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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Boss Yonic (ranked 3616 p4p, 4170 weight class) and Luke Glanton (ranked 493 p4p, 546 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Boss Yonic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luke Glanton!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yonic is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Glanton.
Glanton takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Glanton misses with a body shot.
Yonic moves into range and connects with a jab.
Yonic lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Yonic lands a nice shot that snaps Glanton's head back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Glanton. Yonic does a little dance to reset his feet.
A counter left hand to the body from Yonic misses its target.
Nice straight punches there by Glanton. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Glanton.
Glanton works Yonic's body with a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yonic walks into a left hand.
Yonic has taken the fight to the clinch.
Yonic gets through Glanton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Glanton lands an uppercut.
Yonic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Glanton backwards.
Yonic being controlled against the cage.
Glanton is leaning against Yonic and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Yonic has a couple of punches blocked by Glanton.
Yonic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Glanton is looking to control Yonic's arms but Yonic gets an underhook and turns him. Now Glanton has his back to the cage.
Yonic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Glanton breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yonic swings for the body but Glanton moves out of range.
Yonic moves out of range of the strikes.
Yonic is looking to counter punch.
Yonic throws a lazy uppercut
letting Glanton counter with a right hand.
Nice jab there from Yonic.
Yonic works Glanton's body with a nice hook.
Yonic cracks Glanton with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Glanton misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Yonic counters with a nice body shot.
Yonic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Glanton.
Yonic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Yonic misses.
Glanton connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Yonic momentarily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
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!
Yonic wants the takedown. Glanton is fighting it off but Yonic persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Glanton's guard against the cage.
Glanton lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Yonic is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Glanton is aware though and is defending well.
Glanton stopping the sweep attempt from Yonic.
Yonic might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glanton trying to control but Yonic is working from the bottom.
Glanton preventing the sweep.
Glanton 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.
Glanton stopping the sweep attempt from Yonic.
Yonic keeping full guard, as Glanton tries to pass.
Glanton pushing down on Yonic's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Glanton in particular looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glanton looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Yonic wants to control but Glanton is keeping busy.
Glanton with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Yonic is trying to control but can't.
Yonic is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Yonic regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Yonic looking to control but Glanton passes into half guard.
Glanton tries to pass the half guard into mount. Yonic knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are battling for position here. Yonic manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Yonic trying to control the position.
Yonic is looking for a triangle but Glanton pushes his legs off easily.
Glanton is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Glanton preventing the sweep.
Glanton trying to move into half guard but instead Yonic has managed to sweep!
Yonic trying to control the position from guard on top but Glanton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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 Boss Yonic will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Glanton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yonic throws out the jab.
Glanton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yonic.
Glanton takes a swing at Yonic's ribcage but misses.
Glanton misses with a combination
letting Yonic counter with a right hand.
Yonic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Glanton doesn't seem bothered though.
Glanton looks to land a left hand but Yonic moved out of range nicely.
Yonic misses the jab.
Glanton doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The fighters circling - Glanton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yonic cracks Glanton with a right hand to the side of the head.
Glanton misses with a jab to the body
and Yonic counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Yonic wants to control from the top but Glanton keeps moving.
Yonic won't allow Glanton to sweep him here.
Glanton is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Boss Yonic overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glanton keeping full guard, as Yonic tries to pass.
Yonic controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Glanton bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Yonic's guard.
Yonic looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Glanton trying to control but Yonic is working from the bottom.
Glanton looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glanton trying to control the position from guard on top but Yonic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Glanton engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Yonic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Yonic bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Glanton's guard.
Glanton utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Glanton looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yonic is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yonic distracts Glanton with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Yonic wants to control from the top but Glanton keeps moving.
Glanton controls Yonic momentarily but Yonic frees himself.
Glanton keeping full guard, as Yonic tries to pass.
Yonic missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Glanton controlling Yonic's posture.
Yonic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Glanton is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Yonic postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Yonic controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Glanton is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Yonic wants to control from the top but Glanton keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Glanton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A big right from Glanton misses.
Yonic drives through and clinches with Glanton against the cage.
Yonic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Glanton blocking some punches.
Yonic has a couple of punches blocked by Glanton.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Boss Yonic dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! 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.
Yonic darts in and clinches Glanton up against the cage.
Yonic struggles to land a body shot inside as Glanton controls his hands.
A short right from Yonic on the inside.
Glanton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Glanton blocks a body shot from Yonic.
Yonic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yonic.
Yonic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Glanton can do to turn this around?
Yonic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yonic throws a head punch that misses.
Yonic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Glanton taking a breather.
Yonic successfully pulls guard.
Glanton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yonic is keeping the position for now.
Glanton must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Glanton trying to control the position from guard on top but Yonic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Glanton stays in close to Yonic's body and controls the position.
Yonic pulls Glanton in to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glanton looking to pass the guard.
Glanton works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Glanton wants to take a breather but Yonic is having none of it.
Yonic wants to get back to full guard.
Still in half guard, Glanton seems content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Glanton is just content to waste time from the top position. Yonic takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Yonic wants to sweep but no luck.
Glanton forces his way into half guard.
Yonic is trying to control but can't.
Glanton working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Yonic's thigh. Yonic counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Yonic pulls Glanton in close to prevent any damage.
Yonic is trying to control the position but Glanton postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glanton looking to pass the guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Glanton trying to control the position from guard on top but Yonic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yonic looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Yonic throws a shot to the body.
Boss Yonic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Decent striking displayed by Yonic there.
Yonic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Glanton.
Yonic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Glanton swings for the body but Yonic moves out of range.
Glanton connects with a nice looking jab.
Glanton takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A jab from Yonic finds it's way through Glanton's defenses.
Yonic throws the left hand but Glanton avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yonic has taken the fight to the clinch.
Glanton throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Glanton takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Glanton can't find room to land a body shot as Yonic controls the action.
Yonic gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yonic has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Glanton tries to lock up and control but Yonic gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Glanton tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Glanton tries to hold on but Yonic pushes him away.
Glanton is desperately trying to improve his position but Yonic has a good base and remains in mount.
Luke Glanton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yonic controlling the position easily from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boss Yonic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Yonic 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boss Yonic!
Our winner, Boss Yonic, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cathail Murphy (ranked 4393 p4p, 2865 weight class) and Toran Roth (ranked 521 p4p, 386 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Cathail Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Toran Roth!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roth fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Murphy avoids it really well and circles away.
Murphy gets a clinch.
Murphy has had enough of the clinch but Roth keeps him there for the moment.
Murphy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Murphy throws a head punch that misses.
Roth jumps into guard, dragging Murphy to the mat.
Murphy engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We've been hearing good reports from Murphy's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy stands and throws Roth's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Murphy advances to full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy tries to control but Roth wriggling away.
A nice elbow there by Murphy.
Roth tries to lock up and control but Murphy gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Murphy raining down hammerfists from mount.
Murphy controlling the pace for now.
Murphy has control of Roth's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Roth regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Murphy with good strikes from the mount here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roth wants to control but Murphy is having none of it.
Roth is bucking up trying to escape but Murphy cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Murphy scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Roth?
Roth wants to control but Murphy is having none of it.
Murphy controlling from mount.
Murphy scoring with strikes but Roth is staying in there.
Murphy controlling his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roth is squirming around, avoiding Murphy's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy lands a heavy elbow.
Murphy fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Murphy trying to control but Roth is having none of it.
Murphy controlling his opponent.
Roth wants to hold on but Murphy pushes him away.
Roth told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Murphy trying to control but Roth is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roth in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Murphy lands a big elbow.
