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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Troy Nguyen (ranked 2164 p4p, 2201 weight class) and Aslak Maitonaama (ranked 301 p4p, 305 weight class). Aslak Maitonaama acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Troy Nguyen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aslak Maitonaama!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nguyen throws a combination that misses
and Maitonaama counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nguyen throws a nice looking combination but Maitonaama bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Maitonaama tries to clinch but Nguyen is having none of it.
Maitonaama swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maitonaama throws the left hand but Nguyen avoids the punch easily.
Maitonaama shoots for a takedown but Nguyen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nguyen appears to be looking for a big counter.
Nguyen closes the distance and clinches up with Maitonaama, looking for a takedown. Nguyen pushes Maitonaama against the cage but Maitonaama circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Nguyen. Those never looked like landing.
Nguyen throws a sloppy head kick and Maitonaama moves out of range easily.
Maitonaama closes the distance and pushes Nguyen back into the cage.
Maitonaama misses with a punch on the inside.
Nguyen misses with some punches.
Nguyen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nguyen has a couple of punches blocked by Maitonaama.
Maitonaama lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nguyen backwards.
Nguyen throws a head punch that misses.
Maitonaama tries to work over Nguyen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maitonaama has a couple of punches blocked by Nguyen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maitonaama.
Maitonaama swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nguyen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maitonaama lands a hook to the side of the head.
Maitonaama lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nguyen.
Nguyen misses with the head strike.
Nguyen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Maitonaama backwards.
Nguyen scores with a shot to the side of Maitonaama's head.
Nguyen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maitonaama blocks an uppercut.
Maitonaama misses with some punches.
Nguyen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nguyen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nguyen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nguyen throws a head punch that misses.
Maitonaama blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Maitonaama fails to land.
Nguyen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nguyen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maitonaama cracks Nguyen with a nice body shot.
Maitonaama blocking some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nguyen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maitonaama blocking some punches.
Maitonaama swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Nguyen.
Nguyen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nguyen scores with a shot to the side of Maitonaama's head.
Nguyen swings wildly with an uppercut but Maitonaama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maitonaama misses with a punch to the body.
Nguyen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Maitonaama tries to pull guard but Nguyen holds him up against the cage and eventually Maitonaama drops back down to his feet.
Maitonaama tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maitonaama lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nguyen working aggressively here.
Maitonaama tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nguyen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Maitonaama backwards.
Nguyen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Maitonaama backwards.
Maitonaama misses with the head strike.
Maitonaama stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nguyen pushes Maitonaama back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Maitonaama blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maitonaama.
Nguyen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen has a couple of punches blocked by Maitonaama.
Nguyen misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Nguyen.
Nguyen misses with some punches.
Maitonaama blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nguyen lands a left hand.
Maitonaama pushes Nguyen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Maitonaama lands a nice uppercut.
Maitonaama pulls guard successfully.
Nguyen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Maitonaama is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Nguyen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nguyen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Maitonaama is on top in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maitonaama controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Nguyen on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Nguyen tries to get out of the position.
Maitonaama stands and throws Nguyen's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maitonaama is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Nguyen is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Maitonaama tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Nguyen is looking for a sweep.
Maitonaama is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Nguyen knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Nguyen throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Nguyen striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Nguyen is not content to let Maitonaama control the position.
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 Troy Nguyen 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.
Nguyen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Maitonaama circles away quickly and effectively.
A telegraphed right hand from Maitonaama misses the target.
Oooooh!!! Nguyen has knocked Maitonaama down with a huge combo! Nguyen steps away and waves a wobbly Maitonaama back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
 Maitonaama is rocked!
Maitonaama has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nguyen throws a punch but it's blocked by Maitonaama.
Maitonaama blocks an uppercut.
Troy Nguyen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maitonaama is trying to maintain a safe position but Nguyen gets an underhook and turns Maitonaama into the cage.
Maitonaama can't find room to land a body shot as Nguyen controls the action.
Nguyen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Maitonaama blocking some punches.
Nguyen working aggressively here.
Maitonaama blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maitonaama has clasped his hands together around Nguyen's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Nguyen wants to get back to his feet but Maitonaama is dominant here and he's now got Nguyen's back!
Maitonaama trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Maitonaama is hanging on to Nguyen's back as he tries to escape.
Maitonaama keeps control of the position easily here as Nguyen tries to buck him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nguyen staying busy and making it hard for Maitonaama to control.
Maitonaama controlling well, preventing Nguyen from escaping the position.
Nguyen wants to get back to his feet.
Maitonaama tightening his grip on Nguyen, looking for the choke.
Nguyen wants to get back to his feet.
Maitonaama is persistently looking for the submission but Nguyen is defending it well.
Maitonaama is looking for the choke from the back position but Nguyen is controlling his hands well.
Maitonaama is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Nguyen taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Maitonaama.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Aslak Maitonaama!
Aslak Maitonaama decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Doyle (ranked 2782 p4p, 2412 weight class) and Philip Ziskie (ranked 278 p4p, 245 weight class). Doyle comes into the arena with The Clash - Jimmy Jazz blaring out of the sound system. 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 39 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jimmy Doyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 18 - 1, fighting out of New York, Philip Ziskie!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doyle tries to clinch up
enabling Ziskie to counter with a crisp jab.
Doyle thows a leg kick but Ziskie checks it
and Ziskie counters with a nice uppercut.
Ziskie changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Doyle looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Ziskie swings around for an armbar but Doyle sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Ziskie's guard.
Doyle has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ziskie is controlling Doyle's posture.
Ziskie has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Doyle has passed into side control.
Ziskie tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Doyle wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
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!
Ziskie manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doyle is defending against the submission attempts here by Ziskie.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Doyle is looking to improve his position.
Ziskie landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ziskie tries to pass to full mount but Doyle defends it.
Ziskie trying to advance position but Doyle counters by regaining guard.
Ziskie's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ziskie chips away with some ground and pound.
Ziskie works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ziskie passes the guard and advances to mount!
Doyle is trying to escape the mount.
Ziskie working Doyle over with strikes here.
Ziskie working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ziskie trying to control but Doyle is having none of it.
Ziskie tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doyle is trying to escape the mount.
Ziskie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ziskie with the ground and pound from mount.
Ziskie looking to finish with strikes here!
Ziskie prevents Doyle from getting the reversal.
Ziskie goes for an armbar but Doyle turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Doyle.
Doyle trying to control the position from guard on top but Ziskie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ziskie bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Doyle's guard.
Ziskie 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.
Doyle keeping full guard, as Ziskie tries to pass.
Ziskie trying to control the position from guard on top but Doyle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ziskie passes Doyle's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Philip Ziskie dominated that round.
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.
Ziskie slips under a jab from Doyle.
Doyle works over Ziskie's head and body with a nice combination.
Ziskie closes the distance and lands a one-two.
 It looks like Jimmy Doyle has been cut.
Ziskie scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Doyle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ziskie.
Doyle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ziskie.
Ziskie with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Doyle throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ziskie lands a really nice looking cross but Doyle seems unphased.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doyle throws a leg kick
and Ziskie counters with a straight right hand.
 Doyle is rocked!
Ziskie throws a pinpoint strike between Doyle's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Doyle crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Ziskie scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Philip Ziskie!
In his post fight interview, Philip Ziskie started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Edmonds (ranked 1703 p4p, 1658 weight class) and Saul Goodman (ranked 247 p4p, 239 weight class). Edmonds comes to the cage accompanied by Frankie Smith - Double Dutch Bus. Saul Goodman 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 23 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Edmonds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Saul Goodman!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edmonds checks a leg kick.
Goodman fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Edmonds connects with a jab.
