Youngblood has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gunner's School of Combat in the buildup to the fight.
Youngblood misses with a double jab.
Seng uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Youngblood.
It seemed like Seng was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Seng lands a nice looking body shot.
Youngblood lands a right hook to the body.
Youngblood looks to score with a jab to the body but Seng is just out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Seng slips under a jab.
Youngblood slips a jab and a cross from Seng.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Youngblood takes a swing at Seng's ribcage but misses.
Seng moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Youngblood misses the target.
Seng misses the shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Youngblood. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Youngblood.
It looks like Keith Seng has been cut.
Youngblood swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice shot by Seng.
Youngblood misses with a hook.
Seng looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Youngblood throws an overhand right that lands on Seng's shoulder, as Seng tries to avoid the shot.
Youngblood blocks a head kick by Seng.
Youngblood misses with a jab to the body
and Seng counters with a stiff right hand.
Youngblood throws a poor cross that misses
and Seng counters with a stiff right hand.
 Youngblood is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seng drops Youngblood with a naaaaasty hook - Youngblood is in real trouble here! Seng dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keith Seng!
Keith Seng seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad (ranked 1943 p4p, 2208 weight class) and Antonio Barbosa (ranked 250 p4p, 275 weight class). Barbosa has chosen Eminem - Go to Sleep as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Antonio Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferkingstad getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ferkingstad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barbosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Ferkingstad.
Barbosa looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Ferkingstad pushes Barbosa up against the cage in a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Barbosa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ferkingstads head.
Ferkingstad just leaning against Barbosa, taking a breather.
Barbosa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ferkingstad blocks a head kick by Barbosa.
Barbosa throws the kick towards the body but Ferkingstad avoids it.
Barbosa throws a poor cross that misses
and Ferkingstad counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Antonio Barbosa has been cut.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferkingstad walks into a left hand.
Ferkingstad looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ferkingstad jabs at Barbosa's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barbosa misses with a series of wild punches.
Ferkingstad is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Barbosa.
Barbosa connects with a looping right hand.
Barbosa scores with a punch to the head.
Ferkingstad drives through and clinches with Barbosa against the cage.
Ferkingstad stalling in the clinch but Barbosa improves position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Barbosa misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa being controlled against the cage.
Ferkingstad will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Barbosa up against the cage.
Ferkingstad is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad blocks a jab.
It looked like Ferkingstad wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ferkingstad tries to clinch up.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut. Ferkingstad saw that one coming.
Ferkingstad misses with a body shot
and Barbosa counters with a stiff right hand.
 It looks like Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad has been cut.
Ferkingstad avoids the body shot from Barbosa.
Ferkingstad is looking to counter the offense by Barbosa and move into the clinch.
Barbosa moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferkingstad misses with a two punch combination.
Barbosa lands a jab to Ferkingstad's midsection.
Ferkingstad tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ferkingstad takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ferkingstad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbosa.
Ferkingstad works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Barbosa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
It looked like Ferkingstad wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa moves out of range as Ferkingstad strikes.
Barbosa doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ferkingstad fails in his attempt to clinch.
No joy there for Barbosa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ferkingstad connects with a nice looking jab.
Barbosa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ferkingstad in his tracks.
Ferkingstad slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbosa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ferkingstad.
Nice body kick there by Barbosa.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Barbosa dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Barbosa throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ferkingstad takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ferkingstad has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Ferkingstad misses with a right hand
and Barbosa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barbosa throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ferkingstad moves into range and clinches up with Barbosa.
Barbosa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferkingstad looking to slow down the pace here.
Ferkingstad leaning his opponent against the cage.
Barbosa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ferkingstad uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barbosa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferkingstad clinches.
Barbosa misses with a hook from the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ferkingstad takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Barbosa gets through Ferkingstad's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad's cut is getting worse.
Ferkingstad taking a breather.
Ferkingstad tries to stall but Barbosa uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad wants to clinch up but Barbosa keeps it at a distance.