Murphy sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Roth is squirming around, avoiding Murphy's attempts to control the action.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Murphy lands a couple of good shots and Roth has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cathail Murphy dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Roth checks a leg kick.
Roth closes this distance looking for a takedown but Murphy circles away.
Murphy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Murphy scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Roth is not content to let Murphy control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Murphy drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roth tries to bench press Murphy off him but Murphy keeps the position.
Roth is not content to let Murphy control the position.
Murphy staying calm.
Murphy is looking to take a break and control but Roth is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Murphy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Roth can do to turn this around?
Murphy decides to stand back up. Murphy steps back and let's Roth get back to his feet.
That's two 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.
Murphy has managed to clinch.
Murphy turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Murphy manages to end up in side control.
Murphy tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Roth is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Murphy's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Murphy keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Cathail Murphy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Murphy connects with a nice short shot to Roth's temple.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roth has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Murphy is working away from the top position though.
Murphy is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Murphy throwing shots but Roth is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy is keen to just control but Roth is a slippery customer.
Roth is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Murphy pulls his head out easily.
Roth tries to get to full guard but Murphy has control of the leg.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Murphy seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Murphy working Roth over with strikes.
Murphy wants to take a breather but Roth is having none of it.
Roth actively working from the bottom here.
Murphy decides to return to a standing position.
Murphy is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Roth's half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy lands strikes from half guard.
Roth has hold of Murphy's hands but Murphy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Murphy is thwarting Roth's attempts to control the position.
Roth is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Murphy pulls his head out easily.
Murphy controlling the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Roth wants to get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cathail Murphy dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Murphy dives in and scores a takedown into Roth's guard.
Roth can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Murphy controls the pace.
Murphy cracks Roth with a solid left hand.
Murphy looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Roth is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Murphy defends well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roth is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy looking to pass the guard.
Murphy landing with the ground and pound.
Murphy trying to control the position from guard on top but Roth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Murphy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Murphy throws a big right hand that misses.
Murphy stays in close to Roth's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Roth manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Murphy manages to get himself to full guard.
Roth looking to pass the guard.
Murphy working a defensive guard here.
Roth won't allow Murphy to get back to his feet.
Murphy uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Murphy defending well as Roth loads up on a big left hand.
Roth gets caught napping as Murphy dives in and scores a takedown. Roth manages to retain guard.
Roth pushes Murphy off and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy lands a jab to Roth's midsection.
Murphy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Roth changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Roth gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Murphy counters with a one-two to the body.
Murphy closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Murphy is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Roth has escaped the position, nice work there.
Roth is trying to get back to half guard.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roth is looking to reverse the position.
Murphy landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roth trying to remain calm as Murphy controls from the top position.
Murphy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Roth keeps working.
Murphy working the body and head with strikes.
Murphy trying to control the action but Roth is working from the bottom.
Murphy landing strikes.
Murphy trying to control the action but Roth is working from the bottom.
Toran Roth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cathail Murphy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Murphy controlling the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cathail Murphy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Murphy has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:26
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:26
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cathail Murphy!
Cathail Murphy managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Brooklyn Apothecary, into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tim Armstrong (ranked 2987 p4p, 2594 weight class) and William Ralph Dean (ranked 429 p4p, 381 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as William Ralph Dean enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tim Armstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, William Ralph Dean!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dean avoids the body shot from Armstrong.
Nice cross by Dean.
Nice defenses there by Dean.
Armstrong slips a straight right by Dean.
Dean misses with a looping right.
Armstrong misses with a hook. Dean ducked under it nicely.
Dean throws a left and a right that both miss
and Armstrong counters with a low kick, right behind Dean 's knee.
Armstrong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Armstrong 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 Dean has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dean and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Armstrong tests Dean's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dean misses with an uppercut. Armstrong saw that one coming.
Dean slips under a jab from Armstrong.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong throws a lazy right hand but Dean sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dean waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Armstrong.
Dean lands a lovely overhand right.
Armstrong takes a swing at Dean's ribcage but misses.
Dean swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Armstrong motions for Dean to come forward. Armstrong throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Armstrong scores with a hook to the body. Dean takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Armstrong 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.
Dean throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Armstrong swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dean fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Armstrong manages to avoid it.
Armstrong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dean moves away.
As Armstrong backs off Dean throws a huge counter combo but Armstrong manages to avoid it all.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Armstrong 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 Dean has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dean and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A little jabbing left from Dean on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dean throws a series of punches but Armstrong avoids them all with ease.
Armstrong is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong misses the shot to the body.
Dean throws a big counter head kick but Armstrong avoids it with no problem.
Dean throws a jab but it's blocked by Armstrong.
Dean throws a nice looking combination but Armstrong bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dean pivots, looking for a leg kick but Armstrong is out of range and Dean settles back down.
Dean slips a jab from Armstrong.
Armstrong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dean manages to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Dean.
A jab from Armstrong does it's job there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Armstrong just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong lands a slapping body shot.
Dean throws a series of punches but Armstrong avoids them all with ease.
Dean slips a jab from Armstrong.
Dean swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dean misses with an uppercut. Armstrong saw that one coming.
Dean keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Armstrong.
Dean staying out of range there.
Dean keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dean pushes Armstrong away with a front kick.
Dean takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Armstrong scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Armstrong attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dean throws out a counter right but Armstrong avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dean keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Armstrong.
Armstrong lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dean at a distance.
Armstrong throws a hook but Dean avoids it easily.
Armstrong throws a hook but Dean avoids it easily.
Dean lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dean misses with the combination.
Dean lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Dean 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.
Armstrong missing with a left hand there. Dean was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dean appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Armstrong misses with a left hand
and Dean counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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 Tim Armstrong will probably get the nod.
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.
Armstrong slips a straight right by Dean.
Armstrong 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.
Dean lands a lovely overhand right.
Jab, jab by Dean - just one landing.
Armstrong misses with an uppercut
and Dean counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A shot to the liver by Armstrong. Beautiful body shot.
Armstrong fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dean throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Armstrong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dean digs a good hook to Armstrong's body.
Dean lands a nice looking body shot.
Armstrong throws a right hand that misses
and Dean cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong looks to land a right hand but Dean moved out of range.
Armstrong wants to land a leg kick but Dean is out of range.
Armstrong 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.
Tim Armstrong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dean ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Armstrong moves away.
A big left from Dean misses.
Armstrong motions for Dean to come forward. Armstrong throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dean is looking for the big counter here.
Dean cracks Armstrong with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dean is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Armstrong.
Armstrong takes a swing at Dean's ribcage but misses.
Armstrong misses with an uppercut.
Armstrong takes a swing at Dean's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Dean coming out on top.
Dean misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Armstrong.
Armstrong loads up on a big right hand but Dean slips the punch.
Dean throws a head kick that misses.
Armstrong lands with a nice body punch.
Armstrong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dean.
Dean digs a good body shot into Armstrong's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dean looks to throw the jab but Armstrong is out of range.
Armstrong fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dean throws a body punch but Armstrong moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong misses with a body punch
and Dean counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dean takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Armstrong slips under a jab.
Dean missing with a left hand there. Armstrong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dean throws a looping overhand right but Armstrong ducks down to avoid it.
Armstrong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dean slips a straight right by Armstrong.
Dean lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
William Ralph Dean seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good shot there by Dean.
Dean swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Armstrong was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dean.
Nice defenses there by Dean.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dean moves out of range of the strikes.
Armstrong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Armstrong lands with an overhand left.
Dean swinging wildly here.