Goodman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Goodman pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Goodman throws a leg kick but Edmonds sees it coming and moves out of range.
Edmonds has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Edmonds there as he acknowledges the shot.
Goodman gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Edmonds throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Goodman.
Goodman misses with a hook. Edmonds ducked under it nicely.
Edmonds swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Goodman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Goodman is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Edmonds shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
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!
Edmonds postures up.
Edmonds wants to control from the top but Goodman keeps moving.
Goodman has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Prizm Jiu Jitsu & MMA. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Edmonds sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edmonds wants to pass the guard but Goodman is keeping the position.
Goodman looking for a sweep. Not yet Goodman, not yet.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
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.
Goodman keeping moving, preventing Edmonds from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Goodman slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by Goodman.
Edmonds uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Goodman.
Edmonds appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Goodman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Edmonds manages to avoid it.
Edmonds was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Goodman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Goodman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Edmonds.
Goodman has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Edmonds finds it's way round the side to connect with Goodman's head.
Edmonds connects with a body shot.
Goodman ducks right into an uppercut from Edmonds.
Edmonds misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Edmonds takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Edmonds takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Goodman is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Edmonds is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Edmonds cracks Goodman with an open hand slap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodman staying out of range there.
A big left from Goodman misses.
A little feinted left hand from Edmonds on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Edmonds swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Goodman misses with a looping right.
Goodman lands a head shot.
Goodman connects with a good right hand that stumbles Edmonds. Edmonds circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Edmonds bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Goodman's head backwards.
Edmonds feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Goodmans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Edmonds throws a sloppy body shot
and Goodman counters with a nice leg kick.
Goodman misses with a body shot.
Edmonds throwing a counter right hand but Goodman manages to avoid it.
Goodman throws a leg kick
and Edmonds cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Edmonds doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Goodman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Edmonds smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Edmonds lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Goodman gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goodman misses with an attempted mid kick.
Goodman looks to land a left hand but Edmonds moved out of range nicely.
An inside leg kick from Goodman misses.
Goodman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Goodman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Goodman wants to slow Edmonds down by chopping away at his legs.
A bone on bone clash there as Edmonds blocks the leg kick.
Edmonds is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Edmonds dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Edmonds scores with the left hand. Goodman knows he should have avoided that one.
Edmonds looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Edmonds sitting in guard here, content to control.
Edmonds wants to pass the guard but Goodman is keeping the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Edmonds 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.
Edmonds connects with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Goodman. Edmonds does a little dance to reset his feet.
Goodman scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Goodman ducks under a wild hook from Edmonds.
Goodman tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Goodman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Goodman scores with a hook.
Edmonds sizes up Goodman with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Edmonds shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Goodman manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Edmonds is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Goodman can do to turn this around?
Edmonds being controlled here momentarily.
Edmonds is looking to advance position but Goodman has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edmonds bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Edmonds trying to control the position from guard on top but Goodman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Goodman is trying to control the position but Edmonds postures up.
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.
Edmonds stands and throws Goodman's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Edmonds is trying to get an arm triangle but Goodman is defending well.
Goodman is looking to reverse the position.
Edmonds is trying to get an arm triangle but Goodman is defending well.
A lull in the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edmonds is trying to get an arm triangle but Goodman is defending well.
John Edmonds overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Edmonds tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Edmonds has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Edmonds working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
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.
Edmonds slows the pace down.
Edmonds wants to lay and pray for a moment but Goodman keeps working.
Edmonds wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Goodman, who protects the arm well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Edmonds tries to advance to mount but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Edmonds dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Edmonds clobbers Goodman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Edmonds swings for the body but Goodman moves out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Goodman.
Goodman connects with a crisp jab.
Goodman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Edmonds.
Goodman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Edmonds counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A low kick from Goodman is predictable there
and Edmonds counters with a straight right hand.
Edmonds ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Goodman moves away.
Goodman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Edmonds at a distance.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Edmonds.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Edmonds is looking to take a break and control but Goodman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Edmonds is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Goodman is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edmonds working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Edmonds looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Edmonds tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Edmonds has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
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.
Edmonds is trying to get an arm triangle but Goodman is defending well.
Edmonds goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Goodman rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Edmonds's guard! Nice work there by Goodman!
Goodman 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodman trying to control but Edmonds is working from the bottom.
Edmonds escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Goodman gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Edmonds is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Saul Goodman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
John Edmonds is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Goodman is fighting to break Edmonds's control of his arms but Edmonds is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Goodman wants to control from the top but Edmonds keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Edmonds is on top in guard.
Edmonds has gone for a leg lock! Goodman slips out almost immediately though and dives into Edmonds's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Goodman is sitting in close to Edmonds's body. Edmonds has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Goodman is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Goodman is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Edmonds.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). John Edmonds!
John Edmonds 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Yef Yew (ranked 2348 p4p, 2034 weight class) and Felipe Ferreira-Alves (ranked 323 p4p, 282 weight class). Ferreira-Alves has chosen The Mountain - Jucifer as his entrance music. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 16 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yef Yew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Felipe Ferreira-Alves!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yew just misses with a punch to the body.
A left and a right from Yew both land. Nice combination.
 It looks like Felipe Ferreira-Alves has been cut.
Yew throws a head kick but Ferreira-Alves moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Ferreira-Alves on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ferreira-Alves displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yew throws out the jab.
Yew swings widly with a right hand
and Ferreira-Alves counters with a left to the body.
Yew throws a jab but it's blocked by Ferreira-Alves.
Ferreira-Alves blocks a head kick by Yew.
Yew takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Yew throws a head kick that misses.
Yew tries a head kick but it misses.
Ferreira-Alves with the counter takedown but Yew avoids it easily.
Yew looks to land a left hand but Ferreira-Alves moved out of range nicely.
Ferreira-Alves fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yew throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yew takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ferreira-Alves throws a shot to the body.
Yew misses with a few strikes there.
Yew takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ferreira-Alves throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ferreira-Alves misses with a hook to the body
and Yew counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ferreira-Alves won't be happy with that.
Ferreira-Alves is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yew tries to stand but Ferreira-Alves is controlling his head.
Ferreira-Alves is looking to reverse the position.
Ferreira-Alves manages to work his way to half guard, despite Yew's best efforts.
Ferreira-Alves tries to roll over but Yew keeps him under control.
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.
Ferreira-Alves looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Yew wants to get back to his feet.
Yew gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Yef Yew is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ferreira-Alves throws a hook to the side of Yew's head but Yew sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yew swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ferreira-Alves counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Yew manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Yew throws a head kick but Ferreira-Alves moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira-Alves feints and as Yew raises his hands in defense, Ferreira-Alves changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Yew wants to stand and escape but Ferreira-Alves is having none of it.
Yew being controlled here, momentarily.
Yew has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Ferreira-Alves is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Yew pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ferreira-Alves scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yew doesn't seem bothered though.
Ferreira-Alves closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ferreira-Alves misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yew.
Ferreira-Alves bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ferreira-Alves drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Yew defends it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yew ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ferreira-Alves moves away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A big left from Yew misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yew throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yew lands with a nice body punch.
Ferreira-Alves looks to score with a jab to the body but Yew is just out of range.
A head kick from Yew lands but Ferreira-Alves takes it in his stride.
Ferreira-Alves closes the distance and clinches up with Yew, looking for a takedown. Ferreira-Alves pushes Yew against the cage but Yew circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ferreira-Alves shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Yew defends it nicely.
Nice defenses there by Ferreira-Alves.
Yew on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ferreira-Alves looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Yew!
Ferreira-Alves connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Yew some visible discomfort.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Ferreira-Alves working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yew sneaks out the side door and pushes Ferreira-Alves away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Yew misses with a body shot.
