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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Olsen (ranked 2442 p4p, 2519 weight class) and Elam Armis (ranked 312 p4p, 317 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hugo Olsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Elam Armis!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olsen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Armis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Olsen has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Nice sprawl there from Olsen as Armis shoots in.
Olsen misses with a right hand
and Armis counters with a nice double leg into side control. Olsen won't be happy with that.
Olsen can't do much from the bottom here.
Armis throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Armis working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Olsen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Olsen managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Armis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olsen dodges the ground and pound from Armis.
Armis lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Armis wants to take a breather but Olsen manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Armis.
Olsen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Armis is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olsen wants to sweep but no luck.
Olsen controlling the position.
Armis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Olsen wants to stand up but Armis is controlling him.
Olsen seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Armis looking to pass the guard.
Olsen has momentary wrist control but Armis slips an elbow through the middle.
Armis throwing strikes from guard but Olsen blocks nicely.
Armis postures up in Olsen's guard and throws a big left but Olsen blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Armis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Olsen lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Armis pulls Olsen in close to prevent any damage.
Armis keeping full guard, as Olsen tries to pass.
Olsen sitting in guard, not really doing much.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Armis is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Olsen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Armis trying to control the position from guard on top but Olsen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Olsen is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Armis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Armis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Armis is in close to Olsen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Armis throwing strikes but missing.
Olsen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Armis throws a strike but Olsen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Olsen controlling from the top position.
Armis is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olsen looking to pass the guard.
Olsen not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Armis is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Olsen 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.
Olsen won't allow Armis to sweep him here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Elam Armis will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Armis feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Olsen wants to sweep but no luck.
Armis working some strikes from top position.
Armis content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Olsen wants to sweep here but Armis controlling him for the moment.
Armis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Armis wants to control from the top but Olsen keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olsen working a defensive guard here.
Armis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Armis trying to control but Olsen is working from the bottom.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Armis working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armis stays in close to Olsen's body and controls the position.
Armis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Olsen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Armis manages to get himself to full guard.
Armis has a closed guard, preventing Olsen from standing up.
Olsen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Armis trying to control the position here.
Armis keeping moving, preventing Olsen from controlling successfully.
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.
Armis looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Olsen controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Armis.
Olsen scores with a jab to the body.
Olsen misses with an uppercut. Armis saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olsen throws a lazy uppercut
and Armis counters with a straight right hand.
Olsen misses with a hook
and Olsen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Olsen throws a poor cross that misses
and Olsen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Armis has his takedown stuffed
letting Olsen counter with a right hand.
Olsen throws an overhand right that lands on Armis's shoulder, as Armis tries to avoid the shot.
Armis shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Olsen but Olsen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hugo Olsen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elam Armis.
Armis shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Olsen defends it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Olsen to score with a decent uppercut.
Armis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Armis shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Armis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Olsen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Armis scores with a couple of nice shots.
Armis seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Olsen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Elam Armis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Olsen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Olsen misses with a looping right.
Armis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A jab from Olsen misses.
Armis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Armis has a takedown stuffed.
Olsen throwing a counter right hand but Armis manages to avoid it.
Olsen gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olsen seems keen to control Armis's posture.
Olsen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Olsen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Armis is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olsen has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Armis working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Olsen has his hands on Armis's head, controlling the position.
Armis postures up in Olsen's guard and throws a big left but Olsen blocks it.
Armis chips away with some ground and pound.
Armis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Olsen seems keen to control Armis's posture.
Armis works over Olsen with some ground and pound from guard.
Hugo Olsen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Olsen is trying to keep Armis in close.
Olsen is pulling down on Armis's head. It's preventing any offense from Armis, at least for the moment.
Armis stops Olsen from standing up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Olsen misses the jab.
Olsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Olsen tests Armis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Armis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Olsen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Olsen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Armis counters with a nice double leg into side control. Olsen won't be happy with that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armis lands a nice forearm strike.
Olsen takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Olsen managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Armis.
Armis is chipping away with strikes.
Armis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Armis in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Olsen is looking to regain half guard here but Armis keeps moving and retains side control.
Olsen is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The strikes coming from Armis are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Olsen is trying to get back to his feet.
Armis looks up at the clock and then as Olsen takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Armis smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Armis misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armis scoring with punches from side control.
Olsen taking punishment in the form of punches.
Olsen tries to improve position but can't.
Olsen avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Armis.
Armis is working Olsen over with some ground and pound from side control.
Olsen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Olsen takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Armis trying to control the position but Olsen is working away.
Elam Armis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
Elam Armis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Armis 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elam Armis!
After winning the bout, Elam Armis thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Ralph Dean (ranked 1577 p4p, 1881 weight class) and Harold Nicolas (ranked 220 p4p, 258 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 20 - 1, fighting out of New York, William Ralph Dean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Harold Nicolas!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dean shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dean pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Nicolas back to the cage. Dean follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
 It looks like Harold Nicolas has been cut.
Dean looks to land a combination. Nicolas sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Dean throws a body shot but no joy.
Nicolas is looking to land body kicks.
Nicolas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nicolas throws a body punch but Dean moves out of range.
Dean displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dean throws a head kick that misses.
Dean misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dean. Nicolas does a little dance to reset his feet.
A right-left combo lands from Nicolas.
Dean swings widly with a right hand
and Nicolas counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dean moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nicolas throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dean counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
William Ralph Dean seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Dean.
Dean ducks under a wild hook from Nicolas.
Dean throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nicolas 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.
A shot to the body from Nicolas misses
and Dean counters with a series of strikes. Nicolas will be more careful next time no doubt.
Good leg kick by Dean.
Dean throws a nice looking combination but Nicolas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dean throws a right and a left that Nicolas avoids nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nicolas! But no joy.
Dean pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It seemed like Nicolas was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dean misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dean cracks Nicolas with an open hand slap.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from Dean.
Nice cross by Nicolas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicolas takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dean pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nicolas.
Dean misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nicolas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dean connects with an inside leg kick.
Dean with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dean jabs at Nicolas's body.
Nicolas blocks a jab.
Nicolas follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Jab, jab by Nicolas - just one landing.
Dean misses with a few strikes there.
Dean has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nicolas finds it's way round the side to connect with Dean's head.
Dean misses with a few strikes there.
Nicolas misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dean counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nicolas's knee momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean throws a leg kick which misses Nicolas's front leg but catches the back leg as Nicolas tries to avoid it.
Nicolas swings for the body but Dean moves out of range.
Dean lands with a cross.
Nicolas throws a poor cross that misses
and Dean connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nicolas throws a poor cross that misses
and Dean counters with a nice body shot.
A left lands for Nicolas.
Dean throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dean throws a shot to the body.
Dean looks to land a left hand but Nicolas moved out of range nicely.
Nicolas defending well as Dean loads up on a big left hand.
Nicolas misses with an uppercut.
Nicolas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nicolas. Dean does a little dance to reset his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nicolas avoids a punch combination nicely.