Ferkingstad moves out of range as Barbosa throws a body kick.
Barbosa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ferkingstad throws a jab but it's blocked by Barbosa.
Antonio Barbosa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ferkingstad listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferkingstad closes the distance but Barbosa moves to the side
and Barbosa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Barbosa misses with a hook to the body
and Ferkingstad connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ferkingstad misses with a body punch
enabling Barbosa to counter with a crisp jab.
A solid body kick from Barbosa.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ferkingstad blocks a jab.
Nice body kick there by Barbosa.
Barbosa lands with a good body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferkingstad jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A nice side step and Barbosa releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Barbosa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It looked like Ferkingstad was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Barbosa.
Barbosa takes a swing at Ferkingstad's ribcage but misses.
Barbosa shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ferkingstad eats them both and turns towards Barbosa to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Ferkingstad is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barbosa lands a really nice looking cross but Ferkingstad seems unphased.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa throws a shot from downtown. Ferkingstad moves away and avoids it.
Ferkingstad is looking to counter punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Barbosa misses the target.
Barbosa lands a nice looking body shot.
Barbosa lands a slapping body shot.
Barbosa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ferkingstad ducks under a wild hook from Barbosa.
Ferkingstad swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Barbosa misses the shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Barbosa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Ferkingstad's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Ferkingstad takes one on the button.
Ferkingstad tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barbosa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Barbosa has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Barbosa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Barbosa throws the kick towards the body but Ferkingstad avoids it.
Ferkingstad lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ferkingstad tries to clinch but Barbosa moves away
letting Barbosa counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferkingstad bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ferkingstad tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ferkingstad scores with a nice right hand.
Ferkingstad closes the distance and clinches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Barbosa misses with the head strike.
Ferkingstad is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Ferkingstad's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Barbosa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ferkingstad leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ferkingstad stalling in the clinch but Barbosa improves position.
Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ferkingstad backwards.
Barbosa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad is looking to clinch but Barbosa is avoiding it.
Barbosa fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ferkingstad slips a straight right by Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a looping left.
Barbosa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ferkingstad wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
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!
Ferkingstad fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ferkingstad lands with a cross.
The fighters circling - Barbosa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ferkingstad lands with an overhand left.
Ferkingstad tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barbosa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barbosa steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Ferkingstad chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ferkingstad needs to keep his hands up - Barbosa had a free shot at his head there.
Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Barbosa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barbosa. Ferkingstad does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ferkingstad was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ferkingstad looks to clinch
letting Barbosa counter with a right hand.
Ferkingstad takes one to the side of the head.
Barbosa swings for the body but Ferkingstad moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbosa lands with a cross.
Jeez, Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Ferkingstad blocks a head kick by Barbosa.
Barbosa drops Ferkingstad with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Ferkingstad looks back up at him and smiles so Barbosa waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Ferkingstad is rocked!
Barbosa steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Ferkingstad is out on his feet! Barbosa sets himself and nearly takes Ferkingstad's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Antonio Barbosa!
After the big win, Antonio Barbosa made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Knock Out Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joaquin Buckley (ranked 2687 p4p, 2489 weight class) and Joel Kangas (ranked 374 p4p, 382 weight class). Joaquin Buckley had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joaquin Buckley !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joel Kangas!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buckley clinches up with Kangas and pushes him back against the cage.
Buckley blocks an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kangas.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kangas just misses with a elbow thrown towards Buckley 's brow.
Kangas lands an elbow inside.
Buckley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kangas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kangas landing knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Buckley throws an elbow but misses.
Kangas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kangas misses with an elbow strike.
Buckley lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kangas or not.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kangas throws an elbow but misses.
Kangas unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kangas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Buckley 's defenses.
Kangas missing with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kangas creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kangas missing with knees to the body.
Kangas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Buckley 's defenses.
Buckley gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Buckley holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Buckley throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kangas scores a nice knee to the body.