Yew misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ferreira-Alves showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yew.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yef Yew dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Felipe Ferreira-Alves's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Ferreira-Alves moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ferreira-Alves clinches with his opponent.
Ferreira-Alves tries a body shot but Yew blocks it.
Yew blocking some punches.
Ferreira-Alves misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yew tries to break the clinch but Ferreira-Alves is controlling the position.
Yew blocking some punches.
Yew working hard to break the clinch.
Yew blocks a body shot from Ferreira-Alves.
Ferreira-Alves wants a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yew escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ferreira-Alves lands a body shot.
Yew walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Yew blocks a jab.
Yew looks to land a combination but Ferreira-Alves avoids it well.
Ferreira-Alves lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yew throws a series of punches but Ferreira-Alves moves out of range.
Yew connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ferreira-Alves shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Yew as he avoids it easily.
Yew takes one to the side of the head.
Yew misses with a looping left.
Yew connects with a jab.
Yew uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ferreira-Alves.
Ferreira-Alves stuns Yew with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yew looks to land a left hand but Ferreira-Alves moved out of range nicely.
Ferreira-Alves moves out of range as Yew strikes.
Ferreira-Alves wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ferreira-Alves is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ferreira-Alves checks the leg kick.
Ferreira-Alves swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ferreira-Alves is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yew swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ferreira-Alves tries to clinch there but Yew circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira-Alves fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ferreira-Alves shoots in and drives through. Yew sprawls well.
Yef Yew has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felipe Ferreira-Alves.
Yew fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ferreira-Alves manages to avoid it.
Ferreira-Alves slips under a jab.
Ferreira-Alves shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Yew sprawls well. Yew wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ferreira-Alves gets slowly back to his feet.
Yew looks to land a right hand but Ferreira-Alves moved out of range.
Ferreira-Alves now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Yew scores with a nice right hand.
Ferreira-Alves uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yew.
Ferreira-Alves will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ferreira-Alves swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ferreira-Alves lands a nice looking body shot.
Ferreira-Alves misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yew.
Ferreira-Alves scores with a jab to the body.
Yew swats away the attempt to clinch by Ferreira-Alves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira-Alves throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yew throws a hook to the side of Ferreira-Alves's head but Ferreira-Alves sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yew misses with a wild body shot.
Yew throws a head kick but Ferreira-Alves moves out of range.
Ferreira-Alves throws a shot to the body.
Yew throws a looping overhand right but Ferreira-Alves ducks down to avoid it.
Ferreira-Alves misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ferreira-Alves. Yew does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Yew as Ferreira-Alves shoots in.
Yew displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ferreira-Alves.
Yew has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ferreira-Alves.
Yew looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ferreira-Alves moves to clinch but Yew breaks away
and Yew counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ferreira-Alves tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yew was well out of range. Poor timing from Ferreira-Alves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira-Alves ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ferreira-Alves throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yew misses with a head kick.
Ferreira-Alves fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Yew avoids it really well and circles away.
Yew looks to throw the jab but Ferreira-Alves is out of range.
Yew misses with a straight right.
Ferreira-Alves swings for the body but Yew moves out of range.
Yew throws a sloppy head kick and Ferreira-Alves moves out of range easily.
Ferreira-Alves tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yew swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yew appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Ferreira-Alves throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yew throws a head kick that misses
and Ferreira-Alves counters with a takedown into side control.
Yew bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Ferreira-Alves has managed to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Felipe Ferreira-Alves will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Felipe Ferreira-Alves's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Yew misses with a two punch combination.
Ferreira-Alves moves into range and clinches up with Yew.
Ferreira-Alves stalling.
Ferreira-Alves pressing his opponent against the cage.
Yew breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jab from Yew.
Yew is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ferreira-Alves scores with a body shot.
Yew misses with a straight right.
Ferreira-Alves misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferreira-Alves ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yew moves away.
Yew wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Ferreira-Alves throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yew tries to counter by clinching up but Ferreira-Alves breaks away and moves out of range.
Yew tests Ferreira-Alves's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ferreira-Alves loads up on a big right hand but Yew slips the punch.
Yew throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ferreira-Alves tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yew paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yef Yew is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira-Alves misses with a two punch combination.
Ferreira-Alves takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Yew throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yew looks to throw the jab but Ferreira-Alves is out of range.
Yew lands a two punch combo.
Ferreira-Alves changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ferreira-Alves lands with a nice body punch.
Yew throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yew looks to throw the jab but Ferreira-Alves is out of range.
A combination from Yew does no damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ferreira-Alves misses the shot to the body.
Ferreira-Alves fails with the takedown.
Ferreira-Alves lands a jab-cross combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Yew throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ferreira-Alves uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yew.
Ferreira-Alves with the counter takedown but Yew avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira-Alves tries to clinch but Yew moves out of range.
Ferreira-Alves throws a combination that misses
and Yew counters by clinching up.
A frustrated look appears on Yew's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Yew blocks a body shot from Ferreira-Alves.
Ferreira-Alves can't find room to land a body shot as Yew controls the action.
Yew has had enough of the clinch but Ferreira-Alves keeps him there for the moment.
Ferreira-Alves lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ferreira-Alves is looking to control Yew's arms but Yew gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ferreira-Alves has his back to the cage.
Yew is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Yew blocks a body shot from Ferreira-Alves.
Ferreira-Alves goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stalling in the clinch from Ferreira-Alves.
Yew escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yew throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ferreira-Alves connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yew throws a head kick that misses.
Ferreira-Alves feints the counter takedown.
Ferreira-Alves throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ferreira-Alves misses with a body shot.
Ferreira-Alves lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yew at a distance.
Ferreira-Alves with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Yew takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Yew takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Yew misses with a low kick as Ferreira-Alves jumps back.
Yew fails to land with a series of punches.
Yew throws a hook to the side of Ferreira-Alves's head but Ferreira-Alves sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ferreira-Alves scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Yew has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ferreira-Alves finds it's way round the side to connect with Yew's head.
Yew pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ferreira-Alves fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yew manages to avoid it.
Ferreira-Alves fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ferreira-Alves scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yew ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ferreira-Alves moves away.
Ferreira-Alves moves in looking to clinch but Yew pushes him off.
Ferreira-Alves lands a body shot.
Ferreira-Alves jabs Yew to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A shot to the liver by Ferreira-Alves. Beautiful body shot.
Ferreira-Alves fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ferreira-Alves displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yew throws out the jab.
Ferreira-Alves punishes Yew's body with a nice straight punch.
Ferreira-Alves lands a jab to Yew's midsection.
Ferreira-Alves scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yew doesn't seem bothered though.
Yew pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice uppercut lands for Ferreira-Alves. That snapped Yew's head back.
Ferreira-Alves ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ferreira-Alves lands a jab to Yew's midsection.
Ferreira-Alves instigates a clinch.
Ferreira-Alves misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Felipe Ferreira-Alves comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ferreira-Alves has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dropkick Flexy (ranked 1396 p4p, 1925 weight class) and Kai Rossiter (ranked 197 p4p, 269 weight class). Flexy comes to the cage accompanied by Big Thing. On his way into the cage it seems that Dropkick Flexy has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Dropkick Flexy seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dropkick Flexy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Kai Rossiter!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flexy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Flexy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Flexy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Flexy fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rossiter avoids it really well and circles away.
Flexy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rossiter.
Flexy closes the distance and pushes Rossiter back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rossiter lands a nice shot to the body.
Flexy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rossiter lands a shot to the body.
Rossiter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Flexy's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flexy prevents a body shot from Rossiter.
