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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Reeves (ranked 23228 p4p, 23631 weight class) and Daniel Pawlikowski (ranked 633 p4p, 603 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, William Reeves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Pawlikowski!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, David Schapiro and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pawlikowski has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A good leg kick by Reeves.
Reeves stuffs the takedown attempt from Pawlikowski. Pawlikowski gets slowly back to his feet.
Pawlikowski takes a shot right to the bread basket.
William Reeves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the liver by Reeves. Beautiful body shot.
Reeves tries to sprawl but Pawlikowski drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Reeves is trying to control but can't.
Reeves tries to get to full guard but Pawlikowski has control of the leg.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reeves wants to control but Pawlikowski is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Reeves has hold of Pawlikowski's hands but Pawlikowski slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Reeves is looking for a sweep. Pawlikowski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Reeves's coaches at Tycoon Gym have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Reeves manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reeves controls Pawlikowski momentarily but Pawlikowski frees himself.
Reeves is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Reeves working for a triangle but Pawlikowski defends it easily.
Reeves will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Reeves escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pawlikowski gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Reeves lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Pawlikowski looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pawlikowski keeping moving, preventing Reeves from controlling successfully.
Reeves sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Pawlikowski doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Reeves paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Pawlikowski - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Daniel Pawlikowski!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Pleimelding (ranked 4063 p4p, 5161 weight class) and Tony Harrington (ranked 474 p4p, 536 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Samuel Pleimelding!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony Harrington!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Russell Pearce and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrington misses the jab.
Pleimelding feinted with a counter takedown.
Pleimelding shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Harrington as he jumps to the side.
Pleimelding shoots in looking for a takedown. Harrington tries to sprawl out of it but Pleimelding keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Harrington manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Harrington gets caught flat footed, as Pleimelding shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Pleimelding preventing the sweep.
Pleimelding in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Harrington manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pleimelding manages to get himself to full guard.
Pleimelding 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.
Harrington is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pleimelding is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pleimelding working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Harrington.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pleimelding looking to hit a scissor sweep but Harrington is one step ahead there.
Harrington wants to control from the top but Pleimelding keeps moving.
Pleimelding looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Harrington wants to control from the top but Pleimelding keeps moving.
Harrington throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pleimelding works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pleimelding manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Harrington manages to get himself to full guard.
Pleimelding tries to free his leg and advance position but Harrington is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrington is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Pleimelding is pressing down on Harrington's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Harrington wants to control from the top but Pleimelding keeps moving.
Harrington must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pleimelding not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Harrington tries to free his leg and advance position but Pleimelding is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harrington throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Harrington content to stall in guard here.
Harrington pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pleimelding is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pleimelding lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Harrington seems keen to control Pleimelding's posture.
Pleimelding wants to control from the top but Harrington keeps moving.
Pleimelding throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Harrington looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pleimelding is one step ahead there.
Pleimelding looking to sit in guard and control but Harrington gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pleimelding pulls Harrington in to control the position.
Harrington trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pleimelding utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Harrington throws a big right hand that misses.
Pleimelding preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Harrington in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Harrington looking to sit in guard and control but Pleimelding gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Pleimelding wants to pass the guard but Harrington is keeping the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pleimelding landing with the ground and pound.
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 Samuel Pleimelding 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.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pleimelding.
Harrington stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Harrington wants it to stay on the feet.
Harrington thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pleimelding fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Harrington avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samuel Pleimelding. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harrington rushes Pleimelding and presses him up against the cage.
Harrington tries for a takedown. No joy.
Harrington gets underhooks to prevent Pleimelding's takedown attempt.
Harrington turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Harrington manages to end up in side control.
Harrington has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pleimelding struggling a bit here.
Harrington landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Harrington tries to score with some ground and pound. Pleimelding controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Harrington are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Pleimelding is not content to let Harrington control the position.
Harrington scores with a couple of short elbows.
Pleimelding manages to work his way to half guard, despite Harrington's best efforts.
Pleimelding is looking for a sweep. Harrington is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pleimelding controlling the position for now.
Harrington thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pleimelding's head.
Pleimelding is not content to let Harrington control the position.
Harrington slips a nice elbow through Pleimelding's hands, connecting with Pleimelding's forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrington not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Harrington prevents Pleimelding from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harrington wants to take a breather but Pleimelding is having none of it.
Pleimelding keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Harrington is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Pleimelding reverses the position - he's now on top in Harrington's guard.
Harrington manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pleimelding manages to get himself to full guard.
Harrington throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pleimelding works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrington passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Harrington throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Harrington looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Pleimelding is avoiding damage well.
Harrington is looking to take a break and control but Pleimelding is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pleimelding can't do much from the bottom here.
Harrington misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's four 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.