Kangas comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kangas lands a damaging elbow.
Kangas pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kangas missing with knees to the body.
Buckley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Buckley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Buckley closes the distance and clinches.
Kangas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kangas takes a shot to the head.
Buckley managing to block the knees to the body from Kangas.
Kangas tries to land knees in the clinch but Buckley avoids the damage to the body.
Kangas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Buckley avoids it.
Buckley lands an elbow that stopped Kangas in his tracks for a moment.
Buckley lands an elbow just above Kangas 's eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kangas lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Buckley throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kangas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Buckley avoids it.
Kangas throws an elbow but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kangas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Buckley just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kangas's brow.
Buckley pushes Kangas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Buckley .
Kangas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kangas tries to land knees in the clinch but Buckley avoids the damage to the body.
Buckley has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kangas scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Kangas.
Kangas lands a nice knee to the body.
Buckley is breathing heavily.
Kangas misses with an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kangas.
Buckley misses with a body punch.
Kangas comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kangas throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Buckley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Buckley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kangas throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Buckley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kangas takes an elbow to the forehead.
Buckley blocks an elbow strike.
Buckley is struggling to control the position.
Buckley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kangas just misses with a elbow thrown towards Buckley 's brow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kangas.
Buckley misses with the head strike.
Buckley has a couple of punches blocked by Kangas.
Buckley avoiding damage as Kangas throws knees to the body.
Kangas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Buckley lands a body punch.
Kangas creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kangas blocks an elbow strike from Buckley .
Buckley blocks an elbow strike from Kangas.
Buckley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kangas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Buckley lands with a short shot to the head.
Kangas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Buckley is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kangas misses with an elbow strike.
Kangas throws an elbow but it misses.
Buckley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Buckley lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buckley misses with an elbow over the top.
Kangas blocking some punches.
Buckley creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kangas throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Buckley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Buckley dodges an elbow strike from Kangas.
Kangas lands an elbow just above Buckley 's eye.
Buckley avoiding damage as Kangas throws knees to the body.
Kangas throws an elbow that misses.
Kangas blocks a body shot from Buckley .
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kangas lands a good knee to the midsection. Buckley won't want to take too many of those.
Kangas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Buckley avoids it.
Kangas throws an elbow but it misses.
Kangas avoids the elbow strike from Buckley , against the cage.
Buckley lands a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joel Kangas dominated that round.
That's time! Buckley 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Buckley has Kangas up against the cage in a clinch.
Kangas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Buckley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Buckley looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Buckley avoids a wild elbow strike from Kangas.
Buckley takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kangas trying to land knees to the body.
Kangas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Buckley is defending well for now.
Kangas lands a nice elbow.
Buckley avoids the elbow strike from Kangas, against the cage.
Kangas missing with knees to the body.
Kangas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kangas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Buckley .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buckley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kangas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Buckley .
Kangas unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Buckley pushes off an throws an elbow but Kangas leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kangas pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Buckley digs a right hand underneath Kangas's ribcage. Kangas let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Buckley lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kangas lands a good knee to the midsection. Buckley won't want to take too many of those.
Buckley unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kangas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kangas crunches a lovely knee into Buckley 's ribcage.
Buckley misses with an elbow over the top.
Kangas lands an elbow inside that Buckley shrugs off.
Buckley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kangas tries to land knees in the clinch but Buckley avoids the damage to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Buckley just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kangas's brow.
Kangas tries to land a knee to the head but Buckley blocks with his arms.
Kangas lands an elbow inside that Buckley shrugs off.
Buckley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kangas throws an elbow but it misses.
Kangas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kangas throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Buckley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Buckley takes an elbow to the forehead.
Buckley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kangas throws an elbow but it misses.
Kangas misses with an elbow over the top.
Kangas pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Buckley takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Joaquin Buckley has been cut.
Kangas throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kangas pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Buckley is working Kangas over against the cage.
Buckley avoids the elbow strike from Kangas, against the cage.