Rossiter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Flexy jumps guard but Rossiter turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dropkick Flexy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rossiter working aggressively here.
Rossiter misses with the head strike.
Rossiter throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rossiter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Flexy backwards.
Rossiter works on Flexy's body with a couple of short punches.
Flexy jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rossiter walks away with a smile on his face. Flexy gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Flexy wants to clinch.
Rossiter takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rossiter throws the kick towards the body but Flexy avoids it.
Rossiter works Flexy's body with a nice hook.
Nice jab there from Rossiter.
Flexy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rossiter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Flexy.
Rossiter tries a low kick but Flexy avoids it.
Flexy tries to counter with a takedown but Rossiter is quick to defend against it.
Rossiter's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rossiter duly obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flexy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rossiter.
Flexy moves in looking to clinch but Rossiter pushes him off.
Rossiter looks to throw the jab but Flexy is out of range.
Flexy tries to counter with a takedown but Rossiter is quick to defend against it.
Rossiter throws a jab when Flexy was well out of range.
Rossiter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Flexy attempts a counter takedown but Rossiter avoids it well and moves away.
Flexy misses with a takedown attempt - Rossiter sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rossiter gets caught flat footed, as Flexy shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rossiter can't keep his opponent in guard - Flexy advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Rossiter is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Flexy pulls his head out easily.
Rossiter won't allow Flexy to pass to mount.
Rossiter looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rossiter looking for submissions off his back.
Rossiter wants to improve his position but Flexy is controlling well.
Rossiter looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Flexy is trying to work for a kimura but Rossiter is defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kai Rossiter dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Flexy shoots for a takedown but Rossiter saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Flexy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rossiter misses with an uppercut.
Flexy staying out of range there.
Flexy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rossiter throws out the jab.
Flexy darts in looking for a takedown but Rossiter gets double underhooks and turns Flexy into the cage.
Flexy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kai Rossiter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rossiter throws a leg kick
and Flexy counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Rossiter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rossiter looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Flexy 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.
Rossiter keeping moving, preventing Flexy from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossiter looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Flexy thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Flexy preventing the sweep.
Rossiter is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Flexy is aware though and is defending well.
Flexy trying to control but Rossiter is working from the bottom.
Rossiter working for a triangle but Flexy defends it easily.
Flexy is pushing down on Rossiter's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rossiter is fighting to maintain full guard but Flexy has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flexy seems to be looking for submissions.
Rossiter looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rossiter actively working from the bottom here.
Rossiter is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Flexy is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rossiter is just riding it out for now. Flexy eventually gives up the hold.
Rossiter taking some punishment here, with Flexy in his half guard.
Rossiter looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Flexy is looking for a kimura here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flexy is trying to work for a kimura but Rossiter is defending well.
Rossiter actively working from the bottom here.
Rossiter looking for submissions off his back.
Rossiter is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Flexy pulls his head out easily.
Flexy is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rossiter doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Flexy.
Flexy uses his free foot to push down on Rossiter's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Rossiter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rossiter tries to reverse the position but Flexy maintains control.
Flexy working for a guillotine from mount but Rossiter is in no mood to give up.
Flexy is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Flexy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Dropkick Flexy!
A very excited looking Dropkick Flexy made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michel Pereira (ranked 1381 p4p, 1136 weight class) and Jin Yi (ranked 205 p4p, 168 weight class). Yi has chosen Wobble as his entrance music. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Michel Pereira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jin Yi!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yi throws a lazy right hand but Pereira sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yi swings widly with a right hand
and Pereira counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Pereira.
Yi dives in and grabs Pereira's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pereira pushes down on Yi's head and hops out.
Yi misses with a straight left.
Pereira leaves Yi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yi misses with a leg kick
and Pereira counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pereira throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pereira connects with a solid leg kick.
Yi cracks Pereira with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yi looks to throw the jab but Pereira is out of range.
Pereira with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Yi drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Pereira is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Pereira is looking to reverse the position.
Yi looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Pereira is avoiding damage well.
Yi working the ground and pound but Pereira is defending the strikes.
You can see the frustration on Pereira's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Yi looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Pereira is avoiding damage well.
Yi tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira manages to get back to half guard.
Yi seems to be working for a kimura but Pereira defends the submission attempt.
Yi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pereira's head.
Yi thows a huge punch but Pereira dodges it nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Yi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Pereira wants to improve his position but Yi is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira is controlling Yi's trapped leg to prevent Yi from advancing to side control.
Pereira is trying to control but Yi passes into side control!
Yi wants to control but Pereira is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pereira wants to control but Yi postures up.
The strikes coming from Yi are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
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Yi is trying to ground and pound but Pereira uses the momentary lack of control by Yi to regain half guard.
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.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Yi in particular looking to stall.
Pereira has hold of Yi's hands but Yi slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Well, if Yi 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.
Pereira tries to get to full guard but Yi has control of the leg.
Yi trying to control from half guard but Pereira is working away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yi prevents Pereira from improving his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Yi lands a nice short elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jin Yi dominated that round.
That's time! Pereira's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pereira slips under a jab from Yi.
A swing and a miss from Yi.
Pereira appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Pereira gets a clinch.
Pereira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yi prevents a body shot from Pereira.
Yi cracks Pereira with a nice body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Pereira.
Pereira misses with a knee to the head.
Pereira working aggressively here.
Yi tries to work over Pereira's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short left from Yi.
Yi has Pereira pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Yi pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Pereira tumbling to the mat - Yi dives into Pereira's guard.
Yi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yi throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yi throws a strike but Pereira rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Pereira postures up.
Pereira sitting in guard here, content to control.
Yi trying to control the position.
Yi will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Our spies down at at The Rubber Guard Emporium inform us that Yi has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Pereira advances position into side control!
Pereira staying calm.
Yi struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yi keeps working.
Jin Yi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Yi is looking for a sweep.
Pereira wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yi keeps working.
Pereira staying calm.
Pereira wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yi keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pereira just content to control the position.
Yi tries to bench press Pereira off him but Pereira keeps the position.
Pereira is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Yi's shoulder. That is not cool.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Yi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Pereira with a nice cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yi slips under a jab.
And Yi tries to counter it with a takedown but Pereira pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Yi throws a right hand that misses
and Pereira cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yi throws a big shot that misses.
Pereira connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yi cracks Pereira with a right hand to the side of the head.
Yi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Yi connects with a body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pereira throws a body punch but Yi moves out of range.
Pereira connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Yi's hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pereira rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yi counters with a stiff right hand.
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 Michel Pereira will probably get the nod.
That's time! Pereira's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Pereira lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Yi shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Yi was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Pereira avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Yi.
Yi scores with a couple of short elbows.
Pereira regains half guard, as Yi was trying to land strikes.
Pereira is trying is best to control the position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pereira is looking to improve his position.
Yi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira has hold of Yi's hands but Yi slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Yi scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Pereira is not content to let Yi control the position.
Pereira is looking to control Yi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pereira avoid being mounted?
Pereira is trying to stand back up but Yi is controlling him
Pereira trying to control but Yi postures up.
Yi slows the pace down in half guard.
Yi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Pereira defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Yi scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Yi throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Pereira to regain full guard.
Yi showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Yi's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Yi controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pereira is trying to control the position but Yi postures up.
Yi is looking to work some ground and pound but Pereira has wrist control.
Yi wants to pass the guard but Pereira is keeping the position.
Yi throws a big elbow that misses.
Pereira not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pereira moves into range and clinches up with Yi.
Pereira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pereira tries to land knees in the clinch but Yi avoids the damage to the body.