Armstrong lands with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dean misses with a wild body shot.
Armstrong was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dean looks to throw the jab but Armstrong is out of range.
Armstrong misses with an uppercut. Dean saw that one coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
William Ralph Dean showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Armstrong paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dean!
Armstrong lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Armstrong looks to score with a jab to the body but Dean is just out of range.
Dean waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Armstrong.
Armstrong was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A looping hook to the body misses from Armstrong. Dean does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dean now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Armstrong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Armstrong throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dean.
Dean unleashes a big counter combination but Armstrong bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Armstrong throws a hook but Dean avoids it easily.
Dean flicks out a counter leg kick but Armstrong steps away.
Armstrong throws a looping overhand right but Dean ducks down to avoid it.
Armstrong turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean moves into range and connects with a jab.
Armstrong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dean scores with a jab. Armstrong acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dean lands a body shot.
Armstrong connects with a body shot that sends Dean's belly button to the back.
Armstrong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dean ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dean is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Armstrong with a body shot.
Dean's corner calls for a 1-2. Dean obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dean moves out of range of the strikes.
Dean displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Armstrong throws out the jab.
Dean tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean misses with an uppercut.
Armstrong stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dean.
Armstrong lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Armstrong stuns Dean with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Armstrong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dean.
Armstrong is looking to counter punch.
Armstrong misses with a low kick as Dean jumps back.
Armstrong motions for Dean to come forward. Armstrong throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Armstrong throws the left hand but Dean avoids the punch easily.
A little jabbing left from Dean on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Armstrong slips under a jab from Dean.
Armstrong moves away from the strike by Dean.
Armstrong lands with a nice body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Armstrong moves out of range of the strikes.
Dean fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Armstrong looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dean missing with a left hand there. Armstrong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Armstrong misses with a hook. Dean ducked under it nicely.
Dean throws a hook but Armstrong blocks it.
Armstrong throws out a loose jab but Dean uses good head movement to avoid it.
Armstrong misses with an uppercut
and Dean counters with a nice uppercut.
Dean connects with a single shot there.
Armstrong takes a swing at Dean's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Armstrong misses with a leg kick
and Dean counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dean throws out a leg kick but Armstrong moves out of range and Dean only half commits.
A jab from Armstrong misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Armstrong. Dean does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dean bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dean looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A big left from Armstrong misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Armstrong defending well as Dean loads up on a big left hand.
Armstrong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Armstrong misses with a body shot
and Armstrong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to William Ralph Dean.
Well Dean 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Ralph Dean!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nigel Benn Jr (ranked 2427 p4p, 2069 weight class) and Royce Gracie (ranked 359 p4p, 303 weight class). Gracie has chosen Jiu Jitsu by Smoke Serpent as his entrance music. Royce Gracie has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 30 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nigel Benn Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Royce Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie has a takedown stuffed.
Benn Jr's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gracie under the eye.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gracie.
Benn Jr misses with a wild combination.
Gracie is trying hard to land a takedown here. Benn Jr sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nigel Benn Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Royce Gracie.
Gracie takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Benn Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Gracie fails with the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie has his takedown stuffed
letting Benn Jr counter with a right hand.
Benn Jr looks to land a left hand but Gracie moved out of range nicely.
Benn Jr 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.
Benn Jr connects with a single shot there.
Benn Jr punishes Gracie's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benn Jr misses with a wild combination.
Gracie with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gracie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Benn Jr tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Benn Jr connects with a nice looking jab.
Royce Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Decent striking displayed by Benn Jr there.
Gracie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Benn Jr lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Benn Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Benn Jr lands a jab to Gracie's midsection.
Benn Jr leaves Gracie with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Benn Jr scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
 Gracie is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benn Jr is stalking Gracie. Gracie circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Benn Jr, and it's lights out! Gracie really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nigel Benn Jr!
A victorious Nigel Benn Jr 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gilmat Kirk (ranked 2243 p4p, 1535 weight class) and Yoshihiro Asai (ranked 139 p4p, 94 weight class). Kirk kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Lords of Iron. Asai is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Grand Sword. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gilmat Kirk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 25 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yoshihiro Asai !
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asai with the inside leg kick.
Yoshihiro Asai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Asai has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kirk.
Asai throws a head kick but Kirk moves out of range.
Good work by Kirk as he checks the leg kick.
A low kick from Asai misses
and Kirk decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Asai 's guard.
Kirk drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Asai dives on top into guard.
Kirk wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Kirk has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Asai has passed into side control.
Kirk tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Asai easily slips into full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kirk sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Asai decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asai lands a jab to the head.
Kirk is looking to clinch.
Asai dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kirk. That did some damage!
Asai connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kirk throws a sloppy head kick and Asai moves out of range easily.
Kirk takes one to the side of the head.
Asai looks to throw the jab but Kirk is out of range.
Kirk closes the distance looking to clinch
and Asai makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Asai throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kirk appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asai looks to throw the jab but Kirk is out of range.
Kirk avoids the body shot from Asai .
Kirk closes the distance and pushes Asai back into the cage.
Kirk goes for a takedown attempt but Asai pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Asai misses the jab.
Asai works the jab nicely.
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!
Asai lands a nice shot to the body.
Kirk drives through and clinches with Asai against the cage.
Asai prevents the takedown attempt.
Asai lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kirk lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Asai .
Asai tries to throw a body punch but Kirk avoids it by throwing Asai back against the cage.
Kirk tightens his grip and picks Asai up, before dumping him to the ground. Asai manages to land in guard.
Kirk stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Asai swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kirk throws a strike but Asai rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirk is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kirk is trying to keep Asai in close.
Kirk had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Asai defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kirk working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Asai doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Asai manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kirk throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Asai escapes and throws Kirk's legs to the side, diving into side control!
You can see the frustration on Kirk's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirk is looking to reverse the position.
Kirk struggling a bit here.
Kirk manages to work his way to half guard, despite Asai 's best efforts.
Kirk wants to control but Asai is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Asai is taking a breather. Kirk says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Kirk wants to improve his position but Asai is controlling well.
Kirk trying to control here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshihiro Asai dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kirk tries to close the distance and clinch but Asai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Asai throws a nice inside leg kick.
Asai moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Asai dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kirk. That did some damage!
Asai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kirk looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Asai manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Kirk keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Asai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kirk has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Asai avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kirk has picked Asai up - he's going for a ride! Kirk dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Kirk looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kirk is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirk is pressing down on Asai 's thigh, looking to free his foot. Asai is holding on for now.
Kirk is working for a kimura but Asai is defending it quite comfortably.
Kirk seems to be looking for submissions.
Kirk wants to pass to mount but Asai is defending the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Asai is defending against the submission attempts here by Kirk.
Kirk is trying to work for a kimura but Asai is defending well.
Kirk seems to be working for a kimura but Asai defends the submission attempt.
Kirk in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Asai tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Kirk!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gilmat Kirk!
Gilmat Kirk decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Yoshihiro Asai spoke after the fight, saying 'Ill Train Harder And Win My Next Fight'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shaun Brownie (ranked 1547 p4p, 1080 weight class) and Dalton McConnell (ranked 230 p4p, 156 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying McConnell's choice of entrance music: The Reason. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shaun Brownie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dalton McConnell!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brownie drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dalton McConnell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McConnell throws a body shot but no joy.
Brownie was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We've been told by Brownie's head coaches at Westside Martial Arts that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
McConnell slips under a jab from Brownie.
McConnell looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McConnell lands a lovely overhand right.
McConnell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brownie avoids the body shot from McConnell.