Pleimelding sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Harrington is nestled in close to Pleimelding, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Pleimelding has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Harrington is working away from the top position though.
Harrington not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pleimelding is pressing down on Harrington's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Pleimelding is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Pleimelding has momentary wrist control but Harrington slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harrington trying to control but Pleimelding is working from the bottom.
Harrington is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Harrington showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Pleimelding's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Harrington keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pleimelding looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Harrington is fending him off so far but Pleimelding persists. Nope, Harrington circles away and we're back to standing.
Harrington misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Harrington shoots in looking for a takedown but Pleimelding manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Harrington's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Pleimelding shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Harrington sprawls well. Harrington wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pleimelding gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samuel Pleimelding. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pleimelding changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Harrington looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Harrington dodges the ground and pound from Pleimelding.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pleimelding landing strikes.
Pleimelding working away.
Harrington sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Pleimelding throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Harrington trying to control but Pleimelding postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrington tries to roll over but Pleimelding keeps him under control.
Pleimelding wants to control but Harrington is keeping him busy.
Harrington gets full guard.
Tony Harrington has got the better of the ground game so far.
Harrington wants to sweep here but Pleimelding controlling him for the moment.
Pleimelding trying to control but Harrington is working from the bottom.
Harrington looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pleimelding is one step ahead there.
Pleimelding throws a big elbow that misses.
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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Harrington is on top in guard.
Harrington trying to control the position from guard on top but Pleimelding is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harrington throws a strike but Pleimelding rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Pleimelding scoring with some ground and pound.
Harrington working a defensive guard here.
Pleimelding is working Harrington over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Harrington utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pleimelding looking to pass the guard.
Harrington wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrington is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Pleimelding not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Pleimelding makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Harrington avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Harrington looking for a sweep. Not yet Harrington, not yet.
Harrington trying to keep a closed guard but Pleimelding is proving a slippery customer.
Pleimelding distracts Harrington with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Harrington is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Pleimelding blocking the ground and pound attempt from Harrington.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrington with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Pleimelding is looking to control Harrington's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pleimelding avoid being mounted?
Harrington throws a strike but Pleimelding avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Pleimelding is pulling down on Harrington's head. It's preventing any offense from Harrington, at least for the moment.
Harrington trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harrington trying to control the position from guard on top but Pleimelding is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Samuel Pleimelding.
I think Pleimelding has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Samuel Pleimelding!
Samuel Pleimelding decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hunter Acosta (ranked 3604 p4p, 5068 weight class) and Gustav King (ranked 423 p4p, 528 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hunter Acosta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gustav King!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Franklyn Lucas and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
King connects with a good right hand that stumbles Acosta. Acosta circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Acosta ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
King is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Acosta.
King scores with a jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
King scores with a nice hook to the head.
Acosta is looking to break free of the clinch but King has double underhooks.
King prevents a body shot from Acosta.
King working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
King scores with an uppercut up the middle.
King lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Acosta is trying to break the clinch but King has him pressed against the cage.
King lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
King blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
I was talking to Acosta's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A nice right hand lands inside from King.
A quick uppercut on the inside from King.
King lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Acosta wants to break free but King has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Acosta tumbles to the floor! King threw a big shot that dropped him and now King is on top looking to finish! Acosta has guard but can he survive?!
 Acosta is rocked!
King 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.
Oh Acosta is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Acosta working a defensive guard here.
Acosta seems to have got his legs back now.
King sitting in guard, not really doing much.
King postures up.
King preventing the sweep.
Acosta had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. King defends it easily.
King showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
King wants to pass the guard but Acosta is keeping the position.
King throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King drops back looking for a leg! Acosta is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Acosta manages to kick King off! King jumps back into Acosta's guard.
King missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Acosta is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and King defends well.
Acosta working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from King.
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Acosta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Acosta is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
King controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Acosta is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. King is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King wants to control from the top but Acosta keeps moving.
King is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Acosta not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
King must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
King trying to control but Acosta is working from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Acosta is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. King is aware though and is defending well.
Acosta not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Acosta keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully.
King tries to free his leg and advance position but Acosta is retaining full guard.
King postures up in Acosta's guard and throws a big left but Acosta blocks it.
Acosta keeping full guard, as King tries to pass.
King won't allow Acosta to sweep him here.
King is working Acosta over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Acosta working for a triangle but King defends it easily.
King drops back looking for a leg! Acosta is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Acosta manages to kick King off! King jumps back into Acosta's guard.
King controlling from the top position.
Acosta pulls King in close to prevent any damage.
King throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Acosta works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Acosta looking to hit a scissor sweep but King is one step ahead there.
King has gone for a leg lock! Acosta slips out almost immediately though and dives into King's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gustav King dominated that round.