Pereira is pressed up against the cage. Yi has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pereira down to the mat. Pereira avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Pereira looks to land a left hand but Yi moved out of range nicely.
Pereira bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pereira scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Yi with a nice calf kick.
Pereira lands a nice looking body shot.
Pereira staying out of range there.
Pereira was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yi scores with a takedown into Pereira's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jin Yi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Yi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jin Yi!
An out of breath Jin Yi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mario Netti (ranked 1484 p4p, 1688 weight class) and Tatu Kurri (ranked 211 p4p, 231 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
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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 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mario Netti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tatu Kurri!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Netti pushes Kurri up against the cage in a clinch.
Kurri is looking for a takedown.
Kurri is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Netti gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Netti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Netti scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Netti decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Netti closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kurri tries to roll over but Netti keeps him under control.
Kurri is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Netti wants to stand up but Kurri has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Netti definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Netti working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurri is trying to control but can't.
Kurri moves into full guard.
Netti throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Netti throws a big elbow that misses.
Netti tries to stand but Kurri is controlling from the bottom.
Netti in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Netti wants to control from the top but Kurri keeps moving.
Kurri 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.
Netti is looking to work some ground and pound but Kurri has wrist control.
Kurri looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kurri working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Netti doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Netti manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kurri working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Netti.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Netti in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Netti stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Netti moves in looking to clinch but Kurri pushes him off.
And Kurri tries to counter it with a takedown but Netti pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Netti looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Kurri!
Kurri is trying to improve his position.
Netti in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Kurri parries the strikes from Netti easily there. Netti is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kurri to escape.
Netti working the ground and pound but Kurri is defending the strikes.
Kurri is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kurri manages to get back to half guard.
Kurri has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Netti is working away from the top position though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Netti decides to stand and escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Netti scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
An elbow from Netti crashes against the mat.
Kurri is looking for a sweep.
Netti working away.
Netti thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Netti creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Kurri sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Netti misses with the ground and pound.
Netti throwing strikes but Kurri manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Kurri in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Kurri has hold of Netti's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Netti tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Kurri cranks the arm and Netti screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Netti, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Tatu Kurri!
Tatu Kurri 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Jay Steve (ranked 485 p4p, 811 weight class) and Ivan Andrianov (ranked 74 p4p, 121 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 29 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jay Steve!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Andrianov!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A right-left combo lands from Andrianov.
Steve has taken the fight to the clinch.
Andrianov lands a right hand.
Steve pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Steve throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Andrianov misses with a hook to the body
and Steve counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Steve on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Andrianov scores with a jab to the body.
Steve uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Andrianov.
A jab from Andrianov does it's job there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steve slips a straight right by Andrianov.
Andrianov with a hook.
Andrianov with a jab.
Andrianov lands with a shot to the body.
Andrianov cracks a nice hook into Steve's ribs.
Steve has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Pound Town Athletics in the buildup to the fight.
Nice straight punches there by Andrianov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Andrianov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrianov throws a poor cross that misses
and Andrianov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Steve misses with a shot to the body
and Andrianov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ivan Andrianov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andrianov connects with a body shot.
Steve cracks Andrianov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Steve misses with a head kick.
Andrianov misses with a straight right.
Steve misses the shot to the body.
Andrianov throws a hook to the side of Steve's head but Steve sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Steve 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.
It looks like Ivan Andrianov has been cut.
Andrianov is looking to clinch.
Steve slips under a jab from Andrianov.
Steve misses with a left hand
and Andrianov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Steve throws a jab but it's blocked by Andrianov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Andrianov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrianov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Andrianov throws a body shot but no joy.
Steve closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Steve lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Steve misses with a punch to the body.
Andrianov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Andrianov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Andrianov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Andrianov lands a nice shot to the body.
Steve throws out a leg kick but Andrianov moves out of range and Steve only half commits.
Andrianov swings for the body but Steve moves out of range.
Andrianov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Andrianov cracks Steve with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Andrianov with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrianov scores with the left hand. Steve knows he should have avoided that one.
Andrianov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Steve sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Steve keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steve throws a big counter combination but Andrianov scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Steve jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Steve ducks right into an uppercut from Andrianov.
Steve steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Andrianov.
A big right from Andrianov misses.
Steve misses with a double jab.
Steve drops his hands momentarily and Andrianov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Steve avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Steve misses with a combination
and Andrianov counters with a nice uppercut.
Andrianov thuds his right hand into Steve's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Andrianov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andrianov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Steve has time to react.
Andrianov misses with an uppercut. Steve saw that one coming.
Steve throws out a loose jab but Andrianov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Andrianov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steve slips a straight right by Andrianov.
It looked like Steve wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Steve moves out of range of the strikes.
Andrianov misses with a wild body shot.
Steve throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Andrianov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Andrianov misses with a left hand
and Andrianov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Steve tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Andrianov was well out of range. Poor timing from Steve.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Andrianov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Steve on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Andrianov slips a jab and a cross from Steve.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Andrianov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Andrianov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Steve takes the fight into the clinch.
Steve blocking some punches.
Andrianov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Andrianov lands with a left to the head.
Steve tries to work over Andrianov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Andrianov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Andrianov loads up on a big right hand but Steve slips the punch.
Andrianov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Andrianov misses with a looping left.
Andrianov misses with a few strikes there.
Andrianov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andrianov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Steve takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Steve just misses with a punch to the body.
Steve keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Andrianov.
Steve is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Andrianov tries to clinch but Steve is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve tries to bum rush Andrianov with a series of wild strikes but Andrianov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Andrianov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Andrianov scores with a hook to the body. Steve takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Andrianov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Steve.
Steve walks into a left hand.
Andrianov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Andrianov throws a hook but Steve avoids it easily.
Andrianov misses with a straight right.
Andrianov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Steve ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Steve lands a right hook to the body.
Andrianov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andrianov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ivan Andrianov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Andrianov avoids the body shot from Steve.
Andrianov cracks Steve with an open hand slap.
Steve walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Andrianov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Steve counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Andrianov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Steve doesn't seem bothered though.
A big right from Andrianov misses.
Andrianov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Andrianov tries to bum rush Steve with a series of wild strikes but Steve uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Steve takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Steve tries to clinch there but Andrianov circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrianov throws a body punch but Steve moves out of range.
Steve moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Andrianov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Andrianov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Steve moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Andrianov lands a jab to the head.
Steve throws a predictable looking body shot
and Andrianov counters with a nice body shot.
Andrianov throws a hook to the side of Steve's head but Steve sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Steve doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Steve takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Andrianov throws a right hand that Steve ducks under and follows up with a left that Steve also avoids with ease.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steve throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Andrianov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrianov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Andrianov lands with a cross.
Steve just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steve. Andrianov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steve connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Andrianov misses with a hook.
Steve is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Andrianov connects with a body shot.
Andrianov throws a hook but Steve blocks it.
Andrianov tries to close the distance and clinch but Steve swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Steve pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Andrianov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steve throwing a counter right hand but Andrianov manages to avoid it.
Andrianov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steve manages to avoid it.
Steve uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Andrianov.
Steve is looking to counter punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Andrianov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ivan Andrianov'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. This is the final round!
A big right from Andrianov misses.
Andrianov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Steve cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Steve uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Andrianov.
Steve takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Andrianov scores with a hook to the body. Steve takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Steve misses with a body shot.
Andrianov connects with a body shot that sends Steve's belly button to the back.
Andrianov misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Steve misses the target.
Andrianov misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut there from Andrianov.
Steve tries to move into range but Andrianov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Andrianov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Andrianov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Steve looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve slips under a jab.
It looked like Steve wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Andrianov lands with a shot to the body.
Steve fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Andrianov manages to avoid it.