Buckley tries to throw a body punch but Kangas avoids it by throwing Buckley back against the cage.
Kangas throws an elbow that misses.
A short right from Buckley .
Kangas comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Buckley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice elbow from Kangas.
Kangas throws an elbow that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kangas obliges.
Buckley managing to block the knees to the body from Kangas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buckley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kangas throws an elbow that misses.
Kangas lands an elbow inside that Buckley shrugs off.
Kangas tries a knee to the head but Buckley blocks it.
Kangas managing to block the knees to the body from Buckley .
Kangas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice elbow from Kangas.
Buckley throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kangas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kangas comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kangas misses with an elbow over the top.
Kangas pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kangas lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Buckley throws an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kangas just misses with a elbow thrown towards Buckley 's brow.
Kangas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Buckley avoids it.
Buckley throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Buckley has Kangas pressed against the cage.
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!
Buckley pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Joel Kangas seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nice body punch from Buckley .
Buckley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Buckley pushes off an throws an elbow but Kangas leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Buckley takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kangas tries to land knees in the clinch but Buckley avoids the damage to the body.
Buckley avoiding damage as Kangas throws knees to the body.
Kangas misses with an elbow strike.
Buckley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kangas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kangas missing with knees to the body.
Kangas throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kangas trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Buckley throws an elbow but misses.
Kangas unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Buckley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kangas is defending well for now.
Kangas blocks the elbow strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joel Kangas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joaquin Buckley 's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Kangas with the inside leg kick.
Buckley gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kangas unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kangas tries to land a knee to the head but Buckley blocks with his arms.
Kangas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Buckley blocks it with crossed arms.
Buckley struggles to land a body shot inside as Kangas controls his hands.
Buckley dodges an elbow strike from Kangas.
Buckley managing to block the knees to the body from Kangas.
Kangas throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kangas comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kangas throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kangas being controlled against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buckley lands with a left to the head.
Buckley lands a shot to the body.
Kangas tries to land knees in the clinch but Buckley avoids the damage to the body.
Buckley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buckley is pushing Kangas up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Still in the clinch, Buckley scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kangas landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Buckley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kangas throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kangas creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Buckley works on Kangas's body with a couple of short punches.
Kangas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kangas lands a nice knee to the body.
Buckley throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kangas looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Buckley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Buckley misses with a punch to the body.
Buckley managing to block the knees to the body from Kangas.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kangas throws an elbow but misses.
Kangas is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buckley slows down the pace here.
Kangas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Buckley .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buckley stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kangas trying to land knees to the body.
Buckley avoiding damage as Kangas throws knees to the body.
Kangas takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Joel Kangas has been cut.
Buckley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Buckley struggles to land a body shot inside as Kangas controls his hands.
Buckley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kangas's elbow.
Buckley stalling against the cage.
Kangas lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Buckley throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kangas misses with an elbow strike.
Buckley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buckley pushes Kangas back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kangas lands an elbow just above Buckley 's eye.
Buckley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Buckley lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Buckley creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Buckley misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the cage, Buckley throws an elbow but misses.
Buckley lands a right hand.
Buckley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Joaquin Buckley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Buckley scores with a shot to the side of Kangas's head.
Buckley stalling in the clinch.
Kangas dodges an elbow strike from Buckley .
Kangas throws an elbow that misses.
Kangas lands an elbow that stopped Buckley in his tracks for a moment.
Buckley takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees to the body from Buckley .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buckley avoids a wild elbow strike from Kangas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buckley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kangas misses with an elbow strike.
Buckley misses with a body punch.
Buckley avoids a wild elbow strike from Kangas.
Kangas creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Buckley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Buckley avoiding damage.
Kangas missing with knees to the body.
Buckley throws an elbow but it misses.
Buckley misses with an elbow over the top.
Buckley lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kangas.
Kangas misses with a knee strike.
Nice body punch from Buckley - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Buckley .