That's time! Acosta's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Acosta takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
King bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've been informed that King has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
A good leg kick by King.
Acosta looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range.
King has closed the distance and engaged Acosta in a clinch.
Acosta throws a punch but it's blocked by King.
King pushes Acosta back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
King prevents Acosta from breaking the clinch.
King blocks a body shot from Acosta.
King keeps control of Acosta as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Acosta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Acosta wants to get back to striking at distance but King won't allow it.
King lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Acosta tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. King smiles and moves away.
Acosta misses with an uppercut.
King throws a good cross that connects.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Acosta drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
King bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Acosta's head backwards.
Sloppy strikes from Acosta. Those never looked like landing.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
King lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Acosta to his knees! King keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gustav King!
Gustav King spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Branibar Voiwar (ranked 2496 p4p, 4089 weight class) and Aaron Spears (ranked 320 p4p, 477 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Branibar Voiwar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron Spears!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jorge Garcia and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spears rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Voiwar counters with a nice low kick that buckles Spears's knee momentarily.
A head kick misses from Voiwar.
And Spears tries to counter it with a takedown but Voiwar pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Spears walks into a stiff left hand from Voiwar.
Spears looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Voiwar!
Voiwar wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Voiwar trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Voiwar manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Voiwar is trying to get back to full guard.
Voiwar really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Spears is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Voiwar is pressing down on Spears's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voiwar wants to sweep here but Spears controlling him for the moment.
Spears drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Voiwar manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Spears has Voiwar in his guard.
Voiwar showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Voiwar 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.
Voiwar postures up.
Spears has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Voiwar can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Spears is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Voiwar is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voiwar sitting in guard here, content to control.
Spears working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Voiwar doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Voiwar manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Voiwar won't allow Spears to sweep him here.
Spears is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Voiwar slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Spears throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spears is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Voiwar defends well.
Spears being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Spears misses with a body shot.
A low kick from Spears misses
enabling Voiwar to counter with a crisp jab.
Spears fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Voiwar swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Spears shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Voiwar is looking to escape.
Spears trying to pass the guard but Voiwar defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spears is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Voiwar defends it well.
Voiwar is looking to escape.
Spears is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Spears is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Voiwar sees it coming and defends easily.
Voiwar is trying to stand back up but Spears is controlling him
Spears seems to be working for a kimura but Voiwar defends the submission attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Spears stops Voiwar from getting back to his feet.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Branibar Voiwar dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Spears tries to clinch but Voiwar is having none of it.
Spears has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Voiwar finds it's way round the side to connect with Spears's head.
Voiwar throws a jab but it's blocked by Spears.
Spears takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Aaron Spears seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Spears misses its intended target.
Voiwar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spears can do to turn this around?
Voiwar throws a low kick but Spears avoids it.
Spears bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Voiwar's head backwards.
Spears darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Voiwar is staying active underneath Spears, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Spears passes the guard and advances to mount!
Voiwar is trying desperately to improve 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!
Spears is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Voiwar has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Voiwar!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spears had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Voiwar defends it easily.
Voiwar controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Spears keeping full guard, as Voiwar tries to pass.
Spears working for a triangle but Voiwar defends it easily.
Spears throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Voiwar looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Spears throws his legs up looking for a submission but Voiwar uses it to pass to side control.
Voiwar is looking to take a break and control but Spears is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Spears is looking to regain half guard here but Voiwar keeps moving and retains side control.
Voiwar stands up.
Spears slips a jab from Voiwar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spears looks to throw the jab but Voiwar is out of range.
Voiwar with the inside leg kick.
Spears throws a shot from downtown. Voiwar moves away and avoids it.
Spears misses the jab.
Voiwar blocks a head kick by Spears.
Spears slips under a jab from Voiwar.
Voiwar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spears.
Spears tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Spears missing with a left hand there. Voiwar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Spears closes the distance and clinches up with Voiwar, looking for a takedown. Spears pushes Voiwar against the cage but Voiwar circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Spears closes the distance and clinches up with Voiwar, looking for a takedown. Spears pushes Voiwar against the cage but Voiwar circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Voiwar.
Voiwar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Spears circles away quickly and effectively.
A jab from Voiwar misses.
Voiwar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As Spears backs away, Voiwar returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spears misses with a hook
and Voiwar counters with a right hand to the body.
Voiwar moves away from the strike by Spears.
And Voiwar counters with a quick kick to the body but Spears blocks it.
Branibar Voiwar is winning the standup battle so far.
A punch lands to the side of Spears 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spears doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Voiwar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Branibar Voiwar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aaron Spears.
Voiwar misses with a straight right.
Spears lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Voiwar at a distance.
Spears moves out of range of the body kick.
Voiwar blocks a jab.