Andrianov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Steve just misses with a punch to the body.
Andrianov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Andrianov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Steve swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Andrianov loads up on a big right hand but Steve slips the punch.
Steve swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Steve uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Andrianov.
Andrianov throws a jab but it's blocked by Steve.
Steve swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Steve looks to score with a jab to the body but Andrianov is just out of range.
Steve misses the shot to the body.
Andrianov lands a nice looking body shot.
Steve pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrianov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Andrianov clobbers Steve with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Andrianov jabs Steve right on the nose. Steve blinks but takes it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steve lands a really nice looking cross but Andrianov seems unphased.
Steve slips under a jab from Andrianov.
Steve with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Steve throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Andrianov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big right from Andrianov misses.
Andrianov looks to throw the jab but Steve is out of range.
Steve is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Andrianov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Steve fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Andrianov manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrianov cracks Steve with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Andrianov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Steve, pushing him back against the cage.
Steve misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Andrianov is trying to stall.
Steve misses with a hook from the clinch.
Andrianov tries to work over Steve's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jay Steve has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andrianov is pushing Steve up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A hook to the body from Andrianov.
Andrianov tries to break free but Steve pushes him back against the cage.
Steve tries to work over Andrianov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Andrianov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Steve misses with a body punch.
Steve tries to throw a body punch but Andrianov avoids it by throwing Steve back against the cage.
Andrianov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ivan Andrianov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Andrianov or not.
Andrianov prevents a body shot from Steve.
Andrianov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A hook to the body from Steve.
Steve has a couple of punches blocked by Andrianov.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Steve doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Steve has a couple of punches blocked by Andrianov.
Steve misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Andrianov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Steve seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Andrianov can turn it around.
Andrianov breaks the clinch.
Andrianov misses with a double jab.
Steve blocks a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Steve on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Andrianov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Andrianov winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Andrianov!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gianni Castellana (ranked 905 p4p, 391 weight class) and Miki Viki (ranked 127 p4p, 49 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Castellana might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Good night. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Gianni Castellana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miki Viki!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Viki takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Viki lands with a slapping head kick.
Viki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Crunch! Viki slams his shin into Castellana's torso.
Viki throws a nice looking combination but Castellana bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gianni Castellana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Castellana.
Castellana throws a head kick but Viki moves out of range.
Castellana feints and then cracks Viki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Viki down.
Castellana throws a poor cross that misses
and Castellana takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Gianni Castellana has been cut.
Castellana misses with an attempted mid kick.
Castellana looks for the body kick but Viki saw that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castellana with a nice calf kick.
Castellana throws a right hand that misses
and Viki counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from Castellana does it's job there.
Castellana fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Viki checks it well.
Viki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Castellana counters with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viki ducks under a wild hook from Castellana.
A little jabbing left from Viki on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Castellana slips a straight right by Viki.
A counter left hand to the body from Castellana misses its target.
Viki throws a body shot but no joy.
Castellana throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Viki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Viki throws a looping overhand right but Castellana ducks down to avoid it.
Castellana with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Castellana scores with a nice body kick.
Castellana connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Viki's hands.
Castellana turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Castellana throws a lazy right hand but Viki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Viki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Castellana counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Viki avoids a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Castellana. Viki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Viki lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A jab lands there for Viki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Viki throws a hook to the side of Castellana's head but Castellana sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Castellana is looking to counter with a body kick.
Castellana dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Castellana scores with a nice right hand.
Viki scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Viki blocks a jab.
It seemed like Viki was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Castellana bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And Castellana counters with a quick kick to the body but Viki blocks it.
Castellana fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Viki on the side of the head.
Viki moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A punch combination from Castellana misses.
Castellana pushes Viki up against the cage in a clinch.
Castellana lands a body punch in the clinch.
Castellana will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Viki up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Viki's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viki tries to circle away but Castellana has him pinned against the cage.
Castellana pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Castellana with a hook.
Viki ducks under a wild hook from Castellana.
Viki throws a counter combo.
Viki slips under a jab.
Castellana comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Castellana walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Viki checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
It seemed like Viki was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Viki defending well as Castellana loads up on a big left hand.
Castellana walks into a left hand.
Viki just misses with a punch to the body.
Viki misses with an uppercut. Castellana saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Castellana does it's job there.
Castellana fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Viki.
Good shot there by Castellana.
Castellana lands a nice shot that snaps Viki's head back.
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!
Viki throws a right and a left that Castellana avoids nicely.
Viki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Castellana misses with a low kick.
A jab from Castellana does it's job there.
Viki is rocked!
Castellana bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Castellana darts in and clinches Viki up against the cage.
A short right from Castellana.
Viki is still on wobbly legs! Can Castellana finish him?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Still in the clinch, Castellana scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Castellana.
Castellana pushes Viki against the cage. Castellana is working some dirty boxing. Castellana pushes off with a quick right hook! Viki goes down! Viki tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Castellana moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gianni Castellana!
Our winner, Gianni Castellana, 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 Monte Cassino (ranked 556 p4p, 224 weight class) and Domonic Dilbrandt (ranked 65 p4p, 29 weight class). Cassino comes to the cage accompanied by Andrea Bocelli - Con Te Partiro. Dilbrandt has chosen The Champ is Here as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 27 - 15 - 3, fighting out of London, Monte Cassino!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Domonic Dilbrandt!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dilbrandt checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cassino throws a hook to the side of Dilbrandt's head but Dilbrandt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cassino takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dilbrandt throws a jab but it's blocked by Cassino.
Cassino uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cassino waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dilbrandt throws a body kick that misses.
Cassino looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dilbrandt is looking to land body kicks.
Dilbrandt darts in trying to clinch
and Cassino counters with a nice body shot.
Domonic Dilbrandt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dilbrandt scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cassino throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cassino throws a lazy right hand but Dilbrandt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cassino ducks under a wild hook from Dilbrandt.
Cassino lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dilbrandt connects with a right hand. Cassino shakes it off.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cassino.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dilbrandt scores with a hook.
Cassino slips under a jab from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dilbrandt tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dilbrandt fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cassino on the side of the head.
Cassino tries to clinch up.
Cassino uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt moves into the clinch.
Cassino misses with some punches.
Cassino tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dilbrandt's elbow.
Dilbrandt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cassino scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dilbrandt in his tracks.
Dilbrandt is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cassino takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cassino takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Dilbrandt tries to clinch up but Cassino circles away and keeps his distance.
Dilbrandt slips under a jab.
Dilbrandt scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cassino throws a big shot that misses.
Dilbrandt looks to score with a jab to the body but Cassino is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cassino fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt moves out of range of the body kick.
Dilbrandt checks a low kick from Cassino.
Dilbrandt misses with a hook.
A counter left hand to the body from Cassino misses its target.
Dilbrandt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cassino counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A lazy left from Dilbrandt finds it's target.
Dilbrandt misses with a hook.
Dilbrandt finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cassino uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt checks a leg kick nicely.
Cassino loads up on a big right hand but Dilbrandt slips the punch.
Dilbrandt feints a counter leg kick.
Cassino looks to score with a jab to the body but Dilbrandt is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Dilbrandt.
Cassino checks a leg kick.
Dilbrandt throws a wild body kick that Cassino sees coming a mile off.
Cassino throws a low kick but Dilbrandt moves out of range easily.
Dilbrandt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cassino sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cassino 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.
Good exchange - Dilbrandt coming out on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt thuds a left hand into Cassino's body.
Dilbrandt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cassino. That did some damage!
Dilbrandt swings for the body but Cassino moves out of range.
Dilbrandt lands with a hook. Cassino tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A good leg kick by Cassino.