Buckley misses with a knee strike.
Buckley is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kangas throws a knee to the head but misses.
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 Joaquin Buckley .
Well Kangas 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joel Kangas!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joe Biden (ranked 1520 p4p, 1465 weight class) and Middle Finger (ranked 164 p4p, 155 weight class). Biden comes to the cage accompanied by Side to Side. Finger has chosen Side to Side as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Biden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Middle Finger!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finger lands a jab to the head.
Biden slips a jab from Finger.
A decent looking cross lands there for Finger.
Finger has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Biden scores with a nice right hand.
Finger just misses with a punch to the body.
Finger misses with a right hand
and Biden counters with a straight right hand.
Biden defending well as Finger loads up on a big left hand.
Finger throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Biden stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Finger tests Biden's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Biden slips a jab from Finger.
Biden slips a straight right by Finger.
Finger lands a lovely overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Finger cracks Biden with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Finger swings widly with a right hand
and Biden counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Biden dodges the punch combination from Finger.
Finger avoids the body shot from Biden.
Finger just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finger misses with a hook.
A jab from Finger does it's job there.
Finger staying out of range there.
Finger lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Finger misses with a left hand
and Biden counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Biden defending well as Finger loads up on a big left hand.
Finger rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Biden counters with a stiff right hand.
Biden scores with a crisp jab that stopped Finger in his tracks.
Biden waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Finger.
Biden throws a looping overhand right but Finger ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Finger finds it's way through Biden's defenses.
Biden needs to keep his hands up - Finger had a free shot at his head there.
Finger is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Biden had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Biden throws the left hand but Finger avoids the punch easily.
Finger takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Finger misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finger looks to land a right hand but Biden moved out of range.
Biden uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Finger.
Biden scores with a hook.
Finger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Biden.
An attempted straight right counter from Biden misses the target.
Finger punishes Biden's body with a nice straight punch.
Finger scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Biden doesn't seem bothered though.
Finger misses with a lunging right hand
and Biden connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Finger throws a body punch but Biden moves out of range.
Finger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Biden was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Biden bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Finger's head.
Biden looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Biden moves away from the strike by Finger.
Biden throws out a loose jab but Finger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Finger throws a right hand that misses
and Biden connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Finger misses with a straight left.
Biden is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A big right from Finger misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finger misses with a series of wild punches.
Finger blocks a jab.
Finger swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Biden counters with a left to the body.
Middle Finger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice jab there from Finger.
Finger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Finger misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Biden was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Finger.
Biden throws a body shot but no joy.
Finger looks to land a right hand but Biden moved out of range.
Finger throws a jab when Biden was well out of range.
Biden scores with a hook.
Biden throws out a loose jab but Finger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Biden keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Finger.
Finger throws a lazy uppercut
and Biden counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Finger thinking.
Biden uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Finger.
Biden was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Finger throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Biden connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Middle Finger has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Finger throws a hook but Biden blocks it.
Biden bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Finger slips a jab and a cross from Biden.
Biden lands a nice shot that snaps Finger's head back.
Biden blocks a jab.
Finger swings widly with a right hand
and Biden counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Finger throws a big shot that misses.
Biden staying out of range there.
Finger takes a swing at Biden's ribcage but misses.
Finger swings widly with a right hand
and Biden cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Finger is rocked!
Finger looks up at the clock. Bad move! Biden lands a right hand from hell, dropping Finger. Biden pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Biden!
A victorious Joe Biden thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drew Barnes (ranked 1427 p4p, 1733 weight class) and Billy Blank (ranked 176 p4p, 213 weight class). Billy Blank 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Drew Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Blank!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blank tries to move into range but Barnes moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Blank is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Blank rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barnes counters with a nice double leg into side control. Blank won't be happy with that.
Barnes has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Blank wants to control but Barnes postures up.
Barnes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Blank keeps working.
Barnes throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Blank can't do much from the bottom here.