Voiwar thuds a left hand into Spears's body.
Spears throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Voiwar feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Spears bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Voiwar's head backwards.
Spears throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As Spears looks to move away, Voiwar throws a big counter combo but Spears just gets out of the way.
Voiwar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Spears fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Voiwar avoids it really well and circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Branibar Voiwar 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. 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.
Voiwar connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice defenses there by Voiwar.
Spears fails with the takedown.
Voiwar looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Spears tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Voiwar swivels and escapes.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Voiwar.
Spears throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Spears lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Spears throws a combination that misses
and Voiwar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Spears throws out a loose jab but Voiwar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Voiwar quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Voiwar fakes the leg kick and cracks Spears in the body.
Spears misses with a double jab.
Voiwar lands a lovely overhand right.
Spears shoots in looking for a takedown. Voiwar tries to sprawl out of it but Spears keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Voiwar manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Branibar Voiwar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aaron Spears.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spears gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Voiwar counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Spears tries to move into range but Voiwar moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Spears misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Spears closes this distance looking for a takedown but Voiwar circles away.
Spears looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Spears takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Voiwar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spears.
Nice body kick there by Voiwar.
Spears ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Spears misses with an uppercut. Voiwar saw that one coming.
Voiwar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Voiwar moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Voiwar keeps Spears at a distance using the push kick.
Voiwar leaves Spears with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Branibar Voiwar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voiwar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Voiwar throws a front kick that sends Spears stumbling back into the cage.
Voiwar is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spears on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A low kick lands for Voiwar.
Spears swings widly with a right hand
and Voiwar counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Voiwar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Spears.
Spears misses with a hook.
Spears misses with a two punch combination.
Branibar Voiwar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Voiwar throws a nice head kick!
Spears closes this distance looking for a takedown but Voiwar circles away.
Voiwar throws a nice inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Voiwar.
Spears misses with a kick to the body.
Spears ducks right into an uppercut from Voiwar.
Spears has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Voiwar.
Spears misses with a hook. Voiwar ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spears throws a body punch but Voiwar moves out of range.
It looked like Voiwar wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Spears dives in and grabs Voiwar's left leg, looking for a takedown. Voiwar pushes down on Spears's head and hops out.
Voiwar moves out of range of the strikes.
Voiwar lands the left hand.
Voiwar scores with a push kick.
Voiwar just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Voiwar as Spears shoots in.
Spears throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Voiwar.
Spears lands the left hand.
Voiwar misses the shot to the body.
Spears looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Voiwar with a nice calf kick.
Voiwar stuns Spears with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Voiwar closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Spears sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Voiwar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Voiwar connects with a high kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voiwar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Spears throws out the jab.
Spears swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Spears takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Spears misses the jab.
Spears is trying hard to land a takedown here. Voiwar sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Voiwar lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Spears walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Aaron Spears has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Spears closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Aaron Spears has got the better of the ground game so far.
Spears sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Voiwar defending well though.
Voiwar wants to get back to full guard.
Voiwar is trying to stand up here but Spears is controlling him well.
Voiwar is looking for a sweep. Spears is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spears is looking for a kimura here.
Spears is working for a submission of some sort.
And that's the end of the fight!
Branibar Voiwar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Voiwar, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Branibar Voiwar!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Sinclair (ranked 3369 p4p, 4948 weight class) and Marckus Reece (ranked 406 p4p, 523 weight class). Anthony Sinclair has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Anthony Sinclair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marckus Reece!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Alyssa Summers and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sinclair moves into the clinch successfully.
Sinclair keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Reece's efforts to push away.
Good body shot from Sinclair.
Sinclair keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Reece's efforts to push away.
Reece manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Sinclair trying to control the position from guard on top but Reece is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sinclair got a little sloppy there for a moment and Reece has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sinclair has managed to get both his arms back between Reece's legs - danger averted.
Sinclair lands a couple of elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sinclair decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Reece, up you get!
Reece rushes Sinclair and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sinclair gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Sinclair seems to be working for a kimura but Reece defends the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinclair is trying to work for a kimura but Reece is defending well.
Sinclair is pressing down on Reece's thigh, looking to free his foot. Reece is holding on for now.
Sinclair has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sinclair wants to control the pace but Reece is squirming around nicely.
Sinclair working Reece over with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reece is working to get back to half guard.
Sinclair content just to control the position here.
Sinclair looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sinclair drops a big elbow. That's hurt Reece! More shots from Sinclair and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Sinclair!