Cassino throws a lazy right hand but Dilbrandt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dilbrandt throws a wild body kick that Cassino sees coming a mile off.
Cassino is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Dilbrandt blocks the leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Cassino.
Dilbrandt is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cassino had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Cassino looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dilbrandt checks a leg kick.
Dilbrandt tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dilbrandt moves away from the strike by Cassino.
Dilbrandt tries to clinch but Cassino moves out of range.
Cassino half committed to a counter leg kick.
Dilbrandt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cassino throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dilbrandt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dilbrandt connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cassino swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dilbrandt connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cassino momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cassino throws a big shot that misses.
Dilbrandt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cassino moves away.
Cassino swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dilbrandt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cassino was well out of range. Poor timing from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt misses with a body shot.
Cassino throws a chopping leg kick but Dilbrandt manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cassino throws an overhand right that lands on Dilbrandt's shoulder, as Dilbrandt tries to avoid the shot.
Cassino takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cassino throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dilbrandt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cassino.
Dilbrandt takes one to the side of the head.
Dilbrandt lands with a hook. Cassino tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dilbrandt lands a leg kick that knocks Cassino off balance momentarily.
Dilbrandt has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dilbrandt. That's going to slow Cassino down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A telegraphed right hand from Cassino misses the target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dilbrandt, as that shot connected.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt throws a jab but it's blocked by Cassino.
Cassino ducks under a wild hook from Dilbrandt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Domonic Dilbrandt dominated that round.
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.
Cassino connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Some bone on bone action there as Dilbrandt checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dilbrandt throws a hook but Cassino blocks it.
Cassino takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cassino tries to score with a low kick but Dilbrandt moves his leg out of the way.
Cassino is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cassino tries to work over Dilbrandt's front leg with a kick but Dilbrandt checks it.
Cassino backing away here, and Dilbrandt unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Dilbrandt wants to land a leg kick but Cassino is out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dilbrandt checks a leg kick.
Domonic Dilbrandt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dilbrandt takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cassino throws a head kick that Dilbrandt semi-blocks.
Cassino throws a solid leg kick but Dilbrandt takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cassino.
A low kick from Dilbrandt is predictable there
and Cassino counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dilbrandt's knee momentarily.
Cassino moves away from the strike by Dilbrandt.
Cassino looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dilbrandt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cassino.
Dilbrandt misses with an uppercut. Cassino saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Cassino throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dilbrandt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cassino.
A leg kick checked by Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt wants to land a leg kick but Cassino is out of range.
Dilbrandt looks to score with a jab to the body but Cassino is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cassino throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dilbrandt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cassino needs to keep his hands up - Dilbrandt had a free shot at his head there.
Cassino throws a body punch but Dilbrandt moves out of range.
Dilbrandt connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dilbrandt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dilbrandt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cassino.
Cassino just misses with a punch to the body.
Dilbrandt was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Dilbrandt keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cassino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dilbrandt on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cassino. Cassino obviously looking to wear him down.
Cassino checks a low kick from Dilbrandt.
Cassino with a nice calf kick.
A solid body kick from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dilbrandt moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cassino is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cassino lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dilbrandt takes a step back to recover.
Dilbrandt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cassino misses with a low kick.
Dilbrandt steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Dilbrandt tries to bum rush Cassino with a series of wild strikes but Cassino uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cassino looks to land a right hand but Dilbrandt moved out of range.
Dilbrandt throws the kick towards the body but Cassino avoids it.
Dilbrandt lands with a nice body punch.
Dilbrandt catches Cassino with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Good leg kick by Cassino.
Cassino attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cassino checks the leg kick.
Dilbrandt has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Cassino 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.
Dilbrandt takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cassino gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dilbrandt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dilbrandt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cassino throws a shot to the body.
Dilbrandt lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dilbrandt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cassino.
Cassino tried to counter with a leg kick but Dilbrandt avoided it.
Cassino takes one to the side of the head.
Dilbrandt slips under a jab.
Cassino comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt connects with a body shot.
Cassino bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dilbrandt throws a lazy uppercut
and Cassino counters with a nice leg kick.
Cassino throws an overhand right that lands on Dilbrandt's shoulder, as Dilbrandt tries to avoid the shot.
Cassino is looking to score with low kicks.
Dilbrandt lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dilbrandt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cassino takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dilbrandt lands a jab to the head.
Cassino looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dilbrandt with the inside leg kick.
Cassino gets a clinch.
Cassino tries to work over Dilbrandt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cassino has a couple of punches blocked by Dilbrandt.
Cassino misses with the head strike.
Dilbrandt scores with a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cassino throws a punch but it's blocked by Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cassino misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cassino softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dilbrandt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Cassino fails to land.
Dilbrandt blocks a body shot from Cassino.
Dilbrandt manages to break the clinch.
Dilbrandt takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cassino bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dilbrandt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cassino was well out of range. Poor timing from Dilbrandt.
Cassino is looking to counter punch.
Dilbrandt throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cassino motions for Dilbrandt to come forward. Cassino throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dilbrandt throws a body punch but Cassino moves out of range.
As Dilbrandt backs away, Cassino returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Cassino throws a leg kick but Dilbrandt sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dilbrandt throws a hook but Cassino blocks it.
Cassino checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dilbrandt misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cassino moves out of range of the leg kick from Dilbrandt.
A nice leg kick from Cassino, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dilbrandt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Domonic Dilbrandt will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cassino waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt looks to throw the jab but Cassino is out of range.
Cassino lands the left hand.
Dilbrandt lands a glancing blow to the side of Cassino's head.
Cassino throws a hook to the side of Dilbrandt's head but Dilbrandt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dilbrandt. Cassino does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cassino feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Dilbrandt.
The fighters circling - Dilbrandt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cassino lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Dilbrandt.
Cassino throws a lazy right hand but Dilbrandt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cassino fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dilbrandt throws out a loose jab but Cassino uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dilbrandt looks to throw the jab but Cassino is out of range.
Cassino avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cassino ducks under a wild hook from Dilbrandt.
Cassino takes a swing at Dilbrandt's ribcage but misses.
Dilbrandt has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cassino.
Dilbrandt lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cassino defending well as Dilbrandt loads up on a big left hand.
Dilbrandt doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cassino throws a hook but Dilbrandt blocks it.
Dilbrandt lands a head shot.
Dilbrandt throws the left hand but Cassino avoids the punch easily.
Cassino misses with a low kick.
Cassino moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dilbrandt scores with a nice head shot.
Dilbrandt misses with a two punch combination.
Dilbrandt throws a lazy uppercut
and Cassino counters with a nice uppercut.
Dilbrandt tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cassino feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Cassino keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cassino throws a jab but it's blocked by Dilbrandt.
Cassino connects with a solid leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cassino.
Dilbrandt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dilbrandt lands a leg kick that knocks Cassino off balance momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dilbrandt jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cassino in his tracks.
Cassino moves out of range of the strikes.
Dilbrandt scores with a shot to the body.
Cassino lands a jab to the head.
Nice jab there from Dilbrandt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dilbrandt. That's going to slow Cassino down.
A jab from Cassino does it's job there.
Dilbrandt slips a jab from Cassino.
Dilbrandt misses with a straight left.
Dilbrandt with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cassino to score with a decent uppercut.
Dilbrandt looks to land a body kick but Cassino moved away.
Dilbrandt swings widly with a right hand
and Cassino cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dilbrandt throws a hook to the side of Cassino's head but Cassino sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cassino does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Cassino uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dilbrandt throws a hook but Cassino blocks it.
Dilbrandt thuds his shin into the meat of Cassino's side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dilbrandt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A leg kick checked by Dilbrandt.