McConnell gets in close and instigates a clinch.
McConnell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brownie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McConnell struggles to land a body shot inside as Brownie controls his hands.
McConnell has Brownie pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from McConnell.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McConnell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brownie's elbow.
McConnell lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brownie lands an elbow inside that McConnell shrugs off.
 It looks like Dalton McConnell has been cut.
Brownie blocks a body shot from McConnell.
Brownie lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McConnell or not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McConnell working aggressively here.
A right hand to the body from McConnell.
Brownie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McConnell.
McConnell stalls.
McConnell pulls Brownie into guard.
Brownie trying to control the position from guard on top but McConnell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brownie controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Brownie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Brownie pushing down on McConnell's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Brownie sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McConnell defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brownie wants to pass to mount but McConnell is defending the position.
Brownie trying to control from half guard but McConnell is working away.
Brownie throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Brownie is just content to waste time from the top position. McConnell takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
McConnell is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Brownie is trying to control but can't.
Brownie is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brownie has his hands clasped together around McConnell's back. He's all about the action.
Brownie wants to control but McConnell is keeping busy.
Brownie is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Brownie tries to roll over but McConnell keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McConnell seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Brownie does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Brownie wants to control but McConnell is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
McConnell wants to clinch.
McConnell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brownie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brownie misses with a jab, cross combination.
McConnell takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McConnell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brownie throws the left hand but McConnell avoids the punch easily.
McConnell cracks Brownie with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Brownie throws a body punch but McConnell moves out of range.
McConnell lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
McConnell misses with a wild body shot.
McConnell works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
McConnell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brownie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McConnell drives through and clinches with Brownie against the cage.
McConnell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dalton McConnell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dalton McConnell's cut.
That's time! Brownie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Brownie shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
McConnell tries to clinch but Brownie is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - McConnell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McConnell takes a swing at Brownie's ribcage but misses.
Brownie shoots for a double leg takedown but McConnell sprawls well. He's pushed Brownie's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dalton McConnell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McConnell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McConnell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brownie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brownie lands a jab to the head.
Brownie moves away from the strike by McConnell.
Brownie misses with a looping right.
Jab, jab by Brownie - just one landing.
Brownie tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but McConnell defends well and Brownie ends up having to push McConnell into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brownie is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. McConnell can't fight it off and eventually Brownie manages to take the fight to the floor. McConnell looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Brownie distracts McConnell with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brownie wants to control from the top but McConnell keeps moving.
McConnell has his hands on Brownie's head, controlling the position.
McConnell tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Brownie lands a couple of elbows.
McConnell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brownie.
Brownie throws a strike but McConnell rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McConnell preventing the sweep.
McConnell must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Brownie controls McConnell momentarily but McConnell frees himself.
McConnell looking to pass the guard.
Brownie lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Brownie throws a big right hand that misses.
McConnell working a defensive guard here.
Brownie seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Brownie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brownie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Brownie looking to pass the guard.
McConnell tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Brownie postures up and lands a big shot to McConnell's brow.
Brownie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
McConnell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
McConnell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brownie 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.
Brownie looking to pass the guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Brownie's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brownie trying to control the position from guard on top but McConnell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brownie is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brownie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brownie shoots for a takedown but McConnell saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shaun Brownie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brownie defending well as McConnell loads up on a big left hand.
McConnell lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
McConnell tries to clinch there but Brownie circles away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McConnell listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Brownie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McConnell throws a right hand that Brownie ducks under and follows up with a left that Brownie also avoids with ease.
Good standup being displayed there by McConnell as he connects with a hook.
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 Shaun Brownie will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dalton McConnell's cut.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Brownie stalks McConnell and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into McConnell's face. McConnell staggers backwards, shaken.
McConnell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brownie.
McConnell appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Brownie fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but McConnell avoids it really well and circles away.
McConnell fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McConnell with a body punch. A glancing blow.
McConnell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brownie on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McConnell doesn't manage to clinch there - Brownie circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Brownie. Those never looked like landing.
Brownie misses with a straight left.
McConnell lands a body shot.
Brownie takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McConnell scores with a shot to the side of Brownie's head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Brownie looking to slow down the pace here.
Brownie is looking for a takedown up against the cage. McConnell gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Brownie blocks a body shot from McConnell.
McConnell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
McConnell has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Brownie after a bit of a struggle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McConnell.
McConnell avoiding damage as Brownie throws knees to the body.
McConnell prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shaun Brownie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McConnell makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McConnell lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McConnell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McConnell dips to his left and cracks Brownie with an uppercut!
Dalton McConnell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McConnell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brownie looks up at the clock. Bad move! McConnell lands a right hand from hell, dropping Brownie. McConnell pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dalton McConnell!
Dalton McConnell tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leonard Nimoy (ranked 2325 p4p, 1786 weight class) and Yeshua Immanuel (ranked 343 p4p, 267 weight class). 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leonard Nimoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yeshua Immanuel!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Immanuel darts in and clinches Nimoy up against the cage.
Nimoy blocks an uppercut.
Nimoy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Immanuel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nimoy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Immanuel backwards.
Immanuel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nimoy backwards.
Still in the clinch, Nimoy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nimoy struggles to land a body shot inside as Immanuel controls his hands.
Nimoy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Immanuel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Immanuel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nimoy blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Immanuel.
Immanuel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nimoy 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.
Immanuel lands a right hand.
Immanuel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Immanuel has a couple of punches blocked by Nimoy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nimoy can't find room to land a body shot as Immanuel controls the action.
Immanuel lands a nice uppercut.
Immanuel misses with a punch on the inside.
Immanuel throws a punch but it's blocked by Nimoy.
Nimoy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Immanuel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nimoy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nimoy lands with a right to the head.
Nimoy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Immanuel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nimoy blocks an uppercut.
Immanuel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nimoy can't find room to land a body shot as Immanuel controls the action.
Nimoy looking to slow down the pace here.
Nimoy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Immanuel gets through Nimoy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Immanuel misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Immanuel.
A short right from Immanuel on the inside.
Immanuel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Immanuel has a couple of punches blocked by Nimoy.
Immanuel lands a nice uppercut.
Immanuel blocks a body shot from Nimoy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Immanuel.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Immanuel.
Immanuel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nimoy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Immanuel misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Immanuel working aggressively here.
Nimoy lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Immanuel fails to land.
Immanuel misses with some punches.
Immanuel has a couple of punches blocked by Nimoy.
Nimoy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Immanuel misses with a punch on the inside.
Immanuel scores with a shoulder strike.
Immanuel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nimoy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Immanuel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Immanuel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Immanuel lands with a short shot to the head.
Immanuel scores with a shoulder strike.
Immanuel misses with a punch on the inside.
Nimoy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nimoy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nimoy has a couple of punches blocked by Immanuel.
Nimoy can't find room to land a body shot as Immanuel controls the action.
Nimoy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Immanuel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Immanuel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Immanuel throws a head punch that misses.
Immanuel misses with the head strike.
Immanuel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nimoy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nimoy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nimoy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nimoy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Immanuel backwards.
Immanuel misses with the head strike.
Nimoy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nimoy.
Immanuel lands a nice uppercut.
Nimoy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nimoy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nimoy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Immanuel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nimoy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Immanuel blocking some punches.
Nimoy blocking some punches.
Immanuel throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nimoy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nimoy blocks an uppercut.
Nimoy struggles to land a body shot inside as Immanuel controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Immanuel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nimoy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Immanuel.
Immanuel lands a left hand.
Good body shot from Nimoy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Immanuel.
Immanuel lands a hook that snaps the head of Nimoy backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Immanuel.