A little jabbing left from Nicolas on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nicolas looks to score with a jab to the body but Dean is just out of range.
Dean throws a big counter combination but Nicolas scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Nicolas looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nicolas scores with a jab.
Nicolas avoids a kick to the body.
Nicolas misses with a hook. Dean ducked under it nicely.
Dean is looking for a counter combo.
Dean lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dean attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nicolas is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dean.
Nicolas lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dean lands a two punch combo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
William Ralph Dean dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harold Nicolas's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dean blocks a low kick nicely.
Nicolas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dean.
Dean throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nicolas looks to land a left hand but Dean moved out of range nicely.
Dean fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nicolas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dean tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nicolas was well out of range. Poor timing from Dean.
A little jabbing left from Nicolas on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nicolas bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dean's head backwards.
Dean misses with a hook
and Nicolas counters with a nice uppercut.
Dean is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nicolas can do to turn this around?
Nicolas misses with a lunging right hand
and Dean counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nicolas throws a hook to the side of Dean's head but Dean sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dean misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dean throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nicolas slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dean shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Nicolas eats them both and turns towards Dean to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That has opened up Harold Nicolas's cut even more.
Nicolas tries a head kick but it misses.
Nicolas connects with a jab.
Dean avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dean misses with the combination.
Nicolas thumps Dean with a low kick.
Dean chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nicolas can pounce on him.
Dean is working the combinations to good effect here.
Nicolas misses with a combination
and Dean counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nicolas throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Dean counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicolas lands a jab to Dean's midsection.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Dean here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Dean delivers a nice body kick.
Dean lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
William Ralph Dean is winning the standup battle so far.
Nicolas ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A left and a right from Dean both land. Nice combination.
Nicolas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dean moves away.
Nicolas buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nicolas walks into a jab.
Dean pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nicolas looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nicolas bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dean fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicolas takes a swing at Dean's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Dean was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Nicolas moves out of range as Dean strikes.
Dean throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nicolas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dean throws a head kick that misses
and Nicolas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nicolas throws out a loose jab but Dean uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nicolas lands with an uppercut that bounces Dean off the cage and back into range.
Nicolas fails to land with a series of punches.
Dean with a nice calf kick.
Dean uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nicolas.
Nicolas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dean lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nicolas throws a leg kick but Dean sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dean swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nicolas.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dean looks for the body kick but Nicolas saw that one coming.
Nicolas takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dean tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nicolas was well out of range. Poor timing from Dean.
Dean fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Some wild striking there from Dean.
Dean avoids a kick to the body.
Dean ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dean with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dean throws a right and a left that Nicolas avoids nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dean scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
William Ralph Dean dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Harold Nicolas's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Dean tries to land a front kick but Nicolas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dean throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nicolas.
Dean sizes up Nicolas with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nicolas bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dean's head.
Nicolas dodges the punch combination from Dean.
Nicolas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dean is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dean moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nicolas takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sloppy strikes from Dean. Those never looked like landing.
Nicolas misses with a looping right.
William Ralph Dean is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nicolas.
Dean avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dean works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The fighters circling - Nicolas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dean throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dean has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nicolas finds it's way round the side to connect with Dean's head.
Nicolas digs a good hook to Dean's body.
Dean uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nicolas.
Nicolas throws a series of punches but Dean moves out of range.
Dean's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Dean duly obliges.
The cut above Harold Nicolas's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Nicolas will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicolas slips under a jab from Dean.
Dean slips a jab from Nicolas.
Dean cracks Nicolas with an open hand slap.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dean fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nicolas is out of range.
Nicolas now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nicolas missing with a left hand there. Dean was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nicolas just misses with a punch to the body.
Dean swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Dean throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dean stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dean throws a front kick that sends Nicolas stumbling back into the cage.
Dean tests Nicolas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dean misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicolas throws a hook to the side of Dean's head but Dean sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nicolas.
Dean dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nicolas. That did some damage!
An inside leg kick lands from Dean.
Nicolas walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dean misses the shot to the body.
Nicolas misses the jab.
Dean tried to counter with a leg kick but Nicolas avoided it.
Dean swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nicolas was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Dean scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dean defending well as Nicolas loads up on a big left hand.
Dean staying out of range there.
Dean fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nicolas manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dean uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nicolas.
Nicolas missing with a left hand there. Dean was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dean tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nicolas is able to avoid easily.
Dean keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Dean was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Nicolas scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Harold Nicolas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dean misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dean throws a combination that misses
and Nicolas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dean throws a series of punches but Nicolas moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nicolas on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nicolas misses with an uppercut
and Dean cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dean swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nicolas counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dean swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nicolas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
William Ralph Dean showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dean has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Ralph Dean!
William Ralph Dean made sure to mention his sponsor, Goblin Fight Wear in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Derek Trucks (ranked 2251 p4p, 1915 weight class) and Michel Pereira (ranked 316 p4p, 279 weight class). Derek Trucks is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 25 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Derek Trucks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Michel Pereira!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pereira cracks Trucks with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sloppy strikes from Pereira. Those never looked like landing.
Pereira has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pereira there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jab, jab by Pereira - just one landing.
Pereira connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Trucks swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pereira counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pereira takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Trucks lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trucks misses with a double jab
and Pereira counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Pereira throws a body shot but no joy.
Pereira keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Trucks.
Pereira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trucks.
Pereira on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Trucks is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trucks lands a nice looking body shot.
Trucks checks a low kick from Pereira.
Trucks lands a nice looking body shot.
A left lands for Pereira.
Pereira avoids the body shot from Trucks.
Trucks lands a right hook to the body.
Pereira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pereira feints a counter leg kick.
Trucks throws out a loose jab but Pereira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trucks misses with an uppercut
and Pereira counters with a leg kick.
Pereira clinches.
Trucks has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Pereira after a bit of a struggle.
Pereira trying to land knees to the body.
Pereira misses with a knee strike.
Trucks tries to pull guard but Pereira forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Trucks tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pereira just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Derek Trucks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira tries to throw a body punch but Trucks avoids it by throwing Pereira back against the cage.
Pereira with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pereira stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Trucks tries to pull guard but Pereira holds him up against the cage and eventually Trucks drops back down to his feet.
Pereira tries to throw a body punch but Trucks avoids it by throwing Pereira back against the cage.
Trucks tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pereira just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pereira throws a knee to the head but misses.
Trucks manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Pereira not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Pereira tries to free his leg and advance position but Trucks is retaining full guard.
Trucks looking for subs off his back but Pereira has passed one foot through into half guard.
Pereira is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Trucks actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira uses his free foot to push down on Trucks's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Trucks.
Trucks really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Trucks is working hard here to advance position.
Pereira takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Trucks working to try and regain half guard.
Pereira trying to control but Trucks is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trucks is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pereira is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Trucks showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pereira.
Trucks was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Pereira moves out of range of the strikes.