An out of breath Anthony Sinclair thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Marckus Reece was interviewed post fight and said 'I came out and did my best, I accepted this fight to help out the great promoters here. Time to get better,'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn IronSide (ranked 3059 p4p, 4638 weight class) and Rammaru Nokkau (ranked 402 p4p, 541 weight class). Nokkau comes into a darkened arena with his song building. When We Ride On Our Enemies kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bjorn IronSide!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rammaru Nokkau!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Joseph Jones and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nokkau throws a right and a left that both miss.
As Nokkau tries to get set, IronSide tries to push him back and clinch up but Nokkau manages to avoid the attempt.
Nokkau scores with the left hand. IronSide knows he should have avoided that one.
IronSide moves away from the strike by Nokkau.
Nokkau fails to land with a series of punches.
Rammaru Nokkau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nokkau takes a swing at IronSide's ribcage but misses.
Nokkau shoots in for a takedown but IronSide shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
As Nokkau looks to move away, IronSide throws a big counter combo but Nokkau just gets out of the way.
Nokkau manages to get an easy takedown there - catching IronSide on his heels. He'll look to pass IronSide's guard now, I'm sure.
IronSide on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if IronSide tries to get out of the position.
Nokkau working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Nokkau postures up.
Nokkau is in close to IronSide's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Nokkau is fighting to break IronSide's control of his arms but IronSide is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Nokkau 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.
Nokkau working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Nokkau looking to sit in guard and control but IronSide gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
IronSide trying to control the position from guard on top but Nokkau is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
IronSide not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nokkau is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! IronSide has his hands clasped together but Nokkau extends and breaks IronSide's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Nokkau.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rammaru Nokkau!
Rammaru Nokkau seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iasnfunsufnsud Tsmfimsfnd (ranked 3158 p4p, 3762 weight class) and Gman Writ (ranked 366 p4p, 435 weight class). Gman Writ acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Iasnfunsufnsud Tsmfimsfnd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gman Writ!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Chad Campbell and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsmfimsfnd misses with a body kick.
Writ has managed to clinch.
Tsmfimsfnd pushes Writ back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Tsmfimsfnd.
Writ gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Writ missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tsmfimsfnd is looking for a sweep. Writ is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Writ lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Writ wants to control but Tsmfimsfnd is keeping him busy.
Tsmfimsfnd keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tsmfimsfnd is controlling Writ's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Writ is looking for a kimura here.
Writ is working for a kimura but Tsmfimsfnd is defending it quite comfortably.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Writ wants to pass to mount but Tsmfimsfnd is defending the position.
Writ prevents Tsmfimsfnd from improving his position.
Tsmfimsfnd taking some punishment here, with Writ in his half guard.
Writ wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tsmfimsfnd keeps working.
Tsmfimsfnd avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Writ.
Tsmfimsfnd wants to improve his position but Writ is controlling well.
Writ not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two 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.
Writ lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Tsmfimsfnd is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Still in half guard, Writ seems content to control.
Writ sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tsmfimsfnd defending well though.
Tsmfimsfnd is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tsmfimsfnd trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Writ looking to secure an arm triangle but Tsmfimsfnd defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Writ trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tsmfimsfnd defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Writ.
Tsmfimsfnd is working to get back to half guard.
Writ trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Writ lands a nice shot to the head.
Writ takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Writ wants to control the pace but Tsmfimsfnd is squirming around nicely.
Tsmfimsfnd is trying to reverse the position but instead Writ has taken his back - oops!
Writ gets his hands free as Tsmfimsfnd looks to control.
Writ has managed to slip his arm under Tsmfimsfnd's chin. This could be all over... yep, Tsmfimsfnd is tapping out! Submission win for Writ.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Gman Writ!
Gman Writ very nearly forgot to thank Knock Out Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Phillip Ortega (ranked 2606 p4p, 2744 weight class) and Jane Malley (ranked 330 p4p, 340 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phillip Ortega!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jane Malley!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Franklyn Lucas and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malley takes the fight into the clinch.
Malley lands a right hand.
Malley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ortega blocks a body shot from Malley.
Malley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've been informed that Malley has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Ortega tries to stall but Malley uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Still in the clinch, Malley scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ortega blocks an uppercut.
Malley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ortega.
Ortega is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ortega looking to slow down the pace here.
Ortega seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Malley is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Ortega misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ortega manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Malley.
Ortega blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Malley as the two fighters clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malley struggles to land a body shot inside as Ortega controls his hands.
Ortega throws a punch but it's blocked by Malley.
Ortega wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Malley scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ortega misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ortega lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Malley throws a head punch that misses.
Malley swings wildly with an uppercut but Ortega uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ortega's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ortega misses with a punch on the inside.
Malley misses with an elbow over the top.
Malley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Malley lands a right hand.
Ortega trying to stall but Malley improves his position.
Ortega swings away with an uppercut that misses.
I was talking to Ortega's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Malley has Ortega pressed against the cage, preventing Ortega from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Malley tries to throw a body punch but Ortega avoids it by throwing Malley back against the cage.