Immanuel working aggressively here.
Immanuel swings wildly with an uppercut but Nimoy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Immanuel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nimoy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Immanuel misses with some punches.
Immanuel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Immanuel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Immanuel misses with the head strike.
Immanuel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Immanuel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nimoy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yeshua Immanuel dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Immanuel moves out of range of the strikes.
Immanuel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nimoy is looking to counter punch.
Immanuel tries to clinch up.
Immanuel clinches.
Immanuel misses with some punches.
Immanuel misses with the head strike.
Nimoy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Immanuel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nimoy misses with some punches.
Nimoy tries to work over Immanuel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nimoy.
Immanuel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nimoys head.
Immanuel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nimoy backwards.
Nimoy blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Immanuel blocks an uppercut.
Immanuel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Immanuel fails to land.
Immanuel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nimoy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Immanuel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nimoys head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nimoy tries to work over Immanuel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nimoy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nimoy tries to throw a body punch but Immanuel avoids it by throwing Nimoy back against the cage.
Immanuel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nimoy misses with the head strike.
Immanuel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Immanuel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Immanuel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Immanuel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Immanuel lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nimoy.
A short body shot lands from Nimoy as the two fighters clinch.
Nimoy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Immanuel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Immanuel lands an uppercut.
Nimoy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nimoy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nimoy scores with a jab. Immanuel acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Immanuel gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nimoy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Immanuel lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Immanuel.
Immanuel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Immanuel swings wildly with an uppercut but Nimoy uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nimoy just misses with a elbow thrown towards Immanuel's brow.
Yeshua Immanuel seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Immanuel misses with the head strike.
Nimoy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Immanuel misses with some punches.
Immanuel lands with a left to the head.
Immanuel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nimoy lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nimoy.
Immanuel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Immanuel has a couple of punches blocked by Nimoy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nimoy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nimoy.
Nimoy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nimoy lands with a right to the head.
Nimoy swings wildly with an uppercut but Immanuel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Immanuel misses with some punches.
Immanuel misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nimoy.
Nimoy scores with a shoulder strike.
Nimoy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nimoy digs a right hand underneath Immanuel's ribcage. Immanuel let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Immanuel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nimoy can't find room to land a body shot as Immanuel controls the action.
Immanuel misses with some punches.
Nimoy blocks an uppercut.
Immanuel lands with a left to the head.
Immanuel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nimoy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nimoy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Immanuel misses with some punches.
Nimoy misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Immanuel on the inside.
Nimoy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nimoy scores with a shot to the side of Immanuel's head.
A head punch on the inside from Nimoy fails to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nimoy works on Immanuel's body with a couple of short punches.
Nimoy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Immanuel lands with a right to the head.
Nimoy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Immanuel throws a punch but it's blocked by Nimoy.
Nimoy working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nimoy.
Immanuel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Immanuel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Immanuel lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Nimoy fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Nimoy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nimoy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Immanuel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Immanuel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Immanuel.
Immanuel lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Immanuel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Immanuel working aggressively here.
Immanuel misses with some punches.
Immanuel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Immanuel has a couple of punches blocked by Nimoy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yeshua Immanuel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Immanuel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nimoy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nimoy throws a shot from downtown. Immanuel moves away and avoids it.
Immanuel has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nimoy.
Nimoy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Immanuel tries to clinch up
and Nimoy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Immanuel moves into the clinch.
Nimoy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Immanuel misses with some punches.
Immanuel blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Immanuel.
Nimoy takes a shot to the head.
Nimoy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Immanuel lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nimoy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Immanuel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nimoys head.
Immanuel throws a punch but it's blocked by Nimoy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Immanuel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Immanuel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nimoy blocking some punches.
Nimoy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nimoy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Immanuel lands a right hand.
Immanuel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Immanuel blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Immanuel.
Immanuel misses with a punch on the inside.
Immanuel blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nimoy.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Immanuel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Immanuel lands a right hand.
Nimoy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Immanuel misses with some punches.
Nimoy struggles to land a body shot inside as Immanuel controls his hands.
A short left from Nimoy.
Nimoy blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Immanuel fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nimoy.
Nimoy tries to stall but Immanuel uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nimoy misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Immanuel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Immanuel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Immanuel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nimoy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Immanuel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Immanuel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Immanuel throws a punch but it's blocked by Nimoy.
Nimoy throws a punch but it's blocked by Immanuel.
Nimoy throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Nimoy fails to land.
Immanuel lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Immanuel.
Nimoy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nimoy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nimoy misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Immanuel.
Nimoy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Immanuel misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Nimoy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nimoy stalling in the clinch but Immanuel improves position.
A head punch on the inside from Immanuel fails to land.
Immanuel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Immanuel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nimoy.
Immanuel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nimoy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Immanuel throws a head punch that misses.
Nimoy lands with a light punch inside.
Immanuel lands with a right to the head.
Nimoy misses with a punch to the body.
Nimoy lands with a short shot to the head.
Immanuel blocks a body shot from Nimoy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Immanuel.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nimoy.
Nimoy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Immanuel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Immanuel on the inside.
Nimoy misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nimoy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nimoy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Immanuel scores with a shot to the side of Nimoy's head.
Nimoy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Immanuel scores with a shoulder strike.
Immanuel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Immanuel misses with the head strike.
Immanuel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nimoy works on Immanuel's body with a couple of short punches.
Nimoy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Immanuel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nimoys head.
Immanuel has a couple of punches blocked by Nimoy.
Nimoy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nimoy.
Immanuel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Leonard Nimoy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Immanuel.
A short right from Immanuel.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nimoy digs a right hand underneath Immanuel's ribcage. Immanuel let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Yeshua Immanuel is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Immanuel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nimoy swings wildly with an uppercut but Immanuel uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yeshua Immanuel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Immanuel winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yeshua Immanuel!
Our winner, Yeshua Immanuel, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Florisvaldo De Oliveira (ranked 2262 p4p, 1001 weight class) and Aaron Petrov (ranked 227 p4p, 107 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Petrov's choice of entrance music: Star.One - Original Badman Feat. Takura & Assassin. Florisvaldo De Oliveira could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Aaron Petrov's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Florisvaldo De Oliveira!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron Petrov!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrov looks to land a combination but De Oliveira avoids it well.
Petrov misses with an uppercut. De Oliveira saw that one coming.
De Oliveira appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Aaron Petrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petrov misses with a wild body shot.
De Oliveira blocks a head kick by Petrov.
De Oliveira feinted with a counter takedown.
A telegraphed right hand from Petrov misses the target.
De Oliveira attempts a counter takedown but Petrov avoids it well and moves away.
Petrov throws a poor cross that misses
and De Oliveira counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by De Oliveira.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Oliveira wants to pass the guard but Petrov is keeping the position.
Petrov wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
De Oliveira tries to free his leg and advance position but Petrov is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Oliveira stopping the sweep attempt from Petrov.
De Oliveira is looking to advance position but Petrov has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
De Oliveira wants to hold on but Petrov pushes him away.
De Oliveira is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Average Joe�s Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
De Oliveira is looking to get to half guard.
De Oliveira tries to hold on but Petrov pushes him away.
De Oliveira is trying to escape the mount.
De Oliveira tries to hold on but Petrov postures up.
Petrov controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Oliveira tries to hold on but Petrov pushes him away.
De Oliveira tries to reverse the position but Petrov maintains control.
Petrov controlling from mount.
De Oliveira tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Petrov controlling from mount.
De Oliveira tries to get back to half guard but can't.
De Oliveira tries to hold on but Petrov pushes him away.