Barnes throwing strikes but Blank manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Barnes is looking for a sweep.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Barnes is working hard here to advance position.
Blank working the head and body with strikes.
Barnes sneaks back into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blank is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Blank trying to control the pace.
Barnes slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Barnes trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Blank wants to control from the top but Barnes keeps moving.
Barnes wants to sweep but no luck.
Blank looking to pass the guard.
Blank wants to control from the top but Barnes keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Blank tries to free his leg and advance position but Barnes is retaining full guard.
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.
Barnes bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Blank's guard.
Barnes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Barnes stands up over Blank, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Blank working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Blank is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Blank is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Barnes postures up.
Barnes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Blank tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Barnes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Blank managing to control the position.
Barnes scoring with some ground and pound.
Barnes landing with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes won't allow Blank to sweep him here.
Blank keeping moving, preventing Barnes from controlling successfully.
Barnes won't allow Blank to sweep him here.
Barnes 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.
Barnes is in close to Blank's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Blank looking to control.
Barnes stands up over Blank, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Blank wants to sweep here but Barnes controlling him for the moment.
Barnes wants to control from the top but Blank keeps moving.
Barnes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Blank is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Blank not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Blank's head.
Blank keeping moving, preventing Barnes from controlling successfully.
Barnes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Barnes won't allow Blank to sweep him here.
Blank manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Barnes manages to get himself to full guard.
Barnes working a defensive guard here.
Blank advances position into side control!
Barnes tries to bench press Blank off him but Blank keeps the position.
Barnes is not content to let Blank control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barnes manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Drew Barnes dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Barnes slips a jab from Blank.
Billy Blank seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blank moves away from the strike by Barnes.
Blank lands with a straight right. Barnes didn't see that one coming.
Blank throws a shot from downtown. Barnes moves away and avoids it.
Blank punishes Barnes's body with a nice straight punch.
Blank misses with a left hand
and Barnes counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Blank is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Blank keeping moving, preventing Barnes from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blank not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Barnes makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blank keeping moving, preventing Barnes from controlling successfully.
Barnes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Blank works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Barnes trying to control the position from guard on top but Blank is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blank not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Barnes wants to control from the top but Blank keeps moving.
Blank thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Barnes wants to control from the top but Blank keeps moving.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Barnes's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Barnes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blank moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barnes misses with a straight left.
A telegraphed right hand from Blank misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blank jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Barnes misses with a wild combination.
Barnes misses with an uppercut.
Blank misses with a looping left.
Blank connects with a jab.
It looks like Drew Barnes has been cut.
Barnes misses with a left hand
letting Blank counter with a right hand.
Blank thuds his right hand into Barnes's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Barnes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Blank throws a hook to the side of Barnes's head but Barnes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blank thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab lands there for Blank.
A slow jab from Blank misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blank misses with a looping right.
Barnes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barnes finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Blank has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Blank misses with a body shot.
Barnes drops down looking for a counter takedown but Blank sprawls and moves away.
Barnes misses with a few strikes there.
Barnes throws a leg kick but Blank moved away.
Blank just misses with a punch to the body.
Blank waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barnes.
Blank might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Barnes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blank connects with a looping right hand.
The fighters circling - Blank throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barnes takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Blank finds it's target.
Barnes has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Blank misses with a body shot
and Barnes counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Barnes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes is in close to Blank's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Barnes stopping the sweep attempt from Blank.
Drew Barnes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Barnes not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Blank bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Barnes's guard.
Barnes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Blank stands up over Barnes, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Blank content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Blank won't allow Barnes to sweep him here.
Blank trying to control but Barnes is working from the bottom.
Blank sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Blank showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Drew Barnes'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Barnes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blank.
Blank bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Barnes's head.
Blank takes a jab right on the kisser.
Barnes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blank is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Blank.
Blank stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barnes.
A swing and a miss from Blank.
Barnes throws a looping overhand right but Blank ducks down to avoid it.