Trucks loads up on a big right hand but Pereira slips the punch.
Trucks misses the jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Michel Pereira will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Pereira throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A quick step to the side and Trucks tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Trucks misses with a few strikes there.
Pereira lands with an overhand left.
Trucks swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pereira counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Trucks slips under a jab.
Trucks works Pereira's body with a nice hook.
Pereira takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pereira lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Trucks is looking to wear down Pereira with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pereira drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pereira 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!
Trucks looks to land a combination but Pereira avoids it well.
Pereira throws a counter combo.
Trucks scores with a body shot.
Trucks jabs Pereira to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Trucks misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trucks thuds a left hand into Pereira's body.
Derek Trucks is winning the standup battle so far.
Trucks misses with a wild body shot.
Pereira doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Trucks throws a right and a left that Pereira avoids nicely.
Trucks scores with a hook.
Trucks takes a swing at Pereira's ribcage but misses.
Trucks looks to score with a jab to the body but Pereira is just out of range.
Pereira feints a jab promting Trucks to slip. Pereira then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Trucks slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
 It looks like Derek Trucks has been cut.
Trucks misses with a jab to the body
and Pereira counters with a leg kick.
Trucks throws a series of punches but Pereira avoids them all with ease.
Pereira scores with a nice right hand.
Trucks throws an overhand right that lands on Pereira's shoulder, as Pereira tries to avoid the shot.
Trucks slips a jab from Pereira.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trucks wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Trucks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pereira manages to avoid it.
Trucks swings for the body but Pereira moves out of range.
Trucks misses with a body shot.
Pereira wants to clinch up but Trucks keeps it at a distance.
Pereira loads up on a big right hand but Trucks slips the punch.
Trucks misses with a series of wild punches.
Trucks misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A jab from Trucks misses.
Pereira throws out a counter right but Trucks avoids it with no problem.
Nice straight punches there by Trucks. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Trucks.
Pereira tries to score with a low kick but Trucks moves his leg out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trucks connects with a body shot.
Michel Pereira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jab from Pereira.
Trucks jabs Pereira to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Trucks throws a jab when Pereira was well out of range.
Trucks misses with a straight left.
Pereira takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Trucks cracks a nice hook into Pereira's ribs.
Pereira avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Trucks uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pereira has time to react.
Trucks throws a shot from downtown. Pereira moves away and avoids it.
Trucks rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pereira counters with a thumping low kick.
Pereira moves out of range of the strikes.
Pereira throws a fast counter high kick but Trucks manages to duck under it in time.
Trucks throws a right and a left that Pereira avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pereira instigates a clinch.
Trucks tries to pull guard but Pereira holds him up against the cage and eventually Trucks drops back down to his feet.
Trucks tries to score a body lock takedown but Pereira shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Pereira with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Trucks turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Trucks manages to end up in side control.
Pereira explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Trucks lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Trucks stalks Pereira and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Pereira's face. Pereira staggers backwards, shaken.
Pereira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trucks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab from Pereira.
Pereira cracks Trucks with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Trucks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Trucks dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Derek Trucks's cut.
That's time! Trucks's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
An inside leg kick lands from Pereira.
Trucks will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Good leg kick by Pereira.
Trucks connects with a nice looking jab.
Trucks misses with a jab to the body
and Pereira connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pereira connects with a looping right hand.
Pereira takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pereira misses with a two punch combination.
Trucks misses with an uppercut. Pereira saw that one coming.
Pereira misses with a looping right.
Trucks lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pereira at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pereira scores with the left hand. Trucks knows he should have avoided that one.
A big right from Trucks misses.
Trucks misses with a left hand
and Pereira counters with a nice uppercut.
A shot to the body from Trucks misses
enabling Pereira to counter with a crisp jab.
Pereira takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Trucks on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Trucks. Pereira does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big left from Pereira misses.
Trucks with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pereira scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pereira lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Trucks circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trucks misses with a combination
and Pereira counters with a left right combination that sends Trucks crashing to the mat - Pereira wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Trucks out for a TKO! Devastating finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michel Pereira!
A victorious Michel Pereira thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Hazlehurst (ranked 1230 p4p, 1952 weight class) and Tom Breedon (ranked 171 p4p, 267 weight class). Hazlehurst comes to the cage accompanied by Queen - One Vision. Breedon comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Quiet Riot - Come On Feel The Noise kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Hazlehurst!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Breedon!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hazlehurst is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Breedon.
Breedon lands a right hook to the body.
Breedon misses with a few strikes there.
Breedon lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hazlehurst steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Breedon.
Breedon takes a swing at Hazlehurst's ribcage but misses.
Hazlehurst slips a jab and a cross from Breedon.
Hazlehurst lands a nice hook to Breedon's body. Breedon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hazlehurst misses with a body shot.
Breedon misses with a looping left.
Hazlehurst missing with a left hand there. Breedon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hazlehurst with a jab.
Breedon looks to land a left hand but Hazlehurst moved out of range nicely.
Hazlehurst looks to land a right hand but Breedon moved out of range.
Hazlehurst lands with a straight right. Breedon didn't see that one coming.
Breedon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hazlehurst.
Hazlehurst slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazlehurst uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Breedon.
Breedon goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Breedon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hazlehurst needs to keep his hands up - Breedon had a free shot at his head there.
Breedon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Breedon. Those never looked like landing.
Hazlehurst showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Breedon.
Breedon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hazlehurst takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Breedon looks to throw the jab but Hazlehurst is out of range.
The fighters circling - Breedon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hazlehurst looks to land a left hand but Breedon moved out of range nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hazlehurst misses with a wild body shot.
Breedon is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hazlehurst with a body shot.
Breedon misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Breedon swings for the body but Hazlehurst moves out of range.
Hazlehurst walks into a stiff left hand from Breedon.
Breedon throws a hook but Hazlehurst avoids it easily.
Breedon misses with a wild combination.
It looked like Hazlehurst was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Breedon.
Hazlehurst lands a nice shot that snaps Breedon's head back.
Breedon moves out of range as Hazlehurst strikes.
Breedon misses with a series of wild punches.
Breedon just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Hazlehurst throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hazlehurst showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Breedon.
Hazlehurst ducks under a wild hook from Breedon.
Hazlehurst tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Breedon was well out of range. Poor timing from Hazlehurst.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breedon scores with a nice right hand.
Hazlehurst steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Breedon.
Breedon scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hazlehurst looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Hazlehurst throws a hook but Breedon avoids it easily.
Breedon misses with a wild body shot.
Hazlehurst takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hazlehurst takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Breedon's corner calls for a 1-2. Breedon obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Breedon shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Some wild striking there from Breedon.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hazlehurst fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Breedon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Hazlehurst was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Breedon.
Hazlehurst avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Breedon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hazlehurst.
Hazlehurst uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Breedon.
Breedon lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hazlehurst misses with an uppercut
and Breedon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Breedon is working the combinations to good effect here.
Hazlehurst cracks Breedon with an open hand slap.