Malley lands a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Malley.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Malley.
Ortega tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Malley.
Ortega has a couple of punches blocked by Malley.
Malley can't find room to land a body shot as Ortega controls the action.
Malley digs a right hand underneath Ortega's ribcage. Ortega let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Malley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ortega misses with some punches.
Malley blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Ortega fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Ortega.
Good body shot from Malley.
Ortega is looking to break free of the clinch but Malley has double underhooks.
Ortega blocking some punches.
Ortega misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Malley.
Malley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Ortega on the inside.
Malley blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Ortega.
Malley misses with a body punch.
Ortega looking to slow down the pace here.
Ortega blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Malley lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Malley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ortega looking to slow down the pace here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Malley.
Malley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ortega backwards.
Malley pushes Ortega back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Malley.
Ortega prevents a body shot from Malley.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Malley.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Malley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A right handed body shot lands from Malley.
Malley misses with a body punch.
Ortega has had enough of the clinch but Malley keeps him there for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A shot in the inside from Malley.
Malley prevents Ortega from breaking the clinch.
Malley lands a shoulder strike.
Ortega is trying to break free.
Malley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ortega is trying to force a seperation but Malley has the dominant position.
Ortega working aggressively here.
Malley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ortega taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Ortega fails to land.
Ortega swings wildly with an uppercut but Malley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malley lands a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Malley.
Malley lands a hook that snaps the head of Ortega backwards.
Malley throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ortegas head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Malley.
Malley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Malley is leaning against Ortega and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jane Malley dominated that round.
That's time! Ortega's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ortega throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Malley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Ortega misses its intended target.
Phillip Ortega seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malley connects with a right hand. Ortega shakes it off.
Good standup being displayed there by Malley as he connects with a hook.
Ortega throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch lands to the side of Malley 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Malley clinches up against the cage.
A short right from Malley.
Ortega working aggressively here.
Malley lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Malley.
Malley cracks Ortega with a nice body shot.
Jane Malley seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Malley lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ortega swings wildly with an uppercut but Malley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malley is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Malley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ortega misses with some punches.
Ortega swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Malley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortega's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ortega misses with a punch on the inside.
Malley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ortega is rocked!
Malley scores with a hook to the body.
Oh Ortega is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Malley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Malley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Malley lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ortega or not.
Malley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ortega's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Malley dips a shoulder and cracks Ortega with a mighty uppercut! Ortega falls back against the cage and Malley unloads with a barrage of strikes! Ortega is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Malley screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jane Malley!
Our winner, Jane Malley, 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Conan Kennedy (ranked 2109 p4p, 2821 weight class) and Sam Drnold (ranked 275 p4p, 351 weight class). Conan Kennedy could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sam Drnold's chin.
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Good wrestling
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Conan Kennedy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sam Drnold!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Franklyn Lucas and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kennedy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kennedy defending well as Drnold loads up on a big left hand.
Drnold avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nice defenses there by Drnold.
A little jabbing left from Drnold on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Drnold takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
 It looks like Sam Drnold has been cut.
Drnold scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Drnold throws a body punch but Kennedy moves out of range.
Kennedy throwing a counter right hand but Drnold manages to avoid it.
Drnold throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kennedy tries to clinch up.
Drnold looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Drnold scores with a nice strike.
Kennedy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kennedy tries to close the distance and clinch but Drnold swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kennedy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Drnold's waist but Drnold gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kennedy off to one side.
Drnold fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kennedy manages to avoid it.
Kennedy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drnold.
Kennedy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Drnold.
Drnold keeps the fight on the outside.
Kennedy gets a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Kennedy.
Drnold makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kennedy tries to throw a body punch but Drnold avoids it by throwing Kennedy back against the cage.
Drnold blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy throws a head punch that misses.
Drnold prevents a body shot from Kennedy.
Kennedy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Drnold misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kennedy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Drnold tries to break free but Kennedy pushes him back against the cage.
Kennedy stalling.
Drnold breaks the clinch.
Kennedy thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Drnold if he has to take too many more of those.
Drnold throws a body punch but Kennedy moves out of range.
Kennedy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Drnold throws out the jab.
It looked like Kennedy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kennedy throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Drnold fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kennedy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kennedy with a nice calf kick.
Drnold tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kennedy was well out of range. Poor timing from Drnold.
Drnold takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Drnold misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy cracks a nice hook into Drnold's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drnold walks into a stiff left hand from Kennedy.
Drnold throws a jab but it's blocked by Kennedy.
Kennedy throws a front kick aimed at Drnold's knee but Drnold avoids it well.
Kennedy clinches with his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Kennedy fails to land.
Kennedy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Drnold blocks a body shot from Kennedy.