Petrov controlling his opponent.
De Oliveira keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Oliveira slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
De Oliveira wants to control but Petrov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Petrov prevents De Oliveira from improving his position.
Petrov is figuring out what he wants to do next.
De Oliveira actively working from the bottom here.
De Oliveira tries to roll over but Petrov keeps him under control.
Petrov slows the pace down in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
De Oliveira gets back to full guard.
De Oliveira looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Petrov passes into half guard.
De Oliveira looking for submissions off his back.
De Oliveira looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Petrov trying to control the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Petrov's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Petrov dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Petrov thows a leg kick but De Oliveira checks it
and De Oliveira counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
De Oliveira trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Petrov is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. De Oliveira is aware though and is defending well.
De Oliveira won't allow Petrov to sweep him here.
Aaron Petrov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Petrov keeping full guard, as De Oliveira tries to pass.
De Oliveira postures up.
Petrov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
De Oliveira trying to control but Petrov is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Petrov wants to sweep but no luck.
De Oliveira passes Petrov's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov keeping control of the position.
De Oliveira is working for a kimura but Petrov is defending it quite comfortably.
De Oliveira not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Petrov is trying to control but can't.
De Oliveira is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Petrov manages to get to full guard.
De Oliveira looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
De Oliveira passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Petrov is trying to get back to half guard.
De Oliveira tries to advance to mount but Petrov denies him.
Petrov manages to get back to half guard.
Petrov trying to control but De Oliveira postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Oliveira wants to pass the guard but Petrov is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Oliveira is working for a kimura but Petrov is defending it quite comfortably.
De Oliveira is looking to pass Petrov's guard but actually Petrov recovers to full guard.
De Oliveira trying to control the position from guard on top but Petrov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Oliveira slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
De Oliveira is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Petrov is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
De Oliveira tries to advance position but instead Petrov slips a leg back in to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov is refusing to be controlled, as De Oliveira sits in half guard.
Petrov trying to control here.
De Oliveira trying to control from half guard but Petrov is working away.
De Oliveira throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
De Oliveira wants to pass the guard but Petrov is defending well.
Petrov makes his way to full guard, as De Oliveira worked for a kimura.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Florisvaldo De Oliveira 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.
Petrov throws a nice looking combination but De Oliveira bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
De Oliveira half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Petrov connects with a jab.
Petrov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt De Oliveira.
Petrov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Petrov misses with an uppercut.
De Oliveira feinted with a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Oliveira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petrov.
Petrov connects with a solid leg kick.
A left and a right from Petrov both land. Nice combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov throws a big shot that misses.
A clash of legs there as De Oliveira blocks the low kick.
De Oliveira drops down looking for a counter takedown but Petrov sprawls and moves away.
A swing and a miss from Petrov.
De Oliveira appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Petrov lands a jab to De Oliveira's midsection.
Petrov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Petrov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De Oliveira blocks a leg kick.
De Oliveira half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
De Oliveira moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
De Oliveira defending well as Petrov loads up on a big left hand.
De Oliveira feinted with a counter takedown.
Petrov scores with a jab to the body.
Petrov misses with a lunging right hand
and De Oliveira counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
De Oliveira wants to free his trapped foot but Petrov is holding on for dear life with his legs.
De Oliveira is keen to just control but Petrov is a slippery customer.
De Oliveira trying to pass the guard but Petrov defending well.
De Oliveira throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Oliveira not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Petrov controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
De Oliveira working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Petrov's thigh. Petrov counters though and makes it back to full guard.
De Oliveira trying to control but Petrov is working from the bottom.
Petrov pulls De Oliveira in close to prevent any damage.
De Oliveira trying to control the position from guard on top but Petrov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Petrov seems keen to control De Oliveira's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Petrov keeping moving, preventing De Oliveira from controlling successfully.
De Oliveira wants to pass the guard but Petrov is keeping the position.
Petrov seems keen to control De Oliveira's posture.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
De Oliveira pushes down on Petrov's leg and manages to get into half guard.
De Oliveira frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Petrov sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De Oliveira wants to free his trapped foot but Petrov is holding on for dear life with his legs.
De Oliveira stalling away here and it's allowed Petrov to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Petrov really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A big left from Petrov misses.
De Oliveira feinted with a counter takedown.
De Oliveira slips a jab from Petrov.
De Oliveira moves out of range as Petrov strikes.
De Oliveira tries to counter with a takedown but Petrov is quick to defend against it.
Petrov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Oliveira.
De Oliveira changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A nice leg kick lands there from Petrov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov tests De Oliveira's chin there with a solid looking shot.
De Oliveira slips a jab from Petrov.
De Oliveira feinted with a counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Petrov.
De Oliveira ducks under a wild hook from Petrov.
A jab from Petrov does it's job there.
Petrov looks to throw the jab but De Oliveira is out of range.
De Oliveira attempts a counter takedown but Petrov avoids it well and moves away.
Petrov throws a hook but De Oliveira avoids it easily.
Petrov misses with a wild body shot.
De Oliveira drops down looking for a counter takedown but Petrov sprawls and moves away.
De Oliveira defending well as Petrov loads up on a big left hand.
De Oliveira drops down looking for a counter takedown but Petrov sprawls and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov misses with an uppercut.
De Oliveira appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Petrov scores with a sloppy right hand. De Oliveira should have avoided that one.
Petrov misses with a straight right.
De Oliveira changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A nice leg kick from Petrov, right into the meat of the thigh.
De Oliveira displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Petrov throws out the jab.
De Oliveira changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Petrov feints and then cracks De Oliveira's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow De Oliveira down.
De Oliveira staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov missing with a left hand there. De Oliveira was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Oliveira avoids the head kick by Petrov.
Petrov throws the left hand but De Oliveira avoids the punch easily.
Petrov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Good shot there by Petrov.
Petrov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Petrov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov throws a body shot but no joy.
Petrov throws out a powerful jab.
No joy there for Petrov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Petrov misses with an uppercut.
Aaron Petrov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Petrov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Petrov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Petrov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Petrov dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A jab from Petrov misses.
Petrov swings widly with a right hand
and De Oliveira counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Petrov is trying to maintain the position but De Oliveira is very close to passing his half guard.
Petrov controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Petrov moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Oliveira looking to pass the guard.
De Oliveira trying to control the position from guard on top but Petrov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Oliveira is really struggling to control Petrov but he's trying to hold on to the position.
De Oliveira looking to pass the guard.
De Oliveira trying to control the position from guard on top but Petrov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Petrov is adopting a defensive guard.
De Oliveira stopping the sweep attempt from Petrov.
De Oliveira stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Petrov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
De Oliveira drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Petrov dives on top into guard.
Florisvaldo De Oliveira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
De Oliveira is looking for a triangle but Petrov pushes his legs off easily.
Petrov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
De Oliveira looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Petrov has picked De Oliveira up and slammed him! De Oliveira can't keep hold of the triangle and Petrov manages to pass to side control!
De Oliveira tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Petrov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Petrov taking a breather here.
De Oliveira is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov controls the position.
De Oliveira is looking to regain half guard here but Petrov keeps moving and retains side control.
De Oliveira trying to remain calm as Petrov controls from the top position.
De Oliveira can't do much from the bottom here.
De Oliveira tries to get back to half guard but can't.
De Oliveira is being controlled here.
De Oliveira is looking to regain half guard here but Petrov keeps moving and retains side control.
De Oliveira manages to work his way to half guard, despite Petrov's best efforts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
De Oliveira looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Well, if Petrov is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
De Oliveira tries to roll over but Petrov keeps him under control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
De Oliveira punching from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A slow jab from Petrov misses its intended target.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Aaron Petrov.