Breedon is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Breedon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hazlehurst slips a jab and a cross from Breedon.
A punch combination from Breedon misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Hazlehurst misses the target.
Breedon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hazlehurst.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Breedon lands a nice shot to the body.
Breedon lands a right hook to the body.
Breedon tests Hazlehurst's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Breedon misses with a left hand
and Hazlehurst counters with a stiff right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Breedon dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hazlehurst moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hazlehurst shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Breedon drops Hazlehurst with a beautiful combination! Hazlehurst stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Breedon is looking for the KO!
Hazlehurst keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Breedon drops Hazlehurst with a beautiful combination! Hazlehurst stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Breedon is looking for the KO!
 Hazlehurst is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Breedon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hazlehurst.
Oh Hazlehurst is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tom Breedon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hazlehurst throws out a loose jab but Breedon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hazlehurst seems to have got his legs back now.
Hazlehurst dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hazlehurst cracks Breedon with a right hand to the side of the head.
Breedon lands the left hand.
Hazlehurst misses the body punch
and Breedon counters with a nice uppercut.
Hazlehurst takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Breedon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hazlehurst cracks Breedon with a right hand to the side of the head.
Breedon misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazlehurst avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tom Breedon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hazlehurst throws a shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Breedon.
Breedon lands the left hand.
Hazlehurst misses with a looping left.
Tom Breedon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Breedon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Breedon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hazlehurst uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Breedon.
A counter left hand to the body from Hazlehurst misses its target.
Hazlehurst wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hazlehurst staying out of range there.
Jab from Breedon.
Breedon cracks a nice hook into Hazlehurst's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hazlehurst walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Breedon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Breedon scores with a jab to the jaw.
Breedon throws a right hand that Hazlehurst ducks under and follows up with a left that Hazlehurst also avoids with ease.
A nice combination there by Breedon.
Breedon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hazlehurst throws out the jab.
Breedon moves away from the strike by Hazlehurst.
Hazlehurst lands with a hook. Breedon tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Breedon looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Breedon cracks Hazlehurst with a good jab.
Hazlehurst looks to land a right hand but Breedon moved out of range.
A nice side step and Breedon releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Breedon connects with a crisp jab.
A cross from Breedon lands.
Breedon throws a body punch but Hazlehurst moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hazlehurst throws the left hand but Breedon avoids the punch easily.
Hazlehurst misses with a shot to the body
and Breedon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Hazlehurst might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A shot to the liver by Hazlehurst. Beautiful body shot.
Breedon misses with an uppercut
and Hazlehurst counters with a nice uppercut.
Breedon misses with a right hand
and Hazlehurst counters with a stiff right hand.
Breedon swings for the body but Hazlehurst moves out of range.
Breedon 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.
Hazlehurst ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Breedon moves away.
Hazlehurst with a hook.
Breedon throws a nice looking combination but Hazlehurst bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Breedon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hazlehurst circles away quickly and effectively.
Breedon misses with a series of wild punches.
Hazlehurst slips a jab and a cross from Breedon.
Breedon is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hazlehurst scores with a shot to the body.
Breedon misses with a two punch combination.
Breedon misses with a combination
letting Hazlehurst counter with a right hand.
Hazlehurst fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Breedon manages to avoid it.
Breedon let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Breedon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hazlehurst circles away quickly and effectively.
Hazlehurst tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Breedon was well out of range. Poor timing from Hazlehurst.
Hazlehurst lands a really nice looking cross but Breedon seems unphased.
Breedon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hazlehurst scores with a hook to the body. Breedon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hazlehurst takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hazlehurst misses the shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Breedon moves away from the strike by Hazlehurst.
Breedon throws a body punch but Hazlehurst moves out of range.
Hazlehurst takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Breedon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Breedon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Breedon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Breedon cracks Hazlehurst with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The fighters circle momentarily. Breedon darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Breedon misses with a double jab
and Breedon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Breedon moves away from the strike by Hazlehurst.
Breedon misses with a lunging right hand
and Hazlehurst counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hazlehurst throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hazlehurst blocks a jab.
A lazy left from Hazlehurst finds it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hazlehurst misses with a hook.
The fighters circling - Hazlehurst throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Breedon takes a swing at Hazlehurst's ribcage but misses.
Hazlehurst appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hazlehurst misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Breedon.
Breedon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hazlehurst circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazlehurst on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hazlehurst just misses with a punch to the body.
Hazlehurst misses with a lunging right hand
and Breedon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hazlehurst just misses with a punch to the body.
Breedon throws a right and a left that Hazlehurst avoids nicely.
Breedon has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hazlehurst dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Breedon misses with a hook
and Hazlehurst counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Breedon misses the body punch
and Hazlehurst connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Breedon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Good shot there by Hazlehurst.
Breedon misses the shot to the body.
Breedon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hazlehurst.
Hazlehurst throws a sloppy body shot
and Breedon counters with a straight right hand.
Hazlehurst showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Breedon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hazlehurst uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Breedon.
Nice jab there from Breedon.
Hazlehurst throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hazlehurst. Breedon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Breedon just misses with a punch to the body.
Breedon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Breedon throws a big shot that misses.
Hazlehurst is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hazlehurst throws out a loose jab but Breedon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Breedon slips under a jab.
Breedon throws a hook but Hazlehurst blocks it.
A big left from Hazlehurst misses.
Breedon throws a combination that misses
and Hazlehurst counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hazlehurst defending well as Breedon loads up on a big left hand.
Hazlehurst misses with a straight left.
Hazlehurst just misses with a punch to the body.
Tom Breedon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breedon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Breedon moves out of range of the strikes.
Breedon throws a right hand that Hazlehurst ducks under and follows up with a left that Hazlehurst also avoids with ease.
A little feinted left hand from Hazlehurst on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hazlehurst blocks a jab.
Breedon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Breedon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hazlehurst.
Hazlehurst fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Breedon manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as Breedon lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hazlehurst doesn't seem phased though.
Breedon misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hazlehurst. Breedon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Breedon throws out a counter right but Hazlehurst avoids it with no problem.
Breedon digs a good body shot into Hazlehurst's ribs.
Breedon misses with a jab to the body
letting Hazlehurst counter with a right hand.
Hazlehurst takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Breedon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hazlehurst counters with a straight right hand.
Breedon keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hazlehurst lands an overhand right.
Breedon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hazlehurst manages to avoid it.
Hazlehurst keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Breedon.
Hazlehurst listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Breedon misses with a body shot.
Daniel Hazlehurst has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Breedon ducks under a wild hook from Hazlehurst.
Hazlehurst takes one to the side of the head.
Breedon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Breedon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hazlehurst was well out of range. Poor timing from Breedon.
Hazlehurst uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Breedon.
Hazlehurst ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Breedon moves away.
Hazlehurst misses with a looping right.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tom Breedon.