Kennedy prevents Drnold from breaking the clinch.
Kennedy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kennedy lands a nice shot to the body.
Kennedy manages to break the clinch.
Drnold tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kennedy was well out of range. Poor timing from Drnold.
Kennedy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kennedy plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Drnold dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Drnold misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drnold throws a jab when Kennedy was well out of range.
Kennedy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kennedy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Drnold in his tracks.
A telegraphed right hand from Drnold misses the target.
Drnold throws a jab when Kennedy was well out of range.
Kennedy throws a sloppy head kick and Drnold moves out of range easily.
Drnold connects with a body shot.
Drnold is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kennedy rather than just go for the knockout.
Kennedy throws a lazy right hand but Drnold sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Drnold misses the jab.
Kennedy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kennedy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Drnold misses with a hook.
Drnold swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kennedy.
Drnold tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kennedy was well out of range. Poor timing from Drnold.
A little feinted left hand from Kennedy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Drnold takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kennedy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drnold throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kennedy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drnold lands a nice hook to Kennedy's body. Kennedy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kennedy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kennedy takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kennedy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Drnold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drnold looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kennedy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kennedy tests Drnold's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Drnold takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Drnold swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kennedy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sam Drnold is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kennedy is looking to clinch.
A slow jab from Drnold misses its intended target.
Nice body punch from Kennedy.
Some bone on bone action there as Drnold checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Drnold misses with a left hand
and Kennedy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kennedy tries to clinch but Drnold is having none of it.
Drnold throws a body shot but no joy.
An attempted straight right counter from Kennedy misses the target.
Drnold cracks a nice hook into Kennedy's ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kennedy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kennedy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kennedy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kennedy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Drnold misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kennedy.
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 Conan Kennedy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sam Drnold's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Drnold misses with a body shot.
Kennedy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Drnold ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Drnold throws a body punch but Kennedy moves out of range.
Kennedy looks to throw the jab but Drnold is out of range.
Drnold lands a nice looking body shot.
Drnold throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kennedy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good leg kick by Kennedy.
Drnold throws a body punch but Kennedy moves out of range.
Kennedy moves away from the strike by Drnold.
Kennedy tries to clinch but Drnold moves out of range.
Kennedy clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kennedy.
Kennedy gets through Drnold's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kennedy content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kennedy misses with a hook to the ribs.
A left hand lands to the body for Kennedy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drnold's elbow.
Kennedy controlling the action here for a moment.
Drnold is looking to break free of the clinch but Kennedy has double underhooks.
Kennedy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kennedy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Come on Kennedy - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kennedy tries to throw a body punch but Drnold avoids it by throwing Kennedy back against the cage.
Kennedy misses with a punch to the body.
Kennedy misses with a punch to the body.
Drnold blocks an uppercut.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Drnold in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Kennedy has Drnold pressed against the cage, preventing Drnold from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kennedy has a couple of punches blocked by Drnold.
Kennedy missing with knees to the body.
Kennedy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drnold's elbow.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kennedy lands a hook that snaps the head of Drnold backwards.
Drnold wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kennedy tries a body shot but Drnold blocks it.
Kennedy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kennedy working aggressively here.
Kennedy stalling the fight.
Kennedy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Drnold makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kennedy misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Kennedy.
Kennedy is looking to control Drnold's arms but Drnold gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kennedy has his back to the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kennedy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Drnold is looking to break free of the clinch but Kennedy has double underhooks.
Kennedy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kennedy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kennedy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kennedy stalling the fight.
Drnold manages to break the clinch.
Kennedy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Drnold.
Drnold throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drnold missing with a left hand there. Kennedy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kennedy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kennedy scores with a head kick.
Drnold throws a body shot but no joy.
Kennedy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kennedy misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy presses Drnold against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kennedy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kennedy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Drnold ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kennedy moves away.
A punch combination from Drnold misses.
Sam Drnold seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kennedy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Drnold, pushing him back against the cage.
Kennedy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kennedy misses with the head strike.
Kennedy struggles to land a body shot inside as Drnold controls his hands.
A hook to the body from Kennedy.
Kennedy can't find room to land a body shot as Drnold controls the action.
Kennedy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kennedy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Drnold is trying to break the clinch but Kennedy has him pressed against the cage.
Drnold blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Conan Kennedy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sam Drnold's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Drnold jabs Kennedy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kennedy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Drnold counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Drnold scores with a punch to the head.
Drnold avoids the head kick by Kennedy.
Kennedy throws a sloppy head kick and Drnold moves out of range easily.
Kennedy is looking to clinch but Drnold is avoiding it.
Drnold throws a good cross that connects.
Kennedy throws a series of punches but Drnold avoids them all with ease.