Barnes slips under a jab from Blank.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Barnes misses
and Blank counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barnes defending well as Blank loads up on a big left hand.
Barnes looks to score with a jab to the body but Blank is just out of range.
Blank pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blank swings for the body but Barnes moves out of range.
Blank moves into range and connects with a jab.
Blank misses with a hook. Barnes ducked under it nicely.
Barnes appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Blank is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barnes.
Barnes tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barnes throws a leg kick
and Blank counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big right from Barnes misses.
Blank takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Blank throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barnes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barnes misses with a looping right.
Barnes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blank.
Barnes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blank throws out the jab.
Barnes appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Barnes missing with a left hand there. Blank was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes cracks Blank with a right hand to the side of the head.
Barnes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blank swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Blank takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Barnes blocks a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Blank misses.
Blank cracks Barnes with an open hand slap.
Barnes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blank.
Barnes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barnes connects with a nice looking jab.
Barnes walks into a straight right hand from Blank.
Barnes swings widly with a right hand
and Blank counters with a nice uppercut.
Blank swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blank is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barnes.
Barnes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blank fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnes manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Barnes misses the target.
Barnes misses the jab.
Blank misses with a straight right.
Blank uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barnes.
Barnes scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Barnes looks to score with a jab to the body but Blank is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Blank on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Blank throws a lazy uppercut
and Barnes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barnes walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Barnes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blank throws a jab when Barnes was well out of range.
Barnes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blank.
Barnes half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Blank connects with a looping right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blank misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes.
Blank looks to land a right hand but Barnes moved out of range.
Barnes slips a jab from Blank.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blank. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barnes throws a big shot that misses.
Barnes walks into a stiff left hand from Blank.
Barnes misses with an uppercut. Blank saw that one coming.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Blank.
Blank connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Blank comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Blank has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Blank!
An out of breath Billy Blank thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Morales (ranked 2288 p4p, 1425 weight class) and Dempsey O誰eill (ranked 327 p4p, 209 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Excellent boxer
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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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ricardo Morales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dempsey O誰eill!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morales connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Morales looks to throw the jab but O誰eill is out of range.
O誰eill is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A solid body kick from O誰eill.
Ricardo Morales seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O誰eill throws a body punch but Morales moves out of range.
O誰eill wants to clinch.
O誰eill throws out a loose jab but Morales uses good head movement to avoid it.
O誰eill takes a jab right on the kisser.
Morales lands an overhand right.
O誰eill blocks a leg kick.
Morales throws a body kick that misses.
O誰eill throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morales sees it coming and avoids it easily.
O誰eill scores with a shot to the body.
Morales wants to slow O誰eill down by chopping away at his legs.
O誰eill chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Morales can pounce on him.
Morales misses with a body punch
enabling O誰eill to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Ricardo Morales has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morales throws a solid leg kick but O誰eill takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Morales.
O誰eill is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Morales with a body shot.
O誰eill tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Morales paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Morales ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O誰eill moves away.
O誰eill flicks out a counter leg kick but Morales steps away.
O誰eill gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O誰eill misses with a body shot.
Morales buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Morales lands with a nice body punch.
O誰eill takes one to the side of the head.
Morales lands a nice hook to O誰eill's body. O誰eill takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Morales fakes a jab and throws a low kick but O誰eill checks it well.
O誰eill cracks Morales with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Morales takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice straight punches there by Morales. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Morales.
A telegraphed right hand from O誰eill misses the target.
Morales fires out a quick counter leg kick but O誰eill just manages to avoid it.
O誰eill rushes Morales and presses him up against the cage.
Morales misses with a hook from the clinch.
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!
O誰eill blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, O誰eill scores with a nice short uppercut.
O誰eill misses with a punch to the body.
Morales tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from O誰eill on the inside.
O誰eill swings wildly with an uppercut but Morales uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morales is trying to break the clinch but O誰eill is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morales tries to work over O誰eill's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Morales misses with a punch on the inside.