Well Breedon has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Breedon!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tim Armstrong (ranked 1235 p4p, 658 weight class) and Shaun Brownie (ranked 189 p4p, 95 weight class). Tim Armstrong has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tim Armstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shaun Brownie!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brownie jabs at Armstrong's body.
Brownie misses with a lunging right hand
and Armstrong counters with a nice uppercut.
Brownie checks a low kick from Armstrong.
Armstrong on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Armstrong swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Brownie doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Armstrong lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brownie at a distance.
Brownie is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jab by Brownie.
Armstrong has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Armstrong lands a really nice looking cross but Brownie seems unphased.
Armstrong gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Brownie to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Armstrong 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.
Brownie content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Brownie trying to control the position from guard on top but Armstrong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong managing to control the position.
Armstrong keeping moving, preventing Brownie from controlling successfully.
Armstrong pulls Brownie in to control the position.
Brownie throwing strikes from guard but Armstrong blocks nicely.
Brownie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Armstrong managing to control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Armstrong throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Brownie misses with a left hand
and Armstrong counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Brownie shoots for a double leg takedown but Armstrong sprawls well. He's pushed Brownie's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Brownie throws a looping overhand right but Armstrong ducks down to avoid it.
Armstrong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brownie connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Armstrong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brownie manages to avoid it.
Brownie throws a hook but Armstrong blocks it.
Armstrong was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Armstrong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brownie.
Armstrong lands a right hook to the body.
Armstrong lands with a shot to the body.
Armstrong throws a lazy right hand but Brownie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brownie scores with a crisp jab that stopped Armstrong in his tracks.
Armstrong throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Brownie on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong loads up on a big right hand but Brownie slips the punch.
Armstrong bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Brownie's head.
Brownie shoots in and drives through. Armstrong sprawls well.
Armstrong misses with a straight left.
Armstrong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brownie manages to avoid it.
Brownie scores with a crisp jab that stopped Armstrong in his tracks.
Brownie slips under a jab.
Brownie misses with a wild combination.
Armstrong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Brownie! But no joy.
Armstrong scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Armstrong scores with a punch to the head.
Brownie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Armstrong was well out of range. Poor timing from Brownie.
Armstrong throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Brownie on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brownie was well out of range. Poor timing from Armstrong.
Armstrong scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brownie drives through with a takedown into Armstrong's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Armstrong is looking to stand up but Brownie isn't so interested in that idea.
Brownie is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Brownie controlling from the top position.
Armstrong wants to stand and escape but Brownie is having none of it.
Brownie tries to free his leg and advance position but Armstrong is retaining full guard.
Brownie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Brownie is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Brownie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tim Armstrong will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Brownie cracks Armstrong with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Brownie scores with a jab to the jaw.
Armstrong looks to score with a jab to the body but Brownie is just out of range.
Brownie's corner calls for a 1-2. Brownie obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Brownie lands a slapping body shot.
Brownie takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Brownie is looking to clinch.
Brownie throws a series of punches but Armstrong avoids them all with ease.
Brownie has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Armstrong moves out of range as Brownie strikes.
Brownie throws a right hand that misses
and Armstrong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Armstrong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Armstrong misses with a looping right.
Tim Armstrong is winning the standup battle so far.
Armstrong swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Brownie.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brownie throws a combination that misses
enabling Armstrong to counter with a crisp jab.
Armstrong doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brownie misses with a wild combination.
A jab lands there for Brownie.
Brownie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brownie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Armstrong.
Brownie misses with a hook
enabling Armstrong to counter with a crisp jab.
Armstrong on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Brownie ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Brownie throws out a loose jab but Armstrong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Armstrong with a jab.
Brownie looks to score with a jab to the body but Armstrong is just out of range.
Armstrong lunges at Brownie with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Brownie's hand.
Tim Armstrong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brownie takes a swing at Armstrong's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brownie slips under a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brownie throws a right hand that misses
and Armstrong counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Brownie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Armstrong moves away.
Armstrong defending well as Brownie loads up on a big left hand.
Armstrong throwing a counter right hand but Brownie manages to avoid it.
Brownie lands with a right hand.
Armstrong throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brownie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Armstrong misses with a straight left.
Armstrong lands with an uppercut that bounces Brownie off the cage and back into range.
Brownie cracks a nice hook into Armstrong's ribs.
Brownie's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Armstrong connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Brownie scrambles back to his feet.
Armstrong cracks Brownie with an open hand slap.
Shaun Brownie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Brownie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A quick step to the side and Armstrong tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brownie slips under a jab from Armstrong.
As Armstrong backs off Brownie throws a huge counter combo but Armstrong manages to avoid it all.
Armstrong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brownie misses with a lunging right hand
and Armstrong counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Brownie thinking.
Armstrong with a nice calf kick.
Brownie connects with a jab.
Brownie misses the shot to the body.
Armstrong misses the jab.
Brownie takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Armstrong moves away from the strike by Brownie.
Brownie connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Armstrong momentarily.
Armstrong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Armstrong misses.
A little jabbing left from Brownie on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Armstrong lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Brownie shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Armstrong holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong is trying to get back to full guard.
Brownie stops Armstrong from getting back to his feet.
Brownie scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Brownie throwing shots but Armstrong is blocking nicely.
Brownie trying to control from half guard but Armstrong is working away.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Armstrong preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Armstrong keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
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 Tim Armstrong will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Brownie throws out a loose jab but Armstrong uses good head movement to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Armstrong misses the target.
A slow jab from Brownie misses its intended target.
Armstrong moves out of range as Brownie strikes.
Brownie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Armstrong.
Brownie with a jab.
The crowd cheers as Armstrong lands an impressive looking overhand right. Brownie doesn't seem phased though.
Brownie thuds his right hand into Armstrong's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Brownie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Armstrong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Armstrong throws an overhand right that lands on Brownie's shoulder, as Brownie tries to avoid the shot.
Armstrong avoids the body shot from Brownie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brownie dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brownie throws a body punch but Armstrong moves out of range.
Brownie misses with a lunging right hand
and Armstrong counters with a straight right hand.
Armstrong takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong looks to throw the jab but Brownie is out of range.
Brownie scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Brownie throws a poor cross that misses
and Armstrong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Good shot there by Brownie.
Brownie scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Armstrong dodges the punch combination from Brownie.
It looked like Armstrong wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A big right from Armstrong misses.
Brownie scores with a shot to the body.
Brownie lands an overhand right.
Armstrong misses with an uppercut.
Brownie throws an overhand right that lands on Armstrong's shoulder, as Armstrong tries to avoid the shot.
Brownie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brownie scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Armstrong slips under a jab from Brownie.
Armstrong feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Brownie bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Armstrong wants to get back to his feet but Brownie drags him back down.
Brownie controls the position.
You can see the frustration on Armstrong's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Brownie is trying to get an arm triangle but Armstrong is defending well.
Armstrong is trying to get back to half guard.
Brownie throws an elbow but Armstrong slips to the side and avoids it well.
Brownie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Armstrong keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong is trying to control Brownie's posture but Brownie avoids it.