I think Petrov 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 45:49
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 45:49
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 45:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aaron Petrov! Aaron Petrov retains his featherweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Aaron Petrov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lorenzo Bataglia (ranked 704 p4p, 919 weight class) and Klahan Metharom (ranked 43 p4p, 58 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lorenzo Bataglia!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Klahan Metharom!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Metharom checks the leg kick.
Bataglia throws a low kick but Metharom moves out of range easily.
Metharom appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bataglia looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bataglia is looking to slow Metharom down with leg kicks.
Metharom misses with a lunging right hand
and Bataglia counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Metharom jabs Bataglia to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Metharom misses with a left hand
and Bataglia counters with a nice low kick that buckles Metharom's knee momentarily.
Metharom takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Metharom turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Metharom throws an overhand right that lands on Bataglia's shoulder, as Bataglia tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bataglia on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bataglia swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Metharom counters with a nice uppercut.
Metharom shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bataglia was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Metharom misses with a lunging right hand
and Bataglia counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bataglia moves out of range as Metharom strikes.
Bataglia half committed to a counter leg kick.
Metharom moves out of range of the strikes.
Metharom swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bataglia misses with a jab to the body
enabling Metharom to counter with a crisp jab.
The fighters circling - Bataglia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little jabbing left from Metharom on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bataglia is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Metharom throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bataglia on the side of the head.
Metharom lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Metharom throws a shot from downtown. Bataglia moves away and avoids it.
Bataglia slips a straight right by Metharom.
Bataglia feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Metharom uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bataglia.
A solid body kick from Bataglia.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Metharom goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Metharom takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bataglia throws a body shot but no joy.
Bataglia throws a nice looking combination but Metharom bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bataglia throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bataglia looks for the body kick but Metharom saw that one coming.
Metharom tries to bum rush Bataglia with a series of wild strikes but Bataglia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bataglia half committed to a counter leg kick.
Bataglia lands a jab.
Bataglia lands a nice hook to Metharom's body. Metharom takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Metharom connects with a looping right hand.
Bataglia misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Metharom throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bataglia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bataglia throws a body punch but Metharom moves out of range.
Bataglia fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Metharom checks it well.
A head kick misses from Bataglia.
Bataglia walks into a left hand.
Metharom displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Metharom pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice cross by Metharom.
 Bataglia is rocked!
Bataglia is looking to land body kicks.
Oh Bataglia is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bataglia connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bataglia seems to have got his legs back now.
Metharom misses with a left hand
and Bataglia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bataglia takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Metharom swings for the body but Bataglia moves out of range.
Bataglia lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Metharom is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bataglia had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Bataglia darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bataglia jabs at Metharom's body.
Bataglia scores with a sloppy right hand. Metharom should have avoided that one.
Bataglia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Metharom raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Bataglia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Metharom manages to avoid it.
Bataglia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Metharom.
Metharom checks a low kick from Bataglia.
Bataglia throws an off balance right hand
and Metharom counters with a nice uppercut.
Bataglia misses with a low kick.
Nice body kick there by Metharom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Klahan Metharom will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Metharom throws the left hand but Bataglia avoids the punch easily.
Bataglia ducks under a wild hook from Metharom.
Metharom throws a hook but Bataglia avoids it easily.
Crunch! Metharom slams his shin into Bataglia's torso.
Metharom lands a head kick. Bataglia smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bataglia misses with a low kick.
Metharom with a nice calf kick.
Metharom throws a hook but Bataglia blocks it.
Klahan Metharom seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Metharom moves out of range as Bataglia strikes.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Bataglia might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Bataglia rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Metharom counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Metharom throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bataglia is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Metharom scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bataglia avoids a punch combination nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - Metharom scores with a four punch combination!
Metharom throws a sloppy head kick and Bataglia moves out of range easily.
Metharom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bataglia was well out of range. Poor timing from Metharom.
Metharom finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bataglia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Metharom.
Bataglia seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Bataglia slips a jab from Metharom.
Bataglia is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A punch combination from Metharom misses.
Metharom feints a jab promting Bataglia to slip. Metharom then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bataglia slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bataglia lands a leg kick that knocks Metharom off balance momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bataglia has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Metharom finds it's way round the side to connect with Bataglia's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Metharom misses with an uppercut. Bataglia saw that one coming.
Metharom has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Good work by Metharom as he checks the leg kick.
Bataglia throws out a loose jab but Metharom uses good head movement to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Metharom! But no joy.
Some wild striking there from Metharom.
Metharom chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bataglia can pounce on him.
Bataglia throws a leg kick which misses Metharom's front leg but catches the back leg as Metharom tries to avoid it.
Bataglia throws a right hand that Metharom ducks under and follows up with a left that Metharom also avoids with ease.
Bataglia on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bataglia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bataglia takes a swing at Metharom's ribcage but misses.
Metharom throws a counter combo.
Metharom punishes Bataglia's body with a nice straight punch.
Metharom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bataglia.
Bataglia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bataglia moves out of range as Metharom throws a body kick.
Bataglia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Metharom.
Metharom throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bataglia counters with a nice low kick that buckles Metharom's knee momentarily.
Metharom lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Metharom avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A leg kick checked by Metharom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Metharom throws a head kick but Bataglia moves out of range.
Bataglia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bataglia misses with a head kick.
Metharom avoids the head kick by Bataglia.
Nice shot lands for Metharom.
Bataglia throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Metharom's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body kick from Metharom.
Bataglia sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bataglia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Metharom scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bataglia throws a nice head kick!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Klahan Metharom showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Bataglia's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Metharom avoids the head kick by Bataglia.
Metharom looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Metharom tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bataglia lands a slapping body shot.
Bataglia scores with a crisp jab that stopped Metharom in his tracks.
Bataglia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bataglia wants to slow Metharom down by chopping away at his legs.
Metharom thumps Bataglia with a low kick.
Bataglia moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bataglia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Metharom moves away.
Metharom misses with a body kick.
Bataglia takes a swing at Metharom's ribcage but misses.
Metharom looks to land a right hand but Bataglia moved out of range.
Bataglia feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bataglia misses with a left hand
and Bataglia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Metharom throws a body shot but no joy.
Bataglia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Metharom.
Bataglia throwing a counter right hand but Metharom manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Metharom misses the target.
Bataglia will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Metharom is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Metharom lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bataglia cracks Metharom with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Metharom ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bataglia moves away.
Bataglia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Metharom.
Bataglia is looking for a counter combo.
Metharom scores with a hook.
Metharom throws a hook to the side of Bataglia's head but Bataglia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bataglia lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Metharom throws a good cross that connects.
Metharom pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bataglia takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bataglia moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Metharom chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bataglia can pounce on him.
Metharom misses with a low kick.
Metharom works Bataglia's body with a nice hook.
Bataglia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Metharom lands with a right hand.
Bataglia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bataglia tests Metharom's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bataglia throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bataglia cracks a nice hook into Metharom's ribs.
Metharom blocks a low kick nicely.
Bataglia throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Metharom counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bataglia throws an off balance right hand
and Metharom cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Metharom stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Metharom throws a sloppy head kick
and Metharom takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bataglia throws a leg kick that is checked
and Metharom counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Metharom looks to land a left hand but Bataglia moved out of range nicely.
Bataglia appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bataglia moves out of range of the strikes.
Bataglia has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Metharom finds it's way round the side to connect with Bataglia's head.