A little jabbing left from Dilbrandt on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cassino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dilbrandt misses with a leg kick
and Cassino counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dilbrandt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cassino counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dilbrandt thinking.
Cassino thumps Dilbrandt with a low kick.
A shot to the liver by Dilbrandt. Beautiful body shot.
Dilbrandt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dilbrandt throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dilbrandt misses with a lunging right hand
and Cassino counters with a thumping low kick.
Dilbrandt throws a hook but Cassino avoids it easily.
Dilbrandt lands with a nice body kick.
Cassino fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dilbrandt has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cassino connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
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!
Cassino buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cassino swings for the body but Dilbrandt moves out of range.
Dilbrandt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cassino.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt is looking to slow Cassino down with leg kicks.
Cassino looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cassino swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Dilbrandt was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cassino will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dilbrandt tries to work over Cassino's front leg with a kick but Cassino checks it.
A slow jab from Cassino misses its intended target.
Dilbrandt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cassino was well out of range. Poor timing from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt looks for the body kick but Cassino saw that one coming.
Cassino is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Dilbrandt.
Cassino takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cassino takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dilbrandt cracks Cassino with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dilbrandt. That's going to slow Cassino down.
Dilbrandt on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dilbrandt looks to land a left hand but Cassino moved out of range nicely.
A shot to the body from Dilbrandt misses
and Cassino makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cassino feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dilbrandts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cassino scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Monte Cassino did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dilbrandt slips a jab from Cassino.
Cassino on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dilbrandt motions for Cassino to come forward. Dilbrandt throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cassino walks forward, straight into a front kick from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt checks a leg kick.
Dilbrandt throws an overhand right that lands on Cassino's shoulder, as Cassino tries to avoid the shot.
Cassino does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Dilbrandt connects with a solid leg kick.
Cassino buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Cassino.
Dilbrandt shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
It looked like Cassino was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt clinches up with Cassino and pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cassino throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cassino lands a body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dilbrandt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dilbrandt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cassino misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cassino.
Cassino lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dilbrandt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Monte Cassino has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dilbrandt misses with a punch on the inside.
Cassino digs a right hand underneath Dilbrandt's ribcage. Dilbrandt let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dilbrandt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dilbrandt blocking some punches.
Cassino fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cassino fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dilbrandt can't break the clinch.
Cassino lands with a short shot to the head.
Dilbrandt pushes Cassino back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Cassino.
Dilbrandt pressing his opponent against the cage.
Dilbrandt throws a head punch that misses.
A short body shot lands from Cassino as the two fighters clinch.
Cassino blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cassino swings wildly with an uppercut but Dilbrandt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cassino goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cassino tries to work over Dilbrandt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dilbrandt stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Cassino misses with a body punch.
Dilbrandt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dilbrandt ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dilbrandt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dilbrandt lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cassino lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dilbrandt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cassino blocks a jab.
Cassino lands a jab.
Cassino throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cassino connects with an inside leg kick.
Dilbrandt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cassino fires out a quick counter leg kick but Dilbrandt just manages to avoid it.
Cassino misses with a lunging right hand
and Dilbrandt counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cassino misses with a low kick.
Dilbrandt throws a hook to the side of Cassino's head but Cassino sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dilbrandt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cassino scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dilbrandt in his tracks.
Dilbrandt scores with a nice strike.
Cassino misses with a low kick.
Cassino pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cassino blocks a leg kick.
Cassino moves out of range of the strikes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dilbrandt, as that shot connected.
Nice defenses there by Cassino.
Cassino takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cassino avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dilbrandt thows a leg kick but Cassino checks it
and Cassino counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cassino connects with a jab.
Dilbrandt throws a series of punches but Cassino moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Cassino.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dilbrandt throws a series of punches but Cassino moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cassino.
Dilbrandt fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cassino throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dilbrandt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cassino pushes Dilbrandt up against the cage in a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dilbrandt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cassino has him pressed against the cage.
Dilbrandt is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cassino is keeping busy.
Cassino misses with a punch on the inside.
Dilbrandt blocking some punches.
Good body shot from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt has a couple of punches blocked by Cassino.
Cassino misses with some punches.
A right hand to the body from Cassino.
Cassino lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cassino lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dilbrandt backwards.
Dilbrandt manages to break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Domonic Dilbrandt will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Dilbrandt throws out a loose jab but Cassino uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cassino throws the left hand but Dilbrandt avoids the punch easily.
Cassino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt defending well as Cassino loads up on a big left hand.
Cassino 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.
Dilbrandt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cassino counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cassino scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dilbrandt avoids the body shot from Cassino.
Dilbrandt swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dilbrandt takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dilbrandt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dilbrandt clobbers Cassino with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A jab from Cassino misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dilbrandt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dilbrandt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cassino.
Cassino throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cassino misses with a leg kick.
Cassino misses with a low kick.
Cassino on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dilbrandt. Dilbrandt obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dilbrandt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dilbrandt thumps Cassino with a low kick.
Dilbrandt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cassino.
Cassino on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dilbrandt punishes Cassino's body with a nice straight punch.
Cassino swats away the attempt to clinch by Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt blocks a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Cassino throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dilbrandt, as that shot connected.
Cassino lands with a right hand.
Cassino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dilbrandt manages to avoid it.
Dilbrandt lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A clash of legs there as Dilbrandt blocks the low kick.
Dilbrandt throws a jab when Cassino was well out of range.
Dilbrandt throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt is looking to slow Cassino down with leg kicks.
A leg kick checked by Cassino.
Cassino half committed to a counter leg kick.
Dilbrandt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dilbrandt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dilbrandt scoring well with a low kick there.
Dilbrandt throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cassino counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Good leg kick by Cassino.
Dilbrandt throws a jab when Cassino was well out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cassino.
Dilbrandt ducks right into an uppercut from Cassino.
Dilbrandt scores with a nice strike.
Dilbrandt slips a jab from Cassino.
Dilbrandt counters with a body kick.
Dilbrandt tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cassino throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Dilbrandt wants to land a leg kick but Cassino is out of range.
Cassino throws a shot from downtown. Dilbrandt moves away and avoids it.
Dilbrandt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cassino avoids the body shot from Dilbrandt.
Cassino seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Cassino keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dilbrandt getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dilbrandt misses with a leg kick
and Cassino counters with a leg kick.
That kick from Cassino tenderised Dilbrandt's leg. Dilbrandt is trying to keep his angry face on.
A lazy left from Dilbrandt finds it's target.
Cassino misses with a straight right.
Cassino tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dilbrandt was well out of range. Poor timing from Cassino.
Dilbrandt throws a body punch but Cassino moves out of range.
Monte Cassino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cassino keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dilbrandt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cassino moves into the clinch.
Dilbrandt blocks an uppercut.
Cassino digs a right hand into Dilbrandt's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dilbrandt's gas tank.
Cassino misses with a punch on the inside.
Dilbrandt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dilbrandt on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Domonic Dilbrandt is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A good leg kick by Cassino.
Cassino throws the kick towards the body but Dilbrandt avoids it.
A clash of legs there as Cassino blocks the low kick.
Cassino fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dilbrandt has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cassino moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dilbrandt scores with a jab to the head.
Dilbrandt misses with a wild combination.
A nice leg kick from Dilbrandt, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cassino fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dilbrandt.
Cassino is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cassino ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dilbrandt lands with a kick to the ribs.
Dilbrandt lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dilbrandt tests Cassino's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dilbrandt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cassino.
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 Monte Cassino.
I think Dilbrandt 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 46:50
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 49:46
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Monte Cassino!
Monte Cassino retains his featherweight title!
A less than humble Monte Cassino misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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