Armstrong is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Brownie asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Armstrong on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Brownie taking a breather here.
Armstrong is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Brownie is controlling him well.
Shaun Brownie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Armstrong is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Brownie prevents Armstrong from escaping the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Armstrong scores with a leg kick.
Brownie looks to land a left hand but Armstrong moved out of range nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Armstrong misses its target.
Brownie misses with a few strikes there.
Brownie throws a left and a right that both miss
and Armstrong counters with a stiff right hand.
Armstrong misses with a low kick.
Shaun Brownie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brownie looks to throw the jab but Armstrong is out of range.
A shot to the liver by Brownie. Beautiful body shot.
Armstrong lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Armstrong moves forwards but Brownie connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Brownie bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Brownie ducks under a wild hook from Armstrong.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shaun Brownie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Armstrong has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Shaun Brownie!
Shaun Brownie 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Neville Southall (ranked 1090 p4p, 1477 weight class) and Heitor Machado (ranked 31 p4p, 50 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Neville Southall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Heitor Machado!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Machado!
It looks like Neville Southall has been cut.
That kick from Southall tenderised Machado's leg. Machado is trying to keep his angry face on.
Machado scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Heitor Machado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Machado swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Southall.
Machado clobbers Southall with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Machado looks to land a combination but Southall avoids it well.
Southall throws a counter high kick but Machado was just alert enough to avoid it.
Machado misses with a series of wild punches.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Machado is defended easily by Southall.
Southall dodges the punch combination from Machado.
Machado throws a left and a right that both miss
and Southall counters with a nice double leg into side control. Machado won't be happy with that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Southall sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Machado is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Southall misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Southall in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Southall in side control, throwing shots but Machado defends.
Machado wants to control but Southall postures up.
Machado is working to avoid the ground and pound but Southall connects with a decent elbow.
You can see the frustration on Machado's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sloppy strikes there by Southall.
Southall trying to control the action but Machado is working from the bottom.
Southall misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Southall throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Southall is staying tight to Machado's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Machado tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Southall wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machado is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Southall scoring with punches and elbows.
Machado tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Machado is trying to get back to his feet.
Southall misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Southall looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Machado is avoiding damage well.
Machado is not content to let Southall control the position.
Machado takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Machado tries to improve position but can't.
The ground and pound from Southall seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Southall working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Southall working the ground and pound from side control.
Machado pushes Southall away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Southall gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Southall wants to lay and pray for a moment but Machado keeps working.
Machado is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Southall is controlling him well.
Southall lands a decent elbow from side control.
Southall working the strikes but Machado uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Southall controlling the action here.
Southall seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Machado does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Southall passes the guard and advances to mount!
Southall unloads with some shots from mount but Machado bucks and avoids them well.
Southall with the ground and pound from mount.
Southall won't let Machado get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Southall tries to control but Machado wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Southall landing punches.
Southall throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Southall! Machado is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Neville Southall!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Esteban San Pedro (ranked 259 p4p, 1108 weight class) and Gilmat Kirk (ranked 31 p4p, 123 weight class). San Pedro comes to the cage accompanied by Gunman. Kirk is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Lords of Iron. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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 38 - 16 - 4, fighting out of London, Esteban San Pedro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gilmat Kirk!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirk changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. San Pedro tries to avoid it but Kirk manages to keep hold of a leg and drag San Pedro to the ground. San Pedro escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kirk tries for a takedown but San Pedro circles away easily
letting San Pedro counter with a right hand.
Kirk shoots in for a double leg but San Pedro sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Esteban San Pedro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gilmat Kirk.
Kirk ducks under a wild hook from San Pedro.
Kirk takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
San Pedro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kirk steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from San Pedro.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kirk has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by San Pedro.
Kirk shoots in looking for a takedown. San Pedro tries to sprawl out of it but Kirk keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. San Pedro manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
San Pedro throws a quick counter kick to the body but Kirk avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
San Pedro throws out a loose jab but Kirk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kirk is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
San Pedro tries to sprawl but Kirk drives through with a takedown into half guard.
San Pedro is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
San Pedro is working hard here to advance position.
Kirk wants to work for an arm triangle but San Pedro is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kirk missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kirk seems to be looking for submissions.
Kirk is sneakily working for an arm triangle but San Pedro sees it coming and defends easily.
San Pedro moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
San Pedro has his hands on Kirk's head, controlling the position.
San Pedro looking for a sweep. Not yet San Pedro, not yet.
San Pedro has control of Kirk's left arm, preventing Kirk from doing any damage.
Kirk won't allow San Pedro to sweep him here.
Kirk thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
San Pedro pulls Kirk in to control the position.
Kirk lands a couple of decent looking shots.
San Pedro bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kirk's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
San Pedro content to stall in guard here.
Kirk is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. San Pedro is aware though and is defending well.
San Pedro looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
San Pedro wants to control from the top but Kirk keeps moving.
Kirk is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kirk working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. San Pedro doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Kirk is tightening it up a little... San Pedro has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! San Pedro reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! San Pedro taps out! Nice BJJ there by Kirk!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Gilmat Kirk!
During a confident post fight interview, Gilmat Kirk thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dom Cruz (ranked 1021 p4p, 635 weight class) and Gauthier Delisle (ranked 62 p4p, 42 weight class). The key to victory for Dom Cruz has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dom Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gauthier Delisle!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cruz.
We've been hearing reports that Cruz has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Cruz's corner calls for a 1-2. Cruz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cruz cracks Delisle with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cruz throws a jab but it's blocked by Delisle.
Delisle shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cruz as he jumps to the side.
Cruz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cruz lands with a hook. Delisle tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Delisle checks the leg kick.
Cruz throws a nice looking combination but Delisle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And Delisle tries to counter it with a takedown but Cruz pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Cruz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Delisle on the side of the head.
Delisle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice cross by Cruz.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cruz. Delisle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Delisle takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd cheers as Cruz lands an impressive looking overhand right. Delisle doesn't seem phased though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delisle misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Delisle misses with a takedown attempt - Cruz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dom Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gauthier Delisle.
Delisle tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cruz is able to avoid easily.
Delisle has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Delisle fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cruz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Delisle gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cruz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Delisle's head backwards.
Delisle takes one to the side of the head.
Delisle misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Delisle throws a sloppy head kick and Cruz moves out of range easily.
Cruz looks to land a combination but Delisle avoids it well.
Delisle ducks under a wild hook from Cruz.
Cruz swings for the body but Delisle moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delisle moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice defenses there by Delisle.
Cruz scores with a body shot.
Cruz avoids the head kick by Delisle.
It looked like Cruz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
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!
Cruz lands a jab to the head.
Delisle takes one to the side of the head.
Delisle takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cruz looks to land a combination but Delisle avoids it well.
Cruz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Delisle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Delisle tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Cruz swinging wildly here.
Cruz misses with a two punch combination.
Cruz fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Delisle is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Cruz as he connects with a hook.