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!
Bataglia thows a leg kick but Metharom checks it
and Metharom counters with a nice uppercut.
A slow jab from Metharom misses its intended target.
Bataglia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Metharom manages to avoid it.
Metharom's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Metharom misses with a leg kick.
Bataglia with a nice cross.
Bataglia throws a nice outside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Bataglia.
Bataglia turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Klahan Metharom just about did enough to take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bataglia sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bataglia scores with a nice right hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Metharom checks a leg kick.
Despite the aggression on Metharom's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bataglia feints and then cracks Metharom's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Metharom down.
Metharom bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bataglia's head.
Metharom throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bataglia throws a lazy right hand but Metharom sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little jabbing left from Metharom on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Metharom misses with a combination
and Bataglia counters with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Metharom on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bataglia feints and then cracks Metharom's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Metharom down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bataglia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Metharom misses with a two punch combination.
Bataglia looks to score with a jab to the body but Metharom is just out of range.
Metharom looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bataglia throws a low kick, looking for Metharom's leg but Metharom calmly moves out of range.
Metharom takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bataglia throws a nice inside leg kick.
Metharom throws a hook to the side of Bataglia's head but Bataglia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Metharom throws a right hand that Bataglia ducks under and follows up with a left that Bataglia also avoids with ease.
Bataglia will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A cross from Metharom lands.
Bataglia swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Metharom.
Bataglia throws a lazy right hand but Metharom sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Metharom turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Metharom throws a poor cross that misses
and Metharom takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bataglia thows a leg kick but Metharom checks it
and Metharom connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Metharom has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bataglia.
Bataglia uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bataglia lands a head shot.
Bataglia throws a left and a right that both miss
and Metharom counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bataglia fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Metharom is out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bataglia.
Bataglia looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bataglia misses with a left hand
and Metharom counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Bataglia swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Metharom counters with a series of strikes. Bataglia will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bataglia 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.
Bataglia misses with a low kick.
Metharom misses with a body kick.
Metharom takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Metharom misses with a hook.
Bataglia gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Metharom.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bataglia. That's going to slow Metharom down.
Metharom takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bataglia moves out of range as Metharom throws a body kick.
Bataglia swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Metharom missing with a left hand there. Bataglia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Metharom misses with a hook.
Bataglia gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Metharom.
Metharom checks the leg kick.
Bataglia moves out of range as Metharom strikes.
Bataglia clobbers Metharom with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bataglia throws a looping overhand right but Metharom ducks down to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bataglia shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Metharom! But no joy.
Metharom fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bataglia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bataglia throws a jab when Metharom was well out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Lorenzo Bataglia will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Bataglia misses with an uppercut
and Metharom counters with a thumping low kick.
Metharom lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bataglia throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bataglia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bataglia throws a leg kick but Metharom sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Metharom slips under a jab.
Metharom throws a leg kick which misses Bataglia's front leg but catches the back leg as Bataglia tries to avoid it.
Bataglia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Metharom moves away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Metharom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Metharom throws a hook but Bataglia avoids it easily.
Bataglia turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A cross from Bataglia lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Metharom slips a jab from Bataglia.
Bataglia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Metharom is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bataglia.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Metharom.
Metharom fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bataglia on the side of the head.
Bataglia loads up on a big right hand but Metharom slips the punch.
Metharom throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Metharom throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bataglia throws a big counter combination but Metharom scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bataglia connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bataglia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lorenzo Bataglia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Metharom throws a hook but Bataglia avoids it easily.
Bataglia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bataglia connects with a leg kick.
Metharom throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bataglia connects with the punch.
Metharom throws a body shot but no joy.
Metharom throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Metharom throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice defenses there by Metharom.
Bataglia throws a head kick that misses.
It seemed like Metharom was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Metharom throws a hook but Bataglia blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Metharom looks to land a right hand but Bataglia moved out of range.
Nice defenses there by Bataglia.
Metharom scores with the left hand. Bataglia knows he should have avoided that one.
Bataglia throws a lazy head kick
and Metharom counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bataglia's knee momentarily.
Bataglia connects with a leg kick.
Metharom takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Metharom now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Metharom looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Metharom dips to his left and cracks Bataglia with an uppercut!
Metharom takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bataglia swings for the body but Metharom moves out of range.
Metharom raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Metharom misses with a body shot
and Bataglia counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Metharom thinking.
A low kick from Bataglia is predictable there
and Metharom counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bataglia looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Metharom has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bataglia.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bataglia misses with a kick to the body.
Bataglia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Metharom was well out of range. Poor timing from Bataglia.
Bataglia throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bataglia misses with a few strikes there.
A head kick by Bataglia misses
and Metharom counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Bataglia misses with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Klahan Metharom.
Well Metharom 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 46:50
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 46:49
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 46:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Klahan Metharom!
Klahan Metharom is the new bantamweight champion!
Klahan Metharom made sure to mention his sponsor, KOMBAT KLOTHING in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frog Ribbit (ranked 1460 p4p, 1166 weight class) and Rayful Edmond (ranked 225 p4p, 172 weight class). Rayful Edmond has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Frog Ribbit's chin.
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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 19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frog Ribbit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rayful Edmond!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edmond lands a nice hook to Ribbit's body. Ribbit takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ribbit connects with a solid leg kick.
Ribbit misses with a body shot.
Edmond misses with a hook. Ribbit ducked under it nicely.
Ribbit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Edmond sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ribbit fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Edmond.
Edmond ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ribbit moves away.
Edmond tries to clinch up but Ribbit circles away and keeps his distance.
Edmond with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Edmond looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A low kick from Edmond misses
and Ribbit counters with a nice body shot.
Edmond has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Ribbit throws a low kick but Edmond avoids it.
Ribbit throws a lazy right hand but Edmond sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little jabbing left from Edmond on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Edmond tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ribbit manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And Ribbit counters with a quick kick to the body but Edmond blocks it.
Edmond misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Edmond ducks under a wild hook from Ribbit.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ribbit misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edmond misses with an uppercut. Ribbit saw that one coming.
Ribbit changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Edmond walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ribbit scoring well with a low kick there.
Edmond with the inside leg kick.
Ribbit on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Edmond. Edmond obviously looking to wear him down.
Edmond throws a combination that misses
enabling Ribbit to counter with a crisp jab.
Some wild striking there from Edmond.
Ribbit is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ribbit showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Edmond.
A jab from Ribbit finds it's way through Edmond's defenses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Edmond takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribbit checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ribbit throws a wild body kick that Edmond sees coming a mile off.
Edmond fails to land with a series of punches.
Ribbit misses with a straight left.
Ribbit throws a front kick aimed at Edmond's knee but Edmond avoids it well.
Edmond tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ribbit manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ribbit tests Edmond's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ribbit fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Edmond is out of range.
Edmond lands with a nice body punch.
Edmond lands a jab to the head.
Edmond misses with a few strikes there.
An attempted straight right counter from Ribbit misses the target.
Rayful Edmond seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Edmond forces Ribbit back against the cage and clinches.
Edmond breaks the clinch.
Ribbit moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Edmond lands with a nice combination. Ribbit backs away looking to recover.
 It looks like Frog Ribbit has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edmond keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ribbit.
Ribbit misses with a wild body shot.
Ribbit drops Edmond with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Edmond looks back up at him and smiles so Ribbit waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Edmond is rocked!
Ribbit shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Edmond takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Ribbit sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Edmond bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Frog Ribbit!
During a confident post fight interview, Frog Ribbit thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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