O誰eill lands a right hand that snaps the head of Morales backwards.
O誰eill stalling in the clinch.
Morales escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morales doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
O誰eill avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
O誰eill catches Morales with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Morales is rocked!
O誰eill swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Oh Morales is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Morales tries to get into range but O誰eill steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Morales! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! O誰eill scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dempsey O誰eill!
Dempsey O誰eill seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vito Corleone (ranked 2051 p4p, 1670 weight class) and Moritz Zimmerman (ranked 298 p4p, 238 weight class). Corleone comes to the cage accompanied by Sussudio- Phil Collins. Moritz Zimmerman will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vito Corleone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Moritz Zimmerman!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zimmerman shoots in and drives through. Corleone sprawls well.
Corleone misses with a hook
and Zimmerman counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Corleone!
Corleone might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Zimmerman goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Corleone rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Zimmerman's guard! Nice work there by Corleone!
Corleone with a flurry of punches that miss.
Zimmerman throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Zimmerman is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Corleone defends well.
Corleone throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zimmerman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Corleone accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Corleone has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Corleone scoring with some ground and pound.
Zimmerman is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Our spies down at at London MMA Club inform us that Zimmerman has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Corleone postures up and lands a big shot to Zimmerman's brow.
Zimmerman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Corleone distracts Zimmerman with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Corleone in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Zimmerman is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Corleone is aware though and is defending well.
Corleone landing with the ground and pound.
Zimmerman is rocked!
Corleone has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Corleone arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Zimmerman's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Vito Corleone!
Vito Corleone made sure to mention his sponsor, Core Combat in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Liam Ghambe (ranked 1374 p4p, 1647 weight class) and Sausage Pizza (ranked 61 p4p, 72 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Pizza's choice of entrance music: Koo Koo Kanga Roo - All I Eat Is Pizza. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Liam Ghambe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sausage Pizza!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Pizza.
Ghambe lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Sausage Pizza has been cut.
Ghambe misses the jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Ghambe as he connects with a hook.
Pizza throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Ghambe counters with a nice body shot.
Ghambe seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Pizza goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ghambe lunges at Pizza with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pizza's hand.
Pizza looks to land a body kick but Ghambe moved away.
Ghambe works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ghambe fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pizza looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ghambe darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ghambe circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Pizza to the canvas! Pizza doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Ghambe keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Liam Ghambe!
An out of breath Liam Ghambe thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Sausage Pizza stepped up to the mic, saying 'Its allright, im just a pizza dude who likes to bang. Let me bang bro!'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yasha Big Mouth (ranked 401 p4p, 1544 weight class) and Caio Peieira (ranked 50 p4p, 93 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yasha Big Mouth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Caio Peieira!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peieira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Big Mouth on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Big Mouth pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Peieira with the counter takedown but Big Mouth avoids it easily.
Peieira throws a shot from downtown. Big Mouth moves away and avoids it.
Peieira shoots for a takedown but Big Mouth saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Peieira takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Big Mouth drops his hands momentarily and Peieira takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Big Mouth connects with a crisp jab.
It looks like Caio Peieira has been cut.
Big Mouth scores with a nice right hand.
Big Mouth jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Peieira throws a front kick aimed at Big Mouth's knee but Big Mouth avoids it well.
An attempted straight right counter from Big Mouth misses the target.
Big Mouth throws out a loose jab but Peieira uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big right from Big Mouth misses.
Big Mouth is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Peieira.
Big Mouth throws a hook but Peieira avoids it easily.
Big Mouth uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Peieira.
It looked like Big Mouth wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peieira throws a head kick but Big Mouth moves out of range.
Peieira takes one to the chin there.
Big Mouth lands a glancing blow to the side of Peieira's head.
Peieira is rocked!
Big Mouth cracks Peieira with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Peieira tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Big Mouth pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Peieira is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yasha Big Mouth!
Yasha Big Mouth spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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