Cruz cracks Delisle with a right hand to the side of the head.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Delisle is defended easily by Cruz.
Delisle dives in and grabs Cruz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cruz pushes down on Delisle's head and hops out.
Cruz throws a shot from downtown. Delisle moves away and avoids it.
Cruz cracks a nice hook into Delisle's ribs.
Cruz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Delisle connects with a body shot that sends Cruz's belly button to the back.
Cruz misses with a looping left.
Delisle fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Delisle fails to land the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throws a combination. Delisle tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Delisle drops his hands momentarily and Cruz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Delisle with a hook.
Cruz misses with an uppercut
so Delisle counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Delisle wants to pass the guard but Cruz is keeping the position.
Delisle works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Cruz is looking for a sweep. Delisle is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Delisle works his way into side control.
Cruz manages to work his way to half guard, despite Delisle's best efforts.
Cruz is concentrating on defense, preventing Delisle from advancing position.
Delisle stalling.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dom Cruz dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Delisle slips a jab from Cruz.
Cruz connects with a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Cruz misses the target.
Delisle slips a straight right by Cruz.
Cruz misses with a body shot.
Delisle drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Cruz defends it well.
Cruz scores with the left hand. Delisle knows he should have avoided that one.
Cruz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cruz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Delisle tries to avoid it but Cruz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Delisle to the ground. Delisle escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Delisle feints the counter takedown.
Cruz tries a head kick but it misses.
Delisle with the counter takedown but Cruz avoids it easily.
Cruz throws a leg kick
and Delisle counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Delisle lands a nice short elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Delisle is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cruz defends it well.
Cruz manages to get to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz is trying to control the position but Delisle postures up.
Cruz looking for a sweep. Not yet Cruz, not yet.
Delisle stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cruz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Delisle trying to control but Cruz is working from the bottom.
Cruz managing to control the position.
Delisle tries to free his leg and advance position but Cruz is retaining full guard.
Delisle trying to control but Cruz is working from the bottom.
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.
Delisle is looking to advance position but Cruz has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Cruz breaks from Delisle's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Delisle tries to hold on but Cruz pushes him away.
Cruz lands a couple of good shots and Delisle has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Cruz lands with a hammerfist to the side of Delisle's head.
Gauthier Delisle has got the better of the ground game so far.
Delisle is keeping busy.
Delisle is really stuck here.
Cruz punches Delisle on the ear.
Can Delisle hold on?! Cruz is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Will Cruz go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delisle covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Cruz lands a shot to the body.
Delisle tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Cruz dominating with strikes here.
Delisle tries to reverse the position but Cruz maintains control.
Cruz tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Delisle slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Cruz has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cruz works his way into full mount!
Delisle slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Delisle looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cruz lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Delisle manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Cruz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Delisle can't keep his opponent in guard - Cruz advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Cruz is nestled in close to Delisle, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Cruz looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Delisle with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Delisle is defending against the submission attempts here by Cruz.
Cruz is nestled in close to Delisle, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
 Delisle is rocked!
Nice strikes from Cruz there.
Cruz trying to pass the guard but Delisle defending well.
Cruz is keen to just control but Delisle is a slippery customer.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dom Cruz dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Delisle shoots in for a takedown but Cruz shows good takedown defense.
Dom Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Delisle.
Cruz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Delisle throws an overhand right that lands on Cruz's shoulder, as Cruz tries to avoid the shot.
Delisle looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cruz misses with a looping left.
Cruz throws a hook but Delisle blocks it.
Cruz gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Delisle throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cruz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Delisle passes into half guard.
Delisle lands strikes from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delisle trying to pass the guard but Cruz defending well.
Cruz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cruz trying to control but Delisle postures up.
Delisle trying to mount his opponent but Cruz defends it.
Cruz is staying active underneath Delisle, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Cruz wants to improve his position but Delisle is controlling well.
Cruz trying to control here.
Cruz is trying to get back to full guard.
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.
Delisle wants to pass to mount but Cruz is defending the position.
Delisle controlling the pace.
Cruz has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Delisle is working away from the top position though.
Cruz wants to improve his position but Delisle is controlling well.
Cruz moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Cruz controls Delisle momentarily but Delisle frees himself.
Dom Cruz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Delisle is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cruz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cruz won't allow Delisle to sweep him here.
Cruz content to stall in guard here.
Cruz with a nice head shot there.
Delisle looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cruz postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delisle tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cruz lands a couple of digs.
Cruz trying to control but Delisle is working from the bottom.
Delisle avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cruz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cruz sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Delisle's guard.
Gauthier Delisle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Delisle is trying to get back to full guard.
Cruz scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Delisle has hold of Cruz's hands but Cruz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cruz controlling the action here.
Cruz passes the guard and advances to mount!
And that's the end of the fight!
Dom Cruz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cruz has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dom Cruz!
Dom Cruz made sure to mention his sponsor, Altitude Clothing in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rob Roy (ranked 222 p4p, 580 weight class) and Skillz Kneeland (ranked 30 p4p, 81 weight class). Kneeland has chosen Kung Fu FIghting as his entrance music. 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 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rob Roy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Skillz Kneeland!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kneeland throws a jab when Roy was well out of range.
Roy fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kneeland just manages to avoid it.
Kneeland throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Roy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Roy misses with a head kick.
Roy moves out of range as Kneeland strikes.
Kneeland scores with a sloppy right hand. Roy should have avoided that one.
Roy moves away from the strike by Kneeland.
Roy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kneeland was well out of range. Poor timing from Roy.
Skillz Kneeland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Kneeland misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Roy misses the target.
Kneeland thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kneeland misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kneeland throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Roy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Roy throwing a counter right hand but Kneeland manages to avoid it.
Roy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kneeland throws a big shot that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Roy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kneeland with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Roy has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A lazy left from Kneeland finds it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeland closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Roy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kneeland throws a leg kick but Roy sees it coming and moves out of range.
Roy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kneeland.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kneeland! But no joy.
Roy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kneeland thumps Roy with a low kick.
Kneeland looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Roy is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kneeland.
Roy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kneeland.
It looked like Roy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Roy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kneeland.
It looked like Roy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kneeland fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Roy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Roy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kneeland.
It looked like Roy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Roy tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kneeland has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Roy is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kneeland throws a looping overhand right but Roy ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeland connects with a looping right hand.
Kneeland slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kneeland lands with a hook. Roy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A jab from Roy finds it's way through Kneeland's defenses.
Kneeland throws a right hand that Roy ducks under and follows up with a left that Roy also avoids with ease.
A punch combination from Kneeland misses.
Roy tried to counter with a leg kick but Kneeland avoided it.
Roy scores with a decent looking hook.
Kneeland lands a head shot.
Kneeland is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Roy had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Kneeland scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kneeland throws a hook to the side of Roy's head but Roy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kneeland tries to clinch up
enabling Roy to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Skillz Kneeland has been cut.
Kneeland throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeland throws a lazy right hand but Roy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A quick step to the side and Roy tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kneeland lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kneeland throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kneeland wants to clinch up but Roy keeps it at a distance.