Drnold throws a jab when Kennedy was well out of range.
A jab from Drnold misses.
Drnold jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Drnold fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kennedy manages to avoid it.
A big left from Drnold misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drnold misses the shot to the body.
Drnold keeps the fight on the outside.
Drnold keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kennedy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kennedy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Drnold tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Drnold.
Kennedy misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from Drnold on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Drnold.
A solid body kick from Kennedy.
Drnold moves out of range as Kennedy throws a body kick.
Drnold throws a hook to the side of Kennedy's head but Kennedy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kennedy slips under a jab.
Drnold misses with a lunging right hand
and Drnold takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Drnold wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kennedy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Drnold gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kennedy.
Kennedy moves in looking to clinch but Drnold pushes him off.
Drnold misses with a body shot.
Kennedy is looking to clinch.
Drnold throws a jab when Kennedy was well out of range.
Drnold misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kennedy.
Kennedy moves out of range as Drnold strikes.
Drnold misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drnold throws a body shot but no joy.
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!
Kennedy clinches with his opponent.
A frustrated look appears on Drnold's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Conan Kennedy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kennedy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Drnold misses with some punches.
Kennedy misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Kennedy fails to land.
A hook to the body from Kennedy.
Kennedy swings wildly with an uppercut but Drnold uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Kennedy - that landed with a thud.
Drnold takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kennedy tries to work over Drnold's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kennedy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kennedy misses with a body punch.
Kennedy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Drnold can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy blocking some punches.
Kennedy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Drnold changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kennedy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kennedy throws a head kick that half lands.
Drnold throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drnold throws a hook to the side of Kennedy's head but Kennedy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kennedy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Drnold doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kennedy tries to clinch up but Drnold circles away and keeps his distance.
Kennedy tries to clinch up.
Kennedy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kennedy looks to score with a jab to the body but Drnold is just out of range.
Drnold misses with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Kennedy.
Kennedy tries for a takedown but Drnold sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Drnold throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab, jab by Drnold - just one landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kennedy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sam Drnold has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Drnold lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kennedy at a distance.
Drnold takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drnold. Kennedy does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Kennedy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kennedy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Drnold takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Conan Kennedy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kennedy clinches up against the cage.
Drnold throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kennedys head.
Drnold is trying to break free.
Kennedy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Drnold backwards.
Drnold prevents a body shot from Kennedy.
Drnold tries to circle away but Kennedy has him pinned against the cage.
Drnold working hard to break the clinch.
Drnold pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kennedy thuds his right hand into Drnold's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Conan Kennedy.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kennedy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Sam Drnold!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akuma Manivong (ranked 581 p4p, 688 weight class) and Mauro Okongwu (ranked 80 p4p, 96 weight class). Okongwu has chosen Show Stop - REASON as his entrance music. Akuma Manivong could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mauro Okongwu's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Akuma Manivong!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mauro Okongwu!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, David Schapiro and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okongwu clinches up with Manivong and pushes him back against the cage.
Manivong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Manivong lands a hook that snaps the head of Okongwu backwards.
It looks like Mauro Okongwu has been cut.
A short body shot lands from Manivong as the two fighters clinch.
I was talking to Manivong's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Manivong blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Manivong.
Manivong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Okongwu throws a half hearted mid kick.
A jab from Manivong does it's job there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Okongwu 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 Manivong has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Manivong and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Manivong moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Manivong.
Okongwu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Okongwu checks the leg kick nicely there.
Okongwu tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manivong throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Okongwu on the side of the head.
Okongwu is looking to clinch but Manivong is avoiding it.
Manivong swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Manivong misses with a straight right.
Okongwu feints a counter leg kick.
Manivong tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Okongwu is able to avoid easily.
It seemed like Okongwu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Manivong misses with a hook. Okongwu ducked under it nicely.
Okongwu swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Manivong.
Manivong moves into the clinch successfully.
Manivong is trying to break free.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Okongwu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Manivong tries to work over Okongwu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Manivong lands an uppercut.
That has opened up Mauro Okongwu's cut even more.
Nice body punch from Okongwu - that landed with a thud.
Manivong misses with a punch to the body.
Manivong has a couple of punches blocked by Okongwu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manivong drops down looking for an ankle pick but Okongwu pulls his leg out and moves away.
Manivong checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Okongwu 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 Manivong has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Manivong and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Okongwu drops Manivong with a beautiful combination! Manivong stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Okongwu is looking for the KO!
 It looks like Akuma Manivong has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Okongwu drops Manivong with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Manivong looks back up at him and smiles so Okongwu waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Okongwu drops Manivong with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Manivong! Okongwu dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mauro Okongwu!
Mauro Okongwu is the new heavyweight champion!
A victorious Mauro Okongwu thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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