Roy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Roy throws a monster overhand right that drops Kneeland! Roy follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rob Roy!
Rob Roy retains his lightweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rayful Edmond (ranked 205 p4p, 185 weight class) and Baldur Torsten (ranked 36 p4p, 29 weight class). Torsten has chosen Temple of Odin as his entrance music. Baldur Torsten acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rayful Edmond!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Baldur Torsten!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torsten throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Torsten misses with a head kick.
Edmond tries to close the distance and clinch but Torsten swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Edmond clinches up with Torsten and pushes him back against the cage.
Edmond blocking some punches.
Torsten tries to work over Edmond's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Edmond lands a right hand.
Torsten misses with a hook to the ribs.
Torsten tries a body shot but Edmond blocks it.
Torsten misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Edmond.
Edmond pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torsten cracks Edmond with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Edmond fails with an attempt to clinch.
Edmond throws a sloppy head kick
and Torsten cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Torsten.
Torsten throws a wild body kick that Edmond sees coming a mile off.
Edmond is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Torsten staying out of range there.
Torsten throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Torsten has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Torsten throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Edmond wants to slow Torsten down by chopping away at his legs.
Edmond bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Edmond tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Edmond takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edmond takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Edmond chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Torsten can pounce on him.
Torsten keeps the fight on the outside.
Edmond throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Torsten counters with a nice body kick.
Edmond doesn't manage to clinch there - Torsten circles away.
Edmond tries to clinch there but Torsten circles away.
Edmond moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromTorsten.
Edmond swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Torsten is looking to land body kicks.
Torsten is looking to land body kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edmond closes the distance and pushes Torsten back into the cage.
Edmond lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Torsten goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Torsten.
Edmond pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Torsten bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Edmond's head backwards.
Torsten scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Torsten throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Edmond rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Torsten moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Edmond blocks the body kick.
Edmond swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A good leg kick by Torsten.
Torsten throws a jab but it's blocked by Edmond.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edmond checks the leg kick.
Torsten throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Torsten waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Edmond.
Decent striking displayed by Torsten there.
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!
Edmond avoids the body shot from Torsten.
Edmond on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Edmond tries to close the distance and clinch up but Torsten swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Torsten throws a series of punches but Edmond avoids them all with ease.
Torsten lets loose with a powerful body kick. Edmond will feel that in the morning.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Baldur Torsten dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
That kick from Edmond tenderised Torsten's leg. Torsten is trying to keep his angry face on.
Torsten has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Good shot there by Torsten.
Edmond uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Torsten.
Edmond throwing a counter right hand but Torsten manages to avoid it.
Good work by Torsten as he checks the leg kick.
Torsten looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Edmond swings for the body but Torsten moves out of range.
It seemed like Torsten was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Torsten chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Edmond lands a nice looking kick to the body. Torsten takes a step back to recover.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edmond keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Edmond appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Torsten tries to bum rush Edmond with a series of wild strikes but Edmond uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Edmond jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Edmond moves in looking to clinch but Torsten pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torsten lands with a straight right. Edmond didn't see that one coming.
Edmond tries to clinch up but Torsten circles away and keeps his distance.
A low kick from Torsten misses
and Edmond counters with an outside leg kick.
Torsten looks to score with a jab to the body but Edmond is just out of range.
Torsten lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A jab from Edmond finds it's way through Torsten's defenses.
It looks like Baldur Torsten has been cut.
Good work by Edmond as he checks the leg kick.
Torsten cracks Edmond with a right hand to the side of the head.
Edmond tries to clinch up but Torsten circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edmond moves out of range as Torsten throws a body kick.
It looked like Edmond was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Torsten.
Torsten thumps Edmond with a low kick.
A clash of legs there as Torsten blocks the low kick.
Edmond lands a head shot.
Edmond tries to clinch up.
No joy there for Edmond, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Torsten swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rayful Edmond is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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!
Edmond connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Torsten's hands.
Edmond scores with a three punch combo!
Torsten throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torsten takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Edmond fails to land with a series of punches.
Torsten tries to move into range but Edmond moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That has opened up Baldur Torsten's cut even more.
Edmond gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Edmond struggles to land a body shot inside as Torsten controls his hands.
Torsten looking to slow down the pace here.
Torsten lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Edmond goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Torsten stalling in the clinch but Edmond improves position.
Edmond works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Torsten misses with a hook to the ribs.
Torsten tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Edmond avoids it.
Torsten works on Edmond's body with a couple of short punches.
Torsten keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Edmond's efforts to push away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edmond lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Torsten backwards.
Edmond doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Edmond misses with a body punch.
Edmond softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Torsten scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Edmond wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Edmond's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A hook to the body from Torsten.
Edmond manages to break the clinch.
A low kick from Torsten is predictable there
and Edmond counters with a one-two to the body.
Torsten jabs Edmond to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Edmond steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Torsten.
Torsten slips under a jab.
Torsten works Edmond's body with a nice hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rayful Edmond dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Baldur Torsten's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Torsten just misses with a punch to the body.
Torsten lands with an overhand left.
Edmond misses with a straight right.
Edmond backing away here, and Torsten unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Baldur Torsten seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Edmond takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Torsten throws a body shot but no joy.
Edmond ducks under a wild hook from Torsten.
It looked like Edmond wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Edmond wants to clinch.
Torsten only half commits to the counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torsten darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torsten connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Edmond tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Torsten looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Edmond tries to close the distance and clinch up but Torsten swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Torsten avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Torsten throws a quick inside leg kick.
Edmond has taken the fight to the clinch.
Torsten lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torsten misses with a punch on the inside.
Torsten throws a punch but it's blocked by Edmond.
Torsten throws a punch but it's blocked by Edmond.
Torsten lands with a short shot to the head.
Torsten pushes Edmond back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Torsten scores with a nice short uppercut.
Edmond tries to work over Torsten's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Edmond is looking to break free of the clinch but Torsten has double underhooks.
Torsten misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Torsten lands a left hand that snaps the head of Edmond backwards.
Torsten lands a shoulder strike.
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!
Edmond lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Torsten backwards.
Torsten blocks a body shot from Edmond.
Torsten manages to break the clinch.
Torsten with the inside leg kick.
Torsten looks for the body kick but Edmond saw that one coming.
A chopping leg kick lands by Torsten.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Torsten tenderised Edmond's leg. Edmond is trying to keep his angry face on.
Edmond misses with a body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Torsten.
A looping hook to the body misses from Edmond. Torsten does a little dance to reset his feet.
Torsten stuns Edmond with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Edmond. Those never looked like landing.
Torsten throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Edmond stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Torsten swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Edmond.
Jab by Torsten.
Edmond is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edmond takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Edmond is rocked!
Edmond is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Torsten Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Edmond is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Baldur Torsten!
Baldur Torsten is the new light heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Baldur Torsten 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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